| 0.0 : TOSS - West Indies have won the toss and they will BAT first! |
| West Indies (Playing XI) - Kyle Mayers, Johnson Charles, Evin Lewis, Brandon King (In for Shamarh Brooks), Nicholas Pooran (C/WK), Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy. |
| Ireland (Unchanged Playing XI) - Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie (C), Lorcan Tucker (WK), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Simi Singh, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Josh Little. |
| Nicholas Pooran says they will bat first. Adds it is a fresh pitch. Tells they have the momentum and they know as a unit what to do. Reckons the straight boundaries are massive and they have to hit hard and in the gap. Informs Brandon King comes in and Shamarh Brooks misses out |
| Andy Balbirnie says this is a do-or-die but they have the momentum as they won the last game. Adds they will have to bowl well and restrict West Indies as slow as possible. Informs they are playing the same team. |
| PITCH REPORT - Carlos Brathwaite is near the pitch. He says it's a different pitch. The batsman will target the leg side as it's short. Shares there are few cracks and the pitch looks dry. Expect spin to dominate the game. |
| We are all set. The players are out in the middle as they line up for their respective national anthems. It will be West Indies' first followed by Ireland's. |
| It's time for action now. The Ireland players are out in the middle. Johnson Charles and Kyle Mayers to open for the Windies. Josh Little to start with the new ball. The players take a knee as they support the BLM movement. All set. Let's play.... |
| 0.1 : Josh Little to Kyle Mayers, West Indies are underway! Short in length and around off. Mayers taps it around the corner on the off side for a quick single. |
| 0.2 : Josh Little to Johnson Charles, Little steams in and serves it across, outside off on the fuller side. Charles looks to drive but misses. |
| 0.3 : Josh Little to Johnson Charles, Lovely delivery! Short of a length, much closer to the batter. Charles gets on his toes as he looks to defend but misses. |
| 0.5 : Josh Little to Johnson Charles, A length ball, outside off. Charles punches it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 0.6 : Josh Little to Kyle Mayers, Outside off, Mayers guides it straight to backward point. 6 off the first over. |
| Mark Adair to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Mark Adair to Johnson Charles, Two runs! Good shot! Too much width, outside off. Charles slaps it through covers. The man from mid off runs across and cuts it off. |
| 1.2 : Mark Adair to Johnson Charles, Full ball, outside off. Charles pushes it back to Adair. |
| 1.3 : Mark Adair to Johnson Charles, A slower short ball now, outside off. Charles pulls it to mid on. |
| 1.4 : Mark Adair to Johnson Charles, Pulled hard but for one! Short of a length and on off. Charles hits it to deep square leg. |
| 1.5 : Mark Adair to Kyle Mayers, That was touch and go! On the pads, it is clipped to square leg. Mayers wants a single but is sent back and the left-hander puts in a dive to make his ground. Could have been home if that hit. |
| 1.6 : Mark Adair to Kyle Mayers, Length and outside off. Mayers knocks it to point. |
| 2.1 : Barry McCarthy to Johnson Charles, This is very full and outside off. Charles drives but straight to mid off. |
| 2.2 : Barry McCarthy to Johnson Charles, A half-volley, around off. Charles pushes it back to the bowler. Four dots now. West Indies need to rotate the strike more. |
| 2.3 : Barry McCarthy to Johnson Charles, Just like this! A risky single but this helps the pressure to stay away from the batters! On middle, this is hit to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 2.4 : Barry McCarthy to Kyle Mayers, OUT! TAKEN! The pressure gets big on Mayers! He tries to go downtown but holes one out. Barry McCarthy bowls it on a length and outside off. Kyle Mayers tries to play the lofted punch shot but toe ends his shot and Harry Tector at mid off makes no mistake. Ireland will be happy with this start. |
| Josh Little to Johnson Charles, FOUR! Charles is off the mark! This is full and outside off. Charles again looks to drive but slices it over point and the ball races into the fence. |
| Evin Lewis is the new man in. |
| 2.5 : Barry McCarthy to Evin Lewis, On middle, blocked out. |
| 2.6 : Barry McCarthy to Evin Lewis, Short in length and outside off. Lewis pulls it to deep mid-wicket. There is a fielder stationed but the ball bounces well in front of him. |
| 3.1 : Curtis Campher to Evin Lewis, On the pads, flicked to deep square leg for one. |
