00:00We're all set for this ODI series. Let's play.
00:15Oh, insignificant movement that has come back and jagged in off the surface.
00:22That has gone not an insignificant amount, Carlos.
00:26Three, four bat widths and somehow I think it's only missed on height.
00:29Guided away.
00:34Azari Joseph's pace will push towards the rope and just about get there.
00:40That's a nice start for Andrew Balbirni, cut in half from his very first delivery.
00:44The women's in two T20 eyes.
00:46Sterling cuts this away and does break the streak of dots and finally gets off the mark in grand style.
00:53Sterling laces that one. May well have gone all the way. It's a very flat six.
01:02Might not have got higher than maybe four or five metres off the ground, but it flies to the rope and it's a fantastic end to the fifth over.
01:0920 for none.
01:12Edged away. This will be four.
01:14Races away. It's probably, what, only 55 yards or something like that up there, Carlos.
01:19Bit of fortune. The two slips in place. Flies over their head.
01:21Balbirni will lace it through the offside for four more.
01:26He's not going to miss out here. This is a soaring six.
01:34Lovely from Sterling. His second six of the innings.
01:37That's cut away. It'll run all the way to the boundary for four.
01:42Started the over with a boundary. Ends the over with a boundary.
01:46Six off the first ball. Four off the last of the eighth over. Ireland are 40 without loss.
01:51It's going to be runs and it's four runs as well.
02:03And that's going to beat the field up and it'll make its way to the rope.
02:07It'll trickle across, but that's another boundary for Paul Sterling.
02:10He moves on to 25.
02:13There it goes.
02:16Wide. It goes away for four.
02:20There's the shot.
02:24And it'll take a little bit of movement to get there for the field there.
02:27He's not going to cut it off Evan Lewis.
02:29Just confirmation it wasn't.
02:31No ball as Sterling goes on the pull.
02:34And will get surely a boundary. It's very short that side.
02:38He's edging closer to a most remarkable landmark.
02:41Paul Sterling's impact on the world game.
02:45And he's going to just continue along his merry way now.
02:48And he'll rather fittingly get a little bit of assistance from the fielder too.
02:52It will be leg buys. It won't go next to his total.
02:55He'll stay on 10,000 for now.
02:57More. None of those players still playing.
02:59This one's driven through the covers.
03:02Maybe a slightly lackadaisical effort at cover.
03:05And it will race to the rope.
03:08To spoil the party here for Ireland.
03:13Paul Sterling is going to try to right the ship with another boundary.
03:18Paul Sterling gets it away.
03:24And that will be a half century for the captain.
03:30Moves to 52. Just 61 deliveries.
03:38First ball though is going to be a potential wicket.
03:41And indeed it is caught on the boundary.
03:44It's the breakthrough for West Indies.
03:46Roston Chase into the attack.
03:48And strikes with his first delivery.
03:50Paul Sterling gone for 54.
03:58Go away to the boundary.
04:00It's going to be an additional four.
04:04Carmichael.
04:06Oh, that has helped on its way.
04:10One bounce, four.
04:17That is the shot he was looking for.
04:19Beautifully pulled away by Valberni.
04:21One bounce.
04:23And over the boundary.
04:28Forward goes short again.
04:29This is going to be lifted high and long.
04:31It's handsomely six.
04:32And Balberni is upping the strike rate here.
04:39Oh, takes the edge.
04:41And Carmichael is dismissed.
04:43Forward with a breakthrough after being punished in the over by Balberni.
04:47He's got the wicket of Carmichael for 16.
04:49And can use those long levers.
04:55So too can Andy Balberni, who hits another six.
04:58Balberni goes to that trademark slog sweep.
05:04Gets enough of it.
05:05And he will get six.
05:07And, well, nearly some damage caused up in the crowd there.
05:10That is a fine blow.
05:16He's very aggressive.
05:17And he's showing it yet again.
05:18That's a good stroke.
05:19Banged into the surface at no shortage of pace by Shamar Joseph.
05:24And an old-fashioned hook shot well in front to square.
05:26Gets four.
05:32Glorious stroke.
05:33What a way to bring up the 200.
05:35Ireland are starting their summer in some style in the sunshine here.
05:42Should well be the second boundary.
05:43The over.
05:44Straight down the ground.
05:46Straight as an arrow from Tector.
05:48He does get eight from Graves.
05:50Come back over.
05:51Ireland have their 200 up.
05:52It's 2.06 for two.
05:54The over.
05:57Beautiful drive.
05:58A flowing drive from Tector.
06:00And it's going to find the gap.
06:01And a race to the rope.
06:02It's one of the longer pockets of the ground there.
06:04But...
06:05To the attack.
06:06And with his extra pace on,
06:08there's going to be runs and wicket-taking opportunities.
06:11The first one is a boundary from Tector.
06:13Slashed away.
06:18Clipped away.
06:19And it's going to be one day international century number nine.
06:22For Andrew Balberni.
06:25He has started this season in red-hot form, to say the least.
06:29He's made the move up to the North West.
06:31He follows up scores of 91, 101 and 63 for them at the Interpros.
06:35And real emotion and delight on the face of Andrew Balberni.
06:42Again, it's that slog sweep that he goes to.
06:45Trademark Balberni.
06:46Drives off the seamers and sweeps off the spinners.
06:50Guys here.
06:53Cashing in in a big way.
06:55It's going to race away to the rope.
06:56It's always very short.
06:58At both straight ends of the Clontarf venue.
07:0134.
07:05Looks to accelerate, but he's going to perish in the wish to do so.
07:08He picks out Moti.
07:10And it's a simple catch.
07:13Takes nothing away from a marvellous innings and continues a red-hot streak of form.
07:22Dug into the surface and Tucker more than good enough for that.
07:26Little bit of a double bluff and Tucker, well, you know, he's taken him two deliveries to get to that.
07:31Guided away behind square.
07:36Third is up in the circle.
07:37It will race to the rope.
07:38Flying start from Lorcan Tucker.
07:40He's looking really good.
07:41Leaner than usual.
07:42He's going to try and cash in now.
07:47Gets to the landmark and follows it up with a boundary.
07:50That's the power of Tector through the offside.
07:56Chips it straight to cover.
07:57It's a tame end for Tector.
07:59He's played very nicely, but Alsari Joseph is very much keeping the West Indies in this contest.
08:05He, for me, has been the pick of the attack.
08:10He's going to get four, but not where he intended it.
08:12Banged into the surface.
08:13Tucker's looked for the hook shot.
08:15Flies off the top edge.
08:16Not for the first time today.
08:17There's been plenty of those.
08:19Juggle does bowlers.
08:21Really well.
08:22Candice, get the distance.
08:24No.
08:25What an effort in the deep.
08:29Brilliant from Brandon King.
08:31Takes the catch.
08:32Goes outside the rope.
08:36Dockrell has picked out the man.
08:38He's going to be dismissed.
08:39Evan Lewis is never dropping that.
08:41Again, great knowledge of the opposition.
08:43You'd have to think driven a lot by Kevin O'Brien.
08:49300 will be brought up with aplomb.
08:51It's a first international boundary for Tom Mays and maybe one of the largest cheers of the day.
08:57It means that Ireland have had to use all 300 of their deliveries to get there, but they will surpass 300.
09:04And be very pleased.
09:06Remember, they lost the toss.
09:07They were asked to have a bat first on what looked like a greenishly tinged wicket, but they've posted 303 for six.
09:14And on a historic day for Ireland's captain Paul Sterling, driven by an Andrew Balbirni century and fifties from himself and Harry Tector.
09:22I think overall Ireland will be pretty pleased and very much in this contest at the halfway stage.
09:28First ball to come.
09:29Target 304.
09:31Barry McCarthy opening for Ireland, a combative bowler.
09:36Straight down the ground.
09:41There's a quick single.
09:43Stamps hits.
09:44How close is that?
09:46Ireland are celebrating what they feel is a wicket.
09:49Harry Tector.
09:50First runs off Tom Mays.
09:59It's a bludgeoned boundary by Brandon King.
10:05Put this one away very comfortably.
10:10Mays strays down leg side and he's punished by King.
10:16This one worked away by Carty.
10:17It'll beat the fielder and another four.
10:24A little straighter again.
10:25This is chipped and it'll be out the second wicket.
10:28Barry McCarthy strikes with the final ball of the seventh over.
10:32West Indies are two down.
10:33Casey Carty removed for six as Josh Little takes the catch.
10:38Tom Mays continues.
10:42Driven straight.
10:43Fielder's in the circle.
10:45That's going to be four.
10:50Carted away.
10:52Too short, too wide.
10:53And, well, that's an absolute buffet ball from McCarthy.
10:57His first really poor one as King just climbs into it.
11:05That wasp might fall now down into lower single digits.
11:09Because Barry McCarthy, he may have been dismissed for a boundary.
11:12But he's now dismissed Brandon King.
11:17Massive appeal given.
11:18McCarthy absolutely on fire and living every second of it and loving every second of it.
11:26Bowls in.
11:30It's a beauty.
11:31And what a maiden international wicket for Tom Mays.
11:34The stuff of dreams.
11:36My hand right now.
11:38Driven aerially.
11:39Catchable height.
11:40And it should race to the rope.
11:41Graves into his work immediately.
11:42Three followed by four from his first two deliveries.
11:43And that's what's kept to mate.
11:45Guided into the leg side and will again fly to the rope.
11:46He might have just carried away a touch by his exertions.
11:52Whipped into the leg side and whipped away for four.
11:55Well, an action packed over and a little counter punch here led by the 31 year old Justin Graves who's having a remarkable time of things over the last two years.
12:16There'll be four boundaries in the over.
12:17McCarthy getting far too full and it maybe wasn't over too many.
12:26Perhaps they should have gone with Josh Little.
12:31Pulled away and pulled into the gap.
12:33It's going to be four more.
12:34Well, Graves is starting in T20 mode here, isn't he?
12:37Flies to 23 off just nine deliveries.
12:40Square drive and well Graves has started like he's playing on a different pitch to the rest of his teammates.
12:50It's another boundary for him again over pitched and punished.
12:58It'll be four more.
12:59This is not a highlights package you're watching here.
13:02It's Justin Graves smashing everything to the rope.
13:05For the four.
13:06It will be number six and fittingly it's Paul Sterling that takes the catch.
13:14Ireland need to pinch themselves again.
13:17A bad one.
13:20The free hit is hammered away.
13:22I think it's going to go all the way.
13:23In fact, it's a good stroke from Ruston Chase.
13:25He's a very effective batter.
13:31Swept away.
13:33Very short up there will race away and it'll be a boundary for Chase.
13:36He's taken a while to get in, but it's starting to get into his work.
13:42Hooked away and hooked all the way.
13:45That will reduce that required run rate.
13:47Ruston Chase, he really is the man for all seasons.
13:51Whatever the format, whatever the occasion for the West Indies, he often stands tall.
13:56Answers the Yorker in fine style.
14:02It's a gorgeous stroke, isn't it?
14:04The on-drive pierces the gap and races to the rope.
14:06Straight back past the bowler.
14:11That'll be four.
14:13It's a wonderful repast from Ruston Chase.
14:15Too far behind.
14:17It's to play a lovely stroke and indeed that is all the way to the boundary for four.
14:28It's going to be more runs here.
14:30And it's going to be four.
14:35And there's the edge.
14:37It will skip away kindly for West Indies all the way to the boundary.
14:44It's cut away beautifully.
14:45Bit of a chase on.
14:48And disappointingly for Tom Mays.
14:54Use of the feet and picked up and smoked down the ground.
14:57He's a fine ball striker for it, isn't he?
14:59And you get such good reward hitting straight.
15:04Bolden.
15:05And the gamble works for Sterling.
15:07And it's the big wicket of Ruston Chase.
15:11Buckle will continue.
15:13Oh, and he's got another.
15:15He's got two and seven deliveries.
15:17He's actually on a hat-trick.
15:18He's clean-bowled Ruston Chase.
15:20And now he's forced Alzari-Joseph to chop on one that's maybe kept a little low.
15:25Hat-trick ball.
15:27Guided away beautifully.
15:29It's going to race to the rope.
15:31Doesn't need to slog-sweep that kind of a length and just opens the face.
15:38Back-to-back boundaries.
15:40Well, West Indies, they've batted a long way down.
15:41He's got two international fifties next to his name.
15:44One in test matches and one in ODIs.
15:46And it's been an action-packed nine deliveries from George Dockrell, isn't it?
15:50This might be another chance. Tom Mays is out at long off.
15:55That holds on. George Dockrell has three and eleven deliveries and Ireland are on the brink.
16:02And what would be, well, a monumental and a quite massive victory in this first ODI.
16:07Joseph in at the crease. This one's straight up. And Ford is going to be caught, it seems, straight underneath it.
16:16Barry McCarthy has four. Ireland have a fantastic victory.
16:21He won by 124 runs as Josh Little takes the final catch.
16:30Barry McCarthy strikes.
16:33A great four for Barry McCarthy.
16:35And a wonderful victory, Isabel, choice for Ireland, first up in this series.
