Ireland squad struck by gastroenteritis ahead of West Indies encounter – Cricket News Update
Ireland's World T20 squad has been hit by some serious bouts of gastroenteritis as the lowly ranked side gear up to face off a formidable http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 contingent in a do-or-die Group B match, at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, on Monday, September 24, 2012.
The Irish skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 cricketers earlier in the tournament. He was, however, confident of going into Monday’s match with full strength.
"A few lads have gone down with upset stomachs," Porterfield told the media reporters at the pre-match press conference on Saturday. "As long as everyone wakes up well in morning, hopefully we'll have a full squad to pick from," he added further.
Ireland faced a seven-wicket defeat at the hands of mighty Aussies in the World T20 opener in Colombo, last Wednesday and were not likely to proceed to the Super Eights. However, West Indies’s 17 runs defeat at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bailey-c1480 and Men under Duckworth Lewis method gave them a hope of graduating to the next round.
Ireland’s poor start against the Aussies was the main reason behind their comprehensive defeat in the tournament opener, and the skipper is determined to avoid the repeat tonight.
“The first six overs with bat and ball are going to be crucial,” said the opener, who had scored a first-ball duck against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 last week. “If we can restrict their runs and then make a good start with the bat then we have a good chance,” he added further.
The winner of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751-West Indies encounter at R Premadasa on Monday night will be assured of a spot in the Super Eight stage. Irish batsman Niall O’Brien insisted said that the giant killers were up for the challenge
"I think the boys are up for it. We'll get among the big crowd and we need to pick it up by 15 to 20 percent, and hopefully that'll be good enough for a win."
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