Pakistan sent home by bold Ireland
A magnificent performance from Ireland, and an innings of real class from their wicketkeeper, Niall O'Brien, sent Pakistan crashing out of the World Cup
17/03Result
9th Match, Group D, ICC World Cup at Kingston, Mar 17 2007
-
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
132 (45.4 ov) -
![Ireland]( "Ireland")
133/7 (41.4/47 ov, target 128)
Player of the Match
17/03Result
9th Match, Group D, ICC World Cup at Kingston, Mar 17 2007
-
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
132 (45.4 ov) -
![Ireland]( "Ireland")
133/7 (41.4/47 ov, target 128)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
NJ O'Brien
72(107) 6x4 - 1x6
Control %92%
- Productive Shot
- cut shot on back foot
- 17 runs
- 4x4 - 0x6
Kamran Akmal
27(47) 4x4 - 0x6
Control %93%
- Productive Shot
- cut shot on back foot
- 15 runs
- 3x4 - 0x6
Best performances - Bowlers
Mohammad Sami
- O10
- M0
- R29
- W3
- Eco2.9
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
WB Rankin
- O9
- M1
- R32
- W3
- Eco3.55
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Match Details
Series
Toss
Ireland , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00. Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15
Match days
17 March 2007 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Ireland 2, Pakistan 0
Scorecard Summary
IRELAND 133/7 (41.4 OVERS)
- Niall O'Brien72 (107)
- Kevin O'Brien*16 (52)
- Iftikhar Anjum2/29 (10)
- Mohammad Sami3/29 (10)
From an exhausted Martin Williamson, goodnight and many thanks for all your kind comments and observations. Check out the match gallery and the bulletin. We will be back tomorrow to see if Canada can upset England or Netherlands can beat Australia. It will take something amazing to match today for drama and excitement. A bad day for Pakistan, and a bad day for India who lost to Bangladesh. A good day for neutrals and those who have backed the inclusion of the Associates in the tournament ...
The Irish players pour onto the field while the Pakistan players, after congratulating their conquerers, head for the dressing-room. Ireland are probably through to the Super Eights - it would need something amazing from Zimbabwe to deny them - while Pakistan are on their way home. The one plus is that is was not settled on Duckworth-Lewis and that both sides had a chance to sort things in the middle.
41.4
6
Azhar Mahmood to Johnston, SIX, Johnston swings and clubs the ball out of the ground over long-on. The crowd go mad as Billy Bowden's bent fingers are raised aloft ...
The crowd are torn between those celebrating and those who cannot watch. Almost all the Pakistan fans, understandably, have gone home.
41.3
0
Azhar Mahmood to Johnston, no run, full, driven to mid-on
41.2
1
Azhar Mahmood to KJ O'Brien, 1 run, tip-and-run, Johnston was yards short if the throw from Nazir at cover had hit, but it wasn't close. The scores are tied
Wichka emails: "The commentators were biased and didn't give the fair overview. They should be sacked. All commentators should not show bias regardless of which country they are from." A bad loser? Surely not ...
41.1
0
Azhar Mahmood to KJ O'Brien, no run, solid forward defensive shot, no risks with two needed
Bob Woolmer looks like thunder and the others on the balcony seem stunned.
END OF OVER:41 | 1 Run | IRE: 126/7 (2 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 3.07, RRR: 0.33)
- Trent Johnston3 (12b)
- Kevin O'Brien15 (50b)
- Mohammad Hafeez4-0-15-1
- Umar Gul9-0-24-0
40.6
0
Mohammad Hafeez to Johnston, no run, fired in at off stump, squeezed to square leg
40.5
1
Mohammad Hafeez to KJ O'Brien, 1 run, worked past mid-on, there's a man in the deep so just the one. More cheers ...
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World Cup
| Super Eights | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| AUS | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 2.4 |
| SL | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1.483 |
| NZ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0.253 |
| SA | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.313 |
| ENG | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -0.394 |
| WI | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -0.566 |
| BAN | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -1.514 |
| IRE | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -1.73 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| AUS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.433 |
| SA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.403 |
| NED | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2.527 |
| SCOT | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.793 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.493 |
| BAN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1.523 |
| IND | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.206 |
| BER | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4.345 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| NZ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.138 |
| ENG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.418 |
| KENYA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.194 |
| CAN | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.389 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.764 |
| IRE | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -0.092 |
| PAK | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.089 |
| ZIM | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -0.886 |