Ireland Vs United States Of America 7Th Place Playoff Semi Final
ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe - 2023 (2023) · Takashinga Sports Club, Harare · 30 June 2023
Ireland won by 6 wickets (with 94 balls remaining)
Ireland won by 6 wickets (with 94 balls remaining). Paul Stirling top-scored with 58 for Ireland.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
- Date
- 30 June 2023
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to field
- Result
- Ireland won by 6 wickets (with 94 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Craig Young
- Captains
- Monank Patel (U.S.A.), Andy Balbirnie (Ireland)
- Umpires
- Ahmed Shah Pakteen and LS Reifer
- Match referee
- ET Dube
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to field.
U.S.A. batted first and made 196 all out. Sushant Modani top-scored with 55 off 93 balls, and Saiteja Mukkamalla made 55. Craig Young took 3 for 35 for Ireland. The innings was built on a 88-run stand for the third wicket between Saiteja Mukkamalla and Sushant Modani, 45% of the total. That was well below the 2020s average first-innings total at Takashinga Sports Club, 245 across 9 ODIs.
Chasing 197, Ireland made 197 for 4. Paul Stirling top-scored with 58 off 45 balls, and Andy Balbirnie made 45. The innings was built on a 84-run stand for the first wicket between Paul Stirling and Andy McBrine, 43% of the total.
Ireland won by 6 wickets (with 94 balls remaining).
U.S.A.: 196 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Taylor | c Gareth Delany b Craig Young | 23 | 24 |
| Sushant Modani | c Lorcan Tucker b Andy McBrine | 55 | 93 |
| Monank Patel | b Craig Young | 0 | 1 |
| Saiteja Mukkamalla | run out (Andy McBrine) | 55 | 46 |
| Gajanand Singh | c & b Andy McBrine | 10 | 9 |
| Abhishek Paradkar | c Lorcan Tucker b Barry McCarthy | 0 | 4 |
| Nisarg Patel | c Andy Balbirnie b Craig Young | 6 | 13 |
| Nosthush Kenjige | c Barry McCarthy b Mark Adair | 5 | 19 |
| Usman Rafiq | not out | 28 | 37 |
| Saurabh Netravalkar | c Harry Tector b Mark Adair | 2 | 4 |
| Ali Khan | c Gareth Delany b Barry McCarthy | 6 | 7 |
Extras 6 · Total 196 all out
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Adair | 8 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Barry McCarthy | 9.4 | 1 | 49 | 2 |
| Craig Young | 7 | 1 | 35 | 3 |
| Gareth Delany | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Curtis Campher | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Andy McBrine | 8 | 1 | 19 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-33 (Steven Taylor, 6.2 ov), 2-33 (Monank Patel, 6.3 ov), 3-121 (Saiteja Mukkamalla, 22.6 ov), 4-136 (Gajanand Singh, 26.5 ov), 5-137 (Abhishek Paradkar, 27.5 ov), 6-151 (Sushant Modani, 30.3 ov), 7-155 (Nisarg Patel, 33.3 ov), 8-166 (Nosthush Kenjige, 37.1 ov), 9-168 (Saurabh Netravalkar, 37.5 ov), 10-196 (Ali Khan, 42.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Steven Taylor (23) and Sushant Modani (9) | 33 | 38 |
| second | Monank Patel (0) and Sushant Modani (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Saiteja Mukkamalla (55) and Sushant Modani (29) | 88 | 99 |
| fourth | Gajanand Singh (10) and Sushant Modani (5) | 15 | 23 |
| fifth | Sushant Modani (1) and Abhishek Paradkar (0) | 1 | 6 |
| sixth | Nisarg Patel (3) and Sushant Modani (11) | 14 | 16 |
| seventh | Nisarg Patel (3) and Nosthush Kenjige (1) | 4 | 18 |
| eighth | Usman Rafiq (7) and Nosthush Kenjige (4) | 11 | 22 |
| ninth | Saurabh Netravalkar (2) and Usman Rafiq (0) | 2 | 4 |
| tenth | Usman Rafiq (21) and Ali Khan (6) | 28 | 30 |
IRELAND: 197 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling | lbw b Nosthush Kenjige | 58 | 45 |
| Andy McBrine | c & b Nosthush Kenjige | 35 | 53 |
| Andy Balbirnie | not out | 45 | 58 |
| Harry Tector | b Nisarg Patel | 25 | 28 |
| Lorcan Tucker | c Nisarg Patel b Abhishek Paradkar | 25 | 19 |
| Curtis Campher | not out | 4 | 3 |
Did not bat: George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young
Extras 5 · Total 197 for 4
| Bowler (U.S.A.) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saurabh Netravalkar | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Ali Khan | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Steven Taylor | 6 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Nosthush Kenjige | 7 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| Abhishek Paradkar | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Nisarg Patel | 6 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Usman Rafiq | 1.2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-84 (Paul Stirling, 13.5 ov), 2-123 (Andy McBrine, 19.4 ov), 3-161 (Harry Tector, 28.5 ov), 4-190 (Lorcan Tucker, 33.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Paul Stirling (58) and Andy McBrine (24) | 84 | 83 |
| second | Andy Balbirnie (26) and Andy McBrine (11) | 39 | 35 |
| third | Andy Balbirnie (12) and Harry Tector (25) | 38 | 55 |
| fourth | Andy Balbirnie (4) and Lorcan Tucker (25) | 29 | 26 |
| fifth | Andy Balbirnie (3) and Curtis Campher (4) | 7 | 7 |
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