The Ireland captain Paul Stirling started the ODI series impressively against the West Indies and scored half a century to help Ireland to reach a strong total of 303 points after he was sent to Bat.
Paul Stirling, the always present star of Irish Cricket, has written history by becoming the first player from Ireland who exceeds the milestone of 10,000 run in the international cricket. While Ireland is starting his search to qualify for the ODI World Cup 2027 in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, Stirling showed his leadership by delivering an aggressive half century after the West India chose for the first time. With only 37 runs in the opening ODI against West India to reach this important monument, Stirling achieved the performance with a composed 54 runs of 64 balls, which offers Ireland a solid foundation.
At the age of 34, Stirling is head and shoulders above his countrymen in terms of Run scoring, with the second highest run scorer, Andy Balbirnie, on the back of a stunning 4,000 points. Balbirnie himself made the headlines by scoring his ninth ODI century and marking his second against the West Indies. Stirling is also about to reach 6000 ODI runs; His recent performance brought his total at 5,979 runs in the format, and with various competitions, he is ready to surpass this milestone.
Most runs for Ireland in International Cricket
10.017 Runs – Paul Stirling, in 324 innings (2008-2025*)
6.129 Runs – Andy Balbirnie, in 235 Innings (2010-2025)
5,850 runs – Kevin O’Brien, in 250 innings (2006-2021)
5,480 Runs – William Porterfield, in 210 Innings (2006-2022)
The innings of Ireland started carefully after they had gone into the fight. Both openers took their time to settle before they unleash their attacking instincts. Stirling left after a stylish fifty, while Balbirnie initially had difficulty finding his rhythm. He took 88 balls to reach his first fifty, but accelerated impressive, scored his second fifty in just 44 deliveries – especially half the time.
Harry Tector injected an essential momentum into the innings with a sturdy 56 runs of 51 balls, while Lorcan Tucker was wearing a fast fire of only 18 balls, which Ireland wore past 300-run mark. The task that lies for us for the batters in the West -India will not be easy, because the bowlers of Ireland will get a challenging assignment at a pitch that prefers scores, especially with its small limits.
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