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In reply to Narper

Was hoping for good weather today. Hardly any Rain in Bim all week

West Indies have won the toss and have opted to field

In reply to Narper

Rovman Powell in for Pierre.

Mark Adair in for George Docker ell.

Both sides replacing a spinner with a seamer.

In reply to mikesiva

This suppose to be the playing XI since the second T20

Finally Pierre out.. hopefully it's back to regional cricket for him!

Cottrell to Stirling
off the mark

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11-0 after 1.2

In reply to Ray123

Y'all lucky.
It's been raining here daily for last two weeks at least.
I'm glad they game playing. But I couldn't chance it again heading town then another wash out

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1.2
Romario Shepherd to Kevin O Brien, FOUR, strays on the pads yet again and Kevin O Brien smashes it in the gap to the right of fine leg

Apparently, Pollard not into batting first!

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1.3
Romario Shepherd to Kevin O Brien, SIX, length ball in the slot on leg-stump for Kevin O Brien

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1.6
Romario Shepherd to Stirling, SIX, to deep extra cover

IRE 27/0 (2.0) CRR: 13.5

Stirling 8(3)
Kevin O Brien 14(9)

Romario Shepherd 1-0-18-0

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2.1
Cottrell to Kevin O Brien, FOUR, short and wide of off, Kevin O Brien opens the bat face and nails the punch square past backward point

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2.2
Cottrell to Kevin O Brien, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket

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2.3
Cottrell to Kevin O Brien, FOUR, makes room once again and this time goes on the off-side

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2.4
Cottrell to Kevin O Brien, FOUR, make that four in a row!

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2.5
Cottrell to Kevin O Brien, FOUR, to third man five in a row!

IRE 48/0 (3.0) CRR: 16

Kevin O Brien 35(15)
Stirling 8(3)

Cottrell 2-0-25-0

Kieron Pollard, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

In reply to Narper

KOB clobbered Cottrell!

50 up in the fourth over.

IRE 50/0 (3.2) CRR: 15

Chalk this one up to Rain, or Ireland - again!

Wicket, and rain!

Gawn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pouty strikes

3.4
Pollard to Kevin O Brien, out Caught by Hetmyer!! A mighty slog across the line and he gets more height than distance, skews it up off the thick inside half and the fielder at wide long-on pouches it with ease

Kevin O Brien c Hetmyer b Pollard 36(1 [4s-6 6s-1]

Rain coming down

In reply to Norm

Pollard strikes! KOB out. Rain!

Cappo has done it.

Mudlanders used to rain.

IRE 50/1 (3.4) CRR: 13.64
Rain stops play

Cotterell is not looking like a million Dollar bowler so far

In reply to dayne

It's T20. All bowlers take licks in this format. The better bowlers will find ways to take wickets during the onslaught, or to restrict the more limited batsmen.

Those IPL folks know their stuff well - much better than CWI.

In reply to Narper

seems like de Irish is T20 champ.50 in 3.4 ova. runs raining

Sanjay : "Want a Windies win but I hope to see another cracker tonight. Credit to Ireland they've put up a good fight and it's been a great series thus far."

Pete Hogan: "Really hoping for an Irish win today. I was lucky enough to play club cricket with Andy Balbirnie many years ago. Such a great guy and really humble. Will be watching in earnest from Wellington NZ. Go Ireland! "

Danish: "With all due respect to Ireland, but looking at this tour, West Indies look like having a SERIOUS bowling problem on their hands. With 9-10 months to the WT20, I bet oppositions will be taking notes."

In reply to Norm

who tell you so.Otis Gibson?

In reply to shivnotout

Yep. Otis did. He also talked about what a useless set of skunts frequent cc.com.

In reply to Norm

ouch

In reply to Norm

In reply to Norm

In reply to Narper

and 2nd odi

Pat Cummins 10 ova 0-53

Mitchell Starc 10 ova 0-78

in 2 odi
cummins 0-117
starc 0-144

LICKS

It looks so archaic with men drawing covers over the wicket, no technology to solve the problem?

