🌪️ West Indies Blow Away Ireland with Six-Storm in Bready 🏏 Match Summary West Indies: 256/5 (20 overs) Ireland: 194/10 (16.4 overs) Result: West Indies won by 62 runs Series: West Indies won 1-0 (first two matches washed out) Both batters reached their half-centuries with sixes. While Lewis got to the landmark off 29 balls when he heaved Liam over deep square leg, Hope took only 24, launching Ben White down the ground. Barry broke the opening stand at 122 when he had Hope caught at long-on in the 11th over. Rovman Powell and Lewis followed soon after, as West Indies lost 3 for 30 in 11 balls. But there was no let-up in the scoring, as Carty carted four fours and four sixes in 22 balls, while Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd provided sharp cameos. Of West Indies' total of 256, 200 runs came in boundaries. 🔥 West Indies Batting Carnage 256/5: 2nd-highest total ever for West Indies in T20Is 20 sixes: Trees shaken, crowd scattered, sightscreen punched – multiple times 200 of 256 runs came in boundaries (4s + 6s) 🧱 Ireland’s Chase Flying start: 3 boundaries in the first over from Paul Stirling Strong partnership: 101-run stand between Ross Adair and Harry Tector But then... collapse: Lost 3 wickets for 2 runs, chase derailed 🧠 Key Turning Points Lewis dropped on 44 by Tector → went on to make 91 3-for-2 collapse after Tector’s wicket in Ireland's chase Humphreys (2/16 in 4) only bowler to apply brakes on WI 🧮 Records & Notables 🔺 Liam McCarthy: 81 runs conceded – most ever on T20I debut 🔺 Keacy Carty: 49* – among the fastest and most impactful T20I debuts for WI 🔺 20 sixes: Equals West Indies’ 2nd-most in a T20I innings 📌 Series Recap 1st & 2nd T20Is: Washed out 3rd T20I: West Indies win by 62 runs Series Result: West Indies 1-0 Ireland West Indies 256 for 5 (Lewis 91, Hope 51, Carty 49*, Humphreys 2-16) beat Ireland 194 for 7 (R Adair 48, H Tector 38, M Adair 31*, Hosein 3-27, Holder 2-49) by 62 runs