Ireland Vs South Africa 24Th Match Pool B
ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15) · Manuka Oval, Canberra · 3 March 2015
South Africa won by 201 runs
South Africa won by 201 runs. Hashim Amla top-scored with 159 for South Africa. Kyle Abbott took 4/21.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Manuka Oval, Canberra
- Date
- 3 March 2015
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 201 runs
- Player of the match
- Hashim Amla
- Captains
- AB de Villiers (South Africa), William Porterfield (Ireland)
- Umpires
- REJ Martinesz and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa batted first and made 411 for 4. Hashim Amla top-scored with 159 off 128 balls, and Faf du Plessis made 109. The innings was built on a 247-run stand for the second wicket between Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis, 60% of the total.
Chasing 412, Ireland made 210 all out. Andy Balbirnie top-scored with 58 off 71 balls, and Kevin O'Brien made 48. Kyle Abbott took 4 for 21 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 81-run stand for the sixth wicket between Kevin O'Brien and Andy Balbirnie.
South Africa won by 201 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Manuka Oval across the 11 ODIs in our archive. South Africa's 411 is the highest total at Manuka Oval.
SOUTH AFRICA: 411 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashim Amla | c Ed Joyce b Andy McBrine | 159 | 128 |
| Quinton de Kock | c Gary Wilson b John Mooney | 1 | 4 |
| Faf du Plessis | b Kevin O'Brien | 109 | 109 |
| AB de Villiers | c Niall O'Brien b Andy McBrine | 24 | 9 |
| David Miller | not out | 46 | 23 |
| Rilee Rossouw | not out | 61 | 30 |
Did not bat: Farhaan Behardien, Dale Steyn, Kyle Abbott, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir
Extras 11 · Total 411 for 4
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mooney | 7 | 2 | 52 | 1 |
| Max Sorensen | 6 | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 7 | 0 | 95 | 1 |
| George Dockrell | 10 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Paul Stirling | 10 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| Andy McBrine | 10 | 0 | 63 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Quinton de Kock, 2.3 ov), 2-259 (Faf du Plessis, 38.4 ov), 3-299 (Hashim Amla, 41.1 ov), 4-301 (AB de Villiers, 41.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hashim Amla (8) and Quinton de Kock (1) | 12 | 15 |
| second | Hashim Amla (133) and Faf du Plessis (109) | 247 | 218 |
| third | Hashim Amla (18) and AB de Villiers (22) | 40 | 15 |
| fourth | AB de Villiers (2) and David Miller (0) | 2 | 2 |
| fifth | Rilee Rossouw (61) and David Miller (46) | 110 | 53 |
IRELAND: 210 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield | c Faf du Plessis b Kyle Abbott | 12 | 17 |
| Paul Stirling | c Quinton de Kock b Dale Steyn | 9 | 6 |
| Ed Joyce | c Hashim Amla b Dale Steyn | 0 | 4 |
| Niall O'Brien | c Hashim Amla b Kyle Abbott | 14 | 9 |
| Andy Balbirnie | c Rilee Rossouw b Morne Morkel | 58 | 71 |
| Gary Wilson | lbw b Kyle Abbott | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin O'Brien | c Rilee Rossouw b Kyle Abbott | 48 | 65 |
| John Mooney | b AB de Villiers | 8 | 15 |
| George Dockrell | b Morne Morkel | 25 | 57 |
| Max Sorensen | c Quinton de Kock b Morne Morkel | 22 | 19 |
| Andy McBrine | not out | 2 | 4 |
Extras 12 · Total 210 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 8 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Kyle Abbott | 8 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| Morne Morkel | 9 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| Imran Tahir | 10 | 1 | 50 | 0 |
| Farhaan Behardien | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Rilee Rossouw | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Faf du Plessis | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| AB de Villiers | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Paul Stirling, 2.5 ov), 2-21 (William Porterfield, 3.6 ov), 3-21 (Ed Joyce, 4.3 ov), 4-42 (Niall O'Brien, 8.4 ov), 5-48 (Gary Wilson, 10.2 ov), 6-129 (Andy Balbirnie, 25.5 ov), 7-150 (John Mooney, 30.2 ov), 8-167 (Kevin O'Brien, 35.1 ov), 9-200 (Max Sorensen, 42.6 ov), 10-210 (George Dockrell, 44.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | William Porterfield (8) and Paul Stirling (9) | 17 | 17 |
| second | Ed Joyce (0) and William Porterfield (4) | 4 | 7 |
| third | Ed Joyce (0) and Niall O'Brien (0) | 0 | 3 |
| fourth | Niall O'Brien (14) and Andy Balbirnie (7) | 21 | 25 |
| fifth | Gary Wilson (0) and Andy Balbirnie (6) | 6 | 10 |
| sixth | Kevin O'Brien (28) and Andy Balbirnie (45) | 81 | 93 |
| seventh | John Mooney (8) and Kevin O'Brien (12) | 21 | 27 |
| eighth | Kevin O'Brien (8) and George Dockrell (8) | 17 | 29 |
| ninth | George Dockrell (10) and Max Sorensen (22) | 33 | 47 |
| tenth | George Dockrell (7) and Andy McBrine (2) | 10 | 12 |
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