| 0.0 : A warm welcome to the final ODI between West Indies and Ireland in Grenada. The hosts won a close encounter the last time around, winning by 1 wicket. That too with the help of some great batting by the lower order batting. They would now hope that the top order comes good and put in a dominating performance. On the other hand, Ireland improved their performance in the second match taking the match to the very end. Their batting though has been a cause of concern. Andy Balbirnie would want one |
| Toss - West Indies have won the toss and they choose to bowl first. |
| West Indies (Playing XI) - Shai Hope (WK), Evin Lewis, Brandon King, Sunil Ambris (In for Shimron Hetmyer), Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd, Kieron Pollard (C), Roston Chase (In for Khary Pierre), Hayden Walsh, Alzarri Joseph, Oshane Thomas (In for Sheldon Cottrell). |
| Ireland (Playing XI) - Paul Stirling, James McCollum (In for Gareth Delany), Andy Balbirnie (C), William Porterfield, Kevin O'Brien, Lorcan Tucker (WK), Simi Singh, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young (In for Boyd Rankin). |
| Kieron Pollard, the West Indian skipper, says that there will be something for the bowlers and wants to give them a chance to test the conditions. Adds that they have made 3 changes. Sunil Ambris comes in for Shimron Hetmyer. Oshane Thomas comes in for Sheldon Cottrell and Roston Chase comes in for Khary Pierre. |
| Andy Balbirnie, the Irish skipper, says that they would have bowled first. Adds that it is a good wicket. Boyd Rankin misses out and Craig Young comes in and Gareth Delany makes way for James McCollum. |
| Pitch report - Daren Ganga says that the last West Indies played here, there were a lot of runs and centuries. Chris Gayle, Jos Buttler scored tons. Darren Sammy says that this pitch is favorable for batters and the bowlers will need to bowl yorkers in the death. |
| We are all set to begin. Paul Stirling and James McCollum make their way out to the middle. The West Indies players follow them out to the field. Romario Shepherd will begin the proceedings. |
| 0.1 : R Shepherd to J McCollum, Shepherd starts with a full delivery outside off, McCollum pushes it to point. |
| 0.2 : R Shepherd to J McCollum, Leg bye! Length ball on middle, James looks to flick but misses to get hit on the thigh pad. The ball rolls to square leg and the batters steal a leg bye. |
| 0.3 : R Shepherd to P Stirling, Length ball outside off, Stirling drives it through covers and picks up a couple before the fielder hares after it and cleans it up. |
| 0.4 : R Shepherd to P Stirling, Fullish delivery on middle, Paul looks to flick but it goes off the top edge and luckily for him, it lands safely in the square leg region. Two taken. |
| 0.5 : R Shepherd to P Stirling, Good length ball on off, Paul pushes it to cover. |
| 0.6 : R Shepherd to P Stirling, On off, defended to cover. |
| Oshane Thomas to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : O Thomas to J McCollum, Full delivery on middle, Stirling flicks it to deep square leg and takes three. |
| 1.2 : O Thomas to P Stirling, BEATEN! Beautiful bowling this from Oshane Thomas. Good length ball outside off, McCollum looks to defend but misses the whizzes past the outside edge and goes into the mitts of the keeper. |
| 1.3 : O Thomas to P Stirling, Ouch, that must have hurt! Short ball on middle, Paul looks to pull but it takes the inside edge and goes on to hit him around the box. |
| 1.4 : O Thomas to P Stirling, Full delivery outside off, Stirling pushes it to cover. |
| 1.5 : O Thomas to P Stirling, Length ball on off, Stirling defends off the back foot. |
| 1.6 : O Thomas to P Stirling, Thomas bowls a back of a length ball on off, Paul stands tall and defends it out to cover. |
| 2.1 : R Shepherd to J McCollum, Good length ball on off, McCollum defends it out to the cover fielder. |
| 2.2 : R Shepherd to J McCollum, Shepherd bowls a good length delivery on off, James blocks it out to cover. |
| 2.3 : R Shepherd to J McCollum, On off, solidly defended out. |
| 2.4 : R Shepherd to J McCollum, FOUR! Hammered! Short ball on middle, McCollum gets into position and whacks it to the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 2.5 : R Shepherd to J McCollum, Length ball on off, McCollum pushes it to cover. |
| 2.6 : R Shepherd to J McCollum, Fullish on off, Stirling is solid in defense and does so towards cover. |
| 3.1 : O Thomas to P Stirling, Thomas dishes a length ball on the pads, Stirling tucks it to fine leg and crosses over for a single. |
| 3.2 : O Thomas to J McCollum, Full delivery on off, McCollum pushes it to the cover region for nothing. |
| 3.3 : O Thomas to J McCollum, BOUNCER! It is bowled around off, James sways away from it. |
| 3.4 : O Thomas to J McCollum, Good length ball on off, James defends it out. |
| 3.5 : O Thomas to J McCollum, FOUR! Nicely played! Short of a length ball outside off, McCollum cuts and cuts nicely. The ball races to the backward point region for a boundary. |
| 3.6 : O Thomas to J McCollum, Length ball on middle, James defends it off the back foot back to the bowler. |
| 4.1 : R Shepherd to P Stirling, Good length ball on middle, Stirling looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. The ball rolls to the off side. |
| 4.2 : R Shepherd to P Stirling, Length ball on off, Paul stands tall and pushes it to cover. |
| 4.3 : R Shepherd to P Stirling, Back of a length ball outside the off stump line, Stirling pushes it to point. |
| 4.4 : R Shepherd to P Stirling, Fullish delivery on off, Stirling defends it to point off the front foot. |
| 4.5 : R Shepherd to P Stirling, Back of a length ball on off, Stirling defends it to cover. |
| 4.6 : R Shepherd to P Stirling, Shepherd dishes a full ball on middle and Stirling defends it to mid on. Maiden over from Romario Shepherd. |
| 5.1 : O Thomas to J McCollum, Nicely bowled! Back of a length ball on off, McCollum looks to defend but it hits the gloves and the ball rolls past the point fielder and goes towards third man. A single taken. |
| 5.2 : O Thomas to P Stirling, Fullish on off, pushed to cover. |
| 5.3 : O Thomas to P Stirling, Bouncer outside off, Stirling sways away from it. |
| 5.4 : O Thomas to P Stirling, BEATEN! Brilliant, brilliant from Oshane Thomas. Good length delivery on middle which straightens after pitching. Stirling looks to defend but gets squared up. The ball goes into the keeper's gloves. |
| 5.5 : O Thomas to P Stirling, On a length on middle, Paul works it to square leg. |
| 5.6 : O Thomas to P Stirling, Length ball on off, Paul solidly defends it to cover. |
| 6.1 : R Shepherd to J McCollum, Fullish delivery on off, James pushes it to mid off. |
| 6.2 : R Shepherd to J McCollum, FOUR! Beautiful shot! Short of a length ball outside off, McCollum plays a back foot punch through point. The fielder chases after it, slides but can only drag it into the fence. |
| 6.3 : R Shepherd to J McCollum, On off, McCollum pushes it to mid off. |
| 6.4 : R Shepherd to J McCollum, Length ball on middle, worked to mid-wicket. |
| 6.5 : R Shepherd to J McCollum, Fullish delivery on off, James defends it to cover. |
| 6.6 : R Shepherd to J McCollum, Good length ball on off, James drives but finds the point fielder. |
| 7.1 : O Thomas to P Stirling, On a length on middle, Stirling flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 7.2 : O Thomas to P Stirling, OUT! Caught! Thomas strikes and it is the big man, Stirling who departs. A poor short this one. A back of a length ball around off, Stirling backs away and has a wild swing at the ball. He can only manage an under edge which goes behind. Hope behind makes no mistake. They make a loud appeal and the umpire quickly raises the finger. |
| Andy Balbirnie is the new batsman in. |
| 7.3 : O Thomas to A Balbirnie, Back of a length ball outside off, Balbirnie backs away. |
| 7.4 : O Thomas to A Balbirnie, Good length ball outside off, Balbirnie gets off the mark by pushing this towards backward point. The fielder comes across, dives and makes a good stop. Two taken. |
| 7.5 : O Thomas to A Balbirnie, Length ball on off, Andy defends it out. |
| 7.6 : O Thomas to A Balbirnie, Short ball around middle, Andy ducks under it. |
| Alzarri Joseph is into the attack. |
| 8.1 : A Joseph to J McCollum, Joseph starts with a back of a length ball on off, McCollum pushes it to point. |
| 8.2 : A Joseph to J McCollum, Good length ball on off, McCollum defends it to cover off the back foot. |
| 8.3 : A Joseph to J McCollum, Fullish ball on off, James pushes it to cover. |
| 8.4 : A Joseph to J McCollum, James defends this length ball on off towards point. |
| 8.5 : A Joseph to J McCollum, FOUR! McCollum loves playing that shot! Short of a length ball around off, McCollum gets on top of the bounce and cuts it past the point fielder for a boundary. |
| 8.6 : A Joseph to J McCollum, Length ball on middle, James defends it out to the leg side. |
| 9.1 : O Thomas to A Balbirnie, Short delivery on middle, Andy whips it to square leg. |
| 9.2 : O Thomas to A Balbirnie, FOUR! Pulled away nicely! Short delivery on middle, Balbirnie pulls it towards the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 9.3 : O Thomas to A Balbirnie, Another one short of a length delivery. It is bowled on middle, Andy pulls it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.4 : O Thomas to J McCollum, Length ball on off, McCollum defends it off the back foot. |
| 9.5 : O Thomas to J McCollum, OUT! CAUGHT! What a catch from Evin Lewis! Second wicket falls and McCollum who was looking good has to go. Thomas bowls a full delivery on off, McCollum drives but does so uppishly. Evin Lewis stationed at short cover dives to his right and takes a good diving catch. |
| William Porterfield walks out to bat next. |
| 9.6 : O Thomas to W Porterfield, Short of a length ball on off, Porterfield looks to pull but gets a bottom edge which goes through mid off. Porterfield gets off the mark with two runs. 35/2 in Powerplay 1. |
| Powerplay 2 is signaled. Four fielders will be outside the 30-yard circle. |
| 10.1 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Good length ball outside off, Andy leaves the ball alone. |
| 10.2 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Back of a length ball outside off, Balbirnie taps it to point for a single. |
| 10.3 : A Joseph to W Porterfield, Very full delivery on off, William digs it out to the bowler. |
| 10.4 : A Joseph to W Porterfield, Good length ball on middle and leg, Porterfield whips it through mid-wicket. Brandon King runs after it, dives forward and pulls the ball back in. Three taken. |
