McBrine Starred in the Thriller of Ireland Series
Andy McBrine starred in the thriller of the Ireland series, Ireland won their first bilateral ODI series against a Test-playing nation other than Zimbabwe, defeating the West Indies in a thrilling match at Kingston, 2–1.
The Star All-Rounder Andy McBrine :-
The star of the show was all-rounder Andy McBrine, whose 4 for 28 first banned West Indies for 212. Then with the bat, he scored 59 to guide Ireland’s tense chase.
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Contributors were Harry Tector, who scored 52, and stand-in captain Paul Stirling, who smashed 44 off 38 balls to set the tone for the chase.
Ireland was 152 for 2 in a post but was then reduced to 208 for 8, with medium-paced Odion Smith triggering the collapse, spin twins Roston Chase and Akil Hossein also trickled in with big strikes.
Neil Rock in Three of The Four Overs :-
Smith caught Andy McBrine behind to start the meltdown. Chase then dismissed Neil Rock, Curtis Camper, and Tector in three of his next four overs as the visitors faced a sudden panic.
Ireland was scoring 190 for 5 on the stage but would slip further when Hossein dismissed Gareth Delany for 10 off 5 balls, while the batsman was dancing down but ballooned to point the ball. terminated. Then George Dockrell dismissed Jason Holder at slips.
Although there were seven overs to go for the mandatory five runs, Ireland had only two wickets in hand. But the pair of Mark Adair and Craig Young negotiated safely in the last over of the chase before Young hit the winning boundary off Romario Shepherd.
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Earlier, Shai Hope built his awe on the opening stand of 72 for West Indies, scoring 53 off just 39 balls and displaying an unusual hitting performance that was carried away by the quiet start he was known to provide. Is.
But once Craig Young connected Hope to fine leg. The hosts began to lose their way with the bat: 72 without loss in the 11th over soon became 119 for 7 by the 28th time.
The Opening Partner Justin Greaves :-
McBrine lost three of the seven wickets after Craig Young also sent back Hope’s opening partner Justin Greaves. He had Nicholas Pooran’s leg. Before it looked like Nicolas Pooran got an inner edge on his pads before being caught by the slips.
His spare framed Shamar Brooks in front of the stumps. But the crucial wicket came in the 20th over when Kieron Pollard came from inside at leg slip.
Seven quick wickets left it up to Holder and Akeal Hossein to rebuild it, which they added 63 for the eighth wicket before Delany’s dismissal.
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Smith then hit four and two sixes in his unbeaten 20 off 10 balls, but McBrine and Young – who took 3 for 43 – restricted West Indies’ tail to 212.
McBrine led the way in the run chase. Eventually being named Player of the Match as well as Player of the Series, scoring 128 runs and taking ten wickets in three matches.
The win propelled Ireland to No. 3 in the World Cup Super League points table, a path straight to the 2023 ODI World Cup in India.