Ireland vs West Indies

West Indies tour of Ireland - 2025 · Castle Avenue, Dublin · 21 May 2025

Ireland won by 124 runs

Ireland won by 124 runs. A Balbirnie top-scored with 112 for Ireland. BJ McCarthy took 4/32.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: West Indies tour of Ireland - 2025
Ground: Castle Avenue, Dublin
Date: 21 May 2025
Toss: West Indies, chose to field
Result: Ireland won by 124 runs
Player of the match: A Balbirnie
Debuts: C Carmichael (Ireland), T Mayes (Ireland), L McCarthy (Ireland)
Umpires: RK Illingworth and R Black
Match referee: DA Cosker

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to field. C Carmichael, T Mayes and L McCarthy played their first ODIs.

Ireland batted first and made 303 for 6. A Balbirnie top-scored with 112 off 136 balls, and HT Tector made 56. MW Forde took 3 for 68 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 109-run stand for the first wicket between PR Stirling and A Balbirnie.

Chasing 304, West Indies made 179 all out. RL Chase top-scored with 55 off 76 balls, and MW Forde made 38. BJ McCarthy took 4 for 32 for Ireland. The innings was built on a 98-run stand for the seventh wicket between RL Chase and MW Forde, 55% of the total.

Ireland won by 124 runs. West Indies's 179 all out is the lowest completed total at Castle Avenue.

IRELAND: 303 FOR 6

Batter	How out	R	B
A Balbirnie	c G Motie b AS Joseph	112	136
PR Stirling	c G Motie b RL Chase	54	63
C Carmichael	c SD Hope b MW Forde	16	21
HT Tector	c BA King b AS Joseph	56	51
L Tucker	c BA King b MW Forde	30	18
GH Dockrell	c E Lewis b MW Forde	1	3
T Mayes	not out	8	5
AR McBrine	not out	3	3

Did not bat: BJ McCarthy, J Little, L McCarthy

Extras 23 · Total 303 for 6

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
MW Forde	10	1	68	3
AS Joseph	10	0	51	2
S Joseph	7	0	51	0
G Motie	10	0	53	0
JP Greaves	6	0	27	0
RL Chase	7	0	42	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-109 (PR Stirling, 22 ov), 2-151 (C Carmichael, 29 ov), 3-249 (A Balbirnie, 43 ov), 4-286 (HT Tector, 47 ov), 5-292 (L Tucker, 48 ov), 6-293 (GH Dockrell, 48 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	PR Stirling (54) and A Balbirnie (38)	109
second	C Carmichael (16) and A Balbirnie (25)	42
third	A Balbirnie (49) and HT Tector (44)	98
fourth	HT Tector (12) and L Tucker (25)	37
fifth	L Tucker (5) and GH Dockrell (1)	6
sixth	GH Dockrell (0) and T Mayes (1)	1
seventh	T Mayes (0) and AR McBrine (0)	10

WEST INDIES: 179 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
BA King	c L Tucker b BJ McCarthy	19	29
E Lewis	run out (HT Tector)	2	7
KU Carty	c J Little b BJ McCarthy	6	15
SD Hope	b T Mayes	2	5
AA Jangoo	lbw b BJ McCarthy	0	2
JP Greaves	c PR Stirling b J Little	35	16
RL Chase	b GH Dockrell	55	76
MW Forde	c J Little b BJ McCarthy	38	46
AS Joseph	b GH Dockrell	0	4
G Motie	c T Mayes b GH Dockrell	8	4
S Joseph	not out	0	1

Extras 14 · Total 179 all out

Bowler (Ireland)	O	M	R	W
BJ McCarthy	7.1	1	32	4
T Mayes	6	2	23	1
J Little	7	0	43	1
L McCarthy	6	0	26	0
AR McBrine	6	0	30	0
GH Dockrell	2	0	21	3

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (E Lewis, 2 ov), 2-20 (KU Carty, 6 ov), 3-29 (BA King, 8 ov), 4-29 (AA Jangoo, 8 ov), 5-31 (SD Hope, 9 ov), 6-71 (JP Greaves, 14 ov), 7-169 (RL Chase, 31 ov), 8-171 (AS Joseph, 33 ov), 9-179 (G Motie, 33 ov), 10-179 (MW Forde, 34 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	E Lewis (2) and BA King (1)	3
second	KU Carty (6) and BA King (10)	17
third	BA King (8) and SD Hope (0)	9
fourth	AA Jangoo (0) and SD Hope (0)	0
fifth	SD Hope (2) and JP Greaves (0)	2
sixth	JP Greaves (35) and RL Chase (2)	40
seventh	RL Chase (53) and MW Forde (37)	98
eighth	AS Joseph (0) and MW Forde (1)	2
ninth	G Motie (8) and MW Forde (0)	8
tenth	MW Forde (0) and S Joseph (0)	0

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