| 3.2 : Curtis Campher to Johnson Charles, On middle, Charles hits it to mid-wicket. |
| 3.3 : Curtis Campher to Johnson Charles, FOUR! A welcome boundary! You do not give that much free space to Charles! This is way outside off, fuller and it is smashed over mid off for four. |
| 3.4 : Curtis Campher to Johnson Charles, FOUR! Two in a row! Curtis Campher again gives width, outside off. Charles drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : Curtis Campher to Johnson Charles, SIX! THIS TIME IT IS ALL THE WAY! What a shot! Enough of defense from Charles! This is full and outside off. Charles smacks it over long on for a biggie. |
| 3.6 : Curtis Campher to Johnson Charles, Full and outside off. Charles mistimes his drive to mid-wicket for a single. 16 runs off the over. A big one for the Windies. |
| Simi Singh to bowl now. |
| 4.1 : Simi Singh to Johnson Charles, Flatter and outside off, cut to cover-point. |
| 4.2 : Simi Singh to Johnson Charles, OUT! TAKEN! Charles goes now and West Indies are again on the back foot. Simi Singh goes around the wicket and slows it up. This is short and outside off. Charles cuts on the up and straight in the hands of Curtis Campher at point. Just when West Indies build some momentum they lose a wicket. A handy knock from Johnson Charles comes to an end. |
| Brandon King is in the middle. |
| 4.3 : Simi Singh to Brandon King, FOUR! That is a wonderful shot! Fuller ball, outside off. King leans and drives it through covers, beats the fielder for a boundary. Off the mark, King. |
| 4.4 : Simi Singh to Brandon King, Around off, kept out. |
| 4.5 : Simi Singh to Brandon King, Dropped! Simi Singh almost took the blinder! Flatter ball, outside off. King uses his feet and smashes it back to the bowler. Singh dives to his left and takes in the air one-handedly but loses the grip and eventually fumbles to hold it. A spectacular effort. |
| 4.6 : Simi Singh to Brandon King, On middle, worked to mid-wicket for one. |
| 5.1 : Barry McCarthy to Brandon King, On a length and outside off. King guides it to point for a single. |
| 5.2 : Barry McCarthy to Evin Lewis, Full and outside off. Evin drives to the right of mid off for a single. |
| 5.4 : Barry McCarthy to Evin Lewis, Outside off, guided to deep backward point for a single. |
| 5.5 : Barry McCarthy to Brandon King, FOUR! Well played! Pitched up, straight on the pads. King flicks it behind square leg for four runs. |
| 5.6 : Barry McCarthy to Brandon King, Short and outside off. King steers it to short third man for a single. At the end of the Powerplay, West Indies are 41/2. |
| 5.3 : Barry McCarthy to Brandon King, DROP AND RUN! Fuller ball, outside off. King pushes it to mid off for a quick single. |
| 5.6 : Gareth Delany to bowl now. |
| 6.1 : Gareth Delany to Brandon King, Flatter and on leg. King punches it to long on for a single. |
| 6.2 : Gareth Delany to Evin Lewis, Full and on off, knocked to deep cover for a single. |
| 6.3 : Gareth Delany to Brandon King, Flatter and on middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 6.4 : Gareth Delany to Evin Lewis, Another single as Lewis hits it through covers. |
| 6.5 : Gareth Delany to Brandon King, Floated ball on middle. King blocks it out. |
| 6.6 : Gareth Delany to Brandon King, On the pads, nudged to square leg for one more. Just 5 runs off the over. |
| 7.1 : Curtis Campher to Brandon King, Outside off, defended from King. |
| 7.3 : Curtis Campher to Brandon King, A single as this is pushed through covers. |
| 7.2 : Curtis Campher to Brandon King, FOUR! Good shot! A length ball, outside off. King slaps it through covers for a boundary. 50 up! It has not been easy for West Indies to find the gap! Brandon King looks in good touch after missing the last game. |
| 7.4 : Curtis Campher to Evin Lewis, Short in length and outside off, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.5 : Curtis Campher to Brandon King, FOUR! Second in the over! Just what Windies wantes! King is enjoying the pace more! Short and outside off. King carves it through covers and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 8.1 : Josh Little to Evin Lewis, Length ball on middle. Lewis gets inside the line to hit to deep square leg for a single. |
| 7.6 : Curtis Campher to Brandon King, TWO RUNS! Short in length and outside off. King waits and punches it to sweeper cover for a couple. |
| 8.2 : Josh Little to Brandon King, On middle, this is flicked to deep square leg for one. |
| 8.4 : Josh Little to Evin Lewis, On middle, drilled to long on for a single. |
| 8.3 : Josh Little to Evin Lewis, Two runs in the gap! Short in length and on middle, this is pulled behind square on the leg side for a couple more. |
