Match Details

LL vs NWW 5th Match, Ireland IP ODI 2023

184-745.2

Leinster Lightning won by 3 wickets 🏆

NWW

44.4183-10

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LL - 2nd Innings

Session	Open	PASS
10 Over	46	35
15 Over	60	60
20 Over	87	88
25 Over	109	93
30 Over	112	110
35 Over	132	138
40 Over	161	160

NWW - 1st Innings

Session	Open	PASS
10 Over	45	48
15 Over	67	65
20 Over	92	97
25 Over	124	116
30 Over	138	134
35 Over	154	147
40 Over	175	167
50 Over	198	183

Commentary

So, that's a wrap on this game from the Ireland Provincial that we brought to you. Join us for more cricketing action across the globe in our network. For now, I am Ayan Chatterjee signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Saipavan Janaki and Megh Mandaliya alongside scorer/analyst Ghanendra Singh Thakur. Stay safe, happy, and cool. Goodnight and CHEERS!

10:20 PM IST: We have had a low scoring game here in Bready and at the end of it all, it was the Leinster Lightning who held their nerves to win the game by 3 wickets with 28 balls to spare to notch up their first win in the competition. There was not enough runs on the board for the North West Warriors and while their bowlers tried, it was all in vain. A deserved win for Leinster Lightning.

Chasing a gettable score of 184 on a challenging surface, Leinster lost skipper Tim Heatley Tector early. Gavin also did not trouble the scorers today. Jack Tector scored 39 off 56 while opening the batting and gave the team a good start. Graham Ford chipped in with a useful 37 off 37 balls. But it was Samuel Harbinson who held the innings together and anchored the chase. He was unbeaten on 48* off 64 balls and got his side over the line. Fionn Hand chipped in with 24 off 30 balls. Barry McCarthy was unbeaten in the end with 9* off 23 balls as Leinster got over the line in 45.2 overs. 6 extras were given by the fielding side.

All the North West Warriors bowlers tried their heart out. Craig Young and Ryan MackBeth picked up a couple of wickets apiece. A wicket apiece for Graham Hume, Cian Robertson, and Andy McBrine the skipper who kept things tight alongside Robertson. But it was a bridge too far as they were defending an under par score on that wicket.

Earlier in the game, Leinster Lightning won the toss and opted to chase under overcast conditions. The Warriors got off to a steady start courtesy of their openers Stephen Doheny and Aniruddha Chore. Chore was the first to go when the score was 49 in the 11th over. He made 16. Doheny held the innings together and scored a good 46 off 55 balls. Skipper Andy McBrine went early for 5. Scott MacBeth scored 23 off 31 balls. William McClintock scored a useful 23 off 31 balls while Craig Young got a quickfire 11 off 15 balls as Warriors were bowled out for 183 in 44.4 overs with as many 22 extras given by the fielding side.

All the Leinster bowlers bowled well. Fionn Hand was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/51 in 10 overs. He was ably supported by Barry McCarthy who finished with figures of 2/30 in 10 overs. A couple of wickets apiece also to Samuel Harbinson who bowled 7 overs for 25 runs and to the spin bowler Gavin Hoey who finished with figures of 2/20 in 7.4 overs. It was this bowling effort that propelled Leinster to a good win today.

So, Leinster Lightning wins this game by 3 wickets to notch up their first win in the competition. While it's back to the drawing board for the North West Warriors for the coming games.

45.2 R MackBeth to S Harbinson

1 Good length delivery, angling into the batter, Samuel Harbinson leans forward and flicks that towards the mid-on region and takes a quick single to complete the chase! Leinster Lightning win this game by 3 wickets.

45.1 R MackBeth to S Harbinson

4 FOUR!!! Back of a length delivery on the middle and leg stump line, Samuel Harbinson looks to work on the off side but gets the inside edge of the bat and past the keeper, through the fine leg for four runs.

OVER 45

Leinster Lightning

179/7

Barry McCarthy

9(23)

Samuel Harbinson

43(62)

Craig Young

2-46(10.0)

44.6 C Young to B McCarthy

0 Short of a length delivery on the outside off, McCarthy pulls that towards the short midwicket for a dot.

44.5 C Young to S Harbinson

1 Fuller length delivery on the leg stump line, Harbinson clips that towards the square leg for a single.

Leinster Lightning are just one hit away from a victory here.

44.4 C Young to B McCarthy

1 Good length delivery on the outside the off stump line, McCarthy guides that towards the third man for a single.

44.3 C Young to B McCarthy

0 Fuller length delivery on the outside the off stump line, McCarthy pushes towards the midwicket for none.

44.2 C Young to B McCarthy

0 Back of a length delivery on the off stump line, McCarthy stands deep inside the crease and pushes that to the point.

44.1 C Young to B McCarthy

0 A dot to start the over. Good length delivery on the middle stump line, McCarthy leans forward and defends thats to the leg side.

OVER 44

Leinster Lightning

177/7

Samuel Harbinson

42(61)

Barry McCarthy

8(18)

Graham Hume

1-36(10.0)

43.6 G Hume to S Harbinson

4 FOUR! An important boundary for Leinster Lightning in this contest. Half volley on the leg stump line again, Harbinson presses forward and propels that down the ground. The ball beats the diving mid-on and races away towards the boundary ropes.

43.6 G Hume to S Harbinson

WD WIDE! Short of a length delivery and angling away from the leg stump, Harbinson swivels and goes for a pull but misses that to the keeper. There was an appeal for caught behind but the umpire is unmoved.

43.5 G Hume to S Harbinson

0 Back of a length delivery and outside off, Harbinson advances down the ground and looks to punch that away from the body but the ball sneaks past the inside edge to the keeper for a dot.

43.4 G Hume to S Harbinson

0 Fuller and outside off, Harbinson gets down on one knee and steers that to extra covers for a dot.

43.3 G Hume to S Harbinson

2 Half volley on the leg peg, Harbinson leans forward and propels that down the ground. The ball beats mid-on as the batters scamper across for a couple of runs.