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ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2008 / Scorecard

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier - 2nd match, Group A

Ireland v Scotland

Ireland won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

T20I no. 59 | 2008 season
Played at Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast
2 August 2008 (20-over match)


Scotland innings (20 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
GM Hamilton	c Botha b Connell	3	16	9	0	0	33.33
4.1 two wickets in two balls and Ireland are jubilant, Hamilton came down the pitch to play oer the infield on the leg-side- he skied the ball in the air, where Botha took the catch at midwicket 29/2
RR Watson*	c Strydom b KJ O'Brien	24	15	16	3	1	150.00
3.6 this time he's gone! It was another full ball which was driven to mid-on where Strydon took a smart catch above his head 29/1
KJ Coetzer	b Botha	11	23	20	1	0	55.00
9.4 another wicket and that's a big one. The ball was on a good length and a nagging line outside the off stump, Coetzer tried to defend on the back foot baut got an inside edge bck onto his stumps 52/4
CJO Smith†	b Cusack	1	5	2	0	0	50.00
5.4 gone! He went for a big heave into the leg-side but the ball was too full and it hit middle stump 31/3
RD Berrington	c †NJ O'Brien b Botha	17	36	23	1	0	73.91
15.2 the partnership is broken as Berrington steps away from his stump to hit over the off-side, he got an edge and the ball went high in the air, where Niall O'Brien took an easy catch 92/5
NFI McCallum	c †NJ O'Brien b Botha	27	22	25	3	0	108.00
15.5 another one goes! Just a bi shorter from Botha, taking a thin edge as McCallum tried to cut. They all go up and he's on his way 92/6
GI Maiden	lbw b Cusack	0	5	1	0	0	0.00
16.2 this is getting dodgy for the Scots. It was a straight ball that Maiden tried to play through square-leg, it looked absolutely plum 94/7
GD Drummond	c Porterfield b Cusack	11	12	12	0	0	91.66
18.5 tries to hit over mid-off, a thick outside edge skies the ball into the covers where Porterfield pouches it 108/9
JAR Blain	lbw b Cusack	1	2	2	0	0	50.00
16.6 gone! Another lbw as Blain played accross the line, it again looked very straight but height may have been an issue, not for the Umpire though and Blain is sent packing 98/8
GA Rogers	not out	6	11	5	0	0	120.00

JD Nel	c McCallan b KJ O'Brien	5	4	5	0	0	100.00
19.6 a wicket from the final delivery! It was full and Nel tried to hit over mid-on, he could only find McCallan who took a safe catch 117/10
Extras	(b 1, lb 6, w 4)	11

Total	(all out; 20 overs)	117	(5.85 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-29 (Watson, 3.6 ov), 2-29 (Hamilton, 4.1 ov), 3-31 (Smith, 5.4 ov), 4-52 (Coetzer, 9.4 ov), 5-92 (Berrington, 15.2 ov), 6-92 (McCallum, 15.5 ov), 7-94 (Maiden, 16.2 ov), 8-98 (Blain, 16.6 ov), 9-108 (Drummond, 18.5 ov), 10-117 (Nel, 19.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
PC Connell	4	1	12	1	3.00	(1w)
4.1 to Hamilton, two wickets in two balls and Ireland are jubilant, Hamilton came down the pitch to play oer the infield on the leg-side- he skied the ball in the air, where Botha took the catch at midwicket 29/2
KJ O'Brien	4	0	29	2	7.25
3.6 to Watson, this time he's gone! It was another full ball which was driven to mid-on where Strydon took a smart catch above his head 29/1
AR Cusack	4	0	21	4	5.25	(1w)
5.4 to Smith, gone! He went for a big heave into the leg-side but the ball was too full and it hit middle stump 31/3 16.2 to Maiden, this is getting dodgy for the Scots. It was a straight ball that Maiden tried to play through square-leg, it looked absolutely plum 94/7 16.6 to Blain, gone! Another lbw as Blain played accross the line, it again looked very straight but height may have been an issue, not for the Umpire though and Blain is sent packing 98/8 18.5 to Drummond, tries to hit over mid-off, a thick outside edge skies the ball into the covers where Porterfield pouches it 108/9
DT Johnston	2	0	15	0	7.50	(1w)

AC Botha	4	0	18	3	4.50	(1w)
9.4 to Coetzer, another wicket and that's a big one. The ball was on a good length and a nagging line outside the off stump, Coetzer tried to defend on the back foot baut got an inside edge bck onto his stumps 52/4 15.2 to Berrington, the partnership is broken as Berrington steps away from his stump to hit over the off-side, he got an edge and the ball went high in the air, where Niall O'Brien took an easy catch 92/5 15.5 to McCallum, another one goes! Just a bi shorter from Botha, taking a thin edge as McCallum tried to cut. They all go up and he's on his way 92/6 19.6 to Nel, a wicket from the final delivery! It was full and Nel tried to hit over mid-on, he could only find McCallan who took a safe catch 117/10
WK McCallan	2	0	15	0	7.50


