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Video: West Indies Lifts World T20 Title

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West Indies 161 for 6 (Samuels 85*, Brathwaite 34*, Willey 3-20) beat England 155 for 9 (Root 54, Brathwaite 3-23, Bravo 3-37) by four wickets

KOLKATA, India, Sporting Alert – Heading into the 20th and final over, the West Indies needed 19 runs to win the World Twenty 20 title and Carlos Brathwaite delivered emphatically, as the Regional team reached 161 for 6.

“Good to see Carlos play like that in his debut World Cup. Shows the Twenty20 depth we have in the Caribbean. Hopefully we will continue to improve,” West Indies captain Darren Sammy said.

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The Windies, who were the first country to win two One Day International World Cups, are now the first team to win the World Twenty20 twice.

West Indies looked done and dusted heading into that final over, but Brathwaite lashed four consecutive sixes to lead the Caribbean side to the victory target in style with two balls to spare.

The big allrounder finished undefeated on 34, while Man-of-the-Match Marlon Samuels stroke 85 not out off 66 balls with nine fours and two sixes after coming in at No. 3 and seeing West Indies in big-time trouble with three wickets down and only 11 runs on the board.

Dwayne Bravo struck 25 runs from 27 deliveries, which helped the big hitters draw close to the century mark.

David Willey was the leading England wicket taker with three for 20 and Joe Root, who the wickets of openers Chris Gayle and Johnson Charles for four and one, respectively, ended with two for nine.

Earlier, England recovered from three for 23 to score 155 for 9 off their 20 overs.

Root made 54 runs to top score for the England, with Jos Buttler added 36.

Brathwaite took three wickets for 23 and Bravo bagged three for 37 off their respective four overs.

Samuel Badree ended with two wickets for 16 off his four overs.

“We didn’t have enough runs on the board. It was a really good batting surface, maybe 180-90 was par,” said England captain Eoin Morgan.

“We showed an immense amount of character in the tournament, not quite done enough to win it. I truly believe this is only the start of something special.”

The victory for the men’s team saw them joining the women’s team which won their first-ever World Twenty20 title earlier in the day.

The Caribbean U19 side also their tournament earlier this year.

West Indies Women Win Twenty20 World Cup; Beat Australia

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KOLKATA, India, Sporting Alert – West Indies Women, inspired by opening pair Hayley Matthews and captain Stafanie Taylor beat Australia Women by eight wickets to secure their first-ever Twenty20 World Cup here Sunday.

Replying to Australia’s 148 for 5, the West Indies got off to a flying start, as teenager Matthews and Taylor both scored half-centuries in an opening partnership of 120 runs at Eden Gardens.

Matthews top scored with 66 runs off 45 balls, blessed with 6 fours and 3 sixes while Taylor got 59 from 57 deliveries and struck 6 fours, as the West Indies reached their victory target of 149 with two dropped wickets and had three balls to spare.

Deandra Dottin, who made 18 not out and Britney Cooper (3 not out) guided the Caribbean side home.

Meanwhile, Matthews, for her impressive knock, was voted Player-of-the-Match while Taylor, who tallied with 246 runs in the tournament, was handed the Player-of-the-Tournament award.

President of the West Indies Cricket Board, Dave Cameron congratulated the regional side for a job well done.

“The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), its Board of Directors, Management, Staff and the people of the Caribbean/West Indies are extremely proud of the achievement of the women’s team for its emphatic win over Australia to take the 2016 ICC World T20 crown.

“The region is celebrating the victory. The women displayed grit and determination throughout the entire tournament and ended in a thrilling overall win. Congratulations to the player of the tournament and Captain, Stafanie Taylor and player of the match, Hayley Matthews.

“We also offer all-round praise to the team management and all the persons who worked with this unit in preparation for this tournament. We look forward to the delegation returning home to celebrate.”

Earlier, Australia Women opted to bat first and made 148 for five off their 20 overs with skipper Meg Lanning and Elyse Villani both making 52.

West Indies best bowler on the day was medium seamer Dottin, who picked up two wickets for 33 runs against the three-time defending champions.

West Indies Cut Down Big Target To Make WT20 Final

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MUMBAI, India, Sporting Alert – West Indies showed that they are not a one-man team after gunning-down a big total to beat host India and booked a place in the final of the World Twenty20 tournament on Thursday.

