Ireland stuns the two-time champions West Indies in the face-off for the super 12 ICC world cup 2022. West Indies Captian Nicholas Pooran expressed his dejection after Ireland thrashed the former champs by nine wickets on Friday. West Indies were knocked out from the qualifiers as Ireland booked their spot in the super twelve after victory over West Indies.
Two-time winners and once giant’s in the T20I’s west indies appeared a mere shadow of their former selves in the ongoing tournament. With the likes of all-rounders Andre Russel, Shimron Hetmyer and Sunil Narine among others not being part of the squad, Nicholas Pooran lose the important match under pressure against Ireland by nine wickets and still, 15 balls remained.
The tragedy was that the top order of the T20I Giants west indies get flopped. The opener Kyle Mayers loosed his wicket after the score of 1 and the smasher Evin Lewis (3) were both dismissed cheaply. The pace bowlers of Indies like Odean Smith and Rovman Powell failed to make an impact as Brandon King brilliantly scored 62 runs over 48 deliveries contributing team to getting a lea score of 146/5 in 20 overs.
Ireland returns the favour by chasing down the runs effectively with 15 balls remaining. Paul Stirling showed outstanding winning strokes which helped the team to achieve victory. He scored 66 runs over 48 balls and some crucial knocks are also seen by skipper Andrew Balbirine(37) and Loran Tucker(45). Indies’ defeat means they have failed to make it to super 12 stages for the very first time in the history of the ICC world cup.