Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 7 (ANI): Scotland spinner Mark Watt expressed confidence forward of the staff’s ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 marketing campaign opener in opposition to West Indies on Saturday. Mark Watt, in an interview to ESPNcricinfo, additionally famous that Scotland’s job is to defeat Check-playing nations on the T20 WC.
Talking forward of the West Indies match, Scotland’s Mark Watt mentioned Scotland are assured of beating West Indies once more, citing current wins and the staff’s sturdy perception of their place on the event. He added that Scotland have a historical past of inflicting upsets and anticipate opponents to take them severely.
Notably, Scotland emerged victorious in each of their most up-to-date encounters with West Indies, defeating them in a T20I in Hobart in the course of the 2022 T20 World Cup, and once more of their newest ODI conflict in 2023 at Harare.
‘We have overwhelmed West Indies twice very just lately, so I do not see why we will not do it once more. We’re all very assured. We nonetheless massively imagine that we must be right here. We had a nasty month in the summertime [during the Europe Qualifier] however we aren’t second-guessing our invite. We have brought on a number of upsets up to now. We had a extremely good begin in opposition to England within the final World Cup recreation too [in 2024], that was sadly rained off. I do not assume groups shall be taking us evenly in any respect,’ Mark Watt mentioned as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.
Scotland, who changed Bangladesh after the latter refused to play the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026, will play their first match of the event in opposition to West Indies at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens on Saturday.
He mentioned Scotland’s purpose is to defeat Check-playing nations and encourage younger gamers.
‘Our job is to go on the market and beat Check-playing nations and encourage younger children to develop up and take a look at us on TV and say, ‘I wish to try this,” Mark Watt mentioned. (ANI)
