Its driven hard past the extra cover fielders and races away to the rope. Lovely way to win the game. Lightning win.
Knights vs Leinster, 7th Match at Belfast, Aug 20 2019 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
7th Match, Belfast, August 20, 2019, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup
(32.4/50 ov, T:177) 179/3
Leinster won by 7 wickets (with 104 balls remaining)
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At one point the Lightning were 34/2 and could have collapsed in the same fashion that the Knights did earlier in the day.
Although a terrific 135 run third wicket stand between Balbirnie and Tucker meant that they never were really felt under any pressure.
In fact Balbirnie getting run out was because he wanted to keep the strike to try and get to his century!
Coming into the game the Knights bowling attack looked weak because of the players that were missing from the team, so it proved.
Adair was the only bright spark for the Knights, although he couldn't carry the attack on his own.
The Lightning dominated the whole match and times like these they will be delighted to claim the extra bonus point for the win.
Means that they have a six point lead at the top of the table, with only two games left in the competition, they are in pole position to retain their title.
Luckily we won't have long to wait until the next match, which is going to be this Thursday at North County between the Lightning and the North West Warriors.
So hopefully you'll be able to join us then, when Ian Callender will be taking you through the action. Until then this is Justin saying goodnight from Stormont.
32.4
4
Adair to Tucker, FOUR runs
32.3
•
Adair to Tucker, no run
yet another full ball, Tucker traps it with his bat and wants the run. Simi isn't interested and he has to get back in his crease
32.2
•
Adair to Tucker, no run
Adair looks to for the slower ball, Tucker is through the shot too early although its wide of the stumps
32.1
•
Adair to Tucker, no run
full ball, blocked out towards point and they think about the run before deciding against it
end of over 328 runs • 1 wicket
LEL: 175/3CRR: 5.46 • RRR: 0.11
Simi Singh5 (3b 1x4)
Lorcan Tucker53 (60b 6x4 1x6)
Shane Getkate 3-0-28-0
Mark Adair 8-0-37-2
31.6
4
Getkate to Simi Singh, FOUR runs
gets up on his toes and punches the ball into the covers, it seems to pick up speed as it travels over the ground and races to the boundary
31.5
1
Getkate to Tucker, 1 run
leans onto the front foot and blocks the ball into a gap in the covers
31.4
1
Getkate to Simi Singh, 1 run
Simi blocks the ball back past the bowler and as mid-off comes running in, calls for the run. Throw comes into the keepers end but Tucker is safe
31.3
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Getkate to Simi Singh, no run
Simi stays in the crease and defends the ball into the off-side
31.2
1W
Getkate to Balbirnie, 1 run, OUT
guides the ball down to third man and is always coming back for the second. Its always going to be tight and the throw from JCD is right over the stumps. Balbirnie ends up being a couple of inches short.
Andy Balbirnie run out (Cameron-Dow) 90 (94b 11x4 1x6 106m) SR: 95.74
31.1
1
Getkate to Tucker, 1 run
angles the bat and its a thick edge down to third man
end of over 3111 runs
LEL: 167/2CRR: 5.38 • RRR: 0.52
Andy Balbirnie89 (93b 11x4 1x6)
Lorcan Tucker51 (58b 6x4 1x6)
Mark Adair 8-0-37-2
Shane Getkate 2-0-20-0
30.6
•
Adair to Balbirnie, no run
gets hit on the pads as he tries to clip the ball on the legside to keep the strike.
30.5
1
Adair to Tucker, 1 run
hits the ball towards mid-off and Tucker calls for the quick single. Not sure that Balbirnie really wanted that and almost gets run out as the ball is thrown at his end
30.4
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Adair to Tucker, no run
slashes at a short ball outside off-stump, misses and its through to the keeper
30.3
4
Adair to Tucker, FOUR runs
gets a little tickle on the ball down the legside and that's fifty for Tucker.
30.2
•
Adair to Tucker, no run
misses with the late cut
30.1
6
Adair to Tucker, SIX runs
Tucker decides to attack the ball, its goes towards the fielder on the cover boundary. Mulder starts to come in and then realises its going over his head, starts to go back and can only palm the ball over the rope
end of over 3010 runs
LEL: 156/2CRR: 5.20 • RRR: 1.05
Andy Balbirnie89 (92b 11x4 1x6)
Lorcan Tucker40 (53b 5x4)
Shane Getkate 2-0-20-0
Harry Tector 2-0-11-0
Knights have turned back to Adair. Its surely a little too late
29.6
4
Getkate to Balbirnie, FOUR runs
and there is another four for Balbirnie, gets another thick edge on the ball and the spectators down at the boundary do the fielding
29.5
•
Getkate to Balbirnie, no run
cuts the ball towards point again,this time Tector bends down a little to stop it
29.4
•
Getkate to Balbirnie, no run
cuts the ball hard into the ground, point fields it and Balbirnie turns away in frustration
29.3
2
Getkate to Balbirnie, 2 runs
clips the ball towards cow corner, turns quickly to come back for the second
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