WC 2015

Scorecard - 24th Match, Pool B, Ireland vs South Africa at Manuka Oval, Canberra, Australia (03 Mar 2015)

South Africa

411/4 (50) RR:8.22

South Africa won by 201 runs

MOM: Hashim Amla

Ireland

210/10 (45) RR:4.67

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50.0 - K O'Brien to D Miller, FOUR, it's another edge past the stumps and O'Brien is a frustrated man. Full and outside off stump, Miller swings hard, gets an inside edge, the ball escapes past the off stump and runs away to the boundary. 24 runs came off that over. South Africa have scored 40 runs off the last two overs

49.4 - K O'Brien to Rossouw, FOUR, oh that's unlucky for the bowler. Full and wide outside off stump, Rossouw reaches out to squeeze the ball, it goes off the toe-end of the bat and goes fine to the third man boundary

49.0 - Sorensen to Rossouw, no ball, FOUR, that's a high full toss above waist height. Actually, it was a marginal call but the umpire didn't like it. Rossouw smashes it hard and sends it over extra-cover

48.3 - Sorensen to D Miller, FOUR, that's a powerful blow! Slower ball outside off stump, it was very full, but Miller has smashed that hard over extra-cover and it bounces just inside the boundary line

48.2 - Sorensen to D Miller, FOUR, Sorensen misses the yorker, it goes full and in the slot, Miller slogs it wide of the man at mid-wicket and long-on had no chance

47.5 - Andy McBrine to Rossouw, FOUR, unlucky for the bowler. Rossouw advances down the wicket, McBrine saw him coming and fired it down the leg-side, Rossouw tries to whip, but gets an under edge and it went very fine to the fine leg boundary

44.5 - K O'Brien to Rossouw, FOUR, Rossouw initially gestures as if he wanted to play the reverse sweep but in the end he plays the slog as O'Brien offers a friendly full toss. The ball runs away to the deep mid-wicket boundary

44.3 - K O'Brien to Rossouw, FOUR, slower ball on the leg stump, Rossouw slogs and sends it very fine, there was a man at short fine leg, but it went well wide of him

43.1 - Stirling to Rossouw, FOUR, round the wicket, flatter delivery down the leg-side, Rossouw looks to pull but gets an under edge, there is no one at fine leg and it's a boundary

42.0 - Andy McBrine to D Miller, FOUR, he hardly seemed to have hit that! Low full toss around the off stump, Miller gets down on one knee and sweeps, looked like he was looking for a single, but he hit it too well and it almost went all the way over the deep backward square leg boundary

40.3 - K O'Brien to Amla, FOUR, four more! Full and wide outside off stump, Amla square-drives it very well, the fielder at backward point dives to his right but the ball escapes

40.2 - K O'Brien to Amla, FOUR, that's his highest ODI score! Short and just outside off stump, Amla gets across and pulls it past the man at short fine leg for four

39.5 - Dockrell to Amla, FOUR, high full toss and Amla does well to slog it in the gap. It was just under waist height. He hits it between mid-on and mid-wicket

39.1 - Dockrell to de Villiers, FOUR, boundary number one for de Villiers! Flighted delivery on the leg stump, de Villiers backs away and lofts it inside-out over extra-cover

37.5 - J Mooney to Amla, FOUR, excellent placement once again! Mindful of the fact that third man was inside the ring, Amla delays the cut and slices this short ball over short third man. That was expertly done!

37.4 - J Mooney to Amla, no ball, FOUR, is that a no ball? Yes it is! Mooney loses control of this one and bowls a full toss above waist height. Amla waits for the ball and smashes it over cover for four more

37.3 - J Mooney to Amla, FOUR, easy ball and Amla doesn't miss out! Slower ball goes way too short, Amla had two hours to rock back and pull, he places it over backward square leg and the fielder in the deep had no chance despite running swiftly to his right

37.0 - K O'Brien to du Plessis, FOUR, inventive shot from Faf! Good length ball outside off stump, du Plessis lines himself up for the scoop over short fine leg, but on seeing O'Brien bowl this well outside off stump, he hits it straight back over the keeper's head. 13 off the over, exactly what the Proteas wanted with field restrictions in place

