Mark Adair to Cooper Connolly. Slower ball back of a length, down leg side on the front foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket for 1 run, shy attempt by Tector, fielded by Tucker. That concludes the first innings, as a strong finish takes Australia to a total of 182. Travis Head fell early but Josh Inglis and Cameron Green provided the early impetus. Matt Renshaw anchored the innings but Ireland kept Australia in check with regular wickets in the first half. Marcus Stoinis joined Renshaw and dominated the partnership of 61, his 45 off 29 balls providing needed momentum before some late boundaries saw 33 come off the final three overs. Mark Adair took two wickets for Ireland but leaked runs at the end. Can the Australian bowlers' back up the batters efforts to secure a win in their opening game or can Ireland pull off an upset? Join us for the chase shortly.
19.5
Mark Adair to Xavier Bartlett. Reverse Swing-In full toss, to leg on the front foot flick, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Adair.
19.4
FOUR! Mark Adair to Xavier Bartlett. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, bottom edge past fine leg for 4 runs.
19.3
Mark Adair to Cooper Connolly. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, hit pad to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by McCarthy.
19.2
SIX! Mark Adair to Cooper Connolly. Reverse Swing-Out full toss, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
19.1
Mark Adair to Cooper Connolly. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump down the track Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Tucker.
18.6
Barry McCarthy to Xavier Bartlett. Length ball, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Tucker.
18.5
FOUR! Barry McCarthy to Xavier Bartlett. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
18.5
Wide Barry McCarthy to Xavier Bartlett. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Tucker.
18.4
Barry McCarthy to Xavier Bartlett. Slower ball back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Adair.
18.3
Barry McCarthy to Cooper Connolly. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Tector.
18.2
Barry McCarthy to Cooper Connolly. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Humphreys.
18.1
Barry McCarthy to Cooper Connolly. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot driving, to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Dockrell.
17.6
Mark Adair to Xavier Bartlett. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Delany.
17.5
OUT! Caught. Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis. Reverse Swing-In full toss, down leg side on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, caught by Calitz. Holes out in the deep.
17.4
Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis. Reverse Swing-In length ball, to leg on the front foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Dockrell.
17.3
SIX! Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.
17.2
Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, direct hit by Tector.
17.1
Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to extra cover for no runs, dropped catch by Delany.
16.6
Matthew Humphreys to Cooper Connolly. Quicker ball yorker, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Tucker.
16.5
Barry McCarthy c Cameron Green b Nathan Ellis 2 (4)
OUT! Bowled. Matthew Humphreys to Matt Renshaw. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Cleaned him up.
16.4
Matthew Humphreys to Matt Renshaw. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Delany.
16.3
Matthew Humphreys to Marcus Stoinis. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Tector.
16.2
Matthew Humphreys to Marcus Stoinis. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Tector.
16.1
Matthew Humphreys to Marcus Stoinis. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, in the air under control to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Tector.
End of Over 16
Over 16. 8 runs. Bowler: Adam Zampa. Ireland: 112/8 (rr 7.00)
15.6
FOUR! Barry McCarthy to Matt Renshaw. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
15.5
Barry McCarthy to Matt Renshaw. Back of a length, to leg on the front foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Dockrell.
15.4
Barry McCarthy to Marcus Stoinis. Slower ball short, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Tector.
15.3
Barry McCarthy to Marcus Stoinis. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Dockrell.
15.2
Barry McCarthy to Marcus Stoinis. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to long on for 2 runs, shy attempt by Tector.
Barry McCarthy c Cameron Green b Nathan Ellis 2 (4)
OUT! Caught. Nathan Ellis to Barry McCarthy. Slower ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Green. Australia secured a commanding 67-run victory in a dominant performance. Ireland suffered a major blow as captain Paul Stirling was forced to retire hurt a ball into the run chase, and it was a disastrous start as they lost four further wickets in the powerplay. Lorcan Tucker and George Dockrell fought valiantly to ensure respectability but the target always looked beyond them from that point. The Australian bowling attack was clinical, consistently striking at regular intervals and never allowing the opposition to build partnerships. Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa were particularly impressive, each taking four wickets between them and putting the Irish batting line-up under relentless pressure. Nathan Ellis is the Player of the Match.
16.4
Nathan Ellis to Matthew Humphreys. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Bartlett.
16.3
Nathan Ellis to Barry McCarthy. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Connolly.
16.2
Nathan Ellis to Barry McCarthy. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Stoinis.
16.1
Nathan Ellis to Matthew Humphreys. Reverse Swing-In half volley, middle stump on the back foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.
