Cricket Scorecard

... THE RUN CHASE ...

It was a mixed-bag bowling effort from Ireland, and while they took a few good catches in the field, they dropped a few as well, taking their tally into double digits in this World Cup. However, the spinners were decent through the middle phase, keeping the runs in check as much as possible. Adair picked up a couple, while Tector, Humphreys and Dockrell chipped in, but they could have avoided a few expensive overs and used their off-pace deliveries better to keep Australia to a much lower total.

Mark Adair to Cooper Connolly, Nips away with extra bounce, outside off, short in length. Cooper Connolly plays a half-hearted pull shot and doesn't complete the follow-through. The ball is sliced over the leg side and lands in thereabouts of mid-wicket. The fielder from square leg runs across and collects on the bounce. Just a single. 13 runs from the final over. AUSTRALIA FINISH AT 182/6.

Mark Adair to Xavier Bartlett, In-dipping full toss on the pads, this is whipped to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Mark Adair to Xavier Bartlett, ! Unlucky for Ireland. 

Mark Adair to Cooper Connolly, Full and outside off, Cooper Connolly looks to go for an expansive drive to the off side but inside edges it past the stumps to short fine leg for a quick single.

Mark Adair to Cooper Connolly, ! CLUBBED! Mark slips in a full toss, outside off, and goes pace on this time around. Cooper Connolly waits for it to arrive, stands tall and nails the pull shot over the leg side. It is hit with the wind and it sails into the stands behind deep mid-wicket.

Mark Adair to Cooper Connolly, Not a wide! Adair pushes the line outside off, bowls a slower one, Cooper lets it go, but the ball flirts with the tramline and stays within before bouncing back to the keeper. Good execution.

Last over coming up now.

Barry McCarthy to Xavier Bartlett, Big heave and a miss!

Barry McCarthy to Xavier Bartlett, ! POWERED AWAY! An off cutter, outside off, on a hard length. Xavier Bartlett plays with a flat batted angle and spanks it gun-barrel straight down the ground, beating long off to his right for a cracking boundary.

Barry McCarthy to Xavier Bartlett, WIDE! Tries to keep far from the arc, but misfires it beyond the tramline, outside off. Xavier is happy to see that off. Wide called.

Barry McCarthy to Xavier Bartlett, Takes pace off again, short and on top of the stumps. Xavier Bartlett stands tall and swats it towards long on and they hare back for the second run.

Barry McCarthy to Cooper Connolly, Slowish short ball, on leg, Cooper Connolly swivels and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Barry McCarthy to Cooper Connolly, On back of a length, over middle and off, Cooper Connolly gets on the toes and bunts it to short cover.

Will Paul Stirling continue with Matthew Humphreys? No, he brings back Barry McCarthy to bowl the penultimate over.

Barry McCarthy to Cooper Connolly, 2 runs.

Mark Adair to Xavier Bartlett, No run.

Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis, ! CAUGHT! Massive blow for Australia.

Ireland manages to hold on to a catch.

Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis, 2 runs.

Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis, Six!

Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis, A lot of elixir in the tank.

Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis, ! A big chance goes begging here.

Matthew Humphreys to Cooper Connolly, Nearly another! Matthew Humphreys fires in a yorker, just on off. Cooper Connolly is late to get his bat down and fails to dig it out. The ball just goes past the off pole.

The 61-run partnership is broken now.

Matthew Humphreys to Matt Renshaw, ! BOWLED! A threatening 61-run partnership is broken for the fifth wicket.

Matthew Humphreys to Matt Renshaw, In the air... falls safely! Full and quick, just outside off, Matt Renshaw goes for the reverse sweep, but top edges it over and between the short third and backward point fielders. The short third fielder sprints and dives with his hands stretched in front, but it stays out of his reach. Two taken.

Matthew Humphreys to Marcus Stoinis, Skids through on a length, outside off. Stoinis stands tall and crunches it to deep extra cover for a single.

Matthew Humphreys to Marcus Stoinis, Full and flat, around off, Marcus Stoinis smashes it to the right of deep point for two more.

Matthew Humphreys to Marcus Stoinis, 2 runs.

Change.

Barry McCarthy to Matt Renshaw, ! Top shot! Barry goes slow again, and hits the deck hard, on off. Matt Renshaw stays back and bludgeons it over the bowler, bisecting long on and long off to perfection for a boundary. 13 runs from the over.

Barry McCarthy to Matt Renshaw, 2 runs.

Barry McCarthy to Marcus Stoinis, On a short of a length, Marcus pulls it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for another run.

Barry McCarthy to Marcus Stoinis, Fine running by these two! Back of a length, outside off, Marcus Stoinis hangs back and steers through backward point for two more.

Barry McCarthy to Marcus Stoinis, Slower length ball, on the stumps, Marcus Stoinis pulls it to deep mid-wicket and scampers through for the second run.

Barry McCarthy to Marcus Stoinis, Shortish ball, on middle, Marcus Stoinis heaves it flatly off the inner half of the bat. Harry Tector runs in off the ropes and dives forward but the ball half volleys and hits his right wrist before rolling away for two runs. Regardless, a fine effort in the deep by Harry.

Change.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, ! That spoils the over a bit!

George Dockrell to Marcus Stoinis, Another short delivery, on off, Marcus Stoinis backs away and slaps it to long off for one.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Sees the batter advance, drags his length back, on middle. Matt Renshaw adjusts well and flicks it to deep square leg for a run.

George Dockrell to Marcus Stoinis, Short and around off, Marcus Stoinis punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

George Dockrell to Marcus Stoinis, Tossed up, full and on off, Marcus Stoinis pushes it wide of short extra cover and comes back for the second run.

George Dockrell to Marcus Stoinis, No run.

DRINKS BREAK. It has been a slow burn since Maxwell's departure. But these two have played the situation very well against the barrage of spin deployed by Ireland.

Gareth Delany to Matt Renshaw, Flatter and shorter, outside off. Matt Renshaw tries to cut it a bit too hard and ends up chopping it down on the pitch.

Gareth Delany to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run.

Gareth Delany to Matt Renshaw, Slightly shorter and on the pads, Matt Renshaw flicks it off the back foot to deep square leg for a single.

Gareth Delany to Matt Renshaw, A googly, short and around off, turns away. Matt Renshaw moves back and punches it away wide of sweeper cover for a couple of runs.

Gareth Delany to Matt Renshaw, Tossed up, full and outside off, Matt Renshaw extends his arms to reach out and drills it to short extra cover.

Gareth Delany to Matt Renshaw, No run.

Matthew Humphreys to Matt Renshaw, Quicker again, full and around off, Matt Renshaw steps across early and bunts it out to long on for one more.

Matthew Humphreys to Marcus Stoinis, TWO WIDES! Fires this one full but down the leg side. Marcus Stoinis misses his flick, and Lorcan Tucker only manages to parry it towards short fine. A wide given and a bye taken.

Matthew Humphreys to Matt Renshaw, 1 run.

Matthew Humphreys to Matt Renshaw, No run.

Matthew Humphreys to Marcus Stoinis, Flighted, full and on middle, Marcus Stoinis eases it to long off for a run.

Matthew Humphreys to Marcus Stoinis, Nicely bowled!

Matthew Humphreys to Matt Renshaw, Floated, shortish and on off, turns in, Matt Renshaw waits for it a bit and knocks it down to long on for a single. Nelson on the board now.

12 runs from the over. 20 from the last 2 for Australia.

Harry Tector to Marcus Stoinis, ! That's just a gift!

Harry Tector to Marcus Stoinis, Drops it short and around off, Marcus Stoinis punches it away wide of sweeper cover and comes back for the second run.

Harry Tector to Marcus Stoinis, ! Nicely done!

Harry Tector to Matt Renshaw, Flatter, short and outside off, Matt Renshaw hangs back and steers it through backward point for a run. 100 UP FOR AUSTRALIA!

Harry Tector to Marcus Stoinis, Short and on middle, turns in, Marcus Stoinis stays back and punches it to long on for a single.

