West Indies vs Scotland Live Score: Scotland win toss, elect to field first. (Twitter/Cricket World Cup)
Live Cricket Score West Indies vs Scotland, Live Streaming: In a must-win match for Scotland, the skipper Kyle Coetzer won the toss and elected to field first. It was a horror start for West Indies, who lost their main man Chris Gayle on the very first ball by Safyaan Sharif for a duck. Sharif struck another one in his next over, dismissing Shai Hope for a duck too, as West Indies were left for 2/2. Marlon Samuels and Evin Lewis stitched a partnership together to regain hope for their side. Elvin Lewis went on to complete his half century in 63 balls. Lewis was dismissed LBW by Brad Wheal for 66. Marlon Samuels completed his fifty before he was dismissed by Michael Leask for 51. Leask struck again on the next ball to get rid of Shimron Hetmyer. West Indies middle order collapsed and they were bowled out for 198. Scotland need 199 to win.
Live Cricket Score West Indies vs Scotland Live Streaming: West Indies vs Scotland in the ICC 2019 World Cup Qualifiers will begin from 1 PM IST with the toss to take place at 12.30 PM IST. The match is being played at the Harare Sports Club in Zimbabwe. The contest will be available live on Star Sports Select 2 and Star Sports Select 2 HD. It can also be live streamed on Hotstar.
Live Cricket Score West Indies vs Scotland and Updates:
Scotland have been pretty successful in frustrating the West Indies bowlers. They are desperatley looking for wickets while Scotland on the other side are 45/3 in 15 overs
WICKET! Kemar Roach has one more. Jones tries to pull a short delivery from the bowler but finds Powell at deep fine leg. Scotland are struggling at 25/3
WICKET! Another one goes down for Scotland. Jason Holder sends Cross back after cleaning up the right-hander. Cross played length delivery on to his off-stump and Scotland are now 12.2
Kemar Roach strikes as West Indies draw first blood and it's a big wicket of Coetzer. He tried to slash a short delivery but was caught at Point by Lewis
WICKET! Brad Wheal gets his third wicket in the match and it has been a solid effort from Scotland. He dismisses Keemo Paul for 5 and West Indies are all out for 198. Scotland need 199 to win get an automatic qualification for the ICC World Cup.
WICKET! Carlos Brathwaite is gone for 24 and Brad Wheal gets his second wicket. Good diving catch from George Munsey. WI 198/9. West Indies are in stuck in a spot of bother now. One wicket in hand. 1.4 overs remaining. Can they take the total over 200?
WICKET! Ashley Nurse is gone for 5 and Richie Berrington gets his first wicket. He ried to hammer it past the gully but the ball went straight to the fielder. WI 184/8
WICKET! Safyaan Sharif strikes again - his third wicket in the match. He gets rid of Rovman Powell to become the leading wicket-taker (17) in the tournament. West Indies 176/7 in the 44th over.
SIX! First six of the match and it comes from Carlos Brathwaite's bat. The ball has travelled miles, straight outside the park. The ball umpire is out in the middle to get the new ball. West Indies 168/6
WICKET! West Indies skipper Jason Holder is gone for 12. He gets a short-pitched delivery from Alasdair Evans, and tried to pull it to leg side for a boundary. But the timing was all wrong and he gets a leading edge off the bat and it goes straight to Calum MacLeod. West Indies 158/6
150 up for West Indies- It has taken them 37.5 overs to reach the landmark. Still 5 wickets in hand and 13 overs to go. What target will Scotland have to chase?
WICKET! Another one bites the dust and it is Shimron Hetmyer is gone on the very next ball of Michael Leask. He is on a hat-trick! West Indies 135/5. Jason Holder and Roman Powell are in the midde now and he will face the hat-trick ball. Can he play it safe?
WICKET! WHAT A CATCH! Tom Sole takes a tremendous take to dismiss Marlon Samuels for 51. West Indies 135/4. Michael Leask gets a wicket. West Indies have lost both their set batsmen and they are in trouble once again now.
Fifty for Marlon Samuels. It has taken 96 balls for him to reach the landmark. His 30th half century in the match,. Takes West Indies to 1333/3 in 33 overs.
WICKET! Brad Wheal strikes and Evin Lewis is gone for 66. Rammed him straight onto the pads and the umpire raised his finger after a huge appeal. Lewis is not happy. West Indies 123/3
West Indies are 118/2 after 30 overs. This partnership has reached 116 runs now between Evin Lewis and Marlon Samuels. It has given a new hope to the Caribbean side and they are looking to increase the run rate.
West Indies have finally cross the 100-run landmark and this partnership between Elvin Lewis and Marlon Samuels has become really dangerous. This must be frustrating for Scotland who were hoping to restrict West Indies to a low total.
Fifty for Evin Lewis! He completes his third half century in 63 balls. Can he get a ton here? West Indies 97/2. He has really paved the way for the Caribbean side to come back into the match.
Michael Leask has struck wicketkeeper Matthew Cross on his legs and he looks to be in serious pain. Will he get some help? No. He gets up and the game goes on. West Indies 90/2 after 22 overs.
The partnership between Evin Lewis and Marlon Samuels has reached 80 runs. The duo have taken their side to 82/2 in 20 oves. Lewis has moved into 40s and is looking strong to get his fifty up. He is really starting to score in boundaries and timing the ball perfectly.
FOUR! Good shot by Evan Lewis to bring 50 up for his side. It has taken them 92 balls to reach the first 50 in this innings. This partnership is building between these two and Scotland need a wicket soon.
15 overs are up for Scotland and West Indies are 48/2. They are really having a hard time flexing their muscles and increase the ru rate after losing two quick wickets. The dismissal of Chris Gayle, the man who can single-handedly punish the bowlers, in the first ball has really sent them in trouble early on.
West Indies are struggling to get going here. Marlon Samuels is trying hard in the middle to kick off a boundary from somewhere to free his arms but the Scotland bowlers are keeping it tight in the middle.
West Indies are in for a horror of a start after losing two wickets in the first three overs. Evin Lewis and Marlon Samuels have settled the innings but Scotland are still in control after 10 overs. West Indies 27/2 at the end of powerplay.
It has been a dream start for West Indies so far. They have managed to get rid of Chris Gayle, who can single-handedly take the game away from them. Shai Hope has also been dismissed for a duck by Safyaan Sharif who has become the joint leading wicket-taker (16) in the tournament. West Indies 12/2 after 5 overs.
WICKET! Safyaan Sharif has given another blow to West Indies as he dismisses Shai Hope for a duck in the first ball of his second ball. Almost an action replay of Gayle's wicket. Pitched a bit outside off, gets an edge of the bat and straight to the wicketkeeper Matthew Cross. HORROR FOR WEST INDIES! WI 2/2
WICKET! First ball wicket for Safyaan Sharif and the big man Chris Gayle is gone for a duck. HUGE WICKET! Easy catch for Matthew Cross behind stumps. What a start for Scotland! WI 0/1
West Indies Team news:
West Indies playing XI: C Gayle, E Lewis, S Hope, M Samuels, S Hetmyer, J Holder, R Powell, C Brathwaite, A Nurse, K Paul, K Roach
Scotland Team News:
Scotland Playing XI: K Coetzer, M Cross, M Jones, C MacLeod, R Berrington, G Munsey, M Leask, S Sharif, T Sole, A Evans, B Wheal
Hello and welcome to our Live Blog on 2019 World Cup qualifier between Scotland and West Indies. Both the teams have a chance to get an automatic qualification to the big stage next year with a win. Scotland have won the toss and have elected to field first.