36.2 - K O'Brien to Amla, FOUR, great placement from Hash! Full and way outside off stump, Amla opens the face of the bat at the last moment to send the drive very square, he hits it over backward point and there is no stopping that

33.0 - Stirling to du Plessis, FOUR, du Plessis signs off the over in style as he did in Stirling's last over. Flighted ball from Stirling, du Plessis lofts it flat over mid-off

31.0 - Stirling to du Plessis, FOUR, mid-off is inside the ring and that's a safe shot! du Plessis doesn't try to overhit the flighted delivery, just lofts it over the infield and it bounces just inside the rope

24.1 - Andy McBrine to du Plessis, FOUR, more runs, the man at square leg didn't see it at all, du Plessis was down on his knees as he swept, gets it to the left of square leg, just past the man there, Dockrell was the fielder there

23.3 - Sorensen to Amla, FOUR, Sorensen has been taken for plenty, he drops this one short and wide outside off, cut away square on the off-side, the fielder in the deep is very square, another boundary for Amla

21.3 - Sorensen to Amla, FOUR, that's clubbed by Amla, lots of power behind the shot, length ball on off, Amla makes room and drills it to the right of mid-off, the fielder dives, but the ball beats him to the fence

19.1 - Stirling to du Plessis, FOUR, this is poor bowling from Stirling, drops one short and on the stumps, du Plessis rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary, he just eased it over mid-wicket's head

17.2 - Dockrell to du Plessis, FOUR, Dockrell has been on the shorter side today, once again drags this one down, du Plessis rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary

15.2 - Dockrell to du Plessis, FOUR, that's a poor ball from Dockrell, drops this one way too short and on the stumps, du Plessis rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary

14.2 - Stirling to Amla, FOUR, Stirling drops one short and wide outside off, Amla backs away and cuts it square, beats point and races away to the fence

10.5 - Stirling to du Plessis, FOUR, straight past Kevin O'Brien at 1st slip, this was pushed through by Stirling, du Plessis was late on the cut, gets a thick edge past the keeper. O'Brien didn't get to see much of that, and before he could react, the ball flew past him, races away to the fence as well

9.2 - Dockrell to du Plessis, FOUR, fraction too short and wide outside off, du Plessis is quick to rock back, makes room and punches it square on the off-side, beats point and races away to the fence

7.5 - K O'Brien to Amla, FOUR, Amla is looking in excellent touch, tad fuller and wider outside off, Amla waits on it, opens the face of the bat at the last moment and drives it to the right of cover, the ball races away to the fence

7.1 - K O'Brien to Amla, FOUR, Amla watches the ball race to the fence, du Plessis was on all fours and on the ground as he was backing up, this was pitched up and held its line on off, Amla presents the full face of the bat on the straight drive

5.5 - K O'Brien to Amla, FOUR, this will hurt K O'Brien, overpitched and well outside off, Amla leans forward and drills it through extra cover for a boundary

5.4 - K O'Brien to Amla, FOUR, that's adding insult to injury for K O'Brien, this was short and well outside off, Amla gets across and cuts it square past cover-point for a boundary

3.3 - Sorensen to du Plessis, FOUR, Sorensen is easing the pressure off South Africa! This was full and wide outside off, a long half-volley, du Plessis leans forward and caresses it past extra cover for a boundary

1.5 - Sorensen to Amla, FOUR, in the air and just wide of point, this was full and wide outside off, Amla went slashing at that, doesn't keep it on the ground, the fielder at point dives across to his right, but the ball was always going away from him, second boundary of the over

1.3 - Sorensen to Amla, FOUR, nicely done by Amla, this was pitched up and held its line on middle, Amla shuffles across, gets behind the line and punches it to the left of mid-on, the fast outfield takes care of the rest

49.3 - K O'Brien to Rossouw, SIX, South Africa are the first team to score 400 in consecutive ODIs. Full and on the leg stump, Rossouw slogs it hard over mid-wicket and it's gone all the way. This is brilliant batting from Rossouw

