England vs Ireland (Bangalore) (2nd March)

ICC World Cup 2011 – 2^nd March

15^th Match – Group B     (50-over match)

Played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore,

Ireland won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining);

England won the toss and opted to bat first;

Scoreboard:

England        327/8    (50 over)

England Innings	50 over maximum	R	B	4s	6s	S/R
AJ Strauss*	b Dockrell	34	37	2	1	91.89
KP Pietersen	c †NJ O'Brien b Stirling	59	50	7	2	118.00
IJL Trott	b Mooney	92	92	9	0	100.00
IR Bell	c Stirling b Mooney	81	86	6	1	94.18
PD Collingwood	c KJ O'Brien b Mooney	16	11	0	1	145.45
MJ Prior†	b Johnston	6	5	1	0	120.00
TT Bresnan	c Johnston b Mooney	4	8	0	0	50.00
MH Yardy	b Johnston	3	6	0	0	50.00
GP Swann	not out	9	5	1	0	180.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, w 20)	23

Total (8 wickets; 50 over) 327 (6.54 runs per over)

Did not bat:

SCJ Broad, JM Anderson

Fall of wickets:

1-91 (Strauss, 13.3 over), 2-111 (Pietersen, 16.6 over), 3-278 (Bell, 42.6 over), 4-288 (Trott, 44.3 over), 5-299 (Prior, 45.6 over), 6-312 (Collingwood, 46.6 over), 7-317 (Yardy, 48.3 over), 8-327 (Bresnan, 49.6 over)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ.
WB Rankin	7	0	51	0	7.28	(4w)
DT Johnston	10	0	58	2	5.80
AR Cusack	4	0	39	0	9.75	(1w)
GH Dockrell	10	0	68	1	6.80	(5w)
JF Mooney	9	0	63	4	7.00	(1w)
PR Stirling	10	0	45	1	4.50

Ireland            329/7    (49.1 over)    (won by 3 wickets)

Ireland Innings	(target: 328 runs from 50 overs)	R	B	4s	6s	S/R
WTS Porterfield*	b Anderson	0	1	0	0	0.00
PR Stirling	c Pietersen b Bresnan	32	28	5	1	114.28
EC Joyce	st †Prior b Swann	32	61	3	0	52.45
NJ O'Brien†	b Swann	29	36	2	1	80.55
GC Wilson	lbw b Swann	3	14	0	0	21.42
KJ O'Brien	run out (†Prior/Bresnan)	113	63	13	6	179.36
AR Cusack	run out (Broad/Collingwood)	47	58	3	1	81.03
JF Mooney	not out	33	30	6	0	110.00
DT Johnston	not out	7	4	1	0	175.00
Extras	(b 5, lb 16, w 12)	33

Total (7 wickets; 49.1 over) 329 (6.69 runs per over)

Did not bat:

GH Dockrell, WB Rankin

Fall of wickets:

1-0 (Porterfield, 0.1 over), 2-62 (Stirling, 9.5 over), 3-103 (NJ O'Brien, 20.2 over), 4-106 (Joyce, 22.2 over), 5-111 (Wilson, 24.2 over), 6-273 (Cusack, 41.3 over), 7-317 (KJ O'Brien, 48.1 over)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ.
JM Anderson	8.1	1	49	1	6.00	(1w)
SCJ Broad	9	0	73	0	8.11	(2w)
TT Bresnan	10	0	64	1	6.40	(2w)
MH Yardy	7	0	49	0	7.00	(2w)
GP Swann	10	0	47	3	4.70
PD Collingwood	5	0	26	0	5.20

Player of the match:    KJ O'Brien (Ireland)

Umpires:        Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and BF Bowden (New Zealand)

TV umpire:        M Erasmus (South Africa)

Kevin O Brien stunned England side with the fastest hundred in World Cup history as Ireland claimed their greatest victory with three-wicket success in Bangalore. It was a highest run chase triumph so far in World Cup tournaments, Kevin O Brien scored a magnificent 113 in just 63 balls, he shared a 162-run stand with his partner Alex Cusack which was match-winning partnership for Ireland.

England's performance in the field was not worthy today as they lost the match against Ireland, they dropped many important catches especially O'Brien whose catch was dropped by English skipper Andrew Strauss. Ireland presented a good show while batting and secured a monumental win against England. When the partnership between O Brien and Alex Cusack was broken with 55 still needed Ireland could have lost their way, especially when O'Brien couldn't get the strike back. However, after struggling to get the ball away Mooney suddenly started locating the boundary, firstly off the outside edge but then with two nerveless drives through the covers, each coming after England had strung together a few dot balls to build strain. He was the leading partner in the seven-wicket stand.

Still, though, there was a final twirl when O'Brien was run out in the second to last over. Trent Johnston, however, drove his first ball, a full toss from Stuart Broad, for four as the equation came down to below a run-a-ball for the first time in the complete chase. The final over started with just three needed and off the second ball Mooney clipped Anderson through midwicket to set off epic celebrations that will take over any available Bangalore bar tonight.