© AFP : Ireland, with their lap of honour, after the tied game against Zimbabwe It was always destined to be a competitive match, but no one imagined it would turn out to be only the third tied game in World Cup cricket history !! That's what happened when Ireland took on Zimbabwe in their opening group encounter. Zimbabwe were chasing 222 for victory, and the match had its own swings. Zimbabwe needed 7 to win off the last over, and 2-2-1-1-2 was what they managed from the first five deliveries. This meant that they needed ONE run to win off the last ball... With Matsikenyeri on strike, and 73 runs to his name, it looked probably and very much possible. But as he tried to drive the ball, he missed and his partner was short of his crease as they tried to steal a single. The Irish jumped in delight, and celebrated with a lap of honour around the ground !! This resulted in only the third tie, and incidentally all three have involved an African nation...
In the other group match, Sri Lanka literally walked over Bermuda, with mammoth 243-run win. They put on a 300+ total on board, which was always going to be impossible for Bermuda to chase. But the Sri Lankan attack made sure that they were all out inside half their alloted overs. At 29/6, there was a speculation if Bermuda would even make it to 50, but they reached a pretty 'respectable' 78. India face Bermuda on Monday (19-March), and all eyes would be on India batting first... And the crowd-favourite Dwayne Leverock (who looks more popular than Dhoni himself !).
Ireland vs. Zimbabwe, Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Ireland : 221/9 (50 overs)
JP Bray : 115(137)
AR White : 28(48)
E Chigumbura : 6-2-21-2
GB Brent : 10-1-40-2
Zimbabwe : 221 (50 overs)
V Sibanda : 67(84)
S Matsikenyeri : 73*(76)
WK McCallan : 9-1-56-2
KJ O'Brien : 2-1-8-1
Man of the Match : JP Bray (Ireland)
Sri Lanka vs. Bermuda, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
Sri Lanka : 321/6 (50 overs)
DP Jayawardene : 85(90)
KC Sangakkara : 76(83)
LPC Silva : 55(45)
S Mukuddem : 10-0-50-2
KAD Hurdle : 9-1-61-2
Bermuda : 78 all out (24.4 overs)
DL Hemp : 14(18)
LOB Cann : 28(32)
MF Maharoof : 7-1-23-4
SL Malinga : 5-2-10-3
M Muralitharan : 6.4-0-28-2
Man of the Match : DP Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
In the other group match, Sri Lanka literally walked over Bermuda, with mammoth 243-run win. They put on a 300+ total on board, which was always going to be impossible for Bermuda to chase. But the Sri Lankan attack made sure that they were all out inside half their alloted overs. At 29/6, there was a speculation if Bermuda would even make it to 50, but they reached a pretty 'respectable' 78. India face Bermuda on Monday (19-March), and all eyes would be on India batting first... And the crowd-favourite Dwayne Leverock (who looks more popular than Dhoni himself !).
Ireland vs. Zimbabwe, Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Ireland : 221/9 (50 overs)
JP Bray : 115(137)
AR White : 28(48)
E Chigumbura : 6-2-21-2
GB Brent : 10-1-40-2
Zimbabwe : 221 (50 overs)
V Sibanda : 67(84)
S Matsikenyeri : 73*(76)
WK McCallan : 9-1-56-2
KJ O'Brien : 2-1-8-1
Man of the Match : JP Bray (Ireland)
Sri Lanka vs. Bermuda, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
Sri Lanka : 321/6 (50 overs)
DP Jayawardene : 85(90)
KC Sangakkara : 76(83)
LPC Silva : 55(45)
S Mukuddem : 10-0-50-2
KAD Hurdle : 9-1-61-2
Bermuda : 78 all out (24.4 overs)
DL Hemp : 14(18)
LOB Cann : 28(32)
MF Maharoof : 7-1-23-4
SL Malinga : 5-2-10-3
M Muralitharan : 6.4-0-28-2
Man of the Match : DP Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
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