Ireland vs Scotland, 2nd Match at Belfast, Aug 02 2008, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

RESULT
2nd Match, Belfast, August 02, 2008, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
(19.5/20 ov, T:118) 118/6

Ireland won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

Player Of The Match
38 (34) & 3/18
andre-botha
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Scorecard summary
Scotland 117/10(20 overs)
4/21 (4)
24 (16)
3/18 (4)
Ireland 118/6(19.5 overs)
38 (34)
2/15 (3.5)
2/19 (4)
19.5
4
Drummond to White, FOUR runs

Swept very fine to give Ireland a hard-fought win

19.4
1
Drummond to Strydom, 1 run

scores are level

19.3
2
Drummond to Strydom, 2 runs

Driven to long off, they take a very risky second but Drummond can't gather the return

19.2
1
Drummond to White, 1 run

driven into the covers on the front foot, excellent stop to keep them to one

19.1
4
Drummond to White, FOUR runs

excellent shot by White, scooping the ball very fine to the fine leg boundary for four, it was on leg-stump but vry delicately played

end of over 1911 runs • 1 wicket
IRE: 109/6CRR: 5.73 RRR: 9.00
Andrew White5 (6b)
Reinhardt Strydom2 (2b)
Dewald Nel 4-0-19-2
18.6
1
Nel to White, 1 run

yorker length and driven into the off-side, they pick up a single

18.6
2nb
Nel to Strydom, (no ball) 1 run

too high and pulled away through midwicket fby O'Brien, good work on the boundary keeps them to one run

18.5
1
Nel to White, 1 run
18.4
1
Nel to Strydom, 1 run
18.3
W
Nel to Johnston, OUT

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

Trent Johnston c Maiden b Nel 5 (6b 0x4 0x6 14m) SR: 83.33
18.2
1
Nel to White, 1 run
18.1
Nel to White, no run
end of over 185 runs • 1 wicket
IRE: 103/5CRR: 5.72 RRR: 7.50
Andrew White2 (2b)
Trent Johnston5 (5b)
Gregor Maiden 4-0-23-1
17.6
1
Maiden to White, 1 run

another reverse-sweep brings a run

17.5
1
Maiden to Johnston, 1 run

leading edge from Johnston as he tries to whip the ball throug the leg-side, it goes high in the air and falls safe, just over the head of the fielder at cover

17.4
1
Maiden to White, 1 run

reverse- sweep which went very fine for a single, it may hev just been a chance of a catch for Smith

17.3
W
Maiden to Botha, 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

Andre Botha b Maiden 38 (34b 1x4 1x6 44m) SR: 111.76
17.2
1
Maiden to Johnston, 1 run

another forcing shot off the back foot brings a single to long-off

17.1
1
Maiden to Botha, 1 run

short ball, driven out to long-off on the back foot

end of over 178 runs
IRE: 98/4CRR: 5.76 RRR: 6.66
Andre Botha37 (32b 2x4 1x6)
Trent Johnston3 (3b)
Dewald Nel 3-0-13-1

Maiden to bowl now

16.6
1
Nel to Botha, 1 run

yorker from Nel, pushed back down the pitch by Botha to Nel who can't gather in his follow through and they get a single

16.5
4
Nel to Botha, FOUR runs

short and pulled down to fine-leg for a pressure releiving boundary

Match details
Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast
TossScotland, elected to bat first
Series
Season2008
Player Of The Match
Match numberT20I no. 59
Hours of play (local time)13.00 start, First Session 13.00-14.20, Interval 14.20-14.40, Second Session 14.40-16.00
Match days2 August 2008 - day (20-over match)
T20I debut
T20 debut
Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsIreland 2, Scotland 0
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ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
Group A
TEAMMWLPTNRR
IRE22040.205
SCOT21120.313
BER2020-0.610
Group B
TEAMMWLPTNRR
NED21120.351
KENYA2112-0.126
CAN2112-0.185