T20 World Cup: Scotland beat two-time champions West Indies by 42 runs

Hobart: In the 8th ICC T20 Cricket World Cup, Scotland beat West Indies by 42 runs.

Batting first, Scotland Land scored 160 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in allotted overs.

West Indies only managed only 118 runs in their quota.

The teams will each play three first-round matches.

West Indies two-time champions of the T20 World Cup entered the tournament as dark horses. However, they lost eight of their last 10 T20 internationals.

Scotland qualified for super 12’s last year in the T20 World Cup in UAE. On Sunday underdogs Namimibia beat Asia Cup champions, Sri Lanka, by 55 runs.

The winner of the group will join Group 2 with India, Pakistan, South Africa and Bangladesh.