IRE vs WI, 2025: Ireland vs West Indies, 2nd ODI Match Preview

The second ODI between Ireland and the West Indies will take place on Friday, May 23, at The Village, Dublin. After a commanding victory in the first match, Ireland will look to seal the three-match ODI series. In the first match, the hosts batted first after losing the toss. However, they scored 303 runs in the first innings, thanks to Andrew Balbirnie's century and captain Paul Stirling's half-century. 

The opening stand was 109 runs, which set the base for the entire innings. It was then carried on by the middle-order batters. Even Harry Tector scored 56 runs off 51 balls, including six boundaries, which kept the game in Ireland's favour. Matthew Forde and Alzarri Joseph claimed three and two wickets each. 

West Indies batters could only score 179 runs and lost the match by a huge margin of 124 runs. The batters failed to score runs against Barry McCarthy as he claimed a four-wicket haul. The Caribbean team will look to take their revenge in the upcoming game or else they will lose the series. 

Match Details

Pitch Report

The Village, Dublin, is a batting paradise but will support the pacers as well. The captain who wins the toss should look to bat first. The previous game here saw a 300+ score in the first innings.

Head-to-Head Record

IRE and WI have played 15 matches against each other so far, with the former winning three and the latter 11, making it an intriguing contest between the two sides.

Predicted Playing 11s

Ireland:

Paul Stirling (c), Andrew Balbirnie, Cade Carmichael, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), George Dockrell, Andy McBrine, Thomas Mayes, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Liam McCarthy.

West Indies:

Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope (c & wk), Amir Jangoo, Roston Chase, Justin Greaves, Matthew Forde, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph.