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Ireland vs West Indies, 11th Match, Group B at Colombo, , Sep 24 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary

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11th Match, Group B (N), Colombo (RPS), September 24, 2012, ICC World Twenty20
(19/19 ov) 129/6

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end of over 197 runs
IRE: 129/6CRR: 6.78 
Nigel Jones14 (11b 1x6)
Trent Johnston15 (10b 1x6)
Ravi Rampaul 4-0-20-1
Sunil Narine 4-0-21-1

A much-improved bowling performance from the first match against Australia and West Indies will be happy with chasing 130. No Ireland batsman was able to push on, though seven made it into double figures, and they will have to field like Celtic tigers if they're to pull off a major upset and reach the Super Eights. Gnasher will here to tell you if they can do it in about 10 minutes' time. Ta ra

18.6
1
Rampaul to Jones, 1 run

full and wide, Jones slaps low through point, they won't be able to push for a second so that was a very good final over from Rampaul

18.5
1
Rampaul to Johnston, 1 run

pitched up in the corridor, chopped through point for a single

18.4
2
Rampaul to Johnston, 2 runs

full length and wide of the stumps again, drives through the covers with an angled bat, it's not straight at the man and they get back for two

18.3
Rampaul to Johnston, no run

low full toss outside off stump, Johnston swings and misses

18.2
2
Rampaul to Johnston, 2 runs

pitched up wide of the stumps, Johnston gets a toe end on the ball, it runs fine and they pick up a second via a misfield

18.1
1
Rampaul to Jones, 1 run

full and straight and dug out down the ground

Rampaul to finish off

end of over 1810 runs
IRE: 122/6CRR: 6.77 
Nigel Jones12 (9b 1x6)
Trent Johnston10 (6b 1x6)
Sunil Narine 4-0-21-1
Ravi Rampaul 3-0-13-1
17.6
1
Narine to Jones, 1 run

full and straight, Jones gets underneath it and lofts the ball straight to Kieron Pollard at long-on, who takes the catch and throws it in

Free hit coming up then

17.6
1nb
Narine to Jones, (no ball)

floated up on the stumps - but it's a no-ball

17.5
1
Narine to Johnston, 1 run

another wrong'un, leaves the crease and swipes down the ground, comes off the toe of the bat but falls short of long-off

17.4
Narine to Johnston, no run

tossed up outside off, spins away from Johnston, who is flummoxed and can't get anything on it

17.3
1
Narine to Jones, 1 run

pushed through and punched down the ground

17.2
6
Narine to Jones, SIX runs

tossed up full outside off and this time Jones carts the ball over wide long-on, a big swing of the bat and that goes a long way

17.1
Narine to Jones, no run

length ball, the doosra, Jones waits and pushes to cover

Narine to bowl his final over, two to go and Ireland need to get a bounce on

end of over 175 runs • 1 wicket
IRE: 112/6CRR: 6.58 
Nigel Jones4 (4b)
Trent Johnston9 (4b 1x6)
Ravi Rampaul 3-0-13-1
Chris Gayle 3-0-21-2

"Like all 'neutrals', I also usually support the weaker team; but of all the full members, West Indies is the only team I don't want to see an upset against," says Kamran. "It's been so long since we've seen a good West Indian team and I think they deserve to go further in the tournament."

16.6
1
Rampaul to Jones, 1 run

pitched up outside off stump, jams a single through point

16.5
1
Rampaul to Johnston, 1 run

fullish length ball outside off, Johnston slices aerially towards third man but it bounces a good few metres in front of the man on the rope

16.4
1
Rampaul to Jones, 1 run

short ball, at the batsman, gets on top of it and pulls through midwicket

16.3
Rampaul to Jones, no run

pitched up and driven into the covers

16.2
2
Rampaul to Jones, 2 runs

length ball on the stumps, turned fine and they get back for a second as Edwards fields on the boundary

16.1
W
Rampaul to K O'Brien, OUT

shuffles across, looking to go big on the leg side ... and Rampaul knocks over his off stump! The batsman telegraphed his intention but Rampaul was good enough not to be flustered, just went full and straight and knocked over Ireland's King Louis, the big-swinging O'Brien

Kevin O'Brien b Rampaul 13 (15b 0x4 1x6 19m) SR: 86.66

Rampaul comes on in place of Edwards...

end of over 1611 runs • 1 wicket
IRE: 107/5CRR: 6.68 
Trent Johnston8 (3b 1x6)
Kevin O'Brien13 (14b 1x6)
Chris Gayle 3-0-21-2
Fidel Edwards 3-0-23-1
15.6
6
Gayle to Johnston, SIX runs

he gets under this one, not quite the yorker Gayle was searching for and Johnston blams it high over wide long-on - Ireland will probably need a few more of those to make this interesting

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