- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.5 he bowls him next ball. He looks to hit the ball into the legside. He misses and the bowler hits 7/113.2 maybe he should have gone for the third! Rankin goes for a sweep and misses. The bowler doesnt. 83/46 its another good length ball and Anderson chips the ball to Watt at mid-wicket. The fielder didnt even have to move. Second wicket for Sharif 34/29.2 looks to hit the ball to mid-wicket. He misses and the bowler hits. Ireland in a bit of trouble here. 48/315.5 goes back in the crease and hits the ball towards deep extra cover. It holds up in the wind and Evans takes an easy catch. 104/5Extras11 (b 1, lb 8, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL146/5 (20 Overs, RR: 7.3)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Stuart Poynter, 0.5 ov), 2-34 (John Anderson, 5.6 ov), 3-48 (Andrew Poynter, 9.2 ov), 4-83 (David Rankin, 13.2 ov), 5-104 (Kevin O'Brien, 15.5 ov)
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR3 its another good length ball and Munsey looks to hit it back over the top. He doesnt time it and O'Brien takes an easy catch at mid-on 18/110.5 it is three in four balls though. Its a fast ball from Kane and Coetzer's offstump goes flying. 94/410.2 and the second ball he gets a wicket! Cross pulls the ball straight to Poynter at deep square leg. Cross is very annoyed because he was playing lovely. 93/210.3 Thats 2 in 2 for Kane, who said international cricket is hard? Its a good length ball which Leask plays all around and he is bowled! Hatrick on? 93/3Extras9 (b 4, lb 1, nb 1, w 3)TOTAL150/4 (16.1 Overs, RR: 9.27)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (George Munsey, 2.5 ov), 2-93 (Matthew Cross, 10.2 ov), 3-93 (Michael Leask, 10.3 ov), 4-94 (Kyle Coetzer, 10.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB GJ McCarter 2 0 20 0 10.00 0 0 CA Young 3 0 27 0 9.00 1 0 MC Sorensen 3 0 28 1 9.33 1 1 KJ O'Brien 2 0 9 0 4.50 0 0 AR McBrine 2 0 21 0 10.50 0 0 TE Kane 3.1 0 27 3 8.52 1 0 J Anderson 1 0 13 0 13.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Ireland , elected to bat first
Series result
Scotland led the 4-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
17.30 start, First Session 17.30-18.50, Interval 18.50-19.10, Second Session 19.10-20.30
Match days
18 June 2015 (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 6 overs Ireland 34-2
- Powerplay 6 overs Scotland 59-1
- MH Cross 50 off 28 balls (8x4) (1x6)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsIreland disappoint on return to north-west
International cricket returned to the North West of Ireland for the first time in eleven years on Thursday but the hosts were unable to deliver the result, or performance, the locals had waited for so long to see