वेस्ट इंडीज़ अंडर-19 vs आयरलैंड अंडर-19, सुपर 6 - मैच 2, हाई परफॉर्मेंस ओवल, विंडहोक, 25 January 2026 - कमेंट्री

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Lawes strikes in his final over. Classic wrist spinner's dismissal. Tossed up, around off, Olly Riley plays for the ball spinning in. But the ball is a googly, hence, it spins away. Takes the outside edge and goes to first slip, where Joshua Dorne takes it cleanly to his right. Riley departs for 7 (17) and from 136/4, Ireland Under-19 are now 161/7! Equation - 66 runs, 65 balls.

A beauty first up. Floated, around middle, Bruce Whaley lunges to defend but the ball pitches and whizzes past the outside edge!

Too leg sidish, Whaley works it through square leg for a single.

Too good! Landed around middle, Reuben Wilson looks to defend but the ball pitches and goes over the off stump!

Landed outside off, another googly, Wilson gets down on a knee to sweep but misses.

Landed outside off, punched through cover for a couple.

On a good length, around off, Olly Riley hops and pushes it through cover for a single.

Full and straight, Reuben Wilson lunges to drive but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.

Full and outside off, Wilson looks to drive through the off side but misses.

JUST SHORT! Full and outside off, Reuben drives this uppishly towards cover, where the fielder dives forward but the ball lands just in front.

And now, a TOP EDGE LANDS SAFELY. Banged in short, around middle and leg, Reuben Wilson goes for the pull but the ball gets big on him. He miscues it, but luckily for him, it evades the man running back from short mid-wicket. Two runs taken. 68 more needed from 67 balls.

Full and straight, Wilson flicks it stylishly through mid-wicket for another brace.

Tossed up, around middle, Reuben Wilson drives it back to the bowler.

FOUR! BOOM! Welcome boundary for the Irish. Full, around off, Wilson gets under the ball and swings it flat, just past the bowler towards long on. There is a fielder stationed but he is a bit too wide and cannot get there!

Dropped short, around middle, Reuben whips it through square leg for a single.

The googly again, on middle, Olly Riley drives it back to the bowler.

Landed short, outside off, spinning in, Riley defends it back to the bowler.

A long hop to end, spinning in from middle, Olly goes back and punches it towards wide long on for a run.

Full and outside off, Reuben Wilson looks to drive but without moving his feet. Misses.

EDGED, SHORT! The pace is working for West Indies. On a good length, around off, Wilson plays away from his stumps, just pushing his bat out. The ball takes the outside edge but does not carry to the keeper.

Beautifully bowled. On a good length, outside off, Reuben stays away from the line of the ball and pushes meekly, only to miss.

Pulled without control. Banged in short, around off, RW goes for the pull but with his eyes closed. He somehow manages to get it away and the ball goes in the air, but lands short of deep square leg. A run after 5 straight dot balls. 150 UP FOR IRELAND as well. 77 more needed from 80 balls.

Full and straight, Olly Riley defends.

Very full, outside off, Riley goes on his back knee and drives it towards point.

Full and around off, pushed back to the bowler.

Landed outside off, Riley pushes at it but misses. The keeper misses it too and the batters get a bye. 79 more needed from 88 balls.

Around off, Reuben Wilson lunges and drives it back to the bowler.

Full and around off, Wilson works it through mid-wicket for a run.

The googly, short and outside leg, spinning away, Olly Riley pushes but misses.

Landed outside leg again, this one too spins a mile away. This time Riley keeps his bat well inside the line.

Full and outside off, Olly Riley pushes this through mid off for a single.

Full and around middle, Robert O’Brien pushes it back to the bowler.

OUT! CAUGHT! Second wicket in as many overs for McKenzie as he gets his fourth! Harakiri from Ireland now. Both set batters have been dismissed. Tossed up, a bit wider outside off, sensing O'Brin's charge, the batter reaches out to go over the top but miscues this high in the air. It goes only as far as mid off where Jonathan Van Lange takes yet another catch. The batter is made to wait as the umpires want to check for the overstepping. The replay shows that McKenzie is close to the line but has something behind it. The ball is legal and O'Brien has continue his march back. He departs for 26 (50) and from 136/4, Ireland Under-19 are now 143/6! Equation - 84 runs, 93 balls.