| 8.4 : Evin Lewis is suffering from a cramp on his left leg. The physio is out to check him. Halt in play... |
| 8.5 : Josh Little to Brandon King, Outside off, guided to third man for a single. |
| 8.6 : Josh Little to Evin Lewis, A short ball to end the over! This is on middle. Lewis evades. |
| 9.1 : Mark Adair to Brandon King, A length ball, outside off. King punches it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 9.3 : Mark Adair to Evin Lewis, This is very full and angling way outside off. Lewis leaves it alone. Well bowled. |
| 9.4 : Mark Adair to Evin Lewis, Short of a length on middle. Lewis pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 9.5 : Mark Adair to Brandon King, Fullish ball, outside off, driven to long off for one more. |
| 9.2 : Mark Adair to Evin Lewis, Outside off on a length, Lewis cuts it to point. |
| 9.6 : Mark Adair to Evin Lewis, This is again angled outside off, Lewis looks to cut but gets a bottom edge to the keeper. |
| DRINKS! A watchful start from the Windies. The pitch is not easy to bat on and West Indies have done relatively well so far but now it's time for them to unleash. They bat very deep and with 10 overs remaining, West Indies will look to change the gears. Ireland have bowled well so far but will look to take wickets. |
| 10.1 : Gareth Delany to Brandon King, On middle, blocked out. |
| 10.2 : Gareth Delany to Brandon King, Touch short and on off. King pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.3 : Gareth Delany to Evin Lewis, Flatter and outside off. Lewis punches it to deep cover for a single. |
| 10.4 : Gareth Delany to Brandon King, On the pads, flicked to deep square leg for one. |
| 10.5 : Gareth Delany to Evin Lewis, Wide! This is full and way outside off. Lewis looks to drive but misses. |
| 10.6 : Gareth Delany to Nicholas Pooran, On middle, defended out. |
| 11.1 : Barry McCarthy to Brandon King, Slightly fuller and on off, Brandon King drives it through covers and takes two. |
| 10.5 : Gareth Delany to Evin Lewis, OUT! CAUGHT! The spinner strikes again! Excellent catch from Adair! He had to cover a lot of ground there. This is floated very full and outside off, a googly. Lewis looks to go downtown over long off but toe ends his shot. The ball goes high and to mid off. Mark Adair runs in from deep and puts in a dive to complete the catch. Ireland strike just when West Indies were doing the repair work. |
| 11.3 : Barry McCarthy to Brandon King, FOUR! Down the ground! King seems to be batting on a different wicket to the others! Beautiful shot. Fuller and on off, he just lofts it down the ground, non-chalantly and past long off for another boundary. 10 from the first three balls. |
| 11.2 : Barry McCarthy to Brandon King, FOUR! That has been hammered and in the gap! Slightly shorter and on middle, King stays back and slams it through mid-wicket for a boundary. Barry McCarthy continues to give runs. |
| 11.4 : Barry McCarthy to Brandon King, Could have been another one! On the pads, King looks to flick but misses, it hits the pad and rolls on the leg side. A run taken. Leg bye. |
| 11.6 : Barry McCarthy to Nicholas Pooran, Two more! On the shorter side again, Pooran manages to pull it past mid-wicket this time, wide of the fielder in the deep and two more taken. |
| 11.5 : Barry McCarthy to Nicholas Pooran, A dot! Shorter and around off, Pooran pulls but to mid on. |
| 12.1 : Simi Singh to Brandon King, Fuller and outside off, this is pushed through covers for one. |
| 12.2 : Simi Singh to Nicholas Pooran, Flatter and outside off, Pooran hits it through covers for one more. |
| 12.3 : Simi Singh to Brandon King, On middle, this is worked to the right of long on for one more. |
| 12.4 : Simi Singh to Nicholas Pooran, Four singles in the over so far! Another one which is hit through the off side for Pooran. |
| 12.5 : Simi Singh to Brandon King, Shorter and on middle, King pulls it through mid-wicket and takes one. |
| 12.6 : Simi Singh to Nicholas Pooran, 6 singles in the over then! On off, this is hit through covers for one. |
| 13.2 : Josh Little to Brandon King, Top edge but safe! Shorter again and angling away from off. King looks to pull but it goes off the top edge but lands safe in the third man region for one. |
| 13.3 : Josh Little to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! SMACK! That is some shot! This time Pooran was ready for the short one, he lines it up and pulls it well over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 13.4 : Josh Little to Nicholas Pooran, Effort ball! Josh Little continues to bang it short, this one bounces at a nice height. Pooran evades it. |
