Player of the Match
Player of the Match
2622dThe Bulletin by Siddarth Ravindran

Pollard and Smith power Windies to victory

West Indies opener Devon Smith made a maiden century but his effort was overshadowed by Kieron Pollard's blitz as he bludgeoned a limited Ireland attack all around Mohali to muscle his side to a tall total

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

DS Smith
DS Smith
107(133) 11x4 - 1x6
Control %80%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 36 runs
  • 4x4 - 1x6
12 8 24 4 19 23 3 14
KA Pollard
KA Pollard
94(55) 8x4 - 5x6
Control %66%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 30 runs
  • 3x4 - 2x6
11 5 1 6 2 11 14 44

Best performances - Bowlers

SJ Benn
SJ Benn
O10
M0
R53
W4
Eco5.3
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
KJ O'Brien
KJ O'Brien
O9
M0
R71
W4
Eco7.88
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

Ireland , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00, Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15

Match days

11 March 2011 (50-over match)

ODI debut

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

West Indies 2, Ireland 0

Scorer: S Balasubramanian | Commentator: Nitin Sundar

END OF OVER:
49 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | IRE: 231/10 (45 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 4.71, RRR: 45.00)

  • Boyd Rankin5 (9b)
  • Sulieman Benn10-0-53-4
  • Kemar Roach8-0-34-1

Right then, that about ends our live coverage of this game. Here's hoping Ireland don't keep getting tagged with the other Associates, who are clearly a cut below them in class and depth. Meanwhile, the action continues unabated from Chittagong, where England have closed in for an under-par score. Could be an interesting chase from Bangladesh. Do tune in for it. On behalf of Sid Talya, Sid Ravi and the rest of the gang, this is Nitin Sundar signing off. Cheers!

Man of the Match easily goes to KP, West Indies version. "This innings is for the people who have supported me. Good game for us, important to keep the momentum going. What's been said about me [20 over specialist], thats just history for me, I go out there and do my best."

Sammy: "We bowled where we wanted to and that got us the victory. Partnerships do form, thats the nature of the game, and we did well to stick to the basics. It was a tough thing for us when Gayle got injured, and it was great the way Russell stood up, he has a good future."

Porterfield: "We will be speaking to the match referee before making any comments on that controversial decision. We batted, bowled and field pretty well, especially considering we missed Trent as well today. Pollard strike the ball pretty clean, it was a good innings and it got them some good momentum. We got nothing to lose, need to continue playing freely."

Devon Smith: "Very satisfied with my show today. Hope the 100 is the first of many to come. Someone had to play the sheet anchor role in Gayle's absence and I did that."

Jason: "Should be now be called Ashocker De Silva?"

Someone is as frustrated as the Irish. Two-faced Riddler: "Thank You for NEVER ever publishing my comments. So much for waking up at 5am to see your commentary"

James: "Wouldn't you just love to see Roach, Taylor and Edwards in harness together for West Indies? Really exciting pace bowling." Can't wait for that to happen.

A good win this for West Indies, they played their cards close to the chest, and exploded while batting through Pollard. Ireland missed a trick, by not trying Dockrell against Pollard - he is a nervy starter against spin. Pollard's blast-fest made all the difference in the end. Ireland were always up against it, but Joyce and Wilson played like heroes to get them close. And then, that umpiring call happened... West Indies are up to 6 points, and second in the Group B table. India 7, WI 6, England 5, SA 4 - SA have a game in their hand, mind you.

48.6
W
Benn to Dockrell, OUT, all over, after all those yorkers, Benn has got a wicket with orthodox left-arm spin. Tossed up delicately on middle and off, allowing it to dip on Dockrell who reaches out and swipes. He doesn't make contact as the ball grips and breaks past him. Off stump is disturbed on the way. Ireland are bowled out.

GH Dockrell b Benn 19 (22m 19b 3x4 0x6) SR: 100

48.5
1
Benn to Rankin, 1 run, short of a length outside off, he looks to dab it fine but can't get it away
48.4
0
Benn to Rankin, no run, another one, looking to uproot the stumps, somehow Rankin keeps it out
48.3
1
Benn to Dockrell, 1 run, who's bowling the better yorkers - Benn or Roach? On middle stump at 108 kph, and somehow dug out to short fine leg for one
48.2
1
Benn to Rankin, 1 run, full toss on off stump as Rankin advances and he dabs into the covers for a single
48.1
1
Benn to Dockrell, 1 run, tossed up on off, driven solidly to Pollard at long off for a single

Ireland 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st6WTS PorterfieldPR Stirling
2nd36EC JoyceWTS Porterfield
3rd44EC JoyceNJ O'Brien
4th91EC JoyceGC Wilson
5th10KJ O'BrienGC Wilson
6th12GC WilsonAR Cusack
7th0JF MooneyAR Cusack
8th2AC BothaJF Mooney
9th14JF MooneyGH Dockrell
10th16WB RankinGH Dockrell