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ICC World Cup: Ireland beat Bangladesh; Scotland give West Indies a scare

Updated on: 13 February,2015 07:38 AM IST  | 
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The West Indies eked out a three-run victory over Scotland and Ireland comfortably defeated Bangladesh by four wickets in World Cup warm-up matches yesterday

ICC World Cup: Ireland beat Bangladesh; Scotland give West Indies a scare

Sydney: The West Indies eked out a three-run victory over Scotland and Ireland comfortably defeated Bangladesh by four wickets in World Cup warm-up matches yesterday.

Ireland’s John Mooney and Max Sorensen took three wickets each as Bangladesh, sent in to bat, was bowled out for 189 in the 49th over, with Soumya Sarkar the top scorer with 45. Andrew Balbirnie’s unbeaten 63 and former England top-order batsman Ed Joyce’s 47 led Ireland to victory, reaching 190-6 in the 47th over. Ireland has provided upsets at both its previous World Cups, tying with Zimbabwe and beating Pakistan in 2007 and defeating England in 2011.

Meanwhile, Scotland, chasing 313-8 after the West Indies batted first, looked set for victory when it entered the final over needing eight runs to win, but could manage only four off the bowling of Kemar Roach.

Scot’s Coetzer shine
The Scots faltered late by losing four wickets in seven balls to finish with 310-9 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Opener Kyle Coetzer led the Scotland batting with 96 runs ahead of lull in the scoring before the fifth, sixth and seventh batsmen in the order pulled Scotland close: Freddie Coleman with 34, Richie Berrington, 66, and Matthew Cross, who scored 39. Earlier, Denish Ramdin scored 88 runs and Lendl Simmons added 55 for the West Indies. Alasdair Evans led the Scotland bowlers with 3-63.




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