West Indies vs Scotland Match Highlights & Results

The Stage Is Set for the Next Showdown - That wraps up this Group C fixture, where West Indies collect the two points, while late entrants Scotland will have to wait a little longer for their first win of the tournament. Two matches are now done, but one big showdown is still to come, with co-hosts India beginning their World Cup campaign against USA at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. That one gets underway very soon, so switch tabs and stay with us for all the coverage from what promises to be a cracking contest. Cheers!

The victorious skipper of West Indies - Shai Hope is pleased with the team's winning start, acknowledging there's no margin for error in the tournament. He feels they could have scored a bit more at the halfway stage, considering the par score is around 190. Hope is happy with the team's performance, particularly Shimron Hetmyer, who's batting well and scoring runs. He shifted Hetmyer to number 3 to make the batting side more dangerous, given that the opponents have many left-arm bowlers. Hope is also delighted with Romario's milestones, saying it's great to see him perform and pick crucial wickets, including the hat-trick in T20Is.

The captain of Scotland - Richie Berrington is disappointed with Scotland's finish, despite being confident of chasing the target after the first innings, thanks to their batting depth. He believes the decision to bowl first was part of the team's strategy to be ready for both batting and bowling. Berrington praises the team's positive mindset and feels they bowled well initially, but Hetmyer's knock turned the game around. Losing key batters like Bruce and himself changed the momentum. Despite the loss, he sees many positives and feels the team gained valuable experience in the Eden Gardens conditions.

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Shepherd steals the show - It was not a perfect bowling performance from West Indies, but they will happily take it in an opening game, even though there is room for improvement in the field. Many expected Akeal Hosein to take the new ball, but Rovman Powell went with an all-pace attack and it paid off as they struck three times in the Powerplay, including a stunning catch from Hetmyer. Motie was excellent through the middle overs, giving nothing away and picking up a wicket, while Holder finished with three. But it was Romario Shepherd who stole the show, producing a superb hat-trick and ending with a five-wicket haul that will be remembered for a long time.

Caribbean batting blitz overwhelms Scotland - Earlier in the game, after a sluggish start from the West Indies openers, Shimron Hetmyer exploded alongside Rovman Powell, with the pair adding 81 off just 37 balls to seize control. Hetmyer finished with a scintillating 64 off 36, including a 22-ball half-century, the fastest by a West Indies batter in a T20 World Cup, while Sherfane Rutherford’s late hitting pushed the total to daunting heights. Scotland began well and closed strongly, but it was the middle overs where they lost their grip as the runs kept flowing. Currie was the pick of the bowlers, and debutant Oliver Davidson impressed with a wicket and an economical spell, but despite taking a scalp each, Safyaan Sharif and Michael Leask went for too many.

Scotland’s middle-order meltdown - Scotland made a sedate start, and losing three wickets in the Powerplay immediately put them on the back foot. The 78-run stand between Richie Berrington and Tom Bruce dragged them back into the contest as they smashed 53 runs in 4 overs to swing the momentum, but once Berrington was dismissed, everything unraveled. They lost their composure, went searching for big hits, and a four-wicket over sealed their fate. From a promising 115/3, Scotland were bundled out for 147, a collapse that will sting for quite some time.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Shimron Hetmyer is presented with the award for his knock of 64 off 36 and a stunning catch. He attributes his success to both an explosive batting performance and a brilliant catch, though he admits the catch brought him more satisfaction due to his recent dedication to improving his fielding. While he does not consider it his absolute best, he ranks the grab high on his list of achievements. Adopting a forward-thinking mindset, Hetmyer remarks that everything happens for a reason, choosing to focus on future contributions. Whether setting or chasing totals, rather than dwelling on past misses. He expresses a preference for batting at number 3 in T20s, noting that the position offers him the freedom to attack early rather than managing the pressure of finishing. Despite jokingly suggesting his teammate Romario Shepherd deserved the award for his hat-trick and five-wicket haul, Hetmyer emphasizes that the team's victory was the primary goal and reiterates their commitment to consistent execution in upcoming matches.

Men in Maroon start in style - West Indies kickstart their World Cup campaign with a fantastic win, and while the scorecard may suggest they were dominant, Scotland gave a strong account of themselves and fought hard. In the end, though, they were undone by Shimron Hetmyer’s brilliance with the bat and Romario Shepherd’s five-wicket haul, including a match-winning hat-trick that sealed the deal.

