The Caribbean side, which won the competition in 2012 and 2016, were bundled out for 161 in a chase of 118, a day after former champions Sri Lanka lost their Group A opener to Namibia.
Left-arm spinner Mark Watts, who shot 3-12 and off-spinner Michael Lesk 2-15, sealed the victory for the allies, who scored 160-5 on an unbeaten 66 from first opener George Munsey. Later he was placed in the group. B match.
Jason Holder, who took two wickets with the ball, fought the lone battle for West Indies with a knock of 38 runs but that was not enough.
Scotland, who defeated another Test-playing nation in Bangladesh in the last T20 World Cup in 2021, beat West Indies in all departments.
“Obviously this is a special victory for us,” said their captain, Richard Berrington. “A lot of hard work has gone into getting to this point in the last 12 months.
“We didn’t have as much T20 cricket as we wanted, but we played a lot of 50-over cricket. It was about transferring those skills to short form.”
Zimbabwe will take on Ireland in the second match of the day at the same venue, with the top two sides from each of the two groups progressing to the Super 12 stage.
The defeat left West Indies facing an urgent match against Zimbabwe on Wednesday.
Captain Nicholas Pooran said, “Tough loss for us, definitely disappointing. We have to work hard and win two games. I think it’s about accountability and taking responsibility.”
“We have to leave this defeat behind and pick ourselves up. Sometimes, when you lose games and do poorly as players, you want the next game to come as soon as possible.”
Scotland seemed to be thriving in cold and cloudy conditions at Bellerive Oval and made a brisk start after being put in to bat, running 52–0 in the sixth and final over of the Powerplay when rain forced the players. Gave.
However, the interruption stalled their momentum, as veteran all-rounder Holder sent back opener Michael Jones, who sent 20 and third number Matthew Cross in quick succession after resuming.
Munse batted through the innings, but his 53-ball innings lacked flow as the left-hander failed to hit boundaries in the middle overs.
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