Ireland Vs Scotland 28Th Match Super Sixes
Cricket WC Qualifier in Zimbabwe - 2018 (2017/18) · Harare Sports Club, Harare · 18 March 2018
Ireland won by 25 runs
Ireland won by 25 runs. Andy Balbirnie top-scored with 105 for Ireland. Boyd Rankin took 4/63.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Harare Sports Club, Harare
- Date
- 18 March 2018
- Toss
- Scotland, chose to field
- Result
- Ireland won by 25 runs
- Player of the match
- Andy Balbirnie
- Captains
- William Porterfield (Ireland), Kyle Coetzer (Scotland)
- Umpires
- GO Brathwaite and P Wilson
- Match referee
- D Govindjee
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Scotland won the toss and chose to field.
Ireland batted first and made 271 for 9. Andy Balbirnie top-scored with 105 off 146 balls, and Niall O'Brien made 70. Brad Wheal took 3 for 43 for Scotland. The innings was built on a 138-run stand for the third wicket between Niall O'Brien and Andy Balbirnie, 51% of the total. From 251 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 20 runs, to 271 for 9.
Chasing 272, Scotland made 246 all out. Kyle Coetzer top-scored with 61 off 70 balls, and Richie Berrington made 44. Boyd Rankin took 4 for 63 for Ireland.
Ireland won by 25 runs.
IRELAND: 271 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield | b Brad Wheal | 17 | 27 |
| Paul Stirling | c & b Brad Wheal | 0 | 4 |
| Andy Balbirnie | lbw b Mark Watt | 105 | 146 |
| Niall O'Brien | run out (Craig Wallace) | 70 | 70 |
| Kevin O'Brien | c Craig Wallace b Chris Sole | 46 | 27 |
| Simi Singh | b Brad Wheal | 7 | 9 |
| Gary Wilson | c Mark Watt b Safyaan Sharif | 3 | 5 |
| Andy McBrine | not out | 5 | 8 |
| Barry McCarthy | c Calum MacLeod b Safyaan Sharif | 5 | 4 |
| Boyd Rankin | run out (Calum MacLeod) | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Tim Murtagh
Extras 13 · Total 271 for 9
| Bowler (Scotland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Wheal | 10 | 1 | 43 | 3 |
| Safyaan Sharif | 10 | 0 | 52 | 2 |
| Chris Sole | 8 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Mark Watt | 10 | 0 | 60 | 1 |
| Michael Leask | 8 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Richie Berrington | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Calum MacLeod | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Paul Stirling, 0.6 ov), 2-45 (William Porterfield, 11.4 ov), 3-183 (Niall O'Brien, 37.1 ov), 4-241 (Andy Balbirnie, 44.6 ov), 5-251 (Kevin O'Brien, 45.6 ov), 6-258 (Gary Wilson, 47.3 ov), 7-263 (Simi Singh, 48.2 ov), 8-270 (Barry McCarthy, 49.4 ov), 9-271 (Boyd Rankin, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | William Porterfield (1) and Paul Stirling (0) | 1 | 6 |
| second | William Porterfield (16) and Andy Balbirnie (22) | 44 | 64 |
| third | Niall O'Brien (70) and Andy Balbirnie (63) | 138 | 152 |
| fourth | Kevin O'Brien (37) and Andy Balbirnie (20) | 58 | 47 |
| fifth | Kevin O'Brien (9) and Simi Singh (1) | 10 | 6 |
| sixth | Gary Wilson (3) and Simi Singh (3) | 7 | 9 |
| seventh | Andy McBrine (2) and Simi Singh (3) | 5 | 5 |
| eighth | Barry McCarthy (5) and Andy McBrine (2) | 7 | 8 |
| ninth | Boyd Rankin (0) and Andy McBrine (0) | 1 | 2 |
SCOTLAND: 246 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Coetzer | b Boyd Rankin | 61 | 70 |
| Matthew Cross | c Gary Wilson b Tim Murtagh | 18 | 24 |
| Calum MacLeod | c Andy Balbirnie b Simi Singh | 21 | 34 |
| Richie Berrington | b Tim Murtagh | 44 | 62 |
| George Munsey | c Niall O'Brien b Boyd Rankin | 1 | 6 |
| Craig Wallace | c & b Boyd Rankin | 6 | 6 |
| Michael Leask | c Tim Murtagh b Simi Singh | 2 | 8 |
| Safyaan Sharif | b Barry McCarthy | 34 | 39 |
| Mark Watt | not out | 31 | 19 |
| Chris Sole | c Niall O'Brien b Barry McCarthy | 7 | 8 |
| Brad Wheal | c Niall O'Brien b Boyd Rankin | 14 | 10 |
Extras 7 · Total 246 all out
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Murtagh | 9 | 3 | 51 | 2 |
| Barry McCarthy | 9 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| Boyd Rankin | 9.4 | 0 | 63 | 4 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Andy McBrine | 9 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Simi Singh | 10 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-26 (Matthew Cross, 6.1 ov), 2-94 (Calum MacLeod, 18.4 ov), 3-112 (Kyle Coetzer, 23.6 ov), 4-114 (George Munsey, 25.2 ov), 5-122 (Craig Wallace, 27.4 ov), 6-132 (Michael Leask, 30.3 ov), 7-183 (Richie Berrington, 40.1 ov), 8-200 (Safyaan Sharif, 42.5 ov), 9-208 (Chris Sole, 44.2 ov), 10-246 (Brad Wheal, 47.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kyle Coetzer (7) and Matthew Cross (18) | 26 | 37 |
| second | Kyle Coetzer (45) and Calum MacLeod (21) | 68 | 75 |
| third | Kyle Coetzer (9) and Richie Berrington (9) | 18 | 32 |
| fourth | Richie Berrington (1) and George Munsey (1) | 2 | 8 |
| fifth | Richie Berrington (2) and Craig Wallace (6) | 8 | 14 |
| sixth | Richie Berrington (7) and Michael Leask (2) | 10 | 17 |
| seventh | Richie Berrington (25) and Safyaan Sharif (25) | 51 | 58 |
| eighth | Safyaan Sharif (9) and Mark Watt (8) | 17 | 16 |
| ninth | Mark Watt (1) and Chris Sole (7) | 8 | 9 |
| tenth | Mark Watt (22) and Brad Wheal (14) | 38 | 19 |
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