Jason Holder to Mark Watt, OUT! c Romario Shepherd b Jason Holder.OUT! CAUGHT! And it is that man again, Romario Shepherd, with an outstanding catch. Slower one, around off, Mark Watt goes for a wild swing at it, gets it edged and the ball is flying to the left of the fielder at short third. Romario Shepherd glides to his left, puts in a dive and grabs hold of it. West Indies win by 35 runs.

Jason Holder to Brad Currie, 1 run.Good length on the pads, Brad Currie tucks this to short fine leg for a single.

Jason Holder to Brad Currie, Wide!WIDE! Full and wide down the leg. Wided.

Jason Holder to Mark Watt, 1 run.Short and on off, Mark Watt shuffles across and hits this off his gloves to the left of Romario Shepherd at short fine leg for one.

Jason Holder to Mark Watt, Four!FOUR! Another one goes for a boundary down the ground. Good length on middle and off, Mark Watt pumps this right behind the bowler for a boundary in front of the sight screen this time.

Jason Holder to Mark Watt, Four!FOUR! Some joy for Watt. Pitched up, around off, Mark Watt gets right behind the line of it and lofts it up and over the fielder at the mid off region for a boundary.

Shamar Joseph to Mark Watt, 1 run.Good length, around off, Mark Watt pushes at it away from the body and gets it edged off the outside to the third man region for a run.

Shamar Joseph to Mark Watt, No run.Yorker, on off, Mark Watt jams this out. A smirk from Shamar Joseph at the batter.

Shamar Joseph to Mark Watt, No run.Back of a length, angling back into the batter. Mark Watt hops up on his toes and keeps it out to the right of the bowler.

Shamar Joseph to Brad Currie, 1 run.Good length on off, Brad Currie punts this down to long on for a run.

Shamar Joseph to Brad Currie, No run.Hard length, on top of off. Brad Currie jumps up on his toes and blocks this around short leg.

Shamar Joseph to Mark Watt, 1 run.Wide yorker, on off, Mark Watt opens the face of his bat and guides this to deep third for a run.

Brad Currie is the last man in.

Romario Shepherd to Safyaan Sharif, OUT! c Jason Holder b Romario Shepherd.OUT! CAUGHT! Fifer for Romario Shepherd on the opening day. On a length around off, Safyaan Sharif looks for the lofted drive and ends up chipping this straight into the hands of Jason Holder at the mid off region. Holder makes no mistake and holds onto it. Four wickets in this over, and the Windies can see the finish line now.

Romario Shepherd to Safyaan Sharif, No run.Back of a length around off, Safyaan Sharif guides this to point.

Absolute scenes in the City of Joy, Kolkata. Romario Shepherd has taken a T20 World Cup hat-trick, and no one seems to catch him as he is running off in celebration. The crowd loves it as well. Also, Safyaan Sharif comes out to the middle now.

Romario Shepherd to Oliver Davidson, OUT! b Romario Shepherd.OUT! TIMBERRR!!! Romario Shepherd has picked up a hat-trick. He comes around the stumps, hits the nagging length, angling it back into the batter on off. Oliver Davidson pokes at it away from his body without any kind of footwork. The ball beats the bat on the inside and clatters into the off-pole. The off-pole does a cartwheel and the Windies celebrate wildly as Romario Shepherd completes his hat-trick.

Who faces the hat-trick ball? It will be the debutant, Oliver Davidson.

Romario Shepherd to Michael Leask, OUT! c Rovman Powell b Romario Shepherd.OUT! CAUGHT! Two-in-two for Romario Shepherd as Michael Leask departs for a golden duck. On a length wide of off, Michael Leask looks to go big and slogs at it. Gets it away off the cue end of his bat and the ball travels towards the cow corner region. Rovman Powell runs to his right from long on and grabs hold of it. He lands on his shoulder and looks in a bit of pain, but gets up quickly and looks fortuantely is fine. Romario Shepherd will be on a hat-trick.

West Indies are strengthening their grip on this contest. Michael Leask is the next man in.

Romario Shepherd to Matthew Cross, OUT! c Sherfane Rutherford b Romario Shepherd.OUT! CAUGHT! Slower one, wide and full outside off, Matthew Cross plays it straight into the hands of Sherfane Rutherford at backward point. Rutherford was positioned around that region exactly for this stroke.

Romario Shepherd to Mark Watt, 1 run.Low full toss, wide of off, Mark Watt hits this to the left of Shamar Joseph at deep point for a single.

