But it was not a plain and simple cruise as the home team's batsmen struggled on a sluggish wicket and were bowled out for 197 with a ball to spare. The bowlers however made up for the batting lapse by skittling out the Scots for 106 in 33.3 overs.

Bangladesh now go on to face Australia in the final at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium in Narayanganj on Thursday.

"I have to be a happy man by today's performance. Our bowling and fielding was very good but the batting still requires improvement in order to be competitive. If we bowl as well as we have done in recent matches and our batsmen find form there is no reason why we can't win the final, " said Bangladesh coach Richard McInnes after the game.

McInnes' confidence in his bowlers stemmed from mixture of hostility and accuracy of pace bowler Nazmul Hossain and left-arm spinner Enamul Haque in particular. Seven Scots were bowled as the bowlers maintained an immaculate line and length.

Nazmul was adjudged man-of the-match for his four for 11 in a devastating spell of 6.3 overs. His experienced colleague Enamul took 3 for 31.

The fielding was top brass too but one moment stood out. Scotland were 102 for eight and still fighting it out with captain Kyle Coetzer (41 off 71 balls) in a defiant mood. But Abul Bashar at gully made a diving stop with his right arm at full stretch and rocketed it back to wicketkeeper Dhiman Ghosh who shattered the stumps with Coetzer short of his crease.

Earlier, Bangladesh failed to build worthwhile partnerships as none of the top order batters continued after getting set.

The best stand was 37 between openers Nafees Iqbal and Naeem Islam. Five batsmen crossed 20 but Abul

Bashar's 29 was the highest individual score.