MOHALI, India, CMC – With a quarter-final berth in sight, resurgent West Indies will be anxious to quell any resistance from giant-killers Ireland when they clash in their Group B, World Cup clash here today.
The Caribbean side started their campaign with a seven-wicket loss to South Africa but since then has hammered out impressive wins – a 215-run crushing of the Netherlands and a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh.
Ireland, however, may prove tricky opponents especiallyafter they chased down 327 to beat England to record their only win of the tournament in Bangalore a week ago.
Experienced middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan said Wednesday, however, the Windies would be taking precious little chances with the Irish who had already proven their mettle.
“We’ve played against them quite a lot and we had them in the Caribbean not too long ago so I think we know what they are capable of,” Sarwan told reporters ahead of the game which bowls off at midnight Eastern Caribbean time.
