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Match not fixed: Ireland

Georgetown (Guyana) : Ireland captain Trent Johnston has dismissed suggestions that his side's shock victory over Pakistan was a fix.

``We keep hearing things about match-fixing. You only have to look at that game and the way we bowled and fielded and I was just hugely proud of the guys,'' said Johnston, who felt the rumours demeaned Ireland's display.

The Irish bowled out Pakistan for 132 in the Group D match and then scored the runs with 8.2 overs remaining to spark feverish celebrations at one of the great World Cup upsets. ``The toss of the coin was crucial against Pakistan and we bowled very well against them,'' Johnston added.

``We still had to go out and get 130-odd runs against a quality bowling attack and they were giving it everything and luckily we got home.''

Ireland subsequently lost to the West Indies but is now in Guyana preparing to face England on Friday in the Super Eight stage of the tournament.

``All the rumours about the match have probably taken the shine off it a little for us, but this is the first day it's really sunk in that we're here and we're pinching ourselves a bit,'' said Johnston. — PTI

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