Ireland vs West Indies, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Alzarri Joseph to Thomas Mayes, FOUR, Ireland manage to cross 300 off the final ball. Slower ball outside off, Mayes delays his shot and that allows him to middle it, slashes it square and gives the sweeper no chance of stopping it

Forde to Dockrell, out Caught by Lewis!! Second wicket in the over for Forde. This time Dockrell picks out the fielder in the deep. Slower short of length delivery, sets up nicely for Dockrell to play the pull and he does middle it but it is the long boundary out there near deep mid-wicket, Lewis is well inside the rope as he takes the catch. Dockrell c Lewis b Forde 1(3)

Forde to Tucker, out Caught by Brandon King!! Excellent work by King. Fullish delivery, right in the slot and Tucker swings through the line, makes a decent contact and sends the ball sailing towards long-on, King takes a few steps back and hangs on but the momentum was taking him over the rope, so he throws the ball up and comes back inside the rope to complete the catch. Both set batters sent back in successive overs and there are still 9 balls left. Tucker c Brandon King b Forde 30(18) [4s-3]

Forde to Tucker, FOUR, streaky but they all count. Short ball around off, keeps climbing on Tucker and he still goes through with the flat-batted shot, gets a top-edge and the ball flies over Shai Hope

Alzarri Joseph to Tector, out Caught by Brandon King!! Big wicket with still 15 balls left. The set batter is gone. Smart bowling by Alzarri. He kept the slower ball full and outside off, Tector reaches for the drive and does not quite middle it, gets it high on the bat and spoons it towards extra cover, simple catch for King. Tector walks off shaking his head. Tector c Brandon King b Alzarri Joseph 56(51) [4s-6]

Forde to Tector, FOUR, off-pace delivery outside off, Tector waits and slaps it towards extra cover. The fielder gets a hand as he dives across but he does not make a clean stop and the ball races away

Forde to Tector, 1 run, fifty for Tector. He has been busy since his arrival and gets there off 47 balls. Needs to kick-on now and take Ireland past 300. Back of a length delivery, Tector drops it with soft hands to the off-side and crosses over. He raises his bat and acknowledges the applause

Forde to Tucker, FOUR, short third man and backward point inside and Tucker finds the gap. A low full-toss outside off, Tucker drives and beats the two fielders

Alzarri Joseph to Tucker, FOUR, fine pull. It's dug in short on off, Tucker pulls emphatically and splits deep square-leg and deep mid-wicket to perfection

Alzarri Joseph to Tucker, 1 run, short of length down leg, tucked down to fine-leg

Alzarri Joseph to Balbirnie, out Caught by Motie at sweeper cover!! End of Balbirnie. Tector comes and pats him on the back as a token of appreciation. A slower-ball off-cutter wide outside off, Balbirnie reaches for it to loft but hits it straight to the fielder and down Motie's throat. End of a fine knock. Balbirnie c Motie b Alzarri Joseph 112(138) [4s-9 6s-4]

Alzarri Joseph to Balbirnie, FOUR, dug in short outside off, Balbirnie pulls and the top-edge clears short fine, one bounce over the ropes, Alzarri Joseph has a wry smile on his face

Motie to Balbirnie, SIX, the slogsweep again and it's six again. Sees the tossed up delivery outside off, goes low and hits it over the deep mid-wicket fence

Alzarri Joseph to Balbirnie, byes, FOUR, now Alzarri Joseph is not happy with Shai Hope and rightly so. Was a slower-ball off-cutter full outside off, Balbirnie drives and misses, bounces in front of Hope and he can't stop it cleanly, gives away four cheap runs

Alzarri Joseph to Balbirnie, 1 run, 100 for Balbirnie. His 9th in ODIs. Kisses the crest on his helmet and hugs Tector. Gets there by tucking the back of a length delivery on off to deep backward square-leg. A healthy applause from the crowd

Alzarri Joseph to Tector, FOUR, full and wide outside off, Tector reaches for it to drive, thick outside-edge flies over the leaping short third man

Justin Greaves to Tector, FOUR, half-volley outside off and Tector does not miss out. He gets forward and times the drive, wide of extra-cover and no chance for any fielder out there

Justin Greaves to Tector, FOUR, now the straight drive. Full on middle, Tector gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to drive it straight down the ground, past the stumps and past the umpire, second boundary of the over

Justin Greaves to Tector, FOUR, lovely off-drive. Full on off, Tector gets forward and drives it so well, full face and it purrs away wide of mid-off

Shamar Joseph to Tector, FOUR, short outside off, Tector doesn't get into a great position on the pull, but gets it wide of mid-wicket and it runs away to the fence

Roston Chase to Balbirnie, SIX, second slogsweep in two overs against Roston Chase. Fired full on off, Balbirnie smashes the slogsweep and gets it over deep mid-wicket's head, Balbirnie moves into the 80s

Roston Chase to Balbirnie, SIX, there's the slogsweep and it's six. It's tossed up full on off, down he goes and Balbirnie gets the slogsweep over the deep square-leg fence