Harry Tector to Marcus Stoinis, Floated, full and on middle, Marcus Stoinis gets down and reverse paddles it but fails to beat short third.

George Dockrell to Marcus Stoinis, Another short delivery, on off, Marcus Stoinis forces it down to long off for one.

George Dockrell to Marcus Stoinis, 2 runs.

George Dockrell to Marcus Stoinis, Dragged down, on off. Marcus Stoinis stays back and punches it hard and wide of sweeper cover. The fielder runs to his right and slides to make the stop. Two taken.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Short again and outside off, Matt Renshaw reaches out and punches it to long off fora single.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Floated, short and around off, Matt Renshaw opens the face of his bat and guides it away wide of deep point for a brace.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Tossed up, full and on middle, Matt Renshaw steps across and clips it to short mid-wicket.

Harry Tector to Marcus Stoinis, A tight off break, on a length, on off, Marcus Stoinis knocks it to the left of the bowler. A very profitable over for Ireland. At halfway, Australia are 90/4.

Harry Tector to Matt Renshaw, 1 run.

Harry Tector to Marcus Stoinis, Short, outside off, this is slapped off the back foot to deep cover for a single.

A massive wicket for Ireland.

Harry Tector to Glenn Maxwell, ! c Lorcan Tucker b Harry Tector.

Harry Tector to Matt Renshaw, A round-arm delivery, fractionally full and slightly outside off, Matt Renshaw goes back and bunts it across to the mid-wicket region for a quick single.

Harry Tector to Glenn Maxwell, Pitched short, on off, Glenn Maxwell drags it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Sprays it miles outside off on a good length. Matt Renshaw throws his bat at it and slaps it to deep point for two more. 9 runs from the over. 17 from the last 2 for Australia.

George Dockrell to Glenn Maxwell, Nicely floated, full and wide outside off, Glenn Maxwell carves it through cover for another solo.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Goes short, at 91.5 kph, does Dockrell. Outside off and Renshaw hangs deep in the crease and heaves it to widish long on for a single.

George Dockrell to Glenn Maxwell, A bit too full, around off, Glenn Maxwell slices it to deep cover-point for an easy single.

George Dockrell to Glenn Maxwell, ! PUNISHED! George bowls it short again, on the middle stump line. Glenn Maxwell gets enough time to rock back and finds the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a boundary.

George Dockrell to Glenn Maxwell, In-dipping short ball, on off, Glenn Maxwell stands tall and eases it back to the bowler.

Harry Tector to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter and pushed fuller, around off. Glenn Maxwell uses his wrists and flicks it through the vacant mid-wicket region for a run.

Harry Tector to Matt Renshaw, Slower through the air, on middle, drifting in. Matt Renshaw uses the depth of the crease and whips it to deep square leg for one more.

Harry Tector to Glenn Maxwell, On a length, at 88 kph, outside off, Maxwell cuts it off the back foot to the right of deep backward point for a single to open his account.

Harry Tector to Matt Renshaw, Shortish length, on middle, Matt goes deep in the crease and nudges it past square leg for a single.

Harry Tector to Matt Renshaw, Around off this time, full in length. Matt Renshaw gets a bit across and again paddles it to the left of deep fine leg for two more runs.

Harry Tector to Matt Renshaw, Looped on the pads, on a fuller length, Matt Renshaw sits down and paddles it finer to deep fine leg for a couple of runs.

Harry Tector comes into the attack now.

George Dockrell to Glenn Maxwell, Just outside off, on a good length, Glenn backs away and chop-cuts it to backward point.

Top three are gone for Australia inside 7 overs. Glenn Maxwell is the next man in.

George Dockrell to Josh Inglis, ! TAKEN! A screamer of a catch by the skipper, Stirling. A quickfire 37 off 17 from Josh Inglis. Australia are 69/3.

George Dockrell to Josh Inglis, ! That's a good shot! Short in length, on middle and leg. Josh Inglis rushes onto the back foot and nails the pull shot, perfectly between long on and deep mid-wicket. Gareth Delany runs to his left from the latter position and puts in a dive, but fails to prevent the boundary.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, A touch short, outside off, Matt Renshaw hangs back and cuts it to deep point for a run.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Nice and full, on middle, Matt leans on and pushes it back to the bowler.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, No run.

