U-19 World Cup: West Indies get campaign back on track with win over Scotland

U-19 World Cup: West Indies get campaign back on track with win over Scotland
West Indies rebounded to beat Scotland by seven wickets on Monday in St. Kitts.

Opting to bowl first in their Group D match-up, West Indies skittled out Scotland for just 95 in 35.1 overs. The Caribbean lads then responded well, getting to 96-3 in 19.4 overs to take full points from the contest.

Shiva Sankar (right) of West Indies celebrates the wicket of Tomas Mackintosh of Scotland during the ICC U-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup match between West Indies and Scotland at Warner Park Sporting Complex on January 17, 2022 in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis. (Photo by Michael Steele-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)

Shiva Sankar was the outstanding performer for West Indies when Ireland batted, the right-arm medium-pacer claiming the first three wickets. He also pouched a catch and effected the run out of topscorer Oliver Davidson, who made 43 off 93 balls (4x4s).

Sankar finished with 3-17 off seven overs, while Anderson Mahase took 2-16 and Onaje Amory 2-26.

In reply, West Indies lost three wickets- Matthew Nandu (8), Shaqkere Parris (26) and Rivaldo Clarke (13)- before Teddy Bishop and Jordan Johnson saw the hosts to victory.

Bishop, who struck a four and six to close out the game, finished on 23 and Johnson 14. Bowling for Ireland, Charlie Peet took 1-15, Oliver Davidson 1-19 and Jack Jarvis 1-19.

West Indies’ final game in the group stage is against Sri Lanka on Friday in St. Kitts, starting 09:00h.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *