| 0.0 : We are now into the business end of the qualifiers with only three games left before the final. The race for securing a World Cup spot intensifies as Scotland face the Windies today in Harare. A potential semi-final as the loser today will see themselves being knocked out. The men from the Caribbean head into this fixture as big favourites but one cannot rule the Scottish out, especially after the cricket they have played throughout. Both the teams will be giving it their all and we can surely h |
| TOSS - Scotland win the toss and will have a bowl first! |
| Scotland skipper, Kyle Coetzer, says it is a big game and a big occasion for them. Adds they have to believe and put in a strong performance. He feels the wicket looks good as it is a fresh one. States they would look to put the Windies under pressure by taking early wickets. Mentions they will look to go out there and play their game. Kyle Coetzer has mentioned two changes, but there are in fact three - Michael Jones, Alasdair Evans and Tom Sole come in. |
| Windies skipper, Jason Holder, says they wanted to bat first. Opines it is a fresh pitch and it might provide some assistance to the bowlers up front. Reckons all the teams are under pressure as all the games are must-win games. Informs they have made one change as Carlos Brathwaite comes in for Devendra Bishoo. |
| PITCH REPORT - Lisa Sthalekar says the pitch is being used for the first time. informs the good length area has a little bit more grass than the other areas. |
| We are done and dusted with the national anthems and we are all set for this very, very important game to begin. The dynamic duo of Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis make their way out to the middle as they will be opening the batting for the Windies. Safyaan Sharif will open the bowling for Scotland. Can he get an early breakthrough? The Scottish will surely hope so. He has two slips in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : S Sharif to C Gayle, OUT! Yes, he can, he does it off the first ball! It has been edged and taken! What a start, what a start for Scotland. You could not bowl a better ball to Chris Gayle first up. Safyaan comes running in and lands it on a length, it shapes in at first but then straightens a touch. Gayle tries to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and goes into the mitts of the keeper who takes it easily. They appeal and up goes the finger. The Scottish are ecstatic as they have go |
| Shai Hope is the next man in. There is a short leg in place for him. |
| 0.2 : S Sharif to S Hope, Good second delivery! On a length around off, shapes away a touch. Hope lets it be. |
| 0.3 : S Sharif to S Hope, BEATEN! Excellent bowling! He lands it on a length around off, once again it moves away from the batsman. Hope pokes at it and gets beaten. |
| 0.4 : S Sharif to S Hope, Bowls it outside off, Hope lets it be. |
| 0.5 : S Sharif to S Hope, On a length around off, kept out. |
| 0.6 : S Sharif to S Hope, Fuller on off, driven to mid off. End of a wicket-maiden. Outstanding over. |
| Bradley Wheal will bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : B Wheal to E Lewis, Good ball to start off! On a length close to the off stump but not close enough for the batsman to play at it. |
| 1.2 : B Wheal to E Lewis, Another delivery outside off, Lewis lets it be. |
| 1.3 : B Wheal to E Lewis, On a length around off, pushed to covers. |
| 1.4 : B Wheal to E Lewis, First runs for the Windies and it is off the bat of Evin Lewis. Fuller and swinging back into the batsman. He flicks it through mid-wicket and bags a brace. |
| 1.5 : B Wheal to E Lewis, Just ahead of a length on off, driven to covers. |
| 1.6 : B Wheal to E Lewis, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 2.1 : S Sharif to S Hope, OUT! Sharif strikes on the first ball of his second over also! He is breathing fire out there. Once again the perfect outswinger to Hope. He first angles it in on off and then gets it to shape away. Hope is drawn into playing at it as he pokes at it away from his body. The ball kisses the outside edge and the keeper does the rest. Hope walks back dejected. He too bags a duck and the Scottish are all over the Windies here. |
| 0.0 : Marlon Samuels is the next man in. |
| 2.2 : S Sharif to M Samuels, Good length outside off, left alone. |
| 2.3 : S Sharif to M Samuels, OOOO! Excellent delivery! On a length around off, moving away. Samuels has this habit of poking at the balls outside the off stump. He does that but unlike Hope and Gayle the ball whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 2.4 : S Sharif to M Samuels, This was very wide outside off, Marlon makes a leave. |
| 2.5 : S Sharif to M Samuels, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 2.6 : S Sharif to M Samuels, Fuller on middle, Samuels tries to drive but gets an inside edge down to fine leg for a run. He gets off the mark. |
| 3.1 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Extra bounce! The ball is doing a lot out there. Wheal lands it on a length around off, the ball shoots off the surface. Samuels goes to defend but is surprised by the bounce. He though does well to take his hand off the handle and defend it onto the ground. |
| 3.2 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Angles it into the batsman. Samuels tries to flick but closes the face of the bat a little early. It takes a soft leading edge towards covers. |
| 3.3 : B Wheal to M Samuels, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 3.4 : B Wheal to M Samuels, WIDE! Down the leg side and the umpire signals a wide. |
| B Wheal to M Samuels, Back of a length on off, guided to point. |
| 3.5 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Good bowling! Bends his back on this one and lands it on a length. Gets it to bounce extra. Samuels first thinks of playing at it but then lets it be. |
| 3.6 : B Wheal to M Samuels, A single to end the over as Marlon guides it down to third man for a run. |
| 4.1 : S Sharif to M Samuels, Works it around the corner with the angle for a run. |
| 4.2 : S Sharif to E Lewis, On a length around middle, pushed towards wide mid on for an easy run. |
| 4.3 : S Sharif to M Samuels, On middle, flicked through square leg for a run. |
| 4.4 : S Sharif to E Lewis, FOUR! Don't bother running for that! A full ball outside off, by Sharif, the first bad ball by him. Lewis pounces on it and strokes it through extra covers for a boundary. the first for the game. |
| 4.5 : S Sharif to E Lewis, Goes back to bowling length outside off. Lewis lets it be. |
| 4.6 : S Sharif to E Lewis, Just ahead of a length around off, shapes in a touch. Lewis tries to drive but the ball takes the inside edge and hits him on his pads. He removes his pad as he looks in a little pain. The physio is also out to have a look. |
| 5.1 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Errs in line and bowls it down the leg side. It has been wided. |
| B Wheal to M Samuels, On a length, attacking the stumps. Samuels keeps it out. |
| 5.2 : B Wheal to M Samuels, On off and on a length. Samuels is solid in defense. |
| 5.3 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Bowls it on a length around off, giving no room to the batsman. All he can do is keep it out. |
| 5.4 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Back of a length on off, blocked. |
| 5.5 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Fuller on off and angling into the batsman. Marlon gets behind the line of the delivery and blocks it. |
| 5.6 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Goes wide of the crease and angles it on the pads. Samuels tries to flick but misses to get hit high on the pads. The players appeal but the umpire shakes his head as it would have been missing. |
| Alasdair Evans is into the attack. First change of today. |
| 6.1 : S Sharif to E Lewis, A huge appeal! A very good start by the bowler! He pitches it around the leg stump and gets it to angle away. Lewis tries to drive but misses to get hit on the pads. The players make an appeal but the umpire stays put. Hawkeye later on shows it to be pitching outside leg. |
| 6.2 : A Evans to E Lewis, Bowls it outside off, Lewis lets it be. |
| 6.3 : A Evans to E Lewis, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 6.4 : A Evans to E Lewis, On a length around off, driven towards covers. 4 dots to begin with. |
| 6.5 : A Evans to E Lewis, FOUR! All the pressure built off the first four balls has been released by this poor delivery. Short and wide outside off, offers a lot of width. Lewis rocks back and slaps it through covers for a boundary. |
| 6.6 : A Evans to E Lewis, A dot to finish! Four from the first over of Evans. He bowls it on a length around middle, kept out. |
| 7.1 : B Wheal to M Samuels, On a length around off, kept out. |
| 7.2 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Down the leg side, Samuels fails to put it away to get hit on the thigh pad. An opportunity of scoring goes abegging there. Need to put away the bad balls here, the Windies, as there are hardly any being bowled. |
| 7.3 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Back of a length on off, kept out. |
| 7.4 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Wide! A bouncer on middle, good change up by the bowler. Samuels though is up for it as he ducks under it. The umpire signals it as a wide as he feels it was above the batsman's head. |
| B Wheal to M Samuels, Back to bowling on a length on off, guided to point. |
| 7.5 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Wide! Once again bangs it short but too high. It is wided. |
| B Wheal to M Samuels, FOUR! Uppish but in the gap, just! Back of a length on off, the bowler once again gets some extra bounce. Samuels goes back and punches it uppishly towards covers. The fielder there dives low to his left and tries to catch it but the ball is just out of his reach and it goes racing to the fence. |
| 7.6 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Howzaaat? The answer to that question is not out! A short ball on middle, this time it does not bounce a lot. Marlon stands tall and tries to pull but misses to get hit above the pads. The players appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Going over I feel. |
| 8.1 : A Evans to E Lewis, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 8.2 : A Evans to E Lewis, Back of a length on off, pushed to covers. |
