February 17, 2015 7:00am by David Farrar

Go Ireland

Ireland’s giant killers have struck again although captain Will Porterfield wasn’t listening to any talk of an upset.

The Irish have a history of Cricket World Cup upsets. Their hit-list has included a tie with Zimbabwe as a qualifier in 2007 before beating Pakistan and Bangladesh ahead of a stunning three-wicket final-over win against England in 2011.

But today’s pulsating four-wicket win over the West Indies in their pool B clash at Nelson’s Saxton Oval ranked among the best of them as they spectacularly added another top-tier nation to their trophy bag.

I love it when a minnow nation in a sport topples one of the top tier teams. Who would have ever thought that an Irish cricket team would beat the West Indies.

So looking forward to other matches over the next few weeks.