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Scorecard - 42nd Match, Pool B, Ireland vs Pakistan at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia (15 Mar 2015)

Ireland

237/10 (50) RR:4.74

Pakistan won by 7 wkts

MOM: Sarfraz Ahmed
Pakistan

241/3 (46.1) RR:5.22

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48.3 - Sohail Khan to J Mooney, FOUR, Sohail Khan misses he yorker and Mooney makes him pay. Low full toss just outside off, Mooney backs away and slices it over backward point, Shehzad leaps up but doesn't reach it. The bottom hand came off as he played that

46.3 - Sohail Khan to K O'Brien, FOUR, that is a top shot! It was not very far away from being a yorker, O'Brien stays on leg-stump and drills it to the left of mid-off, even though it came off the bottom part, the ball had enough to reach the fence

43.3 - Rahat Ali to S Thompson, FOUR, edged and four! Full and just outside off, the ball swings away a touch, Thompson goes for the drive, the outside edge goes wide of the slip fielder, Afridi can't there from third man

39.3 - Afridi to G Wilson, FOUR, half tracker and Wilson is all over it, he goes deep in the crease and cuts it to deep backward point, Ehsan Adil runs across from sweeper cover, dives and allows the ball to go through. Afridi not happy with the effort

37.2 - Rahat Ali to Porterfield, FOUR, half volley outside off, Porterfield gets a good stride forward and caresses the drive to deep extra cover, none of the fielders moved as the ball whistled away to the fence

37.0 - Sohail Khan to G Wilson, FOUR, poor delivery to finish the over. Short and plenty of width on offer, Wilson never tried to hit it along the ground, cuts it up and over backward point for a boundary

33.2 - Sohail to Porterfield, FOUR, that's nicely played by Porterfield, this was well flighted and wider outside off, Porterfield makes room and drives it wide of mid-off, the fielder dives in installments and allows the ball to go through

23.4 - Afridi to Porterfield, FOUR, that should relieve some pressure off Porterfield, this was tossed up and well outside off, Porterfield frees his arms and lofts it over mid-off, plays it against the spin and earns a boundary

18.1 - Rahat Ali to Porterfield, FOUR, too straight from Rahat, ends up drifting onto Porterfield's pads, flicked away very fine and into the fence for a boundary

15.4 - Afridi to Porterfield, FOUR, super shot, 12th ODI fifty for Porterfield, this was given plenty of air and the width was there as well, Porterfield reaches out and cracks it in front of cover for a boundary

14.3 - Riaz to N O'Brien, FOUR, that's a lovely shot, too short from Riaz, O'Brien swivels across and pulls it over mid-wicket, races away to the fence in a hurry

14.0 - Rahat Ali to Porterfield, FOUR, short and wide from Rahat, Porterfield throws the kitchen sink at that, gets a thick edge that flies past the lone slip and races away to the fence

12.5 - Riaz to N O'Brien, FOUR, poor ball from Riaz, this was short and wide outside off, O'Brien rides with the bounce, rolls his wrists and cuts it square past point for a boundary

8.3 - Riaz to Porterfield, FOUR, lovely shot, way too short and wide from Riaz, Porterfield rocks back and cracks it square past point, no need to chase those, the ball races away to the fence

8.2 - Riaz to Porterfield, FOUR, nicely played by Porterfield, fuller length delivery and well outside off, he leans forward and drives it on the up, presents the full face of the bat and gets it past mid-off. Sohail gives the chase and ends up escorting the ball to the boundary

7.5 - Rahat Ali to Porterfield, FOUR, Porterfield is picking up the length early and is peppering the short boundaries, fraction short and just outside off, Porterfield is quick to rock back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary

6.0 - Ehsan Adil to Porterfield, FOUR, nicely played! Too short from Adil, Porterfield swivels across, rolls his wrists and pulls it past square leg for a boundary

4.0 - Ehsan Adil to Ed Joyce, FOUR, that's a nice way to get going, pitched up and shaping away from well outside off, laced away past extra cover for a boundary, good way to open your account

1.3 - Ehsan Adil to Porterfield, FOUR, lovely shot, fraction too short and just outside off, Porterfield is quick to rock back and pulls it over mid-wicket, almost went all the way, just one bounce and over the ropes

49.4 - Riaz to Dockrell, SIX, monster hit! Misbah sees it sailing over him and into the crowd. It was a length delivery, Dockrell shimmies down the wicket after giving himself room, swings it hard and mows it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

6.4 - Sohail Khan to Porterfield, SIX, massive, Porterfield is looking in good touch, back of a length and just outside off, Porterfield was quick to pick up the length, rocks back and pulls him high and over backward square leg for a maximum

