South Africa vs Ireland, 24th Match, Pool B at Canberra, Mar 03 2015 - Match Highlights

RESULT

24th Match, Pool B (D/N), Canberra, March 03, 2015, ICC Cricket World Cup

411/4

(45/50 ov, T:412) 210

South Africa won by 201 runs

Player Of The Match

, SA

159 (128) & 2 catches

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Match Highlights

Insights - What's wrong with Ireland's death bowling?

Insights - What's wrong with Ireland's death bowling?

'Delighted to be amongst runs' - Amla

'Delighted to be amongst runs' - Amla

'Ticked a lot of boxes today' - de Villiers

'Ticked a lot of boxes today' - de Villiers

'We did well in stages, weren't overwhelmed' - Porterfield

'We did well in stages, weren't overwhelmed' - Porterfield

Chappell: Abbott's made a case to be kept in best side

Chappell: Abbott's made a case to be kept in best side

Chappell: Ideal win for South Africa

Chappell: Ideal win for South Africa

Amla, one of South Africa's greatest

Amla, one of South Africa's greatest

Chappell: Ireland competitive, but no match for SA

Chappell: Ireland competitive, but no match for SA

Big city, capital city, city of bushes

Big city, capital city, city of bushes

Match Coverage

South Africa v Ireland

Wisden's review of the 24th match, South Africa v Ireland

South Africa v Ireland

Pace our biggest shortcoming - Porterfield

Ireland captain William Porterfield chose not to dwell on the dropped chance early in the innings that allowed Hashim Amla to soar to yet another ODI century, but he did admit that coping with accurate bowling at high pace was the greatest struggle for As

Pace our biggest shortcoming - Porterfield

Amla substitutes style for substance

The Hashim Amla we knew became the Amla we may want to know a bit more of as he abandoned elegance and decided to go unorthodox instead to reach a career-best

Amla substitutes style for substance

Amla to the fore as SA do it their way

Hashim Amla played down his achievements after becoming the fastest man to 20 ODI hundreds in South Africa's win over Ireland

Amla to the fore as SA do it their way

Ireland miss their only chance

Ireland's hefty loss showed that for their bowlers, every possible advantage must be stolen by their fielders in order to avoid a lopsided scoreboard

Ireland miss their only chance

Instant answers to T20 questions

Ireland Innings

Player Name		R	B
WTS Porterfield	caught	12	17
PR Stirling	caught	9	6
EC Joyce	caught	0	4
NJ O'Brien	caught	14	9
A Balbirnie	caught	58	71
GC Wilson	lbw	0	3
KJ O'Brien	caught	48	65
JF Mooney	bowled	8	15
GH Dockrell	bowled	25	57
MC Sorensen	caught	22	19
AR McBrine	not out	2	4
Extras	(lb 3, w 9)
Total	210(10 wkts; 45 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	17	William Porterfield	Paul Stirling
2nd	4	Ed Joyce	William Porterfield
3rd	0	Ed Joyce	Niall O'Brien
4th	21	Niall O'Brien	Andy Balbirnie
5th	6	Gary Wilson	Andy Balbirnie
6th	81	Kevin O'Brien	Andy Balbirnie
7th	21	John Mooney	Kevin O'Brien
8th	17	Kevin O'Brien	George Dockrell
9th	33	George Dockrell	Max Sorensen
10th	10	George Dockrell	Andy McBrine

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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