Gudakesh Motie is done for the night with figures of 4-0-29-1. Romario Shepherd replaces him from this end.

Shamar Joseph to Matthew Cross, No run.On a length around the pads, Matthew Cross looks to flick this away but misses and gets thud on the pads. Excellent over from Shamar Joseph as he gives away just 6 off the 16th.

Shamar Joseph to Mark Watt, 1 run.Pitched up, around off, Mark Watt drives this through point for one.

Shamar Joseph to Matthew Cross, 1 run.Hard length on middle and leg, Matthew Cross tucks this through mid on for one.

Shamar Joseph to Matthew Cross, Four!FOUR! Shamar Joseph has done well not to get himself injured on this by ducking down. Good length on off, Matthew Cross strides out in front, gets close to the pitch of the ball and muscles this back past the bowler. Shamar Joseph sits down and the ball rolls behind him for a boundary down to the long off fence.

Shamar Joseph to Matthew Cross, No run.Bumper, around off, Matthew Cross leaves it.

Shamar Joseph to Mark Watt, 1 run.Chance of a run out! Back of a length around off, Mark Watt gets up on his toes and pushes this towards the cover region for a single. Shamar Joseph fields this in his follow-through and throws at the striker's end with Matthew Cross out of his crease but misses.

Gudakesh Motie to Matthew Cross, No run.Beauty! Slows it up, full and on middle, grips and turns sharply. Matthew Cross goes inside out to loft it over covers, but gets beaten on the outside edge. He loses his balance but drags his back foot in time, before Shai Hope breaks the stumps.

Gudakesh Motie to Matthew Cross, 2 runs.Flatter, full and outside off, Matthew Cross drills it wide of sweeper cover for a brace.

Gudakesh Motie to Mark Watt, 1 run.Tossed up, full and on middle, Mark Watt eases it to long on for a run.

Mark Watt replaces Tom Bruce out in the middle.

Gudakesh Motie to Tom Bruce, OUT! lbw b Gudakesh Motie.OUT! LBW! Tom Bruce has been trapped plumb in front of the stumps and he will have to walk back now. Fired around off, Tom Bruce goes down on a knee and looks to play the slog sweep but misses. Gets rapped on the back foot and just a gentle appeal is what was needed from the Windies outfit for the umpire to raise his finger. Tom Bruce sends this upstairs by using the DRS. Nothing on the UltraEdge as the ball passes the bat. Three reds on the Ball Tracking with the ball going on to smash the off-pole. Scotland lose a review along with Tom Bruce. 61 needed off 33.

Gudakesh Motie to Matthew Cross, 1 run.Tossed up, full and around off, Matthew Cross drags his sweep to deep square leg for one.

Gudakesh Motie to Tom Bruce, Leg bye.Flatter, full and on leg, Tom Bruce looks to swipe it away but misses and the ball goes off his pads towards square leg. A leg bye taken.

Gudakesh Motie to Tom Bruce, Wide!WIDE! Fuller but way outside off, Tom Bruce lets it go. Wided.

Jason Holder to Matthew Cross, No run.Play and a miss! Fuller one and on middle, angling in, Matthew Cross backs away to play with a straight bat but misses. Just 5 runs and a wicket from the over. Excellent from Holder.

Jason Holder to Tom Bruce, 1 run.Length again, on leg, Tom Bruce works it through square leg for one more.

Jason Holder to Matthew Cross, 1 run.On a length and on leg, Matthew Cross nudges it through mid-wicket for one.

Jason Holder to Matthew Cross, 2 runs.Oh...what happened there? Short of a length and around off, Matthew Cross uses his feet and punches it through cover-point and turns around for the second run. The throw comes in at the keeper's end, where Shai Hope collects the ball but fails to whip the bails. Cross puts in a dive but the replay shows that it would not have been enough had Shai taken the bails off.

Time for the final Drinks break of the contest. The game was going away from the Windies side but a timely dismissal of Richie Berrington has given them the upper edge once again in this tight contest. Matthew Cross replaces Richie Berrington in the middle and he will have to play the perfect anchor to Tom Bruce, who has found his footing in this innings. 68 more needed off the last 40 balls.

