O'Brien finishes the game off in style. Its in the slot and driven high back past the bowler. Everyone watches as it bangs into the sightscreen. Lightning win by 6 wickets
Knights vs Leinster, at Belfast, May 02 2016 - Match Result
RESULT
Belfast, May 02, 2016, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup
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Leinster won by 6 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)
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Scorecard summary
Northern Knights • 221/10(49.4 overs)
61 (59)
3/40 (10)
42 (82)
2/32 (9.4)
Leinster Lightning • 226/4(43.4 overs)
89* (77)
2/35 (10)
56* (73)
1/24 (5)
Leinster Lightning win the first game of the new season. A Massive 148 run partnership between Andrew Poynter and Kevin O'Brien took the game away from the Knights.
So thanks for following my commentary today. The next game is a 3 day match between the Lightning and Knights in Clontarf next week.
Until then, thank you for following my commentary today. This is Justin Smyth saying goodbye from a Sunny Stormont. Goodnight!
43.4
6
Kidd to K O'Brien, SIX runs
43.3
•
Kidd to K O'Brien, no run
plays the ball back to the bowler.
43.3
1w
Kidd to K O'Brien, 1 wide
darts the ball down the legside
43.2
6
Kidd to K O'Brien, SIX runs
Well that escalated quickly. O'Brien takes two steps and Smashes that over the extra cover boundary. I think its still travelling....
43.1
•
Kidd to K O'Brien, no run
fast and flat. Defended back to the bowler
end of over 434 runs
LEL: 213/4CRR: 4.95 • RRR: 1.28
Andrew Poynter56 (73b 8x4)
Kevin O'Brien77 (73b 8x4 1x6)
Peter Eakin 6-0-36-0
Gary Kidd 9-1-40-1
42.6
•
Eakin to Poynter, no run
slower ball which Poynter waits on before playing the cut shot. It can' beat the Gully fielder.
42.5
1
Eakin to K O'Brien, 1 run
gets driven hard by O'Brien up to wide long-on. They settle for a single
42.4
1
Eakin to Poynter, 1 run
good length ball which Poynter hits up to long-on. No pressure for the batsmen here
42.3
1
Eakin to K O'Brien, 1 run
sweeps the ball to short leg. Its an easy single
42.2
•
Eakin to K O'Brien, no run
hit up to short mid-wicket. Stopped well by the fielder
42.1
1
Eakin to Poynter, 1 run
its overpitched and clipped through square leg
end of over 4210 runs
LEL: 209/4CRR: 4.97 • RRR: 1.62
Kevin O'Brien75 (70b 8x4 1x6)
Andrew Poynter54 (70b 8x4)
Gary Kidd 9-1-40-1
Peter Eakin 5-0-32-0
41.6
4
Kidd to K O'Brien, FOUR runs
comes down the pitch and hits it to the long-on boundary. One bounce again before the rope. Lightning closing in here
41.5
1
Kidd to Poynter, 1 run
sweeps this one through square leg
41.4
•
Kidd to Poynter, no run
goes for the reverse sweep too. Misses, gets hit on the pad. Big appeal. Not out
41.3
•
Kidd to Poynter, no run
gets forward and defends
41.2
1
Kidd to K O'Brien, 1 run
reverse sweep comes out. He gets the top edge and it just goes over the keepers head
41.1
4
Kidd to K O'Brien, FOUR runs
its got lots of loop on the ball. O'Brien stays in the crease and hits it high to the extra cover boundary. One bounce before the rope
end of over 416 runs
LEL: 199/4CRR: 4.85 • RRR: 2.55
Andrew Poynter53 (67b 8x4)
Kevin O'Brien66 (67b 6x4 1x6)
Peter Eakin 5-0-32-0
Graeme McCarter 10-1-35-2
40.6
•
Eakin to Poynter, no run
same delivery, same result......
40.5
•
Eakin to Poynter, no run
pitched up and Poynter gets the front foot forward, defends.
40.4
•
Eakin to Poynter, no run
gets forward to the ball and defends. It drops down at his feet.
Match details
| Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast | |
| Toss | Northern Knights, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2016 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 10.45 start, First Session 10.45-14.15, Interval 14.15-15.00, Second Session 15.00-18.30 |
| Match days | 2 May 2016 - day (50-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Points | Leinster Lightning 4, Northern Knights 0 |
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