Scorecard:
Ireland: 112 for 8 (18 overs)
(White 29 off 25 balls, Wilson 29 off 23 balls, Mooney 29 off 23 balls, Zaheer 4 for 19, Ojha 2 for 18)
India 113 for 2 (15.3 overs)
(Rohit Sharma 52* off 45 balls, Gautam Gambhir 37 off 31 balls, West 1 for 23, McCallan 1 for 28)
Ireland lost 3 wickets early and then could not recover. Zaheer Khan struck these blows during what turned out to be a dream spell. A late barge by White got them through the Hundred mark.
Though this was going to be easy meat, India did not relent and lower their guard. Gambhir and Rohit Sharma notched up a 77 run partnership which saw the leisurely coasting long at just around 7 runs per over. India easily finished off the match with 15 balls to spare.
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