Forde to Balbirnie, 1 run, Jangoo at deep backward square-leg comes in and drops it. A slower-ball off-cutter on leg-stump, Balbirnie swipes it and it's in the air for a long time, Jangoo comes in and should have taken that, a life for Balbirnie

Forde to Cade Carmichael, out Caught by Shai Hope!! Fine delivery and the outside-edge is found. Forde hits a good length on off, Cade Carmichael is stuck on the crease and looks to defend, hint of movement away and a regulation outside-edge is found. Straightforward catch for Hope. Cade Carmichael c Shai Hope b Forde 16(21) [4s-1]

Forde to Balbirnie, SIX, that's audacious from Balbirnie. It's short on the stumps, he swivels on the back foot and pulls high and meatily over deep backward square-leg, the ball flies into the crowd, a touch of Caribbean flair from Balbirnie in that shot. The ball has disappeared too, a delay in play before they bring in a replacement

Forde to Balbirnie, FOUR, fine batting. Balbirnie comes down the track and takes the back of a length delivery on middle, pulls over mid-wicket and it's one bounce over the ropes

Alzarri Joseph to Balbirnie, 1 run, short of length on middle, Balbirnie helps the short-arm jab to deep square-leg

Alzarri Joseph to Balbirnie, FOUR, superb short ball but Balbirnie gets four. Sharp bouncer on the stumps, Balbirnie hooks and the top-edge flies over Shai Hope

Roston Chase to Cade Carmichael, FOUR, drifts into middle and leg, Cade Carmichael flicks and almost loses his balance, but gets good bat to glance it away to the fine-leg fence

Roston Chase to Stirling, out Caught by Motie!! Roston Chase strikes first ball. Stirling comes down the track and swings the leg-stump delivery straight to the fielder at deep backward square-leg. Couldn't have picked out the fielder any better. End of a good knock. And that's the wicket West Indies badly needed. Stirling c Motie b Roston Chase 54(64) [4s-6 6s-2]

Motie to Stirling, FOUR, superb late-cut. Quicker length delivery outside off, Stirling goes on the back foot and cuts, beats the backward point fielder to his left

Motie to Stirling, FOUR, wide of mid-wicket and four. It's tossed up full on the stumps, Stirling comes down the track and mows across the line, gets enough to get it into the gap

Justin Greaves to Balbirnie, FOUR, full outside off, Balbirnie gets forward to drive and plays it beautifully, wide of cover and it runs away to the fence

Justin Greaves to Stirling, leg byes, FOUR, down leg, full and Stirling flicks and misses, off the pad and fine-leg runs and dives to his right but the ball slips past his hand

Motie to Stirling, 1 run, full on leg-stump, Stirling gets forward to drive to long-on - he now has 10,000 runs for Ireland in all formats

Shamar Joseph to Stirling, FOUR, good pull. Dug in short around off, no deep mid-wicket and Stirling gets on top of the pull, nails it over mid-wicket and it runs away

Motie to Balbirnie, FOUR, Balbirnie plays the sweep so well. It's full outside off, Balbirnie gets low and sweeps through backward square-leg and it's into the gap, runs away for four

Shamar Joseph to Stirling, FOUR, short of length around off, Stirling opens the bat face and punches it square on the off-side. Once more Joseph is made to pay when he has bowled short

Shamar Joseph to Balbirnie, 1 run, slower ball around off, Balbirnie hacks it without any timing to deep mid-wicket

Forde to Balbirnie, FOUR, edged and four. Fullish delivery on off, Balbirnie pushes but with soft hands, the outside edge races wide of the first slip fielder and down to third man. That wouldn't have carried to second slip

Shamar Joseph to Stirling, FOUR, started the over with a six and ends it with a four. Another short of length delivery, Stirling had the width and he flays it in front of square on the off-side. No need to run for that..

Shamar Joseph to Stirling, SIX, Joseph greeted with a maximum. It was an ordinary delivery first up - short and wide outside off, Stirling could have hit that anywhere - he goes over backward point with his upper cut and clears the rope comfortably

Forde to Balbirnie, FOUR, poor delivery - short and outside off, plenty of width on offer and Balbirnie cashes in, he does not bother to keep the cut down, goes up and over the backward point region, one bounce and over the ropes

Forde to Balbirnie, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Balbirnie saw the width and went hard on the cut shot, he gets a thick outside edge and the ball flies over the second slip fielder

Forde to Stirling, SIX, whoa! That's struck flat and it has gone all the way. Stirling comes down the track, reaches for the full delivery outside off and slams it over the cover region. That came right off the screws..

Forde to Stirling, FOUR, finally he gets one off the middle and that allows him to open his account. Fraction short and not much movement, Stirling cracks the cut square and gives the point fielder no chance to make the stop

Alzarri Joseph to Balbirnie, FOUR, short of length outside off, Balbirnie gets on top of the bounce and flays it square on the off-side. He rolled his wrists over to keep the shot down and place it wide of point