End of Over 16
Over 16. 8 runs. Bowler: Adam Zampa. Ireland: 112/8 (rr 7.00)
15.6
Adam Zampa to Matthew Humphreys. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Connolly.
15.5
APPEAL! Adam Zampa to Matthew Humphreys. Googly length ball, to leg on the front foot slog sweeping, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Inglis, appeal made for Caught. Nothing on UltraEdge! Good decision by the on-field umpire.
15.4
Mark Adair c Cooper Connolly b Adam Zampa 12 (6)
OUT! Caught. Adam Zampa to Mark Adair. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Connolly. Cooper Connolly grabs it comfortably.
15.3
Adam Zampa to Barry McCarthy. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.
15.2
George Dockrell st Josh Inglis b Adam Zampa 41 (29)
OUT! Stumped. Adam Zampa to George Dockrell. Leg spinner length ball, wide outside off stump down the track driving, missed, by Inglis. Lightning glovework from Inglis behind the stumps.
15.1
SIX! Adam Zampa to George Dockrell. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
End of Over 15
Over 15. 14 runs. Bowler: Cooper Connolly. Ireland: 104/6 (rr 6.93)
14.6
Cooper Connolly to Mark Adair. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Bartlett.
14.5
FOUR! Cooper Connolly to Mark Adair. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
14.4
Cooper Connolly to George Dockrell. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Kuhnemann.
14.3
Cooper Connolly to George Dockrell. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, in the air under control to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Renshaw.
14.2
Cooper Connolly to Mark Adair. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Bartlett.
14.1
FOUR! Cooper Connolly to Mark Adair. Stock length ball, to leg backing away driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
End of Over 14
Over 14. 3 runs. Bowler: Adam Zampa. Ireland: 90/6 (rr 6.43)
13.6
Adam Zampa to George Dockrell. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, back to bowler for no runs.
13.5
Adam Zampa to Mark Adair. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Kuhnemann.
13.4
Lorcan Tucker c Cooper Connolly b Adam Zampa 24 (27)
OUT! Caught. Adam Zampa to Lorcan Tucker. Googly length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Connolly. A fighting knock from Tucker comes to ane end.
13.3
Adam Zampa to Lorcan Tucker. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Ellis.
13.2
Adam Zampa to George Dockrell. Googly length ball, outside off stump down the track flick, to fine leg for 1 run.
13.1
Adam Zampa to Lorcan Tucker. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump backing away Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Green.
End of Over 13
Over 13. 7 runs. Bowler: Matthew Kuhnemann. Ireland: 87/5 (rr 6.69)
12.6
Matthew Kuhnemann to George Dockrell. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs.
12.5
SIX! Matthew Kuhnemann to George Dockrell. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.
12.4
Matthew Kuhnemann to George Dockrell. Stock length ball, off stump backing away driving, back to bowler for no runs.
12.3
Matthew Kuhnemann to George Dockrell. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Stoinis.
12.2
Matthew Kuhnemann to George Dockrell. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
12.1
Matthew Kuhnemann to Lorcan Tucker. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run.
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Mark Adair to Cooper Connolly. Slower ball back of a length, down leg side on the front foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket for 1 run, shy attempt by Tector, fielded by Tucker. That concludes the first innings, as a strong finish takes Australia to a total of 182. Travis Head fell early but Josh Inglis and Cameron Green provided the early impetus. Matt Renshaw anchored the innings but Ireland kept Australia in check with regular wickets in the first half. Marcus Stoinis joined Renshaw and dominated the partnership of 61, his 45 off 29 balls providing needed momentum before some late boundaries saw 33 come off the final three overs. Mark Adair took two wickets for Ireland but leaked runs at the end. Can the Australian bowlers' back up the batters efforts to secure a win in their opening game or can Ireland pull off an upset? Join us for the chase shortly.
Mark Adair to Xavier Bartlett. Reverse Swing-In full toss, to leg on the front foot flick, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Adair.
FOUR! Mark Adair to Xavier Bartlett. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, bottom edge past fine leg for 4 runs.
Mark Adair to Cooper Connolly. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, hit pad to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by McCarthy.
SIX! Mark Adair to Cooper Connolly. Reverse Swing-Out full toss, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Mark Adair to Cooper Connolly. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump down the track Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Tucker.
Barry McCarthy to Xavier Bartlett. Length ball, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Tucker.
FOUR! Barry McCarthy to Xavier Bartlett. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
Wide Barry McCarthy to Xavier Bartlett. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Tucker.
Barry McCarthy to Xavier Bartlett. Slower ball back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Adair.
