ODI # 2570
ICC World Cup, 2006/07, 40th Match, Super Eights
Australia v Ireland
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
13 April 2007 (50-over match)

Result: Australia won by 9 wickets
Points: Australia 2, Ireland 0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: BF Bowden (NZ) and RE Koertzen (SA)
TV umpire: SA Bucknor
Match referee: RS Madugalle (SL)
Reserve umpire: SJA Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: GD McGrath

Ireland innings (50 overs maximum)                              R   M   B  4 6
JP Bray                                  b McGrath              1   3   2  0 0
WTS Porterfield       lbw                b Tait                 1  14  11  0 0
EJG Morgan            c Hayden           b McGrath              0  19   9  0 0
+NJ O'Brien                              b Tait                 0   1   1  0 0
KJ O'Brien            c Hodge            b Clark               16  51  25  3 0
AR White              c Hogg             b McGrath              6  30  20  0 0
*DT Johnston                             b Tait                17  30  25  2 0
WK McCallan           c Tait             b Symonds              5  32  18  0 0
JF Mooney             run out (Tait)                           23  53  44  2 0
D Langford-Smith      c Ponting          b Hogg                 2   8   7  0 0
WB Rankin             not out                                   4  25  19  0 0
Extras                (w 15, nb 1)                             16
Total                 (all out, 30 overs, 138 mins)            91

FoW: 1-2 (Bray, 0.6 ov), 2-2 (Porterfield, 3.1 ov),
     3-2 (NJ O'Brien, 3.2 ov), 4-12 (Morgan, 4.3 ov),
     5-32 (White, 10.3 ov), 6-42 (KJ O'Brien, 13.2 ov),
     7-54 (Johnston, 16.3 ov), 8-72 (McCallan, 20.6 ov),
     9-80 (Langford-Smith, 23.1 ov), 10-91 (Mooney, 29.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                      7      1     17      3
Tait                         6      1     39      3 (1nb, 9w)
Clark                        8      1     19      1 (1w)
Hogg                         6      2      9      1 (2w)
Symonds                      3      1      7      1

Australia innings (target: 92 runs from 50 overs)               R   M   B  4 6
+AC Gilchrist                            b Johnston            34  38  25  4 0
MEK Hussey            not out                                  30  57  41  3 1
A Symonds             not out                                  15  17   9  1 1
Extras                (lb 4, w 8, nb 1)                        13
Total                 (1 wicket, 12.2 overs, 57 mins)          92

DNB: ML Hayden, *RT Ponting, MJ Clarke, BJ Hodge, GB Hogg,
     SR Clark, SW Tait, GD McGrath.

FoW: 1-62 (Gilchrist, 8.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Langford-Smith               3      0     27      0 (2w)
Rankin                       4.2    0     24      0 (4w)
Johnston                     3      0     18      1 (1nb, 2w)
Mooney                       1      0     14      0
McCallan                     1      0      5      0

• Ireland innings
• Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
• Drinks: Ireland - 42/6 in 13.2 overs (DT Johnston 10)
• Ireland: 50 runs in 14.4 overs (97 balls), Extras 9

• Australia innings
• Australia: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (47 balls), Extras 10
• 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (AC Gilchrist 27, MEK Hussey 14, Ex 10)
• One Day International Scorers: Binoy George and S Raju
• Official Attendance - 12,178

Team Pages: Australia, Ireland.

Ground Page: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Ireland Player Pages: JP Bray, WTS Porterfield, EJG Morgan, NJ O'Brien, KJ O'Brien, AR White, DT Johnston, WK McCallan, JF Mooney, D Langford-Smith, WB Rankin.

Australia Player Pages: AC Gilchrist, MEK Hussey, A Symonds, ML Hayden, RT Ponting, MJ Clarke, BJ Hodge, GB Hogg, SR Clark, SW Tait, GD McGrath.

Match Officials' Pages: BF Bowden, RE Koertzen, SA Bucknor, RS Madugalle.