2015 ICC World Cup: India v Ireland - Stats of the match

India cruised to their fifth consecutive win in the ongoing World Cup, defeating Ireland by 8 wickets at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Tuesday. Opting to bat first, the Irish side posted 259 runs on the board with Niall O’Brien top scoring with 75. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was once against India’s most economical bowler with figures of 2 for 38 in his 10 overs. In reply, Shikhar Dhawan (100 off 85) and Rohit Sharma (64 off 66) put together a record partnership of 174 runs before being sent back to the pavilion, which helped India seal the game in 36.5 overs.Here are the most important stats from the match: 

#1 Most ODIs as Indian captain

MS Dhoni now holds the record for captaining the most number of ODIs for India. The game against Ireland on Tuesday was the 33-year-old’s 175th game as skipper; he overtook Mohammad Azharuddin, who captained India in 174 ODIs.

Among the top 5 Indian captains, Dhoni has the best winning percentage as indicated by the table below. 

Sl.No	Player	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No result	Win%
1.	MS Dhoni	175	98	62	4	11	60.97
2.	Mohammad Azharuddin	174	90	76	2	6	54.16
3.	Sourav Ganguly	147	76	66	0	4	53.52
4.	Rahul Dravid	79	42	33	0	4	56
5.	Sachin Tendulkar	73	23	43	1	6	35.07