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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Neither found the middle of their bats, but numerous top-edges over a stacked slip cordon contributed to a run-rate of five an over.

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Dawson fell five overs later to a ball that climbed from Paul Franks, edging to Ali Brown at first slip, but McKenzie and Chris Benham pushed the run-rate up with a partnership of 75 in 19 overs.

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