Mohali, India, (Reuters) – Kieron Pollard hammered a swashbuckling 94 and then returned to take a stunning catch to script West Indies’ 44-run victory over a brave Irish side and brighten the team’s World Cup quarter-final prospects yesterday.
Opener Devon Smith (107) struck his maiden ODI century but it was Pollard’s 55-ball power-hitting exhibition that enabled West Indies to put behind a sluggish start and post 275 all out in the Group B match.
When they returned to defend, Pollard dived full-length at long on to remove the biggest threat in the opposition rank, Kevin O’Brien, and facilitate the team’s
