14:19 GMT: Start of play for the day
Ireland won the toss and will bat
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the twenty-first match in the 2007 Cricket World Cup from a shell-shocked Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica where Group A comes to a close with West Indies and Ireland, the top two sides in the group, going head-to-head to see who takes the points through to the Super Eights.
Sadly, though, the island of Jamaica is in shock at the news that Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was murdered at the team hotel in Kingston and it has rocked the cricketing world. But the tournament will continue, following assurances from ICC chief Malcolm Speed, despite some calls for it to be abandoned after this most horrific news.
Aside from the terrible developments, West Indies and the surprise-package Ireland will be targetting a win to go into the next stage with the all-important extra points and both sides are currently unbeaten - Ireland having beaten Pakistan and tied with Zimbabwe while the West Indies have swept both aside in their two games. Who knows that is going to happen here today. But one thing is for sure - there will be plenty of people with one eye on the cricket and one on the Woolmer investigation just down the road from Sabina Park.
Naturally, on home soil, the West Indies will be hot favourites to win this game but Ireland have proved their worth in the tournament to date and cannot be underestimated.
The twenty-first game of the tournament, at Sabina Park, is the 25th match to be staged here since 1984.The first game, in April of that year, saw West Indies trounce Australia by 9 wickets and they went on to win 11 for the first 12 games they played here. But their opening day win over Pakistan was just their second since 2001. All of Group A's games have been played here.
This will be the first time that the West Indies have played Ireland in one-day international cricket.But it is not the first time they have played each other though and the match in 1969 at Sion Millsis still celebrated long and hard on the Emerald Isle. The West Indies, as legend has it, were plied with Guinness the night before - and were bowled out for just 25 (having recovered from 12-9). Every time the West Indies tour England, they go over for a game and a party!
Richie Richardson is the leading run-scorer on this ground with 418 in 8 games (average 69.66) while Curtly Ambrose holds the record for the most wickets taken with 12 from 7 games (average 17.41).
Billy Bowden of New Zealand and Englishman Ian Gould are the umpires with Brian Jerling from South Africa and Simon Taufel as third and fourth. Roshan Mahanama is the match referee.
14:35 GMT: Start of session's play
JP Bray and WTS Porterfield to open the batting
14:35 GMT: Start of innings
JE Taylor comes on to bowl
0b11wdTaylor to Bray
way down the leg side
0b20short of length coming in and got hit on the body
0b30
0b40yorket lenght and defended
0b50
0b62short of length outside the off and pushed to point for two runs
0b70
End of over 1:(3 runs scored) Ireland 3-0 (Bray 2*, 6 balls, Porterfield 0*, 0 balls)




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DB Powell comes on to bowl
1b10Powell to Porterfield
on the off and agling away, left alone
1b20on the off and rising, edged and Gayle took a good catch.
Porterfield c Gayle b Powell (0 runs, 2 balls, 0x4, 0x6)
EJG Morgan comes in to bat
1b34lbPowell to Morgan
on the legs, ball rolls of the pads to fine leg fence
1b40
1b50on the leg stump played defensively
1b60outside the off and moving further away left alone
End of over 2:(4 runs scored) Ireland 7-1 (Bray 2*, 6 balls, Morgan 0*, 4 balls)




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2b10Taylor to Bray
2b24bthat ball short outside the off and rising hit the keepers gloves and ran to fence
2b30
2b44short outside the off cut uppishly through the vacant gully to third man fence
2b50good length on the off played defensively
2b60
End of over 3:(8 runs scored) Ireland 15-1 (Bray 6*, 12 balls, Morgan 0*, 4 balls)
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3b10Powell to Morgan
3b21pitched up and pushed to wide of mid off for the run
3b30Powell to Bray
3b40outside the off and short trying to cut misses
3b50on the middle and leg good length,hit on the apds and no damage done
3b60pitched up on the leg, driven firmly and well fielded saving a certain boundary
End of over 4:(1 run scored) Ireland 16-1 (Bray 6*, 16 balls, Morgan 1*, 6 balls)
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4b10Taylor to Morgan
outside the off good length and straightening, beaten and lucky
4b22on the middle and leg pitched up, driven to mid wicket
4b30outside the off and left alone
4b41outside the off and played to thirdman for the single
4b51Taylor to Bray
just short and pulled to mid wicket, could not time the shot properly
4b66Taylor to Morgan
short of length and pulled, the ball off the top edge sails over fine leg fence
End of over 5:(10 runs scored) Ireland 26-1 (Bray 7*, 17 balls, Morgan 10*, 11 balls)
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5b11Powell to Bray
outside the off played uppishly wide of secod slip to third man
5b20Powell to Morgan
outside the off good length left alone
5b31down the leg, turned to fine leg for the single
5b41Powell to Bray
turned to short mid wicket
5b50Powell to Morgan
pitched up and driven to mid off no run
5b60on the stumps and pushed to front of the wicket no run
End of over 6:(3 runs scored) Ireland 29-1 (Bray 9*, 19 balls, Morgan 11*, 15 balls)




