Ireland vs India

Fox1978

Hey guys, here we go again Match 3. Not the May West of starts . Now come on Nially - show us it ain't all about your brother!

giddyup

Keep the faith brothers. I'm in a work cafeteria at 1.20 in the morning watching the game on 3 big screens. There are about 200 Indians here and 1 Paddy. God bless me.

Memnoch

I did say people shouldn't get their hopes up. Ireland were always likely to get destroyed by India, I only hope it doesn't turn into a total rout, which is looking likely right now.

Fox1978

Bloody hell, that was a wide swing! Lucky we got away with that.

decies

Not got sky digital only UPC :-/. Radio 4 lw on internet is for once working , probably have Irish match when English game over .listening to it on tune in radio on I phone. Radio 2000 south Africa also good for cricket commentary

SD7792

With a RR of 2.55 I think this proves we CAN play test cricket :P

toomevara

India putting a serious squeeze on. Ireland holding their own thus far. 39-2

Judgement Day

50 up for Ireland and PP haven't given up on the boys yet with the odds on an Irish win now back to 12/1 from 25/1 earlier in the innings.

Just back to 10/1.

Fox1978

Impressed by this partnership so far. Think we're doing alright (please Mr Fate, leave me alone! )

ronan45

What time does this match up start? Ya reckon it will be on in most of the boozers? Would be great to Win

toomevara

Fox1978 wrote: »

Impressed by this partnership so far. Think we're doing alright (please Mr Fate, leave me alone! )

+1, on both counts. Good cricket from Ireland. Initial wobble over.

KevIRL

Ireland really digging deep here

KevIRL

ronan45 wrote: »

What time does this match up start? Ya reckon it will be on in most of the boozers? Would be great to Win

Its on now, with the Liverpool - Utd match on later I cant see the cricket being the main attraction

Fox1978

Nice 6!!!

toomevara

6! beautiful.

chanianaus

Its turning like hell and its a six

toomevara

Expensive over, Porterfield's got himself in nicely.

Fox1978

KevIRL wrote: »

Its on now, with the Liverpool - Utd match on later I cant see the cricket being the main attraction

Yeah if you get a pub with a few TVs you may find one TV with it on. It's a sad statement isn't it how an English football game gets precedence over the national team in a World Cup on our pub TVs.

You need to find an Indian pub!

positron

Joining this thread a bit late...!

I am split right down at the middle today. I love Indian team and would root for them everyday, and with all that, I somehow want Ireland to win - which is near impossible, but what a match it would be if Ireland actually wins? Everyone will win! India can afford to lose a match here and there, no big deal, and Ireland could definitly use another win!

74/2 - That's brilliant score against India considering everything. Well done again lads. If they hold it together, I am predicting 250. But it all depends on how they do next 15 overs.

Come on Ireland..!!

Judgement Day

PP down to 8/1 now.

Memnoch

A respectable total like 250-270 would be nice. Hope they keep going and stave off a humiliation with the nation's eyes on the sport after the England game.

They'd need excess of 300 to challenge this Indian batting line up later on and the pressure of that is going to be at the back of their minds.

I'm still pessimistic but cautiously hopeful.

toomevara

positron wrote: »

I am predicting 250. But it all depends on how they do next 15 overs.

Looking like it, don't think, alas, that'll pose to much of a difficulty for India.

positron

Indians can be unpredictable - they crashed out of world cup after losing to Bangladesh not too long ago! Fingers crossed they fall apart today, they will still get into Super Eights, so will Ireland. Chances are slim though..!

Colmo52

Ireland into 13/2 with bookies.



Come On!!!

fryup

i'm not a cricket person so......

what would be a good result for ireland, to get within how many runs??

Chapo

Just an aside. Maybe this quote from the National Archives will explain how Ireland have done well so quickly?

If the GAA was eventually to prosper in Dublin, cricket was moving from being one of the most prominent games in Dublin to being a minority interest. Cricket had been played in Dublin as early as 1792, and in the mid-nineteenth century it was the most important game in city. It had, by now, been surpassed by other sports and cricket became a game largely (though far from exclusively) confined to the wealthier Dublin suburbs.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/exhibition/dublin/sport.html

Fox1978

If we got to 250 I'd be delighted

positron

Well done Potterfield. Nicely done.

Colmo52

This partnership is heading for well over 100.

Trampas

Fox1978 wrote: »

If we got to 250 I'd be delighted

If we got that would be a great score. I think 200+ is a great score against India in India.