LIVE: West Indies on top against Scotland after strong bowling display
Updates as West Indies take on Scotland in Group B of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024.
West Indies require 100 runs in the second innings to beat Scotland and keep their qualification hopes alive at the T20 World Cup.
Ailsa Lister top scored for Scotland with 26, but it was the West Indies bowlers who excelled as the sun set in Dubai, even despite some sloppy fielding, with Afy Fletcher the pick of the crop with 3/22 as Scotland were held to 99/8.
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The story of the first innings
It was Scotland who won a delayed toss after the meeting between India and Pakistan on the same ground ran long earlier on Sunday.
And Kathryn Bryce decided to bat first, following a trend in the early days of the tournament.
But West Indies tied Scotland down in the first half of the opening innings, with Chinelle Henry standing out with four miserly overs, picking up 1/10 to leave Scotland on 45/2 at the midway point of their overs.
Both openers departed early in proceedings, with Henry bagging Sarah Bryce (2) and Deandra Dottin holding on to a catch off the bowling of skipper Hayley Matthews to remove Saskia Horley (11).
A promising partnership between Kathryn Bryce (25) and Ailsa Lister (26) gave Scotland some momentum, but Afy Fletcher removed both set batters to expose the tail.
Late cameos from Lorna Jack-Brown (11) and Darcey Carter (14*) boosted the total, but Scotland closed their 20 overs on 99/8, leaving their bowlers with a lot to do in the second innings.
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This is a crucial game for both sides, who will be looking to bounce back from losses in their opening group matches.
West Indies fell to a disappointing 10-wicket loss to South Africa and are without Zaida James, after she suffered a face injury in their opening match on Friday.
Scotland fell short against Bangladesh in the tournament opener on Thursday, but will be buoyed from a decent performance with the ball.
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The Teams
Scotland: S Horley, SJ Bryce (†), KE Bryce (c), A Lister, PA Chatterji, DEM Carter, L Jack, K Fraser, RE Slater, AM Maqsood, O Bell
West Indies: HK Matthews (c), SR Taylor, SA Campbelle (†), DJS Dottin, CA Henry, AA Alleyne, CN Nation, Q Joseph, ASS Fletcher, A Munisar, K Ramharack
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