BASSETERRE (St Kitts): Rain wreaked havoc as the second Twenty20 International between West Indies and Ireland was washed out in Basseterre on Saturday.
No result was declared after the game was called off approaching 22:00 local time — Ireland boasting a 1-0 lead in the three-game series.
Career-best figures from captain Kieron Pollard helped restrict Ireland to 147-9 from 19 overs, with a rain delay leading to a reduction in overs.
Confidence was high in the Ireland camp after their memorable four-run triumph in the opening T20 in Grenada. But Pollard claimed 4-25 from four overs — the 10th best performance for the West Indies in T20 International history, dismissing Gareth Delany (44), skipper Andy Balbirnie (36), Gary Wilson (5) and George Dockrell (2).
Delany clobbered five sixes and a four during his 22-ball cameo and put on 62 for the third wicket with Balbirnie who struck four boundaries in his 32-ball innings. The 20-year-old Harry Tector hoisted a brace of sixes in scoring a rapid 31 from 23 deliveries.
Sheldon Cottrell (2-10) and Romario Shepherd (1-38) also chopped in with wickets for the West Indies.
West Indies managed to start their run chase and they reached 16-1 after Lendl Simmons (10) fell victim to Paul Stirling (1-11) before the rain set in for good.
The last match was also being played at the Warner Park on Sunday.
Scoreboard
IRELAND:
P.R. Stirling c Hetmyer b Cottrell 17
K.J. O’Brien c Hetmyer b Shepherd 4
A. Balbirnie c Shepherd b Pollard 36
G.J. Delany c Pierre b Pollard 44
H.T. Tector run out 31
G.C. Wilson b Pollard 5
G.H. Dockrell c and b Pollard 2
Simi Singh c Pooran b Cottrell 4
B.J. McCarthy run out 0
J.B. Little not out 0
EXTRAS (LB-3, W-1) 4
TOTAL (for nine wkts, 20 overs) 147
FALL OF WKTS: 1-6, 2-3, 3-95, 4-111, 5-125, 6-133, 7-147, 8-147, 9-147.
DID NOT BAT: C.A. Young.
BOWLING: Cottrell 4-0-10-2; Shepherd 4-0-38-1; Pierre 2-0-21-0; Walsh 2-0-32-0; Bravo 3-0-18-0 (1w); Pollard 4-0-25-4.
WEST INDIES:
L.M.P. Simmons c Tector b Stirling 10
E. Lewis not out 2
S.O. Hetmyer not out 4
EXTRAS 0
TOTAL (for one wkt, 2.1 overs) 16
FALL OF WKT: 1-10.
DID NOT BAT: N. Pooran, S.E. Rutherford, K.A. Pollard, D.J. Bravo, H.R. Walsh, K. Pierre, R. Shepherd, S.S. Cottrell.
BOWLING: Stirling 1-0-11-1; Simi Singh 1-0-5-0; McCarthy 0.1-0-0-0.
RESULT: Match abandoned; Ireland lead three-match series 1-0.
UMPIRES: G.O. Brathwaite (West Indies) and P.A. Gustard (West Indies).
TV UMPIRE: J.M. Williams (West Indies).
MATCH REFEREE: J.J. Crowe (New Zealand).
Published in Dawn, January 20th, 2020
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