WC 2015 – Game 30 – Ireland vs Zimbabwe at Hobart on 07.03.15 – Ireland won by five runs
Ireland {331 for 8} and Zimbabwe {326} posted 300 plus runs in this game to provide the 81st and 82nd occasion of teams posting 300 plus runs in the World Cup. Ireland’s 331 for 8 provide the fourth occasion of Ireland posting 300 plus runs in the World Cup. Zimbabwe’s 326 provide the fifth occasion of Zimbabwe posting 300 plus runs in the World Cup.
Ireland’s 331 for 8 in this game provide its highest team total in the World Cup. Its previous best was 329 for 7 against England at Bangalore on 02.03.11. Zimbabwe’s 326 in this game provide the fifth occasion of a team dismissed for 300 plus runs in the World Cup.
Zimbabwe became the first team to be dismissed all out after posting 300 plus runs while batting second in a World Cup game The previous best total by a team dismissed all out batting second in the World Cup was South Africa’s 294 against Australia at Basseterre on 24.03.07
Ireland {331 for 8} and Zimbabwe {326} posted 300 plus runs in this game to provide the ninth occasion of rival teams posting 300 plus runs in the World Cup.
Zimbabwe posted 326 runs in this game and lost the game to provide the ninth occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs and losing the game in the World Cup.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Result | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Zim | 312/04 | 50.0 | 1 | lost | Srl | NewPlymouth | 23.02.92 |
| 2 | RSA | 306/06 | 50.0 | 1 | lost | NZl | Johannesburg | 16.02.03 |
| 3 | Win | 300/10 | 49.5 | 1 | lost | Eng | Bridgetown | 21.04.07 |
| 4 | Eng | 327/08 | 50.0 | 1 | lost | Ire | Bangalore | 02.03.11 |
| 5 | Net | 306/10 | 50.0 | 1 | lost | Ire | Kolkata | 18.03.11 |
| 6 | Win | 304/07 | 50.0 | 1 | lost | Ire | Nelson | 16.02.15 |
| 7 | Eng | 309/06 | 50.0 | 1 | lost | Srl | Wellington | 01.03.15 |
| 8 | Sco | 318/08 | 50.0 | 1 | lost | Ban | Nelson | 05.03.15 |
| 9 | Zim | 326/10 | 49.3 | 2 | lost | Ire | Hobart | 07.03.15 |
Zimbabwe became the third team in the World Cup to lost two games after posting 300 plus runs in the World Cup. Other teams are England and West Indies. The performance of these three teams are tabulated below.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Result | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | England | 327/08 | 50.0 | 1 | lost | v Ireland | Bangalore | 02.03.11 |
| 2 | England | 309/06 | 50.0 | 1 | lost | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 01.03.15 |
| 1 | West Indies | 300/10 | 49.5 | 1 | lost | v England | Bridgetown | 21.04.07 |
| 2 | West Indies | 304/07 | 50.0 | 1 | lost | v Ireland | Nelson | 16.02.15 |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 312/04 | 50.0 | 1 | lost | v Sri Lanka | NewPlymouth | 23.02.92 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 326/10 | 49.3 | 2 | lost | v Ireland | Hobart | 07.03.15 |
Ed Joyce scored 112 in this game to provide the 149th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Ireland batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup.
Ed Joyce scored 112 in this game to provide the second occasion of an Ireland batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup against Zimbabwe. JP Bray had scored 115 not out at Kingston on 15.03.07.
