NELSON (AP):

Tamim Iqbal scored 95 to steer Bangladesh's largest successful run chase in one-day international cricket to beat Scotland by six wickets to keep alive its quarter-final chances at the World Cup.

Scotland set Bangladesh 319 to win yesterday, after posting 318-8, an innings built around a record-breaking 156 of opener Kyle Coetzer.

Iqbal's innings of 95 from 100 balls, which was the highest by a Bangladesh batsman in a World Cup match, and his partnership of 139 with Mohammad Mahmudullah (62), established the strong pace that was necessary for Bangladesh to achieve its target with 11 balls to spare.

Lot of work

Iqbal was out in the 32nd over when Bangladesh was 201-3, leaving a lot of work still to do, but he had cleared the way: Bangladesh was 191-2 after 30 overs where Scotland had been 152-3.

Mushfiqur Rahim then spurred the Bangladesh chase, which was the second-highest successful run chase in World Cup history, scoring 60 from 42 balls.

Washed-out match

Bangladesh have now beaten Afghanistan and Scotland and shared points with Australia in a washed-out match to take five points and stake a strong claim for a place in the tournament quarter-finals.

The Scottish squad was disheartened to have lost in a match in which it set so many team milestones.

Coetzer compiled the first century for Scotland in a World Cup match and his 156 - his second ODI hundred - was the second-highest individual total for Scotland in all ODIs, and the highest score by a batsman from an associate - or second-tier - team in World Cup matches.

He reached his century from 103 balls, eclipsing the previous-highest score for Scotland in a World Cup match which stood at 76.