Ireland stun West Indies by nine wickets to dump two-time champions out of T20I World Cup; head coach Phil Simmons and skipper Nicholas Pooran hurt by early exit
West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran (left) with top order batter Brandon King during their T20I World Cup match against Ireland at Hobart yesterday. Pics/AFP
Head coach Phil Simmons said his West Indies team “didn’t turn up” and it was back to the drawing board after Ireland dumped the two-time champions out of the T20I World Cup on Friday.
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The West Indies’s World Cup ended in the first round at Hobart, a far cry from winning the title in 2012 and 2016 and the latest disappointment for the once-powerful Caribbean side. They similarly won only one match at last year’s World Cup. “We just didn’t turn up today,” Simmons said after the West Indies were thrashed by nine wickets.
Phil Simmons
Veteran opener Paul Stirling slammed an unbeaten 66 as Ireland made the Super 12. Disciplined bowling restricted the Caribbean side to 146-5, with Gareth Delany taking a career-best 3-16, before the Irish romped to their target for the loss of just one wicket with 15 balls to spare in Hobart. Stirling, 32, at his seventh World Cup, shared in a blistering 73-run opening stand with captain Andy Balbirnie to supercharge Ireland’s run chase.
“I think when you sum it up, we were outplayed in all departments today. They bowled well. We batted well at the start, but didn’t carry on, and they just batted well and batted us out of the game.”
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Paul Stirling en route his unbeaten 66 against WI yesterday
The West Indies came into the tournament in Australia with a new-look team led by Nicholas Pooran after the likes of Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard retired. Andre Russell was overlooked. Reflecting on the West Indies’s dramatic fall from the top, Simmons said: “We have the batsmen, the capabilities, we just haven’t been putting it together. “Our bowlers are showing up nine out of 10 times, but the batters haven’t really shown up.
West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran said: “This is a learning experience for us. We have disappointed our fans and ourselves. It’s definitely hurting.”
Brief scores
WI 146-5 in 20 overs (B King 62*; G Delany 3-16) lost to Ireland 150-1 in 17.3 overs (P Stirling 66*, L Tucker 45*, A Balbirnie 37) by 9 wickets
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