DRINKS!

Gareth Delany to Matt Renshaw, Serves it full and around middle and leg, Matt Renshaw flicks it along the carpet to deep mid-wicket for a single. Australia are 64/2 as the Powerplay concludes.

Gareth Delany to Matt Renshaw, Pushed wide outside off, away from the arc, on a length, Matt lets it be.

Gareth Delany to Josh Inglis, Flat again, full and on leg, Josh Inglis whips it to deep square leg for a single.

Gareth Delany to Matt Renshaw, Flat and into the pitch, Matt gets across and dinks it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Gareth Delany to Josh Inglis, Pushed on the leg stump, on a fuller length, Josh Inglis drills it down to long on for a single.

Gareth Delany to Josh Inglis, Four!

The 49-run partnership is broken.

Mark Adair to Cameron Green, ! c George Dockrell b Mark Adair.

Mark Adair to Cameron Green, ! That has gone miles!

Mark Adair to Josh Inglis, On a good length, on middle and leg, Josh Inglis clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 50 UP FOR AUSTRALIA!

Mark Adair to Josh Inglis, Wide!

Mark Adair to Cameron Green, 1 run.

Mark Adair to Josh Inglis, 1 run.

Mark Adair to Josh Inglis, ! A misjudgement in the deep!

We have just got started here in Colombo, but it was a loooooong game in Ahmedabad. 

Barry McCarthy to Cameron Green, 2 runs.

Barry McCarthy to Cameron Green, ! BANG! Cameron Green goes big now.

Barry McCarthy to Cameron Green, ! Up and over! Barry McCarthy goes fuller this time, on middle. Cameron Green backs away, stays leg side of the ball and thumps it over mid off for a boundary.

Barry McCarthy to Josh Inglis, 1 run.

Barry McCarthy to Cameron Green, 1 run.

Barry McCarthy to Cameron Green, Another mix-up but no harm done!

Barry McCarthy replaces Mark Adair from this end.

Matthew Humphreys to Josh Inglis, ! Not from the middle, but Josh Inglis won't mind it!

Matthew Humphreys to Josh Inglis, ! Poor delivery and rightly punished! A half-tracker but down the leg side as well. Josh Inglis opens up his stance and heaves it away to the deep backward square leg fence for another boundary.

Matthew Humphreys to Josh Inglis, ! Gets it through!

Matthew Humphreys to Cameron Green, Drops it short and on middle, Cameron Green pats it wide of mid on for a run.

Matthew Humphreys to Cameron Green, Flatter, full and on middle, angling in again, Cameron Green uses his feet and drives it to extra cover.

Matthew Humphreys to Josh Inglis, Short and angling into the leg side, Josh Inglis flicks it away towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Mark Adair to Cameron Green, On a length and on middle, Cameron Green blocks it out.

Mark Adair to Josh Inglis, 1 run.

Mark Adair to Josh Inglis, ! Put away!

Mark Adair to Josh Inglis, No run.

Mark Adair to Josh Inglis, No run.

Mark Adair to Travis Head, ! TRAVIS HEAD IS RUN OUT! Talk about redemption, Ben Calitz has done just that and make amends for his dropped catch in the first over.

Australia lose the early wicket.

Pace or spin from the other end? Pace it shall be. Here's Mark Adair into the attack.

Matthew Humphreys to Travis Head, Leg bye.

Matthew Humphreys to Travis Head, ! Ireland puts another catch down in this World Cup.

Matthew Humphreys to Travis Head, Pushed through quicker, full and on middle, Travis Head stays back and blocks it back to the bowler.

Matthew Humphreys to Travis Head, ! Nice shot! Matthew Humphreys drops it short again and around off. Travis Head rocks back, gets on top of it and punches it sweetly through covers for a boundary.

Matthew Humphreys to Travis Head, Flatter, short and around off, Travis Head stays back and stabs it out towards backward point.

Matthew Humphreys to Travis Head, Travis Head and Australia are underway!

