West Indian cricket team in Ireland in 2025
| West Indian cricket team in Ireland in 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 21 May – 15 June 2025 | ||
| Captains | Paul Stirling | Shai Hope | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Andy Balbirnie (115) | Keacy Carty (278) | |
| Most wickets | Barry McCarthy (9) |
Jayden Seales (3) Alzarri Joseph (3) Matthew Forde (3) | |
| Player of the series | Keacy Carty (WI) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | West Indies won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Ross Adair (48) | Evin Lewis (91) | |
| Most wickets | Matthew Humphreys (2) | Akeal Hosein (3) | |
The West Indies cricket team toured Ireland in May and June 2025 to play the Ireland cricket team.[1][2][3] The tour consisted of three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[4][5] In March 2025, the Cricket Ireland (CI) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2025 home international season.[6][7]
Squads
| Ireland | West Indies | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs[8] | T20Is[9] | ODIs[10] | T20Is[11] |
On 16 May, Sherfane Rutherford and Romario Shepherd withdrew from the ODI squad in order to remain at the 2025 IPL. They were replaced by Jediah Blades and John Campbell.[12] On 19 May, Jediah Blades was ruled out the ODI series due to West Indies A series against South Africa A.[13]
On 19 May, Curtis Campher and Craig Young were ruled out of the ODI series due to finger injury and hamstring injury respectively,[14] with Stephen Doheny and Jordan Neill named as their replacement.[15]
On 5 June, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany and Craig Young were ruled out of the T20I series due to their injuries,[16] with Stephen Doheny, Gavin Hoey and Tim Tector added as replacements.[17]
ODI series
1st ODI
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Cade Carmichael, Thomas Mayes and Liam McCarthy (Ire) all made their ODI debuts.
- Paul Stirling became the first Irish cricketer to reach 10,000 international runs across all formats.[18]
2nd ODI
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Matthew Forde (WI) scored the joint-fastest fifty in ODIs (off 16 balls).[19]
3rd ODI
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Ireland were set a revised target of 363 runs in 46 overs due to rain.
- Jordan Neill (Ire) made his ODI debut.
- Barry McCarthy (Ire) conceded the most runs in an innings (100) in ODIs for Ireland going past Peter Connell's record of 95.[20]
T20I series
1st T20I
2nd T20I
3rd T20I
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Liam McCarthy (Ire) and Keacy Carty (WI) both made their T20I debuts.
- Liam McCarthy (Ire) set a new record for the most runs (81) conceded in a T20I innings for Ireland, surpassing Barry McCarthy's previous record of 69.[21] This was also the second highest number of runs conceded by a bowler in T20I history.[22]
References
- ^ "Cricket West Indies Announces Exciting 2025 Schedule for Senior Men's and Women's Teams". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "WI to begin 2025 home season with three-Test series against Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "West Indies to host Australia in a Test series in a decade; set to go on white-ball tours to Ireland, England". India TV. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "CWI announces itinerary for 2025 season". Dominica News Online. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Australia, Pakistan visits confirmed as West Indies reveal 2025 home schedule". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "International fixtures unveiled for summer '25". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "West Indies, England to tour Ireland in 2025". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Squad named for Windies series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Fresh faces in Ireland's white-ball squads to face Windies". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "CWI Announces Squad for the West Indies ODI tours of Ireland and England". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "CWI announces squads for West Indies T20Is against England and Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Shepherd & Rutherford to miss England tour for IPL". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "CWI ANNOUNCES "A" TEAM SQUADS FOR HOME SERIES AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA "A"". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Ireland lose two players to injury for West Indies series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Two enforced changes". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Adair returns but changes made to T20I squad". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ "Ireland tweak T20I squad for West Indies series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ "First Ireland Cricketer To Score 10000 Runs! Paul Stirling Creates History vs West Indies". OneCricket. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Matthew Forde equals AB de Villiers' record of fastest ODI fifty". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Most runs conceded in an innings for Ireland in ODIs". ESPNCricinfo. 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Most runs conceded in an innings for Ireland in T20Is". ESPNCricinfo. 15 June 2025.
- ^ "Most runs conceded in an innings in T20Is". ESPNcricinfo.
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