West Indies vs Ireland, 1st T20I at Kingston, Feb 19 2014, Ireland tour of West Indies

RESULT
1st T20I, Kingston, February 19, 2014, Ireland tour of West Indies
(19.1/20 ov, T:117) 117/4

Ireland won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
40* (49)
ed-joyce
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Scorecard summary
West Indies 116/8(20 overs)
18 (19)
2/17 (4)
2/28 (4)
Ireland 117/4(19.1 overs)
40* (49)
2/18 (4)

So that's it for the day, the second game will be played day after tomorrow.

Dhabih C: "Ireland, the team that was badly beaten by both Guyana and Jamaica in the recently concluded super50, is now trouncing WI in a T20I. There is no excuse for this beating! Well played Ireland!"

That's it for the day... will leave you with the news that Ed Joyce is the man of the match. Good Night and Good luck.

19.1
2
Rampaul to K O'Brien, 2 runs

down to fine leg and they come back for the second. that will do - Ireland win by 6 wickets, their first ever T20I win against the West Indies.

19.1
1w
Rampaul to K O'Brien, 1 wide

wide down the leg side, making it easy for the visitors

end of over 196 runs
IRE: 114/4CRR: 6.00 RRR: 3.00
Kevin O'Brien13 (11b 2x4)
Ed Joyce40 (49b 2x4)
Dwayne Bravo 3-0-21-0
Andre Russell 1-0-7-0
18.6
1
Dwayne Bravo to K O'Brien, 1 run

pulled to deep midwicket. 3 more for a win

18.5
4
Dwayne Bravo to K O'Brien, FOUR runs

one bounce and that's four! in the slot and lofted down to long-off. Bit too straight and that should take the pressure off

18.4
Dwayne Bravo to K O'Brien, no run

good delivery, perfect yorker and balls goes past the bat to the keeper

18.3
Dwayne Bravo to K O'Brien, no run

goes for the big one and fails to make contact

18.2
1
Dwayne Bravo to Joyce, 1 run

wide outside off and Joyce punches it wide of the fielder at cover, 8 more to get

18.1
Dwayne Bravo to Joyce, no run

played away, no single there

end of over 187 runs
IRE: 108/4CRR: 6.00 RRR: 4.50
Kevin O'Brien8 (7b 1x4)
Ed Joyce39 (47b 2x4)
Andre Russell 1-0-7-0
Dwayne Bravo 2-0-15-0
17.6
4
Russell to K O'Brien, FOUR runs

there you go! O'Brien drives and drives hard and beats the fielder in the deep

17.5
1
Russell to Joyce, 1 run

drops it down to mid-off and they cross over, run out chance missed

17.4
Russell to Joyce, no run

bouncer and Joyce ducks under it

17.3
1
Russell to K O'Brien, 1 run

edge on to the pad and the scamper through for a single, it was a good throw in but Russell failed to pick it up cleanly

Sammy taking his time to set the fielder.

17.2
1
Russell to Joyce, 1 run

punched down to long-off for a single

17.1
Russell to Joyce, no run

driven back to the bowler, no run

Ireland require another 16 runs with 6 wickets and 18 balls remaining. Russell in to the attack for the first time today.

end of over 176 runs
IRE: 101/4CRR: 5.94 RRR: 5.33
Ed Joyce37 (43b 2x4)
Kevin O'Brien3 (5b)
Dwayne Bravo 2-0-15-0
Sunil Narine 4-0-16-1
16.6
1
Dwayne Bravo to Joyce, 1 run

as expected, Joyce just taps it down on the leg side and strolls across for a single

Joyce needs a single and Sammy is not bothered stopping it.

Divyang: "AAhh!!! The way Ireland is playing here; other teams in T20 world cup should not treat this team as underdogs.. Look forward for the World cup performance..!!"

16.5
1
Dwayne Bravo to K O'Brien, 1 run

played away for an easy single

Not much protection on the leg side, single everywhere.

16.4
Dwayne Bravo to K O'Brien, no run

pushed outside the off stump and gets beaten

16.4
1w
Dwayne Bravo to K O'Brien, 1 wide

down the leg, a cute little wide

16.3
Dwayne Bravo to K O'Brien, no run

down the leg side, hit the pad - appeal turned down

16.2
2
Dwayne Bravo to K O'Brien, 2 runs

played away down on the leg side

Match details
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
TossWest Indies, elected to bat first
Series
Season2013/14
Player Of The Match
Series resultIreland led the 2-match series 1-0
Match numberT20I no. 359
Hours of play (local time)14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.20, Interval 15.20-15.40, Second Session 15.40-17.00
Match days19 February 2014 - day (20-over match)
T20I debut
T20 debut
Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee