Ireland have done it! A good length ball from Patel is right in Hall's hitting area and he smacks it through mid-off. The fielder dives for the catch and he only just misses it. There is a big cheer from the crowd and this exciting game is over!
USA U19 vs Ireland U19, at Dublin, Jul 28 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary
So thats the end of the first game of the u-19 world cup. If the other 9 games are as exciting as this i dont know how we will get to the end!
The best knock of the day was from Adam Coughlan and he has just been named man of the match.
So that just leaves me to say thank you for following my commentary today and i hope that you join me, Justin Smyth for another exciting game tomorrow!
Goodnight from Clontarf in Dublin.
pitched up and hit back to the bowler. 2 off 2
comes down the wicket and is hit on the pads. 2 off of 3
plays and misses outside offstump. 2 needed off of 4
hit on the pads, they all go up. Could have been going down legside
guided to point and a quick run means 2 needed off of six balls
played inside the line again and the ground is pretty silent now
hit to the man at cover. The tension creeps higher
goes forward to the ball and plays just inside the line
flashes at a ball outside offstump. Could have edged it there
guides the ball to point. 3 off of 11 now
3 needed off of 12 balls. You can feel the tension in the air.
gets behind the line and defends it back to the bowler
defended into the offside and no run there
outside off stump and through to the keeper
clipped moff the pads straight to square leg
he's out! One short of the fifty, he swung at a straight on and missed it. The umpires finger goes up. Its not over yet!
played down to gully and he thinks about the single, before scrambling back
too far outside offstump, Coughlan went for it to get his fifty but it was too wide
good running from Coughlan means he has pinched the strike. He played it off the face of the bat and guided it through gully.
played safely all along the ground down to third man