| 8.3 : A Evans to E Lewis, Overthrow! Bonus run for the Windies. Fuller on middle, driven down to mid off. The fielder there has a needless shy at the non-striker's end. He hits the bull's eye but the batsman is well in. The ball deflects away from the man backing up and the batsmen take a run. |
| 8.4 : A Evans to M Samuels, Shorter in length on middle, Marlon stands tall and pulls it through square leg. It has not been hit well enough to reach the fence but enough to get two. |
| 8.5 : A Evans to M Samuels, Fuller on the pads, Marlon goes for the flick but misses to get hit on the pads. There is a muted appeal by the players but nothing from the umpire. |
| 8.6 : A Evans to M Samuels, Shorter in length on off, cut to point. |
| Safyaan Sharif is back on. |
| 9.1 : S Sharif to E Lewis, Good fielding! It was in the air for sometime and there were shouts for a catch but it did not carry. Full and wide outside off, Lewis goes after it. He drives it uppishly towards cover-point. The fielder there dives to his right but the ball bounces in front of him. He however, makes a good stop. |
| 9.2 : S Sharif to E Lewis, BEATEN! Why was this guy removed from the attack! Creating problems immediately after being re-introduced. On a length around off, it shapes away a touch. Lewis has to play at it but is done in by the away movement as he gets beaten. |
| 9.3 : S Sharif to E Lewis, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 9.4 : S Sharif to E Lewis, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 9.5 : S Sharif to E Lewis, Full and wide outside off, Lewis goes hard at it as he looks to force it through the off side. The ball takes the outside edge and goes down to third man for a run. The partnership between the two moves onto 25. |
| 9.6 : S Sharif to M Samuels, Back of a length on off, blocked. End of the first Powerplay, a good one for the bowling side. |
| Powerplay 2 has been signaled! Now a maximum of four fielders can be placed outside the circle till the 40th over. |
| Spin for the first time today! Tom Sole is into the attack. |
| 10.1 : Tom Sole to E Lewis, Fires it on the pads, Lewis goes to flick but misses to get hit on it. |
| 10.2 : Tom Sole to E Lewis, Down the leg side, Lewis tries to pull it fine but misses and the umpire signals a wide. |
| Tom Sole to E Lewis, Fuller on off, driven to covers. |
| 10.3 : Tom Sole to E Lewis, WIDE! Sole has not got it right here. He bowls it very full but down the leg side. Lewis goes to sweep but misses. |
| Tom Sole to E Lewis, Fuller on off, driven to covers. |
| 10.4 : Tom Sole to E Lewis, Once again he bowls it a little too full, the spin though is out of contention due to the length. Evin drives it back to the bowler. |
| 10.5 : Tom Sole to E Lewis, Driven towards the mid off region. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 10.6 : Tom Sole to M Samuels, Nicely bowled! A good one to end the over! Sole tosses it up on off, he also gets some extra bounce. Samuels tries to cut but misses. |
| 11.1 : S Sharif to E Lewis, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 11.2 : S Sharif to E Lewis, Fuller on middle, Lewis wants to drive it straight back past the bowler but gets an inside edge towards the leg side for a run. |
| 11.3 : S Sharif to M Samuels, Goes for the yorker, the idea was good but the execution was not quite up to the mark. It is down the leg side. Samuels tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 11.4 : S Sharif to M Samuels, Almost a similar ball to the last one. Samuels tries to play a similar shot but misses to get hit on the pads once again. |
| 11.5 : S Sharif to M Samuels, On a length around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 11.6 : S Sharif to M Samuels, A good shot but for no runs! Fuller on off, Samuels drives it hard but straight to the fielder at mid off. Marlon is finding it very hard to score here. He is on 10 from 34 balls. |
| 12.1 : Tom Sole to E Lewis, Tosses it up on off, hit hard but back to the bowler. |
| 12.2 : Tom Sole to E Lewis, WIDE! Third by the bowler in the number of balls he has bowled! Down the leg side and the umpire calls it a wide. |
| Tom Sole to E Lewis, Slows it up and floats it outside off, Lewis drives it uppishly through covers for a run. He moves onto 16. |
| 12.3 : Tom Sole to M Samuels, Very full outside off, driven through cover-point to rotate strike. |
| 12.4 : Tom Sole to E Lewis, Tosses it up on off, eased to covers. |
| 12.5 : Tom Sole to E Lewis, Flatter on off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 12.6 : Tom Sole to E Lewis, Fires it on middle, defended. |
| Alasdair Evans is into the attack now. |
| 13.1 : A Evans to M Samuels, Just behind a length on off, Marlon defends it onto the ground. |
| 13.2 : A Evans to M Samuels, WIDE AND FOUR! Too many extras here by Scotland! This though has just taken of off the surface. Short and outside off, it shoots off the pitch leaving the keeper no chance to collect it. Bonus runs for the Windies. |
| A Evans to M Samuels, Bouncer! The batsman ducks under the bouncer at the last moment. |
| 13.3 : A Evans to M Samuels, Back of a length on off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 13.4 : A Evans to M Samuels, Good length on off, Marlon quite lazily keeps it out. |
| 13.5 : A Evans to M Samuels, FOUR! Short and wide! An opportunity for Samuels and he makes full use of it. Gets on top of the bounce and cuts it over point for a boundary. An expensive over this is turning out to be. |
| 13.6 : A Evans to M Samuels, A dot to finish but 9 from it! Fuller on middle, eased to mid on. |
| 14.1 : Tom Sole to E Lewis, Looped up from around the wicket, it's quite full in length and slow in pace. Evin Lewis drills it back down to long on for a single. |
| 14.2 : Tom Sole to M Samuels, Over the wicket now, slightly quicker in pace, full outside off, driven hard through the covers. Two runs are taken as the fielder in the deep mops it up. |
| 14.3 : Tom Sole to M Samuels, Slower through the air, well outside off, Samuels throws his bat at this but is beaten in the flight. Past the edge and into the keeper's gloves, who whips the bails off. |
| 14.4 : Tom Sole to M Samuels, Tad short outside off, cut square past point. Easy double for the batsmen. |
| 14.5 : Tom Sole to M Samuels, Back to around the wicket, pitched it full on off, a solid front foot defense is offered in response. |
| 14.6 : Tom Sole to M Samuels, Floated delivery around the off stick, Samuels is forward in defense. |
| 15.1 : A Evans to E Lewis, On a length around off, watchfully blocked. |
| 15.2 : A Evans to E Lewis, FOUR! Short and it sat up to be hit! A bumper on middle, does not get it to bounce as the bowler would have desired. Lewis rocks back and pulls it hard through mid-wicket for a boundary. The 50-run stand is up between the two. A vital one as Windies were 2-2. |
| 15.3 : A Evans to E Lewis, This time he bawls a good bouncer but Lewis lets it go. |
| 15.4 : A Evans to E Lewis, SIX! Just over! The third short ball on middle, Evin once again takes on the challenge of pulling it. He though does not time it that well and it goes towards deep square leg. The fielder there for a moment must have felt he has a chance as he goes running to his right. He jumps with his hands stretched above his head but the ball goes over the fence. |
| 15.5 : A Evans to E Lewis, SIX! Back-to-back maximums for Lewis. This time he goes straight. The bowler over compensates and bowls it full on middle. Lewis gets underneath the length and lofts it straight over the bowler for a biggie. 16 from the over so far. |
| 15.6 : A Evans to E Lewis, Back of a length on off, Lewis keeps it out. A dot to finish but a very expensive over. The best one of the innings so far. |
| Drinks break. |
| 16.1 : Tom Sole to M Samuels, Full on off, driven down to long off for a run. |
| 16.2 : Tom Sole to E Lewis, Flatter outside off, left alone. |
| 16.3 : Tom Sole to E Lewis, A low full toss on middle, eased down to long off for a run. |
| 16.4 : Tom Sole to M Samuels, Slower through the air on the pads, worked to mid-wicket. |
| 16.5 : Tom Sole to M Samuels, The batsman dances down the track and does well to block the ball. |
| 16.6 : Tom Sole to M Samuels, Save your legs non-striker but he can't. A full ball outside off, Samuels bludgeons it back towards Lewis at the other end but he is unable to move out of the way and is hit on the back of his leg. |
| OUCH! Evin Lewis is in some pain here! The physio is out with the ice bag and he is receiving some treatment. |
| Michael Leask to bowl now. |
| 17.1 : M Leask to E Lewis, Shorter in length outside off, cut through point for a run. |
| 17.2 : M Leask to M Samuels, Floats it up on off, driven through covers for a run. |
| 17.3 : M Leask to E Lewis, Floats it up on middle, defended. |
| 17.4 : M Leask to E Lewis, Fuller on off, driven to covers. |
| 17.5 : M Leask to E Lewis, Fires it down the leg side. Lewis goes for the sweep but the ball hits the pads and goes towards short fine leg and the batsmen sneak a leg bye. |
| 17.6 : M Leask to M Samuels, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. One run added to the total. |
| 18.1 : Tom Sole to M Samuels, Tosses it up on off, Marlon lunges forward and blocks it. |
| 18.2 : Tom Sole to M Samuels, Very full outside off, stroked through covers for no runs. |
| 18.3 : Tom Sole to M Samuels, Eased down to long off for a run. |
| 18.4 : Tom Sole to E Lewis, Punched off the backfoot by the batsman. |
| 18.5 : Tom Sole to E Lewis, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single. |
| 18.6 : Tom Sole to M Samuels, FOUR! STREAKY! Marlon won't mind though. This spoils the over however. Sole floats it up on off, turning away. Samuels goes for the expansive drive but the ball takes the outside edge and goes through the first slip region for a boundary. |
| 19.1 : M Leask to E Lewis, On the stumps, blocked. |
| 19.2 : M Leask to E Lewis, Very full on middle, eased down to long on for a run. |
| 19.3 : M Leask to M Samuels, Worked with the spin towards mid-wicket. |
| 19.4 : M Leask to M Samuels, Very full on middle, driven down to long on for a run. |
| 19.5 : M Leask to E Lewis, FOUR! Swept and swept fine! Down the leg side, Lewis goes down on one knee and sweeps it through short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 19.6 : M Leask to E Lewis, Shorter outside off, chopped to point. |
| 20.1 : Tom Sole to M Samuels, Comes down the track and drives it back to the bowler. |
| 20.2 : Tom Sole to M Samuels, Loopy ball outside off, Samuels defends it. |
| 20.3 : Tom Sole to M Samuels, Sees Samuels come down the track and drags his length back. Marlon keeps it out. |