The Caribbean side chased down the 193 runs India set for victory by making 196 for three with two balls left.

“We knew it was going to be a massive step against a very good Indian team,” West Indies captain Darren Sammy said.

“But I kept telling the boys in the dressing room that they were 10 runs short,” Sammy added.

Hard hitting opener Chris Gayle failed with the bat after making just five, but the skipper remained confident in the overall team as the travelers powered to the seven wicket victory.

Sammy added: “Chris is our batting match winner, but we have 15 players.”

Lendl Simmons, returning to the side as a replacement for Andre Fletcher, who injured his hamstring in Nagpur on Sunday, led the way for the West Indies with a Man-of-the-Match performance of 83 not out from 51 deliveries, which included 7 fours and 5 sixes.

“I’ll say this is one of my better innings,” Simmons said after his match-winning knock.

At the end of the game, all-rounder Andre Russell, who hit the winning runs, was there with him undefeated as well on 43 off 20 balls, which included 3 fours and 4 very important sixes.

Johnson Charles made 52 from 36 balls, with 7 fours and 2 sixes.

Batting first, India made 192 for two with Virat Kohli anchoring the host innings with an undefeated 89.

“I think the boys tried their best,” MS Dhoni said.

India came into the tournament as the favourite to lift the title, but fell short of the overall goal.

West Indies will now take on English into the final on April 3.

FINAL SCORE

India 192/2 v West Indies 196/3 (19.4/20 ov) West Indies won by 7 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

Andre Russell Leads West Indies Past Pakistan

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ICC Cricket World Cup, 10th Match, Pool B: West Indies beat Pakistan by 150 runs at Christchurch, Feb 21, 2015.

Andre Russell
Andre Russell of the West Indies. Photo by Joel Ford-IDI/IDI via Getty Images. WICB Cricket

Pakistan never recovered from the disastrous start in their chase of 311 and were bowled out for 160 by the West Indies in their second Pool B World Cup game on Saturday.

The Caribbean side won by 150 runs at Christchurch to move to second place in the group, while Pakistan,  falling to their second successive Pool B defeat, are one from the bottom.

West Indies, after making 310 runs from their 50 overs got off to a brilliant start after opener Nasir Jamshed and top order batsmen Younis Khan and Haris Sohail all fell without scoring in a dismal chase.

Fast bowler Jerome Taylor removed Jamshed and Khan in the opening over, before removing Sohail in his second.

The other opener Ahmed Shehzad fell for just one run when West Indies captain Jason Holder had him caught at fifth slip by Lendl Simmons as Pakistan got off to the worst start at a World Cup — eclipsing the 4 for 4 by Canada.

They were struggling at 1 for 4.

Wicketkeeper  Umar Akmal led with 59 and Sohaib Maqsood added 50 runs to lead the way for Pakistan, who got 28 from Shahid Afridi.

Only three Pakistan batsmen reached double figures in scoring.

Taylor finished with three wickets for 15 runs off 7 overs, with Man-of-the-Match Russell taking three for 33 from 8 overs.

Andre Russell
Andre Russell of the West Indies. WICB Media Photo/Philip Spooner

West Indies Innings: 310/6 (50 Overs). Denesh Ramdin+ 51, Lendl Simmons 50, Darren Bravo 49 Retire Hurt, Andre Russell 42*; Haris Sohail 9-0-62-2, Mohammad Irfan 10-0-44-1, Wahab Riaz 10-0-67-1, Sohail Khan 10-1-73-1.

Pakistan Innings: 160 All Out (39 Overs). Umar Akmal+59, Sohaib Maqsood 50, Shahid Afridi 28, Misbah-ul-Haq* 7; Jerome Taylor 7-1-15-3, Andre Russell 8-2-33-3, Sulieman Benn 9-0-39-2, Jason Holder 7-2-23-1.

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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (Sporting Alert) — Hard hitting allrounder Andre Russell belted a 13 ball unbeaten 42 to help guide the West Indies to 310 for 6 in their second game of the 2015 ICC World Cup against Pakistan at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.

Russell blasted 4 huge sixes and 3 fours in his blistering knock as the West Indies improved from 259 for 5 when Darren Sammy felled for 30 in the 48th over, to score over 300 runs after being asked to bat by Pakistan.

