O'Brien delighted to 'get out of jail' against UAE

Niall O'Brien says Ireland got out of jail against the UAE as they made it two wins from two at the Cricket World Cup.

Ireland chased down the UAE target of 279 with just four balls and two wickets remaining to add to their opening-match win over West Indies.

The game ebbed and flowed but steadying knocks from Gary Wilson (80) and Kevin O'Brien (50) set up a tense finale, which saw Alex Cusack and George Dockrell steer Ireland over the line.

"It was not our most accomplished performance," O'Brien told RTÉ Sport after the Brisbane encounter.

"I think we were a bit scappy all around. The bowling wasn't great and the batting didn't really get going at all until Kev and Gary [came in].

"Gary played a super hand, it was a fantastic knock and that's probably as well as he has played for a long time.

"I'm delighted for him and delighted for all the boys. It was a tricky old game here. I thought UAE batted really well. We did get out of jail, it wasn't our best, but it's two points."

"In the end, fitness and a bit more professionalism from ourselves probably showed. We'll take it."

O'Brien, who made 17 from 24 balls before being trapped lbw by Mohammad Tauqir, contrasted their game to the win over the Windies in New Zealand, and praised the Irish support at the Gabba.

"It was a different game, different pitch, a tricky old chase, the wicket was a bit slower and I thought UAE bowled well," he said of the third highest ODI run chase at the Gabba.

"In the end, fitness and a bit more professionalism from ourselves probably showed. We'll take it.

"I'm delighted for George, he has been batting really hard in the nets and he doesn't get much of a chance in the matches. He has gone out there, he is as composed as ever, an old head on young shoulders. He has delivered the goods.

"We had to win today, 100%. If we had lost today, it would have been a real kick in the teeth. From a cricketing point of view and from a potential quarter-final berth.

"I'm just delighted to get over the line. We can play a lot better and we will do. We got some great support today. I'm hoping they are going to travel down from Sydney and the various places [to Canberra]. It should be a good game.

"South Africa had a tough loss against India at the MCG. It'll be a good game of cricket and we're looking forward to it."

Cusack conceded that the outcome was a bit close for comfort. "It was a bit of a nail-biter. It was good to get over the line," he said.

"I think it was tough going early on. To their credit they bowled quite well. We just weathered the storm. What we said was to bat deep, have the wickets in hand and come home strong, which is what we did.

"It was great to see Kev and Willo get some runs, some valuable runs.

"We probably weren't at our best but there are things to improve on for the next game and hopefully we can keep going.

"South Africa are a good side. It'll be a tough game but you never know what can happen if we pay to our ability like we did against the West Indies."

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