| 13.1 : Josh Little to Nicholas Pooran, What a stop that is in the end! Brilliant! Shorter and on middle, this is pulled towards deep square leg. Curtis runs in for the catch and dives forward but it lands short. He does brilliantly to keep his eyes on the ball and stop it from going behind. Saves three in the end for his side. |
| 13.5 : Josh Little to Nicholas Pooran, Goes fuller this time and on off, Pooran pushes it down to long off and takes one. |
| 13.6 : Josh Little to Brandon King, A dot to end! Decent comeback by the bowler in the second half of the over! Shorter and on middle, King pulls but to mid on. |
| 14.1 : Gareth Delany to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Gareth Delany gets another one and this is the big wicket of the Windies skipper who falls for a low score again. This is tossed up, well wide outside off, it was there to be hit and Pooran does strike it well. He though ends up hitting it straight to sweeper cover where it is taken by Harry Tector. It may have been the googly and hence, Pooran ended up hitting it a lot squarer than he would have liked. Timely wicket as the tw |
| 14.2 : Gareth Delany to Rovman Powell, Powell is off the mark! On middle, this is hit down to long on for one. |
| 14.3 : Gareth Delany to Brandon King, Very full and on off, King jams it back to the bowler. |
| 14.4 : Gareth Delany to Brandon King, Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket for one. |
| 14.5 : Gareth Delany to Rovman Powell, On off, this is pushed to covers. |
| 14.6 : Gareth Delany to Rovman Powell, FOUR! Swept and into the fence! The last ball spoils the over a little. Still though, a really good one, 6 runs and a wicket from it. On middle, this is swept behind square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 15.1 : Mark Adair to Brandon King, Outside off, this is hit through covers for one. |
| 15.2 : Mark Adair to Rovman Powell, WIDE! A slower one and it does not come out right. It is down the leg side. Wided. |
| Mark Adair to Rovman Powell, On the bounce to the fielder! On middle, this is hit uppishly but it goes on the bounce to long on. Only one. |
| 15.3 : Mark Adair to Brandon King, WIDE! Another one well wide outside off, left alone. Second wide in the over. The first one was down the leg side. This is outside off. |
| Mark Adair to Brandon King, Swing and a miss! A slower one, outside off, King looks to hit it through covers but is beaten by the extra bounce. |
| 15.4 : Mark Adair to Brandon King, On off, King pushes it through covers for one. |
| 15.5 : Mark Adair to Rovman Powell, Perfect! Can't do a lot with that delivery! A yorker outside off, Powell fails to jam it out. |
| 15.6 : Mark Adair to Rovman Powell, WIDE! Yet another extra! Well outside off, left aloe again. Far too many extras in this over. |
| Mark Adair to Rovman Powell, AN APPEAL BUT TURNED DOWN! A late review from Ireland! NOT OUT! Nothing on Ultra Edge! Ireland lose a review. Not sure what the keeper heard there. This is full and outside off, Powell goes after it but misses. The keeper appeals. Nothing from the umpire. |
| 16.1 : Gareth Delany to Brandon King, Fifty for King! Superb innings from him so far. He is well set and needs to ensure he stays there till the end and takes his side over the 150-run mark. This is fuller and on middle, it is hit down to long on for one. |
| 16.2 : Gareth Delany to Rovman Powell, Swing and a miss! Outside off, Powell swings but misses. |
| 16.3 : Gareth Delany to Rovman Powell, OUT! TAKEN! Gareth Delany continues to impress with the ball. He has another wicket. On middle, the slog sweep comes out but Rovman Powell does not connect that well. It goes straight into the hands of the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Harry Tector makes no mistake. West Indies are losing their way. |
| 16.4 : Gareth Delany to Odean Smith, On off, this is pushed to cover. |
| 16.5 : Gareth Delany to Odean Smith, Floats it up on off, Smith plays it to covers. |
| 16.6 : Gareth Delany to Odean Smith, Three dots in a row to end and that is a magical over from Delany! On off, this is defended. |
| 17.1 : Josh Little to Brandon King, Singles won't harm Ireland! Shorter and on middle, this is pulled down to long on for one. |
| 17.2 : Josh Little to Odean Smith, A good short one, Smith evades it. |
| 17.3 : Josh Little to Odean Smith, WIDE! A little harsh on the bowler there! Outside off, Odean Smith looks to smash it over cover but misses. |
| Josh Little to Odean Smith, Another swing and a miss! A cutter, it lands on off and then moves away. Smith looks to go big but misses. |
| 17.4 : Josh Little to Odean Smith, Just the one! On middle and on a length, this is hit down the ground but only one. The timing is missing again. |
