Ireland v South Africa ICC World Cup full Highlights Video, Match Report, Scorecard

ICC World Cup 2011, 32nd Match, Group B: Ireland v South Africa Played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata 15th March 2011 full Highlights Video, Match Report and Scorecard.

South Africa booked their place in the World Cup quarter-finals and ended Ireland's hopes of progressing with a 131-run win at Eden Gardens.

Ireland v South Africa Cricket World Cup Match Report
Needing to beat South Africa and the Netherlands in their last two games and see Bangladesh and England lose their closing encounters in order to seal a passage to the play-offs, the Irish were always in for a tough time.

Having won the toss and put South Africa in to bat, William Porterfield’s men showed they would not be going down without a fight, with Hashim Amla (18), Graeme Smith (7) and Jacques Kallis (19) all dismissed before 100 was on the board.

South African fans at Eden Gardens.

Amla fell to a great catch at third man by Geroge Dockrell off the bowling of Boyd Rankin while Smith and Kallis were both the victims of poor running. While Smith was sold down the river by his partner, Morne van Wyk, Kallis once again illustrated his susceptible to the run out when he was punished for being too casual when taking a single.

Van Wyk looked much more comfortable up the order and his knock of 42 off 41 will have partially silenced the doubters who chastised him for a few shaky lower order knocks. However, the right-hander will be disappointed to have once again been dismissed looking to cut a delivery that was too close to his body.

JP Duminy took responsibility for rebuilding the innings, and at 117 for five he was joined by Colin Ingram, the later making his World Cup debut. While Duminy was more circumspect at first, Ingram found the boundary with greater regularity, looking comfortable at the crease throughout.

Ingram fell just short of his half-century but his job had largely been done, have effectively propelled the Proteas to a platform from which an imposing total could be built.

Duminy – with some help from Johan Botha (21) – did just that, with Duminy shifting into attack mode with ease, hitting some lovely boundaries. The left-hander eventually fell on 99, looking to blast the ball out the ground in the final over in an attempt to secure maximum runs for his team rather than selfishly looking for the single he required to reach the milestone.

The Irish spin dup of Dockrell and Paul Stirling were again impressive, with John Mooney also enjoying an economical outing but one couldn’t help but feel the South Africans had put too many runs on the board.

That proved to be the case by some measure, with Irish chase struggling from the outset.

Sensing the need to get quick runs during the powerplay, the Irish openers were aggressive and paid the price, with Porterfield (6), Striling (10) and Niall O’Brien (10) out before ten overs were though.

Morne Morkel was the chief destroyer early, making up for some sloppy work in the field to snapping up the opening pair.

When Johan Botha accounted for Ed Joyce (12) only a Kevin O’Brien masterclass could save Ireland but there were no such heroics at Eden Gardens and the spinners slowly worked their way through the tail before Morne Morkel returned to nip the winning wicket.

Ireland v South Africa Cricket World Cup Scores

South Africa 272-7 (50 overs) bt Ireland 141 all out (33.2 overs) by 131 runs

	South Africa innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	HM Amla	c Dockrell b Rankin	18	20	17	1	1	105.88
	4.4 and now he is gone, Amla goes for the upper cut, something he had attempted two deliveries earlier, but too much of a thick outside edge this one as he connects from outside off stump, the ball swirls quickly wide of third man where young Dockrell dives to his left and pulls off the stunner, it did not lodge cleanly in his hands but he kept them close to his chest, and managed to hold on as he fell 24/1
	GC Smith*	run out (Mooney)	7	43	18	0	0	38.88
	9.4 Johnston to van Wyk, Ireland make up for those clangers a bit, it is Mooney from midwicket, van Wyk had shuffled across to work the single away, but Mooney was close by, Smith got too far down the track in his haste for the run, he turned back and put in the dive, but Mooney had already found the stumps by then, the crowd roar, Ireland celebrate 52/2
	MN van Wyk†	b Dockrell	42	48	41	7	1	102.43
	15.5 it couldn't get through the great man, but it has consumed van Wyk, flighted and went straight on, he had backed away for the cut, not short enough for the shot, not wide enough at all, and to his horror it kept a bit low too, and beat the attempted cut to crash in to off stump, lovely bowling, the adventure of van Wyk at Eden is over 84/3
	JH Kallis	run out (†NJ O'Brien/Porterfield)	19	43	31	3	0	61.29
	20.3 Stirling to Duminy, Kallis is in trouble, he was not quick enough to beat the throw as Duminy worked one away to midwicket, was a bit slow off the blocks as the throw came in from Porterfield, Niall had the bails off quickly, it is a close call as the replays show, but Kallis has to walk back, he cannot believe it, he did not put in the dive either, has himself to blame 95/4
	JP Duminy	c KJ O'Brien b Mooney	99	139	103	6	1	96.11
	49.4 Duminy is out for 99! He tried to go down the ground, but sliced at it and got underneath the ball, lifting it very high ... two fielders converge and one of them dives and slides to pull off a great one-handed catch. Guess who? Yep, it's Kevin O'Brien! 269/7
	F du Plessis	c Johnston b Stirling	11	21	19	0	0	57.89
	26.3 guided straight to slip, that's the way it is done during training, it was flighted outside off stump, drifted away from the batsman a touch, he came forward, opened the face of the bat and steered it at a nice catchable height to slip, South Africa are in trouble now, Johnston is delighted 117/5
	CA Ingram	b Johnston	46	55	43	7	0	106.97
	39.4 bowled 'im! Trent provides just the inspirational moment Ireland needed, pushing one fuller and straighter. The ball kept a little low, but Ingram was right back when he should have been forward and swiped across the line with no great certainty. No chicken dance from Johnston yet ... actually he looks quite angry! 204/6
	J Botha	not out	21	47	28	1	0	75.00
	RJ Peterson	not out	0	1	0	0	0	-
	Extras	(b 2, lb 3, w 4)	9
	Total	(7 wickets; 50 overs; 213 mins)	272	(5.44 runs per over)

