Score on arrival: 106 for 4, chasing 328
Final score: 329 for 7, won by 3 wickets with five balls to spare
Ireland had famously beaten Pakistan to seal their progression to the Super Eights at the 2007 World Cup, but this victory over the old enemy was arguably an even greater glory than that Saint Patrick's Day afternoon in Jamaica.
Almost halfway into their pursuit of 328, Ireland were going nowhere at 106 for 4 when O'Brien arrived, which became 111 for 5 in the 25th over. O'Brien joined forces with Alex Cusack to put on a match-changing 162, en route to clubbing the fastest World Cup hundred off just 50 balls.
By the time he departed at 317 for 7, O'Brien had helped write another famous chapter in Irish sport, as they completed a memorable final-over victory.
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