- BATSMENRB4s6sSR1.1 incoming delivery, batsmen tries to drive it through covers, ball swings in and breaks the stumps. 8/20.3 short length, banged hard, getting big on him , uncomfortable, gets an edge to first slip, great catch 5/15.2 flighted delivery, turning the other way, batsmen walks down the track, deceived by the turn, great glove work behind 47/39.3 short of length, quickish delivery,pulls and misses, The danger man departs. 77/418 flighted ball, playing across the line, gets a top edge, Coetzer running back takes it and falls to the ground. 132/5Extras11 (lb 6, w 5)TOTAL159/5 (20 Overs, RR: 7.95)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (PR Stirling, 0.3 ov), 2-8 (WTS Porterfield, 1.1 ov), 3-47 (AR Cusack, 5.2 ov), 4-77 (KJ O'Brien, 9.3 ov), 5-132 (GC Wilson, 17.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MA Parker 4 0 36 1 9.00 2 0 SM Sharif 4 0 31 1 7.75 0 0 RD Berrington 2 0 26 0 13.00 0 0 RM Haq 4 0 18 2 4.50 0 0 PL Mommsen 4 0 24 1 6.00 2 0 JH Stander 2 0 18 0 9.00 1 0
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Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.2 middle stump ball, tries a straight drive, play and a miss, Ireland draw first blood 1/13.4 walking towards off stump, tries a slog to mid wicket, misses and caught plum in front 22/32.4 middle stump delivery, playing across the line, hits in front, appeal, given, Johnston gets his man 20/218.5 in the block hole, straight drive and miss times it, straight into O' brien's bucket like hands 134/714.4 short ball, played across the line ,miss timed,ball in the air towards long off, Johnston running in safely takes it OZ style 101/418.3 slower ball, pulls and miss times the shot, in the air, neat catch by Johnston 130/6Extras3 (lb 1, w 2)TOTAL142/7 (20 Overs, RR: 7.1)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (RD Berrington, 0.2 ov), 2-20 (PL Mommsen, 2.4 ov), 3-22 (CS MacLeod, 3.4 ov), 4-101 (DF Watts, 14.4 ov), 5-101 (JH Stander, 14.5 ov), 6-130 (R Flannigan, 18.3 ov), 7-134 (KJ Coetzer, 18.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DT Johnston 4 0 23 2 5.75 2 0 WB Rankin 3 0 10 1 3.33 0 0 AR Cusack 2 0 14 0 7.00 0 0 MC Sorensen 1 0 14 0 14.00 0 0 GH Dockrell 2 0 13 0 6.50 0 0 KJ O'Brien 4 0 35 3 8.75 0 0 PR Stirling 4 0 32 0 8.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Ireland , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.20, Interval 15.20-15.40, Second Session 15.40-17.00
Match days
18 March 2012 (20-over match)
T20I debut
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Ireland 2, Scotland XI 0
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