Ireland vs Zimbabwe, 30th Match, Pool B at Hobart, , Mar 07 2015 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

30th Match, Pool B (D/N), Hobart, March 07, 2015, ICC Cricket World Cup

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Ireland

331/8

Zimbabwe

(49.3/50 ov, T:332) 326

Ireland won by 5 runs

Player Of The Match

Ed Joyce

, IRE

112 (103)

Ed Joyce pulls on his way to a World Cup hundred•Mar 07, 2015•ICC

Alex Cusack celebrates Tawanda Mupariwa's wicket•Mar 07, 2015•AFP

Sean Williams fell four short of his maiden ODI ton•Mar 07, 2015•AFP

Brendan Taylor struck 11 fours and four sixes in his 91-ball 121•Mar 07, 2015•AFP

Ed Joyce became only the fourth Irish player to score a World Cup century•Mar 07, 2015•ICC

Brendan Taylor became the fourth Zimbabwean player to cross 5000 ODI runs•Mar 07, 2015•AFP

Kevin O'Brien brings out his funny side while celebrating a wicket•Mar 07, 2015•AFP

Ed Joyce struck three sixes and nine fours in his 103-ball 112•Mar 07, 2015•Getty Images

Ed Joyce and Andrew Balbirnie put on 138 for the third wicket•Mar 07, 2015•AFP

Andy Balbirnie scored his second consecutive fifty in the World Cup •Mar 07, 2015•Getty Images

Fireworks go off as Ireland celebrate a wicket•Mar 07, 2015•Getty Images

Kevin O'Brien has his hands aloft after having Sean Williams dismissed•Mar 07, 2015•AFP

George Dockrell rejoices after having Solomon Mire caught for 11•Mar 07, 2015•Getty Images

Brendan Taylor and Sean Williams got 149 runs at 7.15 per over•Mar 07, 2015•AFP

Chamu Chibhabha works the ball onto the legside •Mar 07, 2015•Getty Images

The Sunset Strip: Ireland and Zimbabwe played in scenic surrounds •Mar 07, 2015•Getty Images

John Mooney reacts after taking the wicket of Sikandar Raza•Mar 07, 2015•Getty Images

Brendan Taylor runs-out a diving Andy Balbirnie •Mar 07, 2015•Getty Images

Solomon Mire attempts a catch at the boundary •Mar 07, 2015•AFP

Ed Joyce flicks one onto the leg side•Mar 07, 2015•AFP

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Balbirnie shows glimpse of Ireland future

The two oldest men in the Ireland squad delivered when it mattered. The victory over Zimbabwe would not have happened without them. But the most encouraging thing was the maturity shown by one of their youngest men.

Zimbabwe denied by millimetres

In the end, Zimbabwe's tournament - and this match - came down to a matter of millimetres with Sean Williams caught right on the boundary

Ed Joyce slams ton to help Ireland beat Zimbabwe

Ed Joyce produced a match-winning 112 from 103 balls to help Ireland beat Zimbabwe by a narrow five-run margin in their World Cup 2015 Group B match played in Hobart on Saturday.

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Zimbabwe Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
CJ Chibhabha	caught	18	32
Sikandar Raza	caught	12	19
SF Mire	caught	11	21
H Masakadza	caught	5	7
BRM Taylor	caught	121	91
SC Williams	caught	96	83
CR Ervine	caught	11	16
RW Chakabva	bowled	17	16
T Panyangara	caught	5	5
T Mupariwa	caught	18	7
TL Chatara	not out	1	1
Extras	(lb 8, nb 1, w 2)
Total	326(10 wkts; 49.3 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
AR Cusack	9.3	2	32	4	3.36
JF Mooney	10	0	58	2	5.8
KJ O'Brien	10	0	90	2	9
GH Dockrell	10	0	56	1	5.6
AR McBrine	8	0	56	1	7
PR Stirling	2	0	26	0	13 (1 nb)

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	32	Chamu Chibhabha	Sikandar Raza
2nd	0	Chamu Chibhabha	Solomon Mire
3rd	9	Hamilton Masakadza	Solomon Mire
4th	33	Brendan Taylor	Solomon Mire
5th	149	Brendan Taylor	Sean Williams
6th	36	Craig Ervine	Sean Williams
7th	41	Sean Williams	Regis Chakabva
8th	5	Tinashe Panyangara	Regis Chakabva
9th	20	Tawanda Mupariwa	Regis Chakabva
10th	1	Tawanda Mupariwa	Tendai Chatara

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ICC Cricket World Cup

Pool A

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NZ	6	6	0	12	2.564
AUS	6	4	1	9	2.257
SL	6	4	2	8	0.371
BAN	6	3	2	7	0.136
ENG	6	2	4	4	-0.753
AFG	6	1	5	2	-1.853
SCOT	6	0	6	0	-2.218

Pool B

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
IND	6	6	0	12	1.827
SA	6	4	2	8	1.707
PAK	6	4	2	8	-0.085
WI	6	3	3	6	-0.053
IRE	6	3	3	6	-0.933
ZIM	6	1	5	2	-0.527
UAE	6	0	6	0	-2.032

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