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ICC Cricket World Cup, 5th Match, Pool B: Ireland v West Indies at Nelson, Feb 16, 2015
ICC Cricket World Cup, 5th Match, Pool B: Ireland v West Indies at Nelson, Feb 16, 2015
West Indies 304/7 (50.0 ov) Ireland RR 6.69
Last 5 ovs 22/3 RR 4.40
Last 5 ovs 22/3 RR 4.40
Ireland 307/6 (45.5 ov) West Indies RR 6.08
Ireland won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
Current partnership 16 runs, 1.4 overs, RR: 9.60 (Mooney 6, NJ O'Brien 10)
Current partnership 16 runs, 1.4 overs, RR: 9.60 (Mooney 6, NJ O'Brien 10)
Last bat
KJ O'Brien run out
0 (3m 1b 0x4 0x6)
SR: 0.00
Fall of wicket 291/6 (44.1 ov); Partnership: 1 runs, 0.2 overs, RR: 3.00 (NJ O'Brien 1, KJ O'Brien 0)
Fall of wicket 291/6 (44.1 ov); Partnership: 1 runs, 0.2 overs, RR: 3.00 (NJ O'Brien 1, KJ O'Brien 0)
45.5
Taylor to Mooney,
FOUR,
Mooney hits the winning runs as
Ireland cricket reaches greater heights! ends up getting away this pull
which catches the edge to fly over the keeper to the boundary
45.4
Taylor to Mooney,
no run,
looking for the blockhole as this is drilled straight to mid-off
Cries of "Ireland, Ireland" going across
45.3
Taylor to NJ O'Brien,
1 run,
manages to chip this fuller one over
to the man at long off as there were some premature roars of
celebration, but its not over yet folks
45.2
Taylor to Mooney,
1 run,
able to scurry a single as this is
worked away to the leg side to get Niall back on strike, much to the
crowd's relief
45.1
Taylor to Mooney,
no run,
attempts a ramp to this shortish
length that flies outside off to the keeper at a good height
Taylor to bowl with Mooney on strike
End of over 45
(11 runs)
Ireland
301/6
(4 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 6.68, RRR: 0.80)
-
- NJ O'Brien 78 (59b 11x4 0x6)
- JF Mooney 1 (1b 0x4 0x6)
-
- KAJ Roach 6-0-52-0
- JE Taylor 8-0-65-3
Ireland need just the boundary now, although West Indies will be looking to keep them away from that for as long as possible
44.6
Roach to NJ O'Brien,
no run,
loud call for no as he defends this one on middle and off towards the off side
44.5
Roach to Mooney,
1 run,
misfield at cover makes it just four
to win as Chris Gayle at cover fumbles this straightforward take
Ireland within a meaty blow of victory in Nelson
44.4
Roach to NJ O'Brien,
1 run,
now gets to the other end with a drop single as Ireland reach 300, which is greeted with much enthusiasm from the Saxton faithful
44.3
Roach to NJ O'Brien,
FOUR,
and with those two blows he seems to
have eradicated all the tension that was beginning to fester. Digs deep
before bending his knee to slice this through the extra-cover region
for four. Beautiful cover drive
44.2
Roach to NJ O'Brien,
FOUR,
keep calm and trust in the Niall as
he is able to glance this length delivery slipping down leg to the long
leg boundary. Brings the equation down to 10 now
John Mooney now strides out to the middle. Played an important hand in
Ireland's victory of England in 2011. Can he produce again with the bat
today? He was struggling with his hamstrings before though
44.1
Roach to NJ O'Brien,
1 run, OUT,
steers this one past point towards
the deep. Kevin chugs hard to try and get to the non-strikers when they
return for the second, but he is well short of his ground. Doesn't even
bother to wait for the umpire's call as he walks back to the pavilion.
Ireland in a spot of bother here now as the innings heads towards its
denouement
KJ O'Brien run out 0 (3m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
End of over 44
(1 run)
Ireland
290/5
(15 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 6.59, RRR: 2.50)
-
- KJ O'Brien 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
- NJ O'Brien 68 (54b 9x4 0x6)
-
- JE Taylor 8-0-65-3
- KAJ Roach 5-0-41-0
Natasha: "we don't want a twist in the fairy tale here!"
43.6
Taylor to KJ O'Brien,
no run,
able to survive this final ball from Taylor to end a good over for the West Indies
The scoring rate has definitely gone down with those last few wickets, I
wonder if there is a last twist in the tale? The O'Brien brothers are
out in the middle as Kevin joins his kin
43.5
Taylor to Wilson,
OUT,
and the pressure does the trick as
West Indies snag a late one here, getting Wilson to spoon this fuller
delivery straight to short mid-off
GC Wilson c Gayle b Taylor 1 (12m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 16.66
43.4
Taylor to Wilson,
no run,
surprises him with a shorter one
which he doesn't get a hold off as he tries to evade the delivery
Aaditya: "Like the way WI have put the brakes on Irish scoring... shows
you what a couple of wickets can do to the opposition... "
Pete: "Ireland vs NZ for the final!"
43.3
Taylor to NJ O'Brien,
1 run,
goes for the tap-and-run which the pair complete smoothly without any issue
Niall not very happy with his bat as another one is sent out for him
43.2
Taylor to NJ O'Brien,
no run,
fires in a yorker which is dug out successfully towards the leg side
43.1
Taylor to NJ O'Brien,
no run,
little tentative there from Niall as
he defended this away through point, as he initially looked for the run
before being sent back by Wilson
End of over 43
(3 runs)
Ireland
289/4
(16 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 6.72, RRR: 2.28)
-
- GC Wilson 1 (4b 0x4 0x6)
- NJ O'Brien 67 (51b 9x4 0x6)
-
- KAJ Roach 5-0-41-0
- JE Taylor 7-0-64-2
sam: "I actually grew up playing cricket on Saxton's field, well before
it was turned into an international oval. There would normally be 5-10
kids games going on at the once on this same patch of grass. Seems
bizarre that it's now hosting a World Cup match."
