T20 World Cup 2022 (T20 World Cup 2022)Another upset was created in Scotland defeated West Indies in the match played in Hobart. Batting first, Scotland scored 160 runs in 20 overs and West Indies team could only score 118 runs in reply. The big thing is that the West Indies team could not even play 20 overs and the entire team was all out in 18.3 overs. The loss is a huge disappointment for West Indies as the two-time T20 World Champions lost a match against Scotland for the first time. Opener Muncy was a big contributor to Scotland’s win. Muncy scored 66 not out in 53 balls. Muncy scored a brilliant half-century with the help of 9 fours on a tough pitch. Apart from that, McLeod scored 23 runs and Michael Jones scored 20 runs. Captain Barrington contributed 16 runs. Chris Greaves scored 16 not out in 11 balls.
Bad batting from West Indies
The West Indies team has been filled with one mischievous batsman after another but they failed today. Kine Myers scored 20, Evin Lewis scored 14 runs. Brendan King played an innings of 17 runs. After this, the middle order of West Indies was failing. Captain Pooran scored only 4 runs. Shamrah Brooks also scored only 4 runs. Rowman Powell scored only 5 runs. Jason Holder scored 38 runs and helped West Indies to a respectable score. West Indies scored only 78 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. West Indies lost 9 wickets after crossing 100 runs.
Disappointing result today in Hobart.
This now makes Wednesday’s Match 2 against Zimbabwe a must-win. #T20worldcup22 pic.twitter.com/yodqIvWrXa— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) October 17, 2022
Scotland’s bowlers showed their strength
Scotland spinner Mark Watt kept the West Indies batsmen tied on the spin-friendly pitch of Hobart. Watt took 3 wickets for 12 runs in 4 overs. Brad Wheel and Michael Leask took 2 wickets each. Scotland’s bowlers performed brilliantly, against which the opposition batsmen failed. Muncy, who scored 60 runs, was awarded the player of the match award.
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