| 10.5 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Length ball on off, Andy defends it solidly to mid on. |
| 10.6 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Fullish on off, Balbirnie pushes it to mid on. |
| Romario Shepherd is back on. 4-1-12-0 are his figures so far. |
| 11.1 : R Shepherd to W Porterfield, Shepherd returns with a short of a length ball outside off, Porterfield pushes it to cover off the back foot. |
| 11.2 : R Shepherd to W Porterfield, Full delivery on middle, William blocks it out onto the pitch. |
| 11.3 : R Shepherd to W Porterfield, On off, Porterfield stands tall and pushes it to cover. |
| 11.4 : R Shepherd to W Porterfield, Length ball on off, William is solid in his defense. |
| 11.5 : R Shepherd to W Porterfield, BOUNCER! It is bowled around middle and leg. Porterfield ducks under it. |
| 11.6 : R Shepherd to W Porterfield, On a length ball on middle, Porterfield tucks it to mid-wicket. Another maiden over from Romario Shepherd. |
| 12.1 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Fullish ball on off, Balbirnie defends it to cover for nothing. |
| 12.2 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Good length ball on middle and leg, Balbirnie works it to the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 12.3 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Fullish on off, Balbirnie pushes it to cover. |
| 12.4 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Fullish on middle, Andy whips it to mid-wicket and collects a single. |
| 12.5 : A Joseph to W Porterfield, Fullish on off, Porterfield pushes it to cover off the front foot. |
| 12.6 : A Joseph to W Porterfield, Good length ball on middle, Porterfield stands tall and defends it out. Another tight over from West Indies. |
| 13.1 : R Shepherd to A Balbirnie, Bouncer which is bowled around middle, Andy is not troubled by it as he ducks under it. |
| 13.2 : R Shepherd to A Balbirnie, Length ball on middle, worked to square leg. |
| 13.3 : R Shepherd to A Balbirnie, Full delivery on middle, Balbirnie defends it back. |
| 13.4 : R Shepherd to A Balbirnie, Short of a length ball on middle, Andy pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 13.5 : R Shepherd to W Porterfield, Length ball on middle, Porterfield works it to mid-wicket. |
| 13.6 : R Shepherd to W Porterfield, On middle, Porterfield works it to fine leg and finishes the over with a single. |
| 14.1 : A Joseph to W Porterfield, Short of a length delivery on middle, Porterfield pulls it to fine leg for a single. |
| 14.2 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Fullish on off, Balbirnie pushes it to point. |
| 14.3 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Good length ball on off, Andy defends it off the back foot to the bowler. |
| 14.4 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, On off, pushed to point. |
| 14.5 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Length ball on middle and leg, Andy works it to fine leg for a single. |
| 14.6 : A Joseph to W Porterfield, Fullish on middle, Porterfield pushes it back to the bowler. |
| Roston Chase is into the attack. Also, looks like the rain is around the corner as the groundstaff is getting ready near the boundary line. |
| IT'S RAINING! Well, now the groundsmen rush on the ground as the drizzle gets heavy. And, we are going off. It's quite windy right now, so let's hope that the clouds get blown away quickly and we get the resumption soon. Stay tuned for more updates. |
| UPDATE - 1010 local (1410 GMT) - As we all hoped, the rain has stopped and the groundsmen are removing the covers now. Seems like both the umpires are doing the inspection right now. Resumption should not be too far away. We will keep you all updated. |
| Ok, so we are about to resume. No overs lost says Daren Ganga on air. Both the batters, William Porterfield and Andy Balbirnie, stride out to the middle to resume their innings. The West Indian players are back in the middle already. Roston Chase with the ball. Here we go... |
| 15.1 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, Tossed up delivery on middle, Balbirnie flicks it towards square leg. |
| 15.2 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, Flighted delivery on middle, Balbirnie sweeps it to square leg. |
| 15.3 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, Floated on middle, Andy works it to long on for a single. |
| 15.4 : R Chase to W Porterfield, Looped up ball outside off, Porterfield drives it down to long off for a single. |
| 15.5 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, Chase tosses this one up on off, Balbirnie sweeps it to fine leg and crosses over for a single. |
| 15.6 : R Chase to W Porterfield, Tossed up ball on off, Porterfield goes on his front foot and defends it to the off side. Good start from Chase after the break. |
| Alzarri Joseph will bowl from the other end. |
| 16.1 : A Joseph to W Porterfield, BEATEN! Good length ball outside off, Porterfield looks to drive but misses it altogether. |
| 16.2 : A Joseph to W Porterfield, Back of a length ball on middle, William defends it off the back foot to the bowler. |
| 16.3 : A Joseph to W Porterfield, Fullish ball on middle and leg, Porterfield works it to square leg for a single. |
| 16.4 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Good length ball on off, Andy stands tall and pushes it to cover. |
| 16.5 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, On a length on middle, Balbirnie defends it out. |
| 16.6 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Length ball on middle, Balbirnie works it to mid-wicket where the fielder misfields allowing the batters to take a single. 50 up for Ireland. |
| 17.1 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, Looped up ball on off, Andy works it to long on for a single. |
| 17.2 : R Chase to W Porterfield, OUT! LBW! Porterfield has to make his way back to the pavilion. Chase provides the wicket for the hosts. Floated on middle and off, Porterfield attempts the sweep but misses to get hit flush on the pads. Chase and the rest appeal. The umpire thinks for a while and raises his finger. Porterfield does not even think of a review and starts walking back. Good decision not to review as the Ball Tracker shows that the impact was in line and hitting the stumps. |
| Kevin O'Brien is the new batsman in. |
| 17.3 : R Chase to K O'Brien, FOUR! That's some way to start one's inning. Floated ball outside off, O'Brien leans forward and creams his first ball through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : R Chase to K O'Brien, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 17.5 : R Chase to K O'Brien, Flatter one outside off, Kevin pushes it to cover. |
| 17.6 : R Chase to K O'Brien, FOUR! Elegant! Chase floats this one outside off, O'Brien once again lunges and drives it through the cover region for another boundary. A wicket and 9 runs coming from it. |
| 18.1 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, On a good length on middle, Balbirnie looks to flick but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 18.2 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Short delivery on middle, Balbirnie pulls it through square leg for a single. |
| 18.3 : A Joseph to K O'Brien, Back of a length ball on off, Kevin blocks it out off the back foot to point. |
| 18.4 : A Joseph to K O'Brien, Fullish on off,O'Brien pushes it to mid off. |
| Oh no, the rain is back. It looks really heavy this time. |
| Yes, the players race off for shelter. And the groundsmen bring the covers quickly. Looks like the clouds are going to play this hide and seek game quite a few times. |
| Update 1054 local (1454 GMT) - Good news! it was a very short rain delay as the covers have come off and we should have a resumption very soon. |
| The players are back on the field and the game is all set to resume. Joseph will finish his over. |
| 18.5 : A Joseph to K O'Brien, Good length ball on off, O'Brien defends it out to the off side. |
| 18.6 : A Joseph to K O'Brien, Fullish delivery on middle, Kevin works it to mid-wicket. |
| Roston Chase will bowl from the other end. |
| 19.1 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, Floated on middle, Andy whips it to mid-wicket. |
| 19.2 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, Looped up ball on middle, Andy goes on his front foot and works it to the mid-wicket fielder again. |
| 19.3 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, On middle, tucked to short fine leg for nothing. |
| 19.4 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, UPPISH! Floated outside off, Andy looks to sweep but gets a top edge but luckily for him, it lands safely in front of the short fine leg fielder. A single taken. |
| 19.5 : R Chase to K O'Brien, Floated outside off, O'Brien looks to drive but it goes off the outside edge and rolls to third man. |
| 19.6 : R Chase to K O'Brien, Floated around off, Kevin looks to flick but misses to get hit on the thigh pad. There is a stifled appeal made for LBW but nothing from the umpire. |
| Oshane Thomas is back on. 5-0-18-2 are his numbers so far. |
| 20.1 : O Thomas to A Balbirnie, Thomas dishes a full one outside off, Balbirnie pushes it to point. |
| 20.2 : O Thomas to A Balbirnie, PLAY AND A MISS! Short delivery outside off, Balbirnie looks to play the cut but misses it completely. |
| 20.3 : O Thomas to A Balbirnie, Full delivery on middle, Balbirnie whips it through mid-wicket and takes a couple before the fielder comes after it from mid off and cleans it up. |
| 20.4 : O Thomas to A Balbirnie, Good length ball on off, Andy defends it to cover off the back foot. |
| 20.5 : O Thomas to A Balbirnie, Fullish on middle and leg, Andy solidly blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 20.6 : O Thomas to A Balbirnie, FOUR! Well timed! Back of a length ball around off, Balbirnie gets on his back foot and punches it through the point region. The fielder chases after it but the ball wins the race and goes into the fence. |
| 21.1 : R Chase to K O'Brien, Floated on middle, Kevin sweeps it to short fine leg for a single. |
| 21.2 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, Floated on middle, Balbirnie works it to mid-wicket. |
| 21.3 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, On middle, whipped to the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 21.4 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, Looped up ball on middle, Balbirnie tucks it to the leg side. |
