Ireland v Scotland – Tri-Nation Tournament - Match Recap
Scotland defeated Ireland in a a thrilling encounter by five wickets in the second match of the Tri-Nation Tournament, at the Grange Cricket Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh on July 12, 2011.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gordon-James-Muchall-c60376 more comfortable while chasing totals, rather than defending
them.
The visitors were off to a superb start through their in-form opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/William-Thomas-Stuart-Porterfield-c97921, accumulated 63 runs before the
later was dismissed in the 10th over of the innings.
However, Stirling kept on going on his merry way and he found able support in the shape of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Richard-Cusack-c43129. The two of them scored their runs at a brisk run rate and scored 119 runs for the second wicket partnership.
The real impetus to the Irish innings was given by the middle order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-David-Poynter-c44340, who played a fantastic cameo to hand over the advantage to his team. He scored 51 runs off just 34 balls in which he struck five fours and a couple
of sixes.
As a result, Ireland managed to score 320 runs for the loss of eight wickets in their allotted 50 overs.
Stirling remained the top scorer as he scored a brilliant ton and made 113 runs off 95 balls with the help of 10 fours and half a dozen sixes. Cusack also shined with 71 runs.
Josh Davey and Preston Mommsen were the pick of the bowlers for the home team as they grabbed three crucial scalps each.
Chasing a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-Fraser-Watts-c52793. Scottish openers took the attack to the visitors and gained an early advantage for their team in the run chase.
They scored 129 runs before Watts was dismissed in the 20th over of the innings. The best thing about Scotland’s innings was the fact that all the batsmen took responsibility on their shoulders and made important contributions,
which kept the home team in the hunt throughout the run-chase.
However, Scottish all-rounder, Richie http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Berrington-c47840 played out of his skin at the end of the innings and snatched the victory for his team. He scored 56 runs off just 23 balls with the help of two fours and six hits out of the park. Because
of his efforts, the home team achieved this memorable victory in the 49th over of the innings.
Coetzer was the top scorer for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Scotland-c756 as he scored 89 runs off 85 balls. Davey also scored an important half-century.
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It turned out to be a high scoring fixture, which provided tremendous entertainment for the crowd and the batsmen from both the teams enjoyed themselves.
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