Ed Joyce’s 112 in this game represent his third hundred in one day games. He had scored 116 not out representing Ireland against Pakistan at Dublin on 26.05.13 and 107 representing England against Australia at Sydney on 02.02.07
Ed Joyce scored 112 and A Balbirnie scored 97 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of batsmen scoring a hundred and a ninety in the World Cup. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Batsmen | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | AC Gilchrist | 99 | Aus | Srl | Centurion | 07.03.03 |
| RT Ponting | 114 | Aus | Srl | Centurion | 07.03.03 | |
| 2 | MJ Clarke | 93* | Aus | Net | Basseterre | 18.03.07 |
| BJ Hodge | 123 | Aus | Net | Basseterre | 18.03.07 | |
| 3 | ML Hayden | 101 | Aus | RSA | Basseterre | 24.03.07 |
| RT Ponting | 91 | Aus | RSA | Basseterre | 24.03.07 | |
| MJ Clarke | 92 | Aus | RSA | Basseterre | 24.03.07 | |
| 4 | M Jayawardene | 100 | Srl | Can | Hambantota | 20.02.11 |
| KC Sangakkara | 92 | Srl | Can | Hambantota | 20.02.11 | |
| 5 | Ed Joyce | 112 | Ire | Zim | Hobart | 07.03.15 |
| A Balbirnie | 97 | Ire | Zim | Hobart | 07.03.15 |
A Balbirnie scored 97 in this game to provide the 54th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of an Ireland batsman scoring a ninety in the World Cup. Prior to A Balbirnie’s 97, PR Sterling had scored 92 against West Indies at Nelson on 16.02.15
BRM Taylor scored 121 and SC Williams scored 96 in this game to provide the sixth occasion of batsmen scoring a hundred and a ninety in the World Cup. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Batsmen | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | AC Gilchrist | 99 | Aus | Srl | Centurion | 07.03.03 |
| RT Ponting | 114 | Aus | Srl | Centurion | 07.03.03 | |
| 2 | MJ Clarke | 93* | Aus | Net | Basseterre | 18.03.07 |
| BJ Hodge | 123 | Aus | Net | Basseterre | 18.03.07 | |
| 3 | ML Hayden | 101 | Aus | RSA | Basseterre | 24.03.07 |
| RT Ponting | 91 | Aus | RSA | Basseterre | 24.03.07 | |
| MJ Clarke | 92 | Aus | RSA | Basseterre | 24.03.07 | |
| 4 | M Jayawardene | 100 | Srl | Can | Hambantota | 20.02.11 |
| KC Sangakkara | 92 | Srl | Can | Hambantota | 20.02.11 | |
| 5 | Ed Joyce | 112 | Ire | Zim | Hobart | 07.03.15 |
| A Balbirnie | 97 | Ire | Zim | Hobart | 07.03.15 | |
| 6 | BRM Taylor | 121 | Zim | Ire | Hobart | 07.03.15 |
| SC Williams | 96 | Zim | Ire | Hobart | 07.03.15 |
BRM Taylor scored 121 in this game to provide the 150th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the fifth occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup.
SC Willams scored 96 in this game to provide the 55th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of an Zimbabwe batsman scoring a ninety in the World Cup. Prior to SC Williams, T Taibu has scored 98 against Canada at Nagpur on 28.02.11
This game witnessed a unique record in the World Cup. Two batsmen from rival teams scored a hundred and ninety in the same game. Ed Joyce scored 112 and A Balbirnie scored 97 for Ireland while BRM Taylor scored 121 and SC Williams scored 96 for Zimbabwe providing the unique record
| No | Batsmen | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Ed Joyce | 112 | Ire | Zim | Hobart | 07.03.15 |
| A Balbirnie | 97 | Ire | Zim | Hobart | 07.03.15 | |
| 2 | BRM Taylor | 121 | Zim | Ire | Hobart | 07.03.15 |
| SC Williams | 96 | Zim | Ire | Hobart | 07.03.15 |
BRM Taylor’s 121 in this game provide the 23rd occasion of a captain scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup.
BRM Taylor’s 121 in this game provide the first occasion of a Zimbabwe captain scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a Zimbabwe wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup.
BRM Taylor’s 121 in this game represent the highest score by a Zimbabwe captain the World Cup. The previous best was HH Streak’s 72 not out against New Zealand at Bloemfontein on 08.03.03.
A Balbernie {97} and SC Williams {96} scored nineties in this game for Ireland and Zimbabwe respectively to provide the seventh occasion of rival batsmen scoring nineties in the same game in World Cup.
