Who Will Win West Indies vs Scotland, ICC World Cup Qualifier 2018?
Scotland are set to face West Indies in the seventh Super Sixes game of the ICC World Cup Qualifier 2018. The match is scheduled to be played on March 21 at the Harare Sports Club. Live telecast will commence at 9:30 AM local time.
WI vs SCO: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, Fox Sports, Sky Sports Cricket
Live Streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Sky Go
Toss Prediction
The surface at the Harare Sports Club has generally been the best for batting during the first-half of a game. So toss is going to be crucial here and the team that wins it in this match will probably want to make first use of the ideal batting conditions.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Sco vs WI, Super Sixes 7th Match...
West Indies Team News & Playing 11
Team News
With all their players fit, West Indies don't have any injury-related concerns at the moment. The team is expected to go unchanged into this game.
Key Players
Chris Gayle hasn't contributed much since that 91-ball 123 against the UAE. The hard-hitting opener is due for a big score and he will give the Scottish bowlers a real headache if not dismissed early on. Evin Lewis, Shai Hope and Marlon Samuels all struck half-centuries against Zimbabwe and the Windies will be hoping for another good performance from them. Kemar Roach and Keemo Paul have been consistent with the ball, but the key man is skipper Jason Holder who is the tournament's best bowler with 14 wickets which includes a four-fer in his last outing.
Recent Form
West Indies were the table-toppers at the end of the group stage with four wins from four games and now they have gone top of the Super Sixes standings with six points. The Windies, after losing their first Super Sixes game to Afghanistan, bounced back strongly to defeat hosts Zimbabwe in their last match.
West Indies Predicted Playing 11
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Jason Holder (c), Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels, Kemar Roach, Devendra Bishoo, Ashley Nurse, Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope (wk), Keemo Paul, Rovman Powell
Scotland Team News & Playing 11
Team News
None of their players were reported to be injured at the time of writing. The team is unlikely to make any changes to their line-up for this match.
Key Players
Matthew Cross, Kyle Coetzer and Calum MacLeod all of whom have had at least one good hit in the tournament are the vital cogs in Scotland's batting department. MacLeod is second on the runs charts while Coetzer is coming off a fine fifty against Ireland. The West Indian batsmen will be wary of fast bowlers Safyaan Sharif and Bradley Wheal. These two have taken 12 and 9 wickets respectively and will be the skipper's go-to men with the ball.
Recent Form
Scotland have been clinical in this tournament and have been beaten just once. They won three and tied one out of the four matches they played in the group stage and started the Super Sixes round off with an easy victory over the UAE. However, the 25-run defeat to Ireland in the last game has set the team back.
Scotland Predicted Playing 11
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Kyle Coetzer (c), Richie Berrington, Calum MacLeod, Safyaan Sharif, Craig Wallace, Matthew Cross (wk), Michael Leask, Chris Sole, Mark Watt, George Munsey, Bradley Wheal
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Scotland: L W T W W
West Indies: W L W W W
West Indies vs Scotland Head-to-Head
West Indies and Scotland will be facing each other for the first time at the Harare Sports Club in a one-day international. The two teams however have met twice in the 50-overs format with the former emerging victorious on both the occasions. The Windies won the most recent face-off in 2007 by four wickets.
West Indies vs Scotland Betting Odds
West Indies are the obvious favorites amongst the bookmakers to win this Super Sixes clash at extremely short odds of 1.18 on Betfair, 1.16 on Bet365, 1.22 on Betway and 1.17 each on Unibet and Ladbrokes. Though they were disappointed after their loss to Afghanistan earlier, an impressive run-chase against Zimbabwe in their previous game would have lifted their morale once again. Scotland on the other hand are the bookmakers' underdogs at odds of 5.50 on Betfair, 4.33 on Betway and 5 each on Bet365, Unibet and Ladbrokes.
West Indies vs Scotland Prediction
Both teams must win this game to confirm their ticket to the United Kingdom for the 2019 World Cup. Things however are more tense for Scotland as a defeat here would make it almost improbable for them to qualify for the next year's marquee event. While the West Indies will still have an outside chance of making it through even if they don't win this game. So pressure is certainly going to be more on Coetzer's men who will also be aware of the fact that they have ended up losing both times they have played the Windies in an ODI. So even though Scotland have played well in this tournament, we feel the West Indies have enough experience and firepower in the tank to come out tops.
Final Verdict: Back West Indies to beat Scotland at 1.18 on 1xbet, 1.16 on Bet365, 1.22 on Betway and 1.17 each on Unibet and 10Cric.
Mar 21, 2018
13:00 IST / 7:30 GMT
Harare Sports Club - Harare, Zimbabwe
Wi vs Sco 
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