Player of the Match
Player of the Match

6.45pm: India, the strong favourites for this World Cup, are about to get their campaign underway against the USA in Mumbai, which you can follow here. Thanks from Matt, Miller and Chandan for your company this afternoon, and we'll see you all soon.

Shimron Hetmyer is player of the match. "Honestly, I would say the catch," he grins, asked whether he preferred his innings or the catch. "I've been doing some work on my fielding for the past while... I'm happy to be able to contribute in that way. [Career best catch?] I don't think so! But it's up there. [Visa delays?] Everything happens for a reason. I'm not really complaining... From there, when I got here, it was just to put that behind me and focus on the game ahead and focus on my batting... [Recent promotion to No. 3?] It's fun. It's something that I used to do in the beginning. Playing more T20, finishing also is fun for me. But if I have to choose, I'll stay up top. [Different role?] It's just about mindset, really. Batting at No. 3, the bat comes on a little bit faster. It's just to get into position as early as possible and execute. [Shepherd?] That was phenomenal. I thought he was going to get this to be fair! It's not often you see a guy get five [wickets] and a hat-trick. [Winning start?] I think we can be more than competitive. We have the potential to go as far as the final but we need to take it one game at a time."

6.35pm: Scotland were right in the game at 115 for 3 after 13.1 overs, with Richie Berrington and Tom Bruce well set. But they lost their last seven wickets for 32 runs and have been comfortably beaten in the end. Two Guyanese stars for West Indies tonight: Shimron Hetmyer with the bat (and in the field), then Romario Shepherd with the ball to close things out with a five-wicket haul that included four wickets in five balls, and his second T20I hat-trick. A word too for Jason Holder, who took his 100th T20I wicket, and struck a telling blow in the chase by dismissing Berrington.

18.5
W
Holder to Watt, OUT, Shepherd puts the game to bed! Watt dances down and looks to slice this away over the off side, but Shepherd dives back over his head to take a sprawling catch at short third over his shoulder! West Indies are all smiles and start their campaign with a 35-run win

MRJ Watt c Shepherd b Holder 15 (26m 12b 2x4 0x6) SR: 125

18.4
1
Holder to Currie, 1 run, tucked off the pads, excellent diving stop by Shepherd at short fine leg

Scotland will be conscious that Net Run Rate could yet be an important factor for them.

18.4
1w
Holder to Currie, 1 wide, dipping full toss, slides past the pads
18.3
1
Holder to Watt, 1 run, jumps over to the off side, splices his pull and it doesn't quite carry to the diving Shepherd at short fine leg
18.2
4
Holder to Watt, FOUR, clubbed back over Holder's head for four more! Watt is going down with a fight, and clears the front leg to smack the slower ball
18.1
4
Holder to Watt, FOUR, in the slot, clubbed over mid-off! Free, clean swing of the bat

We have pictures again. Apologies for that intermission!

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs | SCOT: 136/9 (47 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.55, RRR: 23.50)

  • Mark Watt6 (8b)
  • Brad Currie1 (2b)
  • Shamar Joseph4-0-26-1
  • Romario Shepherd3-0-20-5
17.6
1
Joseph to Watt, 1 run, guided down to deep third to end the over
17.5
0
Joseph to Watt, no run, round the wicket, dug out into the off-side
17.4
0
Joseph to Watt, no run,
17.3
1
Joseph to Currie, 1 run,
17.2
0
Joseph to Currie, no run,

Currie is the last man for Scotland.

17.1
1
Joseph to Watt, 1 run,

Scotland have collapsed in a heap. Bear with us here, some technical issues.

END OF OVER:
17 | 1 Run 4 Wkts | SCOT: 133/9 (50 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.82, RRR: 16.66)

  • Mark Watt4 (4b)
  • Romario Shepherd3-0-20-5
  • Shamar Joseph3-0-23-1
16.6
W
Shepherd to Sharif, OUT, four in five balls! Slot ball, Sharif looks to clear mid-off with a big swipe but picks out the towering figure of Jason Holder, who takes a straightforward catch and points at Shepherd with a grin. First T20 five-for for Shepherd

SM Sharif c Holder b Shepherd 0 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

16.5
0
Shepherd to Sharif, no run, length ball, guided away through the off side

Sharif.

Shepherd's second T20I hat-trick in a matter of months: his first came against Bangladesh at the end of October.

16.4
W
Shepherd to Davidson, OUT, knocks him over, Shepherd tears off in celebration! Around the wicket, tailing in from a fullish length, beats Davidson's limp prod on the inside edge and crashes into the top of off. A broad grin from Shepherd, and why not? West Indies are two wickets away

O Davidson b Shepherd 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Davidson, the debutant. Hat-trick ball for Shepherd.

Powell is back on his feet, getting some attention from the physio. Looked a nasty landing

16.3
W
Shepherd to Leask, OUT, great work by Powell running around from long-on, but he's hurt himself in the process. Length ball outside off, Leask looked to heave it over midwicket but Powell did brilliantly, covering plenty of ground to his right and clinging onto the ball as he hit the deck hard. But he landed awkwardly on his shoulder, and is clearly in some pain

MA Leask c Powell b Shepherd 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Michael Leask at No. 8. Useful ball-striker, but needs to hit from ball one tonight.

Hefaz: "Will Watt plug himself in? There is no current yet!"

16.2
W
Shepherd to Cross, OUT, wide yorker, squeezed out, but straight to Rutherford at point! Steps across his stumps and looks to steer it away behind square with an open face, but can only deflect it straight to the man in close. Anticlimactic end for Cross

MH Cross c Rutherford b Shepherd 11 (17m 11b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100

Mid-off up, fine leg back.

Peter S: "Going by the Pakistan result earlier, Scotland look sure to win this." -- Who will play the Faheem Ashraf role?

16.1
1
Shepherd to Watt, 1 run, shin-high full toss outside off, Watt can only slice it out to deep point as he wanders out of his crease. Missed out there

Shepherd returns.

END OF OVER:
16 | 7 Runs | SCOT: 132/5 (51 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 8.25, RRR: 12.75)

  • Matthew Cross11 (10b)
  • Mark Watt3 (3b)
  • Shamar Joseph3-0-23-1
  • Gudakesh Motie4-0-29-1

Three tight overs in a row. 18 runs off the last 18 balls.

15.6
0
Joseph to Cross, no run, yorker, angling in from wide on the crease. Thuds into the pad and pops up into the off side
15.5
1
Joseph to Watt, 1 run, full on fourth stump, punched firmly to deep point

Two runs per ball is the requirement.

Scotland 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st7HG MunseyMA Jones
2nd24HG MunseyB McMullen
3rd6RD BerringtonHG Munsey
4th78RD BerringtonTC Bruce
5th7MH CrossTC Bruce
6th11MH CrossMRJ Watt
7th0MA LeaskMRJ Watt
8th0MRJ WattO Davidson
9th0SM SharifMRJ Watt
10th14MRJ WattBJ Currie

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Super Eights, Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA33062.259
IND32140.106
WI31220.993
ZIM3030-3.415
Super Eights, Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG33061.096
NZ31131.39
PAK3113-0.123
SL3030-1.95
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND44082.5
PAK43160.976
USA42240.788
NED4132-1.217
NAM4040-3.108
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM43071.506
SL43161.741
AUS42241.523
IRE41230.15
OMA4040-4.845
Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
WI44081.874
ENG43160.201
SCOT41320.184
ITA4132-1.02
NEP4132-1.349
Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA44081.943
NZ43161.227
AFG42240.889
UAE4132-1.364
CAN4040-2.426