Updated on: Feb 07, 2026 2:39:04 PM IST
SCO vs WI T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Scotland won the toss and opted to bowl against West Indies.
SCO vs WI T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Opening their T20 World Cup campaign, Scotland won the toss and opted to bowl against West Indies in Kolkata on Saturday. Scotland was formally invited to the tournament only two weeks ago and had a very short time to prepare. Scotland was added to the tournament after Bangladesh’s refusal to participate. Scotland lost both their warm-up games against Afghanistan and Namibia in Bengaluru. But they are known to be a good team on their day. In 2021, they reached the Super 12s with a 100 per cent record, and in 2024 they were eliminated at the group stage, but lost only one game. Both Scotland and the West Indies have faced each other in the past. In 2022, George Munsey and Mark Watt guided Scotland to a 42-run win against the West Indies in Hobart.
Nicholas Pooran will be sorely missed for the West Indies. He retired from international cricket last year, but in his absence, West Indies do have a strong, deep batting line-up. But their bowling line-up looks weak. Brandon McMullen will be key for Scotland. At the 2024 T20 World Cup, he gave Australia a huge scare in St Lucia, smashing 60 off 34 balls, including six sixes. In the warm-up game vs Namibia, he slammed 95 off 39 balls.
Speaking ahead of the match, West Indies captain Shai Hope said, “The people back home, they’re watching us, they’re glued to the television sometimes [at] 3 or 4 o’clock in the morning. So whatever we try to do, we try to make sure we make them proud by putting in good performances.”
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Nicholas Pooran will be sorely missed for the West Indies. He retired from international cricket last year, but in his absence, West Indies do have a strong, deep batting line-up. But their bowling line-up looks weak. Brandon McMullen will be key for Scotland. At the 2024 T20 World Cup, he gave Australia a huge scare in St Lucia, smashing 60 off 34 balls, including six sixes. In the warm-up game vs Namibia, he slammed 95 off 39 balls.
Speaking ahead of the match, West Indies captain Shai Hope said, “The people back home, they’re watching us, they’re glued to the television sometimes [at] 3 or 4 o’clock in the morning. So whatever we try to do, we try to make sure we make them proud by putting in good performances.”
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Feb 07, 2026 2:39:04 PM IST
Scotland vs West Indies T20 World Cup Live Score: What did the captains say?
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Meanwhile, West Indies skipper Hope said, “Haven’t won a toss in a while. Probably would’ve bowled as well. Every time we cross the line, we have to think we will win. Slightly delayed but he’s in and raring to go. Whenever you represent the region, it’s always a great feeling.”
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“We, between 2007 to 2016, we developed leagues all over the world and developed the T20 game as well,” said Sammy.
“But with that, our talent was we never really had it. Look at that 2016 team, never got the opportunity to pass on the knowledge to the crop that we have now.
“So a lot has been against us, but now we’re here in the World Cup and we believe that we could have an impact and that impact could take us to winning. It will take a massive effort from everyone, but one that is not impossible,” he added.
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