50.0 - Riaz to Dockrell, out Dockrell Run Out!! Ireland have been bowled out off the final ball of the innings. The duo tried to steal a bye, but the Pakistanis were alert to the situation. It was back of a length and slanted across the right-hander, Dockrell swings hard and misses, Sarfraz throws the ball to Riaz, who hits the timber at the bowler's end to catch Dockrell short of the crease. Dockrell run out (Sarfraz Ahmed/Riaz) 11(8) [6s-1]

49.2 - Riaz to J Mooney, out Caught by U Akmal!! Akmal seems to be catching everything once he has taken off the gloves. It is his fourth catch of the innings. Length delivery around off, Mooney gets his front leg out of the way and heaves it to mid-wicket, didn't get the elevation and picks out the fielder. It was bowled at 150kph. J Mooney c U Akmal b Riaz 13(19) [4s-1]

47.1 - Riaz to K O'Brien, out Caught by Maqsood!! The drop doesn't cost much as O'Brien goes the very next ball. The umpire checks for the no-ball, but Riaz is fine on that account. It was a back of a length delivery, O'Brien goes for the hoick towards cow corner, gets it high on the bat and balloons it to mid-wicket, where Maqsood takes it comfortably. K O'Brien c Maqsood b Riaz 8(16) [4s-1]

43.5 - Rahat Ali to S Thompson, out Caught by U Akmal!! Pakistan are chipping away at the wickets. Rahat Ali picks up his second. It was the short delivery, hurried onto the batsman, Thompson was in no position to play the pull, ends up splicing it towards mid-off, Akmal runs to his left from cover and takes an easy catch. S Thompson c U Akmal b Rahat Ali 12(15) [4s-1]

40.3 - Sohail Khan to G Wilson, out Caught by Riaz!! Ireland are just losing their momentum. Wilson tries to take on the long boundaries and departs. It was banged in halfway down the wicket and outside off, Wilson goes for the upper cut, middles it pretty well, but the long boundaries at the Adelaide Oval don't help his cause, picks out the third man fielder to perfection, Riaz makes no mistake as he takes it calmly. G Wilson c Riaz b Sohail Khan 29(38) [4s-2]

38.5 - Sohail Khan to Porterfield, out Caught by Afridi!! Huge wicket for Pakistan. They have got rid of the set batsman. That also gets the crowd going. Porterfield goes back to a standing ovation. Length delivery around off, Porterfield clears his front leg and goes for the heave towards cow corner, gets it high on the bat and spoons it to the left of mid-on, Afridi moves forward, dives and manages to hang onto a good catch. Porterfield c Afridi b Sohail Khan 107(131) [4s-11 6s-1]

29.4 - Sohail to Balbirnie, out Caught by Afridi!! Another soft dismissal for Ireland. This was tossed up and well outside off, Balbirnie went for the sweep, he had to fetch it from well outside off, can't get on top of the bounce, gets a thick top-edge, Afridi settles underneath it at short fine leg and takes the dolly. Pakistan are chipping away at one end. Balbirnie c Afridi b Sohail 18(36)

16.4 - Rahat Ali to N O'Brien, out Caught by U Akmal!! That's a soft dismissal for O'Brien! This was short and wide from Rahat, looked like it stopped on the pitch, he was looking to punch it away off the back foot, ends up hitting it to the left of short cover, Akmal moves across and clings onto the head high chance. Once again, Ireland get a partnership moving and lose a wicket. N O'Brien c U Akmal b Rahat Ali 12(10) [4s-2]

12.3 - Riaz to Ed Joyce, out Caught by U Akmal!! That's a simple catch to Akmal at cover-point! This was banged in short and just outside off, Joyce was looking to pull it away towards the on-side, plays the ball a fraction too early, the top-edge is found, it goes straight up and into the palms of Akmal, at cover-point. Ireland have lost their second wicket, 12th wicket in this tournament for Riaz. Ed Joyce c U Akmal b Riaz 11(18) [4s-1]

3.3 - Ehsan Adil to Stirling, out Lbw!! Adil gets his first wicket in the World Cup! This was full and slanted back into Stirling, he was looking to whip it across the line, misses and is trapped palpably in front, the impact was around middle and leg, the ball would have crashed into the leg-stump. He has a chat with his captain and wisely decides against wasting a review. Early jolt for Ireland. Stirling lbw b Ehsan Adil 3(8)

