The Western Indies suffered a loss of 124 races against Ireland in the first ODI in Dublin on Wednesday when their first step towards the 2027 World Cup began with a disappointing note. After he was asked to hit first, the Ireland batters presented a dominant yield to publish a total of 303/6 of 50 overs.

Andrew Balbirnie (112) scored a century and was supported by the fifties of Captain Paul Stirling (54) and Harry Tector (56). Lorcan Tucker scored a 30 balls of 18, hitting three four during his blow.

The upper and medium -sized batters of the Western Indies collapsed during their persecution. Roston Chase (55), Justin Greaves (35) and Matthew Forde (38) were much left after the lack of support from the previous batters of the Western Indies. The side led by Shai’s hope was finally fired by 179 in 34.1 overs.

The Western Indies are currently in the eighth place in the Ranking of ICC ODI and are the eight best teams in the ranking, except for the host nations, which will qualify directly for the tournament of the masterpiece. Which means that Western Indies are still very willing to qualify, but they will need to win games constantly.

Here are three conclusions of the first hate of the Indies Ireland-West, looking at what the Caribbean side has to do in an attempt to ensure direct qualification for the 2027 ODI World Cup:

Questionable Bowling Depth

In addition to Shamar Joseph, Alzarri Joseph and Matthew Forde, the only other pacemaker for Western Indies is Jayden Seales. However, Jayden Seales has not worked well in his short De Odi race so far, taking only 13 WICKETS in 17 games. Moreover, the 23 -year -old has taken two WICKETS or more in a match in just two occasions.

Shamar Joseph is also new in Odi’s configuration after playing only a couple of games and having taken a lonely wickt. On Wednesday, Joseph endured figures without WICKET of 0/51 of seven overs. Matthew Forde, who has taken 16 nine -games WICKETS, has shown a better consistency, but the rhythm bowling unit has to click together.

However, Forde has also proven promising with the bat and even scored 38 races in Wednesday’s game. With the Windies who moved from Jason Holder and Andre Russell, Forde looks like an all -terrain bowling rhythm with which they can count.

In the Spin Bowling Department, Gudakesh Motie is a decent choice, but the Western Indies could have to play their partner Spinner Roston Chase in an attempt to balance the team. Add to the fact that Justin Greaves is not a very reliable medium pacemaker, since he has only taken a Wickt in seven games.

The batting still needs main boys to work well

The batting alignment of the West Indies is still based on the older players do it well. Nicholas Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer are a couple of those players in which he is trusting, as well as Sherfane Rutherford.

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However, Rutherford has recently been in Odi. In 2024, Rutherford scored 425 races from nine ODI to an average of 106.25, including a century. This means that he is promising and can deliver according to the situation of a particular party.

Batting unit that continues to promise

Western Indies could have suffered a higher and middle order failure on Wednesday, but in general, their batting unit is still promising. There have been several new faces, including Amir Jangoo, who obtained an undefeated century in Odi’s debut against Bangladesh last year. Keacy Carty, another promising batter, added 560 races from 12 Odi last year.

Shai Hope’s attack rate has increased, even having touched 100 in 2023. Nicholas Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer are pillars, while Sherfane Rutherford can also be counted. A 2024 U-19 World Cup sensation, Jewel Andrews, is also waiting on the wings. So, when it comes to batting, there are positive signs for Western Indies.

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