The African side did the damage with the ball as they took advantage of a flat batting display from Scotland, who were bowled out for a miserly 136 in pursuit of Zimbabwe’s total of 147-7.

Wellington Masakadza was the star of the show as he returned career best figures of 4-28, including three stumpings.

Sean Williams had earlier produced another fluent performance with the bat to help Zimbabwe to an 11-run success as he top-scored with 53, which proved vital.

In the other match to take place in Group B today, Afghanistan claimed a comfortable six-wicket victory over Hong Kong to ensure they set up a decider with Zimbabwe, with the winner securing the only available spot from the pool in the next round.

Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat but they were unable to post a commanding score, with spinner Mohammad Nabi helping to restrict the Asian nation to a disappointing 116-6.

Afghanistan’s openers then set the perfect platform for victory as Mohammad Shahzad and Noor Ali Zadran put on 70 for the first wicket.

They then went on to seal a commanding win with two overs to spare to eliminate Hong Kong, who will take on Scotland in a dead rubber on Saturday (March 12) after Zimbabwe’s clash with Afghanistan.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the venue for India’s match against Pakistan in the main draw, due to take place on March 19, has been switched from Dharamsala to Kolkata for security reasons.

Amid growing political tensions between the two countries, the ICC made the move following concerns over the presence of anti-Pakistan crowds in Dharamsala.

It follows media reports in India claiming that there had been opposition locally to the game being played there as the region is home to soldiers killed in a militant attack on the Pathankot air-force base, close to the border with Pakistan.

The attack, which happened in January, killed a total of seven security personnel, along with one civilian and six members of the group which conducted the heavily-armed assault.

It has been blamed on Pakistan militants by India and the ICC have now opted to move the game nearly 2,000 kilometres from its original location.

“I would like to confirm that the ICC has been assured by all relevant state authorities that all adequate security measure are in place and will be implemented to ensure that the event is staged in a safe and secure environment for all stakeholders,” ICC chief executive David Richardson said.