... THE RUN CHASE ...

It was a mixed-bag bowling effort from Ireland, and while they took a few good catches in the field, they dropped a few as well, taking their tally into double digits in this World Cup. However, the spinners were decent through the middle phase, keeping the runs in check as much as possible. Adair picked up a couple, while Tector, Humphreys and Dockrell chipped in, but they could have avoided a few expensive overs and used their off-pace deliveries better to keep Australia to a much lower total.

Mark Adair to Cooper Connolly, Nips away with extra bounce, outside off, short in length. Cooper Connolly plays a half-hearted pull shot and doesn't complete the follow-through. The ball is sliced over the leg side and lands in thereabouts of mid-wicket. The fielder from square leg runs across and collects on the bounce. Just a single. 13 runs from the final over. AUSTRALIA FINISH AT 182/6.

Mark Adair to Xavier Bartlett, In-dipping full toss on the pads, this is whipped to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Mark Adair to Xavier Bartlett, ! Unlucky for Ireland. 

Mark Adair to Cooper Connolly, Full and outside off, Cooper Connolly looks to go for an expansive drive to the off side but inside edges it past the stumps to short fine leg for a quick single.

Mark Adair to Cooper Connolly, ! CLUBBED! Mark slips in a full toss, outside off, and goes pace on this time around. Cooper Connolly waits for it to arrive, stands tall and nails the pull shot over the leg side. It is hit with the wind and it sails into the stands behind deep mid-wicket.

Mark Adair to Cooper Connolly, Not a wide! Adair pushes the line outside off, bowls a slower one, Cooper lets it go, but the ball flirts with the tramline and stays within before bouncing back to the keeper. Good execution.

Last over coming up now.

Barry McCarthy to Xavier Bartlett, Big heave and a miss!

Barry McCarthy to Xavier Bartlett, ! POWERED AWAY! An off cutter, outside off, on a hard length. Xavier Bartlett plays with a flat batted angle and spanks it gun-barrel straight down the ground, beating long off to his right for a cracking boundary.

Barry McCarthy to Xavier Bartlett, WIDE! Tries to keep far from the arc, but misfires it beyond the tramline, outside off. Xavier is happy to see that off. Wide called.

Barry McCarthy to Xavier Bartlett, Takes pace off again, short and on top of the stumps. Xavier Bartlett stands tall and swats it towards long on and they hare back for the second run.

Barry McCarthy to Cooper Connolly, Slowish short ball, on leg, Cooper Connolly swivels and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Barry McCarthy to Cooper Connolly, On back of a length, over middle and off, Cooper Connolly gets on the toes and bunts it to short cover.

Will Paul Stirling continue with Matthew Humphreys? No, he brings back Barry McCarthy to bowl the penultimate over.

Barry McCarthy to Cooper Connolly, 2 runs.

Mark Adair to Xavier Bartlett, No run.

Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis, ! CAUGHT! Massive blow for Australia.

Ireland manages to hold on to a catch.

Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis, 2 runs.

Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis, Six!

Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis, A lot of elixir in the tank.

Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis, ! A big chance goes begging here.

Matthew Humphreys to Cooper Connolly, Nearly another! Matthew Humphreys fires in a yorker, just on off. Cooper Connolly is late to get his bat down and fails to dig it out. The ball just goes past the off pole.

The 61-run partnership is broken now.

Matthew Humphreys to Matt Renshaw, ! BOWLED! A threatening 61-run partnership is broken for the fifth wicket.

Matthew Humphreys to Matt Renshaw, In the air... falls safely! Full and quick, just outside off, Matt Renshaw goes for the reverse sweep, but top edges it over and between the short third and backward point fielders. The short third fielder sprints and dives with his hands stretched in front, but it stays out of his reach. Two taken.

Matthew Humphreys to Marcus Stoinis, Skids through on a length, outside off. Stoinis stands tall and crunches it to deep extra cover for a single.

Matthew Humphreys to Marcus Stoinis, Full and flat, around off, Marcus Stoinis smashes it to the right of deep point for two more.

Matthew Humphreys to Marcus Stoinis, 2 runs.

