West Indies vs Scotland - 3rd Match - July 1
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Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023, Super Sixes - West Indies vs Scotland - 3rd Match - July 1
The 3rd match of the Super Six stage in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers will take place between West Indies and Scotland on the 1st of July, 2023 at the Harare Sports Club, Harare.
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West Indies Form Guide:
West Indies have successfully qualified for the Super Sixes and they will be facing Scotland in their first game.
The top run scorer for West Indies in the tournament is Nicholas Pooran with 296 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for West Indies in the tournament is Alzarri Joseph with 8 scalps under his belt.
West Indies have lost their previous match against Netherlands in the Super Over.
West Indies batted first and they posted a dominating total of 374 for 6 in 50 overs. Brandon King and Johnson Charles gave their team a brilliant start as they scored 76 and 54 runs respectively. Nicholas Pooran played a supreme innings of 104 in 65 balls to take West Indies past the 350 run mark to 374 in 50 overs of play.
During the chase, Max O'Dowd and Vikramjit Singh looked determined to chase the total down. They gave an ideal start to their team. A real significant knock was played by Teja Nidamanuru who scored 111 off 76 balls to keep Netherlands in the hunt. The death overs onslaught by Logan van Beek ensured that Netherlands tied the game with West Indies.
In the Super over, Netherlands batted first and Logan van Beek scored a boundary off every ball he faced and took Netherlands to 30 in the Super over.
Chasing a stiff target, West Indies lost 2 wickets for 8 runs in the Super over and lost the match.
Scotland Form Guide:
Scotland have successfully qualified for the Super Sixes where they will face West Indies in their first match.
The top run scorer for Scotland in the tournament is Richie Berrington with 207 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Scotland in the tournament is Chris Greaves with 10 scalps under his belt.
Scotland have won their previous match against Oman by 76 runs.
Scotland batted first and they posted a total of 320 before being bowled out. Brandon McMullen at the top of the order was simply brilliant with the bat. He scored 136 runs off 121 balls to lay a great foundation for his team. Richie Berrington also scored important 60 runs for his team and Scotland got to a competitive 320.
During the chase, Oman got off to a very slow start as Jatinder Singh and Kashyapkumar Prajapati consumed too many balls in the powerplay overs. Once the opening partnership was broken, the middle order batters simply gifted their wicket away until Naseem Khushi came to the crease and smashed 69 off 53 balls. It wasn't enough as Oman were restricted to 244 for 9, losing the match by 76 runs.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Scotland:
Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross, Alasdair Evans, Chris Greaves, Jack Jarvis, Michael Leask, Tom Mackintosh, Chris McBride, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Adrian Neill, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Hamza Tahir, Mark Watt
West Indies:
Shai Hope (c), Rovman Powell (vc), Shamarh Brooks, Yannic Cariah, Keacy Carty, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Keemo Paul, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – West Indies
Who will win?- West Indies
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Brandon McMullen (Scotland), Nicholas Pooran (West Indies)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Chris Greaves (Scotland), Jason Holder (West Indies)
Most Sixes – Brandon McMullen (Scotland), Nicholas Pooran (West Indies)
Player of the Match- Nicholas Pooran (West Indies)
Team Scores Batting first - West Indies 300+, Scotland 260+
Match Handicap: West Indies
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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