New Zealand set Ireland 199 run target

October 5th, 2009 CENTURION - Australia retained the Champions Trophy with a six-wicket win over New Zealand in the final at the SuperSport Park here Monday. Chasing a target of 201, Shane Watson (105 not out) scored his second consecutive century and Cameron White made 62, as Australia made 205 for four in 45.2 overs and became the first team to defend the title.

October 3rd, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - New Zealand defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Wanderers here Saturday. New Zealand will face Australia in Monday's final.

June 16th, 2009 NOTTINGHAM - Sri Lanka scored 158 for five against New Zealand in a World Twenty20 Group F Super Eights match here Tuesday. Brief scores: Sri Lanka 158/5 in 20 overs (Tillakaratne Dilshan 48, Mahela Jayawerdene not out 41, Kumar Sangakkara 35; Daniel Vettori 2-32).

June 15th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan beat Ireland by 39 runs in a World Twenty20 Group F Super Eights match here Monday. Brief scores: Pakistan 159/5 in 20 overs (Kamran Akmal 57, Kyle McCallan 2-26).

June 15th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan made 159 for five in 20 overs against Ireland in a Group F match of the Super Eight stage in the World Twenty20 at The Oval here Monday. Brief scores: Pakistan 159/5 in 20 overs (Kamran Akmal 57, Shahid Afridi 24; Kyle McCallan 2/26).

June 15th, 2009 LONDON - Inspiring performances from Kamran Akmal and Saeed Ajmal carried Pakistan into the semifinals of the World Twenty20 after they defeated Ireland by 39 runs in a Group F Super Eights match at The Oval here Monday. Opening batsman and wicketkeeper Akmal hit a flamboyant 57 as Pakistan made 159 for five in 20 overs after skipper Younis Khan won the toss and elected to bat.

June 14th, 2009 LONDON - Mahela Jayawardene's gritty knock took Sri Lanka a step closer towards a World Twenty20 semifinal berth after they defeated Ireland by nine runs in a Group F Super Eights match at Lord's here Sunday. Man of the Match Jayawardene hit a 53-ball 78 to save Sri Lanka the blushes as they scored 144 for nine in 20 overs after opting to bat.

June 11th, 2009 NOTTINGHAM - India restricted Ireland to 112 for eight in a rain-shortened Group A World Twenty20 match at Trent Brige here Wednesday. Brief scores: Ireland 112/8 in 18 overs (Andrew White 29, Zaheer Khan 4-19, Pragyan Ojha 2-18).

June 11th, 2009 NOTTINGHAM - Scoreboard of the World Twenty20 Super Eight Group F match between New Zealand and Ireland at Trent Bridge here Thursday. New Zealand: Brendon McCullum c West b McCallan 10 (14) Aaron Redmond lbw b Cusack 63 (30) Martin Guptill not out 45 (32) Scott Styris c KJ O'Brien b McCallan 42 (25) Jacob Oram c Botha b Cusack 15 (7) Peter McGlashan b Johnston 5 (5) James Franklin not out 7 (7) Extras:(b 3, lb 4, w 4) 11 Total: (for five wickets in 20 overs) 198 Fall of wickets: 1-51 (McCullum, 5.2 overs), 2-91 (Redmond, 9.3), 3-152 (Styris, 15.4), 4-168 (Oram, 16.6), 5-176 (McGlashan, 17.6) Bowling: Peter Connell 1-0-14-0 Trent Johnston 4-0-43-1 Kevin O'Brien 4-0-31-0 Kyle McCallan 4-0-33-2 Alex Cusack 4-0-43-2 Regan West 3-0-27-0 Ireland (target: 199 in 20 overs) Wlliam Porterfield run out (Mills) 1 (1) Gary Wilson c Franklin b Styris 23 (28) Niall O'Brien c Oram b Mills 3 (4) Andre Botha run out (Styris/McGlashan) 28 (17) Kevin O'Brien c Franklin b Nathan 2 (3) John Mooney run out (Brendon) 12 (14) Alex Cusack c McCullum b Nathan 20 (12) Trent Johnston run out (Brendon) 14 (9) Kyle McCallan lbw b Nathan 0 (2) Regan West b Mills 8 (8) Peter Connell not out 1 (2) Extras: (lb 2, w 1) 3 Total: (all out in 16.4 overs) 115 Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Porterfield, 0.4 overs), 2-15 (NJ O'Brien, 2.5), 3-57 (Wilson, 7.5), 4-58 (Botha, 8.2), 5-67 (KJ O'Brien, 10.2), 6-86 (Mooney, 12.1), 7-104 (Cusack, 14.2), 8-104 (McCallan, 14.4), 9-112 (Johnston, 15.4), 10-115 (West, 16.4) Bowling: Kyle Mills 2.4-0-12-2 James Franklin 3-0-17-0 IG Butler 2-0-15-0 Jacob Oram 3-0-25-0 Scott Styris 3-0-29-1 Nathan McCullum 3-0-15-3 Man of the match: Aaron Redmond (New Zealand)

June 11th, 2009 NOTTINGHAM - Ireland captain William Porterfield won the toss and opted to field against New Zealand in a Super Eight Group F match of the World Twenty20 at Trent Bridge here Thursday.

June 11th, 2009 NOTTINGHAM - Aaron Redmond hammered 63 from 30 balls as New Zealand beat Ireland by 83 runs in a World Twenty20 Super Eight Group F match at Trent Bridge here Thursday. Winning the toss and fielding, the Ireland bowlers were made to toil hard by the New Zealand batsmen, who piled on a massive 198 for five in 20 overs.

June 11th, 2009 NOTTINGHAM - New Zealand defeated Ireland by a massive 83 runs in a Super Eight Group F match of the World Twenty20 at Trent Bridge here Thursday. Brief scores: New Zealand 198/5 (Aaron Redmond 63, Martin Guptill 45 not out; Kyle McCallan 2-33).

June 8th, 2009 NOTTINGHAM - The brilliance of the O'Brien brothers and pacer Trent Johnston Monday carried Ireland to the Super Eight stage of the World Twenty20 championship after knocking Bangladesh out the tournament with a six-wicket win in a Group A match at Trent Bridge here. Australian-born Johnston picked up three wickets for 20 in his opening spell to restrict Bangladesh to 137 for eight in 20 overs.

June 8th, 2009 NOTTINGHAM - Bangladesh made 137 for eight in 20 overs against Ireland in a Group A match of the World Twenty20 championship at Trent Bridge here Monday. Brief scores: Bangladesh 137/8 in 20 overs (Mashrafe Mortaza 33 not out, Tamim Iqbal 22; Trent Jhonston 3-20).

June 1st, 2009 LONDON - Reigning world champions India lost their Twenty20 warm-up game against New Zealand by nine runs here at Lord's Monday. Chasing a target of 171 runs, India were restricted to 161 for six in their 20 overs.