McCarthy to Forde, out Caught by Joshua Little!! All over! A thumping victory for Ireland. A hard length delivery onto off, Forde cleared from his front leg for a big swipe across the line. Ends up hitting it high in the air and Little from mid-on settles under the catch. Ireland win by 124 runs. Forde c Joshua Little b McCarthy 38(48) [4s-4 6s-1]
McCarthy to Forde, no run, fuller outside off, Forde gets closer to push it towards covers
McCarthy to Alzarri Joseph, leg byes, 1 run, good length and zips through from just outside off, angling inwards. Thuds onto the knee roll and deflects leg side. A big appeal for LBW, but perhaps too high
McCarthy to Alzarri Joseph, no run, good length and wide outside off, Joseph lets it pass
McCarthy to Alzarri Joseph, no run, back of length onto off, defended into the pitch
McCarthy to Forde, 1 run, back of length onto the body, fended behind square for a single
McCarthy to Forde, no run, hard length outside off, Forde tries to pull but misses
McCarthy to Justin Greaves, FOUR, four boundaries in the over. Full outside off, Justin Greaves gets forward and unfurls a brilliant square drive, right into the gap between backward point and point
McCarthy to Justin Greaves, FOUR, that's a top shot. A short of length delivery down leg, Justin Greaves swivels and with one leg up in the air, pulls hard and wide of deep backward square-leg, runs away, a touch of flair and class in that shot
McCarthy to Justin Greaves, no run, dropped by Tector at mid-off. Was in the grasp but when Tector landed, the elbows hit the ground and out it popped. Full outside off, Justin Greaves gets forward and drives flowingly, Tector with a full-length dive to his right and he caught it too, so nearly a fourth for McCarthy, in fact Ireland and the fielders on the off-side were already celebrating
McCarthy to Justin Greaves, no run, full on off, Justin Greaves gets forward to drive to mid-on
McCarthy to Justin Greaves, FOUR, fullish and angling into the pads, easy for Justin Greaves who flicks through mid-wicket and it's into the gap. Nice shot that
McCarthy to Justin Greaves, FOUR, full outside off, Justin Greaves gets forward and drives square, nicely played, in the gap between backward point and point, was again in the air
McCarthy to Jangoo, out Lbw!! McCarthy on fire. He has Jangoo plumb. Full on middle and leg, Jangoo with a little shuffle, gets forward to drive, misses and is rapped on the pads. Definitely pitched in line and would have crashed into middle and leg. Easy decision for the umpire. West Indies in all sorts of strife. Jangoo lbw b McCarthy 0(2)
McCarthy to Jangoo, no run, three slips wait as Jangoo shoulders arms to a length delivery outside off
McCarthy to Brandon King, out Caught by Tucker!! Big drive attempted and Brandon King edges it behind. Full and the sucker delivery outside off, King gets forward to drive and edges it to Tucker who makes no mistake. Regulation take too and Ireland are all over West Indies here. Good bowling from McCarthy as he went wide of the crease and angled it in, then the ball held its line to take the edge. Brandon King c Tucker b McCarthy 19(29) [4s-4]
McCarthy to Brandon King, FOUR, short and wide outside off, poor delivery and Brandon King cuts hard, cracks it and beats cover and mid-off
McCarthy to Brandon King, no run, fullish and again attacking the pads, Brandon King with a slight shuffle across, clips to mid-on
McCarthy to Brandon King, no run, full and sliding into the pads, Brandon King again falls over, misses the flick, rapped on the pads and the loud appeal for LBW is turned down. Easily missing leg-stump though
McCarthy to Keacy Carty, out Caught by Joshua Little!! Soft dismissal. Not sure what Carty was trying there. He was half hearted and offered a dolly to Little. Fullish delivery on the stumps, Carty wanted to flick it over mid-wicket but ends up chipping it to mid-on. Two wickets in the powerplay and it is turning into a superb start for Ireland. Keacy Carty c Joshua Little b McCarthy 6(15) [4s-1]
McCarthy to Keacy Carty, FOUR, this time Carty puts away the bad delivery. He missed out last ball. This was back of a length and too straight, Carty glances it off his hips and beats a diving fine leg fielder
McCarthy to Keacy Carty, no run, full delivery on middle and leg, Carty flicks and picks out mid-wicket
McCarthy to Keacy Carty, no run, once more keeps it tight around off, Carty blocks it back to McCarthy
McCarthy to Keacy Carty, no run, back of a length delivery, Carty gets behind the line and knocks it to mid-on
McCarthy to Keacy Carty, no run, good length ball around off, Carty defends with soft hands to the off-side
McCarthy to Keacy Carty, 2 runs, excellent work by Carmichael. Fullish delivery outside off, Carty transfers his weight into the drive and places it square of the wicket. The ball seemed to be racing away but Carmichael dives head first and pulls the ball in play, saved a couple
McCarthy to Keacy Carty, no run, short of length around off, Carty rides the bounce and angles it to backward point
McCarthy to Keacy Carty, no run, back of a length outside off, Carty lifts his bat and lets it go
McCarthy to Brandon King, leg byes, 1 run, strays down leg, King looks to help it along and misses, the ball rolls off the pad and Tucker fails to stop it
McCarthy to Brandon King, 2 runs, another direct hit but this time King was in. Fullish delivery, he pushes it to mid-on and sets off, no hesitation and no changing of direction, gets in comfortably and picks up a second run due to the deflection
McCarthy to Brandon King, no run, bit of extra bounce from good length, King defends off the glove to square leg. He was coming forward to defend but was surprised by the extra bounce
McCarthy to Lewis, out Lewis Run Out!! Lewis is a tad disappointed. He felt McCarthy came in his way. Fullish delivery on off, Lewis pushes it down the wicket and McCarthy moved across to stop the ball, misses but Tector from mid-off was alert to the situation, he swoops down and fires a direct hit at the bowler's end. Lewis had to change his direction to avoid colliding with McCarthy and that cost him a few yards. In the end he was well short of the crease. Lewis run out (Tector) 2(7)
McCarthy to Lewis, 2 runs, finally Lewis manages to evade the cover fielder. Nothing but a push and the ball pings off the middle, races past cover but the fielder from mid-off manages to hunt it down, just a brace
McCarthy to Lewis, no run, full pitcher angled across, Lewis drives firmly but it is straight to cover
McCarthy to Lewis, no run, fuller and close to off, Lewis presses forward and pushes it towards cover
McCarthy to Lewis, no run, short of length angled across, Lewis ignores outside off
McCarthy to Lewis, no run, back of a length around off, Lewis moves across and shoulders arms
McCarthy to Lewis, no run, back of a length angled across, Lewis shuffles across and lets it pass. Good carry to Tucker
McCarthy to Brandon King, 1 run, fuller and outside off, King drives it past cover but mid-off moves around and keeps it to a single
McCarthy to Brandon King, no run, fullish delivery outside off, King presses across and angles it to point
McCarthy to Brandon King, no run, on a length and around off, King prods forward and defends towards cover
McCarthy to Brandon King, no run, dropped! That is a regulation catch. Skipper Stirling has put it down at first slip. Fullish delivery around off, King pushes with hard hands and the outside edge is found. The ball goes low to Stirling and he spills a sitter. He got both hands but could not hang on
McCarthy to Brandon King, no run, back of length and at the stumps, King tries to tuck it away but hits it tamely towards square leg