Canada Vs Ireland Final
ICC World Cup Qualifiers in South Africa - 2009 (2009) · SuperSport Park, Centurion · 19 April 2009
Ireland won by 9 wickets (with 45 balls remaining)
Ireland won by 9 wickets (with 45 balls remaining). William Porterfield top-scored with 104* for Ireland. Trent Johnston took 5/14.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- SuperSport Park, Centurion
- Date
- 19 April 2009
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to field
- Result
- Ireland won by 9 wickets (with 45 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Trent Johnston
- Captains
- Ashish Bagai (Canada), William Porterfield (Ireland)
- Umpires
- M Erasmus and RJ Tucker
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to field.
Canada batted first and made 185 all out. Umar Bhatti top-scored with 46 off 75 balls, and Ashif Mulla made 36. Trent Johnston took 5 for 14 for Ireland. From 69 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 92 for 7. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at SuperSport Park, 244 across 29 ODIs.
Chasing 186, Ireland made 188 for 1. William Porterfield top-scored with 104 not out off 133 balls, and Niall O'Brien made 38. The innings was built on a 99-run stand for the second wicket between Niall O'Brien and William Porterfield, 53% of the total.
Ireland won by 9 wickets (with 45 balls remaining). Trent Johnston's 5 for 14 are the best innings figures at SuperSport Park.
CANADA: 185 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashif Mulla | lbw b Trent Johnston | 36 | 38 |
| Geoff Barnett | c Niall O'Brien b Peter Connell | 19 | 21 |
| Rizwan Cheema | c Kevin O'Brien b Trent Johnston | 8 | 9 |
| Ian Billcliff | b Trent Johnston | 10 | 10 |
| Ashish Bagai | c Regan West b Trent Johnston | 4 | 28 |
| Sunil Dhaniram | c Alex Cusack b Trent Johnston | 7 | 10 |
| Sandeep Jyoti | c Trent Johnston b Boyd Rankin | 0 | 14 |
| Umar Bhatti | run out (Regan West, Alex Cusack) | 46 | 75 |
| Harvir Baidwan | lbw b Boyd Rankin | 14 | 32 |
| Khurram Chohan | run out (William Porterfield) | 26 | 51 |
| Henry Osinde | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 15 · Total 185 all out
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Connell | 8 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| Boyd Rankin | 10 | 3 | 34 | 2 |
| Trent Johnston | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 |
| Alex Cusack | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Kyle McCallan | 8 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Regan West | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-36 (Geoff Barnett, 6.2 ov), 2-61 (Rizwan Cheema, 9.6 ov), 3-69 (Ashif Mulla, 11.6 ov), 4-78 (Ian Billcliff, 15.2 ov), 5-88 (Sunil Dhaniram, 19.1 ov), 6-88 (Ashish Bagai, 19.2 ov), 7-92 (Sandeep Jyoti, 24.4 ov), 8-131 (Harvir Baidwan, 34.1 ov), 9-185 (Umar Bhatti, 47.5 ov), 10-185 (Khurram Chohan, 47.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ashif Mulla (16) and Geoff Barnett (19) | 36 | 38 |
| second | Ashif Mulla (17) and Rizwan Cheema (8) | 25 | 22 |
| third | Ian Billcliff (4) and Ashif Mulla (3) | 8 | 12 |
| fourth | Ian Billcliff (6) and Ashish Bagai (2) | 9 | 20 |
| fifth | Ashish Bagai (2) and Sunil Dhaniram (7) | 10 | 23 |
| sixth | Ashish Bagai (0) and Sandeep Jyoti (0) | 0 | 1 |
| seventh | Sandeep Jyoti (0) and Umar Bhatti (4) | 4 | 32 |
| eighth | Umar Bhatti (22) and Harvir Baidwan (14) | 39 | 57 |
| ninth | Khurram Chohan (26) and Umar Bhatti (20) | 54 | 82 |
| tenth | Khurram Chohan (0) and Henry Osinde (0) | 0 | 1 |
IRELAND: 188 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Wilson | c Ian Billcliff b Sandeep Jyoti | 38 | 67 |
| William Porterfield | not out | 104 | 133 |
| Niall O'Brien | not out | 38 | 55 |
Did not bat: Kevin O'Brien, Andrew White, Alex Cusack, Trent Johnston, Kyle McCallan, Regan West, Peter Connell, Boyd Rankin
Extras 8 · Total 188 for 1
| Bowler (Canada) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umar Bhatti | 10 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Henry Osinde | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Khurram Chohan | 7.3 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Rizwan Cheema | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Harvir Baidwan | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Sandeep Jyoti | 7 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Sunil Dhaniram | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-89 (Gary Wilson, 24.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Wilson (38) and William Porterfield (47) | 89 | 145 |
| second | Niall O'Brien (39) and William Porterfield (56) | 99 | 110 |
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