Ireland Vs Pakistan 42Nd Match Pool B
ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 15 March 2015
Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 23 balls remaining). William Porterfield top-scored with 107 for Ireland.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Date
- 15 March 2015
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sarfaraz Ahmed
- Captains
- William Porterfield (Ireland), Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- M Erasmus and RSA Palliyaguruge
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to bat.
Ireland batted first and made 237 all out. William Porterfield top-scored with 107 off 131 balls. Wahab Riaz took 3 for 54 for Pakistan.
Chasing 238, Pakistan made 241 for 3. Sarfaraz Ahmed top-scored with 101 not out off 124 balls, and Ahmed Shehzad made 63. The innings was built on a 120-run stand for the first wicket between Sarfaraz Ahmed and Ahmed Shehzad, 50% of the total.
Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 23 balls remaining).
IRELAND: 237 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield | c Shahid Afridi b Sohail Khan | 107 | 131 |
| Paul Stirling | lbw b Ehsan Adil | 3 | 8 |
| Ed Joyce | c Umar Akmal b Wahab Riaz | 11 | 18 |
| Niall O'Brien | c Umar Akmal b Rahat Ali | 12 | 10 |
| Andy Balbirnie | c Shahid Afridi b Haris Sohail | 18 | 36 |
| Gary Wilson | c Wahab Riaz b Sohail Khan | 29 | 38 |
| Kevin O'Brien | c Sohaib Maqsood b Wahab Riaz | 8 | 16 |
| Stuart Thompson | c Umar Akmal b Rahat Ali | 12 | 15 |
| John Mooney | c Umar Akmal b Wahab Riaz | 13 | 19 |
| George Dockrell | run out (Sarfaraz Ahmed, Wahab Riaz) | 11 | 8 |
| Alex Cusack | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 12 · Total 237 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sohail Khan | 10 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| Ehsan Adil | 7 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Rahat Ali | 10 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| Wahab Riaz | 10 | 0 | 54 | 3 |
| Shahid Afridi | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Haris Sohail | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Paul Stirling, 3.3 ov), 2-56 (Ed Joyce, 12.3 ov), 3-86 (Niall O'Brien, 16.4 ov), 4-134 (Andy Balbirnie, 29.4 ov), 5-182 (William Porterfield, 38.5 ov), 6-189 (Gary Wilson, 40.3 ov), 7-204 (Stuart Thompson, 43.5 ov), 8-216 (Kevin O'Brien, 47.1 ov), 9-230 (John Mooney, 49.2 ov), 10-237 (George Dockrell, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | William Porterfield (7) and Paul Stirling (3) | 11 | 21 |
| second | Ed Joyce (11) and William Porterfield (32) | 45 | 54 |
| third | Niall O'Brien (12) and William Porterfield (16) | 30 | 25 |
| fourth | William Porterfield (29) and Andy Balbirnie (18) | 48 | 78 |
| fifth | Gary Wilson (23) and William Porterfield (23) | 48 | 55 |
| sixth | Kevin O'Brien (0) and Gary Wilson (6) | 7 | 10 |
| seventh | Kevin O'Brien (2) and Stuart Thompson (12) | 15 | 20 |
| eighth | John Mooney (4) and Kevin O'Brien (6) | 12 | 20 |
| ninth | John Mooney (9) and George Dockrell (5) | 14 | 13 |
| tenth | Alex Cusack (1) and George Dockrell (6) | 7 | 3 |
PAKISTAN: 241 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarfaraz Ahmed | not out | 101 | 124 |
| Ahmed Shehzad | c Ed Joyce b Stuart Thompson | 63 | 71 |
| Haris Sohail | run out (Andy Balbirnie, George Dockrell) | 3 | 7 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | hit wicket b Alex Cusack | 39 | 46 |
| Umar Akmal | not out | 20 | 29 |
Did not bat: Sohaib Maqsood, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Rahat Ali, Ehsan Adil
Extras 15 · Total 241 for 3
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Cusack | 10 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| John Mooney | 9 | 1 | 40 | 0 |
| Stuart Thompson | 10 | 0 | 59 | 1 |
| George Dockrell | 6 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Paul Stirling | 1.1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-120 (Ahmed Shehzad, 22.4 ov), 2-126 (Haris Sohail, 24.3 ov), 3-208 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 38.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sarfaraz Ahmed (53) and Ahmed Shehzad (63) | 120 | 136 |
| second | Sarfaraz Ahmed (3) and Haris Sohail (3) | 6 | 11 |
| third | Misbah-ul-Haq (39) and Sarfaraz Ahmed (35) | 82 | 83 |
| fourth | Sarfaraz Ahmed (10) and Umar Akmal (20) | 33 | 47 |
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