Landed outside off, Reuben Wilson looks to push it away but gets a thick outside edge, just past slip, towards deep third. Two runs taken.

Floated again, outside off, Wilson leans and with his big reach, drives it through the covers for a single.

A touch short, outside off, Olly Riley punches it through point for a run. What a bowling performance from Micah McKenzie - 10-0-36-4!

Full and straight, Robert O’Brien defends.

On middle and off, defended back to the bowler.

A touch short, down the leg side, O'Brien nudges it towards short fine leg for a single.

Landed outside off, dabbed past the keeper through short third for a couple.

Outside off, pushed away for a single.

A touch short, punched away for a couple.

Short and outside off, spinning away, the googly, Robert O’Brien slaps it straight to cover.

Fuller, around middle, O'Brien pushes it down to long on for a single.

Short and outside off, Marko Bates cuts it through point where the fielder does well, sliding to his right to stop it.

OUT! CAUGHT! Bates has blinked and West Indies have their fifth. How crucial could this be? Just before this ball, the DLS par score read 132. Now, in the span of a ball, it has rocketed to 145! Tossed up, outside off, Marko Bates goes for the big hit down the ground. But he is not to the pitch of the ball. Miscues it and gets a massive top edge. Jonathan Van Lange gets across to his left from mid on and takes it calmly. Bates departs for 22 (28) and the 38-run stand has been broken. Ireland are 136/5 and need another 91 runs from 104 balls!

Around off, watchfully defended.

Full and around middle, Riley flicks it towards square leg.

From around the wicket, short in length, outside off, Marko Bates goes for the pull but is cramped for room. MIscues it over mid on and gets a couple of runs. 98 more needed from 113 balls.

On a length, outside off, Bates feels for the angle and gets beaten.

EDGED, FOUR! A boundary after 85 balls! A brute of a delivery though. Banged in short, outside off, Marko Bates looks to defend but the ball keeps on rising. He is in no position to play that and ends up fending at it. The ball goes off the outside edge, from the sticker, but luckily for the batter, goes well above first slip and down to the deep third fence! This is also the highest score for Bates in this tournament.

Down the leg side, Marko looks to flick but misses. The ball goes off his pads through square leg and a leg bye is taken.

Another ripper. Short and outside off, Robert O’Brien looks to defend but the ball keeps on rising and whizzes past his nose.

On middle and leg, nudged through square leg for one.

Full and around off, watchfully defended.

On middle and leg, Robert O’Brien punches it through mid off for a single.

A bit too full, around off, Marko Bates gets down and sweeps it through square leg for a run.

Landed outside off, spinning in, O'Brien defends.

Very full, outside off, Robert leans and drives it through the covers for a couple.

Full and around off, ROB drives it back to the bowler who throws it back.

On a good length, around off, angling in, Robert O’Brien pushes it towards cover.

On a good length, around off again, coming in once more, O'Brien is watchful in defense.

A quick short ball, outside off, spits through. Robert rocks back for the pull but the ball just skids through after pitching. Cramps him for room and he gets it off the toe end to the off side.

MISSED RUN OUT OF MARCO BATES! Oh dear... comedy of errors. Short and wide outside off, extra bounce, Robert O’Brien leaps and plays the upper cut. He gets it to the left of deep third and takes the single. The fielder gets to the ball and Bates wants the second but O'Brien is blinded a touch, as the bowler comes in his way for a while. He takes a start though, but then pauses. Seeing that, Bates also pauses midway. Both batters are staring at each other, gone for all money. But the keeper, Jewel Andrew, in his excitement to cause the run out, collects the ball and throws it almost instantaneously at the striker's end. Misses. Had he taken a couple of seconds, might have found his target. Chaos everywhere. Eventually, the second is taken.

Landed down the leg side, pulled towards long leg for a single.

