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In another major upset at the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022, Scotland defeated the two-time champions꧂ West Indies at Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Monday. Notably, in the tournament opener, Namibia thrashed Sri Lanka by 55 runs on Sunday, October 16.
Put to bat first, the Scotts produced a decent batting display and went on to post a competitive 160/5 on the board in their allotted 20 overs. Opener George Munsey carried his bat, smashing an unbeaten half-century and ensured🐲 that his side reach a forꦕmidable total.
Munsey went on to score 66* from 53 deliveries with the help of nine boundaries. Apart from the left-handed batter, Calum MacLeod (23 off 14) and Michael Jones✃ (20 off 17) chipped in with valuable contributions.
In response, the Caribbean side kept losing wickets atꦗ regular intervals and were eventually bundled out for 118 in 18.3 overs, losing the contest by 42 runs.
All-rounder Jason Holder did stay in the middle till the penultimate over but didn’t get enough support f🦂rom the other end. Holder top-scored ♏for West Indies with 38 from 33 deliveries, including 4 fours and a six.
Mark Watt shined with the ball for Scotland, taking a brilliant three-wicket haul while conceding 12 runs in his quota of 4 overs. Brad Wheal (2/32) and Michael Leask (2/14) also bagged a couple of scalps each.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
SCOTTTTLAAANNNDDD!! 🏴
— Cricket Scotland (@CricketScotland)
What a performance 🔥
Scotland get their campaign underway wi♚th a commanding victory against West Indies 💪 | | 📝
— ICC (@ICC)
Ric⛎hie Berrington was on receiving end of 1 of the worst umpiring decisions in ICC tournament history just before the rain arrived vs West Indies at 2018 WCQ in Zimbabwe, a decision that cost Scotland a place at 2019 WC in England. Imagine how🅷 good he must feel as captain today.
— Peter Della Penna (@PeterDellaPenna)
First ever win for Scotland against West Indies.
Both teams have faced each other 10 times, with the first oꦿf𒁏 them being back in 1906.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
What a win for & 👏🏴
— Durham Cricket (@DurhamCricket)
Another fantastic day for Associates! This time it is S♕CO.
They have a plucky batting unit – Munsey, Cross, Berrington and co. And some useful pacers.
Leask bowling from round the wicket and Watt from well behind the crease t🔥urned out to be decisive factors on a slow deck.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12)
Victories by Associates against Test nations in the first tw🥂o days of the T20 World Cup. And both absolutely crushing and clinical: a great advert fo𒅌r the 20-team T20 World Cup that is coming in in 2024
— Tim Wigmore (@timwig)
Glad it’s a 16ꦛ team World Cup. The format and the conditions promises to make this, one of the most competitive.
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7)
Watt definition: unit of power.
— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell)
Imagine thinking Sri Lanka 💦and West Indies would be beaten on the opening two days of this World Cup by associates. Incredible.
— Scott Bailey (@ScottBaileyAAP)
Best start to the day – awesome win from the boys! Amazing 🤩
— Charlotte Tucker (@crltucker)
Namibia beat Sri Lanka and Scot꧃land beat West In𓄧dies.
T20 World Cup 2022 is peaking.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Scotland WIN by 42 runs!!!!
West Indies bowled out for 118
Whಞat a start to the , both SL and WI losing their opening gamꦍes
Well done
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)
Mark Watt has played 12 matches in T20 World Cups and has taken 13 wickets at an average of 20.53 a🦹nd an economy rate of 5.84.
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst)
Associate teams get a platform to grab eyeballs and ICC makes sure they don't by scheduling warm-up game of big teams along with them.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer)
