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T20 World Cup 2022: Cricket stunned as Scotland shock West Indies with ‘extraordinary’ upset, reaction

Scotland delivered a shocking upset to the West Indies at Monday’s T20 World Cup.

Batting first at Hobart’s Brandstone Arena, Scotland posted a defendable total of 5/160 from 20 overs, largely thanks to George Munsey’s 66 knots out in the opener.

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The West Indies got off to a reasonable start in their innings, but regularly lost wickets and never had a chance to hunt down the total.

Windies had a terrible collapse, losing seven wickets for just 26 runs, giving Scotland the upper hand.

Jason Holder stabilized the ship somewhat, top-scoring with 38, but he was one of only four West Indies players to reach double figures.

Scotland won by a surprising 42 runs in 19 overs, bowling for 118 against a very fancy opponent.

Captain Mark Watt finished with figures of 3/12 from four overs.

The West Indies lifted the trophy in 2012 and 2016, a surprise Scottish upset against the only team to win the T20 World Cup more than once.

Scotland’s surprise win comes the next day Namibia beat Sri Lanka by 55 runs to open the T20 World Cup with an absolute boilover.

Cricket fans couldn’t believe what they were witnessing when Scotland surprised two-time World Cup winners.

Sports reporter Scott Bailey tweeted: can’t believe it. “

Cricket commentator Daniel Norcross said: The West Indies lost 26-7 on 45 balls. A second big upset is coming.”

What makes this result even more surprising is the fact that Scotland have only played two T20 internationals since last year’s T20 World Cup.

This result means Scotland are top of Group B in the qualifying group stage of the tournament, with the top two teams from Groups A and B advancing to the Super 12 stage.

Meanwhile, Australia suffered a late collapse against India in their final warm-up game, losing by six runs.

Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign takes on New Zealand on Saturday at the SCG.

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