PROVIDENCE (Guyana), April 3: Rain reduced the World Cup Super Eights match between South Africa and Ireland to 35-over-a-side game as play resumed after a second rain break at the Providence Stadium here on Tuesday.

Ireland, who were put in, were 23-1 after heavy rain stopped play for two hours.

There had already been an earlier 48-minute stoppage while the start had been delayed by 15 minutes due to overnight and early morning rain.

Scoreboard

IRELAND:

J.P. Bray lbw b Pollock 0

W.T.S. Potterfield not out 7

E.J.G. Morgan not out 14

EXTRAS (W-2) 2

TOTAL (for one wkt, 11 overs) 23

FALL OF WKT: 1-0 (Bray, 2-3 ov).

TO BAT: N.J. O’Brien, A.R. White, A.C. Botha, D.T. Johnston, W.K. McCallan, P.J.K. Mooney, D. Langford-Smith, W.B. Rankin.

BOWLING (to-date): Pollock 6-2-10-1; Ntini 5-1-13-0 (2w).

SOUTH AFRICA: G.C. Smith, A.B. de Villiers, J.H. Kallis, H.H. Gibbs, A.G. Prince, M.V. Boucher, J.M. Kemp, S.M. Pollock, A.J. Hall, C.K. Langeveldt, M. Ntini.

UMPIRES: D.J. Harper and S.J.A. Taufel (both Australia).

TV UMPIRE: M.R. Benson (England).

MATCH REFEREE: R.S. Madugalle (Sri Lanka).—Agencies