49.1 - K O'Brien to D Miller, SIX, surely, 400 is a possibility now! Kev offers a juicy full ball, in the slot, Miller waits for it to come and slogs it very high over the mid-wicket boundary

47.4 - Andy McBrine to Rossouw, SIX, this time Rossouw gets it right and sends it flat over long-on. The fielder in the deep was very square. Flighted delivery from McBrine, Rossouw gets to the pitch of the ball and sends it over the boundary

46.3 - Sorensen to Rossouw, SIX, thank you very much says Rossouw and smashes it over mid-wicket. Full and in the slot, around leg stump line, Rossouw takes his front leg out of the way and easily sends it over the boundary rope

43.0 - J Mooney to D Miller, SIX, loses control of the slower ball. It was in the zone and in Miller's arc, he waits for the ball to come and slogs it flat over the deep mid-wicket boundary. The extra ball has cost Mooney badly. It was a decent over until then

40.5 - K O'Brien to de Villiers, SIX, no Kevin O'Brien, noooo! Can't bowl there to this man. Full and in the slot, de Villiers backs away initially but smashes it high over extra-cover and it goes way into the stand

39.2 - Dockrell to de Villiers, SIX, in the airrrr and the fielder doesn't get there in time. That was catchable. Did he start very late? Flighted delivery on the leg stump, de Villiers sweeps in the air, deep mid-wicket runs to his right, sticks his right hand out but the ball just escapes past him and crosses the boundary

38.0 - J Mooney to Amla, SIX, whoa! 4 4 6 4 6 to end the over. 27 runs came off the over and Mooney went for just 9 runs in his first five overs. Full and outside off stump, Amla waits for the ball and lofts it handsomely over extra-cover

37.4 - J Mooney to Amla, SIX, it's a slog and it's gone all the way. Slower ball picked very early, Amla clears his front leg out of the way and sends it flat over deep square leg

23.5 - Sorensen to du Plessis, SIX, that's a massive hit from du Plessis, he wants to join the party as well, skips down the track, gets underneath the length and lofts it high and well over long-on, well taken by an Indian in the stands

23.2 - Sorensen to Amla, SIX, this is even better! On a good length and well outside off, Amla gets underneath the length, plays with an open face, makes some room outside leg and carves it up and over extra cover for a maximum, he's on fire here

23.1 - Sorensen to Amla, SIX, lovely shot, this was a length ball and just outside off, Amla shuffles across, gets underneath the length and hoicks it high and over wide long-on for a maximum

41.3 - Andy McBrine to de Villiers, out Caught by N O'Brien!! This is a brilliant bowling change by Porterfield. He's got two massive wickets in a space of 3 balls. Why did you play that fancy little reverse sweep AB? It was right in the slot to go over long-on and surely, he would have hit it for six! Nothing but a flighted delivery, a bad stroke attempted by AB and he mistimes it completely. It catches him high on the bat and balloons up, point runs back and to his right to take a good catch. Massive wicket this, really massive. That will make a difference of 15-20 runs, if not more, to the final score. de Villiers c N O'Brien b Andy McBrine 24(9) [4s-1 6s-2]

41.1 - Andy McBrine to Amla, out Caught by Ed Joyce!! Not timed too well and it's an easy catch to long-off. Ed Joyce, who dropped Amla on 10, catches him on 159. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Amla steps out and looks to loft, but doesn't get it from the middle of the bat. In fact, he was looking to go over long-on but the bat turned in his hands. Amla raises his bat as he walks off. Actually, South Africa may not mind losing Amla at this stage as it brings in Miller. Amla c Ed Joyce b Andy McBrine 159(128) [4s-16 6s-4]

38.4 - K O'Brien to du Plessis, out Bowled!! Timbahhh! Fantastic yorker from O'Brien, right at the base of middle stump and du Plessis couldn't keep it out. The batsman backs away and tries to go slog, but misses as he goes early into the shot and it rattles into the stumps. O'Brien is pumped and he punches the stumps softly in delight. That was more a soccer celebration from the all-rounder. du Plessis walks off to a standing ovation. du Plessis b K O'Brien 109(109) [4s-10 6s-1]

