SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2015 SCOREBOARD HOBART, Australia: Completed scoreboard in the World Cup Pool B match between Ireland and Zimbabwe at Bellerive Oval, Hobart, yesterday: Ireland Zimbabwe W. Porterfield c Masakadza b Williams 29 C. Chibhabha c Porterfield b Cusack 18 P. Stirling c Williams b Panyangara 10 Sikandar Raza c Stirling b Mooney 12 E. Joyce c Ervine b Chatara 112 S. Mire c Cusack b Dockrell 11 A. Balbirnie run out (Chakabva/Taylor) 97 H. Masakadza c Wilson b K O’Brien 5 K. O’Brien c Chakabva b Chatara 24 B. Taylor c K O’Brien b Cusack 121 G. Wilson c Chakabva b Williams 25 S. Williams c Mooney b K O’Brien 96 J. Mooney b Williams 10 C. Ervine c N O’Brien b McBrine 11 N. O’Brien c Panyangara b Chatara 2 R. Chakabva b Cusack 17 G. Dockrell not out 5 T. Panyangara c Porterfield b Mooney 5 T. Mupawira c Porterfield b Cusack 18 A. Cusack not out 2 T. Chatara not out 1 Extras (lb4, w8, nb3) 15 Extras (lb8, w2, nb1) 11 Total (8 wkts, 50 overs) 331 Total (all out, 49.3 overs) 326 Did not bat: A McBrine Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Raza), 2-32 (Chibhabha), 3-41 Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Stirling), 2-79 (Porterfield), 3- (Masakadza), 4-74 (Mire), 5-223 (Taylor), 6-259 217 (Joyce), 4-276 (K O’Brien), 5-308 (Wilson), 6- (Ervine), 7-300 (Williams), 8-305 (Panyangara), 9- 319 (Mooney), 7-322 (N O’Brien), 8-326 (Balbirnie) 325 (Chakabva), 10-326 (Mupawira) Bowling: Panyangara 9-0-69-1 (1nb, 1w); Chatara Bowling: Cusack 9.3-2-32-4 (1w); Mooney 10-0- 10-0-61-3 (1nb, 4w); Mupariwa 10-0-56-0 (1w); 58-2 (1w); K O’Brien 10-0-90-2; Dockrell 10-0-56-1; Raza 9-0-51-0; Williams 9-0-72-3 (1nb, 2w); McBrine 8-0-56-1; Stirling 2-0-26-0 (1nb). Masakadza 3-0-18-0; Result: Ireland won by five runs. Our World Cup not over, insists England’s Morgan ADELAIDE: England captain Eoin Morgan what happened during the Sri Lanka game. is confident his beleaguered team are good “There were a few positives in that game enough to revive a faltering World Cup too. Scoring 300 was one. Joe Root’s centu- campaign, saying they are under no pres- ry was outstanding and we were brilliant in sure despite facing two must-win games. the last 10 to 12 overs with the bat,” the for- HOBART: Ireland cricketer Kevin O’Brien celebrates after taking the wicket of (unseen) Zimbabwe batsman Sean Williams at the Bellerive Oval Morgan’s side, who have just one win in mer Ireland batsman added. ground during the 2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B match. -—AFP four Pool A matches, must defeat both “But our bowling was a bit of a concern. Bangladesh in Adelaide on Monday and We bowled some bad balls and were less minnows Afghanistan in Sydney on March attacking with the ball then we usually 13 to remain in contention for a quarter- would have been. Ireland hold nerve to final place England have lost only two of their 15 But even that may not be enough if one-day internationals against Bangladesh, Bangladesh, who have five points to but Morgan said he did not expect an easy England’s two, upset co-hosts New Zealand game. “We certainly are not taking a win for edge past Zimbabwe in Hamilton on March 13 to squeak granted,” he said. “They have come a long through to the last eight. way in the last 10 years and we have played Morgan rubbished suggestions England a lot against them. But a lot of focus going HOBART: Ireland just did enough to see off in the deep as the Irish won with three balls to chance at short midwicket to dismiss him. had not been ruthless-or nasty-enough forward is going to be on us. Zimbabwe by five runs in a thrilling World Cup spare. Cusack finished with fine figures of four Meanwhile Balbirnie, who gave a tough and insisted the hurdles in front of them “If we play well, I have every confidence clash in Hobart yesterday that kept them on for 32 in 9.3 overs as Zimbabwe, who tied a caught and bowled chance to Williams early on, can be cleared if they play good cricket. we can win this game. The illusion of mak- course for the quarter-finals. World Cup match with Ireland in 2007, saw their scored his second successive fifty following his “When a side loses, a thousand theories ing it a bigger game than it is, is probably Zimbabwe chasing a huge 332 to win, were bid for a last eight place come to a