That improvement was rewarded with the wicket of Rees, caught down the leg side by Niall O'Brien off Andrew Hall.

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Niall O'Brien and Andrew White were in danger of letting the required rate slip beyond their reach and, although the introduction of Kulasekara allowed them to take 13 runs off the 14th over, Ireland would not have been overly displeased when White succumbed.

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O'Brien hit 101 from 91 balls and shared an unbroken partnership of 174 with Andrew White, who made 71.

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