West Indies vs Scotland Live Score, T20 World Cup Match: Shai Hope’s men eye winning start in Kolkata; Toss, Playing XI updates

West Indies vs Scotland Live Score, T20 World Cup Match: Shai Hope’s men eye winning start in Kolkata; Toss, Playing XI updates

West Indies vs Scotland T20 World Cup 2026 Match Live Cricket Score Updates: Ten years ago, they were at the top of the world T20 stage. The Caribbean superstars have fallen a few rungs from those lofty peaks, but Shai Hope’s men will hope to make a statement opening to the campaign as the tournament returns to India for the first time in 10 years.

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They were due to face Bangladesh today, but for the unfortunate turn of events over the last fortnight, it will be the eleventh-hour group of Scotland who will turn up at the Eden Gardens to face the former champions.

Richie Berrington’s men will well be the underdogs but such has been the form of the Windies that an upset cannot be ruled out altogether. A belter of a track could produce a high-scoring game too as the evening unfolds.

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A couple of months ago, ahead of the T20 series at home against South Africa, the Indian cricket board’s website had put up a video, titled ‘Time for speed, ft India’. Amongst the players who spoke, Washington Sundar had the most interesting take on T20 with a quotable quote.

“The ball is always in the air. When the bowler releases, it’s in the air. After it’s hit by the bat, most of the time it’s in the air. So, the ball is always in the air, and that’s what excites the audience the most I think.” The visuals showed craned necks of players, support staff, and groundsmen as the white ball disappeared in some nets session.  READ MORE

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