Intercontinental Cup and Intercontinental Shield

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Stirling smashing the Canadians around. 69* off 74 balls this morning.

Want that lad to finally get a big ton.

 

[Howe_zat]

Ton for Stirling. Gets out for 107 but Ireland still scoring at a rate of knots, with O' Brien giving it some tap now. 288/4 at tea and 400 from day one looking on.

 

[NasserFan207]

There could be slaughter during the evening session with KOB at the crease.

 

[turnstyle]

Awesome to see Stirling get a ton. Really hoping we get 500 and don't need to bat again. The Canadian batting line up looks very light on.

 

[turnstyle]

aaaaaaand as i say that, the last 3 fall for 6 runs. Still should be enough to not bat again.

 

[Howe_zat]

Run a ball 50 for Gunasekera. Dockrell getting bashed, and without him the Ireland bowling looks seriously suspect.

 

[Prince EWS]

Liked what I saw of Gunasekera in the World Cup even though he didn't score any runs at all; said so at the time too IIRC.

 

[Howe_zat]

Canucks getting thrashed now. Cheema goes ballistic in response.

 

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Lolzz. Cheema going spastic.

 

[nsniks]

Just saw the scoreboard. 6 fours and 10 sixes

 

[Howe_zat]

Amazing to think this match still has an hour to go on day 2, looking at those scores.

 

[Howe_zat]

Game over. Ridiculous match.

 

[Cevno]

Seems like a very good innings by Cheema,but the Irish were just too good in the end.

 

[Xuhaib]

Cheema is usually the star attraction on the tape ball cricket circuit in Pakistan during the winter months have seen him hit monster hits.

 

[IrishOpener]

Quite a short game in the end, an innings victory for Ireland, and to think Ed Joyce, Porterfield, Niall O'B, Rankin etc weren't even in the squad, a lot of the players were second string players,

I hope the idea of two tier test cricket happens sooner rather than later, I think a full strength Irish squad can compete very well against a lot of the big boys now...

 

[turnstyle]

Game over. Ridiculous match.

Johnboy636 John mooney
rarely will I play an international game against a side with as little heart as what was shown 2day #nopride guys batted like it was 20/20

Straight from the horse's mouth.

 

[Howe_zat]

Johnboy636 John mooney
rarely will I play an international game against a side with as little heart as what was shown 2day #nopride guys batted like it was 20/20

Straight from the horse's mouth.

Telling. Cheema's fun and all but I think Ireland have shown that they're above this level.

 

[MW1304]

The fact that I wasn't even surprised when I saw the scorecard says everything about Cheema. He is a nut job.

 

[turnstyle]

Brisk start to our World Cup Qualifier with Canada. Stirling once again gets out for a run-a-ball 20-49 score.

 

[IrishOpener]

Ireland get 328/6, not a bad first 50 from Ireland ...