Rising Scotts Eye T20 World Cup Shock

Richie Berrington believes Scotland are a rising team as they look to pull off a T20 World Cup upset against the West Indies in Hobart.

Last year, Scotland shocked Bangladesh, beating Papua New Guinea and co-hosts Oman to reach the Super 12.

This year, all first round qualifiers will be in Hobart, facing the Windies on Monday. The Windys, the only team he has won twice in the tournament, have seen their stock price decline in recent years.

“I think I can take a lot of confidence from the whiteball cricket I’ve played this year,” said Scottish South African-born Berrington Berrington.

“And after last year’s World Cup, we’re really looking forward to this, hopefully building on some of last year’s performances.”

The Windies, who were the defending champions in last year’s event, have just won one of their five Super 12 games and lost 55 points to England in the opener.

While Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, and more are no longer in the picture, Simron Hetmeyer was strangely left out after missing a flight to Australia.

Their team lacks star power, but captains Nicolas Poulean, Jason Holder and Evin Lewis are Indian Premier League regulars, while Odeen Smith is an all-around prospect.

“If you look at it, when we won the two World Cups we had a lot of big names, but last year we had a lot of big names and we didn’t qualify,” said Poulain. rice field.

“You have to balance experience with young players. We don’t have big names, but we’ve got a team here and that’s really important.”