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Liam McCarthy's record-breaking struggles highlight as West Indies crush Ireland in final T20I

Jun 15, 2025

It was a debut to forget for Ireland's Liam McCarthy. Introduced into the attack with the score already at 45 without loss in four overs, his first two balls were launched for sixes by Hope. He conceded 21 in his opening over and was taken apart even more in his second, giving away 24 runs, including a six and four boundaries by Lewis. His final two overs offered no respite either, both leaking 18 runs apiece. By the end of his spell, McCarthy had given away 81 runs, the most by a bowler from a Full Member nation in men's T20Is, and second-most overall behind The Gambia's Musa Jobarteh (93 vs Zimbabwe in 2024).