Porterfield rues poor display as Ireland crash out

Ireland captain William Porterfield was left to rue a “massive missed opportunity” after a batting collapse handed the West Indies an opening ICC World Twenty20 victory by 70 runs in Guyana last night.

Qualifiers Ireland had performed well in the field to limit the tournament hosts to 138 for nine in Georgetown but were bowled out for 68 in just 16.4 overs, the second-lowest score in the short history of Twenty20 internationals and the lowest in any of the three World Twenty20 tournaments to date.