18.5: Jason Holder to Mark Watt, OUT! CAUGHT! And it is that man again, Romario Shepherd, with an outstanding catch. Slower one, around off, Mark Watt goes for a wild swing at it, gets it edged and the ball is flying to the left of the fielder at short third. Romario Shepherd glides to his left, puts in a dive and grabs hold of it. West Indies win by 35 runs.
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18.4: Jason Holder to Brad Currie, Good length on the pads, Brad Currie tucks this to short fine leg for a single.
1WD
18.4: Jason Holder to Brad Currie, WIDE! Full and wide down the leg. Wided.
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18.3: Jason Holder to Mark Watt, Short and on off, Mark Watt shuffles across and hits this off his gloves to the left of Romario Shepherd at short fine leg for one.
4
18.2: Jason Holder to Mark Watt, FOUR! Another one goes for a boundary down the ground. Good length on middle and off, Mark Watt pumps this right behind the bowler for a boundary in front of the sight screen this time.
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18.1: Jason Holder to Mark Watt, FOUR! Some joy for Watt. Pitched up, around off, Mark Watt gets right behind the line of it and lofts it up and over the fielder at the mid off region for a boundary.
End of over 18
SCO136/9
SCO Batting M Watt 6(8) B Currie 1(2)
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17.6: Shamar Joseph to Mark Watt, Good length, around off, Mark Watt pushes at it away from the body and gets it edged off the outside to the third man region for a run.
0
17.5: Shamar Joseph to Mark Watt, Yorker, on off, Mark Watt jams this out. A smirk from Shamar Joseph at the batter.
0
17.4: Shamar Joseph to Mark Watt, Back of a length, angling back into the batter. Mark Watt hops up on his toes and keeps it out to the right of the bowler.
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17.3: Shamar Joseph to Brad Currie, Good length on off, Brad Currie punts this down to long on for a run.
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17.2: Shamar Joseph to Brad Currie, Hard length, on top of off. Brad Currie jumps up on his toes and blocks this around short leg.
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17.1: Shamar Joseph to Mark Watt, Wide yorker, on off, Mark Watt opens the face of his bat and guides this to deep third for a run.
End of over 17
SCO133/9
SCO Batting S Sharif 0(2) M Watt 4(4)
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16.6: Romario Shepherd to Safyaan Sharif, OUT! CAUGHT! Fifer for Romario Shepherd on the opening day. On a length around off, Safyaan Sharif looks for the lofted drive and ends up chipping this straight into the hands of Jason Holder at the mid off region. Holder makes no mistake and holds onto it. Four wickets in this over, and the Windies can see the finish line now.
0
16.5: Romario Shepherd to Safyaan Sharif, Back of a length around off, Safyaan Sharif guides this to point.
0
16.4: Romario Shepherd to Oliver Davidson, OUT! TIMBERRR!!! Romario Shepherd has picked up a hat-trick. He comes around the stumps, hits the nagging length, angling it back into the batter on off. Oliver Davidson pokes at it away from his body without any kind of footwork. The ball beats the bat on the inside and clatters into the off-pole. The off-pole does a cartwheel and the Windies celebrate wildly as Romario Shepherd completes his hat-trick.
0
16.3: Romario Shepherd to Michael Leask, OUT! CAUGHT! Two-in-two for Romario Shepherd as Michael Leask departs for a golden duck. On a length wide of off, Michael Leask looks to go big and slogs at it. Gets it away off the cue end of his bat and the ball travels towards the cow corner region. Rovman Powell runs to his right from long on and grabs hold of it. He lands on his shoulder and looks in a bit of pain, but gets up quickly and looks fortuantely is fine. Romario Shepherd will be on a hat-trick.
0
16.2: Romario Shepherd to Matthew Cross, OUT! CAUGHT! Slower one, wide and full outside off, Matthew Cross plays it straight into the hands of Sherfane Rutherford at backward point. Rutherford was positioned around that region exactly for this stroke.
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16.1: Romario Shepherd to Mark Watt, Low full toss, wide of off, Mark Watt hits this to the left of Shamar Joseph at deep point for a single.
End of over 20
WI182/5
WI Batting R Shepherd 6(3) M Forde 1(2)
0
19.6: Brad Currie to Romario Shepherd, A dot to end the innings! Superb final over from Brad Currie. Brad goes into the surface, outside off. Romario Shepherd does not pick the slower one and swings way too early. The ball sneaks under his blade and Matthew Cross manages to get his body behind the ball. Just 7 runs off the last over. 15 off the last 2. West Indies finish with 182 on the board!
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19.5: Brad Currie to Romario Shepherd, SIX! One hand comes off the handle, but it does not matter. Romario Shepherd's power takes it over the ropes. Cross-seam delivery, Currie goes searching for the yorker. It comes out as a low full toss, on off. Romario swings through the line. The ball catches the toe end of the blade but it clears the straight boundary. The long on and long off fielders got around but only watched it sailed over the fence.
