West Indies vs Ireland: Ireland wins their first away ODI series

Ireland grabs their first win in the ODI series away from home.

Ireland won the historic series against West Indies, achieving their first away ODI series win. Ireland, after 2019 has won an ODI series, leading by 2-1 against the Windies.

Ireland bowled out West Indies for 212, where only Shai Hope manage to hit 50 and Holder got out in the 40s. The batting unit for West Indies was not able to score a decent target, which gave a freeway to Ireland to achieve a historic win.

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Ireland managed to chase the target and won by just two wickets, but the exciting game slipped away from the hands of the hosts. Jamaica witnessed a memorable and remarkable moment for the Ireland team. This 2-1 series win helped team Ireland to jump up to 3rd position in the WSL (Super League).

With Ireland beating West Indies in their hometown, gives a sense of belief that the fans can witness Ireland for better performance when they play against the rest of the best international teams.

Man of the Match and also the Player of the series, Andy McBrine wins it for Ireland. He scored a total of 128 runs and took 10 wickets in this series. He is also the highest wicket-taker in this series.

Winning captain Stirling seemed very excited after the win and appreciated the team for their efforts. Stirling quoted that Tector and Mcbrine have played a major role in this series win. Ireland looks ahead for several opportunities.

Losing skipper, Pollard seemed frustrated, as he precisely is not happy with the batting unit and quoted that it has been a major issue for years now, as West Indies are not consistent with the bat.

Nevertheless, Ireland deserved this historical win at Jamaica, and the tremendous efforts by all the players made their first away ODI series win possible.