Matthew Forde equaled the Villiers AB record for the fifty faster ODI.© ICC
On Friday, Matthew Forde announced himself on the international scene in a spectacular manner, equaling the fifty faster record in one international history (ODI) during the second ODI between the Antilles and Ireland in Dublin. Arriving at n ° 8, the 23-year-old hammered half a puffy half-century on only 16 balls, corresponding to the emblematic record set by AB de Villiers in 2015 against the same West Indies. Forde’s whirlwind stroke came to the ideal time for visitors, who sought to level the three -game series after a heavy defeat in the first ODI.
He finally fell for 58 on 19 balls in the 47th, after hitting two and eight six. Remarkably, 56 of his 58 points came by limits, leaving the Irish quarrels amazed by the pure brutality of his strike.
Thanks to the end of the Forde assault, the Antilles managed to publish a Commander 352 for eight in their 50 Overs – a massive turnaround of their collapse of a freezing during the opening of the series.
It was a continuation of the promising form of Ford with the bat, having already had an impact with a gravelly 38 in the first ODI, where he had helped to sew a crucial 98 -point stand with Roston Chase after the team fell to 71 for six in pursuit of 304.
Although Forde is mainly known for its average rhythm with right arms, it was its strike and fluid that made the headlines this time.
In doing so, he joined an elite list of power strikers who illuminated the format with the 1950s, rubbing legends like Sanath Jayasuriya, Kusal Perera, Martin Guptill and Liam Livingstone.
Ireland beaten Wi during the first ODI by 124 points to go 1-0 in the series.
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