On a length, outside off, left alone.

Full, around off, Marko Bates defends.

A mild LBW appeal, but not entertained. Tossed up, around middle, Bates looked to defend but got a thick inside edge onto his pads.

Thrown up outside off, Marco leans and drives it through the covers for a single.

Dropped short, outside off, Robert O’Brien rocks back and punches it through point, where there is an excellent diving stop, but the single cannot be stopped. 109 runs more needed from 128 balls.

Tossed up, around off, spinning away, Marko Bates defends it to the covers.

Down the leg side, Bates nudges this through fine leg and gets things started post the rain break. Two runs taken.

Full and wide outside off, Robert O’Brien reaches out to slash but misses. Surprisingly, it is not wided.

Landed outside off, eased through point for a single.

A bouncer, around middle and leg, Bates swivels to pull but misses. Again, no wide signalled.

Full, outside off, Marko Bates reaches out and drives it through point for a run.

Dropped short, down the leg side, ROB looks to pull but is cramped for room. Gets it off the glove probably, towards square leg, The batters take a single and there is no signal from the umpire, so must have been glove. It was certainly not bat.

Dropped short, around middle, Bates pulls it through square leg for a run.

Full, around off, Marko Bates drives it through mid on.

Short, outside off, punched through the covers for a single.

Full, around off, the leggie, Robert pushes but misses.

Short, outside off, O'Brien cuts it straight to point.

Full, around middle, Robert pushes it through mid on for a run.

Tossed up, outside off, Bates comes forward and drives it straight to cover.

Full, around off, watchfully defended.

Outside off, defended again.

Full, around off, Marko Bates gets down and paddles it through fine leg for a couple.

Ahhh... sloppy. A touch short, Bates goes back and nudges it through fine leg. The batters take a tight second and the throw comes in really sharp towards the keeper. But Jewel Andrew, who has somehow donned the gloves back on, fails to collect and the ball goes through. The batters take the third on the overthrow. 117 more needed from 146 balls.

Around off, smothered nicely.

Full, outside off, Robert O’Brien leans and drives it towards cover.

Landed outside off, Marko Bates steers it behind point for a single.

Outside off, punched straight to cover.

Just a touch short, outside off, pushed towards the off side.

Another long hop, around middle, O'Brien rocks back and pulls it towards deep backward square leg. McKenzie gets away with that one. Just a single.

Short again, outside off, Bates punches it towards cover.

Tossed up, around middle, Marco leans and flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.

On middle and leg, Marko Bates nudges it through square leg. There is a confusion between the two batters but all is well in the end. 100 UP FOR IRELAND. 127 more needed from 161 balls.

Full and around off, defended back to the bowler.

Short and outside off, O'Brien cuts it through point for a couple.

Full and around off, pushed towards the off side.

Full and straight, Robert O’Brien defends.

Landed outside off, Robert presses it towards cover.

Dropped short, pulled away for a single.

OUT! BOWLED! The spinners are running riot here. Another lovely ball. Tossed up, outside off, a conventional leg spinner, Sebastian Dijkstra stays back to play it, instead of coming forward. He is defeated by the length and the ball spins back in, past the bat, to hit the off stump! McKenzie gets his second wicket as Dijkstra departs for 7 (17). From 82/1, Ireland Under-19 are now 98/4! Equation - 129 runs, 166 balls.

Full, outside off, Marko Bates leans and drives it through the covers for a single to get off the mark.

 EDGED, SHORT! Things are happening. Landed outside off, Robert O’Brien pushes at it, but only manages a thick outside edge. It lands just short of first slip who claims the catch but the umpire has sharp eyes. Denies it.

Short, around middle, spinning in, O'Brien nudges it towards short mid-wicket.

On middle and off, pushed back defensively.

Outside off, pushed towards point.

Huge LBW appeal but he is not getting that. Short, spinning down, Sebastian Dijkstra goes back to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. Spinning down the leg side.

Outside off, Dijkstra pushes it through point and takes a very quick single. There is a wild throw at the bowler's end and an overthrow is taken.