Denesh Ramdin made 51 for the Caribbean side, while Lendl Simmons scored 50 runs in the total, as Pakistan gave away 23 extras, including 14 wides.

Darren Bravo reached 49 before he was forced to retire hurt after picking up a hamstring injury just after the West Indies took the Powerplay in the 32nd over.

Vice-captain Marlon Samuels made 38 from 52 balls with opener Dwayne Smith reaching 23 from 27 balls before he went early again.

Haris Sohail took two wickets for Pakistan, but the likes of Sohail Khan and Wahab Riaz were very expensive.

Earlier Pakistan made one change from the side that was beaten by India in their opening World Cup game, as Nasir Jamshed comes into the side for Yasir Shah.

Hard hitting opener Chris Gayle failed again with the bat after going in the fifth over for just four runs.

The West Indies dropped fast bowler Kemar Roach and recalled spinner Sulieman Benn, who is expected to get some assistance from the pitch.

Samuels powers West Indies to 321 for 6 against India in ODI Opener

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West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels made 100 off India: WICB Media Photo
West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels made 100 off India: WICB Media Photo

Kochi, India (Sporting Alert) — Marlon Samuels scored a hundred and West Indies reached 321 for six off their allotted 50 overs in the first One Day International against India at Nehru Stadium.

The total score is the highest at Nehru Stadium.

Samuels smashed an undefeated 126 runs off 116 balls with 11 fours and 4 sixes to lead the way for the West Indies after the Caribbean side was put in to bat by India skipper MS Dhoni.

Denesh Ramdin supported well with 61 and shared in a 165 fourth wicket stand with Samuels.

Dwayne Smith made 46 at the top of the order.

Mohammed Shami took four wickets for 66 runs from his nine overs

Earlier, the West Indies left out opener Lendl Simmons, Leon Johnson and seamers Kemar Roach and Jason Holder for the game, while India selected three pacers.

India: Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma

West Indies: Dwayne Smith, Marlon Samuels, Darren Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Darren Sammy, Andre Russell, Sulieman Benn, Ravi Rampaul, Jerome Taylor.

Umpire: Ian Gould (England)

TV Umpire: Chettithody Shamshuddin

Match Referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)

Reserve Umpire: CK Nandan

ICC World Twenty20 Semis: West Indies v Sri Lanka Stream on ESPN3

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West Indies bowlers Sunil Narine, Samuel Badree stretches. WICB Photo

DHAKA, Bangladesh – Defending Champions West Indies will face Sri Lanka in the first semi-final of the ICC World Twenty20 tournament on Thursday night at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.

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West Indies finished second behind India in their Super 10 group. They lost the opening match to the India but rebounded to beat Bangladesh by a large margin of 73 runs, defeat Australia in a thrilling contest and Pakistan by a record 84 runs.

First ball on Thursday is 7pm (9am EST).

On the eve of the match, skipper Darren Sammy spoke to the media about his team’s plans for the upcoming match.

“Whenever we play tournaments, on that given day we always focus on that opposition. Cricket is not about what happened before. We defeated them in the World T20 back in 2012 and in the warm-up game here earlier but they have been playing some good cricket and they are good opposition.

“We have a lot of respect for them. At the same time we know what we have to do to win. We will focus on the way we have to play and look to improve on the areas that need improvement.

“We have been peaking at the right time and showing that team spirit and never say die attitude and have a good semi-final like we had at the last tournament,” Sammy said.

“No team has ever defended the title before. When we left the Caribbean, we had that as the motivation factor for us. In the last World Cup, the mantra was: One Team, One Goal and the mission was to win the World Cup.

“This year the mantra is the same: One Team, One Goal, but the mission is to retain the title. It’s something that no team has done before and we are very confident that we can do it. Once we play the brand of cricket that we played in the last three games, there is every possibility that we can.

“But this is cricket and with 20/20 being the shortest format it is about seizing the momentum and we have a fair idea what the Sri Lankans bring to the table.”

Full Highlights: West Indies beat Pakistan in World Twenty20

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DHAKA, Bangladesh (Sporting Alert) – Dwayne Bravo and Darren Sammy led with the bat, while spinners  Samuel Badree and Sunil Narine did the damage with the ball and defending champions West Indies powered into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 tournament with and 84 run victory over Pakistan on Tuesday.