| 21.5 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, Chase tosses this one up on middle, Balbirnie sweeps it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 21.6 : R Chase to K O'Brien, Looped up ball on off, Kevin pushes it down to long on and will keep strike for the next over. |
| 22.1 : O Thomas to K O'Brien, Back of a length ball on middle, Kevin O'brien hops and works it to mid-wicket. |
| 22.2 : O Thomas to K O'Brien, WIDE! Thomas bends his back and bowls a short one but it is down the leg side. Kevin looks to pull but misses. |
| O Thomas to K O'Brien, Good length ball on off, Kevin defends it off the back foot to cover. |
| 22.3 : O Thomas to K O'Brien, FOUR! Just short! Back of a length ball on middle, O'Brien looks to flick but gets a top edge towards deep square leg. Pooran comes ahead to try for the catch but it falls short. He neither stops the ball as the ball goes through and into the fence. |
| 22.4 : O Thomas to K O'Brien, Short ball around middle, O'Brien pulls it to fine leg. It is racing to the fence but Roston Chase comes across and puts in a dive to stop the ball. Brilliant. Saved a certain boundary. |
| 22.5 : O Thomas to A Balbirnie, Good length ball on the pads, Andy looks to flick but misses to get hit on the thigh pad. The West Indian players put in an appeal but the umpire shakes his head. |
| 22.6 : O Thomas to A Balbirnie, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 23.1 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, On middle, pushed to mid-wicket. |
| 23.2 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, Full and on middle, Balbirnie sweeps it for a single towards deep square leg. |
| 23.3 : R Chase to K O'Brien, Flatter one on off, pushed towards covers. |
| 23.4 : R Chase to K O'Brien, Shortish ball just outside off, it is defended. |
| 23.5 : R Chase to K O'Brien, Shorter one, turning in. Kevin turns it towards fine leg. |
| 23.6 : R Chase to K O'Brien, Fuller and on off, pushed for a single by O'Brien through mid off. |
| Hayden Walsh into the attack. |
| 24.1 : H Walsh to K O'Brien, Walsh starts with a floated ball on off, Kevin pushes it to cover. |
| 24.2 : H Walsh to K O'Brien, FOUR! Well controlled shot! Floated ball on the pads, O'Brien lifts it towards the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 24.3 : H Walsh to K O'Brien, Shorter one outside off, O'Brien cuts it through point and collects a single. |
| 24.4 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, Low full toss on off, Andy pushes it to extra cover. |
| 24.5 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, FOUR! Flatter delivery outside off, Andy rocks on his back foot and cuts it past the diving point fielder and into the fence. |
| 24.6 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, Floated on middle, Andy looks to defend but it goes off the inside edge and goes towards the leg side. |
| 25.1 : R Chase to K O'Brien, Floated on middle, worked to square leg. |
| 25.2 : R Chase to K O'Brien, Looped up ball on off, O'Brien defends it to the off side. |
| 25.3 : R Chase to K O'Brien, OUT! CAUGHT! Roston Chase provides another breakthrough and Kevin O'Brien in an attempt to attack the spinners perishes. Did not need to play this shot at this stage. Chase tosses this one up outside off, O'Brien looks to clear the deep cover fielder with his lofted drive but does not get the distance on it. Nicholas Pooran stationed there takes the catch comfortably. |
| Lorcan Tucker is the next man in. |
| 25.4 : R Chase to L Tucker, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 25.5 : R Chase to L Tucker, Flatter delivery on off, Tucker pushes it towards mid off. |
| 25.6 : R Chase to L Tucker, Loopy delivery on off, Lorcan poushes it down to long off and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 26.1 : H Walsh to L Tucker, Full toss on middle, Tucker pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 26.2 : H Walsh to L Tucker, Floated on off, Tucker pushes it to cover. |
| 26.3 : H Walsh to L Tucker, Very full delivery outside off, Tucker digs it out to the cover fielder. |
| 26.4 : H Walsh to L Tucker, Innovation time! Looped up ball on middle, Tucker bends on his knees and attemps to play the scoop shot but gets a top edge. It goes over the keeper and towards third man. Two taken. |
| 26.5 : H Walsh to L Tucker, On off, defended out. |
| 26.6 : H Walsh to L Tucker, The batsman opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. |
| 27.1 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, Flatter delivery outside off, Balbirnie rocks on his back foot and punches it through the cover region. Nicholas Pooran chases after it, dives forward and makes a good stop. The batters manage to take three. |
| 27.2 : R Chase to L Tucker, Floated on middle, Tucker plays the reverse sweep to point. |
| 27.3 : R Chase to L Tucker, Floated on middle, Lorcan works it to the leg side for a single. |
| 27.4 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, On middle, Balbirnie sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 27.5 : R Chase to L Tucker, Tossed up ball on middle, Lorcan works it to deep mid-wicket for another run. |
| 27.6 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, Loopy delivery on middle, Andy works it down to long on for a single. |
| 28.1 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, Full delivery on the pads, Andy works it to mid-wicket. |
| 28.2 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, Flatter delivery on middle, Balbirnie plays it back to the bowler. |
| 28.3 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, Tosses this one up on middle, tucked to mid-wicket. |
| 28.4 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, Flatter one outside off, Andy cuts it to point. |
| 28.5 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, On middle, Balbirnie sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 28.6 : H Walsh to L Tucker, Floated ball on middle, Tucker looks to flick but gets a leading edge towards cover. The batters take a single. 100 up for Ireland. |
| 29.1 : R Chase to L Tucker, FOUR! Lovely use of the feet. Chase tosses this one on off, Tucker comes down the track and hammers it towards the long on region for a boundary. |
| 29.2 : R Chase to L Tucker, BEATEN! Flighted ball outside off, Tucker looks to sweep but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 29.3 : R Chase to L Tucker, On off, Tucker reverse sweeps it to short third man. |
| 29.4 : R Chase to L Tucker, Floated on middle, Tucker sweeps it in front of square and picks up a couple. |
| 29.5 : R Chase to L Tucker, Chase tosses this one on off, worked to mid-wicket. |
| 29.6 : R Chase to L Tucker, On middle, tucked to deep square leg for a single. A decent over for Ireland. 7 runs from it. |
| 30.1 : H Walsh to L Tucker, Floated delivery on off, Tucker plays the scoop shot over the keeper's head and is going towards the fine leg fence. The batters take three before Evin Lewis hares after it and cleans it up. |
| 30.2 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 30.3 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, Loopy delivery on off, Balbirnie pushes it down to long off for a single. |
| 30.4 : H Walsh to L Tucker, OUT! TIMBER! This is brilliant bowling from Hayden Walsh. Tucker cannot believe it and he has to make the long walk back to the pavilion. A googly around off, Tucker does not read it and goes for a drive. The ball kisses the off stump. The umpire is not sure whether the ball hit the stumps or the keeper whipped the bails off. The third umpire is called and then the replays roll in. It shows that the ball had just touched the off stump and the bail took ages to come off |
| Simi Singh comes out to the middle. |
| 30.5 : H Walsh to S Singh, Fullish on off, Simi drives it down to long on for a single. Gets off the mark. |
| 30.6 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 31.1 : R Chase to S Singh, Floated on middle, Singh works it to mid-wicket. |
| 31.2 : R Chase to S Singh, Flatter one on off, Simi moves in his crease and tucks it to mid-wicket again. |
| 31.3 : R Chase to S Singh, Fuller one on off, Simi works it down to long on for a single. |
| 31.4 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, FOUR! Nicely played from Balbirnie. Floated outside off, Balbirnie prods forward and drives it through the covers for a boundary. |
| 31.5 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, Loopy delivery on off, Balbirnie looks to push but gets an outside edge and the ball rolls to point. |
| 31.6 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, SIX! Hammered! Floated on off, Balbirnie bends on his knees and slog sweeps it over the long on region for a biggie. |
| 32.1 : H Walsh to S Singh, Flatter delivery on middle, Simi pushes it to mid on from the back foot for a single. |
| 32.2 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, Looped up ball on off, Balbirnie pushes it to cover. |
| 32.3 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, Fullish delivery on off, Andy paddle sweeps it to fine leg for a couple before the fielder can come across and clean it up. |
| 32.4 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, Floated on middle, Andy whips it to mid-wicket. |
| 32.5 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, Flatter delivery outside off, Andy cuts it to point for nothing. |
| 32.6 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, FOUR! Fifty! 9th in ODIs and first as skipper. This has been a brilliant innings from Balbirnie. He needs to continue for a big one though if the visitors stand any chance to score a big one. He gets to the milestone by punching this flat delivery outside off through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 33.1 : R Chase to S Singh, Full and on middle, pushed for a run to long on. |
| 33.2 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, Fires this one on the pads, Balbirnie looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 33.3 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, On off, it is defended. |
| 33.4 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, Shortish around off, tapped back to the bowler. |
| 33.5 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, SIX! Massive blow! A floated ball outside off, Balbirnie gets in the position and sweeps it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 33.6 : R Chase to A Balbirnie, On the pads, it is worked towards deep mid-wicket for a single. Chase finishes off his spell. 10-0-53-2 from him. |
| Alzarri Joseph is back into the attack. 6-0-14-0 are his figures so far. |
| 34.1 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Joseph starts with a full delivery on off, Balbirnie pushes it mid off. |