On middle and off, punched down towards long off for a run.

 DROPPED! That should have been taken. Tossed up, around off, Robert O’Brien drives it straight back to the bowler. Lawes leaps to his right but cannot hang on! A single taken as the ball deflects away.

A lovely googly to end the over, pitching on leg and spinning away, Sebastian pushes inside the line and gets beaten.

Outside off, pushed towards square leg.

Floated, around off, Sebastian Dijkstra eases this through cover for a single.

Full and around middle, well defended.

Risky run. A touch short, outside off, Robert O’Brien goes back and punches it through point. The batters take the single and take the second on the throw. It comes in at the keeper's end who whips the bails off but the square leg umpire does not refer it upstairs. The replay shows that O'Brien dragged his bat in.

Short, outside off, Robert punches it through point where there is a misfield and the batters get a single.

Full, outside off, Sebastian drives it through mid off for a run.

Full and around off, Robert O’Brien defends.

A touch short, outside off, O'Brien goes back and punches it through point for a single.

Niall O'Brien has eyes of a hawk. He called it live on air, that it was not out. Beautifully tossed up, outside off, Dijkstra lunges to defend but the ball whizzes past the outside edge. The keeper collects the ball and whips off the bails, appealing for a stumping and looking extremely confident. It is referred to the third umpire but the replay shows that the foot never went up.

Landed outside off, pushed towards point.

How did that miss the stumps? Very full, around off, Dijkstra is very late in getting his bat down and does so at the last moment. The ball dips, takes the inside edge and nearly goes onto the stumps! The pads come in the way.

Landed around middle, pushed towards long on for a single.

OUT! BOWLED! Did we say no turn? Well, scratch that! What a lovely delivery. Tossed up, around off, Leckey is expecting leg spin but instead, it turns out to be a googly. He looks to drive, then defend but cannot decide on doing what. Is pretty late in deciding and by then, the ball comes right at his feet. He ends up yorking himself as he looks to dab at the ball and it goes through to hit the stumps! Leckey is bamboozled while McKenzie gives him a piece of his mind. 18 (18) for Leckey and from 82/1, Ireland Under-19 are now 84/3! Equation - 143 runs, 191 balls.

Outside off, dabbed towards backward point.

Full, outside off, pushed towards point.

Down the leg side, flicked towards square leg.

Full, outside off, Sebastian Dijkstra eases this down to long off for a single.

A touch short, down the leg side, Robert O’Brien pulls it behind square leg for a single. A wicket and 2 runs from the over, the last 2 overs have yielded 8 runs and 2 wickets!

FOUR! This has become so common these days. Full, outside leg, James West brings out the reverse sweep and brooms it through point for a boundary.

OUT! BOWLED! Well, not sure whether the fielding change helped, but Lawes has struck. What a delivery though. Flighted, in line of the stumps, a conventional leg spinner, this time West gets down and looks to play the sweep. But he is beaten in the flight and plays early. The ball lands after his bat comes down, behind his legs and hits the stumps! The bowler is pumped up and why not? West departs for 45 (55) and the 35-run stand has been broken. Ireland Under-19 are 82/2 and need another 145 runs from 196 balls!

Full, around off, Robert O’Brien pushes it through cover for a single to get off the mark.

Landed outside off, Adam Leckey pushes it through mid off for a run.

Very full, around middle and off, angling away, Leckey whips it through mid on for one.

Full and around middle, O'Brien drives it back to the bowler. A wicket and 6 runs from the over, Vitel Lawes' bowling figures read 2-0-11-1.

Full and outside off, Adam Leckey presses forward to push the ball towards point.

Floated, around off, Leckey lunges to defend.

Similar ball, this time Adam pushes it past cover for a single.

Looped up outside off, turns out as a full toss, outside off, James West make a pre-determined move, to get across and laps it towards fine leg for a single.

SIX! BOOM! The first biggie of the run chase. Tossed up, outside off, Adam Leckey gets down on a knee and swings this miles over long on! 149 more needed from 199 balls.

