The Ireland cricket team toured the West Indies in January 2020 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2][3] The West Indies Cricket Board announced the tour dates in September 2019.[4][5] In November 2019, Andrew Balbirnie was named as Ireland's captain across all three formats of international cricket.[6][7]
Ahead of the first ODI match, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the use of technology to monitor front-foot no-balls for all matches during the tour.[8] The third umpire called the front-foot no-balls, communicating this with the on-field umpires.[9] It was used as a trial to see if it can be implemented further, without a detriment to the flow of the game.[10] The trial was previously used in December 2019, in the matches between India and the West Indies.[11]
The West Indies won the first two ODIs to take an unassailable lead in the series.[12] The West Indies won the third ODI by five wickets, winning the series 3–0.[13] It was the West Indies first ODI series win at home since beating Bangladesh in August 2014.[14] For the first T20I, Jacqueline Williams was named as the third umpire, becoming the first woman to officiate as a third umpire in a men's international cricket match.[15] The T20I series was drawn 1–1, after the second match finished in a no result due to rain.[16]
Squads
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 West Indies[17]
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 Ireland[18]
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West Indies[19]
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Ireland[20]
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Oshane Thomas and Obed McCoy also travelled with the West Indies team for the ODI matches, as part of a development initiative with Cricket West Indies.[21]
Tour match
50-over match: West Indies President's XI vs Ireland
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- West Indies President's XI won the toss and elected to field.
ODI series
1st ODI
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gareth Delany (Ire) made his ODI debut.
- Andrew Balbirnie captained Ireland for the first time in ODIs.[22]
- Boyd Rankin played in his 150th international match for Ireland.[23]
2nd ODI
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- William Porterfield played in his 300th international match for Ireland.[24]
3rd ODI
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- West Indies were set a revised target of 197 runs from 47 overs due to rain.
T20I series
1st T20I
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Andrew Balbirnie captained Ireland for the first time in T20Is.[25]
- Paul Stirling and Kevin O'Brien made the highest partnership for any wicket for Ireland in T20Is (154).[26]
- Paul Stirling (Ire) scored his 2,000th run in T20Is.[27]
2nd T20I
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during West Indies' innings prevented any further play.
- Romario Shepherd (WI) made his T20I debut.
3rd T20I
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
References
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- ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "ICC bailout Ireland after fraud shock". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Ireland comes to the West Indies in January 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Ireland in West Indies tour schedule announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Gary Wilson replaced by Andy Balbirnie as Ireland's T20I captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Balbirnie assumes T20 International captaincy". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "West Indies vs Ireland: Front foot no ball technology to be tried during series". SportStar. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Front foot no ball technology trials during West Indies-Ireland series". New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "3rd umpire to monitor no balls during Ireland-WIndies series". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "West Indies-Ireland series to trial front foot no ball technology". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Joseph, Pollard, Walsh and Pooran break Ireland hearts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Lewis century secures series whitewash for Windies". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Evin Lewis hundred powers West Indies to 3-0 whitewash of Ireland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Williams set to become first woman third umpire in a Men's International". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Lendl Simmons, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo help West Indies level series with thumping win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Jason Holder rested from first two West Indies ODIs v Ireland". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Ireland Men's Squads Announced for West Indies tour". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Romario Shepherd named in West Indies T20I Squad vs Ireland". Cricket World. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Thompson and Getkate left out of Ireland squads". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "CWI Development Plans: Oshane Thomas And Obed McCoy Joins West Indies Squad". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "West Indies v Ireland: Caribbean series to trial front foot no-ball technology". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Ireland falls to confident West Indies side in first ODI in Barbados". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "So close, yet…Ireland loses 1-wicket thriller to West Indies". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Ireland face West Indies in T20 series opener in Grenada". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Ireland defeats world champions in record-breaking T20 International in Grenada". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "On top of the world". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.