There ought to be some creativity and innovation out there in the Caribbean!

Umps seem to be already discussing a reduction with the two teams.

I bet all yuh Cotterel begging to have the match called off!

BTW, Ireland can go at it as hard as they do because they have nothing to lose, and do not fear losing. WI could learn a lot from that.

Andrew Balbirnie, right handed bat, comes to the crease
4.1
Dwayne Bravo to Andy Balbirnie, 2 runs, length delivery curling in on the pads, Balbirnie twirls his wrists on the flick to deep square. Off the mark with a couple...

Gawn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LBW

4.5
Dwayne Bravo to Stirling, out Lbw!! Dwayne Bravo switches to round the wicket before this delivery and the plan seem to have worked

Stirling lbw b Dwayne Bravo 11(7) [6s-1]

Bravo's bowling experience showing here. Bowl yorkers when batsmen looking to blast you out the ground.

Stirling rapped in front and is gone! Lbw to Bravo! Whew! We could bring back Sheppy and Cotterel now!

IRE 55/2 (5.0) CRR: 11

Gareth Delany 0(1)
Andy Balbirnie 3(4)

Dwayne Bravo 1-0-3-1

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5.2
Pollard to Andy Balbirnie, FOUR, to sweeper cover

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6.1
Romario Shepherd to Gareth Delany, FOUR, short and wide of off, Gareth Delany opens the bat face and steers it in the gap between backward point and short third. Terrific placement

With Stirling's wicket, Bravo has surpassed Samuel Badree as the leading wicket-taker for West Indies

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6.3
Romario Shepherd to Andy Balbirnie, FOUR, low full toss on the pads and its been whipped away nonchalantly in the gap through mid-wicket

Shep taking licks! Let's see how he responds.

gawn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 pouty again

7.2
Pollard to Gareth Delany, out Caught by Pooran!! The Pollard magic continues.... Bowls an off-cutter into the surface and the ball curls away ever so slightly in the corridor of uncertainty to snick a fine outside edge on the push through to the keeper..

Gareth Delany c Pooran b Pollard 6(5) [4s-1]

Gain again !!!!!!!!!!!!

7.5
Pollard to Harry Tector, out Caught by Pooran!! Two wickets in four balls for Pollard and he's absolutely thrilled. Throws this fuller and wider of off-stump, draws Tector into a drive and ekes out the thick outside edge to the keeper. He's got three already has Kieron

Harry Tector c Pooran b Pollard 1(2

In reply to Narper

Polly in dem pweffen

IRE 76/4 (8.0) CRR: 9.5

Wilson 0(1)
Andy Balbirnie 17(15)

Pollard 3-0-13-3

In reply to sgtdjones

Senior men tek over

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8.2
Dwayne Bravo to Wilson, FOUR, short and wide of off, Wilson throws his hands on the cut and slices it off the thick outside half fine of the fielder at third man

In reply to Chrissy

Mayank: "Old hands, Pollard and Bravo, turning the game in WI's favour. The value of experience on display."

8.6
Dwayne Bravo to Andy Balbirnie, FOUR, hint of width on this pacy delivery outside off and Balbirnie, subtly, uses the bat angle to dab it in the gap between short third and backward point

IRE 88/4 (9.1) CRR: 9.6

Andy Balbirnie 23(1
Wilson 6(4)

Dwayne Bravo
2-0-15-1

9.4
Pollard to Andy Balbirnie, 2 runs, slower length delivery on the pads, Balbirnie flicks to deep square and calls for two instantly. Lewis gets to the ball quickly and looks to effect a direct hit at the batting end, but to no avail. Had that hit, Balbirnie was a goner

IRE 92/4 (10.0) CRR: 9.2

Andy Balbirnie 26(21)
Wilson 7(7)

Pollard 4-0-17-3

In reply to Narper

uncle Narps.how dem horseys running, so far under de lights?

10.3
Romario Shepherd to Andy Balbirnie, out Andy Balbirnie Run Out!! 1 run completed. It's getting bad to worse for Ireland. Balbirnie steers this to deep backward point and thinks of a quick second, runs blindly without watching the fielder and he's been caught short by a brilliant direct hit from Rutherford at fine third man.

