T20 World Cup

The Netherlands had capitulated in their tournament opener, bowled out for 106 against Ireland en route to a seven-wicket defeat. Namibia, meanwhile, came ...

Against the UAE, he bowled 10 dot balls and didn't concede a boundary on his way to figures of 1 for 13, mixing up his lengths and speeds nicely to bamboozle the batters. For Netherlands, the defeat, combined with Sri Lanka's 70-run win over Ireland, confirmed their exit from the tournament with a game to spare. But, it was far from a vintage performance from his side who, O'Dowd (23 off 18), looked rather frail with the bat despite being asked to chase just 112. In fact, the Dutch came within a dropped catch of replicating their catastrophic start in 2021. In the Super 12s, they were defeated by Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan and India but beat Scotland by four wickets to avoid bottom spot. Sadly, for Pieter Seelaar, the points went to Namibia, who chased down 165 with six balls and six wickets to spare.

The first match of Group B of the T20 World Cup kicks off with two-time winners West Indies taking on Scotland at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart.

West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran will have plenty riding on his shoulders as the team enters the T20 World Cup looking for stability and consistency. He has a T20I economy of 9.90 and can be very expensive. The batters will be targeting the shorter boundaries in Hobart and Wheal will be expected to use his recent exploits to ensure that West Indies’ big hitters don’t take the contest away from the Scots. Bowling remains a concern for the Scots and they will have to be on top of their game if they have to pull off a giant-killing act. Brad Wheal: The South Africa-born pacer has been an improved player in the shorter formats in the recent past and the Scots will rely on Wheal to provide early breakthroughs. However, he would need the likes of Kyle Mayers, an equally belligerent stroke maker, Rovman Powell and the seasoned Jason Holder to rally around him for the Men in Maroon to score big runs.

WI vs SCO, T20 World Cup Live Streaming Details: West Indies will lock horns with Scotland in the 3rd match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

The toss will take place at 9 am. When will the West Indies (WI) vs Scotland (SCO) T20 World Cup match be played? Most of the squad members have not played in Australia, making the challenge tougher for the West Indies.

West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran won the toss and elected to bowl against Scotland in their opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup in Hobart on Monday.

Scotland claimed one of the greatest wins in their history, upsetting the odds at the T20 World Cup as they beat West Indies by 42 runs at Hobart.

Windies opener Kyle Mayers bludgeoned three fours and a six and contributed all 20 of his side’s runs before thumping to the leg-side sweeper, although Lewis and Brandon King seemed to settle quickly. The slow left-armer was clever with his variations and finished with three for 12 from his four overs to boost Scotland’s hopes of qualifying for the Super 12s stage for a second successive year. George Munsey’s unbeaten 66 off 53 balls underpinned Scotland’s 160 for five after they lost the toss, with important cameos from Calum MacLeod (23 off 14) and Chris Greaves (16 not out off 11).

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The set batter Munsey was struggling to find the boundaries with the field spread out, and Scotland appeared to be losing their momentum, but Calum MacLeod injected some pizzazz with four fours in his 14-ball cameo of 23. With Scotland now slightly ahead of the DLS, it was West Indies who were trying to force the play, and in the process hurt their own game since rain never arrived in the second innings. From the other end, Hosein and Joseph recovered from their opening spells with the latter removing Riche Berrington for 16. With the ball, Scotland relied on their slower bowlers to rock West Indies to 118 all out and consign them to a 42-run defeat. Kyle Mayers was the first to go, caught at deep midwicket going for a big hit even though he had just slammed a four and a six. [Mark Watt ](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/mark-watt-659081)producing a penetrative and economical spell to finish with 3 for 12 in his four overs.

Mark Watt (3 for 12) and Michael Leask (2 for 15) were the architects of West Indies' downfall in what should have been a fairly routine chase of 161. George ...

And when Watt had Joseph caught behind, West Indies were in disarray on 79 for 8 in the 14th over. Smith picked out Chris Greaves in the deep to depart for 5. George Munsey had earlier starred for Scotland with the bat, anchoring his side's innings with a knock of 66 off 53 - his eighth T20I half-century.

Scotland, ranked 15th in the world, start their T20 World Cup campaign in brilliant fashion with a shock victory over West Indies.

We've all been crying out for more opportunities and it would be great to see where some of the associate nations could get to if we were invited into the game sometimes. They put in a great shift - it was an all-round great team performance." "Wins in global events are significant, they have more on them. It felt like it was shot or block with minimal ability to rotate the strike. The win over Bangladesh last year was a special moment but today was probably a better win - we probably played the better cricket from start to finish and deserved to win." The top two sides from each group will qualify for the Super 12s, which start on 22 October.

Scotland claimed one of the greatest wins in their history, upsetting the odds at the T20 World Cup as they beat West Indies by 42 runs at Hobart.

But chilly conditions at the Bellerive Oval seemed to play into Scotland’s hands and West Indies must now win their last two group games to give themselves the best chance of avoiding an ignominious exit. It was the decisive moment in both sides’ opening Group B encounter in this first round, with Mark Watt, so often crucial to Scotland’s success, shining as the Windies were rolled for 118 in 18.3 overs. The slow left-armer was clever with his variations and finished with three for 12 from his four overs to boost Scotland’s hopes of qualifying for the Super 12s stage for a second successive year.

Scotland defeated two-time champions West Indies in one of the biggest upsets in T20 World Cup history. Both sides are competing in Group B of a mini ...

Group A contains Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Namibia and UAE. Scotland defeated two-time champions West Indies in one of the biggest upsets in T20 World Cup history. - West Indies are one of the giants of the cricketing world but lost to Scotland