MS Dhoni: The bowlers have stepped up and I am not
only talking about the three fast bowlers, but also the spinners. It
looks like a happy unit. After 3-4 overs, I knew I could get the
spinners, but I thought let the fast bowlers get a hit. It was a nice
wicket and the ball was coming on. Suresh (Raina) bowled really well to
the left-handers. At times I try to tell them what I can read from
behind. I don't really have to walk up to them to tell. Knowing the
conditions helps, but we have been here for four months. It feels good
to win, it means I have played with some really talented guys. The last
World Cup we played in the sub-continent, it was a good mix of
experienced and young guys. We would like to take it forward and that's
what the motive is. Both Rohit and Shikhar have been batting well. The
icing on the cake would have been for them to finish things off. The
wicket kept getting better, but still you need to go back and get those
runs.
William Porterfield: It was slightly disappointing. But have to give credit to them, the way they came back and batted as well. There was not much on the pitch. But Niall (O'Brien) picked up the pace. We lost wickets at crucial times. If you can't get going here, you can never get going.
Shikhar Dhawan: I have spent lot of time here and sorted out my game. I have got an idea of the bounce. I now think I can play well on fast and bouncy tracks. I would like to thank the staff, who have worked with us. The message was to play with the intensity and hopefully, my captain is happy. I will always mark myself 10 out of 10.
13:11 (IST): India see off Ireland by 8 wickets to register their fifth win on-the-trot and confirm their position at the top of Pool B. Chasing 260 for a victory, India rode Shikhar Dhawan (100) and Rohit Sharma (64) record opening stand in this World Cup to achieve the target in 36.5 overs.
12:50 (IST): Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane have put on 38 runs for the third wicket as India require 32 more from 17 overs.
11:35 (IST): FIFTY! Shikhar Dhawan brings up his 13th ODI half-century off 54 balls. He was dropped on 5 and 10.
11:23 (IST): STAT! Rohit Sharma becomes 14th India to complete 4000 runs in ODIs. He has taken 126 innings to reach the landmark.
11:04 (IST): Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma bring up their first fifty-run stand in the tournament.
10:53 (IST): DROPPED! Shikhar Dhawan is living dangerously at the moment. This time he cuts John Mooney's widish delivery to point, William Porterfield dives full stretch to his left but fails to hold on to it.
10:41 (IST): DROPPED! John Mooney drops Shikhar Dhawan on 5 off his own bowling. That catch certainly would have put India under pressure. How costly will that prove? Ireland are not defending a huge total.
10:25 (IST): Openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are out in the middle. John Mooney starts proceedings for Ireland.
09:30 (IST): STAT! India have never bowled out opposition in five consecutive matches.
09:24 (IST): WICKET! Umesh Yadav too gets a wicket. He bowls a bit short and wide, George Dockrell swings his bat but ends up edging it to keepr MS Dhoni. Ireland nine down.
09:06 (IST): WICKET! Niall O'Brien's solid and run-a-ball 75 comes to an end. Shami keeps it full and on off, Niall walks across and flicks it straight to Umesh Yadav, who goes on his knees to take a simple catch. Meanwhile, Stuart Thompson is run out by Virat Kohli. Mooney plays it towards cover and Thompson, on the other end is down half the pitch, turns quickly and even dives but is not quick
enough to escape Kohli's direct hit at non-strikers end.
08:55 (IST): Ireland lost two quick wickets and scored 42 runs in the powerplay. While R Ashwin removes Andy Balbirnie (24), Shami gets Kevin O'Brien (1).
08:44 (IST): Ireland reach 200 - their fourth team fifty coming off just 37 balls. They are looking to make the full use of Powerplay (36-40 overs).
08:38 (IST): FIFTY! Niall O'Brien brings up his 14th ODI fifty and in style. Punishes Ashwin for a huge six over long on to reach the landmark.
08:18 (IST): WICKET! Mohit Sharma is brought back into the attack and straight away he delivers. William Porterfield gets a top edge and Umesh Yadav runs a few steps back to take an easy catch.
Mohit will take a sigh of relief with
this wicket.
08:12 (IST): MS Dhoni misses stumping chance and gives life to William Porterfield on 67. The Irish skipper goes down the track and heaves only to miss the ball. Dhoni behind the stumps also misses it.
India Aim Record World Cup Win Against Ireland
On the cusp of creating World Cup history, a supremely confident India will aim to crush a gutsy Ireland in their penultimate group encounter of the ICC cricket World Cup, in Hamilton on Tuesday. Having already qualified for the quarter-finals with four commanding wins, the defending champions are eyeing their fifth straight win in the tournament. (Read More)
William Porterfield: It was slightly disappointing. But have to give credit to them, the way they came back and batted as well. There was not much on the pitch. But Niall (O'Brien) picked up the pace. We lost wickets at crucial times. If you can't get going here, you can never get going.
Shikhar Dhawan: I have spent lot of time here and sorted out my game. I have got an idea of the bounce. I now think I can play well on fast and bouncy tracks. I would like to thank the staff, who have worked with us. The message was to play with the intensity and hopefully, my captain is happy. I will always mark myself 10 out of 10.
