Australia dominate rain-hit contest
ESPNcricinfo staff
28-Aug-2015
Australia chose to bat in Stormont and their debutant opener Joe Burns made 69 • AFP
David Warner struck seven fours and three sixes in his 84, and put on 139 for the first wicket•AFP
Ireland landed regular blows after breaking the opening partnership, dismissing Steven Smith for 21 while George Bailey and Glenn Maxwell fell for single-digit scores•Getty Images
Rain made brief but regular appearances and forced the first innings to be curtailed•Getty Images
Shane Watson's unbeaten 25 and Mitchell Marsh's 11 helped Australia finish on 222 in 40.2 overs•Getty Images
Mitchell Starc struck in the first over of Ireland's chase - to remove William Porterfield•Getty Images
After losing Paul Stirling for a duck six balls later, Ireland's chase got some stability through an 86-run third wicket stand between Niall O'Brien and Ed Joyce•Getty Images
A fiery Pat Cummins delivery took out Stuart Thompson's bat•Getty Images
Glenn Maxwell sped up Ireland's slide with two wickets, after which the quicks came back to dismiss them for 157 and complete a 23-run win by the D/L method•Getty Images