‘Sensational Stuff- Twitter Shocked As Ireland Knock Out Two-Time Champions West Indies Out Of 20-20 World Cup 2022
Andrew Balbirnie (Source: Twitter)
Ireland faced West Indies in a crucial first-round game of the 20-20 World Cup 2022. The two teams were desperate for a win because the loser would be eliminated from contention. As it turns out, the underdogs, Ireland, dominated the game and registered a nine-wicket victory.
The Windies called it right at the toss and decided to bat first at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart. The Men in Maroon did not have a good start as they lost Kyle Mayers in the third over itself. Johnson Charles followed soon as Simi Singh picked his wicket in the fifth over of the innings.
After that, Brandon King helped to stabilise the innings, but he didn’t get much help from his teammates. Nicholas Pooran’s team struggled to get going and lost a few wickets in the middle overs. While King (62) completed his hard-fought half-century, Odean Smith scored a couple of sixes to help his team get to a total of 146/5 in their 20 overs.
For Ireland, spinners did the bulk of the working with the ball. Gareth Delany, with his three-wicket haul, was the pick of the bowlers. Simi Singh and Barry McCarthy also chipped in with one wicket each.
Paul Stirling and captain Andrew Balbirnie gave Ireland the perfect start in the chase. They two played with great intent and kept the boundaries in check. The pair added 73 runs in the partnership before Balbirnie (37) was dismissed by Akeal Hosein in the 8th over.
Lorcan Tucker joined Stirling at the crease, and the two continued to cruise along the chase. The opener regained his lost form and began scoring runs at a decent strike rate. He went on to score a half-century and finished with 66 runs. On the other hand, Tucker also scored well and remained unbeaten on 45 runs.
West Indies could not create any chances in the game, and the Irish won by nine wickets and 15 balls to spare. With this win, Ireland ensured a place in the Super 12 Stages, while they knocked the two-time champions out of the race.
Here is how Twitter reacted to Ireland’s win
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What a win for the Irish. Knocking out the West Indies to qualify for the #T20worldcup22 proper. Sensational stuff 💚🔥#IREvsWI #INDvsPAK #PakVsInd #super12 pic.twitter.com/nkMgWnQmDI
— FARHAN HASHMI 🇵🇰 (@HASHMIHOONMEIN) October 21, 2022
SHEER MOMENTS OF JOY!
The Irish are through to the Super 12s of #T20WorldCup with a thumping 9 wicket win over the West Indies. It will be the first time that we won't be seeing the West Indians in action as they crash out of the WC in after a disastrous run.#IREvsWI pic.twitter.com/kAt5Co8WxK— Harsh (@hp95631327) October 21, 2022
Two-time champions won't be playing in the Super 12 stage of 2022 #T20WorldCup 👀
Ireland have defeated the West Indies convincingly by nine wickets pic.twitter.com/mZCGrW7lY4
— 🌧🌧🌧 (@MeerAdn85868050) October 21, 2022
https://twitter.com/Its_Ahsaan/status/1583353333204779008
Odean in the powerplay! 🤦🏾♂️ Not to jump on the bandwagon, but that's terrible captaincy from Pooran. We're getting absolutely smoked ffs! #WIvIRE
— James 'Trezeguet' Truscott (@jgtrezeguet) October 21, 2022
People,s can't believe two times West Indies champion play,s like this..#ireland vs west indies #WIvIRE #IREvsWI #T20worldcup22 pic.twitter.com/ZEAHKCGcMM
— ꧁ঔৣ☬VIRAT KOHLI☬ঔৣ꧂ VIRATIANS (@forfromVirat) October 21, 2022
https://twitter.com/superking1815/status/1583350705242648576
Most Happiest person right now #WIvIRE pic.twitter.com/yJYsVYETyI
— Vinay Shukla (@VinaySh64568416) October 21, 2022
Ian Bishop commentary
“Look at West Indies captain, short of runs, not leading from the front with the bat. That’s kind of been a POOR story, no pun intended
POOR run for POORAN”
Then broadcaster zoomed into Pooran’s jersey#WIVIRE #WIVSIRE #IREVWI #IREVSWI #Ireland #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/fS1XOpARdT— Vaibhav Sharma (@vaibhav_4x) October 21, 2022
