and there is the winning runs! All the fielders had come in to save the single, McCarthy got down on one knee and sweeps the ball to the mid-wicket boundary. Lightning win!
NW Warriors vs Leinster, 9th Match at Eglinton, INTER PRO, May 25 2021 - Match Result
Leinster won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Well there was a little wobble after the last drinks break, but the Lightning used all their experience in the end to bring the chase home.
The 123 run partnership between Dockrell and Balbirnie seems to sap the energy from the home team. Although the Warriors need well to take the game to the penultimate over.
Balbirnie didn't give a chance in his faultless innings and has to be in with a chance of picking up the player of the match award. Hopefully we will find out soon who picked it up today.
The Warriors were very reliant on their three main bowlers, there was a big drop off in quality when they weren't bowling. Sadly for them, there was just not enough runs to put the Lightning batters under pressure.
It's just been announced that Balbirnie has picked up the player of the match award.
Although that's not the thing that the Lightning are celebrating, that win today means that they have an unassailble lead at the top of the table and retain their title!
Well done to the Lightning, they have been the best team on show again this year and deserve to win the title. There will be no presentation of the trophy today as it isn't here!
This isn't the end of the IP50 this year though, Thursday we are heading once again to Pembroke as the Knights travel to play the Reds. The Mardyke is still too wet and so Dublin it is then....
Thanks for following along today, this is Justin saying goodnight from Eglinton
the scores are tied as McCarthy sweeps the ball down past short fine leg.
looks to slog sweep the ball, hits the toe end of the bat and lands in front of the fielders at deep mid-wicket
driven at extra cover, McBrine fields
chips the ball back over the bowlers head, McGuire runs in from the deep to field
Balbirnie is happy to block the ball into the covers. 7 needed now off the last two overs
slices the ball in the air over the top of extra over, McBrine runs from mid-off but the ball always runs away from him
comes down the pitch, pulls the ball towards cow corner
hits the ball in the air towards wide long-on, Porterfield runs along the boundary to stop the ball
blocks the ball towards backward point
thick edge goes fine past the keeper, McGuire runs from third man and dives to save a couple of runs
hits the ball over wide long-on to get the run rate down a little more
misses with the sweep shot
defends back to the bowler
driven into the covers
turned through backwards square leg
Balbirnie turns the ball round the corner, Grassi sets off for the single and is almost down the other end before he has to turn back. The ball gets thrown back to the bowler and McBrine takes off the bails.
Young looks to bounce Grassi, takes on the shot and it goes fine to the boundary. Another strong over for the Lightning
driven hard at mid-off, McBrine stops the ball cleanly but decides not to throw at the non-strikers end. Balbirnie had been backing up a long way down...
thick edge to third man
Woodvale Road, Eglinton | |
Toss | Leinster Lightning, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2021 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 25 May 2021 - day (50-over match) |
Umpires | |
Match Referee |