| 34.2 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Back of a length outside off, Andy pushes it to cover off the back foot. |
| 34.3 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Short ball outside off, Balbirnie cuts it to third man for a single. |
| 34.4 : A Joseph to S Singh, Short of a length ball on middle, Simi pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 34.5 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Good length delivery on off, Balbirnie looks to drive but it takes the inside half of the bat and goes towards fine leg. The batters take a single. |
| 34.6 : A Joseph to S Singh, On middle, Singh works it to square leg. |
| Hayden Walsh has a change of ends. |
| 35.1 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, BEATEN! Beautifully bowled! Floated ball on middle and leg, spinning away. Balbirnie looks defend but it turns causing him to miss. The keeper and bowler put in an appeal but the umpire is not interested. The replays show that it hit the pads of the keeper. The Ball Tracker shows that it was clipping the top of off stump. |
| 35.2 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, The batsman drives the ball straight down the ground. |
| 35.3 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, Full outside off, Balbirnie drives it to cover for a single. |
| 35.4 : H Walsh to S Singh, Flatter one on middle, worked to deep square leg for a single. |
| 35.5 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, The batsman plays the square cut. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 35.6 : H Walsh to S Singh, Floated outside off, Singh looks to drive but misses to get any bat on it. The keeper whips the bails off but the batter was in. |
| 36.1 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Full delivery on off, pushed to mid off. |
| 36.2 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Back of a length ball on middle, Balbirnie works it to mid-wicket off the back foot. |
| 36.3 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Good length ball on off, Balbirnie stands tall and defends it out onto the pitch. |
| 36.4 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, Fullish on middle, Balbirnie pushes it down to mid on and crosses over a single. |
| 36.5 : A Joseph to S Singh, On a length on middle, Singh tucks it to the leg side for a single. |
| 36.6 : A Joseph to A Balbirnie, FOUR! Well timed! Full delivery on off, Singh drives it beautifully past Joseph and through mid off for a boundary. 150 up for Ireland. |
| Drinks! West Indies have done well and have restricted Ireland to 150/5 so far. They are on top at the moment and would look to restrict them to as low a score as possible. Ireland though need their skipper, Andy Balbirnie to continue and get them to a respectable score. |
| 37.1 : H Walsh to S Singh, Flatter one outside off, Singh punches it to point. |
| 37.2 : H Walsh to S Singh, Another flat one on middle, Singh looks to tuck it to the leg side but it goes off the thigh pad. The ball rolls to fine leg and the batters steal a leg bye. |
| 37.3 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, Loopy delivery on off, Balbirnie pushes it to the extra cover region and picks up a couple. |
| 37.4 : H Walsh to A Balbirnie, OUT! CAUGHT! Balbirnie is disappointed but cannot do anything. Throws it away after playing an excellent knock. Walsh bowls a flighted ball outside off, Balbirnie lunges to drive but it takes the outside edge and lobs to Chase at point. He takes a simple catch and Ireland sink further. |
| Mark Adair is the new man in. |
| 37.5 : H Walsh to M Adair, Flatter delivery outside off, Adair punches it to point. |
| 37.6 : H Walsh to M Adair, On middle, pushed back to the bowler. End of a successful over from Walsh. 3 runs and a wicket. |
| Romario Shepherd is back on. |
| 38.1 : R Shepherd to S Singh, Full delivery on middle, Singh works it to square leg. |
| 38.2 : R Shepherd to S Singh, Back of a length ball on off, Singh pushes it off the back foot to cover. |
| 38.3 : R Shepherd to S Singh, Good length ball on off, Singh defends it off the front foot to the off side. |
| 38.4 : R Shepherd to S Singh, Back of a length ball on off, Singh stands tall and defends it off the back foot. |
| 38.5 : R Shepherd to S Singh, Short delivery on middle, Singh pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 38.6 : R Shepherd to M Adair, Fullish on off, pushed to mid off. |
| 39.1 : H Walsh to M Adair, Flatter one outside off, Adair cuts it to short third man. |
| 39.2 : H Walsh to M Adair, On middle, defended back to the bowler. |
| 39.3 : H Walsh to M Adair, Low full toss outside off, Adair sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 39.4 : H Walsh to S Singh, Shorter one outside off, Singh punches it to deep point and returns for the second. |
| Simi Singh has been given out LBW. It has been taken upstairs. It looks very close. There is no bat and it is umpire's call on the Ball Tracker, so Singh has to walk back. Ireland though keep their review. |
| 39.5 : H Walsh to S Singh, OUT! LBW! Umpire's call it is and Ireland have lost another one. Brilliant from Walsh. Flatter delivery on middle, Singh looks to flick but misses to get hit flush on the pads. The West Indian players appeal and the umpire thinks for a while and gives it out. Singh goes for the review. The Ball Tracker rolls in and it shows that it was pitching in line, the impact was in line and it is umpire's call on hitting the stumps. |
| Andy McBrine walks in next. |
| 39.6 : H Walsh to A McBrine, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| Powerplay 3 is signaled. Five fielders will be outside the circle till the end of the innings. |
| 40.1 : R Shepherd to M Adair, Low full toss on off, Adair pushes it to cover. |
| 40.2 : R Shepherd to M Adair, Good length ball on middle, Mark defends it back to the bowler. |
| 40.3 : R Shepherd to M Adair, Shepherd bowls a full delivery on off, Adair drives it to mid off and takes off for a single. |
| 40.4 : R Shepherd to A McBrine, Short ball on middle and leg, McBrine pulls it to deep square leg and takes a couple. The fielder comes across and cleans it up. |
| 40.5 : R Shepherd to A McBrine, Short one around middle, Andy pulls it to fine leg for a single. |
| 40.6 : R Shepherd to M Adair, Full on middle, Adair drives it back to the bowler. |
| 41.1 : H Walsh to A McBrine, Flatter one on middle, McBrine works it to the leg side for a single. |
| 41.2 : H Walsh to M Adair, OUT! CAUGHT! Walsh has his fourth and he celebrates! He has been brilliant today and now has a chance to take a 5-fer. Walsh tosses this one up outside off, Adair plays across the line and attempts the slog sweep. It takes the top edge and goes high up in the air. Chase settles himself under it at square leg and pouches it safely. |
| Barry McCarthy is in at 10. |
| Some movement near the boundary line. The groundstaff is getting ready. Looks like drizzle is back. Probably not too heavy to stop the play. |
| 41.3 : H Walsh to A McBrine, Floated on middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 41.4 : H Walsh to A McBrine, Outside off, Andy pushes it to point. |
| 41.5 : H Walsh to A McBrine, Full toss down the leg side, McBrine looks to flick but misses to get hit on the boot. No harm done. |
| 41.6 : H Walsh to A McBrine, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| Alzarri Joseph is back on. 8-0-23-0 from him so far. |
| 42.1 : A Joseph to B McCarthy, Joseph starts with a short of a length ball around middle, McCarthy looks to work it to the leg side but gets hit on the gloves. The ball rolls to the leg side. |
| 42.2 : A Joseph to B McCarthy, Joseph bends his back and bowls a short delivery around middle and leg, McCarthy looks to pull but misses it altogether. |
| 42.3 : A Joseph to B McCarthy, On middle, tucked to deep square leg for a single. |
| 42.4 : A Joseph to A McBrine, Back of a length ball around off, Andy guides it to third man for a single. |
| 42.5 : A Joseph to B McCarthy, Another one which is short of a length, McCarthy pulls it to deep square leg and crosses over for a single. |
| 42.6 : A Joseph to A McBrine, Fullish on off, McBrine pushes it to cover. |
| 43.1 : H Walsh to B McCarthy, What a delivery to start the over! Floated on off, McCarthy looks to defend but the ball turns away and whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 43.2 : H Walsh to B McCarthy, Floated on off, pushed towards cover. |
| 43.3 : H Walsh to B McCarthy, This time a quicker one, McCarthy looks to cut but misses. |
| 43.4 : H Walsh to B McCarthy, McCarthy goes back in his crease and defends this one towards the leg side. |
| 43.5 : H Walsh to B McCarthy, Outside off, this time Barry manages to cut this one towards point and takes a single. |
| 43.6 : H Walsh to A McBrine, On the pads, Andy McBrine goes onto the back foot and works this one towards the point region for a single. A wicketless over this and that means the 5-wicket haul eludes Hayden Walsh Jr. His final figures are 10-0-36-4. |
| 44.1 : A Joseph to A McBrine, FOUR! Short delivery on middle and leg, McBrine pulls it to fine leg. Oshane Thomas runs across from deep square leg and dives. He does not know where the ball is and the ball goes onto touch the ropes. Joseph is not at all impressed with Thomas' piece of fielding. |
| 44.2 : A Joseph to A McBrine, SIX! Whacked! Ireland need more of these. Joseph bangs in a short one around middle, McBrine stands tall and pulls it over the backward square leg region for a biggie. |
| 44.3 : A Joseph to A McBrine, Full on middle, Andy pushes it back to bowler. |
| 44.4 : A Joseph to A McBrine, Short one around middle, McBrine pulls it to fine leg for a single. |
| 44.5 : A Joseph to B McCarthy, Excellent yorker from Joseph. It is bowled around on middle, Barry just about manages to dig it out. The ball rolls to the bowler. |
| 44.6 : A Joseph to B McCarthy, Another yorker. This time it is bowled on the pads, McCarthy looks to work it down the leg side but misses to get hit on the pads. Good over for Ireland. 11 runs have come from the over. |
| Oshane Thomas returns. 7-0-31-2 are his numbers so far. He removed the openers early. Can he take the final 2 wickets as well to bundle Ireland out? |
| 45.1 : O Thomas to A McBrine, Length ball on the off pole line, defended towards the man at cover. |
| 45.2 : O Thomas to A McBrine, Another length ball, this time just outside off. McBrine opens the face of his bat and guides this one towards the third man region for a single. |
| 45.3 : O Thomas to B McCarthy, This time just outside off to McCarthy, he hops and defends this awkwardly towards the leg side. |
