Match 27 – Ireland Vs West Indies at Mohali


  1. Suleiman Benn has now opened the bowling for the West Indies in all four three matches.
  2. Darren Sammy in just his eighth completed match as captain of the West Indies has now won five of those matches in charge. This win is his second against a Test playing nation.
  3. West Indies have conceded just 4 runs as an extra in terms of a wide in their last four matches.
  4. Suleiman Benn’s 4 – 53 in this match is his second four wicket haul in the tournament. He is now the joint second leading wicket taker in this World cup edition with 12 wickets.
  5. Keiron Pollard (94) registered his highest one day score and has scored the maximum number of sixes (9) in this tournament so far.
  6. Devon Smith (107) registered his first limited overs century in 34 innings. He is also West Indies leading run scorer in this tournament with 202 runs and tenth overall.
  7. Smith and Pollard scored 201 of the total 275 runs posted by West Indies in the match.
  8. Andre Russell made his debut in this match and claimed the wicket if the Irish top scorer (Ed Joyce for 84). He became the first West Indian to debut in a World cup match after Pollard in 2007.
  9. Darren Sammy played his 50th limited overs match.
  10. Seven batsmen of the 20 wickets in the match were dismissed bowled.
  11. Kevin O’Brien’s 4 for 71 in this match is the second four wicket haul by an Irish bowler after Mooney’s 4 for 63 against England.
  12. Kevin O’Brien reached a career milestone of 1500 runs and became the first Ireland batsman to reach the milestone.

– Sharath

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