ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers: Ireland V Canada – Match Update
William Porterfield and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Twenty20 Qualifiers, played at the Dubai International Cricket
Stadium, today, March 22, 2012.
A meagre total of 106 for 8 amassed by the Canadian batsmen in their allotted quota of 20 overs was comfortably chased down by the Irish skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/WTS-Porterfield-c2801 and his opening partner Paul Stirling inside ten overs. Stirling scored a whirlwind half
century while Porterfield returned unbeaten at 42 off just 25 balls.
Earlier, the Canadian captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/H-Patel-c1519 was the first casualty the
Canadians suffered on the fifth ball of the match. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Huzefa-Mohammed-Patel-c63657, who scored a third-ball duck, was caught by Stirling off Trent Johnston’s bowling to leave the side 1 for 1 on the board.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GC-Wilson-c1474 behind the stumps. Kumar scored 17 runs off 15
balls, including three boundaries. Hansra was the next man to depart after being bowled out by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Dockrell-c59135.
The slow left-arm Orthodox bowler struck back in his next over to remove well settled opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Gunasekera-c2231. He was also caught by Stirling at 26. During his 33-ball knock, the opener also struck two fours. Gunasekera was soon followed back by skipper
Rizwan Cheema to leave the side 55 for 5 on the board. Cheema tested 11 balls to score five runs.
With the wickets clattering at the other end, lower order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751. He scored 23 runs off 26 balls.
Dockrell and Sorensen shared three wickets apiece while Johnston returned with figures of 2 for 9 in his quota of four overs, including a maiden over as well.
Ireland will next play the loser of Namibia- http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Afghanistan-c745 match at the same Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday March 24, 2012.
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