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2nd T20I (D/N), Ireland tour of West Indies at Basseterre, Jan 18 2020
No result
18/01No result
2nd T20I (D/N), Ireland tour of West Indies at Basseterre, Jan 18 2020
No result

9.58pm And the game has been called off. And that means Ireland now have an unassailable 1-0 lead in this three-match series. That's all from our side for tonight. See you tomorrow.

Danish: "An over lost for every 4 minutes means we have now lost 11 overs by 09:53 and West Indies will bat a maximum of 6-7 overs if play were to start right now. This will be tight since they need to bat a further 2.4 overs for it to be constituted a match, right?" -- Yup, that sounds right but at the moment, the rain has returned and the covers are back on.

9.50pm The rain has stopped, the covers are coming off, the Super Sopper is doing its work. It's been that sort of a day. The umpires are having a long chat.

Viraj: "I can see they are now covering even the bowler's run-up. Puddles out there. Winds catching up too. Not looking great."

9.35pm We have an update. Play will resume at 9.45pm. And as soon as I typed that, the rain has returned. Except some more delay. The covers are coming back on again. It's really bucketing down now.

9.22pm The covers are coming off after another short rain intervention. The umpires have had an inspection and are taking to the two captains.

END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs 3 Wkts | IRE: 147/9 | RR: 7.73

  • Josh Little0 (1b)
  • Sheldon Cottrell4-0-10-2
  • Kieron Pollard4-0-25-4

David Price: "Well that sudden over reduction messed up Irelands innings. "

8.49pm A chaotic end to the Ireland innings as they lost three wickets in the last three balls to finish on 147 for 9 in 19 overs. Think West Indies' target will be a couple of runs more than that. We will be back in ten, stay tuned.

18.6
W
Cottrell to Little, OUT, fuller outside off, Little surprisingly shoulders arms and just stays in his crease. Think either he was expecting a wide or he wasn't aware the game had been reduced to 19 overs a side. McCarthy was charging down the other end, Pooran throws it towards Cottrell who whips off the bails

BJ McCarthy run out 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

18.5
W
Cottrell to McCarthy, OUT, fuller and wider, McCarthy misses but they are going for a bye to have Tector on strike. But this time Pooran nails the direct hit. Tector was way, way short

HT Tector run out 31 (23b 0x4 2x6) SR: 134.78

18.4
W
Cottrell to Simi Singh, OUT, fuller outside off, looks to chase it but can only feather it to the keeper. The umpire takes a while to give the decision and they are looking to sneak in a single. Pooran misses the direct hit but Cottrell collects and whips off the bails to find Simi short. But the umpire raises his finger but Cottrell wants to review it. He doesn't want to miss out on a wicket. And yes, there is a sound and a spike as well. So caught-behind and wicket for Cottrell

Simi Singh c †Pooran b Cottrell 4 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 133.33

8.40pm All the covers are off. The West Indies players are out on the field. We are hearing it's a 19-over contest now.

8.30pm As suspected, just a passing shower. The rain has stopped and the covers are coming off.

Isaac Marshall: "It's like the good old days with Simmons, Pollard and Bravo in the side, real flashback and something fans would only have nostalgically dreamed of a couple of years ago. Just get Sammy out the commentary box and they are there!"

8.20pm And the rain has returned to cause another delay. It's heavy but looks like a passing shower. We are once again relying on the wind...

18.3
1
Cottrell to Tector, 1 run, length ball around off, goes for the reverse sweep but ends up playing early. The ball hits the back of the bat and goes towards covers
18.2
1
Cottrell to Simi Singh, 1 run, fuller and wider, hits it square of the wicket for one more
18.1
1
Cottrell to Tector, 1 run, length ball outside off, cuts it towards deep point

Aj : "There seems to be a real unity in this West Indies side"

END OF OVER:
18 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | IRE: 144/6 | RR: 8.00

  • Harry Tector29 (21b)
  • Simi Singh3 (1b)
  • Kieron Pollard4-0-25-4
  • Romario Shepherd4-0-38-1
17.6
1
Pollard to Tector, 1 run, wider from the crease, fuller on the pads, flicked towards square leg. They were looking for the second but had to settle with one. Pollard finishes with 4 for 25
17.5
6
Pollard to Tector, SIX, length ball around off, skips down the track and pulls it over deep midwicket, sails over Lewis who was patrolling the boundary line
17.4
3
Pollard to Simi Singh, 3 runs, a direct hit by Bravo but Simi Singh was home. Was a length ball around off, Simi pushed it towards point and set off. Replays confirm he just made his ground at the bowler's end. And they take two more off the deflection
17.3
1
Pollard to Tector, 1 run, length ball on the pads, works it towards backward square leg
17.2
W
Pollard to Dockrell, OUT, bamboozles the batsman with a slower one, was a length ball from wide of the crease. Dockrell fails to pick it up and ends up lobbing it into the air. Pollard takes a couple of steps back and takes an easy catch

GH Dockrell c & b Pollard 2 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

17.1
1
Pollard to Tector, 1 run, fuller on the stumps, swipes it towards deep square leg

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs | IRE: 132/5 | RR: 7.76

  • Harry Tector20 (17b)
  • George Dockrell2 (2b)
  • Romario Shepherd4-0-38-1
  • Kieron Pollard3-0-13-3
16.6
1
Shepherd to Tector, 1 run, a low full toss around off, mistimes it towards long-off for one
16.5
2
Shepherd to Tector, 2 runs, fuller around off, clears his front leg and hits it along the ground towards deep midwicket
16.4
1
Shepherd to Dockrell, 1 run, a yorker on the leg stump, backs away and steers it towards cover