2.3 - J Mooney to de Kock, out Caught by G Wilson!! de Kock falls early once again! He's having a tough time in this World Cup! This was pushed across the batsman, the angle took it away from outside off, de Kock was pushing forward in defence, doesn't cover the line and gets a thick edge through to the keeper. The Irishmen were convinced as they challenged Martinesz's call. Replays indicate them. de Kock c G Wilson b J Mooney 1(4)

5.1 - K O'Brien to Amla, no run, that's dropped and Ed Joyce is the culprit, this was full and on Amla's pads, whipped away straight to short mid-wicket, straight in and straight out, that should have been taken, went at a comfortable height as well

45.2 - Stirling to D Miller, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Miller under-edges the sweep onto the thigh pad, Miller reviewed immediately and he was right in doing so. There was a clear edge, replays and the Snicko confirm that there was bat involved

40.1 - K O'Brien to Amla, 2 runs, full and outside off stump, Amla drives it past the diving fielder at extra-cover and that's his 150. He raises his bat and shakes hands with ABdV. Can he get to 200? So much time left in the innings

35.5 - Dockrell to du Plessis, 1 run, 4th ODI hundred for Faf! He's a happy man. Amla shakes hands with his partner to congratulate him. Flighted delivery on the leg stump, du Plessis turns it softly to square leg and takes a sharp run

35.1 - Dockrell to du Plessis, 1 run, double-hundred partnership. Flatter delivery on the leg stump, du Plessis steps out and nudges it to backward point. du Plessis is on 99 now

32.2 - Stirling to Amla, 1 run, 20th ODI hundred for Amla. Full and outside off stump, Amla drives it along the ground to long-off. His teammates stand and applaud. He raises his bat and acknowledges the applause. He gets a hug from Faf as well. Amla is the fastest to record 20 hundreds in ODIs, surpassing Virat Kohli

25.4 - Dockrell to du Plessis, 1 run, punched past the bowler to long-on and that's the 150-run stand between these two

19.5 - Stirling to du Plessis, 1 run, 15th ODI fifty for du Plessis, fraction short and well outside off, cut square on the off-side for a single

19.2 - Stirling to du Plessis, 1 run, punched down towards long-on, brings up the 100-run stand as well

16.2 - Andy McBrine to Amla, 3 runs, McBrine drops this one too short and well outside off, Amla rocks back and cuts it square past point, the fielder at sweeper cover gets across, puts in the slide and saves a single, brings up Amla's 29th fifty

44.2 - M Morkel to Dockrell, FOUR, makes room for himself and forehands the pull off a short delivery to the cow corner fence, good shot from Dockrell

41.3 - Tahir to Sorensen, FOUR, dropped! It was a very tough chance though, it was floated up well outside off, Sorensen drills it to the right of the bowler, who gets a hand on it, but the ball rockets away to the fence in no time, good power on that one

39.5 - Tahir to Sorensen, FOUR, floated up around off, Sorensen leans forward and drives it towards cover, who dives to his right and takes the pace off the ball, however the ball still had enough to run away to the fence even though Phangiso from cover gave chase

39.4 - Tahir to Sorensen, FOUR, good shot from Sorensen, it was floated up on middle, Sorensen clears his front leg and heaves it wide of mid-on, the ball runs away to the fence in no time

30.4 - de Villiers to K O'Brien, FOUR, that was a poor delivery from de Villiers, a short one that sits up nicely for O'Brien to rock back and pull it to the deep backward square leg fence

28.1 - du Plessis to K O'Brien, FOUR, loopy delivery from du Plessis, O'Brien comes down the track and converts it into a full toss, he lofts it over the fielder at cover and the ball runs away to the fence, there was no one in the deep on the cover boundary

25.4 - M Morkel to Balbirnie, FOUR, just short of good length and outside off, Balbirnie hangs back and punches it towards deep extra cover, Amla from sweeper cover runs to his right, slides and tries to pull the ball back in, but the ball trickles away to the fence

23.5 - M Morkel to Balbirnie, FOUR, superb shot! Nice way to bring up a maiden ODI fifty. The length is short and just outside off, Balbirnie stands tall and punches it past a diving point fielder, Amla gives chase in vain