Man of the Match Bravo had a top score of 46, while captain Sammy smashed an undefeated 42 off just 20 balls as the West Indies recovered from 5 for 81 to post 166 for six off their 20 overs.

In reply, Pakistan crumbled to 82 all out of 17.5 overs, with Badree taking three wickets for 10 runs off his four overs and Narine finishing with three for 16 from his allotted four overs.

Left-armer Krishmar Santokie, who took the first wicket with the first delivery of the game and pacer Andre Russell, each took two wickets in the victory.

The West Indies will now face Sri Lanka in Thursday’s first semi-finals.

Game Summary Scores:

West Indies Innings: 166 for 6 (20 Overs). Dwayne Bravo 46, Darren Sammy* 42*, Lendl Simmons 31, Marlon Samuels 20; Shahid Afridi 4-0-23-1, Sohail Tanvir 4-0-27-1, Zulfiqar Babar 4-0-27-1, Mohammad Hafeez 2-0-15-1.

Pakistan Innings: 82 All Out (17.5 Overs). Mohammad Hafeez* 19, Shahid Afridi 18, Sohaib Maqsood 18, Sohail Tanvir 14; Samuel Badree 4-0-10-3, Sunil Narine 4-0-16-3, Krishmar Santokie 2.5-0-9-2, Andre Russell 3-0-15-2.

Game Details:

Toss West Indies: Batted First
Points West Indies 2, Pakistan 0
Player of the match DJ Bravo (West Indies)
Umpires IJ Gould (England) and RA Kettleborough (England)
TV umpire M Erasmus (South Africa)
Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire HDPK Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)

West Indies v Australia: ICC Facts, Live Stream on ESPN3/WatchESPN

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Defending champions West Indies will take on Australia in search of their second successive win in the ICC World Twenty20 2014 tournament on Friday.

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Australia’s batsmen, especially the top order, has been on fire in recent times. However, against Pakistan in its ICC World Twenty20 2014 opener, Australia fell short by 16 runs in pursuit of a massive total and also had to deal with losing David Warner and Shane Watson cheaply.

West Indies started off with a loss against an in-form India, but came back strongly with a big 77-run win against Bangaldesh. Heading into what could be an exciting clash on Friday (March 28), West Indies will carry the winning momentum, but Australia showed its depth even in loss and cannot be counted out.

Here is a look at some of the facts and key battles ahead of the match.

Facts: 

Australia and West Indies have won five matches apiece of the 10 T20Is played between these teams. West Indies has won three of the last four, including a semi-final at the ICC World Twenty20 2012.

Of those to bowl in at least 10 T20I innings, only Thomas Odoyo (4.72) has a lower economy rate than Samuel Badree (5.38).

Of players to face at least 100 balls in T20Is between Test-playing nations since the start of 2013, only Thisara Perera (79.2%) has played a higher percentage of attacking shots than Glenn Maxwell (78.7%).

Of players to face at least 100 balls in T20Is between Test-playing nations since the start of 2013, Glenn Maxwell (75.4%) and Aaron Finch (72.1%) have scored the highest percentage of runs in boundaries.

Only Anamul Haque (204) has scored more T20I runs in 2014 than Aaron Finch (201).

Approaching Milestones:

Shane Watson needs two wickets to pass Mitchell Johnson as Australia’s leading T20I wicket-taker.

Samuel Badree needs one wicket to become the fifth player to take 25 T20I wickets for West Indies.

Dwayne Smith needs 19 runs to become the sixth player to score 500 T20I runs for West Indies.

Key Battles:

Shane Watson v Chris Gayle  

These big hitters are two of the tournament’s star players. Only Brendon McCullum has hit more T20I sixes than Gayle (70) and Watson (66), whose career strike rates are 136.7 and 148.3 respectively. They are amongst the most powerful players on show in this tournament. Factors such as boundaries per ball faced, attacking shot percentage and sixes per boundary help Watson to have a Key Performance Indicator for power of 100%. Gayle’s rating is 95%.

