West Indies Knocked Out Of T20 World Cup 2022 After Losing To Ireland By 9 Wickets

Paul Stirling scored a blazing 66 off 48 balls to take Ireland into Super 12s.

Hobart: In a massive upset, two-time world champions West Indies have been knocked out of the T20 World Cup after losing to Ireland in a must-win game by nine wickets. West Indies were thrashed by Scotland in the first match of the T20 World Cup Qualifiers. This was a must-win game for West Indies to stay alive in the tournament but Ireland were too hot to handle for them. With the win, Ireland have qualified for the Super 12.

Coming back to the game, Ireland were brilliant with the ball and restricted West Indies to 146-5. West Indies’ batting had struggled in the tournament and the same was the case today as well. Brandon King played a lone hand of 62 off 48 balls but got no support from the other end.

Chasing a modest total, Ireland came out all guns blazing and scored 73 runs for the first wicket in just 7.3 overs, killing the game for West Indies. Paul Stirling batted magnificently and scored 66 off 48 balls to scrip a magnificent win. He got good support from Lorcan Tucker who scored 45 off 35 to help Ireland take a 9 wicket win.

“It’s tough, we haven’t batted well in this tournament at all. On a really good batting surface, making 145, it’s a really difficult task for the bowlers. It was going to be a challenge. Congratulations to Ireland, they batted fantastically and bowled well today. There are a lot of positives, Jason is back to bowling well, King is batting wonderfully, Joseph is stepping up with the ball for us. This is a learning experience for us. We have disappointed our fans and ourselves. It’s definitely hurting. I have disappointed my guys with the way I performed,”said Nicholas Pooran at the post-match presentation.