T20 World Cup: Scotland shock West Indies in Group B

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ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Scotland 160-5 (20 overs): Munsey 66* (53), MacLeod 23 (14); Holder 2-14, Joseph 2-28
West Indies 118 (18.3 overs): Holder 38 (33); Watt 3-12, Leask 2-15, Wheal 2-32
Scotland won by 42 runs
Scorecard; Table

Scotland, ranked 15th successful the world, started their Men's T20 World Cup run successful superb manner by shocking two-time winners West Indies.

Chasing 161 to win, a substance of woeful batting and disciplined bowling saw the Windies bowled retired for 118, to suffer by 42 runs successful Group B.

Scotland made 160-5, with opener George Munsey striking an unbeaten 66 from 53 balls.

Ireland commencement their run against Zimbabwe successful the different Group B game.

The effect means West Indies, who are ranked eighth successful the world, volition apt request to triumph some of their remaining games to progress.

They look Zimbabwe connected Wednesday (09:00 BST), portion Scotland look Ireland (05:00) knowing a triumph volition apt spot them qualify.

The apical 2 sides from each radical volition suffice for the Super 12s, which commencement connected 22 October. The victor of Group A and runner-up from Group B volition look England.

Scotland get it right, portion Windies disappoint

Scotland raced to 52-0 aft 5.3 overs - a stark betterment connected their opening stands successful past year's tournament, wherever their highest people was 33 - earlier a 45-minute rainfall hold halted their progress.

Windies started poorly with the ball, offering excessively overmuch width, but were overmuch improved aft the break, banging the shot efficaciously into the pitch.

It slowed the scoring complaint importantly and besides brought the wickets of Matthew Cross and Richard Berrington, arsenic some flat-batted to mid-on and mid-wicket respectively.

Munsey lacked fluency aft the hold but stuck astatine it, and reaped his rewards arsenic helium clubbed 3 boundaries from the last over, having deed his erstwhile 1 successful the 4th over.

There were besides almighty cameos from Callum MacLeod (23 disconnected 14) and Chris Greaves (16 disconnected 11) arsenic Scotland dragged themselves up to a defendable, but perchance not match-winning, total.

As was the lawsuit past year, Windies were woeful with the bat. It felt similar it was changeable oregon artifact with minimal quality to rotate the strike.

They peculiarly struggled against the left-arm rotation of Mark Watt, who regularly bowled from 24 yards alternatively of 22, and off-spin of Michael Leask, with the brace taking 3-12 and 2-15 respectively, portion bowling 27 dot balls.

Pace bowler Brad Wheal, who was portion of the Hampshire broadside that won the T20 Blast this summer, besides bowled well, claiming 2-32.

Scotland were besides faultless successful the field, including a superb drawback from Leask, moving successful from the mid-wicket bound to disregard Shamarh Brooks.

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