Watson also has his tight and incisive bowling to offer. He is the leading wicket-taker in T20Is between these teams, with eight from nine innings at an economy rate of 6.55. His wicket against Pakistan was his first in five innings, but the big all-rounder is a man for the big occasion – he was the second highest wicket- taker at the 2012 ICC World Twenty20, when he also topped the run charts.

T20 ICC World Tournament: Bangladesh v West Indies on ESPN3

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Dhaka, Bangladesh – Defending champions West Indies will look to rebound from their opening Group 2 game at the ICC World Twenty20 against India when they take on hosts Bangladesh in the Super 10 stage on Tuesday.

Bangladesh v West Indies on ESPN3
20th Match Scoreboard, Group 2: Bangladesh v West Indies at Dhaka

The Windies were beaten by seven wickets by India in their tournament opener on Sunday and Bangladesh, which scraped through the Super 10 stage, will want to kickstart their campaign with a win against a very strong West Indies side.

The ICC takes a look at the key facts, approaching milestones and key battles in the upcoming game:

Key Facts:

The teams have met four times before in T20Is, winning two matches apiece. Bangladesh won the previous ICC World Twenty20 clash, at Johannesburg in September 2007.

Zimbabwe is the only ICC Full Member over whom Bangladesh has a better win percentage (won two and lost one).

Marlon Samuels has scored 170 runs in three T20I innings against Bangladesh, at a strike rate of 171.7.

Shakib Al Hasan and Abdur Razzak have both taken 42 wickets in 31 T20I innings. They are Bangladesh’s leading T20I wicket-takers.

Shakib is one of four players to score ___ ?? matches. 300 runs and take 15 wickets in ICC World Twenty20.

Approaching Milestones:

Chris Gayle needs two fours to reach 100 fours in T20Is. He has hit 68 sixes in his 37 innings.

Anamul Haque needs six runs to become the second player after Aaron Finch to score 200 T20I runs in 2014.

Mahmudullah is in line to become the fifth player to represent Bangladesh 30 times in T20Is.

Key Battles:

Bangladesh v West Indies – Anamul Haque v Marlon Samuels 

Both Anamul Haque and Marlon Samuels enjoy batting in Bangladesh. Anamul has played all six of his T20Is on home soil and has crossed the 20-run every time, helping him to become the leading T20I run-scorer in Bangladesh.

His 216 runs have come at an average of 43.2 and strike rate of 137.6. He has been in fine touch in this tournament, scoring 112 runs in three knocks, with two dismissals.

Samuels has reserved some of his best T20I batting for Bangladesh. He smashed his career best score of 85 not out on the same ground this match will be played on, off just 43 balls.

That innings in December 2012 contained nine sixes and might make him the wicket Bangladesh most want since Chris Gayle has rarely prospered against them in any format.

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West Indies players during training. WICB Media Photo

DHAKA, Bangladesh – West Indies will start their defence of the ICC World T20 title when they face India in their opening match on Sunday at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium.

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On Saturday captain Darren Sammy spoke to reporters about his team’s preparations and expectations during the upcoming event. The match bowls off at 7:30 pm (9:30 am Eastern Caribbean Time/8:30 am Jamaica Time).

“I don’t think any team is an easy opponent. We will look to start off on a winning note. The Indians started off on a winning note against Pakistan so they will have a lot of confidence coming into this game. We will look to play our brand of T20 cricket and the guys are confident and we know once we play to our full potential we will be a dangerous force,” Sammy said.

“We’ve got a lot of experienced players who play Twenty20 cricket all over the world, like Gayle, Narine and Dwayne Bravo. We have a great balance in the squad.”

West Indies have 12 members from the squad which won the ICC World T20 title in Sri Lanka on October 7, 2012, including Gayle – the most feared batsman in the game; Narine – the best bowler in this format; and Marlon Samuels – the hero from that final in Colombo against the Sri Lankans.

Teams:

India (squad): Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt, wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Varun Aaron, Stuart Binny, Mohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane.

West Indies (squad): Chris Gayle, Dwayne Smith, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Darren Sammy (capt), Denesh Ramdin (wk), Andre Russell, Kishmar Santokie, Samuel Badree, Sunil Narine, Ravi Rampaul, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher, Sheldon Cottrell.

