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Their "too cool for school" look has become boring.221More replies (4)downW
It's not the player's fault at all.6612More replies (16)downD
My, look how far the West Indies have fallen after their phenomenal reign at the top.
Congrats, Ireland. Now, the tough part begins.191D
West Indies need to create more opportunity and excitement across the region to build a world beating squad. Every cricket fan world wide (esp. in the West Indies) would benefit from a world class West Indies side.154U
Must be heartbreaking for the West Indian fans to see their team dumped. I don't think the West Indian players are that upset as there does not seem to be harmony between the board and the players.121A
WI disgraceful, they have top IPL players, they have so much and can come so short, unbelievable., feel for the Island people, sometimes you have to deliver.100D
Not the players.
Players to blame45S
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By Stephan ShemiltChief cricket writer Last updated on 21 October 202221 October 2022.From the section Cricketcomments274ICC Men's T20 World Cup Group B, HobartWest Indies 146-5 (20 overs): King 62* (48), Delany 3-16Ireland 150-1 (17.3 overs): Stirling 66* (48), Tucker 45* (35)Ireland won by nine wicketsScorecard. Table Brilliant Ireland advanced in the T20 World Cup by dumping out two-time champions West Indies with a nine-wicket victory in Hobart. In a winner-take-all final match of the group stage, Ireland coasted a pursuit of 147 with 15 balls to spare. Paul Stirling added a whirlwind 73 with captain Andy Balbirnie for the first wicket and ended on 66 not out. A superb bowling display restricted West Indies to 146-5, with leg-spinner Gareth Delany picking up 3-16. How much this result can be classed as a shock is debatable - West Indies are far from the force that won the title in 2012 and 2016 and lost to Scotland in their opening match on Monday, while Ireland are a Test nation in their own right. But it is still another famous win at a global tournament for the Irish, who finish second in Group B and move on to Group One of the Super 12s, alongside hosts Australia, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. They will play England in Melbourne on Wednesday (05:00 BST), the first time the two sides have met in a global event since the Irish pulled off a stunning upset at the 2011 50-over World Cup.Balbirnie hails Ireland's 'best ever' T20 winReaction and highlights from Ireland's win over West IndiesTry our T20 World Cup mega quiz & vote for your 2022 winnerAwesome Ireland advance
Ireland's reputation for claiming scalps at major events had been on the wane - they have not made it through the first stage of a T20 World Cup since 2009 and did not qualify for the 2019 50-over tournament. Indeed, they were on the brink of an early exit three-quarters of the way through Wednesday's game against Scotland, only for a blistering turnaround to set up this high-stakes encounter with West Indies. From the moment West Indies won the toss and elected to bat, Ireland were the superior side. The bowlers rarely erred, with the spinners in particular choking West Indies in the middle overs. Off-spinner Simi Singh supported Delany by sneaking 1-11 from two overs, and it was all backed up by some faultless fielding. The Windies gained momentum by clubbing 34 from the final three overs, but Stirling and Balbirnie made a rapid start to the chase with some free-flowing strokeplay. At 64-0 at the end of the six-over powerplay, the game felt as good as done. Although Balbirnie chopped left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein to point for 37, Stirling found another ally in Lorcan Tucker in an unbroken stand of 77. Tucker ended on 45, hitting the winning runs to the delight of some passionate Irish fans at the Bellerive Oval.Woeful West Indies heading home
This is an awful result for West Indies, who will not feature in the main phase of a T20 World Cup for the first time. They were in poor form going into the World Cup and were in disarray before the tournament started as batter Shimron Hetmyer was dropped from the squad for missing his flight to Australia. Even though long-time T20 stars like Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo have moved on, the Windies can still call upon plenty of players with extensive franchise experience across the globe. They should have been favourites to advance from the group, but instead exit because of losses to Scotland and the Irish. West Indies would have been further outclassed had it not been for an unbeaten 62 from Brandon King. Odean Smith, with 19 not out from 12 balls, added late impetus, yet the feeling was the Windies did not have enough runs. So it proved as Stirling and Balbirnie tucked into some wayward bowling. When Tucker was caught and bowled off a Smith no-ball on 17, it typified a dismal display and West Indies' last chance was gone.Do longer prison sentences reduce crime? Bad People goes in search of answersA champagne lifestyle built on lies: The story of an intern who managed to con thousands of dollarscommentsView Comments274Comments