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IDR Bradshaw comes on to bowl
6b10Bradshaw to Bray
good length on the off and middle played defensively
6b20outside the off and trying to cut misses
6b34just short outside the off placed beautifully to deep backward point fence
6b40just short and pulled off the back foot to mid on no run
6b50on the off, played defensively and the ball rolls to the wicket keeper
6b61turned to square leg for the single
End of over 7:(5 runs scored) Ireland 34-1 (Bray 14*, 25 balls, Morgan 11*, 15 balls)




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7b10Powell to Bray
7b20just short on the off and played defensively
7b30on the leg stump, the ball hit the pads and flew to second slip, no damage done
7b40pitched on the leg and angling across to the off, left alone no run
7b50
7b64played over the top of the in field to the cover boundary
End of over 8:(4 runs scored) Ireland 38-1 (Bray 18*, 31 balls, Morgan 11*, 15 balls)
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8b10Bradshaw to Morgan
8b20
8b31
8b41Bradshaw to Bray
8b50Bradshaw to Morgan
8b60
End of over 9:(2 runs scored) Ireland 40-1 (Bray 19*, 32 balls, Morgan 12*, 20 balls)
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9b10Powell to Bray
9b24outside the off played to third man boundary
9b30
9b40
9b54outside the off and again cut to square third man fence
9b60outside the off and trying to drive misses
End of over 10:(8 runs scored) Ireland 48-1 (Bray 27*, 38 balls, Morgan 12*, 20 balls)
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10b10Bradshaw to Morgan
good length outside the off pushed to front of the wicket no run
10b22pitched up and turned to square leg
CricketArchive Oracles say that the Ireland 50 took 10.2 overs
10b31pitched up and driven to mid on
10b40Bradshaw to Bray
on the stumps played defensively off the back foot
10b50good length on the stumps played defensively
10b60on the stumps, trying to turn hit on the pads
End of over 11:(3 runs scored) Ireland 51-1 (Bray 27*, 41 balls, Morgan 15*, 23 balls)




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11b11Powell to Morgan
outside the off played to third man
11b20Powell to Bray
this time better length on the off and pushed to point fielder, no run
11b30on the off and moving away. beaten completely
11b40on the stumps good length played defensively
11b50on the off stump and pushed to front of the wicket
11b61played to third man for the single
CricketArchive Oracles say that the partnership of 50 (Bray 26, Morgan 16) took 64 balls
End of over 12:(2 runs scored) Ireland 53-1 (Bray 28*, 46 balls, Morgan 16*, 24 balls)




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12b10Bradshaw to Bray
12b24driven to extra cover fence
12b32pitched up and driven to mid wicket
12b40
12b50
12b60outside the off trying to cut misses
End of over 13:(6 runs scored) Ireland 59-1 (Bray 34*, 52 balls, Morgan 16*, 24 balls)
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13b10Powell to Morgan
short outside the off pushed to point no run
13b20good length on the off trying to driven beaten and Umpire not interested on the caught behind appeal
13b30outside the off left alone
13b41just short and pushed to mid off and took off a quick single
13b50Powell to Bray
just short and hit hard, Samuels drops a straight forward catch
13b60outside the off and left alone
End of over 14:(1 run scored) Ireland 60-1 (Bray 34*, 54 balls, Morgan 17*, 28 balls)
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14b10Bradshaw to Morgan
14b20on the stumps good length played to mid off no run
14b31on the off and middle, trying to have a go at it edged to fine leg
14b40Bradshaw to Bray
outside the off pushed to point for no run
14b50on the legs and turned to short fine leg
14b60on the middle and leg played defensively
End of over 15:(1 run scored) Ireland 61-1 (Bray 34*, 57 balls, Morgan 18*, 31 balls)
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15:41 GMT: Drinks interval
15:44 GMT: Play resumes
Third Power play taken
15b10Powell to Morgan
on the off played defensively
15b20
15b30short of length trying to pull, top edges and the ball flies to fine leg, Ramdin covers lot of ground and took a marvellous catch
Morgan c Ramdin b Powell (18 runs, 34 balls, 0x4, 1x6)
NJ O'Brien comes in to bat
15b40Powell to Bray
on the middle and off good delivery left alone
15b50
15b60
End of over 16:(0 runs scored) Ireland 61-2 (Bray 34*, 60 balls, O'Brien 0*, 0 balls)




