Getkate was looking to keep the strike and looks to push the ball back past the bowler, Simi dives to his right and takes the return catch on the second grab. Lightning win!
Leinster vs Knights, 3rd Match at Comber, Inter Pro, Sep 17 2020 - Match Result
Once the Lightning managed to break the partnership between Getkate and Pretorius, they knew that they were into the tail and the Knights innings just fell away.
Shane Getkate played excellently for his 73, although as the bottom 4 could only score 5 between them, the Knights really didn't have a chance of chasing down that total.
The Lightnings bowlers were excellent with Captain Dockrell the only one not to pick up a wicket.
Simi Singh finished with 4, although the truth is that they really didn't seem to be able to cope with Little's left arm and it showed.
Lightning win by a massive 91 runs and they also pick up a bonus point. Which puts them a point clear of the others in the table. Not bad after only playing one game.
Three games left in the season, so hopefully the weather will be just as good next Tuesday as the Lightning travel up to Bready for their game against the Warriors.
Thanks for following my commentary today, this is Justin saying goodbye from a very sunny Comber.
hits the ball out to deep point and doesn't take the run
Getkate is still going to keep attacking! Hits the ball over the long-on boundary and hits the Pavilion roof above us. Looks like the ball is stuck in the gutter
gets down on one knee and sweeps the ball past the fielder at short fine leg
flicks the ball out towards deep mid-wicket, doesn't take the run
slower ball bouncer, Getkate deals with it well and pulls it out towards cow corner to keep the strike
looks to scoop the ball and misses, Getkate looks up into the blus sky after missing that
inside edge onto the pad and Getkate calls him through for the run, Little appeals for the LBW, although it was defintely bat first
pulls the ball down to long leg to bring Foster onto strike
Getkate swings hard at the ball, Little's angle of attack is still causing the Knights batsmen trouble
Little gets the ball to come into Getkate, chops the bat down and the ball runs into the covers
goes back in the crease and defends the hattrick ball down the pitch
Hattrick ball coming up for Simi.
Simi gets two in two! McCarter reached out to a ball outside off-stump, McCarter edges the ball and Tucker takes the catch.
Delany comes down the wicket again, Simi pushes it a little wider and he can't get any bat on the ball. Doesn't even look back as Tucker takes off the bails.
Delanny comes down the pitch and meets the ball on the full, can only hit the ball to point
hits the ball down the ground, "catch it" is the call, although it lands well in front of Chase at long-on
Getkate looks for the reverse sweep again, can't get any bat on this onw
Into the final powerplay now, Simi Singh comes back on. Knights need 10.6 an over
walks across the stumps and plays the ball into the on-side to finish the over
looks to run the ball down to third man, goes through to the keeper
pushed back to the bowler from Delany, lots of staring down the pitch from Little
The Green, Comber | |
Toss | Northern Knights, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2020 |
Match days | 17 September 2020 - day (50-over match) |
List A debut | |
Umpires | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Leinster Lightning 5, Northern Knights 0 |