McMullen's 136 helps Scotland beat Oman and reach Super Six

Brandon McMullen's powerhouse 136 led Scotland to the Super Six stage of the World Cup Qualifier with a 76-run win over Oman.

McMullen registered the highest total in the tournament as Scotland finished 320 all out, with Bilal Khan taking five wickets.

Only Naseem Khushi was able to make a significant score in Oman's chase, but he was caught on 69 by Chris McBride.

The Scots finish Group B against Sri Lanka today (08:00 BST).

Like Scotland, Sri Lanka have three wins from three and beat Ireland by 133 runs on Sunday.

McBride fell lbw for Scotland in the first over, but McMullen's 136, including three sixes, gave the Scots the momentum they needed, with captain Richie Berrington contributing 60.

McMullen was eventually caught by Kashyap Prajapati, with Berrington run out by Jatinder Singh, but Mark Watt's 25 helped Scotland past 300 late on.

McMullen took the first Oman wicket as Prajapati went for 12 with Jatinder Singh then bowled for 14 by

Adrian Neill.

Leask bowled Zeeshan Masqood for eight, Watt dismissed Aqib Ilyas for 31 and Mohammad Nadeem went lbw in the first of five wickets taken by Chris Greaves, which also included top scorer Khushi.

Shoaib Khan was caught for 36 by McMullen as Oman struggled to make in-roads to their 321 target and ended on 244-9.

McMullen 'just tried to keep it simple' Player of the match McMullen told Sky Sports: "It was a great day and a great way to finish.

"Our bowlers were clinical and [Greaves] finished it off incredibly well.

"I just tried to keep it as simple as possible and do it my way. I played my own game. I can't give you those secrets yet."

As for the final game against Sri Lanka, he added: "We just need to play our best cricket and be more disciplined with the bat and ball. That's basically it.

"Score more than Sri Lanka, that's what [Matthew] Crossy always says. (BBC Sport)

(Reuters)-Kane Williamson has not given up on playing a part in New Zealand's 50 overs World Cup campaign but says he is taking his recovery from a right knee injury on a week-toweek basis.

The elite top-order batsman suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) while fielding for the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League and underwent surgery in early April.

Williamson said he was making progress but ensuring the knee mended properly was his overriding priority ahead of getting back on the pitch at the World Cup in India in October and Novem- ber.

"Very much just trying to keep it week-to-week at the moment," he said on Monday.

"I haven't had such a long-term injury before but talking to other people that have, the journey is a bit of a long one so if you look too far ahead it probably can become a little bit daunting.

"Whereas, one week at a time, ticking off those small markers, those little wins that are nice to experience.

"But also knowing that the journey won't be completely smooth and you have a few setbacks along the way that you have to navigate.