The predicted morning showers in Guyana delay the start of Ireland's innings after they are put in by South Africa Shaun Pollock strikes in his second over, trapping Jeremy Bray leg before without scoring before the rain returns A brief break in the drizzle allows six more balls, but the players are then off again as the rain falls with avengence Following an hour's delay, Ireland face 10 more balls and move the score to 23-1 off 11 overs before the heavens open again The downpour keeps the supporters in the ground in limbo for nearly two hours - the game is reduced to 35 overs per side Will Porterfield is caught by Jacques Kallis off Pollock after the restart and Eoin Morgan fends Makhaya Ntini to Ashwell Prince And when Niall O'Brien gloves a Charl Langeveldt delivery to Herschelle Gibbs, Ireland are struggling on 78-4 Andrew White adds a run-a-ball 30 but tamely lobs a Graeme Smith full toss to Gibbs at mid-wicket to leave Ireland 116-5 With overs running out, Paul Mooney gloves Langeveldt to Mark Boucher for a World Cup debut golden duck David Langford-Smith and Trent Johnston add a useful 26 in the last three overs as Ireland post a respectable 152-8 Defending a Duckworth-Lewis revised target of 160 Ireland's Boyd Rankin has AB de Villiers caught by Porterfield third ball Smith and Kallis steady the innings, but Johnston pouches a sharp return catch to dismiss the Proteas captain for 41 Rankin then has Gibbs caught at mid-wicket by White as Ireland reduce their more illustrious opponents to 85-3 Johnston drops a return catch off Kallis though and it proves to be costly as the in-form batsman reaches his half century And Ireland's captain can do little as Kallis and Prince guide the Proteas to a seven-wicket win as the light fades
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