Barry McCarthy to Cooper Connolly. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Tector.
Barry McCarthy to Cooper Connolly. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Humphreys.
Barry McCarthy to Cooper Connolly. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot driving, to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Dockrell.
Mark Adair to Xavier Bartlett. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Delany.
OUT! Caught. Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis. Reverse Swing-In full toss, down leg side on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, caught by Calitz. Holes out in the deep.
Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis. Reverse Swing-In length ball, to leg on the front foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Dockrell.
SIX! Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.
Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, direct hit by Tector.
Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to extra cover for no runs, dropped catch by Delany.
Matthew Humphreys to Cooper Connolly. Quicker ball yorker, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Tucker.
OUT! Bowled. Matthew Humphreys to Matt Renshaw. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Cleaned him up.
Matthew Humphreys to Matt Renshaw. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Delany.
Matthew Humphreys to Marcus Stoinis. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Tector.
Matthew Humphreys to Marcus Stoinis. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Tector.
Matthew Humphreys to Marcus Stoinis. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, in the air under control to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Tector.
FOUR! Barry McCarthy to Matt Renshaw. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
Barry McCarthy to Matt Renshaw. Back of a length, to leg on the front foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Dockrell.
Barry McCarthy to Marcus Stoinis. Slower ball short, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Tector.
Barry McCarthy to Marcus Stoinis. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Dockrell.
Barry McCarthy to Marcus Stoinis. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to long on for 2 runs, shy attempt by Tector.
OUT! Caught. Nathan Ellis to Barry McCarthy. Slower ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Green. Australia secured a commanding 67-run victory in a dominant performance. Ireland suffered a major blow as captain Paul Stirling was forced to retire hurt a ball into the run chase, and it was a disastrous start as they lost four further wickets in the powerplay. Lorcan Tucker and George Dockrell fought valiantly to ensure respectability but the target always looked beyond them from that point. The Australian bowling attack was clinical, consistently striking at regular intervals and never allowing the opposition to build partnerships. Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa were particularly impressive, each taking four wickets between them and putting the Irish batting line-up under relentless pressure. Nathan Ellis is the Player of the Match.
Nathan Ellis to Matthew Humphreys. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Bartlett.
Nathan Ellis to Barry McCarthy. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Connolly.
Nathan Ellis to Barry McCarthy. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Stoinis.
Nathan Ellis to Matthew Humphreys. Reverse Swing-In half volley, middle stump on the back foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.
Adam Zampa to Matthew Humphreys. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Connolly.
APPEAL! Adam Zampa to Matthew Humphreys. Googly length ball, to leg on the front foot slog sweeping, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Inglis, appeal made for Caught. Nothing on UltraEdge! Good decision by the on-field umpire.
OUT! Caught. Adam Zampa to Mark Adair. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Connolly. Cooper Connolly grabs it comfortably.
Adam Zampa to Barry McCarthy. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.
OUT! Stumped. Adam Zampa to George Dockrell. Leg spinner length ball, wide outside off stump down the track driving, missed, by Inglis. Lightning glovework from Inglis behind the stumps.
SIX! Adam Zampa to George Dockrell. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Cooper Connolly to Mark Adair. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Bartlett.
FOUR! Cooper Connolly to Mark Adair. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
Cooper Connolly to George Dockrell. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Kuhnemann.
Cooper Connolly to George Dockrell. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, in the air under control to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Renshaw.
Cooper Connolly to Mark Adair. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Bartlett.
FOUR! Cooper Connolly to Mark Adair. Stock length ball, to leg backing away driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
Adam Zampa to George Dockrell. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, back to bowler for no runs.
Adam Zampa to Mark Adair. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Kuhnemann.
OUT! Caught. Adam Zampa to Lorcan Tucker. Googly length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Connolly. A fighting knock from Tucker comes to ane end.
Adam Zampa to Lorcan Tucker. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Ellis.
Adam Zampa to George Dockrell. Googly length ball, outside off stump down the track flick, to fine leg for 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Lorcan Tucker. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump backing away Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Green.
Matthew Kuhnemann to George Dockrell. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs.
SIX! Matthew Kuhnemann to George Dockrell. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.
Matthew Kuhnemann to George Dockrell. Stock length ball, off stump backing away driving, back to bowler for no runs.
Matthew Kuhnemann to George Dockrell. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Stoinis.
Matthew Kuhnemann to George Dockrell. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Lorcan Tucker. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run.
Xavier Bartlett to George Dockrell. Reverse Swing-In half volley, to leg on the front foot working, hit pad back to bowler for no runs.