13:11 (IST): India see off Ireland by 8 wickets to register their fifth win on-the-trot and confirm their position at the top of Pool B. Chasing 260 for a victory, India rode Shikhar Dhawan (100) and Rohit Sharma (64) record opening stand in this World Cup to achieve the target in 36.5 overs.
12:50 (IST): Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane have put on 38 runs for the third wicket as India require 32 more from 17 overs.
11:35 (IST): FIFTY! Shikhar Dhawan brings up his 13th ODI half-century off 54 balls. He was dropped on 5 and 10.
This is the best opening stand against Ireland in WCs Previous: 91 Andrew Strauss & Kevin Pietersen at Bangalore in 2011 #CWC15#IndvsIre
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 10, 2015
11:29 (IST): HUNDRED PARTNERSHIP! Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma shared their first century stand in this World Cup.11:23 (IST): STAT! Rohit Sharma becomes 14th India to complete 4000 runs in ODIs. He has taken 126 innings to reach the landmark.
India's opening pairs 6609 Ganguly/SRT 3919 Sehwag/SRT 1870 Sehwag/Gambhir 1680 SMG/Srikkanth 1638* Dhawan/R Sharma #BingPredicts#DimagSay
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 10, 2015
11:04 (IST): Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma bring up their first fifty-run stand in the tournament.
10:53 (IST): DROPPED! Shikhar Dhawan is living dangerously at the moment. This time he cuts John Mooney's widish delivery to point, William Porterfield dives full stretch to his left but fails to hold on to it.
10:41 (IST): DROPPED! John Mooney drops Shikhar Dhawan on 5 off his own bowling. That catch certainly would have put India under pressure. How costly will that prove? Ireland are not defending a huge total.
10:25 (IST): Openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are out in the middle. John Mooney starts proceedings for Ireland.
First time India dismissing opponent five times in a row Prev best: 4 in 1983, 1985, 1999, 2006 (2), 2014 #BingPredicts#DimagSay
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 10, 2015
09:43 (IST): That's it!
Ireland have been bowled out for 259. William Porterfield hit a solid
67 as Niall O'Brien played beautifully for his run-a-ball 75. Paul
Sterling (42) and Andy Balbirnie (24) also made useful contributions.
For India, Shami finished with three for 41, while R Ashwin picked up
two for 38.
Umesh Yadav is now the leading fielder in WC 2015 with most catches - 7 How long will he continue to stay on top? #BingPredicts#DimagSay
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 10, 2015
09:30 (IST): STAT! India have never bowled out opposition in five consecutive matches.
09:24 (IST): WICKET! Umesh Yadav too gets a wicket. He bowls a bit short and wide, George Dockrell swings his bat but ends up edging it to keepr MS Dhoni. Ireland nine down.
09:06 (IST): WICKET! Niall O'Brien's solid and run-a-ball 75 comes to an end. Shami keeps it full and on off, Niall walks across and flicks it straight to Umesh Yadav, who goes on his knees to take a simple catch. Meanwhile, Stuart Thompson is run out by Virat Kohli. Mooney plays it towards cover and Thompson, on the other end is down half the pitch, turns quickly and even dives but is not quick
enough to escape Kohli's direct hit at non-strikers end.
Sixes hit in WC2015 in New Zealand: 160 (a six every 54 balls) in Australia: 140 (a six every 63 balls) #BingPredicts#DimagSay
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 10, 2015
09:01 (IST): WICKET!
Great diving forward catch by Ajinkya Rahane at short fine leg gives
India their sixth wicket. Ravindra Jadeja bowls a flighted delivery on
the leg side, Gary Wilson (6) gets a top edge as he attempts to sweep.
Jadeja gets his first wicket.
The highest total vs India by an associate side: 265/5 by Kenya at Gwalior in May 1998 Can Ireland surpass this? #BingPredicts#DimagSay
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 10, 2015
08:55 (IST): Ireland lost two quick wickets and scored 42 runs in the powerplay. While R Ashwin removes Andy Balbirnie (24), Shami gets Kevin O'Brien (1).
08:44 (IST): Ireland reach 200 - their fourth team fifty coming off just 37 balls. They are looking to make the full use of Powerplay (36-40 overs).
08:38 (IST): FIFTY! Niall O'Brien brings up his 14th ODI fifty and in style. Punishes Ashwin for a huge six over long on to reach the landmark.
08:18 (IST): WICKET! Mohit Sharma is brought back into the attack and straight away he delivers. William Porterfield gets a top edge and Umesh Yadav runs a few steps back to take an easy catch.
Mohit will take a sigh of relief with
this wicket.08:12 (IST): MS Dhoni misses stumping chance and gives life to William Porterfield on 67. The Irish skipper goes down the track and heaves only to miss the ball. Dhoni behind the stumps also misses it.
India Aim Record World Cup Win Against Ireland
On the cusp of creating World Cup history, a supremely confident India will aim to crush a gutsy Ireland in their penultimate group encounter of the ICC cricket World Cup, in Hamilton on Tuesday. Having already qualified for the quarter-finals with four commanding wins, the defending champions are eyeing their fifth straight win in the tournament. (Read More)
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