In a never-seen-before act on a cricket field, Scotland's left-arm spinner Mark Watt on Friday (June 23) was seen reading from a piece of paper before bowling during the ICC World Cup Qualifiers against United Arab Emirates (UAE). The incident happened before Watt was about to deliver his second over. Momenst before he could start the over, he took a look at the paper as if to revise the plans that had been in place for that passage of play. Only after taking a closer look and keeping the paper back in his pocket did the bowler resume. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media. The 26-year-old cricketer eventuallly finished with match figures of 1 for 22 in his 8 overs against UAE.
Here is the viral clip:
Talking about the match, it was a great contest between Scotland and UAE. While the Scottish side made 282 runs batting first in their 50 overs, in response, the UAE side were bundled out for just 171 in 35.3 overs. Scotland had also won their opening game Ireland by 1 wicket at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on Wednesday (June 21).
Captain Richie Berrington was the stand-out performer for Scotland as he scored a superb hundred, making 127 runs off 136 deliveries. Watt, apart from grabbing the healines with his gesture, also played a great little innings making 44 off 31 to help his side post what evetually turned out to be a match-winning score. As far as the bowling department is concerned, Safyaan Sharif was the wrecker in chief, scalping 4 wickets for 20 runs. Chris Sole also scalped 3 wickets in his 8 overs as Scotland held on to a 111-run win. Scotland will face Oman in their next match later on Sunday (June 25).