A relaxed Indian team during a training session ahead of their World Cup match against Ireland.
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On the cusp of creating World Cup history, a supremely confident India will aim to crush a gutsy Ireland in their penultimate group encounter of the ICC cricket World Cup on Tuesday. Catch all the live cricket score and live updates of the match here: (LIVE SCORECARD | POINTS TABLE)
Five match facts for Tuesday's World Cup Pool B game between India and Ireland at Seddon Park, Hamilton (14:00 local/06:30 IST):
- India have won both of their one-day internationals against Ireland, both times batting second.
- MS Dhoni has won 97 ODIs as captain. A win in this game would draw him level with Stephen Fleming (98), behind Hansie Cronje (99), Allan Border (107) and Ricky Ponting (165).
- Three of Ireland's 12 highest ODI totals have come in this tournament, including their highest (331-8 against Zimbabwe).
- Alex Cusack's 4-32 against Zimbabwe were Ireland's best bowling figures at a World Cup.
- Of players to face at least 50 balls in the tournament, only West Indies' Jonathan Carter (20.6%) has left alone a higher percentage of deliveries than India's Rohit Sharma (20.2%).
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