West Indies misplaced its Super Six match towards Scotland on Saturday within the World Cup Quaifiers and crashed out of the race to advance to the ODI World Cup 2023 in India in October and November.
This version would be the first the place the two-time world champion won’t function.
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The qualifiers, the place Shai Hope’s aspect was touted as favorite together with Sri Lanka, proved to be a event to overlook because it succumbed to a few losses within the competitors.
THE USA HICCUP
Signs have been ominous from its marketing campaign opener towards the United States of America.
Johnson Charles, Hope, Roston Chase and Jason Holder all struck fifties as West Indies made 297 runs within the first innings. USA had a removed from very best begin and was left reeling at 97 for 5.
US batsman Gajanand Singh, proper, scored 100 towards West Indies however his aspect fell brief ultimately.
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Gajanand Singh, nonetheless, gave West Indies a scare. Walking in at quantity six, Gajanand’s counter-attacking knock gained the momentum again for USA. He was aided as West Indies dropped a catch when he was on zero.
Thankfully for coach Darren Sammy, West Indies managed to get by means of as Gajanand, unbeaten on 101, fell wanting companions on the different finish. West Indies gained the sport by 39 runs.
SLIP UP AGAINST ZIMBABWE
West Indies gained its subsequent match towards Nepal by 101 runs and geared as much as face the host Zimbabwe.
The coin flip favoured Hope and he elected to bowl. For the primary half of the innings, the bowling unit justified the choice. Zimbabwe was 112 for 4 on the 25-over mark.
West Indies, nonetheless, let Sikandar Raza and Ryan Burl claw Zimbabwe again into the sport with an 87-run partnership. Raza was dropped twice – first on one and second on three.
Once West Indies removed the pair, it struggled to wrap up the tail. Tendai Chatara and Blessing Muzarabani added 25 runs for the final wicket to take the entire to 268.
In the run chase, a number of West Indies batters acquired a begin solely to offer away their wickets. West Indies fell brief by 33 runs.
Hope admitted on the put up match presentation that the dropped possibilities and the final-wicket stand took the sport away from their attain.
SUPER OVER LOSS TO NETHERLANDS
This was the sport that basically knocked the wind out of West Indies’ sail. The aspect scored 374 runs within the first innings and nonetheless ended up shedding.
Having been put to bat, West Indies managed to attain at a wholesome charge. Until, Pooran walked in. It was blitzkreig after that. Pooran scored a 65-ball 104 and catapulted the entire to 374.
Yet once more, West Indies made early dents into the opposition batting order. Yet once more, it allowed the opposition to come back again.
Netherlands’ Logan van Beek hit 30 runs within the Super Over towards West Indies.
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Teja Nidamanuru and Scott Edwards mixed for a 143-run fifth wicket partnership and took Netherlands from 170 for 4 to 313 for 5 in 15 overs. Logan van Beek and Aryan Dutt offered the ultimate flourish and Netherlands pressured a Super Over.
But that was simply the tip of the iceberg. Van Beek, after his 14-ball 28 within the chase, walked out to bat within the Super Over. Holder was to bowl to him.
Four, six, 4, six, six and 4 learn the over chart. Holder provided two full tosses, two extensive, brief deliveries and two extra proper within the slot. He conceded 30 runs from the over and the competition was all however sealed.
West Indies began off with a six in reply however misplaced each their wickets for eight.
With a Super Six format, one loss was an uphill process to come back again from. Two losses and the chances have been stacked towards West Indies. It made it to the second spherical of the event however carried ahead zero factors.
SCOTLAND DELIVERS THE FINAL NAIL
West Indies was put to bat in Saturday’s do-or-die match. In the essential fixture, its batters didn’t step up. Charles, Shamarh Brooks and Kyle Mayers acquired single digit scores.
Scotland batsman Richard Berringtonand Mathew Cross stroll off the pitch after beating West Indies.
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Holder and Romario Shephard offered some essential rearguard to take the entire nearer to 200 however 181 is all of the group may rating.
Scotland’s run-chase acquired off to a less-than-ideal doable begin as Christopher McBride deprated on the primary supply. It may have been a lot worse if Mayers hung onto Brandon McMullen’s catch. He was on 21 then. McMullen ended up with 69 runs as Scotland accomplished a seven-wicket win.
Over the course of the qualifiers, a typical theme was West Indies’ sloppy fielding. Captain and coach each emphasised on the dropped possibilities and the West Indies’ want to enhance.
Further, the batters have been responsible of not constructing on their begins and letting the momentum slip away.
A deeper evaluation of the debacle would maybe set off the long-pending seismic adjustments in West Indies cricket. For now, cricket tries to come back to phrases with West Indies’ absence from its quadrennial showpiece occasion.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com