Only ODI
India beat Ireland by 9 wickets in the only ODI
Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast, . India won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardIndia won the toss and chose to bowl. Ireland were bowled out for 193, Niall O'Brien 52 from 79 balls and Trent Johnston 34 from 44 balls. Piyush Chawla took 3 for 29.
India reached 171 for 1 in 34.5 overs, Gautam Gambhir 80 not out from 107 balls and Sourav Ganguly 73 not out from 99 balls.
India won by 9 wickets (DLS method).
Key performers
Ireland innings
193(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfieldb AB Agarkar | b AB Agarkar | 16 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 34.78 |
| Kenny Carrollc †KD Karthik b S Sreesanth | c †KD Karthik b S Sreesanth | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| DI Joycec SC Ganguly b S Sreesanth | c SC Ganguly b S Sreesanth | 18 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Niall O'Brien †c RG Sharma b RP Singh | c RG Sharma b RP Singh | 52 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 65.82 |
| Gary Wilsonb PP Chawla | b PP Chawla | 13 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 54.17 |
| Kevin O'Brienc RP Singh b PP Chawla | c RP Singh b PP Chawla | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Andrew Whitec †KD Karthik b PP Chawla | c †KD Karthik b PP Chawla | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Trent Johnstonc Yuvraj Singh b S Sreesanth | c Yuvraj Singh b S Sreesanth | 34 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 77.27 |
| WK McCallanb RP Singh | b RP Singh | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| MJ Fourienot out | not out | 4* | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| RK Whelanst †KD Karthik b SR Tendulkar | st †KD Karthik b SR Tendulkar | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(lb 12, w 16, nb 1) | (lb 12, w 16, nb 1) | 29 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 3.86) | 50 Ov (RR 3.86) | 193 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 14-1 (KED Carroll, 4.1 ov), 47-2 (DI Joyce, 13.5 ov), 56-3 (WTS Porterfield, 16.2 ov), 75-4 (GC Wilson, 24.1 ov), 83-5 (KJ O'Brien, 26.3 ov), 111-6 (AR White, 34.3 ov), 159-7 (NJ O'Brien, 44.4 ov), 168-8 (WK McCallan, 46.4 ov), 187-9 (DT Johnston, 49 ov), 193-10 (RK Whelan, 50 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Sreesanth | 10 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 5.00 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| R. P. Singh | 10 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 3.60 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 10 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 2.70 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2.50 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Piyush Chawla | 10 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 2.90 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6.00 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | WTS Porterfield 5(11) & KED Carroll 7(14) | 14 | 25 |
| 2nd | DI Joyce 18(34) & WTS Porterfield 10(24) | 33 | 58 |
| 3rd | NJ O'Brien 3(4) & WTS Porterfield 1(11) | 9 | 15 |
| 4th | GC Wilson 13(24) & NJ O'Brien 4(24) | 19 | 47 |
| 5th | KJ O'Brien 3(11) & NJ O'Brien 5(3) | 8 | 14 |
| 6th | NJ O'Brien 15(20) & AR White 8(28) | 28 | 48 |
| 7th | DT Johnston 16(33) & NJ O'Brien 25(28) | 48 | 61 |
| 8th | DT Johnston 5(5) & WK McCallan 4(7) | 9 | 12 |
| 9th | MJ Fourie 3(8) & DT Johnston 13(6) | 19 | 14 |
| 10th | RK Whelan 5(5) & MJ Fourie 1(1) | 6 | 6 |
India innings
171/1(34.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Gangulynot out | not out | 73* | 99 | 6 | 1 | 73.74 |
| Sachin Tendulkarb RK Whelan | b RK Whelan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Gautam Gambhirnot out | not out | 80* | 107 | 9 | 0 | 74.77 |
| Extras(lb 7, w 7) | (lb 7, w 7) | 14 | ||||
| Total34.5 Ov (RR 4.91) | 34.5 Ov (RR 4.91) · Target 171 from 39 ov | 171/1 | ||||
Did not bat: Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma, Ajit Agarkar, R. P. Singh, Piyush Chawla, S. Sreesanth
Fall of wickets: 9-1 (SR Tendulkar, 1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK Whelan | 8 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 7.00 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| MJ Fourie | 6.5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3.07 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Johnston | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3.57 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WK McCallan | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4.00 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew White | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SC Ganguly 1(3) & SR Tendulkar 4(3) | 9 | 6 |
| 2nd | SC Ganguly 72(96) & G Gambhir 80(107) | 162* | 203 |
Commentary
34.6Wd
MJ Fourie to SC Ganguly, wide
34.50
MJ Fourie to SC Ganguly, no run
34.42
MJ Fourie to SC Ganguly, 2 runs
34.31
MJ Fourie to G Gambhir, 1 run
34.20
MJ Fourie to G Gambhir, no run
34.11
MJ Fourie to SC Ganguly, 1 run
End of over 345 runsIND 166/1111101
SC Ganguly 70(96)G Gambhir 79(105)AR White 1-0-5-0
33.61
AR White to SC Ganguly, 1 run
33.50
AR White to SC Ganguly, no run
33.41
AR White to G Gambhir, 1 run
33.31
AR White to SC Ganguly, 1 run
33.21
AR White to G Gambhir, 1 run
33.11
AR White to SC Ganguly, 1 run
End of over 334 runsIND 161/101001Wd1
SC Ganguly 67(92)G Gambhir 77(103)WK McCallan 8-0-32-0
32.61
WK McCallan to SC Ganguly, 1 run
32.6Wd
WK McCallan to SC Ganguly, wide
32.51
WK McCallan to G Gambhir, 1 run
32.40
WK McCallan to G Gambhir, no run
32.30
WK McCallan to G Gambhir, no run
32.21
WK McCallan to SC Ganguly, 1 run
32.10
WK McCallan to SC Ganguly, no run
End of over 329 runsIND 157/1100404
G Gambhir 76(100)SC Ganguly 65(89)DT Johnston 7-0-25-0
31.64
DT Johnston to G Gambhir, FOUR
31.50
DT Johnston to G Gambhir, no run
31.44
DT Johnston to G Gambhir, FOUR
31.30
DT Johnston to G Gambhir, no run
31.20
DT Johnston to G Gambhir, no run
31.11
DT Johnston to SC Ganguly, 1 run
End of over 314 runsIND 148/1001102
G Gambhir 68(95)SC Ganguly 64(88)WK McCallan 7-0-28-0