Dublin, May 24 -- While rain ensured that the second Ireland-West Indies ODI was washed out, the tourists made the most of the good batting conditions here in the first innings, providing plenty
of entertainment to the spectators.
Keacy Carty hit his second ODI hundred to guide the innings, but it was Matthew Forde's 16-ball fifty that entered the cricketing record books on Friday. This was the joint-fastest fifty in the format, equalling AB de Villiers' knock against the West Indies in January 2015.
The South African legend went on to smash a record knock of 149 off 44 in that game, with nine fours and 16 sixes to his name.
It rained fours and sixes during Forde's magical knock as well, even as the batter smashed 58 runs during his 19...