In a T20 World Cup encounter against Scotland on Monday in Hobart, the twice-champion West Indies suffered a shocking loss, the second significant upset in as many days in the premier international competition.
A day after previous champions Sri Lanka lost their Group A opener against Namibia, the Caribbean team, which won the competition in 2012 and 2016, was knocked out for 118 when chasing 161 to defeat the Scots.
The associate team, which had previously ridden opener George Munsey’s unbeaten 66 to record 160-5 in the Group B encounter, was victorious thanks to left-arm spinner Mark Watt (3-12) and off-spinner Michael Leask (2-15).
With a score of 38, Jason Holder, who had two wickets with the ball, fought valiantly for the West Indies, but it all in vain.
Scotland outperformed West Indies in every facet of the game in the most recent T20 World Cup in 2021, defeating Bangladesh, a country that plays test cricket.
Their captain Richard Berrington said that the victory was very meaningful to the team. “Over the last 12 months, a lot of hard effort has been put into getting to this stage.
“While we haven’t played as much 50-over cricket as we’d like, we have had fewer T20 matches. Transferring such abilities to the short form was the goal.
The top two teams from each of the two groups advance to the Super 12 stage, with Zimbabwe taking against Ireland in the day’s second match at the same location.
West Indies now had a match against Zimbabwe on Wednesday that they had to win.
We were definitely dismayed by the tough result. We have to put in a lot of effort and win two games. I believe that accountability and accepting responsibility are key, stated captain Nicholas Pooran.
“We must go beyond this setback and pull ourselves up. Sometimes you want the next game to happen as soon as possible when you lose games and play poorly as a player.
After being sent in to bat, Scotland got off to a quick start and went to 52-0 in the sixth and final over of the powerplay before rain forced the players to leave. Scotland seemed to flourish in the chilly and cloudy conditions at the Bellerive Oval.
However, the break seemed to stop their progress, as veteran all-rounder Holder promptly sent opener Michael Jones, who had hit 20, and number three Matthew Cross back when the game had resumed.
Munsey batted well throughout the innings, but the left-hander struggled to hit the boundary in the middle overs, resulting in a sluggish 53-ball performance.
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