Stats preview:India vs Ireland

 Bengaluru, March 4: With India vying to return to the top of Group B and Ireland aiming to clinch a quarter-final berth, there is much to play for when the two sides clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on March 6. Ireland are on a high, having pulled off an astonishing run chase against England. India, on the other hand, have not lost a game in the tournament but would still be wary of their less fancied opponents. Here, then, is a quick overview of the numbers that matter ahead of this all important match of the 2011 ICC World Cup:

Team Records: India at the World Cup

Mts	Won	Lost	NR	Tied
60	33	25	1	1

Highest Totals (Minimum 250 Runs)

Total	Country	Venue	Year
413 for 5	v Bermuda	Port-of-Spain	2007
373 for 6	v Sri Lanka	Taunton	1999
370 for 4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	2011
338	v England	Bangalore	2011
329 for 2	v Kenya	Bristol	1999
311 for 2	v Namibia	Pietermaritzburg	2003

Lowest Totals

Total	Country	Venue	Year
125	v Australia	Centurion	2003
132 for 3	v England	Lord's	1975
158	v Australia	Nottingham	1983

Top Run-Getters At The 2011 ICC World Cup

Name	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	SR	100	50
Virender Sehwag	2	2	0	210	175	105.00	126.50	1	0
Sachin Tendulkar	2	2	0	148	120	74.00	102.77	1	0
Virat Kohli	2	2	1	108	100*	108.00	122.72	1	0

Top wicket-takers at the 2011 ICC World Cup

Name	Mts	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	RPO	Best	4W
Munaf Patel	2	120	118	6	19.66	5.90	4-48	1
Zaheer Khan	2	120	104	5	20.80	5.20	3-64	0
Piyush Chawla	1	60	71	2	35.50	7.10	2-71	0
Harbhajan Singh	2	120	99	2	49.50	4.95	1-41	0

Team Records: Ireland at the World Cup

Mts	Won	Lost	NR	Tied
11	3	7	0	1

Highest Totals

Total	Opposition	Venue	Year
329 for 7	v England	Bangalore	2011
243 for 7	v Bangladesh	Bridgetown	2007
221 for 9	v Zimbabwe	Kingston	2007
218	v England	Providence	2007

Lowest Totals

Total	Opposition	Venue	Year
77	v Sri Lanka	St.George's	2007
91	v Australia	Bridgetown	2007
134	v New Zealand	Providence	2007

Top Run-Getters at the 2011 ICC World Cup

Name	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	SR	100	50
Kevin O'Brien	2	2	0	150	113	75.00	145.63	1	0
Niall O'Brien	2	2	0	67	38	33.50	76.13	0	0
Ed Joyce	2	2	0	48	32	24.00	50.00	0	0

Top Wicket-Takers at the 2011 ICC World Cup

Name	Mts	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	RPO	Best	4W
John Mooney	2	96	88	5	17.60	5.50	4-63	1
Trent Johnston	2	110	98	4	24.50	5.34	2-40	0
Andre Botha	1	54	32	3	10.66	3.55	3-32	0
George Dockrell	2	120	91	3	30.33	4.55	2-23	0

Head-to-head

	Mts	India won	Ireland Won	No Result
Overall	1	1	0	0
World Cup	0

ODI Records at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Team	Matches	Won	Lost	NR	Tied
India	17	11	4	1	1
Ireland	1	1	0	0	0

At Bengaluru (All Matches)	All	Day	D/N
Average 1st inns score	263	231	274

At Bengaluru (all matches)	Matches	Won by Side Batting First	Won by Side Batting Second	No Result	Tied
Day/Night Matches	14	6	6	1	1
Day Matches	6	2	3	1	0

Highest total at Bengaluru:

Australia 347 for 2 (50 overs) v India - November 12, 2003

Lowest total at Bengaluru:

India 168 (42.1 overs) v Pakistan - April 4, 1999

All stats are as on March 4, 201