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'Hey bhagwan, mujhe kabhi aisa downfall mat dena' - Fans react as West Indies knocked out of ODI World Cup 2023 Qualifiers after losing to Scotland

Scotland vs West Indies game, the European side won the toss and elected to bowl first. They proved their decision right.

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'Hey bhagwan, mujhe kabhi aisa downfall mat dena' - Fans react as West Indies knocked out of ODI World Cup 2023 Qualifiers after losing to Scotland

ODI World Cup Qualifier 2023 between West Indies vs Scotland (Image Credit: Twitter)

For the first time in the history of the ODI World Cup, West Indies might not feature in the tournament. They are the first winners and the first team to defend the title, having won the trophies in 1975 and 1979. Apart from this, they played in the final in 1983 and the semis in 1996. Since then, the team never reached the semis of the World Cup.

However, in the last World Cup, they didn't qualify directly for the World Cup. This time around, they failed to do so. This is why they are playing in the ongoing ODI World Cup Qualifiers 2023. In the first round of the tournament, they lost to Zimbabwe and Netherlands. This is the reason they had no points coming into the Super Six round. On the other hand, Scotland, on the virtue of beating Oman, had two points to their name.

Meanwhile, in Scotland vs West Indies game, the European side won the toss and elected to bowl first. They proved their decision right as they took six wickets for just 81 runs. At this stage, former skipper Jason Holder and Romaro Shepherd put together 77 runs. After their partnership was broken, the team folded for 181 runs. For the Richie Berrington-led side Brendon McMollen took three wickets while Chris Sole, Mark Watt, and Chris Greaves took two each and Safyaan Sharif took one.

Scotland thrashed West Indies by seven wickets

In reply, the Blue Brigade had a poor start as Christopher McBride lost his wicket to a full toss from Holder. Despite this, the team managed to keep its cool in the chase unlike the Netherlands faltered against Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, Matthew Cross and McMollen put together 125 runs for the second wicket. Both players went on to score half-centuries, ensuring that the team would win the game.

Cross scored 74 not out and took the team over the line as they won the game by seven wickets. With this win, the team has come closer to playing the final. The finalists of this tournament will qualify for the ODI World Cup 2023 in India in October and November this year. On the other hand, the Maroon brigade is eliminated from the tournament. For the first time, they won’t play in the ODI World Cup.

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