West Indies vs Ireland, 13th Match, Group A - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: ICC World Cup Qualifiers, 2018 Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare Date & Time: Mar 10, 09:30 AM LOCAL
Murtagh 4-41(10 ov)
49.6
Murtagh to Nurse, leg byes, 1 run, top stuff from Murtagh, concedes just 2 off the final over and most importantly, got the wicket of Powell. Slower bouncer that follows Nurse, hits him on the helmet grille and they take a leg-bye
49.5
Murtagh to Nurse, no run, bristling bumper outside off, Nurse pulls and misses
49.4
Murtagh to Rovman Powell, out Caught by Wilson!! Wilson compensates for the drop catch that he put down earlier, but too late. Has costed Ireland 83 runs. Anyway, fantastic innings from Powell comes to an end. Smokes the leather off this length ball, but hits it straight to deep mid-wicket. Rovman Powell c Wilson b Murtagh 101(100) [4s-7 6s-7]
49.3
Murtagh to Nurse, 1 run, whipped away to deep mid-wicket
49.2
Murtagh to Nurse, no run, cramps and follows Nurse as this one decked back in. Nurse arches his back and throws his bat. Is beaten by the steep bounce
49.1
Murtagh to Nurse, no run, off-pace delivery outside off, Nurse wields his willow and can't connect
47.6
Murtagh to Rovman Powell, 2 runs, low full toss on the stumps, flicked away to deep square leg. Slight fumble and they race back for the second
47.5
Murtagh to Rovman Powell, no run, dug in short, the slower bumper. Powell can't make any connection
47.4
Murtagh to Rovman Powell, SIX, this time Powell picks up the short ball and pummels it over deep square leg. Enough wings to take it all the way
47.3
Murtagh to Rovman Powell, no run, persists with shortish length, this was the slower ball. Powell is hoodwinked by the lack of pace; swing and miss!
47.2
Murtagh to Rovman Powell, no run, whangs in a bumper, Powell tries to hook but too late
47.1
Murtagh to Nurse, 1 run, kicks off from a length, Nurse spoons it off the shoulder of the bat towards mid-wicket. Quick single nabbed
39.6
Murtagh to Rovman Powell, no run, covers for the inward zip and blocks it from the crease
39.5
Murtagh to Rovman Powell, FOUR, Powell continues his tryst with destiny. Banged in short, Powell with a vertical bat tries to pull it through mid-wicket, gets it off the bottom of the bat and it wanders away to the fine leg fence
39.4
Murtagh to Holder, out Caught by Porterfield!! Stop the presses. Holder is dismissed. Got carried away a bit, sought for a cross-batted mow. The shortish delivery hurried onto him and he skies it to mid-off. Irish skipper Porterfield grabs it. Murtagh picks up his third wicket. Holder c Porterfield b Murtagh 54(71) [4s-3 6s-1]
39.3
Murtagh to Holder, SIX, hammered over cow corner and Holder reaches his fifty. His 6th in ODIs. He has ridden his luck but it's been a quality innings from the Windies skipper. Wave of the bat to the dressing room and Powell walks up to congratulate him. Full on the stumps, Holder moves across and whips it over mid-wicket
39.3
Murtagh to Holder, wide, short and follows Holder, who backs away to leg. Misses the pull and is called a wide
39.2
Murtagh to Rovman Powell, 1 run, both these batsmen should think about heading to a Casino after the match, can make good bucks. Short and rushes onto Powell, went for the pull and splices it up in the air. Keeper and the bowler sprints forward but it drops perilously in front of them
39.1
Murtagh to Holder, 1 run, short ball, pulled to fine leg
37.6
Murtagh to Rovman Powell, 1 run, Powell swings north, the ball goes south. Courtesy a top-edge. Swings across the line, too early and the thickish edge flies to third man
37.5
Murtagh to Holder, 1 run, nurdled away to deep square leg
37.4
Murtagh to Holder, 2 runs, just clears extra cover. Holder makes room and drove it airly, the fielder leaps but it eludes his finger. They add two
37.3
Murtagh to Rovman Powell, 1 run, knocks it down past short mid-wicket
37.2
Murtagh to Holder, 1 run, half-volley just outside off, Holder shifts his weight forward and drills it towards mid-off, who dives across and saves a certain boundary
37.1
Murtagh to Holder, 2 runs, back of a length on the hips, tucked through mid-wicket and gets two
11.6
Murtagh to Shai Hope, no run, good length delivery that angled in and nipped away, Hope manages to negotiate by tapping it on the off-side
11.5
Murtagh to Shai Hope, no run, fuller in length, Hope comes forward and drives it towards the cover region
11.4
Murtagh to Shai Hope, no run, too wide and Hope is happy to let it go
11.3
Murtagh to Shai Hope, no run, sees the width outside off and shoulders arms
11.2
