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Ireland vs Bermuda, 6th Match at Belfast, , Aug 03 2008 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
6th Match, Belfast, August 03, 2008, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
(9/9 ov) 43/7
(9/9 ov, T:46) 41/8

Ireland won by 4 runs (D/L method)

Player Of The Match
3/8
peter-connell
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BER
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end of over 94 runs
BER: 41/8CRR: 4.55 
Stefan Kelly2 (3b)
Rodney Trott2 (4b)
Kevin O'Brien 2-0-14-0

What a game we had there and Ireland survive by the skin of their teeth and will play Kenya in tomorrows first semi-final. Do join me, Chris Busby, then for a 9.30am start. Cheers

8.6
K O'Brien to Kelly, no run

length delivery and Kelly goes for the big heave- he misses and the ball is through to O'Brien to give Ireland a pulsating victory!

8.5
1
K O'Brien to Trott, 1 run

cut into point again and they get a single

8.4
1
K O'Brien to Kelly, 1 run

driven on the front foot to long-on, sharp work in the deep keeps them to one run

8.3
1
K O'Brien to Trott, 1 run

short of a length and cut infront of point, they scramble another run

8.2
K O'Brien to Trott, no run

beats the edge with a rising delivery outside the off-stump

8.1
1
K O'Brien to Kelly, 1 run

driven to long-off

end of over 89 runs • 2 wickets
BER: 37/8CRR: 4.62 RRR: 9.00
Rodney Trott0 (1b)
Stefan Kelly0 (0b)
Trent Johnston 1-0-9-1

Ireland are through- they will have a better net run-rate than Bermuda

7.6
Johnston to Trott, no run

yorker, dug out by Trott but they can't get a run

7.5
W
Johnston to O'Brien, OUT

he tried to repeat the shot but this time the ball went high rather than long, Connell took a juggling catch at the third attempt on the square-leg boundary

George O'Brien c Connell b Johnston 7 (7b 0x4 1x6 8m) SR: 100
7.4
6
Johnston to O'Brien, SIX runs

short of a length and O'Brien has got hold of that one, pulling over midwicket for a maximum

7.3
Johnston to O'Brien, no run

past the edge again as O'Brien tries to cut

7.2
Johnston to O'Brien, no run
7.2
1W
Johnston to Edness, 1 wide, OUT

suicidal stuff from Bermuda, they same determined to throw this away, the ball was down the leg-side and O'Brien wanted a single as the ball rolled to fine-leg, the thow left Edness well short

Jekon Edness run out (†NJ O'Brien/Johnston) 4 (6b 0x4 0x6 9m) SR: 66.66
7.1
2
Johnston to Edness, 2 runs

clipped over midwicket and they get two runs

end of over 72 runs • 1 wicket
BER: 28/6CRR: 4.00 RRR: 9.00
George O'Brien1 (3b)
Jekon Edness2 (5b)
Alex Cusack 2-0-5-0
6.6
Cusack to O'Brien, no run

full ball driven back down the ground, Cusack sticks out his foot and saves a single

6.5
Cusack to O'Brien, no run

beats the edge and Ireland want another stumping- they seem convinced but the Umpire isn't

6.4
1
Cusack to Edness, 1 run

pushed into the covers and they scramble a quick single

6.3
1
Cusack to O'Brien, 1 run

driven to long-off for one run

6.2
W
Cusack to Edness, OUT

another wicket! Driven into the covers and straight to O'Brien who sent a thow over the bails for brother Niall to complete the run-out

Oliver Pitcher run out (KJ O'Brien/†NJ O'Brien) 6 (8b 0x4 0x6 18m) SR: 75
6.1
Cusack to Edness, no run

beats the edge as Edness goes for a driven outside the off-stump

end of over 62 runs • 1 wicket
BER: 26/5CRR: 4.33 RRR: 6.66
Jekon Edness1 (2b)
Oliver Pitcher6 (8b)
Andre Botha 2-0-4-2
5.6
1
Botha to Edness, 1 run

driven to long-off and they get a single

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Group A
TEAMMWLPTNRR
IRE22040.205
SCOT21120.313
BER2020-0.610
Group B
TEAMMWLPTNRR
NED21120.351
KENYA2112-0.126
CAN2112-0.185