Paul Stirling and Kevin O’Brien gave them the perfect start, putting on 61 in seven overs, but due to a mixture of tight Namibia bowling and clueless Ireland batting, they could barely double the score in the remaining 13 overs.
“We didn’t get enough runs and David Wiese played a brilliant hand for them when the rate was eight-an-over ...Paul Stirling got Ireland off to a flier, clearing the boundary and hitting five fours in a crunching 38 off 24 balls, and with Kevin O’Brien offering good support with 25, the opening partnership added 62 in 7.2 overs on a difficult pitch.
A clinical bowling performance led by Jan Frylinck 3/21 and David Wiese helped Namibia restrict Ireland to 125/8 in 20 overs ... Ireland 125/8 in 20 overs (Paul Stirling 38, Kevin O'Brien 25; Jan Frylinck 3/21, David Wiese 2/22) lost to Namibia 126-2 in 18.3 overs (GerhardErasmus 53, David Wiese 28; Curtis Campher 2/14).
After winning the toss and opting to bat first, openers Paul Stirling and Kevin'O'Brien gave Ireland a flying start ... Loftie-Eaton in the deep in the 8th over ... Ireland 125/8 in 20 overs (Paul Stirling'38, Kevin O'Brien 25; Jan Frylinck 3/21, David Wiese 2/22) against Namibia.
Namibia 126-2 (18.3 overs) (GerhardErasmus 53*, David Wiese 28*; Curtis Campher 2-14) defeat Ireland 125-8 (20 overs) (Paul Stirling 38, Kevin O’Brien 25; Jan Frylinck 3-21) by eight wickets ... Openers Stirling and O’Brien initially backed up their skipper’s decision, bludgeoning their way to 55-0 off the first six overs.
For Ireland, Paul Stirling top-scored with a 24-ball 38 and shared 62 runs off just 44 balls with Kevin O'Brien (25) for the opening stand ... 125 for 8 in 20 overs (Paul Stirling 38, Kevin O'Brien 25; Jan Frylinck 3/21).
“I think Wiese played a brilliant knock when the run-rate was at around eight an over, and their skipper saw them home.” ... Openers Paul Stirling and Kevin O’Brien gave Ireland, who won the toss and chose to bat, a flying start ... Ireland 125/8 in 20 overs (Paul Stirling 38, Kevin O’Brien 25; Jan Frylinck 3/21, David Wiese 2/22).
With the history it has accumulated over the course of its 14-year run, it actually seems like it has been with us for a longer duration ... Two days later, Gayle fell for a third-ball duck and West Indies slipped to a shock defeat to Bangladesh, who chased down 165 with two overs to spare.
The duo lifted Sri Lanka from 8/3 in the first 10 balls to 171/7 in 20 overs ...Chasing 172, Ireland lost openers Kevin O'Brien (5) and Paul Stirling (7) in 2.3 overs. While O'Brien top-edged to short fine leg off Chamika Karunaratne in the first over, Maheesh Theekshana dismissed Stirling in a similar manner in the third over.
Chasing 172, Ireland lost openers Kevin O'Brien (5) and Paul Stirling (7) in 2.3 overs. While O'Brien top-edged to short fine leg off Karunaratne in the first over, Theekshana similarly dismissed Stirling in the third over. Two overs later, Gareth Delany was bowled by a googly from Hasaranga.
Sri Lanka ended their 20 overs on 171 for 7, Little the pick of the Irish bowlers with 4 for 23 off his four overs. In reply, Ireland lost Kevin O’Brien in the first over for just 5 runs and Paul Stirling (7) in the third over before Gareth Delaney was bowled for just 2 in the fifth with Ireland 32 for 3.
... by recovering from a nervous start to thrash Ireland, while Namibia claimed a historic win over the Netherlands ... Ireland needed a strong start from key batters Stirling and Kevin O'Brien, but both the openers were sent back to the dug-out within the first two-and-a-half overs.
Over the course of the previous six editions, there have been many stunning individual performances ... His crowning achievement came in 2009 when he inspired Pakistan to the title, earning Player of the Match honours for his performance in the eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the final ... Kevin Pietersen (England) – 580 runs in 15 matches.
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