West Indies vs Scotland Live Score, T20 World Cup: 2-Down West Indies Bank On Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell
T20 World Cup 2026 Live Updates: West Indies face an unpredictable Scotland side in their opening match.
West Indies vs Scotland, T20 World Cup 2026 Live Updates: Richie Berrington won the toss and opted to bowl as Scotland take on two-time T20 World Cup-winners, West Indies, in their opening match of the tournamnet at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. While the West Indies enter as heavy favourites with a powerhouse lineup featuring Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, etc., they will be wary of a Scottish side that famously upset them in the 2022 edition. Scotland enters the tournament as a late replacement for Bangladesh, and although their preparation has been brief, the Richie Berrington-led squad remains a dangerous underdog capable of exploiting any Caribbean inconsistency. With a flat pitch expected to reward aggressive stroke play, the Windies will look to use their extensive IPL experience to dominate, while Scotland's hopes rest on the discipline of bowlers like Mark Watt and the explosive starts of George Munsey. (Live Scorecard)
Scotland Playing XI: George Munsey, Matthew Cross (wk), Brandon McMullen, Michael Jones, Tom Bruce, Richie Berrington(c), Michael Leask, Oliver Davidson, Mark Watt, Brad Currie, Safyaan Sharif
West Indies Playing XI: Brandon King, Shai Hope (c/wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Matthew Forde, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph
West Indies Cricket Team
Scotland
Shai Hope
Richie Berrington
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DRINKS BREAK! Shimron Hetmyer arrived late in India, but he has well and truly announced his arrival at the World Cup, hasn't he? Scotland had the scoring in check halfway through the innings, but Hetmyer has since led the counterpunch for the West Indies.
Beaten!
Much fuller, around off, smashed off the front foot to short cover. The fielder gets a hand to it and parries it to mid off for a single.
On a length, on the pads, Hetmyer gets across and paddles it wide of short fine leg for a single.
SIX! FIFTY FOR SHIMRON HETMYER! He gets there in 22 balls, and this is the fastest fifty by a West Indian in a T20 World Cup. He is looking unstoppable now. That is a sensational stroke. Pitched full and outside off, Shimron Hetmyer takes a big stride ahead, gets his bat under it and lofts it inside out over the deep cover fence for a big six.
Short and around off, spinning and gripping. Rovman Powell quickly pivots on the back foot and cuts it to deep point for one more.
Quicker and flatter, on middle, Hetmyer shovels this full ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
FOUR! Finds the gap to perfection! The third consecutive over that goes for double figures. A bit too full and outside off, Rovman Powell throws his bat at it and smashes it into the cover gap for a boundary. The long off fielder stands no chance as the ball races through those practice pitches in the outfield.
Wide yorker, outside off, Rovman Powell digs it out to short cover.
WIDE! A bit too straight down leg, Powell misses the flick.
Full and outside off, a slower ball. This is driven down to long off for a single.
FOUR! Leask should have done better. An off cutter, full and outside off, Shimron Hetmyer laces it along the ground to the deep cover region. Leask runs across to his left, puts in a dive and tries to palm it back in, but does not do so cleanly and parries the ball onto the ropes behind. The 50-run partnership comes up between Hetmyer and Rovman.
SIX! MUSCLED! Short by Safyaan, on middle, angled on the bodyline, Shimron Hetmyer has all the time in the world to swivel and pull it off the back foot over deep backward square leg for his fifth biggie. 100 UP FOR WEST INDIES!
WIDE! Reload! Miles outside the tramline, on off, Hetmyer leaves.
Slips in a full toss that dips, outside off, Hetmyer mistimes his shot to short cover. Looks very gutted to not have punished that.
Safyaan Sharif (2-0-21-0) comes back on.
Drifted outside off, short, Shimron Hetmyer plays off the back foot and cuts it to deep backward point for a single. Two back-to-back big overs for the Windies. 32 runs in the last 12 balls.
SIX MORE! Two in two for Hettie! Another one pushed around the pads, on a fuller length, Shimron Hetmyer picks it up nicely and whips it over long leg for another half a dozen runs. The runs have started to flow for West Indies now.
SIX! That's massive! A juicy half volley, pushed on middle, Shimron Hetmyer, with no intentions to keep it down, sails it massively behind deep mid-wicket for a cracking six.
STRAIGHT UP... BUT SAFE! Watt lands it around off, on a fullish length. Shimron Hetmyer goes for a slog sweep, but slices it off the top edge. The ball spoons over mid-wicket and lands safely between the two converging fielders for a couple of runs.