One of the best things about the Cricket World Cup is the chance to see some of the Associate nations and the progress they’ve made in the game. On Day 11, it was the turn of Ireland and the United Arab Emirates to show what they could do and it was the former who picked up a thrilling win in Brisbane
After losing early wickets a superb century from Shaiman Anwar helped push UAE to a score 278/9 from their 50 overs at the Gabba. But it was a total which Ireland—after their win over the West Indies in their opening match—would have been confident of chasing down.
But some astute early bowling from the UAE restricted the men in green and they looked set to fall short for large parts of this match. However, a fine 80 from Gary Wilson and a late flurry from Kevin O’Brien hauled Ireland over the line, making it two wins from two for them at this World Cup.
from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1Dpfroy
via IFTTT February 25, 2015 at 03:48AM
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