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Ireland are out of the World Cup after losing to South Africa, but their captain William Porterfield says he is proud of the performances his team have put in during the tournament

The World Cup finally reached Eden Gardens, and the sparse crowd that turned up on an overcast day were treated to a JP Duminy special that lifted South Africa from the dumps, and set up a facile win

ESPNcricinfo previews the Group B match between Ireland and South Africa in Kolkata

Ireland will have another chance to showcase their international credentials after being invited along with Sri Lanka to join hosts Scotland for a short triangular series in Edinburgh during July

After Ireland stunned England, there's now keen interest in whether they can upset another big team and if they manage that, there'll be interest in how far they can go

Ireland captain William Porterfield has been officially reprimanded for speaking out about umpire Asoka de Silva's decision to give Gary Wilson out lbw in Ireland's loss to West Indies in Mohali last Friday

The Ireland story: they held kept their grip on the game both while fielding to begin with and later while chasing the target, before control slipped away at the most crucial moments

Umpiring in the World Cup has run into fresh controversy with William Porterfield criticising Asoka de Silva's decision to give Gary Wilson out lbw despite replays showing he had offered a shot and was hit outside the line

West Indies opener Devon Smith made a maiden century but his effort was overshadowed by Kieron Pollard's blitz as he bludgeoned a limited Ireland attack all around Mohali to muscle his side to a tall total

ESPNcricinfo previews the Group B match between Ireland and West Indies in Mohali

Ireland still do not know if Trent Johnston, their main fast bowler, will play against West Indies as they wait anxiously on his fitness

Darren Sammy is ready for Ireland. In fact, eager could be the right word

Gary Wilson, the wicketkeeper batsman currently with Ireland at the World Cup, has extended his deal at Surrey and is now contracted until 2012

William Porterfield praised his team for a determined performance against India in Bangalore, where the hosts had to fight hard for their five-wicket win

Yuvraj Singh saved India's blushes, allowing them to hide the ordinary effort from other spinners, by picking his maiden five-for to restrict Ireland to 207 before he hit an unbeaten fifty to settle India's nerves in a hard-fought win

MS Dhoni has suggested India's bowling line-up may change from match to match over the World Cup, depending on conditions and the opposition

William Porterfield, the Ireland captain, has said his team need to put Wednesday's victory over England behind them as they take on India in another high-profile match on Sunday

While no-one will take Ireland lightly after their upset of England, India's batting line-up and spinners may prove too much of a challenge for them

The ICC will meet in May to draft out the structure of the World Cup from 2015 and beyond, incorporating an ODI league and a clause regarding promotion and relegation into the tournament

Graeme Swann admitted that England were left shell-shocked by the manner and magnitude of their incredible three-wicket defeat at the hands of Kevin O'Brien on Wednesday night