West Indies clinched a first home ODI seri👍es win since 2014 thanks to a one-wicket victory over Ireland on Thursday꧅.
Paul Stirling’s 63 helped the Irish to post a competitive 237-9 after the tourists won the toss and opted to bat. Alzarri Joseph (4/32) was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts.
Nicholas Pooran hit 52 while an unbeaten 46 from Hayden Walsh 🅺saw the Windies close in on the target.
In a dramatic final over, Ireland wasted t🅺wo run-out opportunities before Sheldon Cottrell won it with a six off the penultimate ball to make it 2-0.
Mark Adair was at fault for the run-out chances 🅺as the ball slipped from his grasp🥀 twice with Cottrell getting a double reprieve.
Th𝐆e number 11, who earlier registered figures of 3-51, capitalized by smashing a maximum when the hosts required two from the last two deliveries off Adair.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
That was a tense finish. ✤The value of bowlers tak🌱ing their batting seriously was shown up at Kensingnton Oval tonight. were courageous and committed. Victory was in their hands twice. Congrats on another series victory for .
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
All heroes don't wear capes..sometimes they wear Maroon!❤ WHAT A FINISH from & !!🙌🏾🌴
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket)
👏👏👏 West Indies, but 👏👏👏 every player onಌ both teams. 100 overs of cricket came down to that. ☘️🏏
— Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland)
Story of Sheldon Cottrell in last one year:
Return to the side during Eng series.
Highest wicket-taker for WI in World Cup
Becoming the leader of the WI bowling attack.
Took Kohli's few times.
IPL contract.
Winning six against IRE.More than a nice guy, cool, calm.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
10-1-32-4
For his brilliant bowling, Alzarri Joseph is the Pl🌠ayer of the Match 👏
— ICC (@ICC)
He's done it again!🥳 Alzarri Joseph had another Player of the Match performance in the Colonial Medical Insurance ODI series vs Ireland!
Congrats !👏👏
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket)
T🐓hat game 🍸would have been great at a World Cup I reckon
— Daniel Beswick (@DGBeswick1)
This is the frame that I believe confirms the 3rd umpire’൲s inconclusive ‘not out’ decision in It looks like the ball is barely touching the stump (if it actually even is) when the bails are broken. Combine this with other frames, I feel like the correct decision was made
— JMurt (@SportingFreak63)
Next ball, Cottrell g🐠ets abandoned running for a se💦cond and slips
But once again, Ireland throw the game away, with a poor throw and fu🐲mble allowing him to get back safely
— Nathan Williamson (@NathJWilliamson)
West Indies won the nail-biting thriller
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
🌴🏏 Absolutely magnificent!!! WI WIN!😁🎉 W🃏est Indies recover from 148/7 thanks to Hayden Walsh (46*), Khary Pierre (18) and Alzarri Joseph (16) to 242/9. What a VICTORY!!! What a MATCH!! Cottrell is🎉 almost run out twice and then hits the winning six!! WI win the series!
— WIPA (@wiplayers)
A mess on both teams just then🏏
— Melvin (@MTKigz)
West Indi♒es squeeze home ๊in a thriller and take the series win!
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
What a finish, thought we had it, think the TV u🌞mpire got a tough call wrong but other mistakes will hurt tonight too, cracking match 👏👏☘🏏
— Peter Boyd (@fibrofella)
That is the💦 only decision he could make with the eviden🐠ce.
— Emmet Riordan (@emmetrd)
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Pants! Unlucky you gave it your all 👏🏻
— Tom Keating (@tomdkeating)
