Australia dominate rain-hit contest

ESPNcricinfo staff28-Aug-2015David Warner struck seven fours and three sixes in his 84, and put on 139 for the first wicket•AFPIreland landed regular blows after breaking the opening partnership, dismissing Steven Smith for 21 while George Bailey and Glenn Maxwell fell for single-digit scores•Getty ImagesRain made brief but regular appearances and forced the first innings to be curtailed•Getty ImagesShane Watson’s unbeaten 25 and Mitchell Marsh’s 11 helped Australia finish on 222 in 40.2 overs•Getty ImagesMitchell Starc struck in the first over of Ireland’s chase – to remove William Porterfield•Getty ImagesAfter losing Paul Stirling for a duck six balls later, Ireland’s chase got some stability through an 86-run third wicket stand between Niall O’Brien and Ed Joyce•Getty ImagesA fiery Pat Cummins delivery took out Stuart Thompson’s bat•Getty ImagesGlenn Maxwell sped up Ireland’s slide with two wickets, after which the quicks came back to dismiss them for 157 and complete a 23-run win by the D/L method•Getty Images