West Indies on Friday will clash with Ireland in a group B match of World Cup.
The match will be held at PCA stadium in Mohali.
West Indies are in the third place in Group B. if they win this match against Ireland, they will somehow secure their place in the semi-finals.
West Indies lost its first World Cup match to South Africa and then defeated Netherlands and Bangladesh in next two matches.
Senior West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan said that this is a crucial match for his team and the players will give their best.
"Every game is a must win game for us in this tournament. We will just go out there play and enjoy."
The West Indies have a strong batting line-up and will be looking to explosive Chris Gayle for a solid start. Young Darren Bravo showed great potential at the number three position while the middle-order has loads of experience in Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivanarine Chanderpaul. Also, in Keiron Pollard down the order, the West Indies have a batsman who can tear apart any bowling side on his day. However, the West Indies, who have a legacy of producing great fast bowlers, have some concerns on the bowling front. Apart from Kemar Roach, they don't have a quality pacer in their attack.
And captain Darren Sammy would be hoping that Roach, who took 3-19 against Bangladesh and 6-27 against the Netherlands, including a hat-trick, will carry on his good work in the coming matches.
In Suliemen Benn, the West Indies have a cunning left-arm spinner who has invariably bowled well upfront.
Ireland, on the other hand, have successfully carried the flag of the minnows with impressive performances in their last two matches after the close loss to Bangladesh in their opening game.
Ireland notched up the first upset of the tournament when they beat England by three wickets, toppling a score of 327 riding on Kevin O'Brien's brilliance.
The win over England also saw Ireland leapfrog Zimbabwe in the ODI rankings, moving into 10th position.
Even though they lost to India by five wickets, Ireland gave a tough fight to the co-hosts and bowled and fielded superbly while defending a modest total of 207.
Ireland are presently fifth in Group B and if they create another upset on Friday they will strengthen their chances of qualifying for the quarterfinals.
Irish skipper William Porterfield also believes that his side can make it to the quarterfinals and understands the significance of Friday's game.
The match will be held at PCA stadium in Mohali.
West Indies are in the third place in Group B. if they win this match against Ireland, they will somehow secure their place in the semi-finals.
West Indies lost its first World Cup match to South Africa and then defeated Netherlands and Bangladesh in next two matches.
"Every game is a must win game for us in this tournament. We will just go out there play and enjoy."
The West Indies have a strong batting line-up and will be looking to explosive Chris Gayle for a solid start. Young Darren Bravo showed great potential at the number three position while the middle-order has loads of experience in Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivanarine Chanderpaul. Also, in Keiron Pollard down the order, the West Indies have a batsman who can tear apart any bowling side on his day. However, the West Indies, who have a legacy of producing great fast bowlers, have some concerns on the bowling front. Apart from Kemar Roach, they don't have a quality pacer in their attack.
And captain Darren Sammy would be hoping that Roach, who took 3-19 against Bangladesh and 6-27 against the Netherlands, including a hat-trick, will carry on his good work in the coming matches.
In Suliemen Benn, the West Indies have a cunning left-arm spinner who has invariably bowled well upfront.
Ireland, on the other hand, have successfully carried the flag of the minnows with impressive performances in their last two matches after the close loss to Bangladesh in their opening game.
Ireland notched up the first upset of the tournament when they beat England by three wickets, toppling a score of 327 riding on Kevin O'Brien's brilliance.
The win over England also saw Ireland leapfrog Zimbabwe in the ODI rankings, moving into 10th position.
Even though they lost to India by five wickets, Ireland gave a tough fight to the co-hosts and bowled and fielded superbly while defending a modest total of 207.
Ireland are presently fifth in Group B and if they create another upset on Friday they will strengthen their chances of qualifying for the quarterfinals.
Irish skipper William Porterfield also believes that his side can make it to the quarterfinals and understands the significance of Friday's game.
