T20 World Cup 2026, WI vs SCO Match Prediction - Who will win today's match?

West Indies will be up against Scotland in the second match of the ICC 2026 WT20. This match will be played at Eden Gardens and this is a Group C Fixture. Shai Hope will lead the West Indies side for this tournament and they are coming into this game on the back of a series loss against South Africa. West Indies have retained most of their players from the last WT20 and they have plenty of fire power in the batting and they bat very deep. They also have plenty of spin bowling all-rounders and a good balance to the side.

On the other hand, Scotland are in this even replacing Bangladesh and they were the final additions. They have played a couple of warm up games and competed well. There will be the presence of plenty of experienced players including former Kiwi player Tom Bruce. They will be keen to get some good results. Richie Berrington will lead the side for this West Indies vs Scotland match prediction. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match.

West Indies vs Scotland Match Details

West Indies vs Scotland Stats

West Indies vs Scotland Pitch Report

The surface at Eden Gardens will be good for batting and there will be help for pacers earl on. Since it is a afternoon game, batting might get easier in the evening an both teams will prefer chasing at this venue. The average score at this venue will be around 173.

West Indies vs Scotland Probable Playing XI West Indies: Brandon King, Shai Hope(c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales

Scotland: George Munsey, Michael Jones, McMullen, Berrington (c), Tom Bruce, Matthew Cross(wk), Leask, Mark Watt, Safyaan Sharif, Bradley Wheal, Bradley Currie

West Indies vs Scotland Dream11 Captaincy Picks Shai Hope – He has plenty of experience in the shorter format and has scored 1403 runs in 58 T20I matches at a strike rate of 137. He will be key at the top of the order and will be a PAK vs NED Dream11 top pick.

Jason Holder is a pace bowling all-rounder and has scored 747 runs while also picking up 98 wickets in his T20I career. He will be a WI vs SCO Dream11 captaincy pick.

West Indies vs Scotland Match winner

West Indies look a better side when we compare the overall squad of both sides and West Indies are expected to win this match.