Change.

Barry McCarthy to Matt Renshaw, ! Top shot! Barry goes slow again, and hits the deck hard, on off. Matt Renshaw stays back and bludgeons it over the bowler, bisecting long on and long off to perfection for a boundary. 13 runs from the over.

Barry McCarthy to Matt Renshaw, 2 runs.

Barry McCarthy to Marcus Stoinis, On a short of a length, Marcus pulls it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for another run.

Barry McCarthy to Marcus Stoinis, Fine running by these two! Back of a length, outside off, Marcus Stoinis hangs back and steers through backward point for two more.

Barry McCarthy to Marcus Stoinis, Slower length ball, on the stumps, Marcus Stoinis pulls it to deep mid-wicket and scampers through for the second run.

Barry McCarthy to Marcus Stoinis, Shortish ball, on middle, Marcus Stoinis heaves it flatly off the inner half of the bat. Harry Tector runs in off the ropes and dives forward but the ball half volleys and hits his right wrist before rolling away for two runs. Regardless, a fine effort in the deep by Harry.

Change.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, ! That spoils the over a bit!

George Dockrell to Marcus Stoinis, Another short delivery, on off, Marcus Stoinis backs away and slaps it to long off for one.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Sees the batter advance, drags his length back, on middle. Matt Renshaw adjusts well and flicks it to deep square leg for a run.

George Dockrell to Marcus Stoinis, Short and around off, Marcus Stoinis punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

George Dockrell to Marcus Stoinis, Tossed up, full and on off, Marcus Stoinis pushes it wide of short extra cover and comes back for the second run.

George Dockrell to Marcus Stoinis, No run.

DRINKS BREAK. It has been a slow burn since Maxwell's departure. But these two have played the situation very well against the barrage of spin deployed by Ireland.

Gareth Delany to Matt Renshaw, Flatter and shorter, outside off. Matt Renshaw tries to cut it a bit too hard and ends up chopping it down on the pitch.

Gareth Delany to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run.

Gareth Delany to Matt Renshaw, Slightly shorter and on the pads, Matt Renshaw flicks it off the back foot to deep square leg for a single.

Gareth Delany to Matt Renshaw, A googly, short and around off, turns away. Matt Renshaw moves back and punches it away wide of sweeper cover for a couple of runs.

Gareth Delany to Matt Renshaw, Tossed up, full and outside off, Matt Renshaw extends his arms to reach out and drills it to short extra cover.

Gareth Delany to Matt Renshaw, No run.

Matthew Humphreys to Matt Renshaw, Quicker again, full and around off, Matt Renshaw steps across early and bunts it out to long on for one more.

Matthew Humphreys to Marcus Stoinis, TWO WIDES! Fires this one full but down the leg side. Marcus Stoinis misses his flick, and Lorcan Tucker only manages to parry it towards short fine. A wide given and a bye taken.

Matthew Humphreys to Matt Renshaw, 1 run.

Matthew Humphreys to Matt Renshaw, No run.

Matthew Humphreys to Marcus Stoinis, Flighted, full and on middle, Marcus Stoinis eases it to long off for a run.

Matthew Humphreys to Marcus Stoinis, Nicely bowled!

Matthew Humphreys to Matt Renshaw, Floated, shortish and on off, turns in, Matt Renshaw waits for it a bit and knocks it down to long on for a single. Nelson on the board now.

12 runs from the over. 20 from the last 2 for Australia.

Harry Tector to Marcus Stoinis, ! That's just a gift!

Harry Tector to Marcus Stoinis, Drops it short and around off, Marcus Stoinis punches it away wide of sweeper cover and comes back for the second run.

Harry Tector to Marcus Stoinis, ! Nicely done!

Harry Tector to Matt Renshaw, Flatter, short and outside off, Matt Renshaw hangs back and steers it through backward point for a run. 100 UP FOR AUSTRALIA!

Harry Tector to Marcus Stoinis, Short and on middle, turns in, Marcus Stoinis stays back and punches it to long on for a single.

