Ireland Vs India Only Odi
India tour of Ireland, England and Scotland - 2007 (2007) · Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast · 23 June 2007
India won by 9 wickets (with 25 balls remaining) (D/L method)
India won by 9 wickets (with 25 balls remaining) (D/L method). Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 80* for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
- Date
- 23 June 2007
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 9 wickets (with 25 balls remaining) (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Gautam Gambhir
- Captains
- Trent Johnston (Ireland), Rahul Dravid (India)
- Debuts
- Gary Wilson (Ireland), Thinus Fourie (Ireland), Roger Whelan (Ireland), Rohit Sharma (India)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and MR Benson
- Match referee
- AG Hurst
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field. Gary Wilson, Thinus Fourie, Roger Whelan and Rohit Sharma played their first ODIs.
Ireland batted first and made 193 all out. Niall O'Brien top-scored with 52 off 79 balls, and Trent Johnston made 34. Piyush Chawla took 3 for 29 for India.
India replied with 171 for 1. Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 80 not out off 107 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 73. The innings was built on a 162-run stand for the second wicket between Sourav Ganguly and Gautam Gambhir, 95% of the total.
India won by 9 wickets (with 25 balls remaining) (D/L method).
IRELAND: 193 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield | b Ajit Agarkar | 16 | 46 |
| Kenny Carroll | c Dinesh Karthik b Sreesanth | 7 | 14 |
| Dom Joyce | c Sourav Ganguly b Sreesanth | 18 | 34 |
| Niall O'Brien | c Rohit Sharma b RP Singh | 52 | 79 |
| Gary Wilson | b Piyush Chawla | 13 | 24 |
| Kevin O'Brien | c RP Singh b Piyush Chawla | 3 | 11 |
| Andrew White | c Dinesh Karthik b Piyush Chawla | 8 | 28 |
| Trent Johnston | c Yuvraj Singh b Sreesanth | 34 | 44 |
| Kyle McCallan | b RP Singh | 4 | 7 |
| Thinus Fourie | not out | 4 | 9 |
| Roger Whelan | st Dinesh Karthik b Sachin Tendulkar | 5 | 5 |
Extras 29 · Total 193 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sreesanth | 10 | 0 | 50 | 3 |
| RP Singh | 10 | 2 | 36 | 2 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 10 | 2 | 27 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Piyush Chawla | 10 | 2 | 29 | 3 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Kenny Carroll, 4.1 ov), 2-47 (Dom Joyce, 13.5 ov), 3-56 (William Porterfield, 16.2 ov), 4-75 (Gary Wilson, 24.1 ov), 5-83 (Kevin O'Brien, 26.3 ov), 6-111 (Andrew White, 34.3 ov), 7-159 (Niall O'Brien, 44.4 ov), 8-168 (Kyle McCallan, 46.4 ov), 9-187 (Trent Johnston, 48.6 ov), 10-193 (Roger Whelan, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | William Porterfield (5) and Kenny Carroll (7) | 14 | 25 |
| second | Dom Joyce (18) and William Porterfield (10) | 33 | 58 |
| third | Niall O'Brien (3) and William Porterfield (1) | 9 | 15 |
| fourth | Niall O'Brien (4) and Gary Wilson (13) | 19 | 48 |
| fifth | Niall O'Brien (5) and Kevin O'Brien (3) | 8 | 14 |
| sixth | Andrew White (8) and Niall O'Brien (15) | 28 | 48 |
| seventh | Trent Johnston (16) and Niall O'Brien (25) | 48 | 61 |
| eighth | Kyle McCallan (4) and Trent Johnston (5) | 9 | 12 |
| ninth | Trent Johnston (13) and Thinus Fourie (3) | 19 | 14 |
| tenth | Roger Whelan (5) and Thinus Fourie (1) | 6 | 6 |
INDIA: 171 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | b Roger Whelan | 4 | 3 |
| Sourav Ganguly | not out | 73 | 99 |
| Gautam Gambhir | not out | 80 | 107 |
Did not bat: Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma, Ajit Agarkar, RP Singh, Piyush Chawla, Sreesanth
Extras 14 · Total 171 for 1
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Whelan | 8 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Thinus Fourie | 6.5 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Trent Johnston | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Kyle McCallan | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Andrew White | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Sachin Tendulkar, 0.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (4) and Sourav Ganguly (1) | 9 | 6 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly (72) and Gautam Gambhir (80) | 162 | 203 |
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