Ireland Gary Wilm 69 ball 80

Ireland beats UAE

Ireland Gary Wilm 69 ball 80
Ireland Gary Wilm 69 ball 80

16th Match, Pool B: Ireland v United Arab Emirates at Brisbane, Feb 25, 2015

UAE 278-9 Shaiman Anwar 106, Amjad Javed 38, PR Stirling 27-2, Cusack 54-2,  Ireland  279-8  in 49.2 overs, GC Wilson 80, Kevin O’Brian 50, Mohammad Tauqir 38-2, Amjad Javed 60-3

Ireland won by 2 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

 

UAE were 131-6 in the 35th over, but managed to finish with 278-9 and Ireland were 171-5 in the 39th over but still chased down the third highest ever chased down in an ODI at the Gabba.

Irish wicketkeeper Gary Wilson and, Kevin O’Brien blitzed UAE bowling and set them at the path of victory.  Despite their efforts, Ireland didn’t finish the match easy. UAE kept scrapping, and by the time it ended Ireland had only two wickets in hand and four balls to spare.

For UAE the first World Cup and second ODI hundred for UAE, 106 off 83 by Shaiman Anwar went invain, and a World Cup-record seventh-wicket partnership between Anwar and Amjad Javed – 107 in 11.5 overs – UAE recovered from 131 for 6 in the 35th over. They defended with passion and precision to have Ireland down at 97 for 4 and 171 for 5, but they faded in the face of the onslaught from O’Brien and Wilson, dropping catches, misfielding, some players walking off with cramps.