5th Match, Pool B: Ireland v West Indies - IRELAND WON BY 4 WICKETS

[JJ]

144/5

Re the flag, don't know but would guess the Irish cricket team includes both Ireland and Northern Ireland?

 

[Bobby DIGital]

It's a shame that the Windies have been crap since Lara retired.

 

[hineyrulz]

The Windies have on the whole been pretty frigging dreadful since Ambrose and Walsh retired.

 

[JJ]

Recovered well today though

 

[Timbo]

The flag is because they're a unity team, same as the
rugby team.

Good recovery here. It's a shame, Boyd Rankin is watching this game from his living room and Eoin Morgan is playing for England. Couple that with Tim Murtaugh being injured, it's not a lot between that and Ireland being a genuine threat.

 

[TheParraboy]

WI 6/252 in the 46th over

too much for the Irish

 

[Timbo]

They had them 5/90 odd with Gayle and Samuels in the sheds.

For the lack of a quality quick.

 

[JJ]

over 300 again - lot of flat decks make it hard to run through a side, might be a bat first tournament - scoreboard pressure chasing 300+ isn't easy to handle

 

[JJ]

44/0 after 7... long way to go, but good start... Roach expensive

 

[ek999]

Sammy scored the highest ever score by a number 7 today at a World Cup with 89

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/832741.html

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...e=results;trophy=12;type=batting;view=innings

 

[Timbo]

This deck isn't doing anything and the outfield is lightning fast. If they keep wickets in hand they should do it easy, they bat very deep as well.

 

[Storm13]

Is this being broadcast on radio?

 

[JJ]

99/1 in 18th...

 

[Storm13]

Ireland are killing it at the moment.

 

[ek999]

1/162 after 25. Stirling just got 18 off the last over to go to 88 off 75 with Joyce 40 off 32

 

[ek999]

Is this being broadcast on radio?

It's being streamed on the ABC website

 

[Storm13]

Cheers.

 

[TheParraboy]

Ireland require another 104 runs with 8 wickets and 18.0 overs remaining

Ireland will shoe it in, a great victory

 

[ek999]

Ireland should get it done with plenty of balls to spare at this rate

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

4.8 runs per over with 8 wickets in hand.

It's Ireland's game to lose. This is great for the tournament (and to a lesser extent Zimbabwe's performance)

Looking at the fixtures coming in it did look like it was pretty obvious who "should" go through to the quarters from each group. Things have gotten interesting now.