Scotland v West Indies

Scotland all-rounder Brandon McMullen, Player of the Match (69 and 3/32):“It was going my way [with the ball] so had to make use of it. All three [wickets] were pretty good. I just tried to play my game, rebuild and give my team the best chance of winning the game. With the bat, my plan was to play straight and I’m glad that it came off.”

Shai Hope, West Indies captain: “A lot of things have let us down here. We knew conditions would be in the bowlers’ favour and every captain would have elected to field first. We needed to find ways to negate the early morning movement but we can’t look at the past, we have to look forward and find ways to get better.

[On misfields/dropped catches]: “Fielding is an attitude thing, The effort needs to remain regardless of what’s happening and I don’t think we gave 100 per cent every single time. We did it in patches but we need to improve that. Our preparation needs to be better back home, we can’t come here and expect to be an elite team with that preparation. We have to make sure we give the West Indian fans something to cheer about in what’s left.

“I always believe the talent is there, no question, but we need to make sure we transfer that talent into consistent performances. They [Scotland] played very well, credit to them, they were disciplined and we can learn from that.”

Richie Berrington, Scotland captain:“It is a really important win, we know the importance of every game in these World Cup qualifying tournaments. It was important to get early wickets and the bowlers were outstanding. Throughout the middle period, we created chances and were able to take wickets. The bowlers were spot on with their execution. We have been executing our plans, the guys are feeling confident and physically good. It makes your job easy as a captain when you go to those options and they are on it from ball one.”

“Since Brandon [McMullen] has come in, he’s still very early in his career but he’s had some fantastic performances. He’s a key player for us, he opened the bowling and bowled nine overs straight, and he’s doing a fantastic job for us at number three. He’s a very special talent.”

[On the Zimbabwe game]: “It should be another great game, it’s all to play for and there are another two important points on the line. Zimbabwe are playing very good cricket so it will be a good test. Things have gone well for us over the last year or so, we’ve had some really good results. The young players have really stepped up and are showing really good signs. There are other experienced players in the squad, who make my life easier. The support has been great from back home and we want to keep rewarding them with our performances.”