West Indies v Ireland World Cup Prediction & Betting Tips

Achievements in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

Ireland – The Irish team played six matches, won two, lost four, attained four points at a net run rate of -0.696 and found themselves out of the top eight. They however, surprised England while beating them by three wickets after chasing a mammoth target of 327 and triumphed against the Netherlands with a margin of six wickets.

West Indies – The Windies appeared in six games, clinched three, lost even and held six points at a net run rate of +1.066. They were outplayed by Pakistan in the Quarter-finals with a hefty margin of 10 wickets and could not proceed further.

Ireland recently won the Dubai Triangular Series involving Scotland, Afghanistan and they will anticipate a promising start to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. West Indies surrendered the five match One Day International series badly against the hosts South Africa 1-4 but they have the potentials to come back in the big event.

Players to watch

The Irish batting line-up will revolve around Niall O’Brien, William Porterfield, Andy Balbirnie, Ed Joyce, Paul Stirling and Gary Wilson, while Kevin O’Brien, Alex Cusack and John Mooney are fine all-rounders. Craig Young, George Dockrell, Mooney, Peter Chase, Andy McBrine and Max Sorensen will look after their bowling.

Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith and Denesh Ramdin are big names in the limited overs filed and they can change the complexion of the game with their powerful batting on their day. Darren Sammy and Andre Russell have won quite a few matches for the Caribbeans with a superb all-round performance whereas Jerome Taylor, Jason Holder, Nikita Miller, Sulieman Benn, Kemar Roach and Sheldon Cottrell form a strong bowling unit.

Time & Venue

Monday, February 16, 2015 @ 22:00 GMT (previous day), 11:00 local at Saxton Oval, Nelson.

Weather

Mostly sunny during day with a bit of clouds and the temperatures around 12-23ᵒC.

Toss

The winning skipper will prefer to set a target.

The Pitch

The lively wicket will be vital for the pacers and the stroke players.

Teams

Ireland – (From) William Porterfield (C), Andy Balbirnie, Peter Chase, Alex Cusack, George Dockrell, Ed Joyce, Andy McBrine, John Mooney, Kevin O’Brien, Niall O’Brien, Max Sorensen, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Gary Wilson, Craig Young.

West Indies – (From) Jason Holder (C), Chris Gayle, Dwayne Smith, Lendl Simmons, Marlon Samuels, Sulieman Benn, Darren Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Jonathan Carter, Sheldon Cottrell, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy, Nikita Miller, Kemar Roach, Jerome Taylor.

Prediction

West Indies will be the most likely winners.