Cricket World Cup 2023 – West Indies Out Of Race

Cricket World Cup 2023 – West Indies Out Of Race

Cricket World Cup 2023 qualifier are being played in Zimbabwe. During the round, West Indies, two times world champion did not qualified for men Cricket World Cup 2023, going to be in India this year. This will happen for the first time in history of cricket.

On Saturday, July 1, 2023, during world cup qualifier round, West Indies had a match with Scotland. During this super-six clash in Zimbabwe, they experienced a seven-wicket loss against the Scotish team leaving themselves not to be able to make for World Cup.

Scotland won the toss and elected to bat, restricting the two-times former champions to 181 all out in 43.5 overs. Brandon McMullen was the pick of the bowlers with three for 32 in nine overs. Scotland chased down their target with ease, reaching 185 for three in 43.3 overs as McMullen struck 69 and the opener, Matthew Cross, was unbeaten on 74.

This was their first ever defeat to Scotland. During this super-six qualifier round West Indies previously lost against Srilanka and Zimbabwe. Their points remain zero. With still having two matches to play, they have already lost their chance to qualify.

The captain of West Indies team Shai Hope expressing on this defeat says: “We need to look at all areas. We have let ourselves down at this tournament. We have to go one way from here and that is up,”. He further added “The preparation needs to be better. We can’t expect to be an elite team without that backing from [the cricket board] at home,”

Coach of the West Indies team Darren Sammy the team performance on fielding was worst.

Previously West Indies was among the top performing teams in the world. They won two world cups, one in 1975 and 1979. Yet this is not end. West Indian team requires to rework on their weaker sides and come back with a better strategy and more efforts.

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