| 20.4 : Tom Sole to M Samuels, Shorter in length down the leg side, Samuels tries to pull but misses. The ball hits the pads and goes towards short fine leg and the batsman take a leg bye. |
| 20.5 : Tom Sole to E Lewis, FOUR! Not learning are the Scotland bowlers! Once again down the leg side, a hit-me ball. Lewis obliges as he goes down on one knee and sweeps it through backward square leg to move onto 45. |
| 20.6 : Tom Sole to E Lewis, The batsman drives this through the covers. |
| 21.1 : M Leask to M Samuels, Flighted ball on off, Samuels with that high bat lift of his strokes it through covers for a run. |
| 21.2 : M Leask to E Lewis, Flatter on off, Lewis tries to pierce the gap between point and backward point but can't do so as he hits it straight to the point fielder. |
| 21.3 : M Leask to E Lewis, Ordinary fielding helps Lewis to move onto 47! Shorter in length on off, Lewis guides it towards short third man. The fielder there takes his eyes off the ball at the very last moment and it goes between his legs and the batsmen take two. |
| 21.4 : M Leask to E Lewis, The batsman gets an inside edge and the ball hits him on the pads. |
| 21.5 : M Leask to E Lewis, Defends the ball on off, onto the ground. |
| 21.6 : M Leask to E Lewis, A tough chance! A very tough chance you can say! The bowler gives it air on off and bowls it full. Lewis goes for the big one but gets an inside edge and the ball hits the pads of the keeper. Those need to go straight into the gloves, the keeper hardly had any time to react. |
| Alasdair Evans is back into the attack. |
| 22.1 : A Evans to M Samuels, On a length around off, kept out. |
| 22.2 : A Evans to M Samuels, Short and wide outside off, Marlon looks to cut but does not connect. |
| 22.3 : A Evans to M Samuels, Direct hit but the batsman was well in! On a length around off, pushed towards mid off. The batsmen set off for a run. The fielder there gets to the ball and hits bull's eye but the Marlon is well in. |
| 22.4 : A Evans to E Lewis, FOUR! Back-to-back fifties for Evin Lewis, his third in this format. An important knock by the opener as he had to adjust to the situation, waited for the bad balls and has worked his way to a fine half ton. His job is yet not done though, he would look to make it big. He also gets there in style as he drives the full ball on off, over covers for a boundary. |
| 22.5 : A Evans to E Lewis, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 22.6 : A Evans to E Lewis, Eased down to long off for a run. |
| 23.1 : M Leask to E Lewis, Flatter on off, punched to covers. |
| 23.2 : M Leask to E Lewis, Floats it up on off, Lewis drops it towards cover for a quick run. |
| 23.3 : M Leask to M Samuels, Shorter in length on off, pushed through covers to bag a run. |
| 23.4 : M Leask to M Samuels, Slower through the air on off, driven through covers for a run. |
| 23.5 : M Leask to E Lewis, Once again plays the sweep shot which he has played with a lot of effect but this time he finds the fielder at short fine leg. |
| 23.6 : M Leask to E Lewis, Fires it outside off, left alone. A good tight over, just 2 from it. |
| 24.1 : A Evans to M Samuels, Works it with the angle towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 24.2 : A Evans to E Lewis, Back of a length on off, kept out. |
| 24.3 : A Evans to E Lewis, Slower full ball on off, mistimed down to long off for a run. 100 up for the Windies and this partnership is now 98. |
| 24.4 : A Evans to M Samuels, Slower ball on off, Samuels taps it towards Kyle Coetzer at covers and sets off for a run. The Scotland skipper gets to the ball quickly, picks it up and has a shy at the striker's end but misses. |
| 24.5 : A Evans to E Lewis, 100-run stand between the two. This is an excellent stand after the two early wickets. They however need to continue if the Windies are to get up to a big total. Another slower ball, Lewis guides it down to third man for a run. |
| 24.6 : A Evans to M Samuels, Driven through mid off by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| A stumping appeal against Marlon Samuels has been referred upstairs. |
| 25.1 : M Leask to M Samuels, NOT OUT! Samuels has his foot well inside! But a good delivery by Leask. He tosses it up outside off, it goes on with the arm and beats Samuels as he tries to play for the turn. The keeper is quick to whip the bails off and makes an appeal. The umpire goes upstairs to check and replays show that his foot is inside the crease. |
| 25.2 : M Leask to M Samuels, Flatter on off, defended. |
| 25.3 : M Leask to M Samuels, The batsman gets to the pitch of the ball and defends it. |
| 25.4 : M Leask to M Samuels, Floats it up on middle, driven down to long on for a run. |
| 25.5 : M Leask to E Lewis, A big, big appeal, especially by the keeper who is pleading as he feels Lewis is a goner. Leask bowls it quicker on the stumps, Lewis goes for the sweep but misses to get hit on the pads. The players make a loud appeal and after a though the umpire shakes his head. That was very close, there was no bat involved but it might be going over by a little. The decision there could have gone either way. |
| 25.6 : M Leask to E Lewis, Floats it up on off, eased down to long off for a run. |
| 26.1 : A Evans to E Lewis, From around the wicket, it's a length ball angling in on off, Lewis gets behind the line and defends. |
| 26.2 : A Evans to E Lewis, Extremely full and darted on off, squeezed square past point for a couple. |
| 26.3 : A Evans to E Lewis, Hangs back and keeps it out off the back foot. |
| 26.4 : A Evans to E Lewis, In the air for a good while but safe eventually. Cutter on a length around off, Lewis swings hard and top edges it over cover-point. It falls safely and a single is taken. |
| 26.5 : A Evans to M Samuels, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 26.6 : A Evans to M Samuels, Fuller outside off, lofted over covers for one. |
| 27.1 : M Leask to M Samuels, Comes down the track to this tossed up ball and smacks it to long off for a single. |
| 27.2 : M Leask to E Lewis, From around the wicket, it's drifting in on middle and leg, worked away on the leg side for a single. |
| 27.3 : M Leask to M Samuels, Short and flat outside off, punched away into the off side. |
| 27.4 : M Leask to M Samuels, Works this away through the mid-wicket area for a run. |
| 27.5 : M Leask to E Lewis, Punched hard to point. No run taken. |
| 27.6 : M Leask to E Lewis, Dot ball to end the over. Lewis hangs deep inside his crease and keeps it out rather safely. |
| Bradley Wheal back into the attack. |
| 28.1 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Angles in a low full toss on the stumps, Samuels off the toe end hits it straight to mid on. |
| 28.2 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Fuller and outside the line of off stump, tapped behind square on the off side with soft hands. No run taken. |
| 28.3 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Full again, attacking the stumps, Marlon with another drive straight to mid on. |
| 28.4 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Waits for the ball to come to him, it's on a length outside off, run down to third man with an open face. Single taken. |
| 28.5 : B Wheal to E Lewis, Around the wicket to the left-hander, it's on a good length just around off, Lewis taps it down in front of covers and takes off. There is a shy at the bowler's end but it goes off Evin's bat, so the batsmen don't take the extra run. |
| 28.6 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Hammers this full length delivery towards the long off fielder and crosses over to take strike. |
| Richie Berrington to have a go with the ball. |
| 29.1 : R Berrington to M Samuels, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 29.2 : R Berrington to M Samuels, Leans a touch ahead to this length ball and pushes it into the covers for a single. |
| 29.3 : R Berrington to E Lewis, Beaten! On a length on the fourth stump line, Evin Lewis attempts to cut but is beaten. There was some noise but not sure of what. |
| 29.4 : R Berrington to E Lewis, Not much movement on this one. Length delivery in the off stump channel and it's punched through the covers easily by Lewis for a single. |
| 29.5 : R Berrington to M Samuels, Moves inside the line, uses the angle and works it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 29.6 : R Berrington to E Lewis, Well outside off, shaping away, Evin looks to put bat on ball but fails to do so. |
| 30.1 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Short of a good length outside off, Marlon stands tall and slaps it through extra cover. Easy run taken by the batsmen. |
| 30.2 : B Wheal to E Lewis, FOUR! Streaky runs which the Windies won't mind! But the intention is clear here, Lewis is going to try and up the scoring rate. Length ball on off, the southpaw swings hard across the line and gets an inside edge down to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 30.3 : B Wheal to E Lewis, OUT! Lewis is gone! Wheal brings about an end to the massive 121-run stand. From around the wicket, it's angled in on a fuller length, Lewis stands his ground and once again looks to go big across the line, misses and is caught flush right in front of the stumps. Loud appeal goes up and the umpire has no problem in raising his finger. Can Scotland inflict further damage from hereon? |
| Shimron Hetmyer to bat next. |
| 30.4 : B Wheal to S Hetmyer, Off the mark with a single down to third man. Just opens the bat face and guides it easily to the fielder positioned there. |
| 30.5 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Full delivery aiming the base of off stump, drilled to long off for a single. |
| 30.6 : B Wheal to S Hetmyer, Fullish length ball outside the line of off stump, pushed to the covers to end a successful over from Wheal. |
| 31.1 : R Berrington to M Samuels, Driven down to mid on. Just the single taken. |
| 31.2 : R Berrington to S Hetmyer, Hetmyer takes it on the full, meets the ball with the full face of the blade and pushes it to covers. Single taken. |
| 31.3 : R Berrington to M Samuels, FOUR! Straying on the pads, easy enough for Samuels to help it on its way. A little shuffle across and the tickle which follows is enough to beat the keeper diving to his left. |
| 31.4 : R Berrington to M Samuels, Length ball outside off, blocked. |
| 31.5 : R Berrington to M Samuels, Drives a full ball to mid on and gets nothing for it. |
| 31.6 : R Berrington to M Samuels, Full outside off, firmly driven but straight to extra cover. |
