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World T20: Ireland beats Zimbabwe by 54 runs in warmup
Niall O'Brien hit two sixes and four boundaries in an aggressive 62 to lead Ireland to a 54-run win over Zimbabwe in a warmup match for the World Twenty20 on Thursday.
- Associated Press
- Updated: September 13, 2012 10:57 PM IST
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Colombo:
Niall O'Brien hit two sixes and four boundaries in an aggressive 62 to lead Ireland to a 54-run win over Zimbabwe in a warmup match for the World Twenty20 on Thursday.
Left-arm spinner George Dockrell and seamer Alex Cusack picked up three wickets each to help hold Zimbabwe to 127-8 in its 20 overs, in reply to Ireland's formidable 181-5 at the Moors Sports Club.
Zimbabwe captain Brendon Taylor won the toss and sent in Ireland, which was 36-2 before O'Brien and Ed Joyce lifted them into a strong position with 83 runs for the third wicket.
Hamilton Masakadza top-scored for Zimbabwe with 44.
Topics mentioned in this article
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Virender Sehwag
ICC World Twenty20 2012
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