| 45.4 : O Thomas to B McCarthy, McCarthy plays this one towards the point region and McBrine wants a single but he is sent back by the former. |
| 45.5 : O Thomas to B McCarthy, Good length ball on off, McCarthy defends this one towards the off side. |
| 45.6 : O Thomas to B McCarthy, Short ball ball by Thomas to end the over. On middle and off, McCarthy looks to pull but misses. |
| Romario Shepherd is back into the attack. He has been very economical so far, with his figures reading 8-2-20-0. |
| 46.1 : R Shepherd to A McBrine, WIDE! Full delivery down the leg side, McBrine looks to flick but misses. It is wided by the umpire. |
| R Shepherd to A McBrine, Fullish on middle, Andy pushes it down to long on for a run. |
| 46.2 : R Shepherd to B McCarthy, Very full delivery on middle, Barry digs it out to square leg and collects a single. |
| 46.3 : R Shepherd to A McBrine, On off, McBrine pushes it to mid off for a single. |
| 46.4 : R Shepherd to B McCarthy, FOUR! Pulled away nicely. Short around middle, McCarthy pulls it towards the deep square leg region for a boundary. |
| 46.5 : R Shepherd to B McCarthy, OUT! CAUGHT! Gone! 9th wicket falls and in an attempt to go for the big shots, McCarthy perishes. Full delivery on middle, McCarthy looks to heave it over long on and seems to have timed it well. But it goes straight to Brandon King stationed at long on. This is a big ground and that is why it might have not carried to the ropes. |
| Craig Young is the last man in for Ireland. |
| 46.6 : R Shepherd to A McBrine, Full delivery on middle, McBrine works it to mid-wicket. |
| 47.1 : O Thomas to C Young, FOUR! Bad ball to start off the over! Down the leg side, Young just helps it fine down the leg side for a boundary. |
| 47.2 : O Thomas to C Young, Thomas comes back with a bouncer on middle and leg, Young ducks under it. |
| 47.3 : O Thomas to C Young, Now Thomas bowls a yorker just outside off, Young jams it out towards the man at point. |
| 47.4 : O Thomas to C Young, Very wide length ball outside off, Young looks to slash at it but misses the ball. |
| 47.5 : O Thomas to C Young, Another yorker bowled by Thomas, Craig jams this one out back towards the man at mid on for a single. |
| 47.6 : O Thomas to A McBrine, FOUR! Good end to the over for Ireland! Back of a length delivery on off, McBrine rocks back and has pulled that one behind square leg uppishly. The umpire have gone upstairs to check whether this one is a boundary or a maximum. Replays roll in and confirm it is a boundary. |
| 48.1 : R Shepherd to C Young, WIDE! Wayward delivery! Full toss down the leg side, Young looks to flick but misses. |
| R Shepherd to C Young, Yorker on middle, Young digs it out to mid-wicket. |
| 48.2 : R Shepherd to C Young, Very full delivery outside off, Young looks to drive but it takes the inside edge and goes towards fine leg. The batters take two and Ireland reach 200. |
| 48.3 : R Shepherd to C Young, Full delivery on middle, Young works it to mid-wicket. |
| 48.4 : R Shepherd to C Young, DROPPED! Alzarri Joseph is the culprit. He drops the easiest of catches. Short ball on middle, Young looks to short arm jab but it takes the top edge and lobs towards mid off. Joseph runs ahead from mid off but fails to hold onto it. |
| 48.5 : R Shepherd to A McBrine, Driven through mid off by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 48.6 : R Shepherd to C Young, Full on off, Young pushes it to cover for a single. |
| 49.1 : O Thomas to C Young, OUT! CAUGHT! That ends it. Good length ball on middle, Young looks to heave it away to the leg side but gets a top edge and goes miles up in the air. It goes towards long off. Keemo Paul, the substitute, runs across from long off and manages to take the catch. This is a good catch as the long on fielder was also coming across but Paul is conscious of it and makes no mistake. IRELAND HAVE BEEN BOWLED OUT FOR 203. |
| A brilliant bowling performance from West Indies means Ireland can only manage a total of 203 runs. Their batting never got going as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals or rather, kept throwing their wickets away. Apart from Andy Balbirnie, the skipper, none of the Irish batters could contribute much with the bat. McCollum, O'Brien and Tucker, were able to get starts but failed to make it count. A 25-run knock off 22 balls from McBrine in the final overs helped them get over the 200-ru |
| West Indies were really good with the ball throughout the innings. Oshane Thomas removed the openers early while Roston Chase and Hayden Walsh tightened the screws with their spin bowling. Walsh eventually finished with a 4-fer and stifled Ireland in the middle overs. Romario Shepherd and Alzarri Joseph too were excellent in their spells. Thomas removed the last man to finish with a 3-wicket haul. |
| Hayden Walsh is down for an interview with Daren Ganga. Starts by saying it was all about pitching the ball in the right areas. Adds that as the game went on, the ball began to turn more so he tried his variations like the googly. Further says that the ball got a bit older and that is why he got more assistance off the pitch. Ends by saying that they wanted to restrict the Irish to a total of 180 or less but he is confident that his team's batters can knock this target out of the park too. |
| The target does not look to be a massive one but West Indies did struggle during the chase in the 2nd ODI. How will things pan out in this one? Will West Indies chase this total down easily or will Ireland finish the series with a win? Do join us in a short while to find out. |
| 0.0 : Back for the run chase, folks! There is no rain threat currently as the sun is out but there are a few clouds around too. Out come the Irish players on the field. They were dismal with the bat and now will have to bowl out of their skins to make a match out of this one. West Indies are opening with Shai Hope and Evin Lewis and would hope that their openers provide a good start, unlike the last two ODIs. Spin to begin for Ireland. It's Andy McBrine to roll his arm. A slip in place... |
| 0.1 : A McBrine to S Hope, Starts with a flatter and shorter ball on middle, Hope eases himself on the back foot and punches it towards mid on. |
| 0.2 : A McBrine to S Hope, Flighted and full around off, Shai is on the front foot as he pushes it to mid off. |
| There is some drizzle in the air! |
| 0.3 : A McBrine to S Hope, Plays it with the spin but finds the fielder at square leg. |
| 0.4 : A McBrine to S Hope, Tossed up ball on middle, Hope works it with the turn to mid-wicket and opens his account with a run. |
| 0.5 : A McBrine to E Lewis, Driven through mid off by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 0.6 : A McBrine to S Hope, Quicker through the air on middle, defended back. A quiet beginning but there is no need to rush for West Indies here with the required rate just around 4. |
| Barry McCarthy to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : B McCarthy to E Lewis, McCarthy pitches it up and around off, Lewis gets slightly opened up in defense and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 1.2 : B McCarthy to E Lewis, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 1.3 : B McCarthy to E Lewis, Good length ball on the pads, Lewis flicks it through square leg and takes a run. |
| 1.4 : B McCarthy to S Hope, McCarthy serves a length delivery in the corridor outside off with two slips waiting. Shai watches the line, senses the trap and makes a leave. |
| 1.5 : B McCarthy to S Hope, Action replay of the last delivery. Barry ain't getting any movement from the pitch and the pitch is looking flat. |
| 1.6 : B McCarthy to S Hope, Offers width outside off, Hope reaches out for it and forces it from the back foot to sweeper cover for a brace. |
| 2.1 : A McBrine to E Lewis, Flighted full ball around off, Evin prods forward and defends it to the off side. |
| 2.2 : A McBrine to E Lewis, Goes flatter this time and bowls it around middle and leg, Evin moves back and defends it off his pads to the leg side. |
| 2.3 : A McBrine to E Lewis, Short in length and around off, Lewis hangs on the back foot and cuts it through the gap between short third man and point. One run taken. |
| 2.4 : A McBrine to S Hope, Tossed up ball on middle, Shai stays back and pushes it towards mid on. |
| 2.5 : A McBrine to S Hope, Serves it full and on the pads, it has been worked through square leg for a single. |
| 2.6 : A McBrine to E Lewis, This one nearly goes through. McBrine goes flatter through the air and sends in a skidder on the shorter side around middle and off. Evin goes deep inside the crease and plays it out at the last moment towards long off. A single to complete the over. West Indies taking their time! |
| 3.1 : B McCarthy to E Lewis, SIX! Dismissed! McCarthy drops it on a shorter length around middle, Lewis turns inside the crease with his pull shot and sends it whistling over fine leg for a biggie. Lewis is a very powerful striker of the ball and picks the length very early. |
| 3.2 : B McCarthy to E Lewis, Sensible cricket. Doesn't get carried away after hitting a biggie. Just tickles a length ball to square leg and rotates the strike. |
| 3.3 : B McCarthy to S Hope, Back of a length ball on off, Hope stays back and defends it down safely. |
| 3.4 : B McCarthy to S Hope, Fine shot and a superb piece of fielding by Simi Singh. Shortish delivery on off, Hope hangs back and punches it sweetly towards extra cover. Singh moves across to his left and dives to stop the racing ball. Saves at least a couple, if not a boundary. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 3.5 : B McCarthy to E Lewis, Good length ball on middle and off, Lewis keeps his weight on the back leg and offers a straight bat in defense. |
| 3.6 : B McCarthy to E Lewis, Miscues it in the air! Lewis tries to take on the bowler and hence swings his bat across the line at a length ball around off. He fails to middle his shot properly and it flies over backward point. The ball drops safely and the batsmen pick three runs. The outfield is quite slow due to all the rain. |
| 4.1 : A McBrine to E Lewis, Flatter delivery on off, skidding back in, Lewis pushes it out with an angled bat. |
| 4.2 : A McBrine to E Lewis, FOUR! Bang! You just cannot afford to drop it short to any batsman, leave alone this one. A half-tracker around off, Lewis sits back and slaps it through covers for a boundary. |
| 4.3 : A McBrine to E Lewis, Andy continues to fire it in. He is not allowing the ball to spin and grip by giving it air. Fires it on middle and off, it is pushed to long on for a single. |
