Hope and Shepherd score fifties, Cariah stars with the ball as West Indies beat Scotland by 91 runs

Jun 14, 2023 Sports

First warm-up match ahead of ICC World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe

SportsMax – Yannic Cariah claimed four wickets while captain, Shai Hope, and Romario Shepherd both hit fifties as the West Indies defeated Scotland by 91 runs yesterday in their first warm-up game before the ICC World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe.

Yannic Cariah captured four wickets. (AFP/Getty Images)

Romario Shepherd scored a half century for the West Indies. (Associated Press)

The Scots won the toss and put the West Indians in to bat at the Harare Sports Club.

Hope top scored with a 65-ball 57 while Shepherd provided some valuable lower-order hitting with a brisk 34-ball 53 as the Windies posted 264 in 48.4 overs.

Hope’s knock contained six fours while Shepherd hit five fours and three sixes.

Chris Sole took 4-50 from his 10 overs while Jack Jarvis and Chris Greaves each claimed three wickets for Scotland.

The West Indies then successfully defended the total, needing only 33.5 overs to bowl the Scots out for 173.

Cariah produced an excellent spell of bowling to claim 4-46 in nine overs while Roston Chase took 3-43 from 5.5 overs.

Shai Hope also scored a half-century. (AFP/Getty Images)

Brandon McMullen and Matthew Cross were the chief scorers for Scotland with 38 and 35, respectively.

The West Indies next warm-up match will take place at the same venue on Thursday against the UAE.

Scores: West Indies 264 (48.4 overs) Hope 57, Shepherd 53, Carty 32, Chase 30; Sole 4-50, Jarvis 3-25, Greaves 3-49 beat Scotland 178 (33.5 overs) McMullen 38, Cross 35, Sole 25, Evans 24; Cariah 4-46, Chase 3-43 by 91 runs.

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