The West Indies batter, Odean Smith played an all-around hand to help the hosts to win the first ODI for West Indies against Ireland. He has shown promising signs of being a big hitter with an enormous six that hit a standing car of none another hand his teammate, Sheldon Cottrell. Smith came into bat at the fall of the 8th wicket and he had just a few overs to get his eye in until he unleashed his attacking self.
Odean Smith smashed a couple of maximums and a four in his 18 run innings in just eight balls with a strike rate of 225. He cannot have a better start to his ODI career as he picked up a couple of wickets in his late spell that changed the game in the favor of the Windies against Ireland.
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Having made his T20 International debut in 2018, Odean Smith has been one of the names discussed by the selectors and this performance will earn him a lot of confidence as well. The West Indian side went on to win the close encounter by 24 runs in the end against Ireland to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
In the third ball of the 48th over, Odean Smith hit a humungous six that went on to create a dent in the car of Sheldon Cottrell standing outside the Sabina Park in Jamaica. The 25-year-old took on Joshua Little for an 84 meter six in the deep extra cover region and it hit the standing car with such force that the social media got excited.
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A popular social media page had posted a video of the six on Twitter and the fans went ecstatic watching the six sail over. “Six hitting zone, park at your own risk,” the post read. In the video, the commentators were heard discussing that it was the car of Sheldon Cottrell.
⚠️ Six hitting zone, park at your own risk! 🚗
📺 Watch #Smith’s mammoth hit on #FanCode 👉 https://t.co/NhBMDC1MiN#WIvIRE @windiescricket @cricketireland pic.twitter.com/5F4IZakjH7
— FanCode (@FanCode) January 9, 2022
Meanwhile, the second ODI between West Indies and Ireland has been postponed after two new Covid-19 cases had arrived in Ireland camp. Earlier, Paul Stirling, Simi Singh, and Ben White had tested positive for the virus and were under isolation while the tally has now risen to five. The third ODI is scheduled to take place on the 14th of January.
