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It is a new low for the West Indies. One thing which was unthinkable up to now has occurred. The 2-time champions on Saturday crashed out of the race to qualify for the upcoming 2023 50-over World Cup in India, after Scotland shocked them by seven wickets in a Tremendous Six match of the qualifier, right here on Saturday. The champions of 1975 and 1979 editions, that is the primary time within the 48 years of event historical past that West Indies will not function among the many high 10 groups in restricted overs cricket.
Scotland trump the West Indies and the two-time champions are out of competition to succeed in #CWC23 #SCOvWI: https://t.co/gPzox918Py pic.twitter.com/BWoDayxLLf
— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 1, 2023
On Saturday, the West Indies as soon as once more produced a dismal present with the bat — 181 all-out in 43.5 overs — and Scotland confirmed no qualms in knocking off the goal to win with seven wickets in hand and 6.3 overs to spare and pile up additional ignominy on the two-time world champions.
Matt Cross (74 not out off 107 balls) and Brendon McMullen (69 off 106 balls) added 125 for the second wicket to seal the victory.
Having misplaced a vital encounter in Tremendous Over eliminator to the Netherlands in a Group A match, which adopted a loss to Zimbabwe, the West Indies entered the Tremendous Six spherical with no factors and a web run fee which was inferior to the opposite groups.
West Indies have been all the time depending on the result of different matches.
West Indies did have 4 factors having earlier overwhelmed the USA (by 35 runs) and Nepal (101 runs), however the wheels got here off quickly owing to poor cricket throughout departments.
However since they misplaced to each Zimbabwe and the Netherlands — who each certified for the Tremendous Six from Group A — the West Indies carried no factors additional.
With PTI inputs
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