Jason Holder to Richie Berrington, OUT! c Shamar Joseph b Jason Holder.OUT! TAKEN! A timely breakthrough for West Indies, and Jason Holder gets his 100th T20I wicket, first Windies bowler to reach that milestone. He bangs this short and outside off, rolls his fingers to take pace off. Richie Berrington backs away and cuts it but fails to get the elevation on this one. It flies straight to deep point, where Shamar Joseph makes no mistake. Berringtone departs for a fine 42 off 24, and the quick-fire 78-run stand has been broken now.

Jason Holder to Tom Bruce, 1 run.In the blockhole, outside off, Tom Bruce squeezes it out towards deep point for a single.

Gudakesh Motie to Richie Berrington, 2 runs.Dragged back and around off, Richie Berrington makes room and slaps it wide of long off. Jason Holder runs to his left and does well to make the stop. Two taken. 4 double-digit overs in a row now!

Gudakesh Motie to Tom Bruce, 1 run.A bit fuller and quicker too, on off, Tom Bruce steers it towards point for one.

Gudakesh Motie to Tom Bruce, Six!SIX! That is outta here! Gudakesh Motie drags his length back, on middle, begging it to be put away. Tom Bruce transfers his weight on the back foot and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Gudakesh Motie to Richie Berrington, 1 run.Tossed up, full and around off, Richie Berrington lofts it down to long off for one.

Tom Bruce has been dropped for the second time. At first, it was Jason Holder and now it's Matthew Forde.

Gudakesh Motie to Tom Bruce, 1 run.DROPPED! Another chance goes begging! Flighted, full and outside off, Tom Bruce backs away and reaches out for it. He tries to loft it but gets no power as it flies towards extra cover. Matthew Forde dives forward but spills it out. Bruce is using all his luck here. They cross.

Gudakesh Motie to Tom Bruce, 2 runs.Floated, full and on middle, Tom Bruce uses his feet to slog it over mid-wicket but gets an inside edge through square leg for a couple of runs.

Romario Shepherd to Tom Bruce, 1 run.Another yorker, on middle, tailing in a bit, Tom Bruce digs it out towards mid-wicket and scampers across for one more. 15 runs off this over, 29 in the last two!

Romario Shepherd to Richie Berrington, 1 run.Right in the blockhole, on middle, Richie Berrington jams it out towards long on for one. 100 UP FOR SCOTLAND!

Romario Shepherd to Richie Berrington, Four!FOUR! The new bat seems to be a good one! Short of a length and just around off. Richie Berrington makes a bit of room and cuts it over the backward point region for a boundary.

Change of bat for Richie Berrington.

Romario Shepherd to Tom Bruce, 1 run.Hard length and around off, Tom Bruce forces it down to long off for a single.

Romario Shepherd to Tom Bruce, Six!SIX! Sheer power! A loopy slower one, but this is a full toss, on middle. Tom Bruce muscles it away. He gets it from the bottom end of his bat but manages to get enough power to sail it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Romario Shepherd to Tom Bruce, 2 runs.Short of a length and outside off, Tom Bruce reaches out and slaps it wide of long off for a brace. He looks at the bottom of his bat but it is good to continue.

Akeal Hosein to Richie Berrington, No run.Pushed through quicker, shortish and on off, Richie Berrington steers it away towards point. Hosein has gone for 26 runs in his first couple of overs!

Akeal Hosein to Richie Berrington, 2 runs.Dragged back and around middle, Richie Berrington hangs back and swats it wide of long on for a couple of runs.

Akeal Hosein to Tom Bruce, 1 run.Floated, full and on leg, Tom Bruce clips it through square leg for a run. Scotland need under 100 runs now.

Akeal Hosein to Richie Berrington, 1 run.Quicker and shorter, on off, Richie Berrington looks to pull it really hard but gets hurried and loses his shape. He miscues it off the splice of the bat towards mid-wicket for a single.

Akeal Hosein to Richie Berrington, Four!FOUR! Gets it away! Flatter, full and angling down the leg side. Richie Berrington goes down and swipes it off the inner half of the bat. The ball rolls away and beats the dive of Romario Shepherd to his right at short fine for a boundary.

Akeal Hosein to Richie Berrington, Six!SIX! BOOM! Akeal Hosein gets greeted with a big one, yet again. This is short and around middle. Richie Berrington picks up the length early, rocks back and whacks it over the deep square leg fence for half a dozen.

Shamar Joseph to Tom Bruce, Four!FOUR! Tom Bruce did not intend to hit it in that direction but he will take the result he has got off this Free Hit. Yorker on middle and off, Tom Bruce gets it edged off the inside through the left of the fielder at short fine leg for four.

