Andy McBrine took four wickets and hit a half-century as Ireland beat West Indies by two wickets to win their One Day International series 2-1 on Sunday, with home captain Kieron Pollard calling the defeat “a sad day” for his struggling side. Told. , McBrine took his total to 10 wickets in three matches as West Indies were all out for 212 in 44.4 overs at Sabina Park. After this, he showed his all-rounder talent by scoring a top score of 59 runs in 100 balls with the help of six fours and a six.
Harry Tector also played a part in Ireland’s first away ODI series win against a fellow Test nation.
The 24-year-old scored 52 in his last 10 matches, his third consecutive half-century and seventh half-century.
“It’s a sad day for us and West Indies cricket,” Pollard admitted.
“We take responsibility and I too for performing on the field. It’s a bitter pill to swallow.”
He added: “We are not up to the mark. Now we need a holistic approach to move forward, not just on the field.
“It won’t happen tonight. We have to come together and decide where we want West Indies cricket to take.”
When McBrine went in the 31st over, the 28-year-old all-rounder took Ireland to 152-3, helping his team avoid losing opener William Porterfield to Alzarri Joseph on the first ball of the innings.
McBrine’s second half-century in his career ended with a lazy swipe off Odeon Smith, which was taken behind the stumps by Shai Hope.
However, Ireland, which had been missing several players including regular captain Andy Balbirnie due to Covid, still suffered a nervous finish, quickly slipping from 190-4 to 208-8, before Craig Young took the lead. Extended the winning boundary with 31 balls to spare.
It was a memorable series for McBrine – he still suffered a head injury in the first game.
After the inclusion of West Indies, they claimed 4-28 in their 10 overs of off-spin.
The home side was 119-7 at one point before former captain Jason Holder (44) and Akil Hossein (23) repaired some of the damage.
Hope scored 53 off 39 balls, hitting nine fours and a six as he dominated the opening stand of 72 runs in 11 overs with Justin Greaves.
McBrine in particular shone when he quickly removed Nicholas Pooran, Shamrah Brooks and captain Kieron Pollard to put Ireland in touch with a famous series win.
“It means a lot because the last three, four weeks have not been easy,” McBrine said. “But we have shown great spirit.”
West Indies won the first game by 24 runs before Ireland leveled the series with a five-wicket win.
The matches are part of the qualifying path for the 2023 World Cup.
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West Indies 212 all out in 44.4 overs (Shai Hope 53, Jason Holder 44; Andy McBrine 4-28)
Ireland 214-8 in 44.5 overs (Andy McBrine 59, Harry Tector 52, Paul Stirling 44)
Result: Ireland won by two wickets
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Series: Ireland 2-1
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