T20 World Cup: Pressure on West Indies to win crucial Group B match - Ireland's Balbirnie

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"They're gonna be waited to win," Balbirnie said.

"I think a lot of people are going to expect them to win, they've won the competition twice and they have extremely experienced T20 players."

"There is obviously a lot of pressure on West Indies who are probably coming in as the group favorites and perhaps starting slower than 'they wouldn't have wanted it."

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Ireland opened their campaign with a complete defeat against Zimbabwe, but recovered contention with a soulful six wickets success over Scotland on Wednesday.

They were watching the barrel of another out early in the World Cup after falling to 61 -4 in the 10th, only for Curtis Campher and George Dockrell to put on a winning position of 119.

"We don't really fear any team anymore, it's kind of out of our mindset," Balbirnie continued.

"Sometimes a team can be more ha bile than we on D-Day, and that probably showed against Zimbabwe, but there's certainly no fear of opposition when we go into a match.

"There's definitely been a bit of a shift in thinking over the last few years with this Irish group, and that's being pushed from above by the coaches and all the coaching staff."

Ireland last met the West Indies in a three-game one-day series at the start of the year, earning a stunning 2-1 win in Jamaica.

The victory took its place among a number of eye-catching results Ireland have achieved in ODI cricket, but they are yet to find similar success in T20.

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