Murtagh to Samuels, out Caught by Niall O Brien!! Windies are three down and Ireland are absolutely delighted. Samuels goes for a cheap score. Survived an lbw scare off the previous ball, now nicks one to the keeper. A peach of a delivery from Murtagh this. Samuels had to play at it as this short of length delivery was so close to the off-pole. Samuels was caught in his crease, the ball seamed away with a bit of extra bounce. A faint outside edge and Niall O Brien gobbles it up. Samuels c Niall O Brien b Murtagh 2(7)
11.1
Murtagh to Samuels, no run, loud shout for lbw, but the umpire is unmoved. Seamed in from a length, Samuels moved across and got beaten on the inside edge. The impact was marginally outside off and height would have been a factor as well
9.6
Murtagh to Hetmyer, 1 run, too straight, flicked away over backward square leg. The man in the deep takes it on the bounce
9.5
Murtagh to Samuels, 1 run, to backward square leg, seam-up delivery that holds its line on off and middle, Samuels is lucky to get an inside edge and the ball rolls towards backward square leg. The batsman's feet was cemented there
9.4
Murtagh to Samuels, no run, another ball that nips in, Samuels shuffles across a bit and taps it into the off-side
9.3
Murtagh to Samuels, no run, pitched up delivery, driven to mid-off
9.2
Murtagh to Samuels, no run, in-seamer on off, Samuels defends
9.1
Murtagh to Gayle, out Caught by Niall O Brien!! Edged and taken! The pressure was built and Gayle succumbs. They were disciplined and it has paid off. A lovely good length delivery just outside off that draws Gayle forward. The ball seamed away ever so lightly to take the edge of Gayle, who wanted to push it through the off-side. The edge is found and Niall O Brien pouches it with ease. A century in the previous match, Gayle departs for a scratchy 14. Murtagh and the entire Ireland team are pumped up. Gayle c Niall O Brien b Murtagh 14(28) [4s-1 6s-1]
7.6
Murtagh to Hetmyer, no run, a mistimed drive off the top part of the bat to cover. The ball might held onto the surface on that occasion
7.5
Murtagh to Hetmyer, no run, defends this pitched up delivery to mid-off
7.4
Murtagh to Gayle, 1 run, on a length just outside off, Gayle pushes it wide of cover for a single
7.3
Murtagh to Gayle, no run, stands tall, waits for the ball and punches it straight to extra cover
7.2
Murtagh to Gayle, no run, another away-shaper, Gayle sees the line way outside off and lets it passe
7.1
Murtagh to Gayle, no run, seaming away from a length and beats Gayle's outside edge by a long way
5.6
Murtagh to Gayle, no run, just one run off the over. Good, tight over from Murtagh. Stump-to-stump line, Gayle is half-forward to blunt it towards mid-wicket
5.5
Murtagh to Gayle, no run, Gayle shimmies down to nudge this back of a length delivery on the leg-side
5.4
Murtagh to Gayle, no run, another miss. Full and seaming away outside off, Gayle fails to put bat on ball trying to drive
5.3
Murtagh to Gayle, no run, Gayle walks down the track to drive this fullish ball. The ball nips away to beat him on the outside edge
5.2
Murtagh to Hetmyer, 1 run, fuller in length and hurled outside off, Hetmyer goes for a half-hearted drive and gets an outside edge that goes past the men in the cordon. A single to third man
5.1
Murtagh to Hetmyer, no run, skiddy good length ball, Hetmyer presses forward to block
3.6
Murtagh to Gayle, no run, away-seamer at 123kph, Gayle stays back to block
3.5
Murtagh to Gayle, no run, Gayle gives the charge by dancing down the track. A premeditated one and got beaten as this good length ball seamed away from he left-handed batter. He wanted to play another aerial shot over the off-side
3.4
Murtagh to Gayle, no run, good length delivery on off, firmly defended
3.3
Murtagh to Gayle, no run, length ball, defended on the off-side
3.2
Murtagh to Gayle, SIX, Gayle decides to go downtown and that's gone all the way. Full ball well wide outside off allowing Gayle to free his arms. The big guy lofts it over mid-off for a six. He didn't quite get it off the middle, but that's Gayle's power
3.1
Murtagh to Gayle, no run, fuller length delivery attacking the stumps, Gayle offers a straight bat to barricade that
1.6
Murtagh to Gayle, no run, top ball to finish the over. On a length and angled across the lefty. The line was in the nagging corridor of uncertainty outside off, Gayle sticks his bat out in an attempt to poke, gets beaten
1.5
Murtagh to Gayle, no run, back of a length delivery around the off-stump line, Gayle stands tall to block
1.4
Murtagh to Gayle, no run, fuller length delivery at 122kph, Gayle defends it to cover
1.3
Murtagh to Gayle, no run, little bit of extra bounce on this back of a length ball, Gayle spots and defends off the top part of the bat
1.2
Murtagh to Gayle, no run, hurled fuller, a mini shuffle across from the Jamaican to block it into the off-side
1.1
Murtagh to Gayle, no run, good first ball from Murtagh. Starts with a normal-paced short of length delivery that seams in a tad. Gayle decided to let it go. Wasn't far away from the off-pole
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