23.4 - M Morkel to Balbirnie, FOUR, streaky! Morne follows the batsman who was giving himself some room, steers it in the air, it was in the air, but just wide of Faf, who is standing at a wide slip position. No chance for the third man fielder to cut that off

18.0 - Behardien to K O'Brien, FOUR, fraction short and outside off, O'Brien cuts and gets a thick outside edge to third man, Morne had to run a long way, he gets there, puts in the slide but can't prevent the boundary

16.1 - Tahir to Balbirnie, FOUR, poor delivery from Tahir, nice juicy full toss on off and middle, Balbirnie says thank you very much and puts it away. Bends his front knee and heaves it behing square for a boundary

14.5 - Tahir to Balbirnie, FOUR, bit too full from Tahir, kneels down and sweeps it behind square leg. That came right off the meat as the ball raced away to the fence

9.4 - M Morkel to Balbirnie, FOUR, short delivery from Morne, sat up nicely for Balbirnie, he swivels on the back foot and pulls it in front of square, ball bounces couple of times before reaching the fence

8.3 - Kyle Abbott to N O'Brien, FOUR, lovely shot! Digs it in midway down the wicket, O'Brien swivels and pulls it over square leg, his front leg was in the air while playing that. It was a superb shot

6.4 - Steyn to N O'Brien, FOUR, top shot! 142kph short of length delivery around off, O'Brien stays leg-side of the ball and punches it through the vacant cover region. The pace of Steyn took it to the fence

4.5 - Steyn to Balbirnie, FOUR, the attempted yorker goes wrong, ends up as a full toss on leg-stump, Balbirnie stays in the crease and puts it away, flicked square of the wicket and the ball has enough to reach the fence

3.3 - Kyle Abbott to Porterfield, FOUR, "catch" shouted Abbott, but it was well wide of Steyn. Short and on leg-stump, Porterfield swivels and pulls, the ball was in the air and to the right of short fine, Steyn dived full length but couldn't get there

2.2 - Steyn to Stirling, FOUR, this is even better, Stirling used his power this time. Plenty of room on this short of length delivery, Stirling frees his arms and crashes it between cover and point, the ball reached the fence in no time

2.1 - Steyn to Stirling, FOUR, lovely shot! Stirling too opens his account with a superb boundary. Back of a length outside off, Stirling stands tall and punches it through cover-point. The timing was exquisite on that

0.3 - Steyn to Porterfield, FOUR, gorgeous shot! Nice way to get off the mark. Pitched up just outside off, Porterfield gets a good stride forward and caresses the drive, places it between extra cover and mid-off. The sweet timing takes it to the fence

41.4 - Tahir to Sorensen, SIX, this time he goes big, it was tossed up around off, Sorensen waits for it and launches it over the long-on fence for his first maximum

33.3 - Tahir to Dockrell, SIX, tossed up outside off, Dockrell dances down the track and lofts it inside-out over wide long-off, the ball goes all the way, good shot from Dockrell that

24.4 - du Plessis to K O'Brien, SIX, flighted on off, O'Brien clears his front leg and heaves it towards cow corner, ABD runs to his right from long-on, dives like a Superman but the ball is too far from him. The ball has enough to clear the fence. Slight delay in play as the umpire checks whether it was a four or a six. Replays confirm that it was a six

45.0 - M Morkel to Dockrell, out Bowled!! Morkel puts the final nail in the coffin. It was fuller and on off, Dockrell backs away and wanted to go inside-out, he fails to lay bat onto it and the ball crashes into the top of off. The Proteas are delighted. The Irish and the South African players shake hands as the latter walk off the field. Dockrell b M Morkel 25(57) [4s-1 6s-1]

43.0 - M Morkel to Sorensen, out Caught by de Kock!! Finally, the short ball has worked after many a try. It was short and at the batsman, who was looking to fend it away. He was not in control and the ball lobs up off the handle of the bat. de Kock takes a very simple catch and Morkel is delighted. South Africa are just a wicket away from another thumping win. Sorensen c de Kock b M Morkel 22(19) [4s-3 6s-1]

