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Australia dominate rain-hit contest

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
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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
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