India made no
changes to their playing eleven. Ireland made three changes to the eleven that
last played the Indians – Andrew White, Trent Johnston and Boyd Rankin made way
for Andy Balbirnie, Gary Wilson and Stuart Thompson.
William Porterfield, Ireland’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Paul Stirling, who faced 41 balls, scored 42. His (Ashw)innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes. Fifteen overs into the match, he was caught by Ajinkya Rahane. Ravichandran broke the 89-run stand.
Joyce, who facEd nine balls, scored a couple. Fourteen balls later, Suresh Raina broke the three-run stand. Porterfield, who faced 93 balls, scored 67. His innings included five boundaries and a six. Fourteen overs later, he was caught by Umesh Yadav. Mohit Sharma broke the 53-run stand.
Balbirnie scored 24. His run-a-ball innings included three boundaries. Forty-six balls later, he was caught by Mohammed Shami. Ashwin broke the 61-run stand. Kevin O’Brien faced a couple of balls, scoring one. Three balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper. Shami broke the two-run stand.
Although his innings included a boundary, Wilson wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just four. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Rahane. Ravindra Jadeja broke the 14-run stand. Niall O’Brien scored 75. His run-a-ball innings included seven boundaries and three sixes. Five balls later, he was caught by Yadav. Shami broke the four-run stand.
The eighth-wicket stand was worth a run. Thompson, who faced a couple of balls, scored a couple. Two balls later, Virat Kohli ran him out. John Mooney faced 16 balls, scoring a dozen. His innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.
George Dockrell, who faced a dozen balls, scored six. His runs came by way of a six. Three overs later, he was caught by Dhoni. Yadav broke the 11-run stand. Alex Cusack, who faced 13 balls, scored 11. His innings included a boundary. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Yadav. Shami broke the 21-run stand.
India conceded 11 extras. Ireland were dismissed for 259 off 49 overs. Rohit Sharma, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 21. Yadav bowled four overs, conceding 34. He picked up a wicket.
Mohit bowled six overs, conceding 38. He picked up a wicket, as did Jadeja (whose seven overs yielded 45) and Raina (who bowled 10 overs, conceding 40). Ashwin bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38 and picked up a couple of wickets. Shami bowled nine overs, conceding 41. He picked up three scalps.
Rohit faced 66 balls, scoring 64. His innings included three boundaries and as many sixes. A hundred and forty balls into the chase, Thompson broke the 174-run stand. Shikhar Dhawan, the player of the match, faced 85 balls. He scored 100. His innings included 11 boundaries and five sixes. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Porterfield. Thompson broke the 16-run stand.
Kohli faced 42 balls, scoring 44. His innings included four boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten, as was Rahane, who faced 28 balls, scoring 33. His innings included six boundaries.
Ireland conceded 19 extras. India scored 260 for the loss of two wickets off 36.5 overs, winning by eight wickets with 79 balls to spare. Dockrell and Stirling bowled five wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 36.
Mooney bowled six overs, conceding 44. He was wicketless, as were Kevin (who bowled 6.5 overs, conceding 42) and Cusack (whose eight overs yielded 43). Thompson bowled six overs, conceding 45. He picked up a couple of scalps.
William Porterfield, Ireland’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Paul Stirling, who faced 41 balls, scored 42. His (Ashw)innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes. Fifteen overs into the match, he was caught by Ajinkya Rahane. Ravichandran broke the 89-run stand.
Joyce, who facEd nine balls, scored a couple. Fourteen balls later, Suresh Raina broke the three-run stand. Porterfield, who faced 93 balls, scored 67. His innings included five boundaries and a six. Fourteen overs later, he was caught by Umesh Yadav. Mohit Sharma broke the 53-run stand.
Balbirnie scored 24. His run-a-ball innings included three boundaries. Forty-six balls later, he was caught by Mohammed Shami. Ashwin broke the 61-run stand. Kevin O’Brien faced a couple of balls, scoring one. Three balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper. Shami broke the two-run stand.
Although his innings included a boundary, Wilson wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just four. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Rahane. Ravindra Jadeja broke the 14-run stand. Niall O’Brien scored 75. His run-a-ball innings included seven boundaries and three sixes. Five balls later, he was caught by Yadav. Shami broke the four-run stand.
The eighth-wicket stand was worth a run. Thompson, who faced a couple of balls, scored a couple. Two balls later, Virat Kohli ran him out. John Mooney faced 16 balls, scoring a dozen. His innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.
George Dockrell, who faced a dozen balls, scored six. His runs came by way of a six. Three overs later, he was caught by Dhoni. Yadav broke the 11-run stand. Alex Cusack, who faced 13 balls, scored 11. His innings included a boundary. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Yadav. Shami broke the 21-run stand.
India conceded 11 extras. Ireland were dismissed for 259 off 49 overs. Rohit Sharma, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 21. Yadav bowled four overs, conceding 34. He picked up a wicket.
Mohit bowled six overs, conceding 38. He picked up a wicket, as did Jadeja (whose seven overs yielded 45) and Raina (who bowled 10 overs, conceding 40). Ashwin bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38 and picked up a couple of wickets. Shami bowled nine overs, conceding 41. He picked up three scalps.
Rohit faced 66 balls, scoring 64. His innings included three boundaries and as many sixes. A hundred and forty balls into the chase, Thompson broke the 174-run stand. Shikhar Dhawan, the player of the match, faced 85 balls. He scored 100. His innings included 11 boundaries and five sixes. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Porterfield. Thompson broke the 16-run stand.
Kohli faced 42 balls, scoring 44. His innings included four boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten, as was Rahane, who faced 28 balls, scoring 33. His innings included six boundaries.
Ireland conceded 19 extras. India scored 260 for the loss of two wickets off 36.5 overs, winning by eight wickets with 79 balls to spare. Dockrell and Stirling bowled five wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 36.
Mooney bowled six overs, conceding 44. He was wicketless, as were Kevin (who bowled 6.5 overs, conceding 42) and Cusack (whose eight overs yielded 43). Thompson bowled six overs, conceding 45. He picked up a couple of scalps.
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