HOBART: Ireland upset West Indies as they sealed a stunning nine-wicket to qualify for the Super 12 round and eliminate two-time champions from T20 World Cup 2022, here on Friday.
West Indies faced their second upset of the tournament as they were earlier defeated by Scotland on Monday.
Brandon King starred with an unbeaten 62 amid a middle-order crash to help West Indies set a fighting total in a do-or-die match against Ireland in the ICC T20 World Cup first round, here on Friday.
Opting to bat first West Indies raised 146/5 in the allotted 20 overs following an unimpressive powerplay and sluggish batting in the middle overs.
Irish legspinner Gareth Delany remained sensational with the ball as he grabbed three wickets in the middle to reduce West Indies to 116/5 in 16.3 overs before King and No 6 batter Odean Smith remained firm on the crease till the last ball.
West Indies lost both the opener, Kyle Mayers (1 off 5) and Johnson Charles (24 off 18), in the first six overs as the side raised mere 41 runs in the first six overs
King played a cautious knock in the middle as he smashed six fours and a six during his 48-ball knock while middle-order batter Ervin Lewis and skipper Nicholas Pooran chipped in with 13 off 18 and 13 off 11, respectively.
Smith, however, smashed two big hits and a four during his brief knock of 12-ball 19, taking West Indies to a respectable total.
For Ireland, apart from Delany, Simi Singh and Barry McCarthy took a scalp each.
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