Australia completed an easy victory over Ireland when both teams met first time in T20 match. Shane Watson with his allround performance was the player of the match.
2012 T20 WC Schedule and Results
Ireland innings (20 overs maximum)
Porterfield c Starc b Watson 0
Stirling c Watson b Starc 7 runs 12 balls 1 six
Ed Joyce c Warner b Maxwell 16 runs 18 balls 3 4s
NJ O’Brien b Watson 20 runs 24 balls 2 4s
Wilson lbw b Hogg 5 runs 5 balls 1 four
KJ O’Brien c Wade b Watson 35 runs 29 balls 5 4s
Cusack not out 15 runs 14 balls 1 four
Johnston b Starc 7 runs 7 balls 1 four
NG Jones not out 14 runs 10 balls 1 six
Extras (lb 3, w 1) 4
Total (20 overs) 123/7
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)
Bowling
- Watson 4 ov 26/3
Starc 4 ov 20/2
Cummins 4 ov 29/0
Maxwell 2 ov 12/1
Christian 2 ov 11/0
Hogg 4 ov 22/1
Australia innings (target: 124 runs from 20 overs)
- Warner c KJ O’Brien b Dockrell 26 runs 23 balls 4 4s
Watson run out 51 runs 30 balls 5 4s 3 6s
Mike Hussey lbw b KJ O’Brien 10 runs 11 balls
White not out 22 runs 19 balls 3 4s
Bailey not out 6 runs 8 balls 1 four
Extras (lb 4, w 6) 10
Total (15.1 overs) 125/3
Fall of wickets
- 1-60 (Warner, 7.1 ov), 2-91 (Watson, 10.1 ov), 3-95 (Hussey, 10.6 ov)
Bowling
- Rankin 4 ov 28/0
Johnston 2 ov 21/0
Cusack 2 ov 10/0
Dockrell 3.1 ov 31/1
Stirling 1 ov 13/0
KJ O’Brien 3 ov 18/1
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