SCOTLAND suffered World Cup heartbreak today after missing out on qualification in a rain-affected defeat to the West Indies in Harare.

The Saltires appeared well placed to upset the two-time winners of the competition and qualify for next year’s tournament in England before bad weather intervened and sent them packing in a five-run defeat on the Duckworth-Lewis method.

After bowling West Indies out for just 198, Scotland were 125 for five in pursuit before heavy rain forced the game to be called off with the Scots still five runs shy of the par score.