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29 March 2024

Windies keep Ireland down to 129-6

West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle (centre) celebrates with his captain Darren Sammy after he dismissed Ireland cricketer Niall O'Brien during the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup match between West Indies and Ireland at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on September 24, 2012. West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and sent Ireland in to bat in their crucial Group B match at the World Twenty20 in Colombo (AFP)

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Chris Gayle turned star performer with the ball with two wickets as the West Indies restricted Ireland to 129-6 in a crucial group B match at the World Twenty20 in Colombo on Monday.

The match, which sends the winners into the Super Eights round, was reduced to 19 overs per side after an hour's interruption due to rain.

Niall O'Brien made 25 and Gary Wilson scored 21, before both batsmen fell to Gayle's off-spin as Ireland lost wickets at regular intervals.

Irish captain William Porterfield was dismissed off the first ball of the match for the second time in a row, bowled by Fidel Edwards.

He had also fallen to Australian Shane Watson's first delivery in Ireland's previous match last week.

Paul Stirling and Ed Joyce carried the total to 33-1 when two wickets fell   in the space of four runs.

Australia have already qualified for the next round from the group, having beaten both Ireland and the West Indies.