Toss West Indies chose to bat vs Zimbabwe

"We'll put runs on the board and put pressure on them," Pooran said. "The first game is out the window now. It's in the trash. The batsmen need to step up. We need to show up."

"It looks like a good wicket," Chakabva said. "We don't mind bowling first. Craig is unfortunately not feeling too well. We wish him well."

The Ireland result has blown Group B wide open, with three teams currently on two points, and the prospect of a four-way tie if West Indies manage to secure their bounce-back victory this evening.

Even a Zimbabwe win, for two from two, won't put them out of reach of the pack, given that they face West Indies' opening-round conquerors, Scotland, in Friday's final round-robin fixture.

West Indies: 1 Kyle Mayers, 2 Johnson Charles, 3 Evin Lewis, 4 Shamarh Brooks, 5 Nicholas Pooran (capt, wk), 6 Rovman Powell, 7 Jason Holder, 8 Akeal Hosein, 9 Odean Smith, 10 Alzarri Joseph, 11 Obed McCoy

Zimbabwe: 1 Regis Chakabva (capt/wk), 2 Wessly Madhevere, 3 Sean Williams, 4 Sikandar Raza, 5 Milton Shumba, 6 Tony Munyonga, 7 Ryan Burl, 8 Luke Jongwe, 9 Tendai Chatara, 10 Richard Ngarava, 11 Blessing Muzarabani