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10.2
Romario Shepherd to Wilson, out Caught by Simmons!! Tries to be cheeky and looks to ramp this slower short ball over third man but gets nowhere near it, miscues it off the toe of the bat and short third settles under it with ease.

Wilson c Simmons b Romario Shepherd 7( [4s-1]

IRE 96/6 (11.0) CRR: 8.73

Walsh got away with several long hops there.

IRE 102/6 (12.0) CRR: 8.5

Hayden Walsh 1-0-6-0

IRE 107/6 (13.0) CRR: 8.23

Cottrell 3-0-30-0

Ireland still in charge.

That is out run out

13.1
Rutherford to Simi Singh, out Mark Adair Run Out!! Mark Adair is fuming and he is having a go at a couple of the Windies players. This delivery looked pretty casual until the big screen showed that Mark Adair was short of his crease and the appeal from the Windies wasn't strong. Slower back of a length delivery on middle and leg, Simi Singh gets inside the line and glances it to the right of short fine. There's a direct hit at the batting end that no-one seemed interested

Mark Adair run out (Cottrell) 6(9

Run out appealed - and given out! Batsman very unhappy!

Gawn !!!!!!!!!!!!
13.3
Rutherford to Simi Singh, out Caught by Cottrell!!

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IRE 112/8 (14.0) CRR: 8

McCarthy 4(3)
Young 1(1)

Rutherford 1-0-5-1

IRE 115/8 (15.0) CRR: 7.67

Romario Shepherd 4-0-37-1

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15.6
Rutherford to Young, FOUR, pacy full delivery wide of off, Young uses the width on offer to steer the ball in the gap between backward point and short third

IRE 122/8 (16.0) CRR: 7.62

Rutherford 2-0-12-1

Dwayne Bravo [2.0-0-15-1] is back into the attack

In reply to Narper

Can you pm me a link
Thanks

Gawn @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

16.4
Dwayne Bravo to Young, out Caught by Simmons!! That cunning slower delivery from Dwayne Bravo and Craig Young has been totally duped by the lack of pace. Looks to force a drive on the off-side and slices it off the thick leading edge to cover-point

Young c Simmons b Dwayne Bravo 8(11) [4s-1]

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17.6
Rutherford to McCarthy, SIX, to deep square leg

IRE 135/9 (18.0) CRR: 7.5

McCarthy 17(11)
Joshua Little 3(6)

Rutherford 3-0-21-1

IRE 138/9 (19.0) CRR: 7.26

Cottrell 4-0-33-0

Bravo finishes dem off 138/10.
Well done

All out !!!!!!!!!

Johnny B strikes

19.1
Dwayne Bravo to Joshua Little, out Caught by Pooran!! Too good from Dwayne Bravo. Unveils the legcutter into the pitch and the extra bounce does the trick. Little looks to go leg-side and goes for a swipe across the line, gets a thick top-edge which lands as a dolly of a catch to Pooran behind the stumps.

Joshua Little c Pooran b Dwayne Bravo 5(11)

IRE 138-all out (19.1) CRR: 7.2

Cottrell 4 0 33 0
Shepherd 4 0 37 1
Pollard 4 0 17 3
Bravo 3.1 0 19 3
Walsh 1 0 6 0
Rutherford 3 0 21 1

WI 1/0 (1.0) CRR: 1 REQ: 7.26
West Indies need 138 runs

Lewis 0(1)
Simmons 1(5)

Stirling 1-0-1-0

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1.2
McCarthy to Simmons, SIX, meaty pull shot from Simmons, hits it with the wind and has it sailing over deep midwicket

1.3
McCarthy to Simmons, FOUR, to sweeper cover

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1.4
McCarthy to Simmons, FOUR, to third man

WI 16/0 (2.0) CRR: 8 REQ: 6.83
West Indies need 123 runs

Simmons 16(11)
Lewis 0(1)

While it was probably a good move for Ireland to push O'Brien up the order and get the team off to flying starts, they now lack finishers/accumulators lower down the order and that's going to cost them chances at big scores if the top order doesn't fire.

