IRE vs WI Highlights, 1st ODI: Ireland thrashes West Indies by 124 runs; Balbirnie, McCarthy shine
IRE vs WI Highlights, 1st ODI: Ireland thrashes West Indies by 124 runs; Balbirnie, McCarthy shine
Welcome to Sportstar’s HIGHLIGHTS of the Ireland vs West Indies 1st ODI match, played at the Clontarf Cricket Club in Dublin.
Ireland clinched an emphatic 124-run win against West Indies and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Andy Balbirnie and skipper Paul Stirling gave Ireland a strong start with the bat, putting on 109 runs for the opening stand. While Balbirnie, who scored a century, was later joined by Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker, who struck breezy cameos to power Ireland to 303/6 in 50 overs.
In reply, West Indies was reeling at 71 for six before Roston Chase and Matthew Forde added 98 runs to lead some soft of a fightback. However, Barry McCarthy and George Dockrell wrapped up the tail eventually to seal Ireland’s win.
West Indies wins toss and elects to bowl first.
1. Brandon King, 2. Evin Lewis, 3. Keacy Carty, 4. Shai Hope (cap & wk), 5. Amir Jangoo, 6. Roston Chase, 7. Justin Greaves, 8. Matthew Forde, 9. Gudakesh Motie, 10. Alzarri Joseph, 11. Shamar Joseph.
1. Paul Stirling (cap), 2. Andrew Balbirnie, 3. Cade Carmichael, 4. Harry Tector, 5. Lorcan Tucker (wk), 6. George Dockrell, 7. Andrew McBrine, 8. Tom Mayes, 9. Barry McCarthy, 10. Joshua Little, 11. Liam McCarthy.
Ireland and West Indies will face off in the first of a three-match One-Day International series at Castle Avenue in Dublin on Wednesday.
The following two games in the series will be held on May 21 and May 23 at the same venue.
Ahead of the series, Ireland was dealt a blow as two of its key players—Curtis Campher and Craig Young—were ruled out due to injury. They were replaced by uncapped all-rounder Jordan Neill and batter Stephen Doheny in the 14-member squad, which will be led by Paul Stirling. Considering it had already named three uncapped players—Cade Carmichael, Tomas Mayes and Liam McCarthy—in its initial squad, Ireland will have to contend with an inexperienced lineup against West Indies, which is being captained by Shai Hope.
