following Bangladesh’s boycott<\/a>, the Scots had their moments but ultimately failed to match the quality of their opponents, who were winners in 2012 and 2016. <\/p>\nA fourth-place finish at last summer’s Europe Qualifier had looked to have cost Scotland a place at the 2026 edition, but handed a second chance, they proved they were not out of place on the big stage.<\/p>\n
Chasing 183, the Scots were 37-3 in the sixth over when captain Richie Berrington and Tom Bruce came together in the middle and briefly ignited hopes of an upset. <\/p>\n
The pair added 78 for the fourth wicket, with Berrington leading from the front with 42 from 24 balls but his departure with the score at 115-4 stalled their momentum. <\/p>\n
West Indies then all but sealed the victory as Shepherd took four wickets in the 17th over, including a sensational hat-trick, to finish with 5-20. <\/p>\n
Opting to bowl first, Scotland restricted West Indies to 182?5 – a total they would have gladly accepted going into the final overs after coming under pressure from the brutal hitting of Windies duo Hetmyer and Rovman Powell.<\/p>\n
Making their sixth appearance in the tournament, Scotland held their nerve through the powerplay as West Indies crawled to 33-0 before they struck twice in quick succession through Michael Leask and debutant Oliver Davidson.<\/p>\n
Off-spinner Leask made the breakthrough in the ninth over to dismiss Windies skipper Shai Hope before Davidson, the 21-year-old left-armer, accounted for Brandon King, who had settled in well with a 30-ball 35, in the following over.<\/p>\n
West Indies found themselves 66-2 at the halfway stage of their innings but some explosive batting from Hetmyer swung the momentum back in their favour with Powell also joining in with 24 from 14 balls.<\/p>\n
Hetmyer, meanwhile, raced to his half-century in 22 balls and it needed a fantastic catch from Brandon McMullen at wide long-on to send back the batter in the penultimate over after a quickfire 64 from 36 balls.<\/p>\n
But by then, the Windies were well and truly in command, and despite some tidy death bowling from Brad Currie, who finished with figures of 2?23, they posted a total that proved out of Scotland’s reach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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