Full and wide outside off, Leckey reaches out and drives but finds cover.

Landed outside off, well defended.

A touch short, outside off, spinning away, the googly, Adam Leckey looks to cut but misses.

Wow. This one spins back in a long way. Same line, same length. Leckey looks to cut again but misses again, this time due to being cramped up!

FOUR! Finally he gets one away. A wrong 'un, short and wide outside off, Adam Leckey goes back and cuts it to the left of backward point, to find the fence. 158 more needed from 206 balls.

Outside off, punched through the covers for a run.

Full and around middle, James West looks to defend but the ball goes off the inside edge towards square leg.

On middle and leg, James West nudges it behind square leg and takes a quick single.

Fuller, outside off, Adam Leckey pushes it through the covers for a quick run.

Full and around off, West defends solidly towards cover.

FOUR! Heaved away! Just a smidgen short, around middle and leg, James West goes for the pull but does not quite connect cleanly. However, the ball goes off the inner half of the bat powerfully enough, over mid-wicket, to find the fence. 166 more needed from 212 balls.

On a length, around off, James defends it to the off side.

FOUR! A bit streaky but Ireland will not mind. On a length, outside off, West arches back and looks to dab it to deep third but is cramped for room. Gets a bit of an outside edge behind point but the ball finds its pathway to the fence. 10 from the over.

Around off, pushed through the off side for one.

Full, outside off, Leckey punches it through point for a couple.

WIDE. Way outside off, Leckey has a flash and a miss.

On a good length, outside off, Adam pushes it towards point.

Full and wide outside off, swinging away, AL leans and drives it through the covers for a single.

Full and down the leg side, West misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads to the keeper.

Dropped short, around middle and leg, West pulls it behind square leg for a single.

Good cricket all around. Full, outside off, Freddie Ogilby leans into the shot and drives it towards cover. He dives to his right and makes a half stop. Mid off is around but by the time he can get to his left, Ogilby calls his partner through for a quick single.

On middle and leg, James West flicks it towards mid-wicket.

On middle and leg, worked through square leg for a run.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! At last, a wicket for West Indies. On a length, outside off, Freddie Ogilby looks to drive it on the up but the ball comes back off the seam, a long way. The outside edge is generated and the keeper, Jewel Andrew, does the rest. Ogilby departs for 14 (34) and Ireland Under-19 are 47/1, needing another 180 runs from 224 balls!

Outside off, on a length, steered behind point for a single to get off the mark.

On middle and leg, tucked through square leg for a run.

On a length, outside off, Freddie Ogilby looks to punch it away but mistimes it towards cover.

Full, outside off, pushed towards cover again.

Full and outside off, Ogilby looks to drive away from his body and gets a thick outside edge, which races to the deep third fence. Except that there is a fielder to stop it. Just a single.

On a length, outside off, pushed towards mid off.

Full and around off, James West comes forward and defends.

A bit of an LBW appeal, but it is turned down. Full and down the leg side, West looks to flick but misses as he falls over, getting hit on the pads. Going down the leg side.

On a length, around off, pushed into the covers.

On middle and leg, James West flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple.

On a good length, around off, West pushes it towards cover.

Dropped short again, around leg stump, James swivels and pulls it over mid-wicket for a single.

Landed outside off, steered straight to point.

 JUST PAST THE STUMPS! On a good length, outside off, Freddie Ogilby plays away from his body but the ball is pretty close to the bat. It comes back in with the angle and goes off the inside edge over the stumps towards fine leg. A run taken.

On a good length, outside off, Freddie Ogilby punches it behind point for a single.

On a length, outside off, eased through point for a run.

Full and around off, solidly defended.

That is a good short ball, around middle and leg, Ogilby ducks.

Full and around middle and off, Ogilby drives it towards mid on.

On a good length, around middle, FO tucks it through mid-wicket for a couple. Ireland Under-19 are 40/0 after 10 overs.

On a good length, around off, angling away, James West pushes it towards cover.

On a good length again, on middle and off, West defends it towards mid off.

