McDonough has his left hand in the air celebrating. Davey swings across the line and misses the ball, the stumps are rattled once again and the bails fall to the floor. Reds win!
Reds vs Knights, 21st Match at Dublin, INTER-PRO T20, Jul 09 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Wow, what a game to get us started today. The momentum swung one way and then the other. Just what you;d want to see.
The Knights openers went off like a train, with both Stirling and Adair hitting the ball all around the ground.
Although Ben White produced some magic with his legspin to get rid of all three of the Knights top order. Which slammed the brakes on the chase.
The Reds would have been been worried when the tail wagged, but McDonough bowled Davey to finish things off. 14 runs was the margin of victory in the end.
You'll not be surprised to find out that Ben White has been named the player of the match. He bowled excellently today.
The Reds pick up four points for the win and close in on the Warriors, even though they are still bottom of the table.
Thanks for following along, the second game of today's double header starts at 3:45pm, so please join me then for the Leinster Lightning vs the North West Warriors.
Until then, this is Justin saying goodbye from Dublin.
hits the ball to long-off. The fielder leaps up on the boundary and flicks the ball back in. Great fielding
steps across the stumps and looks to ramp the ball. Doesn't connect and that's a dot ball for the Reds
Two overs to go, Knights need 17 runs, the Reds need one wicket
jabs the bat down on the ball to keep it out.
on the back foot, makes sure that he gets in line and defends towards extra cover
another twist! Robertson looks to force the ball into the legside. Misses the ball annd the off-stump is knocked back. McCarthy leaps up in celebration as the Knights lose thier ninth wicket
too straight from McCarthy, flicks the ball out to deep mid-wicket
flicks the ball towards deep square leg
back of a length ball cuts the batter in half as he looks to flick the ball legside
Knights need 19 off 3, although lets face it, we really want a superover...
hits the ball back down the pitch. The bowler gets one hand to the ball but can't hold on.
clips the ball behind square on the legside, the fielder gets there and somehow lets the ball past him. How important could those runs be?
on the front foot, clips the ball to deep point
clips the ball towards deep mid-wicket. White fields
gets off the mark with a boundary! Slices the ball along the ground to wide third. It's not over yet...
Robertson in at number nine
Humphreys looks to get oout of the way and ends up top edging the ball towards deep third. Nabi makes sure that he gets to the right position in the deep and takes the catch
McDonough still has two to bowl
guided to backward point again. Davey sets off for the run and has to hurry back to the crease as the throw comes in
steps towards the bowler and guides the ball to backward point. The fielder getsb down low to make sure that the ball doesn't get past him
davey swings hard at the ball and gets lucky! The ball flies off the outside edge and runs down to the boundary. 150 up for the Knights
full ball down the legside. Davey chases it but can't get bat on ball
charges the bowler. Can only chop the ball down into the ground and McCarthy runs forward to field