West Indies out from ICC ODI World Cup 2023, first time in history

The Super Six action on Saturday saw Scotland ease to a win over the West Indies. The champions of 1975 and 1979 editions of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup will miss the global event for the first time. West Indies out from ICC ODI World Cup 2023, first time in history.

West Indies are now officially out of the race for the 2023 men’s ODI World Cup after their seven-wicket defeat against Scotland in the World Cup Qualifier Super Six match at the Harare Sports Club today (July 01). West Indies came into the Super Six stage of the World Cup Qualifier with a very small mathematical possibility of finishing in the top two and qualifying for the World Cup.

Having lost games against Zimbabwe and Netherlands in the group stage, they carried forward no points into the Super Six and needed to win all three of their games to have even an outside chance of qualification. With their loss against Scotland in their first Super Six fixture today.

And following the victories of Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka in their respective games, whatever mathematical possibility West Indies had of qualification has vanished and the 1975 and 1979 World Cup winners are now officially eliminated from the 2023 ODI World Cup race. They were put into bat today by Scotland after losing the toss.

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