West Indies are out of the 2023 ODI World Cup contention after getting thumped by Scotland by 7 wickets on Saturday.
Two-time winners West Indies have appeared at every tournament since it was first staged in 1975, but with only the top two teams from the Super Sixes qualifying for the main event, their chances of qualifying for the marquee event in India are over.
Batting first, West Indies were skittled out for just 181 in 43.5 overs with Jason holder top-scoring with 45, followed by Romario Shepherd with 36.
Scotland easily chased down the target with the 43.3 overs with the help of Matthew Cross (74) and Brandon McMullen (69), thus sealing West Indies’ fate.
Having lost a crucial encounter in Super Over eliminator to the Netherlands in a Group A match, which followed a loss to Zimbabwe, the West Indies entered the Super Six round with no points and a net run rate which was inferior to the other teams.
West Indies were always dependent on the outcome of other matches.
West Indies did have four points having earlier beaten the USA (by 35 runs) and Nepal (101 runs), but the wheels came off rapidly owing to poor cricket across departments.
But since they lost to both Zimbabwe and the Netherlands — who both qualified for the Super Six from Group A — the West Indies carried no points further.