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Knights vs Reds, 2nd Match at Belfast, INTER PRO, May 05 2022 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
2nd Match, Belfast, May 05, 2022, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup
(48/50 ov, T:249) 249/7

Reds won by 3 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
, REDS
71* (71)
matt-ford
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REDS
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end of over 4814 runs
REDS: 249/7CRR: 5.18 
Matt Ford71 (71b 9x4 1x6)
Fionn Hand22 (22b 2x4 1x6)
Ruhan Pretorius 7-1-30-3
Mark Adair 9-0-42-1

For the second season in a row, the men from Munster come up to Stormont and end up taking the points home with them.

At 120 for five, the Reds could have crumbled, but Gareth Delany and Matt Ford came together to steady the innings, and then started to attack. Delany fell when he was looking good, but Ford batted on and on 71*

You'll not be surprised to know that Matt Ford has just been announced as player of the match.

The Knights bowlers couldn't build on those early wickets, although it did seem strange that after taking his third wicket, that Pretorius was taken off and not seen again until the 48th and last over.

Dropped chances will haunt them too, a story of what might have been I guess....

The Reds join the Lightning at the top of the table, which is great as next Tuesday, they play against each other down in Dublin, I'm sure that's a game your not going to want to miss

Thanks for following along with my commentary today, I hope you'll join me next Tuesday, this is Justin Smyth signing off from Stormont. Good night!

47.6
4
Pretorius to Ford, FOUR runs

and that's it! Pretorius goes short again and Ford pulls the ball towards wide lon leg. It splits the two fielders in the deep perfectly and the Reds win!

47.5
4
Pretorius to Ford, FOUR runs

goes for the short ball, Ford swivels on the back foot and pulls the ball wide of the fielder at long leg

47.4
Pretorius to Ford, no run

Ford advances down the track to change the angle, Ross Adair dives to his left to stop the ball

47.3
4
Pretorius to Ford, FOUR runs

Ford gets to the pitch of the ball and hammers it to the extra cover boundary

47.2
1
Pretorius to Hand, 1 run

clipped into the legside

47.2
1w
Pretorius to Hand, 1 wide

too far outside off-stump, Hand did have a swipe with the ball but couldn't get across to it

47.1
Pretorius to Hand, no run

make that 14 of 17 balls as hand defends the delivery into the legside

end of over 4712 runs
REDS: 235/7CRR: 5.00 RRR: 4.66
Matt Ford59 (67b 6x4 1x6)
Fionn Hand21 (20b 2x4 1x6)
Mark Adair 9-0-42-1
Matthew Humphreys 10-0-47-2

Pretorius is finally brought back into the attack. Reds need 14 off 18 balls

46.6
Adair to Ford, no run

looks to play the ball down to third, can''t beat the fielder in the ring

46.5
1
Adair to Hand, 1 run

cuts the ball out to deep point

46.4
4
Adair to Hand, FOUR runs

Full toss from Adair, Hand walks across the stumps and this time connects with the ramp. Over the keeper and runs down to the fine leg boundary. Hit's the rope and almost bounces up into a spectators face!

46.3
6
Adair to Hand, SIX runs

Adair goes short and Hand pulls him high over the legside boundary, it went a mile in the air, over the top of us and thumped into the roof of the Pavilion.

46.3
1w
Adair to Hand, 1 wide

Hand looks to scoop the ball over the keeper, misses but gets the wide anyway.

46.2
Adair to Hand, no run

leans back in the crease and can't get the pull shot past mid-wicket

46.1
Adair to Hand, no run

misses with the pull shot, goes through to the keeper

end of over 463 runs
REDS: 223/7CRR: 4.84 RRR: 6.50
Fionn Hand10 (15b 1x4)
Matt Ford59 (66b 6x4 1x6)
Matthew Humphreys 10-0-47-2
Mark Adair 8-0-30-1
45.6
1
Humphreys to Hand, 1 run

clips the ball into the legside, Hand keeps the strike.

45.5
Humphreys to Hand, no run

on the front foot, defends back down the pitch

45.4
Humphreys to Hand, no run

blocked towards point, Stirling is across quickly from point to stop the run

45.3
2lb
Humphreys to Hand, 2 leg byes

clips the pad and goes down the legside, keeper can't get across in time

45.2
Humphreys to Hand, no run

lovely delivery, spins away from Hand and goes through to the keeper

45.1
Humphreys to Hand, no run

waits for the ball to spin, plays the late dab and can't get it past short third

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