| 32.1 : B Wheal to S Hetmyer, Goes full and keeps it close to off, Shimron takes a big stride forward and drives it to cover. |
| 32.2 : B Wheal to S Hetmyer, Shimron Hetmyer shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. |
| 32.3 : B Wheal to S Hetmyer, Cuts it late, down to third man and calls his partner through. |
| 32.4 : B Wheal to M Samuels, Fifty for Samuels, his 30th in ODIs. Just drops this in front of covers and crosses over. He's done decently to hang in so far, maybe he'll start accelerating now. He has to for his side. |
| 32.5 : B Wheal to S Hetmyer, Yorker fired outside off, driven hard square of the wicket on the off side. No run taken. |
| 32.6 : B Wheal to S Hetmyer, On a good length and angling back in, Hetmyer hangs back and offers a punch towards mid on. |
| Michael Leask returns. |
| 33.1 : M Leask to M Samuels, Makes use of the feet to get close to the pitch and hits it to long off for a single. |
| 33.2 : M Leask to S Hetmyer, Short and flat, outside off, punched away to the covers for nothing. |
| 33.3 : M Leask to S Hetmyer, Misses out. Juicy full toss from Leask, Hetmyer loses his balance as he hoicks it away. Can't get much behind it, just a single to deep mid-wicket. |
| 33.4 : M Leask to M Samuels, OUT! SAMUELS DEPARTS! Looked to up the ante and departed in the process. Flighted ball outside off, Samuels charges down and looks to clear the fence. Doesn't middle it and it's a good catch taken by Tom Sole out at wide long off. He runs to his left and pouches it well. |
| Jason Holder is the next man in. The skipper has been in sublime form in this tournament, his team needs him to continue that. |
| 33.5 : M Leask to S Hetmyer, OUT! Beauty of a delivery from Micheal Leask! Absolute ripper. Wow. He comes from around the wicket and tosses it up on off. It drifts in at first but then spins away just enough. Shimron Hetmyer is half-forward to play at that and he nicks it behind where Matthew Cross takes it excellently in his gloves. |
| Rovman Powell is out to face the hat-trick ball. |
| 33.6 : M Leask to R Powell, Edged and just wide! Almost. Full outside off, Powell prods forward to defend but gets an edge past the slip fielder for a double. Excellent over from Leask, Windies in some trouble here now. |
| Tom Sole into the attack again. |
| 34.1 : Tom Sole to J Holder, Bit straight outside off, Holder plays for the turn where there isn't much. Gets beaten past the edge as the keeper takes it. |
| 34.2 : Tom Sole to J Holder, Full outside off, driven to long off for a single. |
| 34.3 : Tom Sole to R Powell, Worked away to mid-wicket. Won't get any run for it. |
| 34.4 : Tom Sole to R Powell, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 34.5 : Tom Sole to J Holder, Spinning in from outside off, Holder stands firm and chops it through covers for one run. |
| 34.6 : Tom Sole to R Powell, Into the leg side this time with the flick of the wrists. Two runs to the total. |
| 35.1 : M Leask to J Holder, Turning in, on a driving length, Jason Holder meets it with the full face of the bat. |
| 35.2 : M Leask to J Holder, Oooh that wasn't far away. Tossed right up there, on off, Holder chips it straight back. Barely over the bowler's head as a single is taken. |
| 35.3 : M Leask to R Powell, Waits for the ball to turn in to him, goes on the back foot and eases it to long on for one. |
| 35.4 : M Leask to J Holder, Pushes this straight to the mid off fielder. |
| 35.5 : M Leask to J Holder, Plays with the spin and turns it to mid-wicket. Couldn't get it wide of the fielder. |
| 35.6 : M Leask to J Holder, Once again worked in the same area. Dot ball to end the over. |
| Safyaan Sharif back on. |
| 36.1 : S Sharif to R Powell, Angles it in on a fuller length, on the stumps, Powell closes the face slightly and drives it to mid-wicket. |
| 36.2 : S Sharif to R Powell, Works this from the off stump on the leg side. Towards square leg with a flick and a run is stolen. |
| 36.3 : S Sharif to J Holder, Driven through the covers by Jason Holder. One run added to the total. |
| 36.4 : S Sharif to R Powell, Tucked away through mid-wicket for another single. |
| 36.5 : S Sharif to J Holder, Waits for the ball to come to him, then wrists it in front of square leg and takes one. |
| 36.6 : S Sharif to R Powell, Length ball on off, pushed back down the track to the bowler. |
| 37.1 : M Leask to J Holder, Dropped on a shorter length outside off, it spins back in as Holder punches this off the back foot. Along the ground through the covers and a single is earned. |
| 37.2 : M Leask to R Powell, Quicker one on the stumps, flicked with the wrists through square leg for a single. |
| 37.3 : M Leask to R Powell, Yorker darted on off, Powell manages to dig it out off the inner half to mid-wicket. |
| 37.4 : M Leask to R Powell, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 37.5 : M Leask to R Powell, Backs away a bit, opens the face of the bat and steers this flat ball to point. One run taken. |
| 37.6 : M Leask to J Holder, Works the short ball past the diving mid-wicket fielder for a single. |
| 38.1 : S Sharif to J Holder, Full ball outside off, driven through cover. The sweeper moves to his left, fumbles which allows the batsmen to come back for the second. |
| 38.2 : S Sharif to J Holder, Off the splice, it's a length ball which is sliced through backward point. One run added to the total. |
| 38.3 : S Sharif to R Powell, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. They pick up a single. |
| 38.4 : S Sharif to J Holder, Nice and full from Sharif, straight in line, it's driven back, towards mid off for nothing. |
| 38.5 : S Sharif to J Holder, Slower in pace and fuller outside off, a square drive from Jason Holder earns him an easy single. |
| 38.6 : S Sharif to R Powell, Full ball on the stumps, driven to mid on to end the over. |
| Alasdair Evans back into the attack. |
| 39.1 : A Evans to J Holder, Back of a length delivery outside off, punched off the back foot on the off side for a single. |
| 39.2 : A Evans to R Powell, Fuller outside off, steered down to third man. One more run taken. |
| 39.3 : A Evans to J Holder, OUT! What a poor shot from the skipper. Poor. Unbelievable that he of all people has done that. Short ball banged in on off, Holder goes back to pull but he's in no position to play that shot. The bounce is too big for him and as a result, he gets it off the splice towards mid-wicket. MacLeod moves to his left and takes the simplest of catches. Holder looks to the heavens, but it's Evans who smiles. |
| Carlos Brathwaite in to bat now. |
| 39.4 : A Evans to C Brathwaite, Good length ball around off, Brathwaite defends well. |
| 39.5 : A Evans to C Brathwaite, Full ball and it's driven to the covers. |
| 39.6 : A Evans to C Brathwaite, On a length and angling back in on off, Brathwaite hops across to get behind the line and blocks well. |
| Powerplay 3 signalled. A maximum of 5 fielders will be allowed outside the ring till the end of the innings. |
| Brad Wheal brought back on. |
| 40.1 : B Wheal to R Powell, Firmly punched, down the ground towards mid on. A quick single is taken. |
| 40.2 : B Wheal to C Brathwaite, Pitched up on the stumps, Carlos takes a step forward to drive but finds mid on. |
| 40.3 : B Wheal to C Brathwaite, Fuller and outside off, tapped with an open face to point for one more. |
| 40.4 : B Wheal to R Powell, Keeps it full yet again, outside off, driven to mid off. |
| 40.5 : B Wheal to R Powell, Outside off on a bit of a fuller length, Powell pushes it to point. Brathwaite charges out for the single but is sent back just in time. |
| 40.6 : B Wheal to R Powell, The batsman has driven it through mid off. One run added to the total. |
| Michael Leask to bowl out. |
| 41.1 : M Leask to R Powell, Spinning in from around off, Powell keeps it out off the back foot. |
| 41.2 : M Leask to R Powell, Straighter one outside off, punched to point. |
| 41.3 : M Leask to R Powell, The batsman has driven it straight down the ground. |
| 41.4 : M Leask to R Powell, Worked away through the mid-wicket area for a single. |
| 41.5 : M Leask to C Brathwaite, SIX! What a monstrous hit! Wow. That's gone out of the park. Tossed up, right in the slot and Brathwaite holds nothing back when smoking this straight back down. Clears the roof and sends it out of the park. |
| A new ball is brought. The hit was so big the ball can't be found any time soon. So, a new box is brought out and the umpire picks his replacement. |
| 41.6 : M Leask to C Brathwaite, Worked away with the spin on the leg side for a single. |
| 42.1 : B Wheal to C Brathwaite, Wide! False start for Wheal. It's down the leg side, the umpire signals wide. |
| B Wheal to C Brathwaite, Full and straight on the stumps, Carlos blocks it firmly back to the bowler. |
| 42.2 : B Wheal to C Brathwaite, Full on the stumps, driven through long off for a single. |
| 42.3 : B Wheal to R Powell, Straighter in line again, it's driven down the ground, towards long on this time. One more run to the total. |
| 42.4 : B Wheal to C Brathwaite, Played to the point region by the batsman. |
| 42.5 : B Wheal to C Brathwaite, Some width offered outside off, on a good length, Brathwaite cuts it square past point and takes two. |
| 42.6 : B Wheal to C Brathwaite, Driven through mid on by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| Safyaan Sharif into the attack once more. |
| 43.1 : S Sharif to C Brathwaite, Length ball quite close to off, chopped down on the track towards backward point for nought. |
| 43.2 : S Sharif to C Brathwaite, Full and just around off, squeezed out to point. |
| 43.3 : S Sharif to C Brathwaite, Skidding off the surface outside off, looks to chop it down to third man but can't do it properly. |
| 43.4 : S Sharif to C Brathwaite, Leans ahead to this full ball and knocks it down to long off. One run to the scoreboard. |
| 43.5 : S Sharif to R Powell, OUT! He's chopped it back on! Sharif has his third of the game. Length ball close to off, Powell looks to play at it but there's some slight inward movement off the seam which does him in. Takes a big inside edge and then crashes into the leg pole. |
| Ashley Nurse will be the new man in. |
| 43.6 : S Sharif to A Nurse, Works it with the angle through mid-wicket for a single. |
| Alasdair Evans will bowl again. |
| 44.1 : A Evans to A Nurse, Outside off on a good length, Nurse looks to run this down to third man but gets a bottom edge. Not much harm done, he gets it there eventually and takes a single. |
| 44.2 : A Evans to C Brathwaite, Another one played down to third man. Calls for the run and gets it with ease. |
| 44.3 : A Evans to A Nurse, Play and a miss! Full and fired just outside off, Nurse plants his front foot forward to play the cover drive but is beaten. |
| 44.4 : A Evans to A Nurse, Connects with the drive this time, but places it through mid off for a run. |
| 44.5 : A Evans to C Brathwaite, Taps this down in front of point and sets off. There is a shy at the bowler's end but the ball goes off Brathwaite's bat and deflects away. |
| 44.6 : A Evans to A Nurse, Short ball into the body, pulled away in front of square on the leg side for one run. |
| Richie Berrington to bowl out. |
| 45.1 : R Berrington to A Nurse, Takes the pace off this one, full and outside off, Nurse is early into the shot as he mistimes this loft down towards long on. One run taken. |
| 45.2 : R Berrington to C Brathwaite, Works it away through point for a single. |
| 45.3 : R Berrington to A Nurse, Outside off on a length, Nurse pokes at it and gets a faint edge on the bounce behind to the keeper. |
| 45.4 : R Berrington to A Nurse, OUT! Soft dismissal! Short of a good length outside off, Nurse walks a step across and throws everything at it. Gets an edge which spoons straight to Wheal at short third man. |
| Keemo Paul is next in. |
| 45.5 : R Berrington to K Paul, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 45.6 : R Berrington to K Paul, Worked away through mid-wicket for an easy run. |
| 46.1 : A Evans to K Paul, Short ball on the stumps, takes Paul by surprise who barely manages to fend it away with his gloves on the off side. |
| 46.2 : A Evans to K Paul, Pushes this to backward point and sets off for the run. Risky stuff, Carlos quickly sends him back. There is a shy at the striker's end which misses. |
| 46.3 : A Evans to K Paul, Good length delivery aiming the top of off stump, Paul stands his ground and pushes it into the off side. |
| 46.4 : A Evans to K Paul, FOUR! Deft. Nicely done from Keemo Paul. He plays this really late, it's on a length around off, connects perfectly and sends it across the third man boundary. |
| 46.5 : A Evans to K Paul, Stays inside the crease and blocks it out safely from inside the crease. |
| 46.6 : A Evans to K Paul, Full and angling in on leg, closes the face early and gets a safe leading edge to backward point. |
| Safyaan Sharif is back on. |
| 47.1 : S Sharif to C Brathwaite, Full delivery angling in, on the stumps, flicked through mid-wicket for a double. |
| 47.2 : S Sharif to C Brathwaite, Full and outside off, Brathwaite looks to play at it but misses. |
| 47.3 : S Sharif to C Brathwaite, Works it once again, through the mid-wicket region, and gets two more. |
| 47.4 : S Sharif to C Brathwaite, The batsman has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. |
| 47.5 : S Sharif to K Paul, Shaping back in, just ahead of a length, raps Paul on the pads as he moves across to flick. Gets caught on the pads, but the umpire doesn't respond to the lbw appeal because it was going down leg. |
| 47.6 : S Sharif to C Brathwaite, Pushed to the covers for just the one. |
| Brad Wheal is back. |
| 48.1 : B Wheal to C Brathwaite, Brathwaite is using that area well to his advantage. Moves inside the line and flicks it through the vacant mid-wicket area for a brace. |
| 48.2 : B Wheal to C Brathwaite, OUT! Carlos Brathwaite, the only man who probably had a few big hits left to hit towards the end of this innings, makes his way back slowly to the pavilion. Length ball cutting back in outside off, Brathwaite spoons a leading edge looking to put bat on ball. It goes towards George Munsey who takes a good diving catch. |
| Kemar Roach is the last man in for Windies. |
| 48.3 : B Wheal to K Paul, Lbw appeal shut down. Fuller and angling down, which was what convinced the umpire it wasn't out. Catches Paul low on the pads as he misses his flick. |
| 48.4 : B Wheal to K Paul, OUT! WINDIES HAVE BEEN BOWLED OUT FOR 198! Excellent delivery from Wheal to wrap things up. Fires in a yorker on leg, Paul looks to flick it away but it's too good for him. Goes off his pads and rattles the stumps behind. |
| Excellent performance from the Scots with the ball. Kyle Coetzer's decision to field first has been completely justified by his bowlers. They started off in the most perfect manner, as Safyaan Sharif got Chris Gayle on the very first ball of the game, and then picked up another one to get Shai Hope. There was a big stand in between between Evin Lewis and Marlon Samuels, but they made sure they got them before they could accelerate and take the game away from them. After that stand, wickets fell |
| The Windies will be terribly disappointed with the way they have done with the bat. Their most important game of the competition, with the World Cup qualification on the line, and they've let themselves down. The only thing worth talking about is the 121-run partnership between Evin Lewis and Marlon Samuels (both of whom scored fifties each). Despite that stand, the scoring rate was always in check and as a result, when the wickets fell, it hurt them badly. They will have to bowl out of their sk |
| Safyaan Sharif says he's excited to make a contribution. Adds that getting early wickets was the key so is happy he was able to do that. Mentions that they knew it's important to do the basics, which is partly the reason why he was able to get Chris Gayle on the very first ball of the game. States it's a great achievement for his side for putting in the kind of performance they did out on the field. |
| 0.0 : We are back for the chase. 199 is the target. Kyle Coetzer and Matthew Cross will open the innings for Scotland. Kemar Roach will bowl the first over. Two slips in place for him. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : K Roach to M Cross, Action straightaway! A huge appeal but turned down! On a length around off, it shapes back in. Cross tries to flick but is done in by the inward movement. He is struck high on the pads. The players appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Good start for the Windies. |
| 0.2 : K Roach to M Cross, Fuller on off, looking for some swing but there ain't any. Cross times it to mid off. |
| 0.3 : K Roach to M Cross, A half-volley on the pads, Cross flicks it to square leg. He should have gotten off the mark on that ball. |
| 0.4 : K Roach to M Cross, Good length outside off, left alone. |
| 0.5 : K Roach to M Cross, An excellent yorker on middle, but the batsman does really well to dig it out. |
| 0.6 : K Roach to M Cross, Full and wide outside off, Cross leaves it alone. Ends the first over with a dot, a maiden to begin with by Roach. |
| Jason Holder will bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : J Holder to K Coetzer, Starts off with a shorter in length delivery outside off, Coetzer punches it hard but straight to the fielder at covers. |
| 1.2 : J Holder to K Coetzer, On a length around off, kept out. |
| 1.3 : J Holder to K Coetzer, First runs for Scotland! They have cut down the deficit by two runs! Not in convincing manner though, on a length around off. Coetzer tries to drive it through the off side but gets it off the inner half through square leg for a brace. |
| 1.4 : J Holder to K Coetzer, WIDE! Down the leg side and the umpire signals a wide. |
| J Holder to K Coetzer, Back of a length on off, it shapes back in a touch. Coetzer tries to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 1.5 : J Holder to K Coetzer, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 1.6 : J Holder to K Coetzer, Back of a length on off, pushed to covers. The Scotland batsman have looked comfortable in both the overs. There is no swing available for the Windies bowler till now. |
| 2.1 : K Roach to M Cross, On a length around off, Cross leans forward and times it nicely through covers for three. |
| 2.2 : K Roach to K Coetzer, OUT! There goes the first one and it is a big wicket. The in-form Coetzer departs. A very loose dismissal and the Scotland skipper will be kicking himself for playing that shot. A length ball around off, Coetzer tries to force it through the off side but fails to keep it down. It flies towards Evin Lewis who takes a simple catch, head height. An early wicket for the Windies, just the start they needed defending a below par total. They are all pumped up. |
| Michael Jones is the next man in. |
| 2.3 : K Roach to M Jones, Back of a length outside off, left alone. |
| 2.4 : K Roach to M Jones, Once again wide outside off, the batsman need not play at it. Poor this by Roach after taking a wicket, he should be making the new batsman play. |
| 2.5 : K Roach to M Jones, Shorter in length on off, kept out. |
| 2.6 : K Roach to M Jones, FOUR! Top shot! Shortish on off, outside off, Jones rocks back, gets on top of the bounce and punches it through covers for a boundary. The first of the game. |
| 3.1 : J Holder to M Cross, Well played! Shortish outside off, Cross guides it down to third man, past the second slip fielder for a run. |
| 3.2 : J Holder to M Jones, In the air... catch it is the call, but it goes to the fielder on the bounce. A bumper, a well-directed one, aimed at the body of the batsman. Jones goes for the pull but the bounce gets big on the batsman as he tries to pull. It takes the top edge and goes towards Roach at fine leg. He comes running in but collects it on the bounce. |
| 3.3 : J Holder to M Cross, Back of a length on off, guided to point. |
| 3.4 : J Holder to M Cross, OUT! Played on! The Windies skipper strikes. His 15th wicket in this qualifier. Both the openers back in the hut for Scotland now. A short ball which has been so effective for Holder throughout the tournament on off. Cross tries to guide it down to third man but is done in by the bounce. The ball takes the inside edge and goes onto uproot the off pole. Holder is up and running in celebration and the Scots are now in trouble here. |
| Calum MacLeod is the new man in. |
| 3.5 : J Holder to C MacLeod, WIDE! Bangs it half way down the pitch and the ball bounces way above the batsman's head. The umpire signals it a wide. |
| J Holder to C MacLeod, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 3.6 : J Holder to C MacLeod, Back of a length on off, guided to point. End of a successful over by Jason. |
| 4.1 : K Roach to M Jones, On a length around off, kept out. |
| 4.2 : K Roach to M Jones, Back of a length on off, guided down to third man for a run. |
| 4.3 : K Roach to C MacLeod, Fuller on middle, worked around the corner for a run. |
