SCOTLAND suffered a chastening defeat at the hands of fellow Associates Namibia in their opening encounter.

They never really recovered from losing a wicket to the first ball of the match - Jack Waller trapped lbw by Coetzee.

Owais Shah led a recovery of sorts as he top scored with 39, but following his wicket, they slumped from 59 for 2 to 97 for 8, losing six wickets for 38 runs in the process.

Haris Aslam (31) marshalled the tail as 62 were added for the last two wickets, with Mohammad Ghaffar (16) and Cameron Sloman (13) both chipping in.

Michael Van Lingen (3-19) was the pick of the Namibian attack, with two wickets apiece for Warren Van Wyk, SJ Loftie-Eaton and Charl Brits in the Scotland total of 159 all out.

Any hopes the European champions had of defending their modest total was blown away in a barrage of boundaries as Niko David struck ten boundaries in a 37 ball half century.

He made 52, sharing an opening stand of 95 in 93 balls with Loftie-Eaton.

He was stumped by Carnegie off the bolwing of Haris Aslam (1-23), but that was the only success for the belaguered Scots.

Loftie-Eaton hit nine boundaries in an unbeaten 67, sharing an unbroken second wicket stand of 67 from just 63 deliveries with Zane Green (39*), as Namibia raced to their target with 24 overs to spare.

“It was a good team performance all-round,” said Namibian skipper Green. “We started good with the bat and finished well with the ball. We really look forward to our other matches now.”

Scotland's captain Neil Flack said he was disappointed at the defeat, but vowed to bounce back.

“We had a bad day, but credit to Namibia. It made us pay,” said Flack. “Our plans did not come through with the bat. We played a few silly shots. But trust me, we will bounce back.

“Cricket is a funny game, anything can happen. We are determined to make a strong comeback.”

Scotland are next in action on Sunday when they face a daunting encounter against hosts Bangladesh.