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Scotland
West Indies
West Indies and Scotland will face each other in Match 2 of the T20 World Cup 2026 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. This will be a Group C contest. Scotland will be led by Richie Berrington, while the West Indies will be led by Shai Hope. Scotland qualified after Bangladesh decided not to take part in the tournament.
The form will be fairly similar coming into this match. In their last 5 T20I matches, both sides have recorded 2 wins each. West Indies will be coming off a 2-1 T20I series loss against South Africa. Scotland will take confidence from their recent performances.
History will add interest to this clash. Scotland will have beaten the West Indies once before in T20Is, back in the 2022 T20 WC. They had defended a total of 160 and won that match by 42 runs. West Indies will aim to avoid a repeat, while Scotland will look to use that result as belief.
The West Indies have more proven T20 batters with players like Hope and Hetmyer consistently scoring runs at this level and handling pressure better than Scotlandโs batting unit.
The betting tip is...
Top Batterโs Team - West Indies
63 %
37 %
ScotlandWest IndiesGeorge Munsey will remain Scotlandโs most important batter. He scored 66 off 53 balls in the 2022 win against West Indies. Munsey comes into this match with 296 runs in his last 10 T20I innings at a strike rate of 150.25. Brandon McMullen will support him at the top with 266 runs in his last 10 matches at a strike rate of 137.82.
Michael Leask and Mark Watt will again lead the bowling unit after picking 2/15 and 3/12, respectively, in that historic win. Chris Greaves and Safyaan Sharif will provide further bowling support. Matthew Cross and Richie Berrington will add depth to the batting order. Tom Bruce will be a key middle-order option after switching allegiance to Scotland and making his ODI debut in August.
Munsey, McMullen and Berrington are the key batters.
Predicted Lineup: George Munsey, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington (c), Tom Bruce, Matthew Cross (wk), Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Safyaan Sharif, Bradley Wheal, Bradley Currie.
Shai Hope will lead the West Indies and will be their most reliable batter going into this match. Over the last year in T20Is, he has scored 608 runs in 21 innings at an average of 33.77.
Shimron Hetmyer will remain a key middle-order option with 403 runs in 13 innings at an average of 33.58. Brandon King will provide intent at the top after scoring 382 runs in 15 innings at an average of 25.46.
The bowling unit will be led by Jason Holder, who has taken 32 wickets in 25 T20I innings at an average of 25.28. Akeal Hosein will support him with 26 wickets in 23 innings. Romario Shepherd will add pace and depth with 19 wickets in 19 innings. Only one between Sealas and Joseph will play.
King, Hope and Hetmyer are the key betters.
Predicted Lineup: Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope (c, wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales.
West Indies will enter this match with a stronger and more settled batting unit. Their top order will have more experience in big tournaments and on slower Indian surfaces. Shai Hope will anchor the innings, while Brandon King and Johnson Charles will aim to score quickly in the powerplay. Shimron Hetmyer and Rovman Powell will handle the middle overs and look to keep the run rate high.
Sherfane Rutherford and Romario Shepherd will be the finishers. Scotlandโs bowling attack will face pressure if early wickets do not come. Eden Gardens will offer value for shots once batters are set. West Indies will be expected to post or chase a competitive total through better batting across the top, middle and lower order.