35.1 - Kyle Abbott to K O'Brien, out Caught by Rossouw!! O'Brien throws it away, it was banged in short and at the batsman, O'Brien goes for the pull, but can't get the desired distance as the bat turns in his hand. It goes towards deep mid-wicket and the fielder there takes an easy catch. Ireland are 8 down now. K O'Brien c Rossouw b Kyle Abbott 48(65) [4s-3 6s-1]

30.2 - de Villiers to J Mooney, out Bowled!! de Villiers comes on and takes a wicket second ball. He is pumped up and punches the air in delight. It was short of length delivery angling away outside off, Mooney went chasing after it and looks to cut, but gets an inside edge that crashes into the off stump. Ireland are 7 down now. J Mooney b de Villiers 8(15)

25.5 - M Morkel to Balbirnie, out Caught by Rossouw!! Balbirnie falls after a fighting fifty. The umpires check for Morkel's front foot, but it is fine. It was banged in short, Balbirnie drags the pull from outside off and the fielder at deep square leg takes a rather simple catch. End of a good stand between him and O'Brien. Balbirnie c Rossouw b M Morkel 58(71) [4s-7]

10.2 - Kyle Abbott to G Wilson, out Lbw!! That looked plumb. Wilson had a chat with his partner, Balbirnie told him that it looked out. He doesn't review and makes the long walk back to the pavilion. Nip-backer from a length, Wilson stays rooted to the crease and is struck on the knee-roll. The impact was on middle stump and would have crashed into the stumps. Ireland have lost half their side and have still not reached 50. G Wilson lbw b Kyle Abbott 0(3)

8.4 - Kyle Abbott to N O'Brien, out Caught by Amla!! Amla got lucky there. O'Brien the latest to bite the dust. It was shortish and outside off, O'Brien flashes a cut and edges it to the left of the keeper, QdK goes for it with one hand, the ball hits the gloves and deflects straight into Amla's midriff, he managed to clasp his hands and cling onto it. QdK was a relieved man when he saw Amla hanging onto the ball. N O'Brien c Amla b Kyle Abbott 14(9) [4s-2]

4.3 - Steyn to Ed Joyce, out Caught by Amla!! Ireland are falling apart in the run-chase. They have lost their third wicket in a space of 11 balls. Fullish and angled across off, Joyce drives with laden feet, the outside edge is induced and the ball flies to first slip, Amla took it calmly. This was bowled at 146kph. He softened him up with the short delivery off the previous ball. Ed Joyce c Amla b Steyn 0(4)

4.0 - Kyle Abbott to Porterfield, out Caught by du Plessis!! That is a superb catch. It was similar to the one that Joyce put down in the South African innings off Amla, but Faf has held onto this. Full and on the pads, Porterfield leans forward and flicks, doesn't manage to keep it down, Faf standing at short mid-wicket, reacts quickly and snaffles a good low catch to his left. Ireland in trouble now. Porterfield c du Plessis b Kyle Abbott 12(17) [4s-2]

2.5 - Steyn to Stirling, out Caught by de Kock!! It was a peach of a delivery. Actually, Stirling had started to walk, but stood his ground as umpire Martinesz didn't raise his finger. South Africa reviewed it immediately and got it in their favor. It was short of length and shaping away just outside off, Stirling has a feel for it away from the body, the outside edge carries at a good height to QdK. The Snicko showed a big spike and the decision was overruled. Stirling c de Kock b Steyn 9(6) [4s-2]

38.2 - Steyn to Dockrell, 2 runs, dropped! It was short and slightly wide outside off, Dockrell goes chasing after it and cuts it uppishly towards backward point, where Miller was diving to his right, he gets his hands on it, but can't take it. It should have been taken considering the kind of standards Miller and the rest of the South African fielders set for themselves

15.2 - Behardien to Balbirnie, no run, QdK shouts "catch", but Behardien was not able to. It will go down as a dropped chance. Fuller and just outside off, Balbirnie push-drives it in the air to the left of the bowler, Behardien gets a finger on it, but can't hold on

40.3 - M Morkel to Dockrell, wide, angling down leg, Dockrell fails to connect with the clip and this time umpire Martinesz got it right, calls it a wide