tt3098 wctt83 itt264	Australia v Ireland
	ICC World Twenty20 2012/13 (Group B)
Venue	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on 19th September 2012 (20-over match) (day/night)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Ireland won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Australia won by 7 wickets
Points	Australia 2; Ireland 0
Umpires	Aleem Dar (Pakistan), HDPK Dharmasena
TV umpire	Asad Rauf (Pakistan)
Referee	RS Madugalle
Reserve Umpire	SJA Taufel (Australia)
Man of the Match	SR Watson
Articles	Australian squad must be delighted
	All to play for by Ireland and Australia

Ireland innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
*WTS Porterfield	c Starc b Watson	0	1	2	-	-	0.00
PR Stirling	c Watson b Starc	7	12	17	1	-	58.33
EC Joyce	c Warner b Maxwell	16	18	25	3	-	88.89
NJ O'Brien	b Watson	20	24	47	2	-	83.33
+GC Wilson	lbw b Hogg	5	5	8	1	-	100.00
KJ O'Brien	c Wade b Watson	35	29	31	5	-	120.69
AR Cusack	not out	15	14	24	1	-	107.14
DT Johnston	b Starc	7	7	8	1	-	100.00
NG Jones	not out	14	10	12	-	1	140.00
GH Dockrell	did not bat
WB Rankin	did not bat
Extras	(3 lb, 1 w)	4
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 88 minutes, 20 overs)	123
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Porterfield, 0.1 ov), 2-15 (Stirling, 3.3 ov), 3-25 (Joyce, 5.5 ov), 4-33 (Wilson, 7.2 ov), 5-85 (NJ O'Brien, 14.3 ov), 6-86 (KJ O'Brien, 14.6 ov), 7-101 (Johnston, 17.1 ov)

Australia bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Watson	4	0	26	3	1	-	8.00	6.50
Starc	4	0	20	2	-	-	12.00	5.00
Cummins	4	0	29	0	-	-	-	7.25
Maxwell	2	0	12	1	-	-	12.00	6.00
Christian	2	0	11	0	-	-	-	5.50
Hogg	4	0	22	1	-	-	24.00	5.50

Australia innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
DA Warner	c KJ O'Brien b Dockrell	26	23	33	4	-	113.04
SR Watson	run out (Johnston)	51	30	45	5	3	170.00
MEK Hussey	lbw b KJ O'Brien	10	11	16	-	-	90.91
CL White	not out	22	19	21	3	-	115.79
*GJ Bailey	not out	6	8	17	1	-	75.00
GJ Maxwell	did not bat
+MS Wade	did not bat
DT Christian	did not bat
GB Hogg	did not bat
PJ Cummins	did not bat
MA Starc	did not bat
Extras	(4 lb, 6 w)	10
Total	(3 wickets, 68 minutes, 15.1 overs)	125
Fall of wickets:
1-60 (Warner, 7.1 ov), 2-91 (Watson, 10.1 ov), 3-95 (Hussey, 10.6 ov)

Ireland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Rankin	4	0	28	0	5	-	-	7.00
Johnston	2	0	21	0	-	-	-	10.50
Cusack	2	0	10	0	1	-	-	5.00
Dockrell	3.1	0	31	1	-	-	19.00	9.79
Stirling	1	0	13	0	-	-	-	13.00
KJ O'Brien	3	0	18	1	-	-	18.00	6.00

Notes
--> Ireland powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (29/3)
--> Australia powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (53/0)
--> Ireland innings: 50 in 10.5 overs
--> Ireland innings: 100 in 16.5 overs
--> Australia innings: 50 in 5.5 overs
--> Australia innings: 100 in 11.5 overs
--> NG Jones equalled his previous highest score of 14 in twenty20 international matches
--> DA Warner passed 1000 runs in twenty20 international matches when he reached 22
--> SR Watson 50 in 28 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes
--> PJ Cummins made his debut in Sri Lanka in twenty20 international matches
--> PJ Cummins made his debut in Sri Lanka in twenty20 matches
--> GB Hogg made his debut in Sri Lanka in twenty20 international matches
--> GJ Bailey made his debut in Sri Lanka in twenty20 international matches
--> GJ Bailey made his debut in Sri Lanka in twenty20 matches
--> DT Christian made his debut in Sri Lanka in twenty20 international matches
--> DT Christian made his debut in Sri Lanka in twenty20 matches
--> WB Rankin made his debut in Sri Lanka in twenty20 international matches
--> WB Rankin made his debut in Sri Lanka in twenty20 matches
--> MS Wade made his debut in Sri Lanka in twenty20 international matches
--> MS Wade made his debut in Sri Lanka in twenty20 matches
--> MEK Hussey made his debut in Sri Lanka in twenty20 international matches
--> MEK Hussey made his debut in Sri Lanka in twenty20 matches
--> EC Joyce made his debut in Sri Lanka in twenty20 international matches
--> EC Joyce made his debut in Sri Lanka in twenty20 matches
--> MA Starc made his debut in Sri Lanka in twenty20 international matches
--> MA Starc made his debut in Sri Lanka in twenty20 matches
--> GJ Maxwell made his debut in Sri Lanka in twenty20 international matches
--> GJ Maxwell made his debut in Sri Lanka in twenty20 matches
--> NG Jones made his debut in Sri Lanka in twenty20 international matches

NJ O'Brien (16) and KJ O'Brien (35) added 50 in 41 balls for the Ireland 5th wicket
DA Warner (17) and SR Watson (26) added 50 in 35 balls for the Australia 1st wicket