India have it easy against Ireland
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Zaheer Khan shatters the stumps of Ireland opener Jeremy Bray for naught.
Seamer Zaheer took four for 19 to set up a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Ireland in the final group match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.
Image: Jeremy Bray is bowled by Zaheer Khan
Zaheer strikes again
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Image: Zaheer Khan is congratulated by his teammates
Ireland fail to impress
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Image: John Mooney in action
India too strong for Ireland
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Image: Kevin O'Brien is bowled by Pragyan Ojha
Harbhajan gets in the act
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Image: Harbhajan Singh celebrates
Gambhir going great
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Gautam Gambhir hit boundaries at will on his way to 37 off 31 deliveries.
India hardly broke a sweat while chasing the 113-run target off 18 overs with Gambhir and Rohit Sharma going great guns. Gambhir cut the first ball from Boyd Rankin through covers for a four to signal his intention. The left-hander came dancing down the track to hit Kevin O'Brien through covers and then upper-cut Rankin over third man for a stunning six.
Image: Gautam Gambhir in action
Rohit's good run continues
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Rohit Sharma paddle-scooped Alex Cusack for a four and then chipped him to a similar effect. The opening stand had yielded 77 runs when Gambhir perished at backward point in the 11th over.
An undeterred Rohit smacked Rankin over mid-wicket for a huge six to inch closer to the target and even though Mahendra Singh Dhoni's (14) was a brief stay, India's win was just a matter of formality which Rohit and Yuvraj Singh (3 not out) completed with ease.
Image: Rohit Sharma in action
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