World Cup Day 3: Ireland stun West Indies in Nelson

Nelson (New Zealand), Feb 16: Ireland stunned two-time champions West Indies by 4 wickets in their opening Pool B match of ICC World Cup 2015 here at Saxton Oval on Monday.

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Thanks to Simmons' century and Darren Sammy's equally impressive 89 off 67, West Indies posted 304/7 in 50 overs. Ireland won with 25 balls to spare. Paul Stirling was the top scorer with 92. (India 6, Pakistan 0)

Here are the updates of day 3 at World Cup

That is it from us for today. Only 1 game at World Cup. Tomorrow - New Zealand Vs Scotland (Pool A) in Dunedin (3.30 AM IST)

Here are Irish fans celebrating

Fans join in for the Irish team song to celebrate their win here in Nelson #cwc15 #WIvIRE https://t.co/9TM0SdiYVB

— ICC (@ICC) February 16, 2015

# It is all over. Ireland have stunned the West Indies, chased down 305 with 4 wickets and 25 balls to spare. What a victory! They had upset Pakistan (2007) and England (2011).

# Twist in the tale? Ireland losing wickets. 6 down now. 10 more runs needed for a win in 34 balls

# Ireland are getting closer to causing a major upset. Just 20 more runs needed off 55 balls. 7 wickets in hand. They had stunned Pakistan in 2007 World Cup

# An upset on the cards. Ireland need 69 more to win in 14.2 overs. 8 wickets in hand

# Chase is on. Ireland reach 144/1 in 24 overs. Stirling and Joyce have had 73-run partnership in 10.3 overs so far

# Drinks break now. Ireland will be happy with the way they have progressed so far

# Half century for Paul Stirling. Ireland 99/1 in 18 overs chasing 305

# WICKET - Chris Gayle breaks the opening partnership. Porterfield out, caught Ramdin for 23. 71/1 in 13.3

# Irish openers Porterfield and Stirling continue good work, 70/0 in 12.5 overs

# Ireland have made a fine start to their run chase. 44/0 in 7 overs

# The record continues. All 5 matches so far at World Cup have produced 300+ runs in the first innings. Last two days saw New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and India breaching 300-run mark

# West Indies 304/7 in 50 overs. Ireland will have their task cut in the run chase

# Simmons' fine innings ended in the final over of the innings. His 102 contained 9 fours and 5 sixes

West Indies end with 304 for 7 from their 50 overs as Simmons & Sammy rescued Windies from 87 for 5 at Nelson #cwc15 pic.twitter.com/qQCAZCT7CS

— ICC (@ICC) February 16, 2015

# Simmons and Sammy put on 154 runs in 21.1 overs

# West Indies were reeling at 87/5 in 23.3 overs when Simmons and Sammy began the rescue act

# Chris Gayle was dismissed for 36 while Darren Bravo was run out without facing a ball

# Ireland captain William Porterfield won the toss and chose to field

# Only 1 match today. This is Game 5 of the World Cup

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