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16b10Bradshaw to NJ O'Brien
16b20
16b31on the lsg turned to fine leg for the single
16b40Bradshaw to Bray
on the off and middle good length played defensively
16b50
16b60
End of over 17:(1 run scored) Ireland 62-2 (Bray 34*, 63 balls, O'Brien 1*, 3 balls)




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17b11wdPowell to NJ O'Brien
.;
17b20
17b30
17b40
17b50
17b60
17b74on the lgs turned to square leg boundary
End of over 18:(5 runs scored) Ireland 67-2 (Bray 34*, 63 balls, O'Brien 5*, 9 balls)
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18b11Bradshaw to Bray
18b20Bradshaw to NJ O'Brien
18b30
18b40
18b50on the middle and leg and turned to square leg, no run results
18b62short of length and pulled to mid wicket
End of over 19:(3 runs scored) Ireland 70-2 (Bray 35*, 64 balls, O'Brien 7*, 14 balls)
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JE Taylor comes on to bowl
19b10Taylor to Bray
played to point no run
19b21pitched up and pushed slowly to mid off and took a quaick single
19b30Taylor to NJ O'Brien
19b40
19b54outside the off bit short and played beautifully to point boundary
19b60on the stumps good length played defensively no run
End of over 20:(5 runs scored) Ireland 75-2 (Bray 36*, 66 balls, O'Brien 11*, 18 balls)
OverBallRuns
20b11Bradshaw to Bray
trying to pull mistimes and the ball runs to short fine leg
20b20Bradshaw to NJ O'Brien
on the off stump and moving away from the wicket, trying to play edged and Ramdin took an easy catch
NJ O'Brien c Ramdin b Bradshaw (11 runs, 19 balls, 2x4, 0x6)
AC Botha comes in to bat
20b30Bradshaw to Botha
outside the off left alone
20b41short on the leg, turned to short leg and took an easy single
20b50Bradshaw to Bray
on the middle and off played defensively no run
20b60just short on the stumps pushed back to the bowler no run
End of over 21:(2 runs scored) Ireland 77-3 (Bray 37*, 69 balls, Botha 1*, 2 balls)




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21b10Taylor to Botha
good length outside the off, edged and fell short of the second slip
21b20
21b31
21b44Taylor to Bray
played through the secondslip to third man fence
21b50
21b60pitched up and holds on the Simmons at mid off
Bray c sub (Simmons) b Taylor (41 runs, 72 balls, 7x4, 0x6)
KJ O'Brien comes in to bat
End of over 22:(5 runs scored) Ireland 82-4 (Botha 2*, 5 balls)




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22b10Bradshaw to Botha
22b20
22b30
22b44pitched up and driven square on the off to point boundary
22b50good length on the off and played defensively
22b60
End of over 23:(4 runs scored) Ireland 86-4 (Botha 6*, 11 balls, O'Brien 0*, 0 balls)
OverBallRuns
23b11wdTaylor to KJ O'Brien
down the leg side
23b20on the stumps ducks and hit on the shoulder
23b30again short and ducks underneath
23b40pitched up and driven to mid off no run
23b50
23b61
23b72Taylor to Botha
End of over 24:(4 runs scored) Ireland 90-4 (Botha 8*, 12 balls, O'Brien 1*, 5 balls)
OverBallRuns
DJ Bravo comes on to bowl
24b11; 1nbBravo to KJ O'Brien
24b20Bravo to Botha
24b32
24b40
24b50
24b60
24b71
End of over 25:(5 runs scored) Ireland 95-4 (Botha 11*, 18 balls, O'Brien 2*, 6 balls)
OverBallRuns
CH Gayle comes on to bowl
25b10Gayle to Botha
25b20
25b31
25b40Gayle to KJ O'Brien
25b51
25b60Gayle to Botha
End of over 26:(2 runs scored) Ireland 97-4 (Botha 12*, 22 balls, O'Brien 3*, 8 balls)




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26b11Bravo to KJ O'Brien
played to third man for the single
26b20Bravo to Botha
outside the off left alone
26b31
26b40Bravo to KJ O'Brien
26b51lb
CricketArchive Oracles say that the Ireland 100 took 26.5 overs
26b60Bravo to Botha
End of over 27:(3 runs scored) Ireland 100-4 (Botha 13*, 25 balls, O'Brien 4*, 11 balls)




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27b10Gayle to KJ O'Brien
27b20
27b30
27b41
27b50Gayle to Botha
27b60
End of over 28:(1 run scored) Ireland 101-4 (Botha 13*, 27 balls, O'Brien 5*, 15 balls)
OverBallRuns
28b10Bravo to KJ O'Brien
28b20
28b30
28b40
28b50
28b61lb
End of over 29:(1 run scored) Ireland 102-4 (Botha 13*, 27 balls, O'Brien 5*, 21 balls)
OverBallRuns
29b10Gayle to KJ O'Brien
29b20
29b30
29b40
29b51
29b61Gayle to Botha
End of over 30:(2 runs scored) Ireland 104-4 (Botha 14*, 28 balls, O'Brien 6*, 26 balls)
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30b10Bravo to Botha
30b26pitched up and lofted ovet long on effortless shot
30b31
30b40Bravo to KJ O'Brien
30b50
30b60
End of over 31:(7 runs scored) Ireland 111-4 (Botha 21*, 31 balls, O'Brien 6*, 29 balls)




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16:54 GMT: Drinks interval
16:55 GMT: Play resumes
31b11Gayle to Botha
31b20Gayle to KJ O'Brien
31b30
31b41
31b51Gayle to Botha
31b61lbGayle to KJ O'Brien
End of over 32:(4 runs scored) Ireland 115-4 (Botha 23*, 33 balls, O'Brien 7*, 33 balls)




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32b14Bravo to KJ O'Brien
short of length pulled to mid wicket boundary
32b20
32b31pitched up and pushed to mid on, misfield concedes a run
32b40Bravo to Botha
short of length trying to pull misses
32b51wdon the legs and ducks, wide called
32b60slower delivery good length and wrong line
32b70short of length on the stumps and ducks underneath
End of over 33:(6 runs scored) Ireland 121-4 (Botha 23*, 36 balls, O'Brien 12*, 36 balls)
OverBallRuns
33b10Gayle to KJ O'Brien
33b21pitched up and driven to covers for the single
33b31Gayle to Botha
33b40Gayle to KJ O'Brien
33b50
33b61
End of over 34:(3 runs scored) Ireland 124-4 (Botha 24*, 37 balls, O'Brien 14*, 41 balls)
OverBallRuns
MN Samuels comes on to bowl
34b10Samuels to KJ O'Brien
flighted on the stumps played to mid wicket no run
34b20on the legs flighted and hit on the pads
34b31
34b41Samuels to Botha
34b51Samuels to KJ O'Brien
34b61Samuels to Botha
End of over 35:(4 runs scored) Ireland 128-4 (Botha 26*, 39 balls, O'Brien 16*, 45 balls)
OverBallRuns
35b10Gayle to Botha
on the off pushed back to the bowler no run
35b20
35b31pushed to long on for the single
35b40Gayle to KJ O'Brien
on the stumps just short, Brein coming down the track and lofting mistimes, the ball goes high up and Sarwan at midwicket took a well judged catch
KJ O'Brien c Sarwan b Gayle (17 runs, 46 balls, 1x4, 0x6)
AR White comes in to bat
35b50Gayle to Botha
good length delivery on the off played defensively
35b60
End of over 36:(1 run scored) Ireland 129-5 (Botha 27*, 44 balls, White 0*, 0 balls)




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OverBallRuns
JE Taylor comes on to bowl
36b12Taylor to White
pitched up on the legs and flicked nicely to mid wicket for the couple
36b20good length on the off and played defensively off the front foot
36b30pitched up and pushed to mid on no run
36b41pitched uo and turned to short leg
36b51lbTaylor to Botha
again on the legs and the ball rolls of the pads to vacant short leg
36b60Taylor to White
End of over 37:(4 runs scored) Ireland 133-5 (Botha 27*, 45 balls, White 3*, 5 balls)