Did not bat M Morkel, DW Steyn

Fall of wickets1-24 (Amla, 4.4 ov), 2-52 (Smith, 9.4 ov), 3-84 (van Wyk, 15.5 ov), 4-95 (Kallis, 20.3 ov), 5-117 (du Plessis, 26.3 ov), 6-204 (Ingram, 39.4 ov), 7-269 (Duminy, 49.4 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	WB Rankin	10	0	59	1	5.90	(1w)
	4.4 to Amla, and now he is gone, Amla goes for the upper cut, something he had attempted two deliveries earlier, but too much of a thick outside edge this one as he connects from outside off stump, the ball swirls quickly wide of third man where young Dockrell dives to his left and pulls off the stunner, it did not lodge cleanly in his hands but he kept them close to his chest, and managed to hold on as he fell 24/1
	DT Johnston	10	0	76	1	7.60	(1w)
	39.4 to Ingram, bowled 'im! Trent provides just the inspirational moment Ireland needed, pushing one fuller and straighter. The ball kept a little low, but Ingram was right back when he should have been forward and swiped across the line with no great certainty. No chicken dance from Johnston yet ... actually he looks quite angry! 204/6
	JF Mooney	8	0	36	1	4.50
	49.4 to Duminy, Duminy is out for 99! He tried to go down the ground, but sliced at it and got underneath the ball, lifting it very high ... two fielders converge and one of them dives and slides to pull off a great one-handed catch. Guess who? Yep, it's Kevin O'Brien! 269/7
	GH Dockrell	10	0	37	1	3.70
	15.5 to van Wyk, it couldn't get through the great man, but it has consumed van Wyk, flighted and went straight on, he had backed away for the cut, not short enough for the shot, not wide enough at all, and to his horror it kept a bit low too, and beat the attempted cut to crash in to off stump, lovely bowling, the adventure of van Wyk at Eden is over 84/3
	PR Stirling	10	0	45	1	4.50	(1w)
	26.3 to du Plessis, guided straight to slip, that's the way it is done during training, it was flighted outside off stump, drifted away from the batsman a touch, he came forward, opened the face of the bat and steered it at a nice catchable height to slip, South Africa are in trouble now, Johnston is delighted 117/5
	AR Cusack	2	0	14	0	7.00	(1w)

