Kevin O'Brien News
Glenn Maxwell ran havoc on the Netherlands bowling attack as he smashed a century in just 40 balls. It is the fastest century in World Cup history. Take a look at the top five hundreds scored in World Cup history.
Group A's fascinating balance offers plenty of qualification hope for Ireland and the Netherlands as they prepare for their opening ICC T20 World Cup fixture in Abu Dhabi.
A solid display by Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott, and Ian Bell helped England post an imposing 327/8 in their 50 overs, a challenging score even by the standards after a decade since the clash.
Kevin O' Brien was still just two overs old at the crease, but it didn't take long for then 26-year-old to spread his gusto around the Chinnaswamy stadium.
The destruction started as the pair gathered 62 runs in five overs, which turned the daunting task look feasible.
West Indies came out with a brilliant all-round performance as they thrashed Ireland by nine wickets in the third and final T20I at Warner Park on the island of St. Kitts, thus leaving the T20I series tied 1-1.
Chasing 147 for victory, Afghanistan were 29 for one with Ihsanullah Janat batting on 16 and Rahmat Shah unbeaten on 11 at the close of play.
"The opportunity to play England in England and in particular at Lord's is not only historic, but a great tribute to Irish cricket and its journey," Ireland Cricket quoted head coach John Bracewell as saying.
Persistent rain reduced the match to six-overs a side fixture.
Roelof van der Merwe and Kevin O'Brien will be the players to watch out for in this match.
The fact that Mashrafa Mortaza's team is playing the qualifiers is a matter of huge embarrassment for him, and Mortaza would want to bowl a match-winning spell against Ireland to get The Tigers a step closer to the main stage.
Chasing 154, Oman openers Zeeshan Maqsood and Khawar Ali got the team to a great start by stitching a 69-run stand in just 8.3 overs.
Kevin O'Brien's incredible ton against England is something none of us can forget easily and the onus will be on him to see Ireland through in the first match of the tournament through his all-round skills.
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