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Eng vs IRE | IRE won by 3 wkts | Kevin O'Brien (113 off 63) reached the fastest hundred in WCs

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Eng 327/8(50) | IRE 329/7(49.1)
IRE won by 3 wkts

Ireland snatched victory against England held successfully track a target of 328.

Kevin O'Brien is the man of the match

Kevin O'Brien: Not able to believe it, I am quite speechless. I got a bit of luck and things went my way. If we would have gotten out soon, it would have been a boring game for the supporters and so I decided to chance my arm, it paid off. Mooney contributed both with the bat and the ball, he deserves some credit.

Porterfield: It was the happiest day of our lives, the best performance we put in place. We believed in ourselves, Kevin O'Brien was brilliant. We knew that we can win, we believed in ourselves. Cusack and Mooney and also provided credit to the guys for their effort. We still have four games to play, hoping to repeat this performance and remain competitive.

Andrew Strauss: We thought we had done a reasonable job with the bat and with the first ball. We did not expect a bunch of Kevin O'Brien. WC dreams are not yet complete, we must put things quickly. Kevin O'Brien has played really well and took advantage of power play. They deserve the victory, we can not do much, but to lick our wounds. We have a few niggles, PK and Swann hurts me today, we hope that will be installed for the next game.

Cusack: Feeling on top of the world, decided singles around and chasing bad balls. Kevin did all the big hits and all I had to do was rotate the strike. We are certainly in favor of the party.

England has done it again a level of how the game can be that the tables are turned against them in the same field who won a moral victory total pursues a similar few days back. Ireland held their nerve to record a famous victory and superlatives continue to flow when we remember that game in the future. For now we can only hope for victory to sink in as we bring brief presentations.

Enter O'Brien, who was unstoppable from the moment he entered and ably assisted by John Cusack. Together they set foot happy from 162 to around ten. None of the English bowlers had the answers and finally the points they needed through the limits of enforcement. O'Brien landed right on the edge of victory, but I felt I had done enough by then and for the Irish to sing his praises in the coming years.

You know you've done something special when the style of the likes of Sehwag, Tendulkar, Strauss and ABD probably the tone for the tournament so far. Improves when you add to this world, the fastest in the history of the baths and that while chasing a massive score. Kevin O'Brien, TAKE A BOW or a hundred, if possible. It was really a beautiful manga that England had no idea what hit them. England looked very comfortable after the publication of a good result and collect five windows cheaper.

What a game what was the Bangalore crowd were treated to some impressive cricket. Take a bow, Kevin O'Brien. Contributions Cussack Mooney and the rest. The Irish countryside, going crazy, boy! Are they happy?
Horreeeey...

SL won by 9 wkts. Man of the Match: Lasith Malinga

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Presentation:

Lasith Malinga is the man of the match.

Lasith Malinga :
Lasith Malinga spoke in Sinhala in the presentation. Forgive my ignorace, I could not stand it.

Sangakkara: It is important the way back after losing that close game on Saturday. We came out strong mentally and finished the game quite well. We tried to make as many tracks as we could with the ball and reverse Lasith doing a great job. We have a big game next Saturday against Australia.

Kamande: With the kind of bowling attack that had SL, who tried to score above 230, but it was not. We did that for his players, Collins and David played very well. They should have played until the end, once they are released, we have again collapsed. We knew not, but before he Malinga before, congratulations to him on a hat-trick.

Dilshan was started but I do not have great results. I wanted to do today. Lasith Malinga was the star for us. It is good that has come back. The track was good and perfect for a ODI. This is an important victory for us, puts us well for the important match against Australia. I hope to play well against them.

Sri Lanka signed a complete victory, after the splendid performance bowling Malinga. Dilshan began in a frenzy, as he had a good start. Tharanga was served as SL fifty got into a gallop.

Kenya has a lot to think about future games, while Sri Lanka gave their fans plenty to celebrate after the disappointing defeat of Pakistan. Malinga, as expected won the game and have a great role to play in Sri Lanka to move forward. Join us before the presentation.

SL vs Ken, Lasith Malinga takes hat-trick

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Ken 142/10(43.4)

Malinga finished with figures of 6-38 against Kenya

Sri Lankan Lasith Malinga rhythm player became the second player in two days to make a World Cup hat-trick, at a distance of six wickets against Kenya.

Malinga has achieved the feat in a period of four wickets in six balls as Kenya were dismissed for 142 in Colombo.

Monday, Kemar Roach had a hat trick as his team beat the Netherlands West Indies by 215 runs to New Delhi.

This is the second World Cup Malinga hat-trick after four windows in South Africa in four balls in 2007.It is also the hat of the seventh round to take during a World Cup.

Chetan Sharma was India's first against New Zealand in 1987, which was followed by acute Mashtaq Saqlain of Pakistan against Zimbabwe 12 years later.

Chaminda Vaas both (for Sri Lanka, in his meeting with Bangladesh) and Brett Lee (Australia against Kenya) hat-trick in the 2003 tournament.

In Colombo, Malinga of 6-38 gave co-hosts Sri Lanka, a great opportunity to secure victory in Kenya, which will challenge your group on track after losing the race of 11 last Saturday in Pakistan.

If Muralitharan manages to take one more four wicket haul, he would equal Shane Warne as the bowler with most 4-wicket hauls in World Cups. Warne has taken 4.

M Muralitharan will become the most successful bowler in WC history if he manages to take 16 wickets in the 2011 WC. Glenn McGrath currently leads the wicket-taker list with 71 Wicket.