Ireland knock West Indies out of T20 World Cup; reach Super 12

Published on: 21 Oct 2022 at 09:28 AM

Published by: thefactnews

Hobart, October 21

Ireland sprang the biggest upset of the T20 World Cup, eliminating two-time champions West Indies with a stunning nine-wicket win that also sealed their Super 12 berth here on Friday.

It was their 32-year-old veteran opener Paul Stirling who smashed an unbeaten 66 from 48 balls (6×4, 2×6) to seal the chase with 15 balls to spare after legspinner Gareth Delany’s careerbest figures of 4-0-16-3 restricted the Windies to 146 for five.

Playing their seventh T20 World Cup, it is only the second time Ireland reached the second stage following their Super 8 appearance at the 2009 edition in England.

West Indies, who are the most successful side of the T20 World Cup having won the titles in 2012 and 2016, thus cut a sorry figure, crashing out of the group stage with just one win from three matches.