Kevin O Brien slams fastest World Cup hundred as Ireland stun England in Bangalore epic
ENG 327/8 50 overs IRE 329/7 in 49.1 overs
Kevin O Brien’s astonishing hundred against England that propelled Ireland to victory is set to go down as possibly the greatest knock in One Day International history. His knock helped the Irish pull off a win from the depths of misery at the Chinnaswamy
stadium in Bangalore.
The venue which was host to England’s stunning tie against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751 underlined their determination and panache for cricket by beating the masters of the game after they were set a mammoth chase
of 328 runs by the oldest cricket playing nation.
In reply they were staring at a humiliating defeat when their 5th wicket fell with the total at a paltry 111 in the 25th over of the innings. The English team was looking forward to a well earned rest by hoping to mop up the tail in
a jiffy; at this stage Kevin O Brien unleashed an assault that is set to give nightmares to the English attack for years to come.
He was in scintillating form as he smashed the ball all around the park, he also lofted the ball into the stands with unerring regularity in a spectacle that warmed millions of hearts around the world.
O Brien posted his 100 in 50 balls, the ton was the fastest in World Cup history and left Strauss and his men stunned beyond belief.
Brien struck 13 fours and 6 sixes with one of them registering over 100 meters in distance off James Anderson.
He added 162 with Alex Cusack and although the duo was run out at the dying stages of the pulsating chase, John Mooney maintained his composure at the end of the innings to take his team home with an unbeaten knock off 33 runs.
The chase was completed in the last over and the Irish players and fans at the venue erupted in wild celebrations that are set to run late in the night.
The cricket World Cup is alive and kicking and so is the ODI format, long live the game banished by many around the world!
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