WC 2015 – Game 27 – Bangladesh vs Scotland at Nelson on 05.03.15 – Bangladesh won by six wickets
Scotland scored 318 for 8 and Bangladesh scored 322 for 4 in this game to provide the 81st and 82nd occasion of teams posting a total of 300 plus runs in the World Cup.
Scotland’s 318 for 8 in this game provide the first occasion of Scotland posting a total of 300 plus runs in the World Cup and hence represent its highest total in the World Cup. Its previous best was 210 against Afghanistan at Dunedin on 26.02.15
Bangladesh’s 322 for 4 in this game provide the first occasion of Bangladesh posting a total of 300 plus runs in the World Cup and hence represent its highest total in the World Cup. Its previous best was 283 for 9 against India at Dhaka on 19.02.11
Scotland scored 318 for 8 and Bangladesh scored 322 for 4 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of rival teams posting a total of 300 plus runs in the World Cup.
Scotland scored 318 for 8 in this game and lost the game to provide the eighth occasion of a team losing a game after posting 300 plus runs in the World Cup. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Result | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 312/04 | 50.0 | 1 | lost | v Sri Lanka | NewPlymouth | 23.02.92 |
| 2 | South Africa | 306/06 | 50.0 | 1 | lost | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 16.02.03 |
| 3 | West Indies | 300/10 | 49.5 | 1 | lost | v England | Bridgetown | 21.04.07 |
| 4 | England | 327/08 | 50.0 | 1 | lost | v Ireland | Bangalore | 02.03.11 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 306/10 | 50.0 | 1 | lost | v Ireland | Kolkata | 18.03.11 |
| 6 | West Indies | 304/07 | 50.0 | 1 | lost | v Ireland | Nelson | 16.02.15 |
| 7 | England | 309/06 | 50.0 | 1 | lost | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 01.03.15 |
| 8 | Scotland | 318/08 | 50.0 | 1 | lost | v Bangladesh | Nelson | 05.03.15 |
KJ Coetzer scored 156 in this game to provide the 148th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a Scotland batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup.
KJ Coetzer scored 156 in this game to provide the 18th occasion of a batsman scoring a 150 plus runs in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a Scotland batsman scoring a 150 plus runs in the World Cup.
KJ Coetzer scored 156 in this game to provide the 78th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a Scotland opening batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup.
KJ Coetzer scored 156 in this game to provide the 15th occasion of a batsman scoring a 150 plus runs in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a Scotland opening batsman scoring a 150 plus runs in the World Cup.
KJ Coetzer’s 156 in this game represent the highest score by a Scotland batsman in the World Cup. Previous best was 76 by GM Hamilton against Pakistan at Chester-le-Street on 20.05.99
KJ Coetzer’s 156 in this game represent the highest score by a Scotland opening batsman in the World Cup. Previous best was his own 71 against England at Christchurch on 23.02.15.
KJ Coetzer’s 156 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 12th occasion of an opening batsman’s hundred going in vain in the World Cup. It also represents the first occasion of an opening batsman’s 150 plus runs in a losing cause in the World Cup.
KJ Coetzer’s 156 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 28th occasion of a batsman’s hundred going in vain in the World Cup. It also represents the first occasion of a batsman’s 150 plus runs in a losing cause in the World Cup.
Tamim Iqbal scored 95 in this game to provide the 53rd occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a Bangladesh batsman scoring a ninety in the World Cup
Tamim Iqbal scored 95 in this game to provide the 17th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a Bangladesh opening batsman scoring a ninety in the World Cup
Tamim Iqbal {95}, Mahmudullah {62}, Mushfiqur Rahim {60} and Shakib Al Hasan {52} scored fifties in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of four batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in a World Cup game. It also provides the first such occasion by Bangladesh batsmen in a World Cup game.
Mushfiqur Rahim {60} scored fifty in this game to provide the 81st occasion of a Wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup, It also provides the third occasion of a Bangladesh wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It is interesting to note that on all the three occasions, it is Mushfiqur Rahim who has scored a fifty.
Scotland scored 318 for 8 in this game to provide the 18th occasion of teams posting a total of 300 plus runs in the World Cup 2015. This is a record for most occasions of 300 plus runs posted by teams in any World Cup. The previous record was 17 occasions in WC 2011