full toss hit in the air to deep midwicket for a single.
Netherlands vs Ireland, at London, Jun 01 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
It is now official, we are going to have a super over.
It is a tie. We think there won't be a super over, the players shake hands. The players are waiting in the middle, still no official word.
Ireland will be batting first in the super over. Porterfield, Wilson and Johnston are the three batsman
Ball 1 Nannes to Porterfield: Swings and misses, gets some glove to it and they scamper through for a run.
Ball 2 Nannes to Wilson: Cuts and misses, they scamper through for a bye.
Ball 3 Nannes to Porterfield: Goes for the big shot and misses, through to keeper, another bye.
Ball 4 Nannes to Wilson: Miscues it high in the air to midwicket and Zuiderent takes the catch. Ireland are 3 for 1.
Ball 5 Nannes to Porterfield: Makes room and gets an inside edge down to fine leg for couple of runs. 5 for 1.
Ball 6 Nannes to Porterfield: Misses a full toss and they scamper through for a leg bye. 6 for 1.
It is now Netherlands turn to bat and they require 7 to win in 6 balls. The three batsman nominated are Zuiderent, Reekers and Doschate. It will be Johnston to bowl for Ireland.
Ball 1 Johnston to Zuiderent: Full toss pulled to deep backward square leg, a misfield and they get back for two. so 2 for no loss.
Ball 2 Johnston to Zuiderent: Good ball right in the block-hole, digs it out.
Ball 3 Johnston to Zuiderent: Slower delivery and looking to play to the onside, misses it and for some reason Zuiderent comes out of the crease, Smits collects the ball and gets rid of the stumps.
Ball 4 Johnston to Reekers: full delivery and looking to work it through the onside misses it and Johnston fields the ball and strikes the stumps at the non-strikers end and Ireland have won the super over. A fantastic finish to the match.
So we are into the final delivery and Ireland require 2 runs.
quicker delivery outside the off stump, plays and misses.
2 runs required from 2 balls.
hit hard along the ground past the bowler to long off, comes back for the second run.
4 runs required from 3 balls.
good strike from West, hits it straight and high over the bowler to the fence.
8 runs required from 4 balls. West is the new batsman.
flat and full and Wilson comes down the track and gets beaten, Smits collects the ball and gets rid of the stump.
reverse sweeps and plays to point for a single.
The equation now is 9 runs from 6 deliveries. Seelaar to bowl the final over. Can Seelaar seal the match for Netherlands.
makes room and plays an exquisite shot over extra cover to the fence.
13 runs required from 7 balls.
a lovely strike, hits it hard along the ground to midwicket fence.
17 runs required from 8 balls.
flicks it off his toes to deep square leg for a single.
18 from 9 balls.
driven in the air and down the ground to long off, a misfield, gives away the second run.
looking to fetch it from outside the off stump and play it over the keeper, misses it and through to the keeper.
makes room, cuts and misses.
20 runs required from 12 balls.
down the track and plays to midwicket for a single.
fetches it from outside the off stump and to short fine leg for a quick single.
full delivery driven along the ground to the sweeper.
pushes in the gap through midwicket to the deep.
a slow short delivery, cuts and misses, they run a quick bye.
fuller delivery worked to deep midwicket.
This match is going to the wire, 27 runs required from 18 deliveries.
a quick bouncer and surprises Wilson, who just gets out of the way.
McCallan is the new batsman but it will be Wilson on strike.
short delivery and Johnston looking for the pull shot, miscues it high in the air to mid-off, where van Bunge takes the catch.