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19.4: Brad Currie to Romario Shepherd, Nicely bowled! Currie keeps it away from the batter's hitting arc, on a good length, flirting with the tramline. Romario Shepherd clears the front leg and gives it a heave but the ball goes over his blade. Matthew Cross, standing up to the stumps, manages to make the stop.
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19.3: Brad Currie to Matthew Forde, Low full toss, on middle, Matthew swings hard again but only gets the height. It is mistimed and the ball drops in the vacant mid on region. They cross.
0
19.2: Brad Currie to Matthew Forde, A big swing and a miss! Sticks to the off-pace delivery, does Currie, on a good length, angling away. Matthew Forde swings for the hills but is early into the shot and fails to connect. 2 wickets and just 8 runs in the last 8 balls.
0
19.1: Brad Currie to Sherfane Rutherford, OUT! CAUGHT! Back-to-back wickets for Scotland. Currie does not offer any pace, on a back of a length, outside off, Rutherford stays on the back foot and has a big swing at it. Neither does he get the elevation, nor is it wide enough of the fielder in the deep. Hits it flat and straight down the throat of deep cover, where Michael Jones makes no mistake. A handy 26 off 13 for Rutherford. West Indies are now 175/5.
End of over 19
WI175/4
WI Batting S Hetmyer 64(36) S Rutherford 26(12)
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18.6: Safyaan Sharif to Shimron Hetmyer, OUT! TAKEN! Brilliant grab by Brandon McMullen. Sharif goes searching for the yorker but ends up serving a high full toss, outside off. Hetmyer shuffles across to get closer to the line of the ball. He smears it aerially towards wide long on, where McMullen moves to his left and slides to take the catch. Brandon reaches out with his hands. The ball threatens to pop out of his left hand, but he just about manages to cling on. End of an impactful knock from Hetmyer, 64 runs off 36 balls.
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18.5: Safyaan Sharif to Sherfane Rutherford, Lowish full toss, on off. Sherfane Rutherford swings to go down the ground. Gets it right off the toe end of the blade and it dribbles to long off for just a single.
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18.4: Safyaan Sharif to Sherfane Rutherford, FOUR! Skilful shot! Sharif nails the yorker, right in the blochkole, around off. Rutherford hurriedly gets his bat down and slices it with an open bat face wide of deep backward point for a four.
1
18.3: Safyaan Sharif to Shimron Hetmyer, Off-cutter, running across, on a length, Shimron reaches out and thumps it over cover. It is mopped up by the fielder in the deep. Just a single.
0
18.2: Safyaan Sharif to Shimron Hetmyer, Full and straight, on middle. Shimron swings early and toe-ends it back to the bowler.
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18.1: Safyaan Sharif to Shimron Hetmyer, Sharif tries to push it across the left-hander. It comes out as a low full toss, outside off. Hetmyer walks across the stumps and drags it to the right of deep mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep slides to his right and cuts it off. Two runs taken.
End of over 18
WI167/3
WI Batting S Hetmyer 61(32) S Rutherford 21(10)
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17.6: Mark Watt to Shimron Hetmyer, Shorter and going across, Hetmyer flashes hard but chops it down in front of cover for one.
1
17.5: Mark Watt to Sherfane Rutherford, Floated up, on leg, flicked through mid-wicket for one.
6
17.4: Mark Watt to Sherfane Rutherford, SIX! Wow! What a hit. Watt switches to over the wicket and tries to get the yorker in. He misses his mark by a small margin and that is enough for Rutherford to get under the ball. Sherfane slams it over wide long off for a biggie.
0
17.3: Mark Watt to Sherfane Rutherford, Half a shout for LBW but turned down! No real excitement from any of the Scottish players but they want to take a chance with the review. Slower and fuller, on middle, Rutherford gets down on a knee for the slog sweep but the ball goes past the inside edge and hits him on the back thigh. The UltraEdge shows a spike, confirming the inside edge. Scotland lose their review.
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17.2: Mark Watt to Sherfane Rutherford, FOUR! Nicely done! Short and pushed across off, Rutherford extends his hands, waits for the ball to arrive and cuts it behind point for a boundary.
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17.1: Mark Watt to Shimron Hetmyer, Searing yorker, at the toes. Hettie digs it out to long on for a single.
18.5: Jason Holder to Mark Watt, OUT! CAUGHT! And it is that man again, Romario Shepherd, with an outstanding catch. Slower one, around off, Mark Watt goes for a wild swing at it, gets it edged and the ball is flying to the left of the fielder at short third. Romario Shepherd glides to his left, puts in a dive and grabs hold of it. West Indies win by 35 runs.