42.6
Roach to Wilson,
no run,
far too early into this pull as he looked to get this over to deep midwicket
42.5
Roach to Wilson,
no run,
defended on the front foot towards the off side
42.4
Roach to NJ O'Brien,
1 run,
carved away off the back foot
towards deep extra-cover as they are restricted to just the one
Nasir Shahnawaz: "A couple of quick wickets and attacking cricket may give a far chance to snatch back this game from Ireland."
42.3
Roach to NJ O'Brien,
no run,
rides the bounce of this short of a length to parry it to the off side
42.2
Roach to Wilson,
1 run,
able to pickup a brace with a slap
through point which the fielder fails to field as this continued through
to the deep
42.1
Roach to NJ O'Brien,
1 run,
able to get away this short of a length which was cramping him behind square
19 still required from 48.. Roach back on for WI
End of over 42
(1 run)
Ireland
286/4
(19 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 6.80, RRR: 2.37)
-
- GC Wilson 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
- NJ O'Brien 65 (48b 9x4 0x6)
-
- JE Taylor 7-0-64-2
- AD Russell 6-0-33-0
azhar: "Ireland is playing as a champion team."
41.6
Taylor to Wilson,
no run,
fuller one which is drilled to the mid-on fielder
41.5
Taylor to NJ O'Brien,
1 run,
once again looks for the lofted shot
over mid-off, but there is fielder placed at long off to take care of
that eventuality
41.4
Taylor to NJ O'Brien,
no run,
continues round the wicket to Niall as he parries this one to backward point
The new batsman for Ireland is Gary Wilson
41.3
Taylor to Balbirnie,
OUT,
shortish length which invites Andy
to have a go as he pulls this straight to deep midwicket, who takes it
comfortably. What is key here, is the lack of celebration or
acknowledgment on the behalf of the West Indies' players. They look
quite demoralised out there
A Balbirnie c Bravo b Taylor 9 (13m 9b 2x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
41.2
Taylor to Balbirnie,
no run,
short and struck away to point, but stopped in its tracks
41.1
Taylor to Balbirnie,
no run,
fullish length which is drilled straight to mid-off
End of over 41
(2 runs)
Ireland
285/3
(20 runs required from 54 balls, RR: 6.95, RRR: 2.22)
-
- NJ O'Brien 64 (46b 9x4 0x6)
- A Balbirnie 9 (6b 2x4 0x6)
-
- AD Russell 6-0-33-0
- JE Taylor 6-0-63-1
Azeem: "A team that was once deemed invincible in the 1980s being slaughtered by the Irish."
40.6
Russell to NJ O'Brien,
no run,
fails to get away Russell off the pads as the over comes to a close
This is also the first time a team has won chasing in the tournament, so that should put that theory, to rest. And spare a thought for Holder, who was making his World Cup captaincy debut. It's alright Jason, cricket can be like that sometimes..
Well that is it from us. We sincerely hope you enjoyed our coverage of today's epic encounter. Till the next time, this is Rohan Sharma signing off on behalf of ESPNcricinfo. Have a Guinness, will you?
William Porterfield, Ireland captain: It is obviously fantastic to win. This sets us up nicely for the next few games. Belief has been growing within the squad for a long time and we know what we are capable of, not just in this game but the other games in the competition as well. 300 was probably about par as we knew the pitch was good with a very quick outfield, so we felt it was well within grasp. Stirling and Joyce kicked on beautifully for us before Niall finished off the chase. I believe Ireland can qualify for the knockout stages. We are going into different conditions as we move on to Brisbane now. We just want to keep proving ourselves to the others.
Jason Holder, West Indies captain: It was a tough loss and obviously putting up 300 should have been enough, but it wasn't today. They came and added impetus for us (Lendl and Sammy) towards the end, but it wasn't enough. We tried to be better with our bowling at the Powerplay and the death overs, but we weren't able to pull them back. I think we just need to be a bit more precise when we set fields. We are just giving away too many boundaries during the middle overs
Don't forget to tune into our latest live showing of Match Point, which is set to begin momentarily. We should be getting more quotes from the match presentation, so don't go anywhere just yet!
Paul Stirling, Man of the Match: Great to get that first win of the competition and hopefully we can make it two for two in a week's time. It was a good toss to win and insert WI, we realised that and got quick early wickets.
The Man of the Match is Paul Stirling for his valuable 92 at the outset to set this up for Ireland
6.43 pm: A famous victory at the Saxton Oval as the World Cup is treated to their first upset, although maybe not so seeing the way Ireland bossed this affair. They began with a disciplined bowling performance that rocked West Indies to 87 for 5, before giving it away towards the end, but they have managed to redeem themselves with this wonderful chase.
Another World Cup, another huge Irish upset. Phil Simmons, their West Indies-born coach, will be mighty pleased with his boys.
6.41 pm: St. Patrick's day is just a month away, but you wouldn't have guessed it as Ireland celebrate like it is 1979. The Irish contingent within the crowd is having a whale of a time as well. The giant-killers do it once more as they add West Indies to their series of conquests as they continue to assert the qualities of the Associates. A famous victory in Nelson for the Shamrock Nation, shaped by the bats of Paul Stirling (92) and Ed Joyce (84), and it wouldn't have been complete without an O'Brien contributing, in this case, Niall with his unbeaten 79. They played with fearlessness and positivity, reminding the bigger nations about what cricket is really all about.