WC 2015 – Game 16 – Ireland vs UAE at Brisbane on 25.02.15 – Ireland won by two wickets with four balls to spare
Ireland won this game by two wickets with four balls to spare to provide the 15th occasion of a team winning a World Cup game with less than five balls to spare in World Cup. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Winner | Margin | BR | Target | Overs | Max | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Pak | 1 wkt | 0 | 217 | 50.0 | 50.0 | Win | Lahore | 16.10.87 |
| 2 | NZl | 2 wkts | 1 | 235 | 59.5 | 60.0 | Eng | Birmingham | 15.06.83 |
| 3 | Srl | 3 wkts | 1 | 196 | 49.5 | 50.0 | RSA | Wellington | 02.03.92 |
| 4 | Eng | 3 wkts | 1 | 226 | 40.5 | 41.0 | RSA | Melbourne | 12.03.92 |
| 5 | Eng | 1 wkt | 1 | 301 | 49.5 | 50.0 | Win | Bridgetown | 21.04.07 |
| 6 | Win | 1 wkt | 2 | 267 | 59.4 | 60.0 | Pak | Birmingham | 11.06.75 |
| 7 | Aus | 5 wkts | 2 | 272 | 49.4 | 50.0 | RSA | Leeds | 13.06.99 |
| 8 | Aus | 2 wkts | 2 | 205 | 49.4 | 50.0 | Eng | P Elizabeth | 02.03.03 |
| 9 | RSA | 3 wkts | 2 | 297 | 49.4 | 50.0 | Ind | Nagpur | 12.03.11 |
| 10 | Eng | 2 wkts | 3 | 244 | 49.3 | 50.0 | Win | Gujranwala | 09.10.87 |
| 11 | Srl | 3 wkts | 4 | 313 | 49.2 | 50.0 | Zim | New Plymouth | 23.02.92 |
| 12 | Ire | 2 wkts | 4 | 279 | 49.2 | 50.0 | UAE | Brisbane | 25.02.15 |
| 13 | RSA | 6 wkts | 5 | 181 | 29.1 | 30.0 | Ind | Adelaide | 15.03.92 |
| 14 | Pak | 4 wkts | 5 | 213 | 49.1 | 50.0 | Srl | Perth | 15.03.92 |
| 15 | Ire | 3 wkts | 5 | 328 | 49.1 | 50.0 | Eng | Bangalore | 02.03.11 |
Ireland became the fifth team to win a World Cup game with less than five balls to spare in World Cup. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | No | Winner | Margin | BR | Target | Overs | Max | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 1 | Aus | 5 wkts | 2 | 272 | 49.4 | 50.0 | RSA | Leeds | 13.06.99 |
| 2 | Aus | 2 wkts | 2 | 205 | 49.4 | 50.0 | Eng | P Elizabeth | 02.03.03 | |
| 2 | 1 | Eng | 2 wkts | 3 | 244 | 49.3 | 50.0 | Win | Gujranwala | 09.10.87 |
| 2 | Eng | 3 wkts | 1 | 226 | 40.5 | 41.0 | RSA | Melbourne | 12.03.92 | |
| 3 | Eng | 1 wkt | 1 | 301 | 49.5 | 50.0 | Win | Bridgetown | 21.04.07 | |
| 3 | 1 | Ire | 3 wkts | 5 | 328 | 49.1 | 50.0 | Eng | Bangalore | 02.03.11 |
| 2 | Ire | 2 wkts | 4 | 279 | 49.2 | 50.0 | UAE | Brisbane | 25.02.15 | |
| 4 | 1 | Pak | 1 wkt | 0 | 217 | 50.0 | 50.0 | Win | Lahore | 16.10.87 |
| 2 | Pak | 4 wkts | 5 | 213 | 49.1 | 50.0 | Srl | Perth | 15.03.92 | |
| 5 | 1 | RSA | 6 wkts | 5 | 181 | 29.1 | 30.0 | Ind | Adelaide | 15.03.92 |
| 2 | RSA | 3 wkts | 2 | 297 | 49.4 | 50.0 | Ind | Nagpur | 12.03.11 |
Ireland won this game by two wickets with four balls to spare to provide the second occasion of Ireland winning a World Cup game with less than five balls to spare in World Cup. Both the occasions are listed below.
| No | Winner | Margin | BR | Target | Overs | Max | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Ire | 3 wkts | 5 | 328 | 49.1 | 50.0 | Eng | Bangalore | 02.03.11 |
| 2 | Ire | 2 wkts | 4 | 279 | 49.2 | 50.0 | UAE | Brisbane | 25.02.15 |
Amjad Javed and Shaiman Anwar added 107 runs for the seventh wicket in this game to provide the 230th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket in the World Cup
Amjad Javed and Shaiman Anwar added 107 runs for the seventh wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for the seventh wicket in World Cup. The previous best was the 98 runs partnership between RR Sarwan and RD Jacobs in the game between West Indies and New Zealand at Port Elizabeth on 13.02.03.
Amjad Javed and Shaiman Anwar added 107 runs for the seventh wicket in this game to provide the 32nd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket in one day games.
Amjad Javed and Shaiman Anwar added 107 runs for the seventh wicket in this game to provide the fourth occasion of UAE batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. All the four occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Azhar Saeed, Saleem Raza | 1 | 117 | 2 | Net | Lahore | 01.03.96 |
| 2 | Amjad Ali, AR Berenger | 1 | 117 | 2 | Afg | Dubai (CA) | 28.11.14 |
| 3 | Khurram Khan, Mohd Shahzad | 3 | 160 | 2 | Afg | Dubai (CA) | 30.11.14 |
| 4 | Amjad Javed, Shaiman Anwar | 7 | 107 | 1 | Ire | Brisbane | 25.02.15 |
Shaiman Anwar scored 106 in this game to provide the 138th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also represents the first hundred by an UAE batsman in the World Cup
Shaiman Anwar scored 106 in this game to provide the highest individual innings by an UAE batsman in the World Cup. The previous best was 84 by Saleem Raza against Netherland at Lahore on 01.03.96
Shaiman Anwar scored 106 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 24th occasion of a batsman’s hundred going in vain in the World Cup. It also represents the first hundred by an UAE batsman going in vain in the World Cup
Shaiman Anwar scored 106 in this game to provide the sixth occasion of a batsman batting at number six scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also represents the first hundred by an UAE batsman batting at number six in the World Cup
Shaiman Anwar scored 106 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the second occasion of a batsman’s hundred batting at number six going in vain in the World Cup. The first such occasion was also against Ireland at Nelson on 16.02.15 when West Indies batsman LMP Simmons had scored 102 batting at number six.
GC Wilson scored 80 in this game to provide the 77th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Ireland wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup.
GC Wilson scored 80 in this game which represents the highest individual score by an Ireland wicket keeper batsman in World Cup. The previous best was 72 by NJ O’Brien against Pakistan at Kingston on 17.03.07