Ireland ready to take on West Indies
Can Ireland make an upset yet again in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in their maiden World Cup back in 2007 and repeated their performance this year, defeating England. However, they will be up against
a very different unit, West Indies, this time around. The Caribbean Kings will be eying to continue their dominance and crush the Irish team just like they did against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Netherlands-c753 and Bangladesh.
West Indies are positioned at number three with two wins in three matches in Group B, behind http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and England. However, the Windies have a better run-rate compared to all the other teams in both groups.
On the other hand, Ireland are fifth in their group and they have a chance to make it to the next round of the tournament. However, their match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 will be very important, and if they are able to win it, they may find a place in the knock-out
stages.
The minnows will find it absolutely hard to go through the explosive http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DS-Smith-c1403 to attack the opposition as ferociously as
Gayle.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brian-Charles-Lara-c48471, but it will be important for the youngster to be a consistent performer. So far, Bravo’s short career has been nothing less than promising. He just needs to focus a bit more on his game, and convert
his starts, as he hasn’t been able to score a century yet.
The middle-order for any team is considered to be the backbone in batting, and the Windies are gifted with two of the most brilliant batsmen of all time, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/S-Chanderpaul-c2390. The pair has the ability to play in any circumstances,
and lay a solid platform for their lower middle-order.
Apart from a good batting line-up, the Caribbean Kings have some utility all-round players in their team. They are gifted with some talented players like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382. Both these players have the ability to be rampant in the death overs,
and boost their run-rate significantly.
Bowlers have played a key role in this year’s World Cup. Good news for the Windies is that they have a good bowling line-up, and their bowlers are also giving wickets to their team.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747, and shared seven wickets out of the 10 to fall. Their lethal bowling saw the hosts all out for just 58 runs, which was their lowest
total in One Day Internationals (ODIs).
Considering the variety of the mighty West Indian team, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751 will have to really play their best in order to win the match. They do have some talented cricketers, who can help them win matches against tougher opponents.
However, the team shouldn’t depend solely on the likes of Kevin O’Brien. They will have to share the pressure with the flamboyant batsman, who scored the fastest century of World Cup history in the match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
Experienced cricketers like Niall O’Brien, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DT-Johnston-c1405 and John Moony, who can score some quick runs
in the lower middle-order.
However, young bowlers like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Dockrell-c59135 will be the key for their team, as they can exert a lot of pressure on their opponents by taking some quick wickets.
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