ODI no. 2558
 ICC World Cup - 28th Match, Super Eights
England v Ireland 		2006/07 season

Played at Providence Stadium, Guyana (neutral venue), on 30 March 2007 (50-over match)

Result England won by 48 runs

 England innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR
EC Joyce b Rankin 1 5 5 0 0 20.00
captain MP Vaughan c wicket-keeperNJ O'Brien b Rankin 6 27 13 1 0 46.15
IR Bell c wicket-keeperNJ O'Brien b KJ O'Brien 31 92 74 2 0 41.89
KP Pietersen c Porterfield b McCallan 48 91 47 5 0 102.12
PD Collingwood run out (White/Johnston) 90 118 82 8 3 109.75
A Flintoff b Johnston 43 64 62 4 0 69.35
wicket-keeper PA Nixon c Morgan b Botha 19 23 15 1 1 126.66
RS Bopara not out 10 9 5 1 0 200.00
SI Mahmood not out 0 1 0 0 0 -
    Extras (lb 2, w 13, nb 3) 18
    Total (7 wickets; 50 overs) 266

Did not bat JM Anderson , MS Panesar

Fall of wicketsD Langford-Smith 7 0 38 0 5.42 (3nb, 3w)
 WB Rankin 7 1 28 2 4.00 (4w)
 DT Johnston 10 0 70 1 7.00
 AC Botha 10 1 56 1 5.60
 KJ O'Brien 4 0 26 1 6.50 (2w)
 WK McCallan 10 0 38 1 3.80 (2w)
 AR White 2 0 8 0 4.00

 Ireland innings (target: 267 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR
WTS Porterfield c Bell b Flintoff 31 84 68 1 0 45.58
JP Bray c Bopara b Anderson 0 1 1 0 0 0.00
EJG Morgan run out (Mahmood) 2 12 7 0 0 28.57
wicket-keeper NJ O'Brien st wicket-keeperNixon b Vaughan 63 128 88 4 0 71.59
AC Botha c Flintoff b Panesar 18 34 39 1 0 46.15
KJ O'Brien lbw b Panesar 12 19 19 1 0 63.15
captain DT Johnston b Flintoff 27 34 21 1 2 128.57
AR White c wicket-keeperNixon b Collingwood 38 39 35 4 0 108.57
WK McCallan b Flintoff 5 16 6 0 0 83.33
D Langford-Smith lbw b Flintoff 1 1 2 0 0 50.00
WB Rankin not out 4 8 8 0 0 50.00
    Extras (lb 3, w 9, nb 5) 17
    Total (all out; 48.1 overs) 218

Fall of wicketsJM Anderson 7 1 35 1 5.00 (4w)
 SI Mahmood 8 2 34 0 4.25 (1nb, 1w)
 A Flintoff 8.1 1 43 4 5.26 (4nb)
 PD Collingwood 6 0 38 1 6.33 (1w)
 MS Panesar 10 1 31 2 3.10
 MP Vaughan 9 0 34 1 3.77 (1w)

Toss England, who chose to bat first
Points England 2, Ireland 0

Player of the match PD Collingwood (England)

Umpires BR Doctrove and SJA Taufel (Australia)
TV umpire DJ Harper (Australia)
Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire SA Bucknor

 Match notes

  • England innings
  • Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
  • England: 50 runs in 10.2 overs (72 balls), Extras 10
  • Drinks: England - 73/2 in 15.0 overs (IR Bell 22, KP Pietersen 34)
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (IR Bell 13, KP Pietersen 34, Ex 3)
  • Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
  • England: 100 runs in 23.5 overs (155 balls), Extras 12
  • Drinks: England - 123/4 in 29.1 overs (PD Collingwood 16, A Flintoff 8)
  • England: 150 runs in 35.2 overs (226 balls), Extras 17
  • 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (PD Collingwood 17, A Flintoff 28, Ex 5)
  • PD Collingwood: 50 off 65 balls (5 x 4)
  • England: 200 runs in 44.5 overs (283 balls), Extras 17
  • 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (PD Collingwood 31, PA Nixon 19, Ex 1)
  • England: 250 runs in 48.6 overs (308 balls), Extras 18
  • Ireland innings
  • Lunch: Ireland - 0/0
  • Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
  • Ireland: 50 runs in 11.5 overs (76 balls), Extras 7
  • Drinks: Ireland - 55/2 in 14.0 overs (WTS Porterfield 28, NJ O'Brien 18)
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (WTS Porterfield 23, NJ O'Brien 24, Ex 3)
  • Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
  • Ireland: 100 runs in 24.6 overs (158 balls), Extras 12
  • NJ O'Brien: 50 off 66 balls (4 x 4)
  • Drinks: Ireland - 133/4 in 35.0 overs (NJ O'Brien 62, KJ O'Brien 7)
  • Ireland: 150 runs in 39.2 overs (244 balls), Extras 13
  • 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (DT Johnston 27, AR White 20, Ex 3)
  • Ireland: 200 runs in 45.1 overs (282 balls), Extras 16