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 1 | GA Gooch | 92 | 1 | Eng | Win | Jaipur | 26.10.87 |
| 2 | RB Richardson | 93 | 2 | Win | Eng | Jaipur | 26.10.87 | |
| 2 | 1 | DM Jones | 90 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Brisbane | 01.03.92 |
| 2 | M Azharuddin | 93 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Brisbane | 01.03.92 | |
| 3 | 1 | SC Ganguly | 97 | 1 | Ind | RSA | Hove | 15.05.99 |
| 2 | JH Kallis | 96 | 2 | RSA | Ind | Hove | 15.05.99 | |
| 4 | 1 | AC Gilchrist | 99 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Centurion | 07.03.03 |
| 2 | PA de Silva | 92 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Centurion | 07.03.03 | |
| 5 | 1 | RT Ponting | 91 | 1 | Aus | RSA | Basseterre | 24.03.07 |
| 2 | MJ Clarke | 92 | 1 | Aus | RSA | Basseterre | 24.03.07 | |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | 92 | 2 | RSA | Aus | Basseterre | 24.03.07 | |
| 6 | 1 | MJ Clarke | 93 | 1 | Aus | Ken | Bangalore | 13.03.11 |
| 2 | CO Obuya | 98* | 2 | Ken | Aus | Bangalore | 13.03.11 | |
| 7 | 1 | A Balbirnie | 97 | 1 | Ire | Zim | Hobart | 08.03.15 |
| 2 | SC Williams | 96 | 2 | Zim | Ire | Hobart | 08.03.15 |
BRM Taylor’s 121 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 27th occasion of a batsman’s hundred going in vain in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman’s hundred in a losing cause in the World Cup
BRM Taylor’s 121 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the second occasion of a captain’s hundred going in vain in the World Cup. RT Ponting’s 104 vs India at Ahmedabad on 24.03.11 provides the first occasion of a captain’s hundred in a losing cause in the World Cup. BR Taylor’s 121 provides the first occasion of a Zimbabwe captain’s hundred in a losing cause in the World Cup
BRM Taylor’s 121 in this game provide the third occasion of a Zimbabwe wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. The other two occasions are – 142 by DL Houghton vs New Zealand at Hyd-LBS on 10.10.87 and 115 not out by A Flower vs Sri Lanka at New Plymouth on 23.02.92.
BRM Taylor’s 121 in this game provide the second occasion of a captain-cum-wicket keeper scoring a hundred in the World Cup. KC Sangakkara’s 111 against New Zealand at Mumbai on 18.03.11 provides the first occasion.
BRM Taylor’s 121 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the third occasion of a batsman’s hundred going in vain in the World Cup. By a strange coincidence on all these three occasions it was Zimbabwe wicket keeper who has witnessed his hundred in a losing cause in the World Cup
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | DL Houghton | 142 | 2 | Zim | NZl | Hyd-LBS | 10.10.87 |
| 2 | A Flower | 115* | 1 | Zim | Srl | NewPlymouth | 23.02.92 |
| 3 | BRM Taylor | 121 | 2 | Zim | Ire | Hobart | 07.03.15 |
Ireland won this game by five runs to provide the 15th occasion of a team winning a world Cup game by single digit runs margin. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | England | won | 9 runs | v New Zealand | Manchester | 20.06.79 |
| 2 | England | won | 9 runs | v India | Perth | 22.02.92 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | won | 9 runs | v England | Albury | 18.03.92 |
| 4 | Australia | won | 7 runs | v England | Kolkata | 08.11.87 |
| 5 | England | won | 6 runs | v South Africa | Chennai | 06.03.11 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | won | 6 runs | v West Indies | Cape Town | 28.02.03 |
| 7 | Australia | won | 5 runs | v West Indies | Mohali | 14.03.96 |
| 8 | Ireland | won | 5 runs | v Zimbabwe | Hobart | 07.03.15 |
| 9 | Australia | won | 3 runs | v New Zealand | Indore | 18.10.87 |
| 10 | New Zealand | won | 3 runs | v Zimbabwe | Hyd-LBS | 10.10.87 |
| 11 | West Indies | won | 3 runs | v South Africa | Cape Town | 09.02.03 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | won | 3 runs | v India | Leicester | 19.05.99 |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | won | 2 runs | v England | North Sound | 04.04.07 |
| 14 | Australia | won | 1 run | v India | Chennai | 09.10.87 |
| 15 | Australia | won | 1 run | v India | Brisbane | 01.03.92 |
Ireland won this game by five runs to provide the second occasion of a team winning a world Cup game by exact five runs margin. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Australia | won | 5 runs | v West Indies | Mohali | 14.03.96 |
| 2 | Ireland | won | 5 runs | v Zimbabwe | Hobart | 07.03.15 |
Zimbabwe lost this game by five runs to provide the second occasion of Zimbabwe losing a World Cup game by five and less than five runs margin. It had lost to New Zealand by three runs at Hyd-LBS on 10.10.87.
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Ireland | won | 5 runs | v Zimbabwe | Hobart | 07.03.15 |
| 2 | New Zealand | won | 3 runs | v Zimbabwe | Hyd-LBS | 10.10.87 |