Cricket: Ireland wicketkeeper Niall O'Brien warned the World Cup big guns of more shocks to come after his side set up an almighty St Patrick's Day celebration with victory over Pakistan in Jamaica.
O'Brien's gutsy 72 helped the Irish chase down their target of 128 for a famous three-wicket victory over the former champions which ranks among the biggest shocks in the competition's history.
Having previously grabbed a deserved draw against Zimbabwe, Ireland will now turn their sights towards upsetting hosts West Indies next week — and possible qualification for the Super Eight phase.
O'Brien told BBC Radio: "We are here to win cricket matches — if we were just here to make up the numbers then we wouldn't have bothered coming.
"We are here to get through the group and hopefully we will do that. We are playing some good cricket and we have great belief in our ability.
"We have got a good enough squad of 15 players to take on anyone in the world."
O'Brien also hopes his side's shock success would signal a surge in interest in his homeland.
He added: "It was nice to get back in the runs and put in a good performance in such a big game.
"Hopefully, this will put Irish cricket on the map. Everyone at home was supporting it and everyone knows people in Ireland can play cricket now. Hopefully cricket in Ireland will go from strength to strength."
Victorious captain Trent Johnston refused to look too far ahead despite his team's victory.
Ireland have a potential Super Eights meeting lined up with England first with world number one team South Africa and champions Australia soon after.
But for now the Australian-born Johnston, who had to dash off after the three-wicket win for an MRI scan on a shoulder injury, wants to savour the victory and not begin to look towards the Super Eights.
"A lot of people are talking that we're the first team qualified but Zimbabwe could come out and cause a couple of upsets and we could still be going home," Johnston said. "Hopefully that won't happen.
"I don't really know who we would be playing (first) in the second round because my mind has been on these three games. We'll just be happy to be there and we will get in there and fight as hard as we can."
Johnston scored the winning runs against Pakistan with a six over mid-wicket, sealing Pakistan's exit in the tournament.
Despite Johnston's modest approach it is almost certain that they will be progressing in the World Cup and he was struggling to describe his pleasure at the upset.
"I didn't do too well at English at school so I don't have a word for it," Johnston said when asked to put the victory into words.
"It's amazing. We had a huge advantage winning the toss but we did bowl the ball in very good areas. We held our catches and had a total to chase of 130 (sic), which was unbelievable.
"Niall and Kevin O'Brien batted superbly and got us within 20 or 30 and we got home in the end. It's magnificent.
"The support out there was amazing for us and I thought those 1,500 Irish supporters were phenomenal. The guys have got a licence to party."
Johnston said that Pakistan's 132 total after losing the toss was worth 270 on a flat wicket. It showed how much he rated the run chase of his team, especially man-of-the-match Niall O'Brien, who scored 72.
We're not used to that pressure, and they have it day in and day out, but our guys stood up and I can't praise the two O'Brien brothers enough the way they batted. Their guts and courage was what got us over the line." Agencies