West Indies vs Scotland: Scotland won the toss and chose to field first. (Twitter/Cricket World Cup)
West Indies win by 5 runs (D/L Method) against Scotland. Chasing 199 runs, Scotland had early hiccups but they soon got the resistance and looked steady in the run chase before rain played a spoilsport. Earlier, Scotland wrapped up West Indies innings for 198. With the win, West Indies have made it to the World Cup 2019.
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West Indies win by 5 runs (D/L Method) against Scotland. Scotland would be very disappointed with the result. They looked good during the run-chase but rain has certainly pushed them towards the defeat. A good bowling performance though.
Covers are on in Harare and Scotland are 7 runs behind the D/L method par score. They would be hoping that the rain stops soon so that they can continue batting
Covers are on in Harare and Scotland are 7 runs behind the D/L method par score. They woul be hoping that the rain stops soon so that they can continue batting
The fifth wicket has certainly open the gates for West Indies to capitalise. They need to pick a couple of wickets more to dominate the game. Well the spectators in Harare are surely witnessing some good cricket.
West Indies have a wicket at a crucial stage. Ashley Nurse traps Richie Berrington in front of the wickets. It seemed as if it would have missed the stumps but the umpire's call is out and the batsman is taking the long walk back in the hut.
Scotland just need 100 more runs to win with 6 wickets in hands in Harare. They have been pretty impressive with the ball and are now looking good in the run chase as well. They had early hiccups but are now steady.
WICKET! Just when the Scotland side were having a partnership, they have lost a wicket. Calum MacLeod is gone for a 51-ball 21. Ashley Nurse takes good catch to get his first wicket
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.