47.0 - Sohail Khan to K O'Brien, 1 run, dropped! This is some sloppy work towards the end from the Pakistani players. Dug in midway down the wicket, O'Brien moves away to the leg-side and pulls it to deep square leg, Ehsan Adil doesn't judge it properly, looks to take the low catch but ends up grassing it. He should have moved forward and taken it easily as the ball was in the air for a long time

45.2 - Riaz to J Mooney, no run, dropped! The cross seam delivery from Riaz, holds up on the pitch, Mooney is early into the shot, checks it back to the right of the bowler, Riaz sticks his hand out and tries to grab it, but just couldn't hang on

7.2 - Rahat Ali to Ed Joyce, 1 run, dropped by Shehzad, how costly will this prove to be? This was short and wide from Rahat, Joyce cracked it hard and to the right of backward point, Shehzad was wrong-footed, he ends up sticking his right hand and shells it, he looks gutted, should have probably taken the chance

37.1 - Rahat Ali to Porterfield, 2 runs, Porterfield registers his 7th ODI hundred. It is his first one in World Cups. He looks a happy man, has a big smile, takes off his helmet, hugs Wilson and acknowledges the applause from the crowd and his team-mates. It has been a captain's innings. Coming back to the ball, Porterfield almost departed for 99. The ball stops on him, he checks his drive and hits it in the air straight back at the bowler, Rahat got a finger on it and almost deflected it onto the stumps. But, Rahat should have held on, it will go down as a dropped chance

36.2 - Sohail Khan to G Wilson, 1 run, run-out chance missed! It was short of length just outside off, Wilson walks across his stumps, inside edges the pull onto the stomach, Porterfield calls for the run, Sohail Khan runs forward, picks up the ball and has a shy at the non-striker's end, Wilson dived but it wouldn't have counted for much as he was well short

46.1 - Stirling to U Akmal, FOUR, there it is, the confirmation that Pakistan will play Australia in the third quarter-final. Coming back to the ball, it was short and wide outside off, Akmal flat-bats it over mid-on and the ball runs away to the fence

45.2 - Dockrell to Sarfraz Ahmed, FOUR, finally, Sarfraz gets to his ton, this is Pakistan's first century in this World Cup, he does the Sajda after dispatching this ball to the deep mid-wicket fence, he came down the track and hoicked it to the deep mid-wicket fence, he kisses the badge on his helmet as well

42.3 - K O'Brien to U Akmal, FOUR, lovely shot, pitched up and in the zone for the lofted on-drive, Akmal gets well forward and lofts it high and over mid-on for a boundary

40.5 - K O'Brien to U Akmal, FOUR, the Irish bowlers are not learning, they are bowling it short more often than not and are being thrashed, it was short and outside off, Akmal rocks back and pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence

40.2 - K O'Brien to U Akmal, FOUR, another short delivery from K O'Brien, Akmal pulls it to the left of mid-on, who was a little wide and the ball runs away to the fence

37.5 - S Thompson to Misbah, FOUR, hammered! That's a super shot from Misbah, there was width on offer for Misbah to free his arms, he waits on the back foot and cuts it fiercely to the deep backward point fence

36.5 - Cusack to Sarfraz Ahmed, FOUR, short and slightly wide outside off, Sarfraz cuts it up and over backward point intentionally, even though third man ran across and puts in the dive, he can't stop the ball from reaching the fence

36.4 - Cusack to Sarfraz Ahmed, FOUR, another one well wide outside off, Sarfraz cuts it square of the wicket, the fielder from cover-point and third man as well went after it, but in the end the ball beats the dive of both the fielders and crashes into the fence

32.5 - J Mooney to Misbah, FOUR, lovely shot! Mooney provided the width alright, but it still needed to be put away, Misbah reaches out and slices the drive to the right of backward point, the sweeper had no chance of stopping that

32.2 - J Mooney to Sarfraz Ahmed, 4 wides, and what does Mooney do, slips it down leg, Sarfraz has nothing to do with it, Wilson was blinded by the batsman, bonus runs for Pakistan

28.3 - Dockrell to Misbah, FOUR, sensible cricket from Misbah, he saw that the fielders were inside the ring and took the challenge on, clears his front leg and lofts it over mid-on, the ball bounces a couple of times before reaching the fence

22.2 - S Thompson to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, fabulous shot! Back of a length delivery, Shehzad advances down the wicket, converts it into a length delivery and lifts it over mid-on, the ball races away to the fence

19.2 - K O'Brien to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, poor effort from Mooney. Short and plenty of room, Shehzad frees his arms and slaps it square of the wicket, Mooney runs to his left from sweeper cover, overruns the ball, gets a hand and makes a half stop, but the ball rolls back to the rope, he still tries to stop it with his boot, but in vain

