India Vs Ireland 34Th Match Pool B
ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15) · Seddon Park, Hamilton · 10 March 2015
India won by 8 wickets (with 79 balls remaining)
India won by 8 wickets (with 79 balls remaining). Shikhar Dhawan top-scored with 100 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Seddon Park, Hamilton
- Date
- 10 March 2015
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 8 wickets (with 79 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Shikhar Dhawan
- Captains
- William Porterfield (Ireland), MS Dhoni (India)
- Umpires
- HDPK Dharmasena and RA Kettleborough
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to bat.
Ireland batted first and made 259 all out. Niall O'Brien top-scored with 75 off 75 balls, and William Porterfield made 67. Mohammed Shami took 3 for 41 for India. The innings was built on a 89-run stand for the first wicket between William Porterfield and Paul Stirling. From 206 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 227 for 8.
Chasing 260, India made 260 for 2. Shikhar Dhawan top-scored with 100 off 85 balls, and Rohit Sharma made 64. The innings was built on a 174-run stand for the first wicket between Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma, 67% of the total.
India won by 8 wickets (with 79 balls remaining).
IRELAND: 259 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield | c Umesh Yadav b Mohit Sharma | 67 | 93 |
| Paul Stirling | c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravichandran Ashwin | 42 | 41 |
| Ed Joyce | b Suresh Raina | 2 | 9 |
| Niall O'Brien | c Umesh Yadav b Mohammed Shami | 75 | 75 |
| Andy Balbirnie | c Mohammed Shami b Ravichandran Ashwin | 24 | 24 |
| Kevin O'Brien | c MS Dhoni b Mohammed Shami | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Wilson | c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravindra Jadeja | 6 | 7 |
| Stuart Thompson | run out (Virat Kohli) | 2 | 2 |
| John Mooney | not out | 12 | 16 |
| George Dockrell | c MS Dhoni b Umesh Yadav | 6 | 12 |
| Alex Cusack | c Umesh Yadav b Mohammed Shami | 11 | 13 |
Extras 11 · Total 259 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umesh Yadav | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Mohammed Shami | 9 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| Mohit Sharma | 6 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 7 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 10 | 1 | 38 | 2 |
| Suresh Raina | 10 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Rohit Sharma | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-89 (Paul Stirling, 14.6 ov), 2-92 (Ed Joyce, 17.2 ov), 3-145 (William Porterfield, 31.2 ov), 4-206 (Andy Balbirnie, 38.6 ov), 5-208 (Kevin O'Brien, 39.3 ov), 6-222 (Gary Wilson, 41.2 ov), 7-226 (Niall O'Brien, 42.1 ov), 8-227 (Stuart Thompson, 42.3 ov), 9-238 (George Dockrell, 45.3 ov), 10-259 (Alex Cusack, 48.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | William Porterfield (42) and Paul Stirling (42) | 89 | 90 |
| second | Ed Joyce (2) and William Porterfield (1) | 3 | 14 |
| third | Niall O'Brien (29) and William Porterfield (24) | 53 | 84 |
| fourth | Niall O'Brien (35) and Andy Balbirnie (24) | 61 | 46 |
| fifth | Niall O'Brien (1) and Kevin O'Brien (1) | 2 | 3 |
| sixth | Niall O'Brien (8) and Gary Wilson (6) | 14 | 11 |
| seventh | Niall O'Brien (2) and Stuart Thompson (2) | 4 | 5 |
| eighth | John Mooney (0) and Stuart Thompson (0) | 1 | 2 |
| ninth | John Mooney (4) and George Dockrell (6) | 11 | 18 |
| tenth | John Mooney (8) and Alex Cusack (11) | 21 | 21 |
INDIA: 260 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shikhar Dhawan | c William Porterfield b Stuart Thompson | 100 | 85 |
| Rohit Sharma | b Stuart Thompson | 64 | 66 |
| Virat Kohli | not out | 44 | 42 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | not out | 33 | 28 |
Did not bat: Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav
Extras 19 · Total 260 for 2
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mooney | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Alex Cusack | 8 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Stuart Thompson | 6 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| George Dockrell | 5 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Paul Stirling | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 6.5 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-174 (Rohit Sharma, 23.2 ov), 2-190 (Shikhar Dhawan, 27.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shikhar Dhawan (96) and Rohit Sharma (64) | 174 | 140 |
| second | Shikhar Dhawan (4) and Virat Kohli (10) | 16 | 26 |
| third | Virat Kohli (34) and Ajinkya Rahane (33) | 70 | 55 |
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