Scotland 68 vs West Indies, Leicester, 1999 World Cup
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Courtney Walsh did light work of minnows Scotland as he snared 3 wickets to skittle out Scotland for only 68 runs.
He was ably supported by Ambrose and Simmons, who took 2 and 1 wickets respectively.
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The Scots were 7/29 at one stage and looked set for the doom before Asim Butt and Hamilton started the repair work.
In reply, Windies got to the target comfortably, losing two wickets as Lara and Chanderpaul got to 30 and 25 unbeaten respectively.
Bangladesh 58 vs West Indies, Dhaka, 2011 World Cup
Bangladesh were shocked at home in the 2011 World Cup as West Indies unleashed their pace battery, especially the fiery Kemar Roach, to skittle out the Bangladeshis for 58.
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Spinner Sulieman Benn picked up 4 lower order wickets but it was Roach and Darren Sammy who shared 6 between them to embarrass the Bangladesh batting.
Aided by Gayle’s 37, West Indies chased down the paltry total in just 12.2 overs to win by 9 wickets.
Namibia 45 vs Australia, Potchefstroom, 2003 World Cup
This was the day Glenn McGrath chose to create history, create a World Cup record that still stands as the bowling figures by any bowler in a ICC World Cup match.
McGrath took 7 wickets for 15 runs as Australia’s pace battery, supported by Brett Lee and Andy Bichel finished the Namibians chasing 302 for victory for only 45 runs.
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Only one batsman, skipper D Kotze got into double figures with a top score of mere 10 runs. It was humiliation for the Associate Nation, but McGrath’s bowling still stands as one of the finest spells of fast bowling the World has ever seen.
Canada 45 v England, Manchester, 1979 World Cup
Another Canada disappointment as the North Americans folded up for a minimal 45 in the face of Chris Old and Willis of England as they snared 8 Canada wickets among themselves.
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Such was the situation of the Canada team that only one batsman, F Dennis got into double figures, top-scoring with a 21 run cameo.
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England chased down the total losing 2 wickets as Chris Old was named Man of the Match for his heroics with the ball.
Canada 36 vs Sri Lanka, Paarl, 2003 World Cup
It was always going to be tough for minnows Canada against eventual finalists Sri Lanka in Paarl but what culminated was a World record as Canada fell for a paltry 36 runs in the face of superb fast bowling by Prabath Nissanka and Chaminda Vaas, claiming 4 and 3 wickets respectively.
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The Canada team was reduced to 6/12 at one point. Total embarrassment. In reply, Sri Lanka chased down the target in 4.4 overs losing only Sanath Jayasuriya’s wicket.