SCORECARDCOMMENTARY
IRE WON
T20
IRE beat SCO by 5 wickets
Man of the Match - Andy Balbirnie
SCO
157-8
20.0/20 Ovrs
158-5
19.3/20 Ovrs
IRE
Netherlands T20I Tri-Series, 2024 |Match 5 |5/23/2024
Voorburg Cricket Club, The Hague
Voorburg Cricket Club, The Hague
Commentary
- That's it from this game then! Action from this trip series continues on Friday as the Dutch will be in action against the Irish. That game will begin at 1430 IST (0900 GMT). Till then, goodbye and take care.
- Andy Balbirnie has been given the MAN OF THE MATCH AWARD!
- Scotland just could not produce with the ball in this game! Also, have to say, the wicket got a lot easier to bat on! There was not a lot of movement and the ball came onto the bat nicely. Still though credit to them to get it down to the last over.
- Quite a comfortable win in the end! Yes, it did go to the last over, there did seem a little bit of panic amongst the Irish batters towards the end but it was quite comfortable throughout. The openers got them off to a very good start before Stirling fell. Andy Balbirnie continued, and he got good support from Lorcan Tucker! Both scored half tons and that stand more or less killed the game. There were wickets towards the end but Ireland managed to keep their calm and get over the line.
- 19.31Safyaan Sharif to Gareth Delany, Direct hit and it would have been close. George Dockrell makes it and that is the winning run! On middle, this is pushed to mid on and the batters go for it. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. IRELAND WIN BY 5 WICKETS!
- 19.2WSafyaan Sharif to George Dockrell, OUT! RUN OUT! Just short probably! Around off, George Dockrell makes room and plays it towards point. They go for one. The fielder there picks it up and hits the stumps at the keeper's end. Tucker is short.
- 19.10Safyaan Sharif to George Dockrell, Shorter and on off, this is pushed to cover. 1 needed in 5 now.
- END OF OVER 19 | 10 Runs & 0 Wkt | IRE 157/4
- 18.61Bradley Currie to George Dockrell, SCORES LEVEL! Fuller and on off, this is pushed past cover for one.
- 18.51Bradley Currie to Lorcan Tucker, Ireland need just the two now! On the pads, this is worked through square leg. A run taken.
- 18.44Bradley Currie to Lorcan Tucker, FOUR! That should seal the deal! On middle, Tucker clips it over mid-wicket and this one races away to the fence. Top shot.
- 18.30Bradley Currie to Lorcan Tucker, Outside off. Lorcan Tucker looks to cut but misses. Need more dots do the Scottish.
- 18.22Bradley Currie to Lorcan Tucker, Another two! Angled into the pads, this is worked on the leg side with soft hands. Easy two.
- 18.12Bradley Currie to Lorcan Tucker, Two more! On off, this is punched through covers. Two taken.
- END OF OVER 18 | 5 Runs & 2 Wkt | IRE 147/4
- 17.61Chris Sole to Lorcan Tucker, On the shorter side around off, this is pushed past cover for one.
- 17.51Chris Sole to George Dockrell, On off, this is pushed down to long off for one.
- 17.42Chris Sole to George Dockrell, On off, this is pushed through covers for two. That will release a little bit of pressure that was building.
- 17.3WChris Sole to Curtis Campher, OUT! TIMBER! Cleans him up! Around off, this lands and jags back in. Curtis Campher looks to flick but misses and the stumps are hit. Ireland yet again messing up towards the end. We saw that happen with the ball against the Dutch and now with the bat. Will they still get over the line like last time?
- 17.2WChris Sole to Harry Tector, OUT! TAKEN! Number 3 down! 15 needed in 16 now! On middle, Harry Tector looks to over mid on but this goes off the toe-end. LEask takes it nicely moving back. Scotland hagning in there.
- 17.11Chris Sole to Lorcan Tucker, Singles will do it! On middle, this is nudged on the leg side for one.
- END OF OVER 17 | 7 Runs & 0 Wkt | IRE 142/2
- 16.61Safyaan Sharif to Lorcan Tucker, Around off, this is pushed through covers for one.
- 16.51Safyaan Sharif to Harry Tector, Another one as this is nudged on the leg side.
- 16.41Safyaan Sharif to Lorcan Tucker, On middle, this is swept through square leg for one.