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Brandon McMullen had registered just 14 runs prior to his 136 against Oman| Scotland v Oman World Cup qualifier - Group B, Bulawayo |
| Scotland 320 all out (50 overs): McMullen 136, Berrington 60; Khan 5-55 |
| Oman 244-9 (50 overs): Khushi 69; Greaves 5-53 |
| Scotland win by 76 runs |
| Scorecard |
Brandon McMullen's powerhouse 136 led Scotland to the Super Six stage of the World Cup Qualifier as Oman were beaten by 76 runs.
McMullen registered the highest total in the tournament, with Doug Watson's side reaching 320 all out, Bilal Khan taking five wickets.
Only Naseem Khushi was able to make a significant dent in Oman's target, caught at 69 by Chris McBride.
The Scots complete Group B against Sri Lanka on Tuesday (08:00 BST).
Like Scotland, Sri Lanka have three wins out of three, after beating Ireland by 133 runs on Sunday.
McBride went lbw for Scotland in Oman's 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.
Mark Watt's 25 helped Scotland past 300 near the end of the innings.
McMullen took the first of Oman's wickets as Prajapati went for 12 with Jatinder Singh then bowled for 14 by Adrian Neill.
Leask bowled Zeeshan Masqood for eight, Watt bowled 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'
Afterwards, player of the match McMullen told Sky Sports: "It was a great day and a great way to finish.
"Our bowlers were clinical, and Greavo 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.
"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."

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