10.0 - Dockrell to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, 17 from the over, Shehzad comes down the track, takes the ball on the full and whips it past mid-on for another boundary. Pakistan are flying here

9.5 - Dockrell to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, poor ball from Dockrell, slides one short and wide outside off, Shehzad cuts it square on the off-side for a boundary

9.2 - Dockrell to Sarfraz Ahmed, FOUR, Dockrell drops one short now, Sarfraz rocks back and pulls it wide of mid-on, no protection in the deep and it's another boundary

9.1 - Dockrell to Sarfraz Ahmed, FOUR, Sarfraz takes the attack to the spinner first ball with the sweep, this was tossed up and well outside off, he rolls his wrists over the sweep and gets it away behind square on the on-side for a boundary

7.5 - S Thompson to Sarfraz Ahmed, FOUR, this is a poor over so far from Thompson, wide half-volley, Sarfraz reaches out and cracks it square past point, no need to run for those

7.2 - S Thompson to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, that's a poor ball, short and wide outside off, slapped away in front of square, no need to run for those

7.0 - Cusack to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, nicely played by Shehzad, tad fuller and just outside off, he leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and drives it to the left of mid-on, the timing is sweet and the ball races away to the fence

4.0 - J Mooney to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, Shehzad breaks the shackles, poor ball from Mooney, short and well outside off, slapped away past point and into the fence

36.0 - K O'Brien to Misbah, SIX, poor, poor delivery from O'Brien. Nice juicy full toss on middle and leg, Misbah says thank you very much and heaves it over deep square leg for the maximum result

30.2 - Dockrell to Misbah, SIX, terrific shot! Misbah not afraid to play his shots today. This was nicely tossed up on off, he kneels down and slog sweeps it over long-on, pings the ad-boards on the full

38.2 - Cusack to Misbah, out Hit Wkt! Misbah is gone. Against the run of play, the Pakistani captain drags one back on. It was a back of a length delivery just outside off, Misbah was back in the crease and was trying to run it down to third man, he ends up getting an inside edge that rolls back on the stumps. Oh wait a minute, the replays are out, it was not bowled, in fact Misbah hit the stumps with his right boot. He went too far back. Misbah is disappointed with himself, kicks the turf as he makes his way back to the pavilion. Misbah b Cusack 39(46) [4s-3 6s-2] Misbah hit wkt b Cusack 39(46) [4s-3 6s-2]

24.3 - Dockrell to Sarfraz Ahmed, out Sohail Run Out!! Sohail is livid with Sarfraz. He was sold down the river. Pushed through from round the wicket, Sarfraz nurdles it to backward square, takes a few steps down before saying no, Sohail was almost at the striker's end, he tried to get back, but in vain. Balbirnie collects the ball and throws it to Dockrell, who does the rest. Sohail run out (Balbirnie/Dockrell) 3(7)

22.4 - S Thompson to Ahmed Shehzad, out Caught by Ed Joyce!! Shehzad has thrown it away. A needless shot from the Pakistani opener. He is not happy with himself as he walks back to the pavilion. Thompson bangs it in short, Shehzad backs away and top-edges the pull towards mid-on, Ed Joyce runs back and takes it over his right shoulder. That was a good take and he made it look easy. Ahmed Shehzad c Ed Joyce b S Thompson 63(71) [4s-7]

31.3 - Cusack to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, was that a drop? Looks like it carried to Dockrell. Full and angling in on off, Sarfraz leans forward, uses the angle and flicks it in the air to mid-wicket, the ball bounced just in front of the fielder, Dockrell dives and makes a half stop

15.4 - K O'Brien to Sarfraz Ahmed, no run, dropped! Wilson puts down a straightforward catch. O'Brien is not happy. He turns back and walks to his mark. Back of a length, holds its line, Sarfraz looks to run it down to third man, gets an outside edge, Wilson tried to grab it, but ended up spilling it

20.0 - K O'Brien to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, now Sarfraz reaches his fifty, second in ODIs. He waves his bat around to the crowd and Shehzad walks up and shakes his hand. Trifle short in length, steered down to third man

18.1 - S Thompson to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run, first 100-run opening stand for Pakistan in this World Cup. Sarfraz walks up to Shehzad and congratulates him. Full delivery outside off, Sarfraz drives it to sweeper cover

16.2 - Cusack to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, Shehzad records his 12th ODI fifty, second in this World Cup. The crowd are up on their feet to applaud the effort. Full delivery on leg-stump, Shehzad glances it to fine leg and reaches the landmark