● Coetzer’s men all out for 166 in vain bid to follow up shock defeat of former World Cup holders

Scotland crashed to earth with a painful bump yesterday as streetwise Sri Lanka claimed quick and emphatic revenge.

The Scots had gone into battle at Beckenham in confident mood after pulling off a stunning triumph over the former World Cup holders.

But the smiles were well and truly wiped off their faces whenthesrilankansbounced back in clinical fashion.

Skipper Kyle Coetzer admitted: “It was a reality check for us. We knew they would come out strongly after the weekend and that is what happened.

“However, if we had been offered a 1-1 outcome over the two matches, we would probably have taken it.

“Their spinners put us under pressure and we didn’t play a very good game in terms of shot execution.

“We will keep on batting positively because that is the style that suits us – there is no point in going back into our shells.

“The bowlers showed some real pace and at one time their batsmen were bothered.”

The writing was on the Scottish wall as they lost a crucial toss in cloudy conditions and were bundled out for just 166.

The target proved predictably easy, their star-studded opponents cruising to victory with nine wickets and more than 27 overs to spare.

The only breakthrough came with the pursuit on 58, Niroshan Dickwella lobbing Ali Evans into the hands of Mark Watt.

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