Hetmyer heroics, Shepherd hat-trick headline West Indies' opening day win over Scotland
Hetmyer's half-century lifted West Indies on a slow surface while Shepherd closed out the win with a five-wicket haul
Hetmyer's half-century lifted West Indies on a slow surface while Shepherd closed out the win with a five-wicket haul
Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: Matt Roller
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.
MRJ Watt c Shepherd b Holder 15 (26m 12b 2x4 0x6) SR: 125
Scotland will be conscious that Net Run Rate could yet be an important factor for them.
We have pictures again. Apologies for that intermission!
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Hetmyer's half-century lifted West Indies on a slow surface while Shepherd closed out the win with a five-wicket haul
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| Super Eights, Group 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.259 |
| IND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.106 |
| WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.993 |
| ZIM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.415 |
| Super Eights, Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ENG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.096 |
| NZ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.39 |
| PAK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -0.123 |
| SL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.95 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 |
| PAK | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.976 |
| USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.788 |
| NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.217 |
| NAM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3.108 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ZIM | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.506 |
| SL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.741 |
| AUS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.523 |
| IRE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 |
| OMA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4.845 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.874 |
| ENG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.201 |
| SCOT | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.184 |
| ITA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.02 |
| NEP | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.349 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.943 |
| NZ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.227 |
| AFG | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.889 |
| UAE | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.364 |
| CAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2.426 |