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2.6
Simi Singh to Lewis, SIX, to backward square leg

WI 27/0 (3.0) CRR: 9 REQ: 6.59
West Indies need 112 runs

Lewis 10(6)
Simmons 17(12)

Simi Singh 1-0-11-0

3.1
Joshua Little to Simmons, FOUR, short of length delivery angling away, it's met with some sublime timing from Simmons as he steers it past backward point. Runs away to the boundary

WI 33/0 (4.0) CRR: 8.25 REQ: 6.62
West Indies need 106 runs

Simmons 22(16)
Lewis11 (

Joshua Little 1-0-6-0

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4.4
Mark Adair to Simmons, 1 run, Balbirnie puts it down!Not a difficult chance at all, after Simmons miscued this slower ball.

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5.2
Young to Simmons, SIX, to deep extra cover, the partnership between Simmons and Lewis is now
5.1
Young to Simmons, SIX, first ball for Young and Simmons belts it over long-on. Typical flat-batted flourish

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5.4
Young to Simmons, FOUR, to third man

WI 57/0 (6.0) CRR: 9.5 REQ: 5.86
West Indies need 82 runs in 84 balls

Simmons 40(24)
Lewis 17(12)

Young 1-0-16-0

6.1
Simi Singh to Lewis, FOUR, drifting in on leg, Lewis picks its line quickly and sweeps past short fine leg

WI 70/0 (7.0) CRR: 10 REQ: 5.31
West Indies need 69 runs in 78 balls

Simmons 47(27)
Lewis 23(15)

Simi Singh 2-0-24-0

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7.1
Joshua Little to Lewis, SIX, slower short ball outside off, Lewis employs the forehand and blazes it over long-off.

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7.3
Joshua Little to Simmons, SIX, to deep mid-wicket

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7.6
Joshua Little to Lewis, FOUR, to long-off

WI 89/0 (8.0) CRR: 11.12 REQ: 4.17
West Indies need 50 runs in 72 balls

Lewis 34(19)
Simmons 54(29

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8.3
Mark Adair to Simmons, SIX, to deep square leg

Is this a record opening stand for WI?

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8.6
Mark Adair to Simmons, SIX, to long-on, the partnership between Simmons and Lewis is now

WI 103/0 (9.0) CRR: 11.44 REQ: 3.27
West Indies need 36 runs in 66 balls

Have mercy Simmo.

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9.4
McCarthy to Simmons, SIX, to long-on

Proper brutality from Simmo.

9.6
McCarthy to Simmons, SIX, to deep mid-wicket
9.5
McCarthy to Simmons, FOUR, in the slot again.

WI 123/0 (10.0) CRR: 12.3 REQ: 1.6
West Indies need 16 runs in 60 balls

Simmons 85(39)
Lewis 36(21)

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10.2
Simi Singh to Lewis, SIX, to long-on

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10.3
Simi Singh to Lewis, FOUR, to long-on

gawn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10.4
Simi Singh to Lewis, out Caught by Wilson!!

Lewis c Wilson b Simi Singh 46(25) [4s-4 6s-3]

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10.6
Simi Singh to Simmons, SIX, loopy full toss that Simmons whacks out of the ground for good measure. Ireland are done

IRE 138 (19.1)
WI 140/1 (11.0) CRR: 12.73

West Indies won by 9 wkts

Simmons 91(40)
Pooran 1(1)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Lendl Simmons

That was ball-beating of the highest quality by Simmons.

Paul Sterling should get MoM. 1 over for 1.

In reply to Narper

Narps

WE have to beat some minnows to go up the ICC rankings. WE are languishing in Minnow status. But we are improving, I have confidence now, we will get beat by the top teams but we will fight and not surrender.

We will get better.

In reply to sgtdjones

It's so I see it too.

Confidence growing

Preparing for stiffer opposition

All we ask the fellas learn and not make the same mistakes over and over

In reply to Narper

Keep that wagon rolling