| 4.4 : K Roach to M Jones, Lands it on a length around off, defended. |
| 4.5 : K Roach to M Jones, Goes wide of the crease and bowls it on off, Jones punches it back past the bowler. Mid off gives it a chase and keeps it down to two. |
| 4.6 : K Roach to M Jones, Excellent stop! Short and on off, Jones camps back and punches it firmly towards Samuels at covers. He dives to his right and saves a certain boundary. A single taken by the batsmen. |
| 5.1 : J Holder to M Jones, A chance of a run out! On a length on off, Jones taps it towards cover and first calls for a run. Then seeing Samuels get to the ball quickly he hesitates but then goes for it. Luckily for him Marlon fails to pick the ball up. Would have been close if MS would have picked it up cleanly. |
| 5.2 : J Holder to C MacLeod, Fuller on middle, driven towards mid on. |
| 5.3 : J Holder to C MacLeod, Down the leg side, worked around the corner for a run. |
| 5.4 : J Holder to M Jones, Once again flicks it with the angle towards square leg for an easy run. |
| 5.5 : J Holder to C MacLeod, Slower ball on middle, the batsman shuffles across and nudges it down to fine leg for a run. |
| 5.6 : J Holder to M Jones, Uppish but in the gap! There was a fielder for the hook shot at backward square leg but Jones played it really well. Holder bangs it in short on middle, Jones walks across and pulls it uppishly through square leg for three. |
| 6.1 : K Roach to M Jones, OUT! The short ball does the trick for Roach! Third one down and Kemar gets his second. Jones will consider himself a touch unlucky but this shot was not needed. Roach makes use of the crease and bowls it from wide of it. Bangs it short at the body of the batsman. He goes for the pull and does strike it well but straight to the man at fine leg. Powell there takes a step or two ahead and accepts it. The Windies on top now, they need 7 wickets and Scotland need another 176 |
| 0.0 : Richie Berrington walks out at no. 5. |
| 6.2 : K Roach to R Berrington, Good length outside off, left alone. |
| 6.3 : K Roach to R Berrington, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 6.4 : K Roach to C MacLeod, On a length around off, blocked. |
| 6.5 : K Roach to C MacLeod, Works it on the leg side with the angle for a run. |
| 6.6 : K Roach to R Berrington, A bumper to end the over outside off, the batsman lets it be. |
| 7.1 : J Holder to C MacLeod, Back of a length on middle, tucked to mid-wicket. |
| 7.2 : J Holder to C MacLeod, A short ball on off, defended off the back foot. |
| 7.3 : J Holder to C MacLeod, Good length on off, pushed towards cover. |
| Holder is struggling here. He is down on his haunches after finishing the last delivery. He though does not want to go back as he comes running in to bowl another ball. |
| 7.4 : J Holder to C MacLeod, Down the leg side, the batsman works it through mid-wicket for two. |
| 7.5 : J Holder to C MacLeod, Shortish on off, pushed to mid off. |
| 7.6 : J Holder to C MacLeod, A bouncer on middle, ducks under it. |
| Holder does manage to complete his over but the physio runs out immediately to have a check on him. |
| 8.1 : K Roach to R Berrington, FOUR! Errs in line and bowls it down the leg side. The batsman does well to flick it very fine down the leg side for a boundary. |
| 8.2 : K Roach to R Berrington, Bowls it on a length around middle, kept out. |
| 8.3 : K Roach to R Berrington, Back of a length on off, pushed to covers. |
| 8.4 : K Roach to R Berrington, On again attacking the off pole and bowling on a length. The batsman however is solid in defense. |
| 8.5 : K Roach to R Berrington, Fuller on middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 8.6 : K Roach to R Berrington, Finishes the over with a full ball on middle, Berrington drives it back to him. |
| Now Holder has been given a few tablets by the Physio. |
| 9.1 : J Holder to C MacLeod, On a length around off, riven on the up towards mid on for no runs. |
| 9.2 : J Holder to C MacLeod, Good length on middle, driven to mid on. |
| 9.3 : J Holder to C MacLeod, Back of a length on off, MacLeod rocks back and defends it onto the ground. |
| 9.4 : J Holder to C MacLeod, Shortish on off, punched to point. |
| 9.5 : J Holder to C MacLeod, A bumper on off, the batsman evades it. |
| 9.6 : J Holder to C MacLeod, Good shot! On a length around off, MacLeod strokes it on the up and through covers for a brace. End of Powerplay 1 and it belongs to the Windies. |
| Powerplay 2 has been signaled! Now 4 fielders can be placed outside the ring till the 40th over. |
| Keemo Paul is into the attack now. |
| 10.1 : K Paul to R Berrington, Very full on middle, Berrington times it nicely down the ground. ti looked destined for a boundary. The fielder from mid off though has different ideas as he runs to his right, dives and saves three. |
| 10.2 : K Paul to C MacLeod, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. |
| 10.3 : K Paul to C MacLeod, Fuller on middle, eased to long on. |
| 10.4 : K Paul to C MacLeod, Back of a length on off, guided down to point. |
| 10.5 : K Paul to C MacLeod, Shortish outside off, pushed to point. |
| 10.6 : K Paul to C MacLeod, The batsman has driven that ball straight back. |
| Carlos Brathwaite is into the attack. |
| 11.1 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, Angles it into the batsman. He works it towards mid-wicket., |
| 11.2 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, Back of a length on off, pushed to mid off. |
| 11.3 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, Shortish on off, punched to point. |
| 11.4 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, Edged but short! On a length around off, it straightens a touch after pitching. Berrington tries to defend but gets an outside edge which lands just in front of first slip. The key there was that the batsman played it with soft hands and hence the ball did not carry. |
| 11.5 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 11.6 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, Length ball on off, kept out. Carlos starts off with a maiden. |
| 12.1 : K Paul to C MacLeod, Sprays it down the leg side, the batsman works it to fine leg for a run. The partnership between the two is now 12. |
| 12.2 : K Paul to R Berrington, Length ball around off, the batsman gets it off the inner half towards mid on. |
| 12.3 : K Paul to R Berrington, Back of a length on off, the batsman covers his stumps and blocks it. |
| 12.4 : K Paul to R Berrington, Just ahead of a length on middle, pushed towards wide mid on for a quick run. |
| 12.5 : K Paul to C MacLeod, Fullish on middle, driven to mid on. |
| 12.6 : K Paul to C MacLeod, A bouncer on middle, the batsman ducks under it. |
| 13.1 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, BEATEN! Just ahead of a length outside off, good seam position by the bowler there. Berrington goes after it but the ball beats the outside edge. |
| 13.2 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, FOUR! This time he bowls it a tad fuller outside off, also offers width. Berrington strokes it through covers and the ball races away. 162 more needed. |
| 13.3 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, On a length around off, defended. |
| 13.4 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, Bowls it on the pads, worked to mid-wicket. |
| 13.5 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. |
| 13.6 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, Run out chance, Roach has to pick it up first! On a length around middle, Berrington eases it towards mid on and sets off for a run. Roach comes running towards the ball but fails to pick it up. |
| 14.1 : K Paul to R Berrington, A huge shout but a wide is called! Short and down the leg side. Berrington goes for the pull but misses. |
| K Paul to R Berrington, Length on off, kept out. |
| 14.2 : K Paul to R Berrington, Shortish on off, defended. |
| 14.3 : K Paul to R Berrington, A sharp bouncer on middle, Berrington does well to duck under it. |
| 14.4 : K Paul to R Berrington, Another bumper on middle, the batsman again ducks under it. |
| 14.5 : K Paul to R Berrington, WIDE! Another appeal! Paul bowls it down the leg side and the batsman tries to flick but misses. The keeper collects it by diving forward and puts in an appeal, I think to distract the umpire from calling it a wide. The umpire though is not distracted and he does signal it a wide. |
| K Paul to R Berrington, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 14.6 : K Paul to R Berrington, Good length on middle, kept out. |
| 15.1 : C Brathwaite to C MacLeod, Fuller on off, driven to mid off. |
| 15.2 : C Brathwaite to C MacLeod, FOUR! Really sweet timing but a poor effort by Samuels. A much-needed boundary for Scotland. Short and on off, MacLeod punches it off the back foot through covers. Samuels from that position hares after it. He gets there but puts in a lazy effort with his foot and is not able to stop it. Should have stopped that one, maybe should have gone with his hands. |
| 15.3 : C Brathwaite to C MacLeod, Bouncer! The batsman does well to evade it. |
| 15.4 : C Brathwaite to C MacLeod, Fullish on middle, driven to mid on. |
| 15.5 : C Brathwaite to C MacLeod, Angles it on the pads, worked through square leg for a couple. |
| 15.6 : C Brathwaite to C MacLeod, Back of a length on off, MacLeod quite easily defends it. |
| Drinks! |
| 16.1 : K Paul to R Berrington, Back of a length on middle, tucked to square leg. |
| 16.2 : K Paul to R Berrington, FOUR! Pulled with authority! Short and on middle, Berrington this time is ready for it and pulls it off the middle and through square leg for a boundary. |
| 16.3 : K Paul to R Berrington, Good batting, boundary and then the rotation of strike. On a length around off, Berrington drops it towards covers for a quick run. |
| 16.4 : K Paul to C MacLeod, Driven towards the mid on region. |
| 16.5 : K Paul to C MacLeod, Slower ball on middle, the batsman waits for it and then plays a wristy shot towards square leg. |
| 16.6 : K Paul to C MacLeod, A short ball aimed at the rib cage of the batsman. He ducks and it seems to have brushed his arm guard and gone to the keeper. He takes it and appeals but the umpire is not interested. |
| Ashley Nurse it into the attack. |
| The third umpire is called into action. It's to check for a caught and bowled against Richie Berrington. Looks safe to the naked eye. The soft signal is not out as well. |
