Ireland's match-winner Niall O'Brien cannot wait to take on World Champions India after dumping Bangladesh out of the ICC World T20.

Captain William Porterfield's side qualify from Group A along with India, whom they face at the same venue in a dead rubber before the serious business of the last eight.

"We've got to enjoy our cricket" 

However wicketkeeper-batsman O'Brien, who sustained an ankle injury in the field but expects to face India, is desperate to take on Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men.

"The world champions is obviously going to be a very difficult game but, you know, if you can't get up and enjoy a game against the world champions who can you get up for?" he said.

"We've said all along we've got to enjoy our cricket. If you can't go out for 20 overs in the field and run around with your mates and then go in and try and slog as many sixes as you can, what are you going to enjoy?

"We've got to give it our best shot on Wednesday. There'll be nothing left on the pitch, you can guarantee that."

O'Brien enjoyed himself with the bat on Monday, to the tune of 40 runs from 25 balls, including three maximums.

He then watched younger brother Kevin bludgeon Ireland to their 138-run victory target with 10 balls to spare. O'Brien jnr cracked 39 from 17 deliveries, including four fours and two sixes.

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Niall continued: "He came up to me and said 'I'm playing really badly, I'm playing really badly' and I said to him 'it doesn't matter how you play before a tournament starts'.

"Once you walk out on that pitch that's what counts and Kevin's done it again for us, a great knock 30-odd off 17 balls.

"He's as big a hitter as any team have. You look at Yuvraj (Singh) and heavy hitters like him."

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Porterfield paid tribute to his team who were playing their first World Twenty20 match - against a side that reached the 2007 Super Eights.

It was their second high profile victory over the Tigers whom they also beat in the 50-over World Cup in 2007.

"We were obviously confident of winning the game," he said.

"We knew if we played to our potential there's every chance we would win.

"As Niall said, we didn't come here thinking we'd cause an upset as such, we believed we could win the game - coming in 11 against 11 -and we did that."

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Porterfield added: "There's a fine line there between being overconfident and going out there and doing the thing.

"I think the lads went onto the pitch and really nailed their skills and did what we had to do and the result looked after itself."

Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons admitted although his young side have greater international experience, their older opponents' nous told.

"The cooler heads prevailed, it's as simple as that, more senior cricketers I guess," said the Australian.

"Not more senior in international cricket but more senior players who've been around a while. They stayed cool under pressure and our guys, under pressure, weren't up to it.

"They failed to make good decisions under some pressure, I wouldn't say great amount of pressure because Ireland are a good side but aren't as good as most sides we end up playing."

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