Canada Vs Ireland 21St Match Group A
ICC World Cup Qualifiers in South Africa - 2009 (2009) · Willowmoore Park, Benoni · 6 April 2009
Ireland won by 6 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)
Ireland won by 6 wickets (with 54 balls remaining). Kevin O'Brien top-scored with 89* for Ireland.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Willowmoore Park, Benoni
- Date
- 6 April 2009
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to field
- Result
- Ireland won by 6 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Eoin Morgan
- Captains
- Ashish Bagai (Canada), William Porterfield (Ireland)
- Debut
- Khurram Chohan (Canada)
- Umpires
- AM Saheba and HDPK Dharmasena
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to field. It was Khurram Chohan's first ODI.
Canada batted first and made 220 all out. Geoff Barnett top-scored with 49 off 63 balls, and John Davison made 41. The innings was built on a 92-run stand for the second wicket between John Davison and Geoff Barnett, 42% of the total.
Chasing 221, Ireland made 223 for 4. Kevin O'Brien top-scored with 89 not out off 104 balls, and Eoin Morgan made 84. Umar Bhatti took 3 for 28 for Canada. The innings was built on a 181-run stand for the fifth wicket between Eoin Morgan and Kevin O'Brien, 81% of the total.
Ireland won by 6 wickets (with 54 balls remaining).
CANADA: 220 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Davison | b Trent Johnston | 41 | 49 |
| Rizwan Cheema | c Kevin O'Brien b Boyd Rankin | 3 | 14 |
| Geoff Barnett | c Gary Wilson b Trent Johnston | 49 | 63 |
| Ian Billcliff | b Boyd Rankin | 38 | 56 |
| Ashish Bagai | run out (Kevin O'Brien, Niall O'Brien) | 17 | 29 |
| Sunil Dhaniram | c William Porterfield b Peter Connell | 25 | 29 |
| Sandeep Jyoti | run out (Eoin Morgan, Niall O'Brien) | 6 | 16 |
| Umar Bhatti | run out (Alex Cusack, Peter Connell) | 12 | 16 |
| Balaji Rao | run out (Alex Cusack) | 3 | 8 |
| Khurram Chohan | not out | 9 | 8 |
| Henry Osinde | st Niall O'Brien b Alex Cusack | 0 | – |
Extras 17 · Total 220 all out
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Connell | 10 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| Boyd Rankin | 10 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Trent Johnston | 10 | 2 | 37 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Regan West | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Andrew White | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Alex Cusack | 7 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Rizwan Cheema, 3.4 ov), 2-100 (John Davison, 20.1 ov), 3-107 (Geoff Barnett, 22.3 ov), 4-137 (Ashish Bagai, 31.3 ov), 5-174 (Ian Billcliff, 37.4 ov), 6-191 (Sunil Dhaniram, 41.5 ov), 7-194 (Sandeep Jyoti, 42.6 ov), 8-201 (Balaji Rao, 45.3 ov), 9-217 (Umar Bhatti, 47.3 ov), 10-220 (Henry Osinde, 48.0 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | John Davison (2) and Rizwan Cheema (3) | 8 | 22 |
| second | John Davison (40) and Geoff Barnett (47) | 92 | 99 |
| third | Ian Billcliff (0) and Geoff Barnett (2) | 7 | 14 |
| fourth | Ian Billcliff (12) and Ashish Bagai (17) | 30 | 53 |
| fifth | Ian Billcliff (21) and Sunil Dhaniram (13) | 37 | 37 |
| sixth | Sunil Dhaniram (12) and Sandeep Jyoti (5) | 17 | 25 |
| seventh | Sandeep Jyoti (1) and Umar Bhatti (2) | 3 | 9 |
| eighth | Balaji Rao (0) and Umar Bhatti (3) | 7 | 15 |
| ninth | Khurram Chohan (7) and Umar Bhatti (7) | 16 | 12 |
| tenth | Khurram Chohan (2) and Henry Osinde (0) | 3 | 3 |
IRELAND: 223 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Wilson | c Sunil Dhaniram b Henry Osinde | 0 | 2 |
| William Porterfield | c Geoff Barnett b Umar Bhatti | 10 | 12 |
| Eoin Morgan | not out | 84 | 100 |
| Niall O'Brien | b Umar Bhatti | 32 | 26 |
| Alex Cusack | c Ashish Bagai b Umar Bhatti | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Brien | not out | 89 | 104 |
Did not bat: Andrew White, Trent Johnston, Regan West, Peter Connell, Boyd Rankin
Extras 8 · Total 223 for 4
| Bowler (Canada) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umar Bhatti | 10 | 3 | 28 | 3 |
| Henry Osinde | 7 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| Khurram Chohan | 6 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Balaji Rao | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| John Davison | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Rizwan Cheema | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Sunil Dhaniram | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Gary Wilson, 1.6 ov), 2-10 (William Porterfield, 2.2 ov), 3-42 (Niall O'Brien, 8.4 ov), 4-42 (Alex Cusack, 8.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Wilson (0) and William Porterfield (0) | 10 | 12 |
| second | Eoin Morgan (0) and William Porterfield (0) | 0 | 2 |
| third | Niall O'Brien (32) and Eoin Morgan (0) | 32 | 38 |
| fourth | Eoin Morgan (0) and Alex Cusack (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fifth | Eoin Morgan (84) and Kevin O'Brien (89) | 181 | 192 |
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