Player of the Match
Player of the Match

Well, that's all from us for this game. Do jump in for the Zimbabwe-Ireland match, where Matt Roller has kicked us off. Till the next time, on behalf of Venkat, Thilak, Sreshth and myself, Sudarshanan, take care, ciao!

Mustafa Moudi: "2 former Champions losing to associate teams aby huge margins within 24 hours is the a great way to begin the T20 World Cup. This edition is going to have lot of surprises!!"

Mohan : "Unpopular opinion but I am going to support one of associate nations to win this WC T20 cup."

JOYDEEPSINGHGIL: "West Indies lost to Afghanistan in 2016 T20I wc after that won that tournament"

7:25pm Let's hear from the captains now.

West Indies captain, Nicholas Pooran: "Tough loss for us, obviously disappointed. We have to work hard and win two games. We have to take accountability and responsibility. [On batting against spin] That's disappointing on our part. In saying that, we have to put this loss behind us and pick ourselves up. Sometimes, when you lose games and perform bad as players, you want the next game to come as fast as possible. From a team point of view, we spoke about hitting Scotland hard - no matter who we play - and in the powerplay [with the ball] we took time to assess conditions."

Scotland captain, Richard Berrington: "Obviously it is a special win for us. Took a lot of work and has given us belief. We haven't had as many T20 cricket as we would have liked but have played a lot of 50-overs cricket. It was about transferring those skills to the short form. I thought we got off to a flying start, especially Munsey getting off quickly. West Indies then came back well but our bowlers bowled well. [On the spinners] They have done it for us in key moments. Watt started off well and always picks up the key wickets. Leask bowled his fours over well on the trot, too."

7:22pm Superb all-round display from Scotland that. First, Munsey and Jones got them off to a flier after they had lost the toss. And then, despite rain applying the brakes, they found some regular blows from the other end - thanks to MacLeod, Berrington and Greaves - even as Munsey struggled for timing and yet kept his end held up. Eventually, his presence in the middle did help Scotland a great deal at the end, especially as he managed three fours off the last over of the innings, that went for 15.

Scotland then used that- batting knowledge to have West Indies hit to the bigger section of the ground and deny then the short length to get under and target the short, square boundaries. Superb tactics and it meant that second time in three games, the team batting first managed to come up triumphs.

7:16pm Another day, another upset in this T20 World Cup. Namibia showed the way yesterday, Scotland delivered today. Clinical is an understatement. Berrington and his men used the advantage of batting first to bowl according to the dimensions and deny West Indies. Mayers got off to a flier but once he fell, it was almost a process, until Holder showed his wares with some smart batting towards the end. It was however a tall mountain to climb and West Indies - like in the last T20 World Cup - start their campaign with a big loss.

George Munsey is the player of the match: "[Injury] It's okay and not great, we'll see later tonight. I am always looking to improve but the guys are always looking to improve. Watt was outstanding with his bowling. The guys did well in the middle from ball one and took pressure off me, especially after the rain delay. I enjoyed the start and then we went off due to rain and then found it trickier - don't know if it was the conditions or just their bowling. I thought we were below par [with the total on the board] but knew we had enough to defend and went about it."

18.3
W
Sharif to Holder, OUT, Another West Indies batter falls while aiming for the long boundary. Full ball outside off, Holder looks to go over wide long-off. Greaves makes good ground to his left and takes it with a dive. Scotland beat West Indies in their first T20I meeting.

JO Holder c Greaves b Sharif 38 (37m 33b 4x4 1x6) SR: 115.15

18.2
1
Sharif to McCoy, 1 run, Length ball angling away, it was the offcutter. McCoy looks to heave it over the on side but gets it off the leading edge towards deep third.
18.1
1
Sharif to Holder, 1 run, Around middle and leg, wrists it through square leg. But the shorter dimension there means he gets just one.

Sharif for the penultimate over.

45 off 12 is a bridge too far for Holder, too, you'd imagine...

Adnan: "I don't know why they are not going for? The match can be won in 10 balls and they still have 15. Go Holder."

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs | WI: 116/9 (45 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.44, RRR: 22.50)

  • Jason Holder37 (31b)
  • Obed McCoy1 (2b)
  • Josh Davey3-0-34-1
  • Mark Watt4-0-12-3
17.6
1
Davey to Holder, 1 run, Short and slow again, pulled to deep midwicket. This time takes a run to keep strike.
17.5
2
Davey to Holder, 2 runs, Full and outside off, hit through covers for two.
17.4
4
Davey to Holder, FOUR, Low full toss outside off, Holder manages to open the face and beat the diving backward point. The fielder got a bad bounce as well.
17.3
4
Davey to Holder, FOUR, This is why Holder wants to have much of the strike. Gets a low full toss on middle and leg, he clears the front leg and wallops it to beat long-on to his right.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/ask/cricket-qna/best-economy-in-t20-world-cup-min-40-overs&tournament=allt20

17.2
0
Davey to Holder, no run, Bangs it short outside off, but it takes time to reach Holder, who waits and pulls it to deep midwicket. Declines the single.
17.1
0
Davey to Holder, no run, Length ball angling in on the leg, Holder misses the heave.

Josh Davey returns.

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | WI: 105/9 (56 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.17, RRR: 18.66)

  • Obed McCoy1 (2b)
  • Jason Holder26 (25b)
  • Mark Watt4-0-12-3
  • Brad Wheal4-0-32-2
16.6
0
Watt to McCoy, no run, Flatter and on a length around off and middle, pushed back to the bowler. Watt finishes with 3 for 12 off his four overs. Superb!
16.5
1
Watt to Holder, 1 run, Tossed up around off and middle, chipped to long-off.
16.5
1w
Watt to Holder, 1 wide, Fired well wide outside off, he lets it be.

How economical has Mark Watt been in T20 World Cups? You can AskCricinfo that and know!

16.4
0
Watt to Holder, no run, Very full on off, squeezed back to the bowler.
16.3
1
Watt to McCoy, 1 run, Fuller and outside off, eased through cover.

Obed McCoy the last man in.

16.2
W
Watt to Smith, OUT, Smith perishes! Tossed up but lands it on a length around off, Smith looks to charge down and go big. Once again, like Powell, chooses one of the bigger parts of the ground at long-on, where Greaves takes a well-judged catch running backwards.

OF Smith c Greaves b Watt 5 (14m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 62.50

16.1
1
Watt to Holder, 1 run, Very full outside off, driven through cover.

Watt for his last over.

West Indies 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st20KR MayersE Lewis
2nd33E LewisBA King
3rd5N PooranBA King
4th4SSJ BrooksN Pooran
5th7SSJ BrooksR Powell
6th8SSJ BrooksJO Holder
7th2JO HolderAJ Hosein
8th0JO HolderAS Joseph
9th23JO HolderOF Smith
10th16JO HolderOC McCoy

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

First Round Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL32140.667
NED3214-0.162
NAM31220.73
UAE3122-1.235
First Round Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM32140.2
IRE32140.105
SCOT31220.304
WI3122-0.563
Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
NZ53172.113
ENG53170.473
AUS5317-0.173
SL5234-0.422
IRE5133-1.615
AFG5032-0.571
Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND54181.319
PAK53261.028
SA52250.874
NED5234-0.849
BAN5234-1.176
ZIM5133-1.138