Rain in the match
Showers had been forecast and before the first break could hit the game, West Indies took full advantage of the conditions. By bowling first on a pleasant pitch, they dismissed Kevin O’Brien.
Kieron Pollard Performance
West Indies needed some good bowling performance and that happened Kieron Pollard when struck. At that time, Ireland was looking to take charge of the match. Pollard served up a mixture of variations, with his changes of fast bowling proving to be particularly difficult for the Irish batsmen.
Kieron Pollard had his best bowling figures in T20 International cricket on Saturday before rain disrupted the second match of a three-game series against Ireland. In successive overs, he dismissed both Delany and Balbirnie to send Ireland into a spin.
Pollard added two more wickets to his account by getting rid of Gary Wilson and George Dockrell to register career-best figures of 4 for 25 in T20I cricket.
Ireland Performance
There was no special performance from Paul Stirling when play resumed after an hour’s delay. He was dismissed for 17 by Sheldon Cottrell, forcing the visitors into a period of reassessment.
Andrew Balbirnie and Gareth Delany put on a 72-run partnership in only 43 deliveries. The 10th over of the innings bowled by Hayden Walsh Jr proved to be the highlight of their day. Delany made 44 off 22, which included four consecutive sixes.
Ireland lost three wickets off the last three balls of their innings on Saturday, out of which two were run-outs as they desperately tried to scramble to get past 150.
Stirling was playing as the stand-in skipper as Balbirne suffered a hamstring strain. He brought himself on and dismissed Lendl Simmons in the first over. Harry Tector scored 31 runs from 23 balls to help his team reach a competitive 147/9 in 19 overs, with an over lost after a lengthy second rain delay.
