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World T20: Australia steam rolls Ireland by 7 wickets

September 19, 2012 20:07

Australia beat Ireland by 7 wickets in their opening Group B World T20 match in Colombo.

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Australia beat Ireland by 7 wickets in their opening Group B World T20 match in Colombo.

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Shane Watson started the proceedings in a grand fashion by picking up Ireland skipper William Poterfield in the first ball. He followed it up with that of Nial and Kevin O' Brien's wickets.

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Mitchel Starc joined in to scalp Paul Stirling in the second over. He returned with 2 wickets for 20 runs.

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Ireland's World Cup hero, Kevin O' Brien tried to accelerate the scoring, but fell to Watson after scoring 35 from 29 balls.

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Brad Hogg, at nearly 42 years of age, wasn't willing to miss out on the party. He picked up Gary Wilson in his first over.

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George Drokwell picked up David Warner, but by then an opening stand of 60 runs with Watson had already done the damage.

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Michael Hussey was expected to finish off the match for the Aussies, but the veteran was caught trapped in front of the wicket by Kevin O' Brien.

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Man-of-the-Match Shane Watson added a fluent an innings of 51 from 30 balls to his three-wicket haul to see Australia sail through their opener in World T20.

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