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To use comments you will need to have JavaScript enabled. 274 commentsMComment posted by malc at 08 30 21 Octmalc
08:30 21 OctExcellent win for Ireland - but not even qualifying for the final 12 must be rock bottom for the West Indies.793BReply posted by Bendtner_52 at 08 37 21 OctBendtner_52
08:37 21 Octto malc"Excellent win for Ireland - but not even qualifying for the final 12 must be rock bottom for the West Indies."Bendtner_52 replied: Could well finish bottom of the group too…142More replies (6)downAComment posted by Alan Sunderland at 09 05 21 OctAlan Sunderland
09:05 21 OctIreland will be happy Camphers after that. Can't Singh their praises highly enough. Very Pooran performance from Windies.646CReply posted by cricket 661 at 09 09 21 Octcricket 661
09:09 21 Octto Alan Sunderland"Ireland will be happy Camphers after that. Can't Singh their praises highly enough. Very Pooran performance from Windies."cricket 661 replied: Well played sir.124More replies (7)downMComment posted by Michele at 09 19 21 OctMichele
09:19 21 OctThe current West Indies players swagger around with the same casual arrogance as their more successful predecessors but do not share their talent or their resolve.562CReply posted by Cornish Granite at 11 16 21 OctCornish Granite
11:16 21 Octto Michele"The current West Indies players swagger around with the same casual arrogance as their more successful predecessors but do not share their talent or their resolve."Cornish Granite replied: Agree with you.Their "too cool for school" look has become boring.221More replies (4)downW
Comment posted by WordtotheWise at 08 27 21 OctWordtotheWise
08:27 21 OctBrilliant for Ireland and well deserved. But sad for a once great West Indies T20 side as the decline in all formats continues. World needs a strong Windies, but most of their "big" players have taken the franchise shilling and should hang their heads.4720CReply posted by Captain Serious at 08 31 21 OctCaptain Serious
08:31 21 Octto WordtotheWise"Brilliant for Ireland and well deserved. But sad for a once great West Indies T20 side as the decline in all formats continues. World needs a strong Windies, but most of their "big" players have taken the franchise shilling and should hang their heads."Captain Serious replied: Why should they hang their heads? The Windies cricket board hung the players out to dry so they went abroad and have made a good chunk of money.It's not the player's fault at all.6612More replies (16)downD
Comment posted by dougal at 09 33 21 Octdougal
09:33 21 OctHard in the 1980s to imagine a time where the Windies would lose to Scotland and Ireland in a cricket World Cup251NReply posted by neilkd21 at 09 39 21 Octneilkd21
09:39 21 Octto dougal"Hard in the 1980s to imagine a time where the Windies would lose to Scotland and Ireland in a cricket World Cup"neilkd21 replied: You would have been committed for suggesting such a ridiculous thing. Unfortunately for cricket this west indies team isnt fit to be mentioned in the same conversation as the great 80's, early 90's teams. Great for cricket in one way that smaller teams like Ireland and Scotland improving though.180More replies (7)downEComment posted by erum waheed at 08 44 21 Octerum waheed
08:44 21 OctThe article’s author is right: Windies turned up physically but not mentally for this tournament. That a player missed the flight seems symptomatic of poor mental preparation. Ireland however in their win over Scotland showed mental toughness that they have carried over today. Well done , Ireland !241RComment posted by Roaming in the Gloaming at 08 34 21 OctRoaming in the Gloaming
08:34 21 Oct Brilliant knock from Paul Stirling 231EReply posted by erum waheed at 08 46 21 Octerum waheed
08:46 21 Octto Roaming in the Gloaming" Brilliant knock from Paul Stirling "erum waheed replied: I still remember him in the first The Hundred final: he is a batsman to fear !108More replies (6)downPComment posted by Prak at 08 30 21 OctPrak
08:30 21 OctWI fall from grace is disappointing. Well done Ireland220SComment posted by splendidsparrow at 08 48 21 Octsplendidsparrow
08:48 21 OctWell, the outcome was never in doubt!My, look how far the West Indies have fallen after their phenomenal reign at the top.