	Ireland innings (target: 273 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	WTS Porterfield*	c Smith b Morkel	6	8	8	1	0	75.00
	1.6 137.8 kph, that will do, Morne gets the breakthrough early on, lures Porterfield in to the drive, but driving morne is fraught with danger at the best of times because of that short of a good length he bowls, this one moved away after angling in around off stump, and the outside edge went safely to first slip, the South African slip cordon is as safe as a bank 8/1
	PR Stirling	c Kallis b Morkel	10	15	11	2	0	90.90
	3.3 144.2 kph, Stirling does what du Plessis did earlier, guides one straight to slip, second slip this time, this one came in from short of a length, he was caught in the crease and had a weak dab at it, and it looped slowly in the air to settle in to Jacques Kallis' hands 19/2
	EC Joyce	lbw b Botha	12	46	24	2	0	50.00
	11.5 83.8 kph, Joyce goes for the sweep to a delivery that angles in, misses and is hit on the pads, umpire Dharmasena sends him back, but Ireland go for the review, and that would have hit middle and leg, Ireland are reeling here 51/4
	NJ O'Brien†	c †van Wyk b Kallis	10	23	16	0	1	62.50
	8.5 133.4 kph, Kallis gets one now, Niall went charging down the track, got beside the line of one going across him, looking to go over extra cover, but got a faint tickle on its way through to the keeper 35/3
	GC Wilson	lbw b Peterson	31	60	48	4	1	64.58
	21.5 85.5 kph, arm ball from Peterson, Wilson is wrapped on the pads to spark a huge appeal ... and he's given! After a quick chat, they review it, but to no avail. Ireland lose both of their set batsmen in the space of three balls, and they're sliding now 92/6
	KJ O'Brien	c Amla b Peterson	19	39	24	2	0	79.16
	21.3 83.7 kph, gone this time! O'Brien was aiming for long-on but sliced across the ball, skying it up for Hashim Amla to take an easy catch at long-off. No O'Brien show tonight ... 92/5
	AR Cusack	c Smith b Peterson	7	23	11	1	0	63.63
	25.5 77.7 kph, Peterson's got another one! Well with the required rate rising they had to try and target the boundary, no point just knocking it around. Cusack took a couple of steps down and tried to mow it down the ground, but the ball spun away from him, taking a thick edge and swirling up for a catch in the covers 107/7
	JF Mooney	c †van Wyk b Kallis	14	49	28	1	0	50.00
	32.4 131.4 kph, just one more to go now, Kallis comes round the wicket, Mooney drives and the edge goes straight through to van Wyk. He beat him a couple of times in the last over, now he gets one to touch the bat as Mooney drives rooted to the crease 137/9
	DT Johnston	c †van Wyk b Duminy	12	14	16	0	1	75.00
	29.5 91.2 kph, caught behind! Johnston presses forward and again the ball doesn't spin an inch, taking a clear outside edge and nestling in van Wyk's right glove 123/8
	GH Dockrell	c †van Wyk b Morkel	16	19	12	3	0	133.33
	33.2 135.7 kph, superb catch from van Wyk! Morkel slammed one down much shorter, it leapt up at young Dockrell and took the edge of the shoulder of the bat, the keeper tumbled to his right to complete the dismissal and that's the end of Ireland 141/10
	WB Rankin	not out	0	3	2	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(w 4)	4
	Total	(all out; 33.2 overs; 154 mins)	141	(4.23 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-8 (Porterfield, 1.6 ov), 2-19 (Stirling, 3.3 ov), 3-35 (NJ O'Brien, 8.5 ov), 4-51 (Joyce, 11.5 ov), 5-92 (KJ O'Brien, 21.3 ov), 6-92 (Wilson, 21.5 ov), 7-107 (Cusack, 25.5 ov), 8-123 (Johnston, 29.5 ov), 9-137 (Mooney, 32.4 ov), 10-141 (Dockrell, 33.2 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	DW Steyn	4	1	13	0	3.25
	M Morkel	5.2	0	33	3	6.18	(2w)
	1.6 to Porterfield, 137.8 kph, that will do, Morne gets the breakthrough early on, lures Porterfield in to the drive, but driving morne is fraught with danger at the best of times because of that short of a good length he bowls, this one moved away after angling in around off stump, and the outside edge went safely to first slip, the South African slip cordon is as safe as a bank 8/1 3.3 to Stirling, 144.2 kph, Stirling does what du Plessis did earlier, guides one straight to slip, second slip this time, this one came in from short of a length, he was caught in the crease and had a weak dab at it, and it looped slowly in the air to settle in to Jacques Kallis' hands 19/2 33.2 to Dockrell, 135.7 kph, superb catch from van Wyk! Morkel slammed one down much shorter, it leapt up at young Dockrell and took the edge of the shoulder of the bat, the keeper tumbled to his right to complete the dismissal and that's the end of Ireland 141/10
	JH Kallis	6	1	20	2	3.33
	8.5 to NJ O'Brien, 133.4 kph, Kallis gets one now, Niall went charging down the track, got beside the line of one going across him, looking to go over extra cover, but got a faint tickle on its way through to the keeper 35/3 32.4 to Mooney, 131.4 kph, just one more to go now, Kallis comes round the wicket, Mooney drives and the edge goes straight through to van Wyk. He beat him a couple of times in the last over, now he gets one to touch the bat as Mooney drives rooted to the crease 137/9
	J Botha	8	0	32	1	4.00	(1w)
	11.5 to Joyce, 83.8 kph, Joyce goes for the sweep to a delivery that angles in, misses and is hit on the pads, umpire Dharmasena sends him back, but Ireland go for the review, and that would have hit middle and leg, Ireland are reeling here 51/4
	RJ Peterson	8	0	32	3	4.00
	21.3 to KJ O'Brien, 83.7 kph, gone this time! O'Brien was aiming for long-on but sliced across the ball, skying it up for Hashim Amla to take an easy catch at long-off. No O'Brien show tonight ... 92/5 21.5 to Wilson, 85.5 kph, arm ball from Peterson, Wilson is wrapped on the pads to spark a huge appeal ... and he's given! After a quick chat, they review it, but to no avail. Ireland lose both of their set batsmen in the space of three balls, and they're sliding now 92/6 25.5 to Cusack, 77.7 kph, Peterson's got another one! Well with the required rate rising they had to try and target the boundary, no point just knocking it around. Cusack took a couple of steps down and tried to mow it down the ground, but the ball spun away from him, taking a thick edge and swirling up for a catch in the covers 107/7
	JP Duminy	2	0	11	1	5.50
	29.5 to Johnston, 91.2 kph, caught behind! Johnston presses forward and again the ball doesn't spin an inch, taking a clear outside edge and nestling in van Wyk's right glove 123/8

Toss Ireland, who chose to field
Points South Africa 2, Ireland 0
Player of the match JP Duminy (South Africa)

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