Ireland Vs Scotland 4Th Match
UAE Tri Series Ireland, Scotland, United Arab Emirates - 2018 (2017/18) · ICC Academy, Dubai · 18 January 2018
Ireland won by 24 runs
Ireland won by 24 runs. Paul Stirling top-scored with 74 for Ireland.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- ICC Academy, Dubai
- Date
- 18 January 2018
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to bat
- Result
- Ireland won by 24 runs
- Player of the match
- Paul Stirling
- Captains
- William Porterfield (Ireland), Richie Berrington (Scotland)
- Debut
- Scott Cameron (Scotland)
- Umpires
- Nitin Menon and R Black
- Match referee
- M Nayyar
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to bat. It was Scott Cameron's first ODI.
Ireland batted first and made 331 for 6. Paul Stirling top-scored with 74 off 88 balls, and Niall O'Brien made 51. Stuart Whittingham took 3 for 58 for Scotland. The innings was built on a 117-run stand for the second wicket between Andy Balbirnie and Paul Stirling. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at ICC Academy, 242 across 26 ODIs.
Chasing 332, Scotland made 307 for 9. Michael Jones top-scored with 74 off 94 balls, and Michael Leask made 59. The innings was built on a 95-run stand for the sixth wicket between Calum MacLeod and Michael Leask.
Ireland won by 24 runs. Ireland's 331 is the highest total at ICC Academy.
IRELAND: 331 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield | c Scott Cameron b Stuart Whittingham | 6 | 9 |
| Paul Stirling | c Matthew Cross b Alasdair Evans | 74 | 88 |
| Andy Balbirnie | c Mark Watt b Stuart Whittingham | 47 | 61 |
| Niall O'Brien | c Craig Wallace b Scott Cameron | 51 | 47 |
| Simi Singh | c & b Stuart Whittingham | 45 | 40 |
| Kevin O'Brien | c Michael Jones b Scott Cameron | 46 | 24 |
| Gary Wilson | not out | 40 | 31 |
| George Dockrell | not out | 2 | 2 |
Did not bat: Barry McCarthy, Boyd Rankin, Peter Chase
Extras 20 · Total 331 for 6
| Bowler (Scotland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Whittingham | 10 | 0 | 58 | 3 |
| Alasdair Evans | 10 | 0 | 65 | 1 |
| Mark Watt | 10 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Scott Cameron | 10 | 0 | 64 | 2 |
| Michael Leask | 5 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Calum MacLeod | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (William Porterfield, 2.4 ov), 2-132 (Andy Balbirnie, 25.4 ov), 3-138 (Paul Stirling, 27.3 ov), 4-235 (Niall O'Brien, 40.3 ov), 5-240 (Simi Singh, 41.1 ov), 6-325 (Kevin O'Brien, 49.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | William Porterfield (6) and Paul Stirling (8) | 15 | 16 |
| second | Andy Balbirnie (47) and Paul Stirling (65) | 117 | 138 |
| third | Niall O'Brien (4) and Paul Stirling (1) | 6 | 11 |
| fourth | Niall O'Brien (47) and Simi Singh (44) | 97 | 78 |
| fifth | Kevin O'Brien (1) and Simi Singh (1) | 5 | 4 |
| sixth | Kevin O'Brien (45) and Gary Wilson (36) | 85 | 50 |
| seventh | Gary Wilson (4) and George Dockrell (2) | 6 | 5 |
SCOTLAND: 307 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Munsey | c Boyd Rankin b Peter Chase | 30 | 49 |
| Michael Jones | c Jacob Mulder b Barry McCarthy | 74 | 94 |
| Matthew Cross | c & b George Dockrell | 33 | 41 |
| Richie Berrington | b Kevin O'Brien | 10 | 13 |
| Calum MacLeod | c William Porterfield b Barry McCarthy | 58 | 46 |
| Craig Wallace | c & b Boyd Rankin | 4 | 5 |
| Michael Leask | b George Dockrell | 59 | 35 |
| Mark Watt | run out (Kevin O'Brien, Gary Wilson) | 4 | 3 |
| Scott Cameron | b Peter Chase | 1 | 2 |
| Alasdair Evans | not out | 13 | 11 |
| Stuart Whittingham | not out | 3 | 3 |
Extras 18 · Total 307 for 9
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry McCarthy | 10 | 1 | 67 | 2 |
| Boyd Rankin | 10 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| Peter Chase | 9 | 0 | 78 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 10 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| George Dockrell | 8 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Simi Singh | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-67 (George Munsey, 13.4 ov), 2-127 (Matthew Cross, 26.5 ov), 3-155 (Richie Berrington, 31.5 ov), 4-163 (Michael Jones, 34.1 ov), 5-169 (Craig Wallace, 35.3 ov), 6-264 (Michael Leask, 45.2 ov), 7-268 (Mark Watt, 45.5 ov), 8-269 (Scott Cameron, 46.1 ov), 9-298 (Calum MacLeod, 48.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | George Munsey (30) and Michael Jones (29) | 67 | 83 |
| second | Matthew Cross (33) and Michael Jones (24) | 60 | 79 |
| third | Richie Berrington (10) and Michael Jones (17) | 28 | 30 |
| fourth | Calum MacLeod (4) and Michael Jones (4) | 8 | 14 |
| fifth | Calum MacLeod (2) and Craig Wallace (4) | 6 | 8 |
| sixth | Calum MacLeod (33) and Michael Leask (59) | 95 | 60 |
| seventh | Calum MacLeod (0) and Mark Watt (4) | 4 | 3 |
| eighth | Calum MacLeod (0) and Scott Cameron (1) | 1 | 2 |
| ninth | Calum MacLeod (19) and Alasdair Evans (7) | 29 | 15 |
| tenth | Alasdair Evans (6) and Stuart Whittingham (3) | 9 | 8 |
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