A brilliant century by Paul Stirling steered Ireland to a five-wicket victory over the USA in their under-19 World Cup match in Queenstown.
With this loss, USA became the second team to be crashed out of the tournament.
After deciding to bat first, Steven Taylor and Saqib Saleem scored half-centuries each to put USA on track for getting a massive total but a collapse was triggered by Craig Young and Lee Nelson that folded the USA innings for 217 in 48.1 overs.
Although USA did not get a bad start, with Steven Taylor (57) and Gregory Sewdial (30) playing fine knocks each at the top of the order, followed by Saqib Saleem (62) and Ryan Corns (31) in the middle order but the last six wickets of the USA fell for just 49 runs.
While replying, Ireland lost two wickets but Stirling held on to his ground firmly and when he was eventually dismissed for a 102-ball 114, Ireland needed just nine to win.
Teams:
Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie (C), Stuart Thompson, Paul Stirling, Ben Ackland, Lee Nelson, Graham McDonnell, Stuart Poynter (W), Adrian D'Arcy, George Dockrell, Jordan Coghlan, Craig Young
USA: Shiva Vashishat (C), Steven Taylor, Ryan Corns, Gregory Sewdial, Azurdeen Mohammed, Saqib Saleem, Asad Ghous, Saami Siddiqui (W), Naseer Jamali, Salman Ahmad, Regis Burton
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