Scotland, Hong Kong eliminated

Spinners Mohammad Nabi and Wellington Masakadza helped Afghanistan and Zimbabwe register contrasting wins in the World Twenty20 on Thursday as the two teams set up a Group B decider to make the Super 10s.

Off-spinner Nabi bagged four wickets to help Afghanistan canter to their second straight win in the group stage after humbling Hong Kong by six wickets.

Rocked by a fixing controversy prior to the start of the tournament, Hong Kong's campaign has ended after two consecutive losses.

Electing to bat,  Hong Kong stumbled to 116 for six in their 20 overs, a score which Afghanistan were able to surpass in 18 overs.

In-form Mohammad Shahzad and Noor Ali Zadran provided a solid start for Afghanistan the Asghar Stanikzai-led side still looked like favourites to make it to the next round.

Earlier, Sean Williams stroked a brisk fifty before left-arm spinner Wellington Masakadza helped Zimbabwe shut the door on Scotland after securing an 11-run win.

Choosing to bat, Zimbabwe suffered from regular dismissals but Williams' 36-ball 53 enabled the side to post 147 for seven, a score which proved enough against a brittle Scotland batting.

Skipper Hamilton Masakadza gave the new ball to his brother Wellington, who combined with medium-pacer Tendai Chatara to help dismiss Scotland, who slipped to their second loss, for 136 in 19.4 overs.

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SCORES IN BRIEF

Zimbabwe V Scotland
ZIMBABWE: 147 for 7 in 20 overs (H Masakadza 12, Mutumbami 19, Williams 53, Chigumbura 20; Evans 2-30, Watt 2-21)
SCOTLAND: 136 all out in 19.4 overs (Berrington 36, Mommsen 31, Davey 24; W Masakadza 4-28, Chatara 2-24, Tiripano 2-20)
Result: Zimbabwe won by 11 runs.
Player-of-the-match: Wellington Masakadza.

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Hong Kong V Afghanistan
HONG KONG: 116 for 6 in 20 overs (Campbell 27, Rath 28 not out; Nabi 4-20)
AFGHANISTAN: 119 for 4 in 18 overs (Shahzad 41, Zadran 35; Campbell 2-28)
Result: Afghanistan won by 6 wickets.
Player-of-the-match: Mohammad Nabi.