| 4.4 : A McBrine to S Hope, Eases a full ball down through mid on for a single. |
| 4.5 : A McBrine to E Lewis, FOUR! Shot! Loopy full ball landing around off, Evin Lewis goes down on one knee and sweeps it sweetly behind square leg for a boundary. This is the shot that he has developed well. Used to be lethal outside off but now has added this shot in his repertoire as well. |
| 4.6 : A McBrine to E Lewis, Tossed up ball on middle and leg, swept again but this time it went straight to short fine leg. 10 from the over, the best one of the chase so far. |
| The wind has picked up. Let's hope all the clouds will get blown away. |
| 5.1 : B McCarthy to S Hope, Fullish and on middle, Hope drives but finds the mid on fielder. |
| 0.0 : LBW Shout! Up goes the finger. Shai Hope is not looking too confident here. He walks up to his partner and has a chat. Takes the DRS after that. The Ultra Edge finds no wood and the Ball Tracker returns three reds. |
| 5.2 : B McCarthy to S Hope, OUT! McCarthy strikes and draws first blood! Hope is very much trapped in front. Brilliant delivery by McCarthy. He spears in a fuller length ball around off at 130 kph and gets it to nip back into the batsman off the seam. Hope attempts to play it across the line but fails to make any connection. The ball strikes him on the pads, they appeal and the umpire lifts his finger after thinking for a while. Shai has a chat with his partner before taking the DRS but the techn |
| 5.3 : B McCarthy to S Ambris, Fullish and on middle, played to mid-wicket. Dot ball. |
| 5.4 : B McCarthy to S Ambris, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 5.5 : B McCarthy to S Ambris, Turns it off his pads to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 5.6 : B McCarthy to E Lewis, FOUR! Lewis will play his shots if it is in his zone. McCarthy delivers it short and around off, Lewis stands tall to get on top of the bounce and whacks it through point for a boundary. 5 runs and a wicket from the over. |
| Craig Young is into the attack. 1 slip in place for him. |
| 6.1 : C Young to S Ambris, Starts his spell with a shortish ball around off, Ambris cuts it off his back foot but finds the point fielder. |
| 6.2 : C Young to S Ambris, Young is short again. It's outside off and Ambris just uses the pace of the bowler to run it down towards third man. A single to rotate the strike. |
| 6.3 : C Young to E Lewis, SIX! Short and gets the treatment. Evin Lewis is in no nonsense mood. Young doesn't learn and continues to bang it in short. It's around off, Lewis picks it early and pulls it powerfully over mid-wicket. |
| 6.4 : C Young to E Lewis, A length ball close to off, angling away, Lewis opens the face of the bat and glides it to third man for a run. |
| 6.5 : C Young to S Ambris, Full in length and around off, angling in, Ambris presses forward to cover the line and pushes it to covers. |
| 6.6 : C Young to S Ambris, FOUR! This is very substandard bowling by Craig Young. He continues to favour the shorter length but his pace is not good enough to hurry the batsman. Ambris joins the party now as he pulls it in front of square leg for a boundary. 12 from the over and West Indies are going on steadily. |
| A short backward point in place as McCarthy runs from 'round the wicket for Evin Lewis. |
| 7.1 : B McCarthy to E Lewis, Good length ball on off, punched from the back foot to the off side. |
| 7.2 : B McCarthy to E Lewis, A length delivery again on off, Evin covers the line and blocks. |
| 7.3 : B McCarthy to E Lewis, SIX! Evin Lewis is looking in fine touch. 50 up for West Indies! McCarthy is a little too full around off, Lewis lines up the delivery and launches it over long off. The crowd is enjoying Evin's batting. |
| 7.4 : B McCarthy to E Lewis, That's the length. It's around off and is angling into the batsman, Lewis defends it in front of his pads. |
| 7.5 : B McCarthy to E Lewis, Taps a length ball to the right of mid off and steals a single. Moves to 41 off 25 balls! |
| A short cover in place for Sunil Ambris as Barry McCarthy returns to over the wicket for the right-hander. |
| 7.6 : B McCarthy to S Ambris, Serves a full length ball on off, Ambris is on the front foot as he defends it to the off side. 7 runs from the over, West Indies comfortably placed. |
| Simi Singh comes into the attack. |
| 8.1 : S Singh to E Lewis, Floated full ball on middle and off, Lewis gets forward and defends it to covers. |
| 8.2 : S Singh to E Lewis, Tossed up ball landing full on middle and leg, Lewis sweeps it to fine leg for a single. |
| 8.3 : S Singh to S Ambris, A touch short in length around off, Ambris goes back and defends it off the inner half to square leg. |
| 8.4 : S Singh to S Ambris, Ambris dances down the track and does well to block the ball. |
| 8.5 : S Singh to S Ambris, Loopy full ball on off, Ambris strides forward and blocks it safely. |
| 8.6 : S Singh to S Ambris, OUT! Caught behind! Simi has a wicket in his first over. He dishes out a flatter and shorter delivery outside off, skidding away after landing, Ambris rocks back to cut it square of the wicket but it takes the outside edge and settles into the gloves of Tucker. Not a good outing for Ambris this time around against Ireland. 150 needed off 246 balls. The visitors need to keep chipping away at the wickets to stay in with any chance. |
| Brandon King replaces Sunil Ambris in the middle. Craig Young is back on as well. |
| 9.1 : C Young to E Lewis, A yorker on middle, Lewis keeps his eyes on the ball and digs it out at the last moment. |
| 9.2 : C Young to E Lewis, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 9.3 : C Young to E Lewis, Back of a length ball on middle and off, blocked from the back foot. |
| 9.4 : C Young to E Lewis, A length delivery on off, Lewis plays out another dot ball as he punches it on the leg side. |
| 9.5 : C Young to E Lewis, Shout for an lbw, not given! Fractionally short around leg, Lewis stands back to glance it on the leg side but misses and is hit high on the front leg. They appeal but to no avail. Pitched outside leg. |
| 9.6 : C Young to E Lewis, FOUR! Drilled down the ground! Superb shot to spoil a good over. Young overpitches this time around off, Lewis needs no second invitation as he bludgeons it down the ground for a boundary at long off. |
| Powerplay 2 is signaled. A maximum of four fielders can now be stationed outside the circle. Simi Singh, meanwhile, will continue with a slip for the new batsman. |
| 10.1 : S Singh to B King, Tossed up ball on off, defended back off the front foot. |
| 10.2 : S Singh to B King, Shortish and outside off, cut to point. |
| 10.3 : S Singh to B King, FOUR! King plays a royal square cut. Short in length and outside off, Brandon hangs on the back foot and strokes it through the line. This time he picks up the gap at point and finds the fence. |
| 10.4 : S Singh to B King, Loopy full ball outside off, Brandon drives it off his front foot to mid off. |
| 10.5 : S Singh to B King, Flatter and shorter ball on off, punched from the back foot to covers. |
| 10.6 : S Singh to B King, Edged but safe! Loopy and full ball outside off, King tries to play the cover drive but it takes the outside edge and runs wide of short third man. It's chased down near the fence and the batsmen take three. |
| 11.1 : C Young to B King, Full ball on the off pole line, King pushes it towards the man at mid on. |
| 11.2 : C Young to B King, FOUR! Smashed! That has travelled! Length ball way outside off, King extends his arms and drives this through the gap at cover for a boundary. |
| 11.3 : C Young to B King, FOUR! Another one! This time it is grace! Full ball just outside off, King just drives this nonchalantly through the mid off region for a boundary. |
| Who let the dogs out...Woof, woof, woof, woof! A stray dog has come out on the ground, strolling around. Everyone is watching the smooth sprint. Now, the groundsmen have managed to shoo it away. |
| 11.4 : C Young to B King, Brandon now defends it from within the crease. |
| 11.5 : C Young to B King, Fullish ball just outside off, King is solid in his defense. |
| 11.6 : C Young to B King, This time on the hips, King works it towards mid-wicket for an easy single. 9 runs come off the over. |
| 12.1 : S Singh to B King, Bowls a flatter delivery on off, King goes back and cuts but straight to the man at cover-point. |
| 12.2 : S Singh to B King, Another ball which is flat and outside off, this time cut to the man at point. |
| 12.3 : S Singh to B King, Floated now, on the pads, King prods forward and defends. |
| 12.4 : S Singh to B King, Tossed up ball on off, pushed towards the cover region. |
| 12.5 : S Singh to B King, King drives this one down the ground towards the man at long on for a single. |
| 12.6 : S Singh to E Lewis, Flatter delivery and full in length, Lewis pushes it down to long off for one. |
| 13.1 : C Young to E Lewis, On the hips, worked towards the man at square leg. |
| 13.2 : C Young to E Lewis, Length ball on middle and off, Lewis punches it back past the bowler and takes a quick single as the man from mid off comes and cuts it off. |
| 13.3 : C Young to B King, Outside off, cut towards deep backward point for a single. |
| 13.4 : C Young to E Lewis, Yorker just outside off, Lewis jams it out towards the man at mid off. |
| 13.5 : C Young to E Lewis, Full ball on middle and off, defended back towards the bowler. |
| 13.6 : C Young to E Lewis, Another length ball on middle and off, Lewis drives it back past Young and takes a single. The Irish bowling is looking toothless at the moment with the chances of a wicket looking bleak. |
| 14.1 : S Singh to E Lewis, Tossed up ball on off, pushed towards the man at extra cover. |
| 14.2 : S Singh to E Lewis, There it is! 9th half ton for Evin Lewis in ODIs and he has done very well to reach to that milestone. Singh bowls it shortish and on middle, Lewis drives it back past the bowler towards long off for one. He has a chance to get a century in this innings and would love to do that. |
| 14.3 : S Singh to B King, Floated on middle and off, King drives it towards long on for a single. |
| 14.4 : S Singh to E Lewis, Lewis has pushed this tossed up ball on off towards covers for a single. |
| 14.5 : S Singh to B King, On the pads, flicked towards mid-wicket. |
| 14.6 : S Singh to B King, King goes deep in his crease and defends this one off the back foot. |
| 15.1 : C Young to E Lewis, Good length ball on middle, Lewis pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 15.2 : C Young to E Lewis, Full delivery on off, Lewis plays it towards point and crosses over for a single. |
| 15.3 : C Young to B King, Length ball outside off, King punches it off the back foot to deep cover for a single. |
