Ireland Edge out UAE in Thriller at 2015 Cricket World Cup and More from Day 12 — bleacherreport.com

Another gripping contest between Associate nations. Another memorable Cricket World Cup spectacle. Another tirade of criticism for the International Cricket Council.  That's essentially what Day 12 of the World Cup brought us.  For ICC chief executive David Richardson, he just can't seem to escape his own words.  "The World Cup itself, the premium event, without exception should be played between teams that are evenly matched and competitive," Richardson told Nagraj Gollapudi of ESPN Cricinfo in early February, while defending the governing body's contentious decision to restrict the 2019 and 2023 World Cups to just 10 teams, effectively ruling out the participation of Associate nations. 

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