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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
BatterHow outRB
William Porterfieldc Umesh Yadav b Mohit Sharma6793
Paul Stirlingc Ajinkya Rahane b Ravichandran Ashwin4241
Ed Joyceb Suresh Raina29
Niall O'Brienc Umesh Yadav b Mohammed Shami7575
Andy Balbirniec Mohammed Shami b Ravichandran Ashwin2424
Kevin O'Brienc MS Dhoni b Mohammed Shami12
Gary Wilsonc Ajinkya Rahane b Ravindra Jadeja67
Stuart Thompsonrun out (Virat Kohli)22
John Mooneynot out1216
George Dockrellc MS Dhoni b Umesh Yadav612
Alex Cusackc Umesh Yadav b Mohammed Shami1113

Extras 11 · Total 259 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Umesh Yadav40341
Mohammed Shami90413
Mohit Sharma60381
Ravindra Jadeja70451
Ravichandran Ashwin101382
Suresh Raina100401
Rohit Sharma30210

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)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstWilliam Porterfield (42) and Paul Stirling (42)8990
secondEd Joyce (2) and William Porterfield (1)314
thirdNiall O'Brien (29) and William Porterfield (24)5384
fourthNiall O'Brien (35) and Andy Balbirnie (24)6146
fifthNiall O'Brien (1) and Kevin O'Brien (1)23
sixthNiall O'Brien (8) and Gary Wilson (6)1411
seventhNiall O'Brien (2) and Stuart Thompson (2)45
eighthJohn Mooney (0) and Stuart Thompson (0)12
ninthJohn Mooney (4) and George Dockrell (6)1118
tenthJohn Mooney (8) and Alex Cusack (11)2121
INDIA: 260 FOR 2
BatterHow outRB
Shikhar Dhawanc William Porterfield b Stuart Thompson10085
Rohit Sharmab Stuart Thompson6466
Virat Kohlinot out4442
Ajinkya Rahanenot out3328

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)OMRW
John Mooney60440
Alex Cusack80430
Stuart Thompson60452
George Dockrell50440
Paul Stirling50360
Kevin O'Brien6.50420

FALL OF WICKETS

1-174 (Rohit Sharma, 23.2 ov), 2-190 (Shikhar Dhawan, 27.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstShikhar Dhawan (96) and Rohit Sharma (64)174140
secondShikhar Dhawan (4) and Virat Kohli (10)1626
thirdVirat Kohli (34) and Ajinkya Rahane (33)7055
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