Ireland innings (target: 118 runs from 20 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
WTS Porterfield*	b Nel	7	11	9	1	0	77.77
3.1 he goes for the same shot as Wilson but is bowled by a leg-stump yorker, well bowled by Nel but needless shot by Porterfield with Ireland in command 15/1
GC Wilson	b Rogers	14	27	18	1	1	77.77
6.5 got him! Spinning between bat and pad as Wilson aimed a flick through the leg-side after advacing down the pitch. Game on in Belfast! 33/2
NJ O'Brien†	c †Smith b Blain	22	44	37	1	0	59.45
14.5 Scotland get a breakthrough! O'Brien came down the pitch and got a thin edge through to Smith, who took an easy catch 84/3
AC Botha	b Maiden	38	44	34	1	1	111.76
17.3 gone! That is a big wicket and Scotland may just be back in this. Botha came down the wicket but Maiden saw him coming but bowled a flatter ball which hit off stump. Big celebrations from Scotland 100/5
KJ O'Brien	st †Smith b Rogers	3	4	4	0	0	75.00
15.5 lovely bowling from Rodgers, he really threw that ball up, inviting O'Brien down the pitch and spinning past the edge to give Colin Smith an easy stumping 89/4
DT Johnston	c Maiden b Nel	5	14	6	0	0	83.33
18.3 OUT, gone! That is a big wicket and Scotland may just be back in this. Botha came down the wicket but Maiden saw him coming but bowled a flatter ball which hit off stump. Big celebrations from Scotland 104/6
AR White	not out	11	12	9	1	0	122.22

R Strydom	not out	5	8	4	0	0	125.00

Extras	(b 2, lb 6, w 3, nb 2)	13

Total	(6 wickets; 19.5 overs)	118	(5.94 runs per over)

Did not bat AR Cusack, WK McCallan, PC Connell

Fall of wickets 1-15 (Porterfield, 3.1 ov), 2-33 (Wilson, 6.5 ov), 3-84 (NJ O'Brien, 14.5 ov), 4-89 (KJ O'Brien, 15.5 ov), 5-100 (Botha, 17.3 ov), 6-104 (Johnston, 18.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
JAR Blain	4	0	24	1	6.00	(2w)
14.5 to NJ O'Brien, Scotland get a breakthrough! O'Brien came down the pitch and got a thin edge through to Smith, who took an easy catch 84/3
JD Nel	4	0	19	2	4.75	(1nb)
3.1 to Porterfield, he goes for the same shot as Wilson but is bowled by a leg-stump yorker, well bowled by Nel but needless shot by Porterfield with Ireland in command 15/1 18.3 to Johnston, OUT, gone! That is a big wicket and Scotland may just be back in this. Botha came down the wicket but Maiden saw him coming but bowled a flatter ball which hit off stump. Big celebrations from Scotland 104/6
GD Drummond	3.5	0	27	0	7.04

GA Rogers	3.5	0	15	2	3.91	(1nb, 1w)
6.5 to Wilson, got him! Spinning between bat and pad as Wilson aimed a flick through the leg-side after advacing down the pitch. Game on in Belfast! 33/2 15.5 to KJ O'Brien, lovely bowling from Rodgers, he really threw that ball up, inviting O'Brien down the pitch and spinning past the edge to give Colin Smith an easy stumping 89/4
GI Maiden	4	0	24	1	6.00
17.3 to Botha, gone! That is a big wicket and Scotland may just be back in this. Botha came down the wicket but Maiden saw him coming but bowled a flatter ball which hit off stump. Big celebrations from Scotland 100/5
RD Berrington	0.1	0	1	0	6.00

Match details

Toss Scotland, who chose to bat
Points Ireland 2, Scotland 0

T20I debuts AC Botha, PC Connell, AR Cusack, DT Johnston, WK McCallan, KJ O'Brien, NJ O'Brien, WTS Porterfield, R Strydom, AR White and GC Wilson (Ireland); RD Berrington, KJ Coetzer, GD Drummond, GI Maiden and GA Rogers (Scotland)
Twenty20 debuts KJ O'Brien (Ireland); RD Berrington, GD Drummond and GA Rogers (Scotland)
Player of the match AC Botha (Ireland)

Umpires NG Bagh (Denmark) and Sarika Prasad (Singapore)
Match referee BC Broad (England)
Reserve umpire M Hawthorne

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Gary Wilson goes on the pull during Ireland's run chase

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