Injured Johnston doubtful for Windies game

Ireland were sweating over a aptness of in-form seamer Trent Johnston forward of their break World Cup strife opposite a West Indies upon Friday. Johnston, 36, took dual early wickets during Sunday’s five-wicket better to India in Bangalore prior to picking up a knee damage as well as receiving no serve partial in a game.
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MOHALI, India (AFP) – Ireland were sweating over a aptness of in-form seamer Trent Johnston forward of their break World Cup strife opposite a West Indies upon Friday.

Johnston, 36, took dual early wickets during Sunday’s five-wicket better to India in Bangalore prior to picking up a knee damage as well as receiving no serve partial in a game.

The paceman additionally grabbed dual wickets in any of Ireland’s initial dual games of a tournament.

Irish skipper William Porterfield pronounced a organisation will take a final preference upon a maestro quick bowler usually upon a sunrise of a match.

“He bowled a integrate of overs in a nets today. He ran in hard, he is penetrating to fool around a game,” Porterfield pronounced upon Thursday.

“We will consider his aptness again as well as take a call upon him upon a sunrise of a match.”

The Australian-born Johnston, a single of a many gifted members of a Ireland squad, has taken 52 wickets from 50 ODIs.

If Johnston is ruled unfit, it will be a large blow for Ireland who contingency kick West Indies if they have been to stay in row for a place in a quarter-finals.

“We have been treating it as a must-win game,” pronounced Porterfield. “We know you have to win during slightest dual of a superfluous 3 games.

“But we’ve played great cricket to this indicate as well as we’ve finished a task upon a West Indies so we’re seeking great starting in to a game.”

The West Indies, with dual wins as well as a better underneath their belt, go in to a compare upon a behind of a confidence-boosting nine-wicket feat over Bangladesh in Dhaka.

Ireland have dual points as well as face associate associates a Netherlands in their final organisation game.

But with South Africa additionally to come, a feat over a West Indies is a contingency for Ireland to stay upon course.