Harry Tector to Marcus Stoinis, Floated, full and on middle, Marcus Stoinis gets down and reverse paddles it but fails to beat short third.

George Dockrell to Marcus Stoinis, Another short delivery, on off, Marcus Stoinis forces it down to long off for one.

George Dockrell to Marcus Stoinis, 2 runs.

George Dockrell to Marcus Stoinis, Dragged down, on off. Marcus Stoinis stays back and punches it hard and wide of sweeper cover. The fielder runs to his right and slides to make the stop. Two taken.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Short again and outside off, Matt Renshaw reaches out and punches it to long off fora single.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Floated, short and around off, Matt Renshaw opens the face of his bat and guides it away wide of deep point for a brace.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Tossed up, full and on middle, Matt Renshaw steps across and clips it to short mid-wicket.

Harry Tector to Marcus Stoinis, A tight off break, on a length, on off, Marcus Stoinis knocks it to the left of the bowler. A very profitable over for Ireland. At halfway, Australia are 90/4.

Harry Tector to Matt Renshaw, 1 run.

Harry Tector to Marcus Stoinis, Short, outside off, this is slapped off the back foot to deep cover for a single.

A massive wicket for Ireland.

Harry Tector to Glenn Maxwell, ! c Lorcan Tucker b Harry Tector.

Harry Tector to Matt Renshaw, A round-arm delivery, fractionally full and slightly outside off, Matt Renshaw goes back and bunts it across to the mid-wicket region for a quick single.

Harry Tector to Glenn Maxwell, Pitched short, on off, Glenn Maxwell drags it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Sprays it miles outside off on a good length. Matt Renshaw throws his bat at it and slaps it to deep point for two more. 9 runs from the over. 17 from the last 2 for Australia.

George Dockrell to Glenn Maxwell, Nicely floated, full and wide outside off, Glenn Maxwell carves it through cover for another solo.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Goes short, at 91.5 kph, does Dockrell. Outside off and Renshaw hangs deep in the crease and heaves it to widish long on for a single.

George Dockrell to Glenn Maxwell, A bit too full, around off, Glenn Maxwell slices it to deep cover-point for an easy single.

George Dockrell to Glenn Maxwell, ! PUNISHED! George bowls it short again, on the middle stump line. Glenn Maxwell gets enough time to rock back and finds the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a boundary.

George Dockrell to Glenn Maxwell, In-dipping short ball, on off, Glenn Maxwell stands tall and eases it back to the bowler.

Harry Tector to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter and pushed fuller, around off. Glenn Maxwell uses his wrists and flicks it through the vacant mid-wicket region for a run.

Harry Tector to Matt Renshaw, Slower through the air, on middle, drifting in. Matt Renshaw uses the depth of the crease and whips it to deep square leg for one more.

Harry Tector to Glenn Maxwell, On a length, at 88 kph, outside off, Maxwell cuts it off the back foot to the right of deep backward point for a single to open his account.

Harry Tector to Matt Renshaw, Shortish length, on middle, Matt goes deep in the crease and nudges it past square leg for a single.

Harry Tector to Matt Renshaw, Around off this time, full in length. Matt Renshaw gets a bit across and again paddles it to the left of deep fine leg for two more runs.

Harry Tector to Matt Renshaw, Looped on the pads, on a fuller length, Matt Renshaw sits down and paddles it finer to deep fine leg for a couple of runs.

Harry Tector comes into the attack now.

George Dockrell to Glenn Maxwell, Just outside off, on a good length, Glenn backs away and chop-cuts it to backward point.

Top three are gone for Australia inside 7 overs. Glenn Maxwell is the next man in.

George Dockrell to Josh Inglis, ! TAKEN! A screamer of a catch by the skipper, Stirling. A quickfire 37 off 17 from Josh Inglis. Australia are 69/3.

George Dockrell to Josh Inglis, ! That's a good shot! Short in length, on middle and leg. Josh Inglis rushes onto the back foot and nails the pull shot, perfectly between long on and deep mid-wicket. Gareth Delany runs to his left from the latter position and puts in a dive, but fails to prevent the boundary.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, A touch short, outside off, Matt Renshaw hangs back and cuts it to deep point for a run.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Nice and full, on middle, Matt leans on and pushes it back to the bowler.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, No run.

