Scotland captain Kyle Coetzer has hailed his players’ “hard work” and the coaching staff for their “excellent job” over the past few years after his team booked their place in the Super 12s of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 on Thursday (October 21).
In their final group stage match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 on Thursday, Scotland delivered a complete performance, crushing co-host Oman by 8 wickets to attain the top spot in Group B and qualify for the Super 12s of the tournament.
Thanking the fans for their support, Coetzer said it was a historic achievement for Scotland and insisted that they are now a slightly tougher team and there is no reason to fear them in the T20 World Cup.
Coetzer said during the post-match presentation: “It's a great feeling. Congratulations to Zeeshan and Oman, they have been great. It's the opportunity to play at the biggest stage and you get to play the best of the best. The following back home has been immense.”
He added, “We have been through thick and thin in the last few years and guys have put in a lot of hard work to keep developing their game and the coaching staff has done an excellent job as well.”
On qualifying for Super 12s at T20 World Cup 2021, the skipper noted: “As far as I'm aware, we are going into a slightly tougher team and there's no reason to fear. It’s gonna be an exciting group, we will go into every game full of hope and will give our best. Someone going and getting a big score, Berrington did that in the last game and I guess we dropped a couple of catches, and our bowling upfront and at the death has been excellent, Mark Watt has been excellent. We will find time to celebrate just a little bit.”
Meanwhile, Josh Davey, who was adjudged as Player of the Match for his impressive figures of 3/25 against Oman, said that it was a great day for Scottish cricket.
He signed off by saying, “We have an early flight, so not too much, but there will be some celebration. It was a great occasion to showcase my skills, had some luck with the ball going to the fielders but we'll take it. The side has a lot of bases covered and the belief is there and we can cause some upset. T20 is about momentum, and if we carry it forward, we can do great things. There are some great teams in Group B and it will be a great opportunity to play against them.”
Noteworthy, Scotland and Bangladesh made it to the Super 12s from Group B. Now, Scotland has joined the group featuring India, Pakistan, New Zealand, and Afghanistan, while Bangladesh is placed alongside Australia, South Africa, West Indies, and England. Two more teams will join the two groups.
(With ANI Inputs)
