Embarrassing! Windies lose T20 clash by six wickets to minnows Ireland

Nonchalant batting was the order of the day for the West Indies, who went down to a shocking six-wicket defeat to Ireland in the opening game of their two-match Twenty20 International series at Sabina Park yesterday.

West Indies, who won the toss and elected to bat, posted a pedestrian 116 for eight off 20 overs with returning opener Chris Gayle, making a topscore of 16.