| 15.4 : C Young to E Lewis, On off, driven towards mid off for nothing. |
| 15.5 : C Young to E Lewis, WIDE! Young bowls a bouncer around the leg stump line. Lewis ducks under it. Called a wide. It is also called one bouncer for the over. |
| C Young to E Lewis, Short of a length outside off, Evin punches it through covers for a single. |
| 15.6 : C Young to B King, Fullish delivery outside off, Brandon drives it to mid off but for no runs. |
| 16.1 : S Singh to E Lewis, Loopy one on middle, Lewis looks to flick but it goes off the leading edge and back towards the bowler on the bounce. |
| 16.2 : S Singh to E Lewis, Flatter one on middle, Lewis works it to mid-wicket. |
| 16.3 : S Singh to E Lewis, On middle, punched back to the bowler. |
| 16.4 : S Singh to E Lewis, Flat one outside off, Lewis pushes it down to long off for a single. |
| 16.5 : S Singh to B King, Looped up ball on middle, King works it to the deep square leg region for a single. |
| 16.6 : S Singh to E Lewis, Floated on middle, Lewis plays it back to the bowler off the back foot. |
| Drinks! West Indies are enjoying a decent position in the game. Lewis is going along nicely while King who joined him after the dismissal of Ambris is looking solid too. Ireland need wickets quickly or else these two can run away with the game really quickly. Let's see if the visitors find some inspiration in the coming hour and have some say in this match. |
| Mark Adair is into the attack. |
| 17.1 : M Adair to B King, Adair starts with a full delivery on middle, keeping a little low. King gets his bat down in time and defends it out to the leg side. |
| 17.2 : M Adair to B King, Good length ball on off, Brandon punches it to mid off. |
| 17.3 : M Adair to B King, FOUR! Smashed! Short of a length ball on middle, King goes back and pulls it towards the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : M Adair to B King, Length ball on off, King blocks it to cover. |
| 17.5 : M Adair to B King, Fullish ball on middle, King is solid in defense and does so towards mid-wicket. |
| 17.6 : M Adair to B King, SIX! Brandon King is some player! That is a brilliant shot! Short delivery on middle, King stands back and hammers the pull over the deep mid-wicket region for a maximum. |
| 18.1 : S Singh to E Lewis, Floated ball on middle, Lewis pushes it to mid on. King wants the single but is sent back by Lewis. The fielder has a shy at the stumps but misses. Had he hit, King was a goner. |
| 18.2 : S Singh to E Lewis, Flighted on off, Evin drives it to long off for a single. |
| 18.3 : S Singh to B King, On middle, defended back to the bowler. |
| 18.4 : S Singh to B King, King is really looking good out there. Floated outside off, King lunges and drives it through covers. The fielder comes across and dives to make a good stop. Two taken by the batters. 100 up for West Indies. |
| 18.5 : S Singh to B King, Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 18.6 : S Singh to E Lewis, Outside off, pushed to cover off the front foot. |
| 19.1 : M Adair to B King, Full delivery outside off, King drives it through the cover region and picks up the couple before the fielder can come across and clean it up. 50-run partnership is up between the two. |
| 19.2 : M Adair to B King, Good length delivery on off, King defends it to point and crosses over for a single. |
| 19.3 : M Adair to E Lewis, Back of a length delivery outside off, Lewis punches it to deep cover and takes a single. |
| 19.4 : M Adair to B King, Fullish one on off, King pushes it to mid on. |
| 19.5 : M Adair to B King, On middle, worked to mid-wicket. |
| 19.6 : M Adair to B King, PLAY AND A MISS! Full delivery outside off, King looks for an expansive drive but fails to get any bat on it. |
| Andy McBrine returns. 3-0-15-0 are his numbers so far. |
| 20.1 : A McBrine to E Lewis, Starts with a flatter delivery on the off pole line, Lewis defends. |
| 20.2 : A McBrine to E Lewis, This time it is outside off, driven towards sweeper cover for a single. |
| 20.3 : A McBrine to B King, Floated on off, King defends it towards cover and takes a quick single. Good rotation of strike by the Windies batters. |
| 20.4 : A McBrine to E Lewis, Tossed up on off, defended to the man at cover by Lewis for a quick single. |
| 20.5 : A McBrine to B King, King has punched the ball off the back foot towards the off side. |
| 20.6 : A McBrine to B King, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| Barry McCarthy comes back too. 4-0-26-1 from his so far. |
| 21.1 : B McCarthy to E Lewis, Length ball outside off, cut towards the man at deep point for a couple. |
| 21.2 : B McCarthy to E Lewis, SIX! BOOM! Out of here! Full ball on middle and off, Lewis has smashed that straight over the bowler's head towards the sightscreen for a biggie. |
| 21.3 : B McCarthy to E Lewis, This time a good length ball on off, defended towards the man at mid off. |
| 21.4 : B McCarthy to E Lewis, FOUR! Back of a length ball outside off, Lewis looks to flat bat it over long off but mistimes it a bit. Still it goes over the fence on the bounce for a boundary. |
| 21.5 : B McCarthy to E Lewis, SIX! Second one of the over! This time McCarthy bowls it short and down the leg side. Lewis swivels and pulls this one over the backward square leg region for another maximum. |
| Mid off drops back. |
| 21.6 : B McCarthy to E Lewis, Length ball outside off, again Lewis goes hard at it but the ball goes straight to the man at point and the batters take a single. Lewis retains strike. |
| 22.1 : A McBrine to E Lewis, On the pads, worked towards the leg side for a single. |
| 22.2 : A McBrine to B King, Floated on off, pushed towards the man at cover. |
| 22.3 : A McBrine to B King, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Brandon King has to walk back and he will be disappointed that he has not made the most of his chance here. McBrine bowls a quicker delivery just outside off, King looks to make room and cut behind point but gets a faint edge on it and Lorcan Tucker does the rest as he takes an easy catch. The 75-run stand has been broken and another 75 runs are needed for West Indies to win this match. |
| Nicholas Pooran walks in at no. 5. |
| 22.4 : A McBrine to N Pooran, McBrine darts one on middle and leg, Pooran plays that back towards the bowler. |
| 22.5 : A McBrine to N Pooran, Drags this one just behind in length. Pooran plays the square drive and takes a single. Pooran is off the mark. |
| 22.6 : A McBrine to E Lewis, Floated on off, pushed towards cover. A successful over for the Irish comes to an end. |
| Simi Singh is back on. 6-0-19-1, his figures so far. |
| 23.1 : S Singh to N Pooran, Quicker delivery just outside off, blocked out. |
| 23.2 : S Singh to N Pooran, Pooran goes deep in his crease and plays this one towards covers for a single. |
| 23.3 : S Singh to E Lewis, Floated on off, driven towards the cover region for another single. |
| 23.4 : S Singh to N Pooran, Another one which is tossed up outside off, Pooran drives it straight to the man at covers. |
| 23.5 : S Singh to N Pooran, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 23.6 : S Singh to N Pooran, Pooran goes back in his crease and defends this one back towards Simi. The game going very quietly right now, just going through the motions with the hosts cruising. |
| 24.1 : A McBrine to E Lewis, On the hips of Lewis, he works it fine down the leg side for a single. Moves into the 80s with this shot. |
| 24.2 : A McBrine to N Pooran, Pooran has pushed this one towards the cover region for a single. |
| 24.3 : A McBrine to E Lewis, This time it is quicker and shorter in length. Lewis punches it in the gap at cover but the men in the deep keep it down to two. |
| 24.4 : A McBrine to E Lewis, Lewis punches this one off the back foot towards the off side for a single. |
| 24.5 : A McBrine to N Pooran, FOUR! McBrine gives this one a bit of air, Pooran comes onto the front foot and lofts it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 24.6 : A McBrine to N Pooran, FOUR! This time it is outside off, Pooran has slapped this one through the cover region for a boundary. 13 runs off the over. |
| 25.1 : S Singh to E Lewis, Floated on off, Lewis defends it to cover. |
| 25.2 : S Singh to E Lewis, Flatter one on off, Lewis punches it to cover. |
| A big chunk of dark cloud is approaching the stadium. It's still bright and sunny but it has started to drizzle. Slightly strange as the umpires have called for covers under bright sunshine. And now... it's spitting down as the players leave the field. West Indies are 58 runs away from clean sweeping Ireland. They are also 58 runs ahead of the par score according to the DLS method. Lewis on 84 will be praying that the match resumes soon. Stay tuned... |
| 25.3 : S Singh to E Lewis, Floated outside off, Lewis drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| Update 1532 Local (1932 GMT) - Good news, the covers have come off and the game should resume anytime soon. There are some wet patches near the boundary line getting the attention of the groundsmen. Stay tuned for more updates... |
| We are all set to resume! The Irish players are making their way back to the field followed by Evin Lewis and Nicholas Pooran. Simi Singh will finish his over. The revised target is 197 in 47 overs. 51 more required for West Indies. |
| 25.4 : S Singh to N Pooran, Flatter delivery outside off, Pooran punches it through covers for a couple. |
| 25.5 : S Singh to N Pooran, Loopy delivery on middle, Pooran defends it out. |
| 25.6 : S Singh to N Pooran, Floated on off, Pooran drives it to long off for a single. |
| Andy McBrine will bowl from the other end. |
| 26.1 : A McBrine to N Pooran, Floated one on off, Pooran dances down the track and defends it to cover. |
| 26.2 : A McBrine to N Pooran, BEATEN! Beautiful bowling from McBrine! Looped up ball on off, with a little bit of drift. Pooran looks to defend but misses it altogether. |
| 26.3 : A McBrine to N Pooran, Flatter one outside off, Pooran punches it to deep cover for a single. |
| 26.4 : A McBrine to E Lewis, Floated on off, Lewis punches it towards long off for a single. |
| 26.5 : A McBrine to N Pooran, On off, Nicholas plays it to cover off the back foot. |
| 26.6 : A McBrine to N Pooran, Good deft touch from Pooran! Floated on off, Nicholas moves in his crease and then guides it past short third man for a couple. |
| 27.1 : S Singh to E Lewis, Shorter outside off, Lewis cuts it to covers where the fielder misfields and the ball goes in the deep. The batters take a single. |
| 27.2 : S Singh to N Pooran, Floated on off, Pooran defends it to point and takes a single. |
