Defending 166 runs after winning the toss and batting first, Pakistan were led by Usman Khan (2/4) and Faheem Ashraf (3/6) with the ball as Scotland were bowled out for 82 in just 14.4 overs.

Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed praised his bowlers for defending 166 on a small ground.

“Want to credit our bowling line-up to defend targets in such small grounds,” he said.

Scotland captain Kyle Coetzer said that it wasn’t an ideal day for the team as they fell well short. “Wasn’t an ideal day for us. Pakistan came out with a high-quality seam attack and the early wickets put us in trouble,” he said.

Scotland had stunned the world by upsetting England in a 50-over game on Sunday, when they beat the No.1-ranked ODI side in the world by six runs. On Tuesday and Wednesday, however, they could not repeat that performance against the No.1 T20I team.

“They hit their lengths hard, the left-arm spinner mixed it up as well. Great opportunity to play the No.1 side in the world. This is where we want to be testing ourselves. Today we obviously struggled with our batting,” Coetzer said.