Kolkata: West Indies defeated Scotland in the second match of the T20 World Cup.
In the match being played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Scotland won the toss and invited West Indies to bat first. West Indies scored 182 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs, while Shimron Hetmyer stood out by scoring 64 runs.
Brad Curry took 2 wickets for Scotland, while Sufyan Sharif, Oliver Davidson and Michael Leask took one wicket each.
In reply, Scotland were all out for 147 runs in 18.4 overs. Captain Richie Barrington was the top scorer for Scotland with 42 runs, Tom Bruce scored 35, George Maynes 19, Brendan McMullen 14, Matthew Cross 11, Michael Jones 1, while Michael Leask, Oliver Davidson and Sufyan Sharif remained unbeaten.
In the 17th over of the match, Romaro Shepherd sealed the team’s victory by taking a hat-trick for the West Indies. Shepherd took a total of 5 wickets and was declared the man of the match. In addition, Jason Holder took 3 wickets, Joseph and Gadakesh Moti took 1 wicket each.
West Indies captain Shai Hope, while making an interesting comment regarding the toss, said that he does not remember the last time he won the toss, but if he had won the toss, he would have preferred to bowl first.
Recalling the 2016 final, he said that the memories here are wonderful and such memories instill confidence and belief in the players.
On the other hand, Scotland captain Richie Barrington said that this tournament is a great opportunity for his team, the team had to reach here in a short time, but all the players are excited for this opportunity and are fully prepared.
He described the opposing team as strong and said that the competition will be tough, however, the Scottish team also has great potential and is expected to play well.
It should be noted that in the first match of the event today, Pakistan won the match by 3 wickets after a thrilling match against the Netherlands.