dramatic end. gutsy 58 in the 201-run thrashing by South come up so the best thing for us moving the wrong thing to do.” all but beaten at 74 for four after a top-order col- Victory left Ireland as one of three teams in Africa. forward is to concentrate on what we can Morgan refused to confirm speculation lapse. But stand-in captain Brendan Taylor’s Pool B on six points behind already qualified He faced just 79 balls, with seven fours and do,” Morgan said yesterday. that hard-hitting batsman Alex Hales will superb 121 and a fifth-wicket stand of 149 with leaders India, the defending champions. four sixes, before falling agonisingly short of “If we start winning games, being nasty replace the struggling Gary Ballance to Sean Williams (96) gave Zimbabwe hope. Earlier, Ireland veteran Ed Joyce’s 112 was the what would have been a maiden ODI century or not nasty does not matter. We need to lend solidity to the top order. However, a see-saw match turned back the non- centrepiece of an imposing total of 331 for eight. when run out in the final over of Ireland’s be ourselves. The answers are within us. “There is not very much to choose Test nation’s way when Williams was given out Joyce made Zimbabwe pay for dropping him innings. “We have to play our style of cricket. We between Gary and Hales,” he said. “A lot of caught right on the boundary by John Mooney. early in his innings by going on to 112 while Zimbabwe were left needing to set a new have to be ruthless enough to do the sim- time a player can be twice the player he is There was a suggestion that Mooney may Andrew Balbirnie struck a quickfire 97 after record score by a team batting second to win a ple things consistently well. We have not when he is not playing, particularly when have touched the rope in completing the catch, Ireland lost the toss. World Cup match, surpassing Ireland’s 329 for done that, that’s why we have struggled.” someone is not doing well. which would have been a six to Zimbabwe. The pair put on 138 for the third wicket at seven against England in Bangalore four years “It’s a big decision to change anyone in But while the umpires’ review was in Bellerive. Taylor, leading the side in place of the ago. However, their top-order failed to make an ‘QUITE RELAXED’ the side, so it won’t be made quickly.” progress, Williams-whose runs came from 83 injured Elton Chigumbura, opted to bowl first in impact before Taylor and Williams repaired the England’s lone win has been against Morgan said he expected his two pace balls with seven fours and two sixes - walked off overcast conditions after winning the toss. early damage. Taylor was especially impressive minnows Scotland, but their most embar- spearheads, James Anderson and Stuart the field, effectively making the decision for the Zimbabwe had an early success when Paul with a 79-ball hundred-the fastest by a rassing moment came last Sunday when Sri Broad, to come good after managing just officials and Zimbabwe were 300 for seven. Stirling (10) guided Tinashe Panyangara to Zimbabwe batsman-including 10 fours and two Lanka chased down what seemed a reason- four wickets between them in four match- Big-hitting from tailender Tawanda Mupawira Williams at backward point. Joyce should have sixes. ably challenging target of 310 with nine es. “They are exceptional bowlers but in got the target down to seven off the last six balls been out when, on 34, he saw Mupariwa drop a It was Zimbabwe’s first century of this World wickets and 16 deliveries to spare. tandem they have not been consistent with two wickets standing. skyed caught and bowled chance. Cup and the 29-year-old Taylor’s seventh in 166 Morgan said England had moved on enough to put the ball in the right areas,” However, seamer Alex Cusack had Regis The left-hander came out of his shell and ODIs. Taylor struck two sixes in one over from from that loss and looked forward to their he said. “The guys are training really, really Chakabva playing on with the first ball of the went on to a 96-ball hundred with eight fours left-arm spinner George Dockrell before he was two remaining group games. “The guys are hard to do it. “But they have not managed 50th over and, two deliveries later, Mupawira and two sixes. He was dropped again, on 105, by deceived by Cusack’s slower ball and skyed a quite relaxed,” he said.