Scotland vs West Indies Match Highlight: Today, Scotland thrashed the two-time T20 World Cup champions West Indies by 42 runs. Let’s have a look at all player’s performances and match Highlights.
Teams
West Indies (Playing XI): Kyle Mayers, Evin Lewis, Brandon King, Shamarh Brooks, Nicholas Pooran(w/c), Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Odean Smith, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy
Scotland (Playing XI): George Munsey, Michael Jones, Matthew Cross(w), Richie Berrington(c), Calum MacLeod, Chris Greaves, Michael Leask, Mark Watt, Josh Davey, Safyaan Sharif, Brad Wheal
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
After Namibia now Scotland gave a huge surprise to all cricket lovers after beating two-time T20 World Champions West Indies by 42 runs. This is 3rd match of the tournament’s qualifying round played today at Bellerive Oval in Hobart.
After winning the toss, West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran decided to bowl first. In response, On a challenging pitch, George Munsey open the innings and finished an undefeated inning of 66 in 53 balls with 9 fours. Overall Scotland scored 160 runs in 20 overs. Chasing a score of 161 West Indies Batsman collides and is unable to play 20 overs. West Indies got all out on 118 runs, Jason Holder is a high scorer from his team. He scored 38 in 33 balls. Scotland won the match by 42 runs.
Man of the Match – George Munsey
George Munsey(after the match) –“The injury is not fantastic, but it’s ok. We’ll assess our performance tonight and make the best effort we can for the rest of the week. I’m always trying to become better, but I felt the boys did a great job. We fought in the field as everyone else does; men took their catches, and Watty (Mark Watt) bowled with outstanding figures and class. A really strong performance was given. I enjoyed the beginning and found it a little difficult after the break, but I always enjoyed playing here in Australia. The boys took the heat off of me in the middle after that rain delay. We proceeded in this way because we were confident we had enough on the board to defend.”
Berrington(Scotland Captain): “It’s a unique victory for us. Over the past year, a lot of effort has gone into this. incredibly pleased with the boys. T20 cricket has not been played as frequently as we would have wanted (Scotland played only 2 T20Is between World Cups). But because we participated in a lot of 50-over cricket, it was crucial that we carried over those skills to T20 cricket. After the good start, we continued to consider a few. But we were aware that this was a tough score. The bowlers were outstanding. In the powerplay, Mark Watt excelled, and he frequently claims significant wickets. Leask had four straight superb overs today.”