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37b11wdGayle to Botha
short of length pitching outside the off and spinning further out
37b20on the stumps and pushed to the off
37b30pushed to point and no run taken
37b41on the stumps played to front of the wicket and got a single
37b51Gayle to White
this time played to fine leg for the single
37b60Gayle to Botha
on the stumps short of length and played to gully
37b70on the legs and turned to short fine leg
End of over 38:(3 runs scored) Ireland 136-5 (Botha 28*, 50 balls, White 4*, 6 balls)
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38b11wdTaylor to White
38b21played to third man
38b30Taylor to Botha
on the stumps played defesively
38b40on the off and moving away beaten
38b50
38b61driven to covers and ran a single
38b70Taylor to White
outside the off slower delivery played defensively
End of over 39:(3 runs scored) Ireland 139-5 (Botha 29*, 54 balls, White 5*, 8 balls)
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39b10Gayle to Botha
on the stumps good length, trying to defend hit on the pads
39b20just short trying to pull mistimes and Ramdin takes the catch
Botha c Ramdin b Gayle (28 runs, 56 balls, 1x4, 1x6)
WK McCallan comes in to bat
39b30Gayle to McCallan
on the off good length played defensively
39b41swept to fine leg for the single
39b50Gayle to White
pitched yorker legth and pushed back no run
39b61
End of over 40:(2 runs scored) Ireland 141-6 (White 6*, 10 balls, McCallan 1*, 2 balls)
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MN Samuels comes on to bowl
40b10Samuels to White
on the stumps played defensively
40b21on the middle and off improvised to fine leg
40b31Samuels to McCallan
40b44Samuels to White
on the legs and swept to fine leg boundary
40b50on the middle and leg turned to mid wicket no run
40b60pushed to front of the wicket no run
End of over 41:(6 runs scored) Ireland 147-6 (White 11*, 15 balls, McCallan 2*, 3 balls)




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41b10Gayle to McCallan
on the stumps good length played defensively
41b20trying to reverse sweep hit on the pads
41b31just short and turned to square leg for the single
41b40Gayle to White
41b51again turned to square leg for the single
41b60Gayle to McCallan
this time on the stumps and pushed to short mid wicket
End of over 42:(2 runs scored) Ireland 149-6 (White 12*, 17 balls, McCallan 3*, 7 balls)




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42b11Samuels to White
on the stumps played to long on
CricketArchive Oracles say that the Ireland 150 took 42.1 overs
42b21Samuels to McCallan
42b30Samuels to White
pushed back to the bowler
42b41pushed to long on for the single
42b50Samuels to McCallan
on the off and middle, trying to turn missed and ht on the stumps
42b61
End of over 43:(4 runs scored) Ireland 153-6 (White 14*, 20 balls, McCallan 5*, 10 balls)
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43b10Gayle to McCallan
43b20
43b30
43b40
43b51
43b61Gayle to White
End of over 44:(2 runs scored) Ireland 155-6 (White 15*, 21 balls, McCallan 6*, 15 balls)
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44b10Samuels to White
44b20
44b30
44b41swept to square leg
44b50Samuels to McCallan
44b60
End of over 45:(1 run scored) Ireland 156-6 (White 16*, 25 balls, McCallan 6*, 17 balls)
OverBallRuns
DJ Bravo comes on to bowl
45b12Bravo to White
on the legs and glanced to square leg
45b22this time played to point for the couple
It is raining now and the covers are on
17:44 GMT: Rain stops play
Botha's runs adjusted by -1
KJ O'Brien's runs adjusted by 1
White's runs adjusted by -3
McCallan's runs adjusted by 4
Bravo's runs conceded adjusted by -1
Gayle's runs conceded adjusted by 2
18:57 GMT: Play resumes
45b31played to deep point for the single
45b41Bravo to McCallan
45b50Bravo to White
trying to sweep misses and bowled
White b Bravo (18 runs, 29 balls, 1x4, 0x6)
JF Mooney comes in to bat
45b60Bravo to Mooney
onthe stumps short of lenght trying to avaoid took the top edge to the keeper
Mooney c Ramdin b Bravo (0 runs, 1 balls, 0x4, 0x6)
D Langford-Smith comes in to bat
End of over 46:(6 runs scored) Ireland 163-8 (McCallan 11*, 18 balls)




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46b11Samuels to McCallan
short of length played to square leg
46b21Samuels to Langford-Smith
46b31Samuels to McCallan
46b40Samuels to Langford-Smith
46b54
46b61
End of over 47:(8 runs scored) Ireland 171-8 (McCallan 13*, 20 balls, Langford-Smith 6*, 4 balls)




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Bravo on a Hattrick
47b11lbBravo to Langford-Smith
yorker length and hit on the pads
47b21Bravo to McCallan
slower delivery played square on the off
47b32Bravo to Langford-Smith
47b41lb
47b50Bravo to McCallan
slower outside the off, beaten, Intelligent bowling
47b64; 1nbon the off and middle, improvised and played to fine leg, good shot
Overs reduced to 48 overs
47b72pushed to long off and took two runs
End of over 48:(12 runs scored) Ireland 183-8 (McCallan 20*, 24 balls, Langford-Smith 8*, 7 balls)
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19:07 GMT: End of innings
19:10 GMT: The West Indian run chase will start shortly
19:27 GMT: West Indies to score 190 runs in 48 overs
Target is reduced to 190 runs in 48 overs
19:29 GMT: The players are walking into the field