Ireland vs West Indies 3rd T20I.

250 up, it is now up to our bowlers. Good score I must say.

6666666666 Keacy off the last ball!

256/5 after 20!

Great knock on debut Keacy. 49*

256/5 from 20

Done done done

19.6
McCarthy to Keacy Carty, SIX, the innings finishes with another six! West Indies register their second-highest T20I total as they post a massive 256! Short ball, Carty pulls it in the air, doesn't seem to have middled it but it still clears the midwicket boundary

WI 256/5 (20) CRR: 12.

Keacy Carty 49(22)
Romario Shepherd 19(6)

In reply to Chrissy

Yep. Agree would of been nice for him to get his 50. But it just means next time he plays he can be focused to go for that.
Let's see how our bowlers will defend this

In reply to Chrissy

That last 6 should have been a 7.

In reply to positiveg

Soup!

With chicken foot and cow skin to be exact.

In reply to natty_forever

Nice big hitting towards the end by Carty and co....

The cultural dancing during the innings break is more tasteful than the IPL and El Dorado men in pum pum shorts

In reply to mikesiva

Have to agree. Stamp our class.

Boy, remember the days when Carty would get real licks on this MB!!Lol. nothing before its time, oui!

In reply to voiceofreason

VOR, Carty has really matured as a batter. He proved me wrong and I am happy that he did. I saw him as more of a test batter due to his strike rate, which wasn't very high when he started. However, like Hope, he has shown that he can up the ante when required. Long may it continue. I'm really pleased with his progress.

Stirling and Ross Adair are at the crease.
Stirling is on strike.
Akeal Hosein will open the attack

0.3
Akeal Hosein to Stirling, FOUR, hat-trick of fours. This is peppering the off-side field. It's the full swinger outside off, comes back in like an inswinger, Stirling makes room and lofts over extra-cover, one bounce over the ropes
0.2
Akeal Hosein to Stirling, FOUR, to sweeper cover
0.1
Akeal Hosein to Stirling, FOUR, no hanging around from Stirling. It's tossed up full and wide outside off, he backs away and then lofts over extra-cover, the off-side field was up
Stirling and Ross Adair are at the crease. Stirling is on strike. Akeal Hosein will open the attack

And it has started.........

IRE 13/0 (1) CRR: 13 REQ: 12.84
Ireland need 244 runs

Ross Adair 0(1)
Paul Stirling 13(5)

Holder strikes
13/1

1.1
Holder to Stirling, out Caught by Powell!! Edged and gone. Holder strikes first ball. This is a full outswinger outside off, shapes away, Stirling throws the bat on the drive, the thick outside-edge carries nicely to Powell at slip. He takes it reverse-cup and that's a big wicket in a massive chase

Stirling c Powell b Holder 13(6) [4s-3]

In reply to Chrissy

Stirling out....

Holder gets the dangerous Stirling!

1.4
Holder to Tector, FOUR, to backward square leg

1.6
Holder to Ross Adair, 2 runs, dropped by Alzarri at mid-off. He ran back and got under that skier but on the reverse-cup down it goes. Holder should have had Ross Adair there

IRE 20/1 (2) CRR: 10 REQ: 13.17
Ireland need 237 runs

Ross Adair 2(2)
Harry Tector4(4

Good over from Holder, only one boundary and the wicket.

IRE 22/1 (3) CRR: 7.33 REQ: 13.82
Ireland need 235 runs

Harry Tector 5(7)
Ross Adair 3(5)

Akeal Hosein
2-0-15-0

Romario Shepherd, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
3.1
Shepherd to Ross Adair, no run