1st T20I : Ireland vs. West Indies Jan 15 2020

115 after 8

Here's Hayden Walsh, the legspinner.

7.3 Walsh to Stirling, SIX runs, wham. That's some super-quick footwork from Stirling !

124 after 9

8.5 Pollard to O'Brien, 1 no ball...Free Hit !

130 after 10

RR: 13 : Kevin O'Brien 40*, Paul Stirling 79* (5x4s,7x6s)

143 after 11

10.4 Pollard to Stirling, FOUR runs, a risky ball to bowl with backward point and short third man in the circle.
10.2 Pollard to O'Brien, swings too early Pollard himself chases after it, dives to his left, and drops it !
10.1 Pollard to O'Brien, FOUR, short, wide slower ball. Sits up nicely, and O'Brien slaps it away ~

153 after 12

11.2 Walsh to Stirling, SIX, wham ! over the deep midwicket boundary to bring up Ireland 150

156 - 1 after 13

12.3 Bravo to O'Brien, bowled him. Full pace the first three balls of this over, all in and around the blockhole.

KJ O'Brien b Bravo 48

157 - 2 after 14

13.2
Walsh to Stirling, Ggot him, and Stirling falls short of a century.
The end of an outstanding innings from the Ireland opener

PR Stirling c Lewis b Walsh 95 (47b 6x4 8x6) SR: 202.12

166- 4 after 17

15.4
Pierre to Tector, OUT, another. Again, quite deliberately short and wide, speared flat into the pitch,

HT Tector c Bravo b Pierre 2 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

15.2
Pierre to Balbirnie, OUT, Flat length ball speared into the pitch, outside off. Looks to make room and hit over the covers,

A Balbirnie c Williams b Pierre 7 (11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 63.63

178 - 4 after 17

16.4 Cottrell to Wilson, FOUR more. Finding ways to score quickly here. Full, on off stump, and he uses his wrists !
16.2 Cottrell to Wilson, FOUR runs, length ball slanting across to off stump, and that's neatly done

198/4