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."
JO Holder c Greaves b Sharif 38 (37m 33b 4x4 1x6) SR: 115.15
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
https://www.espncricinfo.com/ask/cricket-qna/best-economy-in-t20-world-cup-min-40-overs&tournament=allt20
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
How economical has Mark Watt been in T20 World Cups? You can AskCricinfo that and know!
Obed McCoy the last man in.
OF Smith c Greaves b Watt 5 (14m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 62.50
Watt for his last over.
