West Indies beat Ireland by 197 runs to square up three-match series

West Indies (385-7) (Keacy Carty 170; Barry McCarthy 3-100) beat Ireland (165-8) (Cade Carmichael 48; Jayden Seales 3-26) by 197 runs (DLS method)
On Friday the weather saved Ireland from the unenviable task of chasing down a mammoth West Indies total. They were not so lucky this time around.
Replying to an even bigger score of 386, reduced to 363 in 46 overs by rain, Ireland's attempt was ugly. In just his second international innings, Cade Carmichael reached 48 before getting stuck looking for a maiden milestone, but that was as good as it got. West Indies wrapped up a dominant 197-run win to square the three-match series at one apiece, honours shared after Ireland's own dominant victory in game one before the rain scuppered things on Friday.
The day started promisingly for Ireland, Barry McCarthy continuing his hex over Brandon King, dismissing the West Indies opener for the third time in as many matches. He added Evin Lewis for good measure, leaving the visitors two down inside five overs.
READ MORE
The fight back was something to behold. Shai Hope and Keacy Carty combined to put on 137 runs, the latter passing three figures in back-to-back matches. His effort of 170 anchored a late onslaught of hitting, Ireland's inability to take middle overs wickets biting them by opening up the Caribbean power game at the death. Justin Greaves added 50 runs off just 23 balls, Ireland struggling to contain the scoring rate at the small Clontarf venue.
They were not helped by injuries. Debutant Jordan Neill bowled just five overs before suffering a nasty shoulder issue. Josh Little managed seven before tweaking something in his leg.
Neither man emerged to bat later in the day, meaning West Indies needed to take just eight wickets for victory. Irish skipper Paul Stirling started the chase with the required aggression when needing nearly eight runs an over but he departed for 26. Jayden Seales accounted for him, Andy Balbirnie and Harry Tector cheaply, tearing the heart out of this Irish chase.
Carmichael, Lorcan Tucker and George Dockrell all made contributions, but nothing close enough to the magic needed for a record victory. A pair of run outs only added to the ignominy, the West Indies wrapping things up with 16 overs still remaining. The Caribbean outfit now heads to England before returning to these shores in June for a three-match T20 encounter to be held in Bready Cricket Club.

Try Our AI Features

Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:

Learn with AIFact CheckingText to SpeechAI Summary

Related Articles

Irish Independent

39 minutes ago

• Irish Independent

GAA Championships – Catch all today's football and hurling action as it happens

Live | As the GAA's football and hurling championships reach the business end, we have a feast of action today. With Dublin's hurlers and footballers involved in do-or-die clashes at Croke Park against Limerick and Cork respectively, there is also a plethora of top class games across the country. Catch all the action here. All-Ireland SFC – Prelim. Quarter finals: Kerry - Cavan (3.30pm, GAA+) Dublin - Cork (6.15pm, GAA+) All-Ireland SHC – Quarter finals: Dublin - Limerick (4pm, RTE2) Galway -Tipperary (6.15pm, RTE2) Ladies All-Ireland SFC – Round 3: Tipperary - Donegal (1pm, TG4) Armagh - Kildare (2pm, TG4 YouTube) Leitrim - Waterford (2pm, TG4 YouTube) Mayo - Cork (3pm, TG4) Ladies All-Ireland SHC – Round 4: Cork - Clare (2pm) 2 minutes ago Good afternoon and welcome to another live blog covering all the action from the Gaelic Football and Hurling Championships. My name is Ultán Corcoran, and I will be keeping you up to speed with events around the country. We have a full schedule this Saturday with no less than 9 games taking place around the grounds with action from preliminary quarter-final stage of the All-Ireland football series, two All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals, as well as football and camogie from the Ladies All-Ireland championships. In terms of coverage, Kerry vs Cavan is our first port of call in football with throw-in at 3.30pm. The action overlaps a bit as Dublin face Limerick in the hurling at 4pm from Croke Park. Finally, we will try keep you up to speed with the football clash of Dublin-Cork and the second hurling quarter-final between Tipperary and Galway which both start at 6.15pm. GAA+ on Twitter / X This weekends fixtures on GAA+ 🖥️👇🏼 GAA+ (@GAAPlusOfficial) June 16, 2025

Irish Examiner

41 minutes ago

• Irish Examiner

Live GAA updates: Follow the action as Cavan travel to Kerry for preliminary quarter-final

2.55pm Good afternoon everyone. Welcome along to our Examiner Sport liveblog of what's shaping to be a Saturday scorcher of Championship action. The stakes have risen with the temperatures. What you can smell in the air is the peril of straight knockout competition. On deck in the coming hours we have a pair of All-Ireland preliminary quarter finals in the football Championship and two All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals. It's Joe Callaghan here to help navigate the first half of a hectic day. I hope everyone has their sunscreen handy for the afternoon throw-ins, starting with the visit of Cavan down to Fitzgerald Stadium to face Jack O'Connor's Kerry, with a 3.30pm throw-in. Tony Leen will be on the ground in Killarney to provide updates and analysis. Next up will be the first half of a Croke Park hurling-football double header where Limerick face Dublin (4.00pm) before it's Cork's turn against the boys in blue, John Cleary's men looking to follow last weekend's victory over Roscommon by dumping the Dubs out of the Championship. That game throws in at 6.15pm, the same time that arguably the day's standout contest, the meeting of Galway and Tipperary gets going at the Gaelic Grounds with an All-Ireland hurling semi-final at stake. Maurice Brosnan will be our man in Limerick. So, plenty ahead of us. And plenty behind us too, which means I have some required reading to get stuck into before the action gets going. Here's Eamonn Fitzmaurice on how Jack O'Connor must lean on experience, honesty and hard truths to help Kerry rebound from last week's chastening defeat to Meath.

Irish Daily Mirror

43 minutes ago

• Irish Daily Mirror

Kerry v Cavan LIVE score updates from All-Ireland preliminary QF clash

Kerry take on Cavan this afternoon in the preliminary quarter-final round of the All-Ireland senior football championship. Today's game throws in at 3.30pm, and while it isn't on TV, it can be streamed on GAA+. Kerry find themselves in the play-off round as a result of losing to Meath in their final round robin game. The Kingdom needed just a draw to secure top spot and a place in the last-8, but an unbelievably sloppy performance handed Meath the initiative and they dominated in Navan. Jack O'Connor's side are back in action today as a result, and that might not be a bad thing as it gives them the chance to get minutes in the legs of the likes of Seanie O'Shea, who returns to the team today. But anyone writing Cavan off must do so at their own peril. The Ulster side have already taken the scalp of Mayo this Summer, and with all the pressure on Kerry, this is the definition of a free-hit. Cavan team to play Kerry Kerry team to play Cavan