down the legside and the keeper can't stop the ball, it runs away to the boundary and the Lightning win!
Knights vs Leinster, 9th Match at Belfast, INTER-PRO, Aug 20 2025 - Match Result
Leinster won by 6 wickets (with 95 balls remaining)
Defending 223, the Knights needed early wickets, and they couldn't get them. Tim Tector set the tone from the top and hit a quick fire fifty.
With David Delany giving the Innings some momentum in the end with 43 off only 21 balls. The 6 wicket win in quick times means that they pick up an important bonus point. It could make all the difference at the end of the season.
Matthew Humphreys was the pick of the bowling, and picked up with three wickets, although none of the other bowlers could back him up.
With the Munster Reds struggling to beat the North West Warriors, the Lightning could go into the final round of games top of the table.
Next Wednesday is going to be the final games of the season, so please join me then. Until then, hope that you've enjoyed the coverage today. This is Justin Smyth saying goodbye from Stormont.
looks to hit big down the ground, doesn't connect
3 runs needed, can the Lightning do it in this over
works the ball through square leg. Three fielders converge on the ball and they come back for a second.
Delany has his eye in now, powers the ball back towards the bowler and the Umpire has to duck out of the way.
The players are looking for the ball, we might need a replacement one.
No they have found the old one, so on we go
launches the ball over the long-off boundary, Lightning need less then 10 now
hammers the ball towards wide long-off. Great placement and he splits the two deep fielders
cuts the ball towards extra cover. Good diving stop low down to his right
Delany explodes and smashes the ball back past the bowler. No chance for mid-on or mid-off to stop the ball
Match State: Drinks
The Lightning are only 23 runs away from winning the game, and will want to do it before the end of the 40th over so that they can pick up that bonus point
blocks the ball down into the legside and that's drinks
cuts the ball towards the extra cover boundary, the fielder gets the ball back in quickly to the bowlers end
backs into the crease and turns the ball into the legside. Mid-wicket fields
the ball is defended forward
steps back in the crease and defends
Dockrell brings the bat a long way forward and defends
slams the ball back past the bowler. No point chasing that one as it races away across the outfield
clips the ball into the legside
overthrow! Delany blocks the ball to extra cover. The fielder throws at the non-strikers end and misses the stumps. There is no-one backing up and the Lightning get gifted another run
looks to play off the back foot. Inside edge falls into the legside and the keeper runs up to field
Looks like the ball might be lost in the bushes, nope they've found it.
driven through extra cover and Delany picks up his fourth four
bends his knees as the ball spins back into him, cuts the ball to extra cover
Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast | |
Toss | Leinster Lightning, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2025 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 20 August 2025 - day (50-over match) |
Umpires | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Leinster Lightning 5, Northern Knights 0 |