Live Stream: West Indies vs. England (1st ODI) on ESPN3

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West Indies’ Dwayne Bravo in training. PHOTO WICB

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies will look to make a winning start when they bowl off their three-match One-Day International series against England on Friday.

West Indies v England Live Streaming on ESPN3

West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo believes it will be a “hard fought and close series” but is backing his team to come up with the goods, when the contest gets going at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground at 9:30 am (8:30 am Jamaica Time).

“This is a very important series for us. We are playing against a higher ranked team and as a young One-Day team, we’re looking to go forward and gain momentum, we know they will test us,” Bravo said.

“We had a decent tour of New Zealand – where we were able to draw the series – we faced some tough conditions as an inexperienced team with some of our senior players missing. It is important that we play to our true potential. I expect a very good game tomorrow.”

The 30-year-old allrounder, who is set to play his 156th ODI, was speaking after the West Indies had a full training session at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground. He outlined that the series will signal the start to start of the road towards the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup in New Zealand and Australia.

Bravo told reporters: “This gives us a chance to see where we’re at. I don’t want to say this is preparation for the Twenty20 World Cup. These are three One-Day Internationals – and we have the 50-over World Cup round the corner as well.

“This is gearing us up as a one-day team to see where we are and then after that we will focus on the T20 games in Barbados. But as the one-day captain it is important that we see how well we can do against England in this format here in Antigua.”

Bravo said he believed his young team can topple the visitors.

“We have been training hard as a team and there are some positives. I want everyone to keep believing. We will play hard and we will play fair,” he stressed.

“We are going to play to our strength and as long as we play the way we have played recently we should be very competitive. Our strength is ‘the team’. We fancy ourselves chasing. We have a good bowling group but we would fancy a chase.”

The second ODI will be on Sunday followed by the third match next Wednesday.

TOUR SCHEDULE

At Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua

Tuesday, February 25: England beat UWI Vice Chancellor’s XI by 29 runs

Friday, February 28: 1st One-Day International

Sunday, March 2: 2nd One-Day International

Wednesday, March 5: 3rd One-Day International

At Kensington Oval, Barbados

Sunday, March 9: 1st T20 International

Tuesday, March 11: 2nd T20 International

Thursday, March 13: 3rd T20 International

Watch 2nd Twenty20 International – West Indies v Ireland live Stream

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Kingston, Jamaica – The 2nd and final Twenty20 International between the West Indies and Ireland at Sabina Park in Jamaica will be streamed live online via video-sharing website, YouTube, this afternoon.

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The match is scheduled to start at 2pm Jamaica Time (3pm Eastern Caribbean Time). Thanks to the support of the International Cricket Council’s Development Programme, the remaining two matches of this short series will shown live online, including the lone One Day International.

The two remaining matches in the series will be live streamed online with a high quality 5 camera production being put in place at Sabina Park. If you are watching from the United Kingdom, the 2nd Twenty20 International begins tonight at 7pm (UK/Ireland Time) with the ODI on Sunday at 1:30pm (UK/Ireland Time).

If you are watching anywhere else in the world, here are the start times:

2nd Twenty20 International – Today (14:00 local | 19:00 GMT | 15:00 AST)

Lone One Day International – February 23, 2014 (09:30 local | 14:30 GMT | 10:30 AST)

Ireland lead the 2-Match Twenty20 series 1-0 after their 6-wicket victory in the first match on Wednesday. Ireland are only 10 points behind eighth-placed England in the ICC T20 rankings. West Indies have slipped to sixth.

Avoiding defeat would give Ireland their first win in a bilateral series against a Full Member. West Indies’ 116 for 8 was their fourth-lowest total in T20 internationals where they have batted 20 overs. Ed Joyce will play his 100th match for Ireland on Friday.

Ireland Squad: William Porterfield (captain), Alex Cusack, George Dockrell, Ed Joyce, Andrew McBrine, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O’Brien, Niall O’Brien, Andrew Poynter, Max Sorensen, James Shannon, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Gary Wilson, Craig Young.

West Indies Squad: Darren Sammy (captain), Samuel Badree, Dwayne Bravo, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Krishmar Santokie, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith.

Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (Barbados) & Joel Wilson (Trinidad & Tobago)

Match Referee: Dev Govindjee (South Africa)

Reserve Umpire: Nigel Duguid (Guyana)