Back of a length again, around off, pushed away.

Full and around leg, West flicks it straight to short mid-wicket.

Landed outside off, angling away, a bit wide, James reaches out to drive but misses.

FOUR! What could have been a maiden ends with a boundary, stopping the streak of dot balls at 10. Full and wide outside off, James West reaches out and creams the square drive through point.

On a good length, outside off, extra bounce, Freddie Ogilby guides it behind point, to his left, for a couple.

On a good length, around off,  Ogilby defends.

That is a sharp bouncer, around off, Freddie ducks.

Back of a length, outside off, FO pushes but misses.

Another sharp bouncer, outside off, Freddie Ogilby rises with the bounce and fends but misses.

Back of a length, outside off, Ogilby pushes but misses again.

Around off, solidly defended.

Outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.

On a good length, around off, West defends.

  Down the leg side, West flicks it straight to short fine leg.

On a good length, around off, James looks to duck but the ball comes right at his shoulder and drops away.

FOUR! BLUDGEONED! Fractionally short, outside off, James West picks the length in a trice and pulls it through mid-wicket!

On a length, around middle, angling down, Freddie Ogilby tucks it through square leg for a single.

On a length, outside off, James West pushes but misses.

Full and outside off, West shoulders ams to that one.

MISFIELD, FOUR! Lazy from the fielder. Back of a length, outside off, James West slashes hard at that and gets it over backward point. Deep third gets across to his left but while bending, the ball goes between his legs!

A bouncer is the retort from the bowler, around leg stump, West ducks.

On middle and leg, James eases this towards cover. The batters take a quick single. But there is more. The fielder from cover comes across and has a needless shy at the bowler's end. The fielder from mid on who was backing up, is caught unawares by the speed and fumbles. Concedes the overthrow.

On a length, around off, Ogilby tucks it through mid-wicket for a run.

On a length, outside off, James West slashes but misses.

DROPPED! Oh dear. On middle and leg, West flicks this straight to short mid-wicket who just shells it!

Landed outside off, left alone.

FOUR! Fine shot. A touch short, around off, James West swivels and pulls this over backward square leg for a boundary.

Back of a length, around off, James defends.

On a length, around off, Freddie Ogilby defends.

WIDE. On a length, wide outside off, angling away, Freddie slashes but misses.

On middle and leg, this is flicked straight to short mid-wicket.

Another bouncer, around middle, Freddie ducks.

Full, outside off, Ogilby pushes this through point for a single.

A bouncer, around middle, angling away, James West ducks.

Full and outside off, driven straight to cover.

FOUR! SUBLIME! Overpitched, outside off, James West leans into the shot and drives it through the covers for a boundary.

On a length, outside off, closer to the off stump, West shoulders arms.

On a good length, around off, coming in, James defends.

A bouncer now, at the head, JW ducks. Pollard gives a stare at the batter.

On a good length, around middle and leg, James West nudges it towards mid on.

On a length, down the leg side, West misses his tuck and is hit on the pads.

On a good length, around off, defended watchfully.

Back of a length, pushed straight to cover.

Fuller, around off, watchfully defended.

Around off, on a full length, Freddie Ogilby pushes it to the left of mid off and takes the single.

WIDE. On a length well wide outside off, angling away, left alone.

Yes yes, no no and they run. On a good length, outside off, West steers this behind point. The fielder fields but then fumbles. Seeing that, Ogilby starts to run and is halfway down the track. But West has not moved. There is a run out chance but luckily for Ireland, the fielder fumbles and the run is completed with ease.

Back of a length, outside off, Freddie Ogilby pushes it towards point.

WIDE. A false start. Full and way down the leg side, easy leave for James West. Ireland are underway.

Better. On a length, outside off, West keeps his bat inside the line.

Outside off, left alone.

Action replay of the previous delivery.

ANOTHER WIDE. West feels for this one and misses. The keeper fumbles and the batter takes a bye.

On a length, outside off, punched straight to cover.

On a length again, this is well defended.

Landed outside off, on a length, steered behind point for a single.