- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.2 outside off, full, solid drive to the off, does not get to it, edges, catch to keeper going away from him 36/112 gets back pushing to the off, ball cuts back, thuds into the pads, batsman almost looks guilty, must have known that was close, and he was right, finger of fate sends him packing 69/310 outside off, short, gets back, that gets big on him, gets the shoulder of the bat, loops away to slip 61/215.2 gets forward defending, ball cuts back and is through the gate 78/419.2 outside off, short, on the cut, that flies to third man who hardly has to move 88/619.1 short, goes on the pull, struck well to the long boundary, Cusack coming in does very well diving forward and right to take a good low catch 88/524.4 short leg side, hooks, bit of a top edge, straight to the man at fine leg 92/747.5 dabs to the on side, off the pad, appeal for lbw, looks up and sees Bhatti standing next to him, throw goes to the bowler and Bhatti is gone 185/934.1 starts full and straight, plays across the line, misses, into the pads, that looks fairly dead 131/848 drives into the covers, quick run, ends up short and another run out 185/9Extras15 (b 1, lb 9, w 5)TOTAL185 all out (48 Overs, RR: 3.85)Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Geoff Barnett, 6.2 ov), 2-61 (Rizwan Cheema, 9.6 ov), 3-69 (Ashif Mulla, 11.6 ov), 4-78 (Ian Billcliff, 15.2 ov), 5-88 (Sunil Dhaniram, 19.1 ov), 6-88 (Ashish Bagai, 19.2 ov), 7-92 (Sandeep Jyoti, 24.4 ov), 8-131 (Harvir Baidwan, 34.1 ov), 9-185 (Umar Bhatti, 47.5 ov), 10-185 (Khurram Chohan, 47.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB PC Connell 8 0 55 1 6.87 1 0 WB Rankin 10 3 34 2 3.4 2 0 DT Johnston 10 4 14 5 1.4 0 0 AR Cusack 7 0 29 0 4.14 1 0 WK McCallan 8 0 25 0 3.12 1 0 RM West 5 0 18 0 3.6 0 0
19/04Result
Final, ICC World Cup Qualifiers at Centurion, Apr 19 2009
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![Canada]( "Canada")
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
188/1 (42.3/50 ov)
Player of the Match
19/04Result
Final, ICC World Cup Qualifiers at Centurion, Apr 19 2009
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![Canada]( "Canada")
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
188/1 (42.3/50 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR24.1 goes on the cut, top edges, loops away towards third man who makes a few steps forward 89/1Extras8 (lb 2, w 6)TOTAL188/1 (42.3 Overs, RR: 4.42)Fall of wickets: 1-89 (Gary Wilson, 24.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB U Bhatti 10 2 23 0 2.3 0 0 H Osinde 6 1 20 0 3.33 3 0 Khurram Chohan 7.3 0 56 0 7.46 1 0 Rizwan Cheema 5 0 21 0 4.2 1 0 HS Baidwan 3 0 14 0 4.66 0 0 S Jyoti 7 1 26 1 3.71 0 0 S Dhaniram 4 0 26 0 6.5 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Ireland , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Ireland won the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifiers
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00 Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15
Match days
19 April 2009 (50-over match)
Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Canada 50, 33 minutes, 49 balls, 8x4, 1x6
- Power Play 2 overs 11 to 15
- Best bowling figures for Ireland by Trent Johnson, previous best was 4-19 by AC Botha vs Kenya in 2008
- Canada 100, 127 minutes, 167 balls, 11x4, 2x6
- Canada 150, 174 minutes, 239 balls, 16x4, 2x6
- Power Play 3, overs 46 to 50
- 50 partnership, 9th wicket, 43 minutes, 80 balls, 1x4, 1x6
- Ireland Innings
- Power Play 2 overs 11 to 15
- Ireland 50, 57 minutes, 87 balls, 6x4, 2x6
- Porterfield 50, 103 minutes, 80 balls, 7x4
- Ireland 100, 107 minutes, 166 balls, 9x4, 2x6
- 50 Partnership, 2nd wicket, 31 minutes, 60 balls, 5x4
- Ireland 150, 135 minutes, 217 balls, 15x4, 2x6
- Porterfield 100, 163 minutes, 132 balls, 13X4
Match Coverage
All Match NewsPorterfield and Johnston lead Ireland romp
Trent Johnston and William Porterfield produced outstanding displays as Ireland crushed Canada to take the ICC World Cup Qualifiers trophy
Ireland target crowning glory
Ireland can further reinforce their claim to being the leading Associate nation if they secure the ICC World Cup Qualifier trophy in the final against Canada, at Centurion Park, on Sunday
ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier
| Super Eight | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IRE | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0.689 |
| CAN | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.687 |
| KENYA | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.035 |
| NED | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.025 |
| SCOT | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -0.14 |
| AFG | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -0.209 |
| UAE | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1.08 |
| NAM | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -0.079 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IRE | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1.492 |
| CAN | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.49 |
| SCOT | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -0.318 |
| NAM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -0.506 |
| UGA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -0.928 |
| OMA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1.144 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| KENYA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.683 |
| NED | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0.557 |
| UAE | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -0.131 |
| AFG | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -0.278 |
| BER | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -0.441 |
| DEN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1.341 |