Congrats, Ireland. Now, the tough part begins.191D
Comment posted by Dave at 08 30 21 OctDave
08:30 21 OctImmense performance. Stirling really showed his class and experience today. In this form I wouldn't bet against us springing another surprise or two in this tournament.120AComment posted by Alex at 08 47 21 OctAlex
08:47 21 OctGreat news for Ireland. Let’s hope they get proper international recognition across all forms of the sport.West Indies need to create more opportunity and excitement across the region to build a world beating squad. Every cricket fan world wide (esp. in the West Indies) would benefit from a world class West Indies side.154U
Comment posted by UAE SkyBlue at 08 42 21 OctUAE SkyBlue
08:42 21 OctBrilliant for Ireland to dump former champions.Must be heartbreaking for the West Indian fans to see their team dumped. I don't think the West Indian players are that upset as there does not seem to be harmony between the board and the players.121A
Reply posted by Alex at 08 49 21 OctAlex
08:49 21 Octto UAE SkyBlue"Brilliant for Ireland to dump former champions.Must be heartbreaking for the West Indian fans to see their team dumped. I don't think the West Indian players are that upset as there does not seem to be harmony between the board and the players."Alex replied: Been there case for too long. And results in them losing stars to other nations (eg Archer) would qualify for more than one nation52More replies (1)downSComment posted by Sureyeah at 08 56 21 OctSureyeah
08:56 21 Octunbelievable, no disrespect to Ireland they came to win the tournament and that's just what they are doing,WI disgraceful, they have top IPL players, they have so much and can come so short, unbelievable., feel for the Island people, sometimes you have to deliver.100D
Reply posted by daithe-test2018 at 09 11 21 Octdaithe-test2018
09:11 21 Octto Sureyeah"unbelievable, no disrespect to Ireland they came to win the tournament and that's just what they are doing, WI disgraceful, they have top IPL players, they have so much and can come so short, unbelievable., feel for the Island people, sometimes you have to deliver."daithe-test2018 replied: Not unbelievable. Most people know nothing about cricket outside top 8 nations. Ireland beat wi in their backyard in odi 2-1 and shoukd have been 3-0. Come on scotland. If rained out scotland go through.30More replies (2)downAComment posted by ali at 08 33 21 Octali
08:33 21 OctBrilliant performance from Ireland, well-deserved. West Indies need a huge restructure from top to bottom. Shame their heads get turned by T20 franchises rather than play for their national side.122AReply posted by Alex at 08 48 21 OctAlex
08:48 21 Octto ali"Brilliant performance from Ireland, well-deserved. West Indies need a huge restructure from top to bottom. Shame their heads get turned by T20 franchises rather than play for their national side."Alex replied: They can surely do both?90More replies (5)downIComment posted by In My Eyes at 08 31 21 OctIn My Eyes
08:31 21 OctGreat if Scotland can make it a double.......155AReply posted by Alex at 08 49 21 OctAlex
08:49 21 Octto In My Eyes"Great if Scotland can make it a double......."Alex replied: Let’s make it a triple. Come on England.102More replies (1)downTComment posted by tv at 09 38 21 Octtv
09:38 21 OctSad to see WI struggle in world cricket. There is no dearth of talented players and incompetent administrators in their set up. Well done Ireland, nevertheless.90SReply posted by SarahsBoy at 10 01 21 OctSarahsBoy
10:01 21 Octto tv"Sad to see WI struggle in world cricket. There is no dearth of talented players and incompetent administrators in their set up. Well done Ireland, nevertheless."SarahsBoy replied: Like football, blame management.Not the players.
Players to blame45S