| 17.1 : A Nurse to R Berrington, Safe! Tossed right up there, on the stumps, Berrington looks to flick it away but hits it into the ground before the ball goes off his pads and loops into Ashley Nurse's hands. The bowler appeals, the umpire then confers with his partner and takes it upstairs. Replays confirm Richie is safe. |
| 17.2 : A Nurse to R Berrington, Comes forward and keeps it out safely with a straight blade. |
| 17.3 : A Nurse to R Berrington, Floated up on middle and off, turning in, it's easily driven to long on for a single. |
| 17.4 : A Nurse to C MacLeod, Hangs back and punches the short ball off the back foot. |
| 17.5 : A Nurse to C MacLeod, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 17.6 : A Nurse to C MacLeod, Full in length and outside off, driven to long off for one run. |
| 18.1 : K Paul to C MacLeod, Just behind a length around off, it sticks off the surface a bit as MacLeod goes into the shot a bit early. Chips it back over the bowler's head, down towards long on and crosses over. |
| 18.2 : K Paul to R Berrington, Length delivery outside off, not much movement on offer, dabbed to point with an open face. |
| 18.3 : K Paul to R Berrington, Shaping back in on a back of a length, Berrington moves inside the line and works it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 18.4 : K Paul to C MacLeod, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. |
| 18.5 : K Paul to C MacLeod, Sharp bumper angling in on middle stump, MacLeod just about manages to duck under it. |
| 18.6 : K Paul to C MacLeod, This full length delivery is driven down to mid on. |
| 19.1 : A Nurse to R Berrington, Spinning in from outside off, on a shorter length, Richie shifts onto his back foot and punches it to long on for a single. |
| 19.2 : A Nurse to C MacLeod, Straighter delivery outside off, a defensive punch is offered in response. |
| 19.3 : A Nurse to C MacLeod, Full, loopy and straight, played back to the bowler with a straight bat. |
| 19.4 : A Nurse to C MacLeod, Another firm punch down the ground. It's short and flat, MacLeod places it to long on and rotates strike. |
| 19.5 : A Nurse to R Berrington, Richie Berrington defends it from within the crease. |
| 19.6 : A Nurse to R Berrington, Solidly blocked out from the back foot to end the over. |
| Carlos Brathwaite is into the attack again. |
| 20.1 : C Brathwaite to C MacLeod, Comes from wide of the crease and angles it into the batsman, Calum leans across and nudges it through mid-wicket. One run taken. |
| 20.2 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, Worked towards mid-wicket again, no run taken. |
| 20.3 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, Loud shout for Brathwaite and Hope for a caught behind, but the umpire remains unmoved. You will know why now. Angling down on a back of a length, Richie looks to tickle it fine and there's a noise as the ball passes by. The noise, on this occasion, is off the ball brushing the flap of the pocket. |
| 20.4 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, Works it off his pads and places into the leg side. |
| 20.5 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, Positions himself perfectly behind the line and defends. |
| 20.6 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. |
| 21.1 : A Nurse to C MacLeod, Gets close to the pitch of the ball with a big stride forward and then knocks it to long off for one run. |
| 21.2 : A Nurse to R Berrington, Waits for the ball to spin into him, on a shorter length, Berrington goes deep inside the crease and offers a firm punch to long on for a single. |
| 21.3 : A Nurse to C MacLeod, Leans forward and across, and with the flick of the wrists, puts it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 21.4 : A Nurse to R Berrington, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 21.5 : A Nurse to R Berrington, Flicked through mid-wicket once more, another single. |
| 21.6 : A Nurse to C MacLeod, OUT! Ashley Nurse strikes! The Windies celebrate. Quicker through the air, shorter in length as well and outside off, Calum MacLeod off his back foot punches this back uppishly. Nurse does well to quickly dive low to his left and take it inches above the turf. End of a promising 42-run stand. |
| George Munsey in next to bat. |
| 22.1 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, Good length delivery attacking the stumps, Richie meets it with the full face of the bat. |
| 22.2 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, Fuller in length and outside off, pushed in front of covers with soft hands. |
| 22.3 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, Short ball which sits up, Berrington stands tall and pulls it with a decent amount of control to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 22.4 : C Brathwaite to G Munsey, FOUR! Edged and straight through! There was a wide slip in place but it's gone between him and the keeper. Length delivery in the off stump channel, Munsey hangs his bat out and the ball goes off the edge safely to the third man boundary. |
| It has started to drizzle. The groundstaff is sitting on the sidelines, probably expecting it to get worse. It's gotten quite dark out there too. |
| 22.5 : C Brathwaite to G Munsey, Angling in at first and then moving away late, Munsey has a tame poke at it but gets beaten. |
| 22.6 : C Brathwaite to G Munsey, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 23.1 : A Nurse to R Berrington, Tosses it right up there, worked to mid-wicket with soft hands. |
| 23.2 : A Nurse to R Berrington, Brings the wrists into play and flicks it through the gap on the leg side for a run. |
| 23.3 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Big appeal for a leg before, turned down without any hesitation. Can't blame the Windies for the appeal though, they had a good reason to make the appeal. Nurse comes from around the wicket and slides it in on middle, Munsey goes back and punches it on the off side. Now, the appeal was made because the pads moved. The bowling side thought the ball got the pad first and then the bat, but it just so happened that the bat hit the pads in the process. |
| 23.4 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Loopy and fullish in length well outside off, driven nicely through the covers for a single. |
| 23.5 : A Nurse to R Berrington, Nice and full, fraction straight in line, pushed back down the track for nothing. |
| 23.6 : A Nurse to R Berrington, Stays right behind the line and guards it out safely. |
| 24.1 : C Brathwaite to G Munsey, From around the wicket, it's a length ball outside off, left alone. |
| 24.2 : C Brathwaite to G Munsey, Marginally ahead of a length, outside the line of off stump, Munsey pushes it softly to the cover area. |
| 24.3 : C Brathwaite to G Munsey, Quite comfortably outside off, easy leave for George to make. |
| 24.4 : C Brathwaite to G Munsey, Keeps it around the off stick, Munsey blocks with assurance. |
| 24.5 : C Brathwaite to G Munsey, Ooh, that was close. Could have easily chopped it back on. Angling in from a length around off, Munsey puts bat on ball and gets a big inside edge back onto his pads. |
| 24.6 : C Brathwaite to G Munsey, Fullish in length and outside off, driven to the cover region to end the over. |
| 25.1 : A Nurse to R Berrington, From over the wicket, Nurse flights it on a full length on off, it spins in as Richie works it away on the leg side. |
| 25.2 : A Nurse to R Berrington, Berrington has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total. |
| 25.3 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Around the wicket now, short and outside off, quicker through the air, it's kept out with the full face of the bat. |
| 25.4 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Dropped! Slightly difficult chance, but with so much on the line, you should be taking those. Nurse drops it on a driving length on off, it spins away a touch and takes the outside edge. Hope tries to collect but misses, then it goes to Gayle quickly but he can't adjust in time and ends up spilling it too. Jason Holder is down on his haunches with a disappointed look on his face. |
| 25.5 : A Nurse to G Munsey, FOUR! That's just adding insult to injury. Munsey gets low to this one and reverse sweeps it through short third man for a boundary. Lovely innovation, need more of these from the Scottish batsmen. |
| 25.6 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Takes a big lunge forward and smothers the ball in its tracks. |
| 26.1 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, FOUR! Beautiful way to start the over. Poor ball, it's overpitched outside off, Berrington leans into the shot and sweetly drives it through the covers for a boundary. |
| 26.2 : C Brathwaite to R Berrington, Outside off on a good length, played through point for a run. |
| 26.3 : C Brathwaite to G Munsey, FOUR! This is turning out to be a good over for the Scots. Short and wide outside off from around the wicket, Munsey rises on his toes and then slaps the cut through point to send it across the rope. |
| 26.4 : C Brathwaite to G Munsey, Doesn't fiddle with this one. It's comfortably away from the off stump, so he lets it be. |
| 26.5 : C Brathwaite to G Munsey, Full and outside off, driven to covers for nothing. |
| 26.6 : C Brathwaite to G Munsey, Single to end the over. George Munsey stands tall and punches it through to sweeper cover for one. 10 off the over. |
| 27.1 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Drifting in from around off, Munsey comes forward and defends it with soft hands. |
| 27.2 : A Nurse to G Munsey, FOUR! Munsey is taking the attack to the bowlers now. Brings out the reverse sweep again, sees the fielder is up inside the crease so clears him. Over short third man and away to the boundary line. |
| 27.3 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Sliding in from around off, blocked with the full face of the bat. |
| 27.4 : A Nurse to G Munsey, The batsman failed to make contact and was hit low on the pads. |
| 27.5 : A Nurse to G Munsey, FOUR! Another reverse sweep and another boundary. What will Jason Holder do now? George Munsey is asking a lot of questions and making him think. Brings out the innovative shot again, hits it over Chris Gayle's head at short third man and finds the fence. |
| After those hits, Jason Holder has finally decided to do something. He puts a man out there on the boundary line. |
| 27.6 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Runs down to third man and a single is taken. |
