Fabulous brute force from Sammy as he drives Stirling back over his head. The ball took barely a second from bowler's hand to crashing into the boundary board.

Mooney's right leg is hoisted vertically by the ruthless Ireland physio at the boundary edge. Just the one boundary in the Kevin O'Brien over as Sammy lashes backward of square. The former skipper has a strike rate of 180 from his last 10 deliveries faced.

Pete Naylor:, external Sammy has been instrumental in getting the Simmons to rotate the strike and keep the scoreboard ticking. His wicket is vital.

It was always thought the great West Indies opener Gordon Greenidge became even more of a force when injured and Sammy is continuing the mantel, flicking the returning Mooney effortlessly off his pads for four more. The aggressive looking Irish paceman appears to land awkwardly in his delivery stride and he is also now struggling with an injury. The 100 partnership arrives from 104 balls.

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West Indies 180-5 off 40 overs (74 off last 10 overs)

Run-rate: 4.50

Batsmen: Sammy 62, Simmons 37 (stand of 93)

Fall of wickets: 30-1 (Smith 18), 31-2 (Bravo 0), 3-78 (Gayle 36), 4-78 (Samuels 0), 5-87 (Ramdin 1)

Bowling figures: Mooney 3-1-12-0, Sorensen 6-0-44-0, McBrine 10-1-26-0, K O'Brien 6-0-22-1, Dockrell 10-0-50-3, Stirling 5-0-25-0

Ireland won toss

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stuohy:, external Looking a bit ominous here - West Indies putting their foot down.

Bad back or not, Sammy is still able to launch and Simmons plays a masterful late cut for four more, the best over of the innings for the Windies with 12 from it. "All about the bass" booms out as a prostrate Sammy is prodded and pulled in painful looking fashion by the West Indies physio. It's all about the back. He has a sip of water and the treatment appears to be him attempting press ups and the physio holding him down.

Garry MacDonald
Former Canterbury spinner and coach on BBC Test Match Special

"Both Simmons and Sammy have done exactly what's been required. They've given the West Indies a chance of getting to a decent score."

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This Saxton Oval in Nelson is a remarkably beautiful ground, with rolling hills beyond in delightful shades of emerald green. I read that Mr Agnew thinks Adelaide is the prettiest in international cricket but this must rival it surely? Burly Kevin O'Brien continues and he is cut away behind square for four by Sammy who punches the air, one of the most demonstrative cricketers of recent vintage, and highly entertaining. He is stretching his back at the end of the over though, worryingly for the Windies.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"Darren Sammy is making George Dockrell bowl bad balls. By hitting him over cover in the last over, he's put him under pressure. He's a very wristy player, he doesn't move his feet much, just throws his hands through the line of the ball."

Sammy is not one for the purist's coaching manual but he has phenomenally strong forearms and he whips Dockrell for successive boundaries into the leg-side, completing his half century from 45 balls with a single off the final ball of the over, slightly denting the left-arm spinner's figures, which are still a very respectable 3-50.

Glen Towler:, external I never thought I would see the day that the mighty West Indies would be doing so badly against Ireland.

David McQueen:, external Perhaps all of the Windies were injured in a freak group training accident that is preventing them from running...

A momentary frisson of excitement as the Windies scamper a tight single and Gary Wilson's shy at the stumps strikes the diving Darren Sammy in an, ahem, very vulnerable area. Then an extraordinary shot from Simmons as he eyes up a bouncer from O'Brien and uppercuts it powerfully to the point boundary for six. This is a very handy partnership for West Indies.

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At current rate of 4.00 runs an over - 200

At 6 an over - 228

At 8 an over - 256

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"The captain has got to get another twenty overs off the seamers, so he's just trying to mix and match, trying to sneak a few overs here and there. Sammy and Simmons are still capable of getting West Indies up to a decent score."

The powerplay begins and the run-rate is exactly four per over now. Dockrell is launched over extra cover for four by Sammy, who has a highest ODI score of 84.

Mo Farooq:, external West Indies are still in this game, as long as Sammy stays at the crease and scores some valuable runs.

Padraig McKeon:, external Tracking Ireland on #bbccricket as I finish some work. Sounds like another 'well coached' Irish team taking game to supposed betters.

Ireland rattling through the overs and cranking up the pressure. Simmons, usually a fluent player, cannot get the persistent Stirling through the packed in-field but again the final ball of the over is a bad one and is cut to the boundary. "Footloose" comes over the public address, but the footwork was exemplary for that cut shot.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"Darren Sammy is one of those players, like MS Dhoni, who hits the ball so well, you really don't want to give him 10 overs at the end."

Eight of this Ireland team played in the famous World Cup victory against England four years ago. Sorensen is one of the newcomers and he blots his copybook with a long hop final delivery which Sammy smashes ruthlessly to mid-wicket for four.