| 17.5 : Josh Little to Brandon King, Really good from Little again! On middle, King hits it down to long on and gets to the other end. |
| 17.6 : Josh Little to Odean Smith, SIX! That has been muscled! It is the longer part of the ground but cleared easily! Shorter and outside off, Smith stands tall and smashes it over the point fence for a biggie. It is the longer part of the ground but Smith does not care. Windies needed that and they need a few more. The last ball spoils what was a brilliant over till then. |
| 18.2 : Barry McCarthy to Brandon King, Brilliant! Can't do a lot with that again! A yorker outside off. King looks to hit it down the ground but misses. Dots are gold. |
| 18.1 : Barry McCarthy to Brandon King, Terrific in the field again! Desperation shown. Shorter and outside off, this is slapped through covers. The fielder moves to his right, dives and keeps it down to two. |
| 18.3 : Barry McCarthy to Brandon King, SIX! Into the crowd! Windies getting a move on now. 8 from the first three balls! This is right in the slot. Full and on middle, it is heaved over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 18.4 : Barry McCarthy to Brandon King, Swing and a miss! Shorter and outside off. King looks to slap it through the off side but this stays low. Misses. |
| 18.5 : Barry McCarthy to Brandon King, Another dot! This is a brilliant comeback from Barry McCarthy after going for a biggie earlier on. Good change in length there. It is short and on middle, King looks to pull but misses. Can he end the over well now? |
| 18.6 : Barry McCarthy to Brandon King, WIDE! Looks to keep it out of the hitting zone of King but ends up bowling it well wide outside off. King swings but misses. Wided. Will the extra ball cost Ireland? |
| Barry McCarthy to Brandon King, Just the one! 10 from the 19th then! On off, another slower one. King drags it wide of the fielder at long on but only a single. |
| 19.1 : Mark Adair to Brandon King, King misses out and he knows! He will be very disappointed! A full toss on the pads, King swings but misses. It hits the pad and rolls on the leg side. A leg bye taken. |
| 19.2 : Mark Adair to Odean Smith, SIX! That is massive, that is a massive, massive hit. 106 meters! This is a gift, a full toss on the pads. Smith feasts on such deliveries. He hammers it well over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. Windies would love a couple more of these. |
| 19.3 : Mark Adair to Odean Smith, Not easy to hit those though. This is a yorker outside off. Smith looks to jam it out but misses. |
| 19.4 : Mark Adair to Odean Smith, WIDE! Another one from Adair! Well wide outside off. Left alone. Wided. |
| 19.5 : Mark Adair to Odean Smith, FOUR! Carved away! Another boundary and Windies will end near 150. This is full and outside off, Smith carves it over the point fielder for a boundary. |
| 19.6 : West Indies were off to a watchful start and were just too cautious till the end. A bit more running and a few more lusty blows could have helped them dearly with the score. Still, this one is a competitive one barring how the pitch is playing. It is two-paced and not easy to bat. The Windies kept on losing wickets regularly but King was the mainstay. He batted throughout and his fifty along with Smith's important innings at the backend helped them get near 150. |
| Ireland will be happy as well with this score. Their discipline bowling has helped them keep West Indies away from a big score. Ireland bowled well. The slower balls clearly worked as four of the five wickets went to the spinners. Ireland have given a really good chance to chase this down. |
| Right then! A do-or-die game for both teams! The first half is done. West Indies will look to bowl well and take a couple of wickets early on while Ireland will hope that the openers give a good start. An interesting chase is coming up... |
| 19.4 : Mark Adair to Odean Smith, NOT OUT! Excellent running from Odean Smith! He really put in those hard yards! He wanted to keep strike and gets it! A full toss outside off, it is hit through covers. They take one and go for the second. That is the longer boundary and hence, Smith takes on the arm. The throw comes to the keeper who whips the bails off and appeals but replays show that Smith is in. |
| 19.6 : Mark Adair to Odean Smith, A dot to end! Smith can't believed that has not been wided. Adair might have got away with one there. This is wide outside off, outside the tramline. Smith leaves it alone thinking it is a wide but not given. WEST INDIES END WITH 146! |
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