NELSON, New Zealand (CMC):

Ireland captain, Williams Porterfield, has rejected media characterisations that yesterday's four-wicket victory over West Indies was an upset.

"I don't see it as an upset," he said.

"We prepared to come into this game to win, we're going to prepare to go into the UAE (United Arab Emirates) game to win, South Africa after that and so on."

Ireland, an associate International Cricket Council member, lie 11th of 12 nations in the ICC one-day rankings while West Indies, World Cup champions in 1975 and 1979, are eighth.

As an associate, Ireland were forced to go through a qualifying competition to reach the World Cup.

Porterfield also hit out at Ireland's categorisation within the cricketing world.

"The term an upset, anything from minnows to associate, I don't see why a team has to be an associate or a team has to be a full member," Porterfield contended.

"Sure you're ranked one to whatever, but it's not like that in any other sport and I don't see why it has to be like that in ours."

Their victory over West Indies is not the first time they have created a major shock at a World Cup. They stunned England four years ago in India and did the same to Pakistan back in 2007 when the showpiece was staged in the Caribbean.

Ireland are doing battle in Group B also alongside reigning champions India, South Africa, Pakistan, Zimbabwe and United Arab Emirates.

SCOREBOARD

West Indies

D. Smith c Mooney b K O'Brien 18

C. Gayle c K O'Brien b Dockrell 36

D. Bravo run out 0

M. Samuels lbw b Dockrell 21

+D. Ramdin lbw b Dockrell 1

L. Simmons c Dockrell b Sorensen 102

D. Sammy c Dockrell b Mooney 89

A. Russell not out 27

J. Holder not out 0

Extras (lb1, w9) 10

Total (7 wkts, 50 overs) 304

Did not bat: K Roach, J Taylor

Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Smith, 7.3 overs), 2-31 (Bravo, 8), 3-78 (Gayle, 21.2), 4-78 (Samuels, 21.4), 5-87 (Ramdin, 23.3), 6-241 (Sammy, 44.4), 7-302 (Simmons, 49.5)

Bowling: Mooney 7-1-59-1 (w3), Sorenson 8-0-64-1 (w1), McBrine 10-1-26-0, K OÕBrien 9-0-71-1 (w3), Dockrell 10-0-50-3 (w1), Stirling 6-0-33-0 (w1).

Ireland

W. Porterfield c wkp Ramdin b Gayle 23

P. Stirling c wkp Ramdin b Samuels 92

E. Joyce c Bravo b Taylor 84

N. O'Brien not out 79

A. Balbirnie c Bravo b Taylor 9

+G. Wilson c Gayle b Taylor 1

K. O'Brien run out 0

J. Mooney not out 6

Extras (b4, w9) 13

Total (6 wkts, 45.5 overs) 307

Did not bat: M Sorensen, G Dockrell, A McBrine

Fall of wickets: 1-71 (Porterfield, 13.3 overs), 2-177 (Stirling, 27.5), 3-273 (Joyce, 39.2), 4-285 (Balbirnie, 41.3), 5-290 (Wilson, 43.5), 6-291 (KJ O'Brien, 44.1)

Bowling: Holder 9-1-44-0 (w2), Roach 6-0-52-0, Taylor 8.5-0-71-3 (w1), Russell 6-0-33-0 (w1), Gayle 8-0-41-1, Sammy 3-0-25-0, Samuels 4-0-25-1, Simmons 1-0-12-0.

Result: Ireland won by four wickets.

Points: Ireland 2, West Indies 0.

Man-of-the-Match: Paul Stirling.

Toss: Ireland.

Umpires: R Illingworth, B Oxenford; TV - C Gaffaney.