DRINKS!

Gareth Delany to Matt Renshaw, Serves it full and around middle and leg, Matt Renshaw flicks it along the carpet to deep mid-wicket for a single. Australia are 64/2 as the Powerplay concludes.

Gareth Delany to Matt Renshaw, Pushed wide outside off, away from the arc, on a length, Matt lets it be.

Gareth Delany to Josh Inglis, Flat again, full and on leg, Josh Inglis whips it to deep square leg for a single.

Gareth Delany to Matt Renshaw, Flat and into the pitch, Matt gets across and dinks it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Gareth Delany to Josh Inglis, Pushed on the leg stump, on a fuller length, Josh Inglis drills it down to long on for a single.

Gareth Delany to Josh Inglis, Four!

The 49-run partnership is broken.

Mark Adair to Cameron Green, ! c George Dockrell b Mark Adair.

Mark Adair to Cameron Green, ! That has gone miles!

Mark Adair to Josh Inglis, On a good length, on middle and leg, Josh Inglis clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 50 UP FOR AUSTRALIA!

Mark Adair to Josh Inglis, Wide!

Mark Adair to Cameron Green, 1 run.

Mark Adair to Josh Inglis, 1 run.

Mark Adair to Josh Inglis, ! A misjudgement in the deep!

We have just got started here in Colombo, but it was a loooooong game in Ahmedabad. 

Barry McCarthy to Cameron Green, 2 runs.

Barry McCarthy to Cameron Green, ! BANG! Cameron Green goes big now.

Barry McCarthy to Cameron Green, ! Up and over! Barry McCarthy goes fuller this time, on middle. Cameron Green backs away, stays leg side of the ball and thumps it over mid off for a boundary.

Barry McCarthy to Josh Inglis, 1 run.

Barry McCarthy to Cameron Green, 1 run.

Barry McCarthy to Cameron Green, Another mix-up but no harm done!

Barry McCarthy replaces Mark Adair from this end.

Matthew Humphreys to Josh Inglis, ! Not from the middle, but Josh Inglis won't mind it!

Matthew Humphreys to Josh Inglis, ! Poor delivery and rightly punished! A half-tracker but down the leg side as well. Josh Inglis opens up his stance and heaves it away to the deep backward square leg fence for another boundary.

Matthew Humphreys to Josh Inglis, ! Gets it through!

Matthew Humphreys to Cameron Green, Drops it short and on middle, Cameron Green pats it wide of mid on for a run.

Matthew Humphreys to Cameron Green, Flatter, full and on middle, angling in again, Cameron Green uses his feet and drives it to extra cover.

Matthew Humphreys to Josh Inglis, Short and angling into the leg side, Josh Inglis flicks it away towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Mark Adair to Cameron Green, On a length and on middle, Cameron Green blocks it out.

Mark Adair to Josh Inglis, 1 run.

Mark Adair to Josh Inglis, ! Put away!

Mark Adair to Josh Inglis, No run.

Mark Adair to Josh Inglis, No run.

Mark Adair to Travis Head, ! TRAVIS HEAD IS RUN OUT! Talk about redemption, Ben Calitz has done just that and make amends for his dropped catch in the first over.

Australia lose the early wicket.

Pace or spin from the other end? Pace it shall be. Here's Mark Adair into the attack.

Matthew Humphreys to Travis Head, Leg bye.

Matthew Humphreys to Travis Head, ! Ireland puts another catch down in this World Cup.

Matthew Humphreys to Travis Head, Pushed through quicker, full and on middle, Travis Head stays back and blocks it back to the bowler.

Matthew Humphreys to Travis Head, ! Nice shot! Matthew Humphreys drops it short again and around off. Travis Head rocks back, gets on top of it and punches it sweetly through covers for a boundary.

Matthew Humphreys to Travis Head, Flatter, short and around off, Travis Head stays back and stabs it out towards backward point.

Matthew Humphreys to Travis Head, Travis Head and Australia are underway!