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World Cup 2023: Scotland did a big upset, two-time world champion West Indies out of the World Cup
Qualifier matches are being played for the ODI World Cup to be held in India. There has been a big upset in this qualifier match. Due to this reversal, the two-time world champions West Indies are out of the ICC World Cup. Has already made its place in 8 teams in the ICC World Cup. Qualifier matches are being played for 2 teams. West Indies’ performance in these qualifier matches has been poor. Today they have lost to Scotland by 7 wickets. After this defeat West Indies will not be able to participate in the World Cup. It is worth noting that these qualifier matches are being played in Zimbabwe.
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happening for the first time in history
In today’s match played in Harare, Zimbabwe, West Indies had given Scotland a target of 182 runs. Scotland achieved this target with 39 balls to spare. After this defeat, the way for the World Cup 2023 has been closed for the West Indies. This is a big shock for the West Indies. This will be the first time in the history of cricket that West Indies will not participate in the ODI World Cup. West Indies team has participated in 12 editions so far. The West Indies team was also the world champion in the first two editions of the World Cup in 1975 and 1979. At that time the captain of the West Indies was Clive Lloyd. In 1983, India became the world champion by defeating the West Indies.
great victory for scotland
West Indies’ batting did not work against Scotland on Saturday. The entire team was dismissed for 181 runs in 43.5 overs. Scotland reached the target for the loss of three wickets with 6.3 overs to spare. This is Scotland’s first win in four matches against the West Indies. Chasing the target, Matt Cross (74 not out off 107 balls) and Brendon McMullen (69 off 106 balls) shared a 125-run partnership for the second wicket to lay the foundation for the team’s victory. The West Indies had earlier been defeated by the Netherlands in a Super Over match in the group stage. The team was also defeated against Zimbabwe after this. With Zimbabwe and the Netherlands qualifying in the Super Sixes, the West Indies reached this stage with no points and a poor net run rate.
