Ireland Vs West Indies 5Th Match Pool B
ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15) · Saxton Oval, Nelson · 16 February 2015
Ireland won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
Ireland won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining). Lendl Simmons top-scored with 102 for West Indies.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Saxton Oval, Nelson
- Date
- 16 February 2015
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to field
- Result
- Ireland won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Paul Stirling
- Captains
- Jason Holder (West Indies), William Porterfield (Ireland)
- Umpires
- BNJ Oxenford and RK Illingworth
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to field.
West Indies batted first and made 304 for 7. Lendl Simmons top-scored with 102 off 84 balls, and Daren Sammy made 89. George Dockrell took 3 for 50 for Ireland. The innings was built on a 154-run stand for the sixth wicket between Daren Sammy and Lendl Simmons, 51% of the total.
Chasing 305, Ireland made 307 for 6. Paul Stirling top-scored with 92 off 84 balls, and Ed Joyce made 84. Jerome Taylor took 3 for 71 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 106-run stand for the second wicket between Ed Joyce and Paul Stirling.
Ireland won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining).
WEST INDIES: 304 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | c Kevin O'Brien b George Dockrell | 36 | 65 |
| Dwayne Smith | c John Mooney b Kevin O'Brien | 18 | 24 |
| Darren Bravo | run out (Andy McBrine) | 0 | – |
| Marlon Samuels | lbw b George Dockrell | 21 | 41 |
| Denesh Ramdin | lbw b George Dockrell | 1 | 6 |
| Lendl Simmons | c George Dockrell b Max Sorensen | 102 | 84 |
| Daren Sammy | c George Dockrell b John Mooney | 89 | 67 |
| Andre Russell | not out | 27 | 13 |
| Jason Holder | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Kemar Roach, Jerome Taylor
Extras 10 · Total 304 for 7
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mooney | 7 | 1 | 59 | 1 |
| Max Sorensen | 8 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
| Andy McBrine | 10 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 9 | 0 | 71 | 1 |
| George Dockrell | 10 | 0 | 50 | 3 |
| Paul Stirling | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-30 (Dwayne Smith, 7.3 ov), 2-31 (Darren Bravo, 7.6 ov), 3-78 (Chris Gayle, 21.2 ov), 4-78 (Marlon Samuels, 21.4 ov), 5-87 (Denesh Ramdin, 23.3 ov), 6-241 (Daren Sammy, 44.4 ov), 7-302 (Lendl Simmons, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Gayle (10) and Dwayne Smith (18) | 30 | 45 |
| second | Chris Gayle (0) and Darren Bravo (0) | 1 | 3 |
| third | Chris Gayle (26) and Marlon Samuels (21) | 47 | 80 |
| fourth | Marlon Samuels (0) and Denesh Ramdin (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fifth | Lendl Simmons (8) and Denesh Ramdin (1) | 9 | 11 |
| sixth | Daren Sammy (89) and Lendl Simmons (60) | 154 | 127 |
| seventh | Lendl Simmons (34) and Andre Russell (25) | 61 | 31 |
| eighth | Andre Russell (2) and Jason Holder (0) | 2 | 1 |
IRELAND: 307 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield | c Denesh Ramdin b Chris Gayle | 23 | 43 |
| Paul Stirling | c Denesh Ramdin b Marlon Samuels | 92 | 84 |
| Ed Joyce | c Darren Bravo b Jerome Taylor | 84 | 67 |
| Niall O'Brien | not out | 79 | 60 |
| Andy Balbirnie | c Darren Bravo b Jerome Taylor | 9 | 9 |
| Gary Wilson | c Chris Gayle b Jerome Taylor | 1 | 6 |
| Kevin O'Brien | run out (Dwayne Smith, Kemar Roach) | 0 | 1 |
| John Mooney | not out | 6 | 5 |
Did not bat: Max Sorensen, George Dockrell, Andy McBrine
Extras 13 · Total 307 for 6
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Holder | 9 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| Kemar Roach | 6 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Jerome Taylor | 8.5 | 0 | 71 | 3 |
| Andre Russell | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Chris Gayle | 8 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Daren Sammy | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Marlon Samuels | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Lendl Simmons | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-71 (William Porterfield, 13.3 ov), 2-177 (Paul Stirling, 27.5 ov), 3-273 (Ed Joyce, 39.2 ov), 4-285 (Andy Balbirnie, 41.3 ov), 5-290 (Gary Wilson, 43.5 ov), 6-291 (Kevin O'Brien, 44.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | William Porterfield (23) and Paul Stirling (38) | 71 | 81 |
| second | Ed Joyce (51) and Paul Stirling (54) | 106 | 86 |
| third | Ed Joyce (33) and Niall O'Brien (62) | 96 | 69 |
| fourth | Niall O'Brien (2) and Andy Balbirnie (9) | 12 | 13 |
| fifth | Niall O'Brien (4) and Gary Wilson (1) | 5 | 14 |
| sixth | Niall O'Brien (1) and Kevin O'Brien (0) | 1 | 2 |
| seventh | John Mooney (6) and Niall O'Brien (10) | 16 | 10 |
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