Shamar Joseph to Tom Bruce, No ball!NO BALL! Hard length, shaping back into the batter on top of the stumps. Tom Bruce looks to punch this off his front foot but gets cut in half as the ball nips back in. Just when all seemed great, the siren goes around signaling that Shamar Joseph has overstepped. Free Hit up next.

Shamar Joseph to Richie Berrington, 1 run.Full and on off, Richie Berrington pushes this to Holder at mid off and rotates the strike.

Shamar Joseph to Tom Bruce, 1 run.On a length around off, Tom Bruce pushes this through covers for one.

Shamar Joseph to Tom Bruce, Wide!WIDE! Bumper, a bit too high. Wided.

Shamar Joseph to Tom Bruce, No run.Good length on off, Tom Bruce blocks it back towards mid off.

Shamar Joseph to Tom Bruce, 2 runs.DROPPED! Jason Holder has given a lifeline to Tom Bruce. Short and on off, Tom Bruce looks to play the pull in front of square towards the deep mid-wicket region. Gets hurried by the raw pace from Shamar Joseph. Ends up hitting this towards Jason Holder at mid off. Holder fails to judge the flight of it and ends up not even getting anything on this. A couple taken.

Shamar Joseph to Richie Berrington, 1 run.Good length on off, Richie Berrington tucks this through mid-wicket for a single.

Gudakesh Motie to Tom Bruce, No run.Nearly a return catch! It's pushed through on off, Tom Bruce looks to work this around the onside but gets it away with a leading edge that almost carries back to the bowler. Gudakesh Motie dives in front and a bit to his left and grabs this but isn't sure if this is clean or not. The on field umpire sends this upstairs and the replay shows that it was grabbed on the half-volley. Tom Bruce survives a scare.

Has that carried? Gudakesh Motie is not sure, and the umpires have sent it upstairs. The replay shows that the ball has clearly bounced before going into the hands of the bowler.

Gudakesh Motie to Tom Bruce, No run.Full and on off, Tom Bruce blocks this out.

Gudakesh Motie to Richie Berrington, 1 run.Full and on off, Richie Berrington drives this to sweeper cover for one.

Gudakesh Motie to Richie Berrington, Four!FOUR! Richie Berrington gets fortunate but he wouldn't mind one bit. Slider around off, Richie Berrington swings at it, gets it edged off the outside and the ball races through the left of the fielder at short third for four runs.

Gudakesh Motie to Richie Berrington, No run.Fired down the leg, Richie Berrington looks for the slog sweep but misses.

Gudakesh Motie to Tom Bruce, 1 run.Drifted around off, Tom Bruce punches this down to long off for a strike rotation.

Akeal Hosein to Richie Berrington, 2 runs.Fired around off, Richie Berrington looks to hit this over cover but gets it sliced off the outside edge over the fielder at point for a couple.

Akeal Hosein to Tom Bruce, 1 run.Full and on middle and off, Tom Bruce backs away and punches this to sweeper cover for one.

Akeal Hosein to Richie Berrington, 1 run.Pushed through on middle and leg, Richie Berrington gets it away from the inside of his bat to long on for a run.

Akeal Hosein to Tom Bruce, 1 run.Floated on off, Tom Bruce rocks back and tucks this through mid-wicket for one.

Akeal Hosein to Richie Berrington, 1 run.Quicker one, onto the pads, Richie Berrington gets it tucked to short fine leg for a single. That brings up the 50 for Scotland!

Akeal Hosein to Richie Berrington, Six!SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Full and into the batter, Richie Berrington moves away from the stumps and creates a bit of room for himself. Ends up smashing this inside out for a biggie over the long off fence.

Spin from both ends? Yes, Akeal Hosein has been introduced into the attack now.

Gudakesh Motie to Tom Bruce, No run.Floated into the batter, on leg. Tom Bruce looks to work this around the onside but misses and gets it edged onto the pads.

Gudakesh Motie to Richie Berrington, 1 run.Full and on the pads, Richie Berrington sweeps this to fine leg for a run.

Gudakesh Motie to Tom Bruce, 1 run.Another single to Scotland as Tom Bruce punches a short one around off to sweeper cover.

Gudakesh Motie to Richie Berrington, 1 run.Tossed up, on off, Richie Berrington flicks this in the gap for one.

Gudakesh Motie to Tom Bruce, 1 run.Quicker one, around off, Tom Bruce punches this down to long on for a run.