India vs Ireland 34th Match at Hamilton, 10 Mar, 2015

Toss: Ireland, who chose to bat
Ireland 259/10 (49)
India 260/2 (36.5)
India won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: Shikhar Dhawan
  • Ajinkya Rahane 33 * (28)
  • Virat Kohli 44 * (42)

Over 8.1 Stuart Thompson bowls a good length delivery to RG Sharma, 1 run, gets forward and drives with an open face, the man at short point dives and makes a half-stop.

Over 8.2 Stuart Thompson bowls it short of length to RG Sharma, Six!! Gets back and times it very well and it goes all the way over backward square leg. 

Over 8.2 Stuart Thompson bowls it short of length to RG Sharma, Six!! Gets back and times it very well and it goes all the way over backward square leg. 

Over 8.3 Stuart Thompson bowls it short of length to S Dhawan, Boundary! Moves across in the crease and pulls over mid-wicket and it runs away to the boundary.

Over 8.4 Stuart Thompson bowls a pitched up delivery to S Dhawan, no runs, gets forward and  goes for a booming drive and misses.

Over 8.4 Stuart Thompson bowls a pitched up delivery to S Dhawan, no runs, gets forward and  goes for a booming drive and misses.

Over 8.5 Stuart Thompson bowls a good length delivery to S Dhawan, no runs, gets forward and defends it to mid-wicket.

Over 8.6 Stuart Thompson bowls a good length delivery to S Dhawan, no runs, comes on to the front foot and defends it to cover.

Over 8.6 Stuart Thompson bowls a good length delivery to S Dhawan, no runs, comes on to the front foot and defends it to cover.

Over 23.1 Stuart Thompson bowls a pitched up delivery to RG Sharma, 2 runs, gets forward and drives to deep extra cover, placed well in the gap and it's a couple of runs.

Over 23.2 Stuart Thompson to RG Sharma, out Bowled!!   Rohit was trying to run it down to third man, played with an angled bat and the inside edge clattered into leg stump.  Rohit b S Thompson 64(66) 

Over 23.3 Stuart Thompson bowls a good length delivery to RG Sharma, no runs, gets forward and left alone through to the keeper.

Over 23.4 Stuart Thompson bowls a pitched up delivery to RG Sharma, no runs, gets across the line and flicks it straight to square-leg.

Over 23.5 Stuart Thompson bowls a pitched up delivery to V Kohli, no runs, leans into a lovely cover drive, but can't beat cover-point.

Over 23.6 Stuart Thompson bowls a good length delivery to V Kohli, no runs, gets forward and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 25.1Stuart Thompson to S DhawanNo runs ...

Over 25.2Stuart Thompson to S DhawanOne leg bye ...

Over 25.3Stuart Thompson to V KohliWide ball ...

Over 25.3Stuart Thompson to V KohliNo runs ...

Over 25.4Stuart Thompson to V KohliSingle ...

Over 25.5Stuart Thompson to S DhawanNo runs ...

Over 25.6Stuart Thompson to S DhawanNo runs ...

Over 27.1 Stuart Thompson bowls a pitched up delivery to V Kohli, no runs, gets forward and drives it straight to cover.

Over 27.2 Stuart Thompson bowls a pitched up delivery to V Kohli, Six!! Steps out and heaves it over long-on and the ball went all the way for six.

Over 27.3 Stuart Thompson bowls a pitched up delivery to V Kohli, 1 run, gets forward and drives it down to sweeper-cover and gets another single.

Over 27.4 Stuart Thompson to S Dhawan, out Caught by Porterfield!!  Dhawan wanted to finish the game off as soon as possible, went for the leg-side hoick, was early into the shot, the leading edge seemed to be landing in no-man's land, but Porterfield ran back from cover and held on with both hands over his shoulder. Never an easy catch that,  Dhawan c Porterfield b S Thompson 100(85)

Over 27.5 Stuart Thompson bowls a pitched up delivery to V Kohli, 1 run, gets forward and drives it down to long-off.

Over 27.6 Stuart Thompson bowls a good length delivery to AM Rahane, no runs, gets forward and left alone through to the keeper.

Over 29.1 Stuart Thompson bowls a pitched up delivery to V Kohli, Boundary! Gets forward and drives it straight down the ground for four.

Over 29.2 Stuart Thompson bowls it short of length to V Kohli, 2 runs, makes room and cuts it pass backward-point for a couple.

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