| Kemar Roach is back on. Skipper Holder realizes the need for a wicket, so he brings his strike bowler back on. Also, Marlon Samuels is off the field. Not sure what the issue is with him. |
| 28.1 : K Roach to G Munsey, From around the wicket, Roach lands it on a good length outside off, George stands his ground and punches it to cover. |
| 28.2 : K Roach to G Munsey, Outside off again, on a good length, another punch with fetches no run. |
| 28.3 : K Roach to G Munsey, Angling back in, too straight in line and catches the southpaw high on the thigh pad. |
| 28.4 : K Roach to G Munsey, In the channel outside off, no shot offered by the batsman. |
| 28.5 : K Roach to G Munsey, Full in length and outside off, driven hard but straight to mid off. |
| 28.6 : K Roach to G Munsey, Maiden over. Short outside off, it's slapped towards the man at cover. Scotland need 101 runs to win. |
| 29.1 : A Nurse to R Berrington, Loopy delivery, full in length, Berrington comes well forward and pushes it to long off for a single. |
| 29.2 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Another dropped chance! This one is very difficult, in his defense. Flatter and quicker outside off from around the wicket, Munsey goes back to cut but is undone by the pace. Gets an edge which Hope can't collect. |
| 29.3 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Takes a step forward, gets close to the pitch before driving it to mid off. |
| 29.4 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Down the ground again, but this time on the other side. The mid on fielder collects it easily. |
| 29.5 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Drives it through towards long off and gets off strike. |
| 29.6 : A Nurse to R Berrington, Good shot. Finds the gap in the cover region with a solid punch and picks up two as the man in the deep cuts it off. |
| 30.1 : K Roach to G Munsey, Too full outside off, driven hard straight to covers by Munsey. |
| 30.2 : K Roach to G Munsey, Easy enough. Helps the pull to deep square leg for one. It was short in length, but didn't have any kind of venom in it. |
| 30.3 : K Roach to R Berrington, Wide! Short ball angling down the leg side, Richie doesn't bother himself with it, because he knows it'll be signalled as a wide. And it is. |
| K Roach to R Berrington, Short of a good length, bouncing a bit at 132 clicks, Berrington with a tame push to cover-point. |
| 30.4 : K Roach to R Berrington, Similar delivery, quite close to the off pole, punched away with soft hands. |
| 30.5 : K Roach to R Berrington, Blocks it solidly. Comes half-forward and ensures there's no harm done. |
| 30.6 : K Roach to R Berrington, Drilled but it's well stopped by Jason Holder. Full outside off, Richie looks to beat mid off, but the Windies skipper moves swiftly to his left and stops it. |
| 31.1 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Tossed up from around the wicket, on the stumps, dug out back down the ground towards mid off. |
| 31.2 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Sliding in on leg, quicker in pace, Munsey looks to flick it away but is caught on the thigh pad. |
| 31.3 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 31.4 : A Nurse to R Berrington, OUT! The finger goes up! But my word, when Richie Berrington walks back and looks at the replays, he's going to feel hard done by. That doesn't look out at all. Landed on off, it spins in sharply and catches Richie on the pads as he misses his flick. The umpire raises his finger in response to the appeal, but he shouldn't have. The naked eye could see it, the replays have confirmed it. Was going way down leg. Windies have caught a lucky break, Scotland lose an impo |
| Michael Leask is the next batsman in. |
| 31.5 : A Nurse to M Leask, Goes deep inside his crease, waits for the ball to turn before punching to long on for one. |
| 31.6 : A Nurse to G Munsey, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. Scotland still need 93 runs to win this game. |
| Jason Holder brings himself back into the attack. Good change, another wicket now and things could change drastically in the Windies' favour. |
| 32.1 : J Holder to M Leask, Back of a length outside off, punched away wide of mid off for a single. |
| 32.2 : J Holder to G Munsey, Slanting away from a length, around off, Munsey covers the line and lets it be. |
| 32.3 : J Holder to G Munsey, Fuller in length, close to off, driven to mid off with the full face for no run. |
| 32.4 : J Holder to G Munsey, Just back of a length, outside off, blocked. |
| 32.5 : J Holder to G Munsey, Cutter outside off, Munsey goes at it with hard hands. Gets an edge which goes past the slip fielder and a single is taken. |
| 32.6 : J Holder to M Leask, FOUR! What a shot from Michael Leask! Full and outside off, Leask just thrashes this through the gap in the covers and finds the fence with ease. |
| Drinks are on the field. |
| 33.1 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Very full on middle, Munsey squeezes it out through backward point for a brace. |
| 33.2 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Tosses it up on off, Munsey defends it solidly. |
| 33.3 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Floats it up on middle, kept out. |
| 33.4 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 33.5 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Shorter in length outside off, cut through point. The batsmen think about two but then opt against it. |
| 33.6 : A Nurse to M Leask, Driven towards the mid on region. |
| 34.1 : J Holder to G Munsey, Back of a length on off, Munsey tries to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and goes down to third man for a run. |
| 34.2 : J Holder to M Leask, Shortish outside off, cut to point. |
| 34.3 : J Holder to M Leask, FOUR! Up and over! Streaky but Leask will take it. A huge risk by Leask but it pays off. A short ball on middle, Leask goes for the pull but gets a top edge which goes over the keeper and into the fence. 79 from 93 needed. |
| Weather update - Well, the drizzle's come and gone. It's back again, but from the looks of things it just seems like a passing shower. |
| 34.4 : J Holder to M Leask, Another bouncer and Leask goes for the pull again but does not connect. |
| 34.5 : J Holder to M Leask, Up in the air... but safe! Another short ball on middle, Leask once again goes for the pull but mistimes it towards deep mid-wicket where there is no fielder in position and the batsmen run two. |
| 34.6 : J Holder to M Leask, Tries something different by bowling it a little slower outside off, it is driven through covers for a run. |
| 35.1 : A Nurse to M Leask, Shortish outside off, the batsman chops it towards covers for a run. |
| It's coming down heavily now. It's, however, raining on only one side of the ground. The groundstaff is seen calling the players back inside. And the umpire obliges. Even he thinks it's enough and PLAY HAS BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO RAIN. |
| 35.2 : A Nurse to G Munsey, Flatter on off, cut down towards third man for a run. |
| Update 1605 local time - Well, it's rather unfortunate that play has been stopped. The game was in an enticing situation, nobody would have liked it to stop. But since it has, let us have a little recap as to what's gone down so far. With a low total on the board, the Windies needed early wickets and that's exactly what they got. Struck early with 3 wickets inside the first ten overs and swung the momentum in their favour. But after that, there was a fightback. First, Berrington and MacLeod put |
| As things stand, the advantage lies with the Windies. Scotland are 5 runs behind the DLS par score. If things don't resume, then Jason Holder and his men will qualify for the 2019 World Cup. So, the Scots will hope that these dark clouds pass by and pass by quickly. It's coming down harder than it was a few minutes ago. We'll keep you guys posted. |
| Update 1640 local time - Well there you have it. The umpires have called it off. The match is over and Scotland are out. They lose by 5 runs. WINDIES ARE THROUGH AND QUALIFY FOR THE 2019 WORLD CUP! |
| A sad end to Scotland's hopes of making it through to the World Cup. And to be denied by the rain gods and a wrong decision would be something that would hurt them even more. Today, they bowled well to begin with after winning the toss. Other than the 121-run stand between Lewis and Samuels, they ran through the Windies batting line-up and wrapped them up for a below par score. Lost early wickets when they came out to bat, but a couple of solid stands put them back on course. The unfortunate dec |
| Windies will be ecstatic to say the least. They were running a serious risk of possibly not playing their first ever World Cup. Finished the group stages strong, suffered a blow against Afghanistan in their opening Super Sixes game, but then bounced back well against Zimbabwe and today, did just about enough to get across the finish line. Plenty to work on for them still, but it is a time to celebrate for now. |
| Man of the Match, Safyaan Sharif says their bowling unit has been outstanding and as a result, been producing good results. States that he has been working harder this time in comparison to the last qualifier and that's why is performing so well. On the result, clearly upset, he feels the team is obviously disappointed but there's nothing they can do about it other than try and take the positives. |
| Scotland skipper, Kyle Coetzer, says it is a tough ending after all the hard work put in by us. Mentions there are a few decision which did not go their way and it proved costly. He feels the bowling has been very good throughout the tournament. Appreciates how good the Windies seam attack has been. |
| Windies skipper, Jason Holder says, they have gone through a lot in the last couple of years and it was not easy. Mentions he is pleased to get over the line. Credits the way Scotland played in this tournament. He states they have not yet thought about the World Cup as he still aims to win this first. Ends by saying they have got time to prepare for the World Cup and they will be ready for it. |
| This contest is over now. We have our first team, but still have another spot left. Tomorrow, Zimbabwe take on the U.A.E. before Ireland and Afghanistan kick it off the day after. If tomorrow the Chevrons win, then they're through. And if they don't, then the victors of the Ireland-Afghanistan clash will be a part of the World Cup next year. Do join in tomorrow at 0930 local time (0730 GMT) for all the action. Cheers! |
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