KINGSTON, Jamaica - Shivnarine Chanderpaul struck an impressive unbeaten century as cricket World Cup hosts West Indies beat surprise package Ireland by eight wickets in the final Group D match at Sabina Park today.
Ireland made 183 for eight in 48 overs after rain stopped play and underthe Duckworth-Lewis rules West Indies were set a target of 190 which they knocked off comfortably with 9.5 overs to spare.
With both teams having already secured their places in the Super Eights stage, the win allows Brian Lara's men to carry two points with them into the next phase.
Chanderpaul's sixth one day century, his first in a World Cup, included 10 fours and four sixes.
SCOREBOARD
Ireland
J Bray c sub b Taylor 41
W Porterfield c Gayle b Powell 0
E Morgan c Ramdin b Powell 18
N O'Brien c Ramdin b Bradshaw 11
A Botha c Ramdin b Gayle 28
K O'Brien c Sarwan b Gayle 17
A White b Bravo 18
T McCallan not out 20
J Mooney c Ramdin b Bravo 0
D Langford-Smith not out 8
Extras (4 balls, 10 leg byes, 6 wides, 2 no balls) 22
Total (for 8 wickets -- 48 overs) 183
Fall: 3, 61, 76, 82, 129, 139, 163, 163
Bowling: J Taylor 8-0-37-1 (3w), D Powell 9-2-24-2 (1w), I Bradshaw 9-0-27-1, D Bravo 7-1-35-2 (2nb, 1w), C Gayle 10-0-23-2 (1w), M Samuels 5-0-23-0
West Indies
C Gayle c White b Langford-Smith 18
S Chanderpaul not out 102
R Sarwan c K.O'Brien b McCallan 36
M Samuels not out 27
Extras (1lb, 6w) 7
Total (for 2 wickets -- 38.1 overs) 190
Fall: 24, 143
Bowling: D Langford-Smith 9-1-33-1 (3w), W Rankin 5-0-38-0 (2w), A Botha 6-0-35-0, J Mooney 4-1-22-0, W McCallan 10-0-35-1 (1w), K O'Brien 3-0-13-0, A White 1.1-0-13-0
