Ind vs Ire: India bundle out Ireland for 207 runs
Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli celebrate the dismissal of Andrew White during their World Cup clash at Bangalore. (AP Photo)
NEW DELHI: Yuvraj Singh registered his maiden five-wicket haul as India bowled out Ireland for 207 runs in 47.5 overs in their World Cup clash at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
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Yuvraj took his fifth wicket when he dismissed Alex Cusack leg before wicket to reduce Ireland to 188/8.
Yuvraj is the first left-arm spinner to get a five-wicket haul in World Cup history.
Yuvraj took his fourth wicket when he trapped John Mooney plumb in front of the wicket. Monney went for the review but did not get the decision in his favour.
This was after Yuvraj took three wickets in quick succession to reduce Ireland to 160/6.
Yuvraj had Andrew White caught behind by MS Dhoni for his first wicket in the 30th over. Two overs later, Yuvraj dismissed the dangerous Kevin O'Brien taking an easy return catch in the 34th over. In the 38th over, Yuvraj had Irish captain William Porterfield caught by Harbhajan Singh in the covers for his third wicket.
Porterfield hit a six and six fours in his 104-ball 75.
Earlier, Zaheer opened his account with a fine in-swinging delivery which went between Stirling's pad and bat to hit the timber.
Zaheer claimed Joyce's wicket in the second over of his spell when Joyce got an inside edge which was safely pouched by skipper MS Dhoni.
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to field first against Ireland in an interesting Group B match of the ICC World Cup at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore.
India have fielded the same team which tied its previous match against England.
Ireland have made one change to the side which upstaged England, bringing in Andrew White forGary Wilson.
Title contenders India will have to be on their guard against giant-killers Ireland, on a high after shocking England, sprang the tournament's biggest surprise by shocking their more fancied neighbours and three-time Cup finalists England.
The focus is also on the wicket, which produced 300-plus totals in all the matches it has hosted so far in the quadrennial extravaganza.
England tied the match against India last Sunday chasing an imposing target just a few days before Kevin O'Brien's stunning innings lifted Ireland to a historic win chasing almost 330 runs, are indications enough that the strip is full of runs.
Over the last fortnight, massive totals, huge sixes and countless boundaries have been the norm at this venue, and things are expected to remain the same.
As far as Ireland are concerned, the question is will they be able to repeat what they did to England. They are not low on self belief and Wednesday's win has given them plenty of confidence.
Teams:
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar,Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel.
Ireland: William Porterfield (captain), Alex Cusack, Niall O'Brien, Kevin O'Brien, George Dockrell, Trent Johnston, John Mooney, Boyd Rankin, Paul Stirling, Andrew White, Ed Joyce.
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZL) and Rod Tucker (AUS)
TV umpire: Marais Erasmus (RSA)
Match referee: Roshan Mahanama (SRI)
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Yuvraj took his fifth wicket when he dismissed Alex Cusack leg before wicket to reduce Ireland to 188/8.
Yuvraj is the first left-arm spinner to get a five-wicket haul in World Cup history.
Yuvraj took his fourth wicket when he trapped John Mooney plumb in front of the wicket. Monney went for the review but did not get the decision in his favour.
This was after Yuvraj took three wickets in quick succession to reduce Ireland to 160/6.
Yuvraj had Andrew White caught behind by MS Dhoni for his first wicket in the 30th over. Two overs later, Yuvraj dismissed the dangerous Kevin O'Brien taking an easy return catch in the 34th over. In the 38th over, Yuvraj had Irish captain William Porterfield caught by Harbhajan Singh in the covers for his third wicket.
Porterfield hit a six and six fours in his 104-ball 75.
Earlier, Zaheer opened his account with a fine in-swinging delivery which went between Stirling's pad and bat to hit the timber.
Zaheer claimed Joyce's wicket in the second over of his spell when Joyce got an inside edge which was safely pouched by skipper MS Dhoni.
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to field first against Ireland in an interesting Group B match of the ICC World Cup at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore.
India have fielded the same team which tied its previous match against England.
Ireland have made one change to the side which upstaged England, bringing in Andrew White forGary Wilson.
Title contenders India will have to be on their guard against giant-killers Ireland, on a high after shocking England, sprang the tournament's biggest surprise by shocking their more fancied neighbours and three-time Cup finalists England.
The focus is also on the wicket, which produced 300-plus totals in all the matches it has hosted so far in the quadrennial extravaganza.
England tied the match against India last Sunday chasing an imposing target just a few days before Kevin O'Brien's stunning innings lifted Ireland to a historic win chasing almost 330 runs, are indications enough that the strip is full of runs.
Over the last fortnight, massive totals, huge sixes and countless boundaries have been the norm at this venue, and things are expected to remain the same.
As far as Ireland are concerned, the question is will they be able to repeat what they did to England. They are not low on self belief and Wednesday's win has given them plenty of confidence.
Teams:
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar,Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel.
Ireland: William Porterfield (captain), Alex Cusack, Niall O'Brien, Kevin O'Brien, George Dockrell, Trent Johnston, John Mooney, Boyd Rankin, Paul Stirling, Andrew White, Ed Joyce.
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZL) and Rod Tucker (AUS)
TV umpire: Marais Erasmus (RSA)
Match referee: Roshan Mahanama (SRI)
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