Mommsen sure sore Scots can finish on a high

PRESTON MOMMSEN is convinced Scotland can bounce back from another heart-breaking defeat to end their World Cup campaign in style. A record-breaking century from Kyle Coetzer was not enough to propel the Scots to the win they craved against Bangladesh in Nelson yesterday. Coetzer’s 156 was the highest score by an Associate batsman in World Cup history and helped the Scots post 318 — more than they had ever managed before on the global stage. But Bangladesh then produced their best run-chase to secure a six-wicket win with 11 balls to spare. The Scots, who have now lost all four of their Pool A fixtures, conclude their campaign with daunting tests against in-form Sri Lanka and tournament favourites Australia in Hobart. Mommsen said: ‘We’ve got two very exciting fixtures to look forward to against two top nations — and the boys are up for that. ‘We’ll get our heads up and move on and, hopefully, Hobart will be a good venue for us. ‘We can take a lot of confidence from the way Kyle performed and from our overall performance in the first half. It was a fantastic innings from Kyle.’