| 27.3 : S Singh to E Lewis, Looped up on off, Lewis pushes it to point for nothing. |
| 27.4 : S Singh to E Lewis, Fullish ball outside off, Lewis drives but finds the cover fielder. |
| 27.5 : S Singh to E Lewis, Flatter one on middle, worked to square leg for a single. |
| 27.6 : S Singh to N Pooran, On middle, tucked to the leg side. |
| Craig Young is back into the attack. 5-0-32-0 are his figures so far. |
| 28.1 : C Young to E Lewis, Young starts with a full ball on off, Lewis pushes it to long off and crosses over for a run. |
| 28.2 : C Young to N Pooran, Short delivery on off, Pooran pulls it to mid on. |
| 28.3 : C Young to N Pooran, Length ball on off, Pooran defends it to point. |
| 28.4 : C Young to N Pooran, BEATEN! Short of a length ball outside off, Pooran looks to drive on the up but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 28.5 : C Young to N Pooran, FOUR! Smashed! Young dishes a short ball on middle, Pooran swivels and pulls it towards deep square leg for a boundary. The fielder comes across but fails to do so. |
| 28.6 : C Young to N Pooran, Good response from Young! Bowls a length ball outisde off, Pooran looks to defend but the ball whizzes past the outside edge and into the keeper's gloves. |
| 29.1 : S Singh to E Lewis, Floated on off, pushed to cover. |
| 29.2 : S Singh to E Lewis, Loopy on middle, Lewis pushes it wide of the bowler. Simi dives to his left and stops it. Dot ball. |
| 29.3 : S Singh to E Lewis, Flat one on middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 29.4 : S Singh to E Lewis, On off, Lewis lunges and drives it through covers for a single. |
| 29.5 : S Singh to N Pooran, Tossed up on off, Pooran pushes it to point. |
| 29.6 : S Singh to N Pooran, Floated on off, Nicholas prods forward and defends it to covers. |
| 30.1 : C Young to E Lewis, Length ball on off, Lewis punches it to long off for a single. Moves into the 90s now. |
| 30.2 : C Young to N Pooran, BEATEN! Back of a length ball outside off, Pooran looks to guide it to third man but does not make any connection with the bat. |
| 30.3 : C Young to N Pooran, Good length ball on off, Nicholas blocks it to the point fielder. |
| 30.4 : C Young to N Pooran, Shorter one outside off, Pooran cuts it to backward point for a single. |
| 30.5 : C Young to E Lewis, Fullish delivery outside off, Lewis drives it through the cover region for a couple. |
| 30.6 : C Young to E Lewis, Good length ball on off, Evin pushes it off the back foot to covers. |
| Andy McBrine is back on. 7-0-37-1, his figures. |
| 31.1 : A McBrine to N Pooran, SIX! Clinical from Nicholas Pooran. McBrine brings long on inside the ring and bowls a floated one on off, Pooran hammers it over the infield for a biggie in that region. |
| 31.2 : A McBrine to N Pooran, Loopy delivery on off, Pooran lunges and defends it to cover. |
| 31.3 : A McBrine to N Pooran, On middle, Pooran sweeps it to deep square leg. The fielder comes across and slides to make a stop but cannot stop the batters from taking a couple. |
| 31.4 : A McBrine to N Pooran, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They have run through for a single. |
| 31.5 : A McBrine to E Lewis, Short delivery on the pads, Lewis looks to pull but misses to get hit on the thigh pad. The bowler appeals but the umpire shakes his head. |
| 31.6 : A McBrine to E Lewis, Flatter one outside off, Lewis punches it down to long off for another run. 21 more required. |
| 32.1 : C Young to E Lewis, Short delivery on middle, Lewis looks to pull but it hits the bottom edge of the bat and the ball rolls to point. Lewis calls for a single and Pooran responds. The fielder throws it to the keeper's end but misses. Would not have mattered as Pooran was well in. |
| 32.2 : C Young to N Pooran, Back of a length ball on middle, Nicholas pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 32.3 : C Young to E Lewis, Short delivery on the pads, Lewis pulls it to fine leg for a single. 50-run stand between these two! |
| 32.4 : C Young to N Pooran, Full delivery outside off, Pooran pushes it to deep cover for a single. |
| 32.5 : C Young to E Lewis, Short delivery outside off, Lewis punches it to long off for a single. Lewis is in no hurry to get to his century. |
| 32.6 : C Young to N Pooran, FOUR! Nicely played! Full delivery outside off, Pooran presses forward and drives it excellently past the point fielder for a boundary. Pooran will be also eyeing a fifty now! |
| 33.1 : A McBrine to E Lewis, Flighted ball down the leg side, Lewis looks to play the paddle sweep but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 33.2 : A McBrine to E Lewis, Outside off, punched to long off for a single. |
| 33.3 : A McBrine to N Pooran, Looped up ball on the pads, Pooran sweeps but finds the short fine leg fielder. |
| 33.4 : A McBrine to N Pooran, Floated on off, pushed to covers. |
| 33.5 : A McBrine to N Pooran, Tosses this one up outside off, Pooran lunges and pushes it to covers. |
| 33.6 : A McBrine to N Pooran, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 34.1 : C Young to E Lewis, Full delivery on off, Lewis moves to 98 with a single down to long off. |
| 34.2 : C Young to N Pooran, Fullish ball on middle and leg, Pooran whips it to mid-wicket where the fielder misfields allowing the batters to take a single. |
| 34.3 : C Young to E Lewis, Fuller one outside off, Lewis drives it to point. |
| 34.4 : C Young to E Lewis, FOUR! CENTURY! Finally, in this series, Lewis crosses the line. Missed out by 1 run in the first match but not this time. It is his third ton ODIs. Short of a length ball on middle, Lewis swivels and pulls it to the deep square leg region for a boundary. The crowd roars to acknowledge his knock. |
| 34.5 : C Young to E Lewis, OUT! CAUGHT! Lewis tries to finish with a bang but perishes in the process. Full delivery outside off, Lewis looks to hammer it over long off but does not time it at all. He miscues it in the air and Kevin O'Brien at long off takes the simplest of catches. End of a brilliant innings which has put his team on the cusp of a comprehensive win. |
| Romario Shepherd walks out to the middle, ahead of skipper Kieron Pollard. The skipper wants the young guns to take the side home. |
| 34.6 : C Young to R Shepherd, Full delivery on middle and leg, Shepherd gets off the mark by flicking this to deep square leg for a single. |
| 35.1 : A McBrine to R Shepherd, Flatter one on middle, Shepherd defends it out to mid-wicket. |
| 35.2 : A McBrine to R Shepherd, On off, Shepherd defends it to cover. |
| 35.3 : A McBrine to R Shepherd, OUT! CAUGHT! West Indies going for the glory shot are losing some wickets here. McBrine tosses this one up on middle, Shepherd looks to heave it over the long on fielder and bring glory to his side but does not get the required distance on it. Mark Adair settles himself and takes a simple catch in the deep. 4 runs required and they can achieve it in singles. But they want to go for the big shot and finish it off in style. |
| Roston Chase comes in next. |
| 35.4 : A McBrine to R Chase, Loopy delivery on middle, Chase works it to square leg. |
| 35.5 : A McBrine to R Chase, Floated on middle, Chase defends it back to the bowler. |
| 35.6 : A McBrine to R Chase, Tossed up on middle, Roston flicks it in front of square on the leg side and calls Pooran for a couple. |
| Barry McCarthy to bowl the final over of the match, in all likelihood. |
| 36.1 : B McCarthy to N Pooran, Good length ball on off, Pooran looks to drive but it takes the inside half of the bat and goes back to the bowler on the bounce. |
| 36.2 : B McCarthy to N Pooran, FOUR! Magnificent shot to finish the game! McCarthy bowls a short of a length delivery on the pads, Pooran rocks back and pulls it towards the deep square leg region for a boundary. WEST INDIES WIN BY 5 WICKETS (DLS method) AND TAKE THE SERIES 3-0! |
| A walk in the park for West Indies! They were not convincing in the last match but have produced a clinical win here to complete a clean sweep. The hosts never got pushed in this match. First, their bowlers were right on the button to restrict Ireland to a paltry total and then their batsmen stepped up to scale down the target without breaking a sweat. |
| Ireland were extremely poor with their batting approach and apart from Andy Balbirnie, there was no fight shown by them. Hayden Walsh had a brilliant game where he claimed the third 4-wicket haul by a West Indian bowler in this series. During the chase, Evin Lewis displayed excellent form and stroked his third ODI ton. His partnerships with Brandon King and Nicholas Pooran were enough to see West Indies home. |
| EVIN LEWIS IS NAMED THE MAN OF THE MATCH AND SERIES! Tells that he certainly is a relieved man as all the hard work he put in the nets came off today. Shares that his approach has not changed and adds that there was some spin but it was a really good wicket for batting. On his missed chance of scoring a century in the first ODI, Lewis says that he was determined this time to execute his plans and is delighted to score his maiden century in the Caribbean. Lets everyone know that the captain and c |
| Andy Balbirnie, Ireland skipper, tells that they were outclassed by the West Indies bowlers. Feels that 250-260 should've been a good total. Adds that he is really proud of the boys and they will continue working hard. On the positives from the series, Balbirnie believes that the second game was a positive one for them. Feels they had a chance to win the game but they missed out on that one. Finishes by saying that they have the right balance in the squad and they have brought in some freshness |
| Kieron Pollard, West Indies skipper, starts by saying that he is really pleased with the performance. Credits the bowlers for superb outings in all the games. Feels that they were accurate with respect to lines and lengths. Praises the batting from centurion Lewis, King and Pooran for their contribution. On the team changes, Pollard says that they have had discussions on the changes in the dressing room. Talking about Hetmyer missing out from this game, Pollard tells that it is good for West Ind |
| That's it from the ODI series then. West Indies have equaled Sri Lanka in terms of points in the ICC ODI rankings with this 3-0 series win. Now, it is time for some T20I action as both West Indies and Ireland take on each other in the 3-match T20I series, the first one of which will be played on January 15, Wednesday. The game will begin at 1300 local (1700 GMT). We will love your company for that game. Till then, take care! |
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