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Must win for Windies
Having lost to Australia in their World Twenty20 opener, West Indies would not have the luxury of experimenting against Ireland in Colombo today, as they need a win at any cost to book a berth in the Super Eight stage. Match Reckoner
Having lost to Australia in their World Twenty20 opener, West Indies would not have the luxury of experimenting against Ireland here tomorrow, as they need a win at any cost to book a berth in the Super Eight stage.
Although the Windies start as favourites, especially with Chris Gayle in smashing form, the William Porterfield-led Irish side has a penchant for springing a few surprises at the big stage.
And West Indies would make the mistake of taking Ireland lightly, only at their own peril.
The Darren Sammy-led West Indies, despite losing to Australia by 17 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method here last night, showed that it has got the team to go the distance.
Ireland, who registered a thumping win over England in last year’s World Cup, and beat Pakistan in 2007, can be wildly unpredictable. They won both their warm-up matches but lost to Australia in their league match.
