A day after Zimbabwe stunned Sri Lanka, another upset was on the cards but West Indies managed to prevail Scotland by just three runs, while Ireland got the better of Bangladesh in the practice game.
West Indies vs Scotland:
Batting first on a belter, West Indies posted a mammoth 313 against Scotland and the win was pretty much on the cards, but the associate nation had other plans as they fought till the very end. Chasing a mammoth total, Scotland managed to make 310 in full 50 overs.
Fifties from Lendl Simmons and Denesh Ramdin, along with useful contributions from Dwayne Smith and Darren Bravo propelled to a par-total. But, the Scottish team had other plans, as Kyle Coetzer and Richie Berrington ensured that didn’t surrender the match easily and went down fighting.
Brief Scores: West Indies 313-9 in 50 overs (Denesh Ramdin 88, Lendl Simmons 51) v Scotland 310-9 in 50 overs (Kyle Coetzer 96, Richie Berrington 66).
Bangladesh vs Ireland:
In the second practice match of the day, Ireland demonstrated that their World Cup preparations are well on track as they defeated Bangladesh in their final warm-up match at the Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, Sydney.
Ireland managed to bundle the Tigers inside 50 overs for a mere 189 and they chased down the target 19 balls remaining. Soumya Sarkar was the top-scorer for Bangladesh as they struggled to get going and failed to get any momentum.
The Irish team knew they don’t have a big target to chase and they did it quite comfortably with Andy Balbirnie making a fine, unbeaten half-century, while Ed Joyce also chipping-in with a well-compiled 47.
Brief Scores: Bangladesh 189/10 in 48.2 overs (Soumya Sarkar 45 and Mushfiqur Rahim 26) v Ireland 190/6 in 46.5 overs (Ed Joyce 47 and Andy Balbirnie 63 not out).
