Scotland have pulled off a shock upset over the West Indies at the T20 World Cup on Monday.
Batting first at Hobart’s Blundstone Arena, Scotland posted a defendable total of 5/160 from its 20 overs, largely thanks to opener George Munsey’s 66 not out.
Catch the T20 World Cup Live on Kayo. Don’t Risk Missing All Your Teams’ Matches. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now >
The West Indies made a reasonable start to their innings but lost wickets at regular intervals to give themselves no chance of chasing down the total.
The Windies had a horror collapse, losing seven wickets for just 26 runs to give Scotland the upper hand.
Jason Holder steadied the ship somewhat and topscored for his side with 38, but he was one of only four West Indies players to reach double figures.
Scotland bowled their much-fancied opponents out for 118 in the 19th over, sealing a remarkable 42-run victory.
Captain Mark Watt finished with figures of 3/12 off four overs.
It was a stunning upset by Scotland over the only team to have won the T20 World Cup more than once — the West Indies lifted the trophy in 2012 and 2016.
Scotland’s surprising win comes a day after Namibia defeated Sri Lanka by 55 runs to open the T20 World Cup with an absolute boilover.
Cricket fans couldn’t believe what they were witnessing as Scotland stunned the two-time World Cup winners.
Sports reporter Scott Bailey tweeted: “Imagine thinking Sri Lanka and West Indies would be beaten on the opening two days of this World Cup by associates. Incredible.”
Cricket commentator Daniel Norcross said: “This is extraordinary. The West Indies have lost 7 for 26 in 45 balls. Second massive upset is incoming.”
Making the result even more surprising is the fact Scotland have only played two T20 Internationals since last year’s T20 World Cup.
The result means Scotland is on top of Group B in the preliminary group stage of the tournament, where the top two teams from Group A and B will progress to the Super 12 stage.
Meanwhile, Australia suffered a late collapse against India in its final warm up game, losing by six runs.
Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign gets underway against New Zealand at the SCG on Saturday.