19/04Result
Final, ICC World Cup Qualifiers at Centurion, Apr 19 2009
Ireland won by 9 wkts (45b rem)
Player of the Match
Trent Johnston
Trent JohnstonIreland
19/04Result
Final, ICC World Cup Qualifiers at Centurion, Apr 19 2009
Ireland won by 9 wkts (45b rem)
Player of the Match
Trent Johnston
Trent JohnstonIreland

And Ireland win the ICC World Cup Qualifiers by 9 wickets. A deserved win for Ireland who have looked like winners the whole tournament

Well done to Canada as well, they had a slight hiccup in the middle of their innings where Johnston produced the best bowling ever for Ireland and at one stage had 5/5 which would have been the second best economy in all ODI cricket

All that remains is the man of the match, which just has to be Trent Johnston, and the man of the series who could be one of many Players receiving their medals now, while all here are waiting for the MoS

Man of the Match is Trent Johnston, Both captains come forward to collect their official invitation to the next World Cup, The Man of the Series is from the Netherlands, the medium pacer Edgar Schiferli

Thanks for staying with us and enjoy some happy cricket moments with Cricinfo

42.3
4
Khurram Chohan to NJ O'Brien, FOUR, leg side, flicks, clean contact, races away forward of long leg
42.2
1
Khurram Chohan to Porterfield, 1 run, pushes gently to the off, quick run
42.1
4
Khurram Chohan to Porterfield, FOUR, and thats the hundred a straight drive towards and wide of mid-off, Osinde dives, does not get to it

END OF OVER:
42 | 3 Runs | IRE: 179/1 (7 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 4.26, RRR: 0.87)

  • Niall O'Brien34 (54b)
  • William Porterfield99 (131b)
  • Sandeep Jyoti7-1-26-1
41.6
0
Jyoti to NJ O'Brien, no run, on the back foot, punched into the covers
41.5
1
Jyoti to Porterfield, 1 run, full, plays inside out, runs that wide of the bowlker towards long off
41.4
0
Jyoti to Porterfield, no run, again gently pushes from the front foot to the bowler
41.3
0
Jyoti to Porterfield, no run, gets a big stride in, stroked to the bowler
41.2
0
Jyoti to Porterfield, no run, well forward, stroked to cover
41.1
2
Jyoti to Porterfield, 2 runs, on the back foot, gently whips that away towards the midwicket sweeper, great running to get two

END OF OVER:
41 | 2 Runs | IRE: 176/1 (10 runs required from 54 balls, RR: 4.29, RRR: 1.11)

  • William Porterfield96 (126b)
  • Niall O'Brien34 (53b)
  • Khurram Chohan7-0-47-0

Porterfield keeps the strike looking for his hundred, after scoring one in the first game, he may finish off with one in the last

40.6
1
Khurram Chohan to Porterfield, 1 run, drives down the ground and now only one hit away from the hundred