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NW Warriors vs Leinster, 9th Match at Eglinton, INTER PRO, May 25 2021 - Match Result

RESULT
9th Match, Eglinton, May 25, 2021, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup
(48.5/50 ov, T:232) 235/6

Leinster won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
85* (110)
andy-balbirnie
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Scorecard summary
North-West Warriors 231/10(49.3 overs)
2/37 (9.3)
Leinster Lightning 235/6(48.5 overs)
85* (110)
2/43 (10)
1/33 (10)

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

48.5
4
Kennedy to McCarthy, FOUR runs

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!

48.4
4
Kennedy to McCarthy, FOUR runs

the scores are tied as McCarthy sweeps the ball down past short fine leg.

48.3
1
Kennedy to Balbirnie, 1 run

looks to slog sweep the ball, hits the toe end of the bat and lands in front of the fielders at deep mid-wicket

48.2
Kennedy to Balbirnie, no run

driven at extra cover, McBrine fields

48.1
1
Kennedy to McCarthy, 1 run

chips the ball back over the bowlers head, McGuire runs in from the deep to field

end of over 489 runs
LEL: 225/6CRR: 4.68 RRR: 3.50
Andy Balbirnie84 (108b 8x4 1x6)
Barry McCarthy6 (5b)
Graham Hume 10-3-33-1
Andy McBrine 10-0-31-0
47.6
Hume to Balbirnie, no run

Balbirnie is happy to block the ball into the covers. 7 needed now off the last two overs

47.5
4
Hume to Balbirnie, FOUR runs

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

47.4
1
Hume to McCarthy, 1 run

comes down the pitch, pulls the ball towards cow corner

47.3
2
Hume to McCarthy, 2 runs

hits the ball in the air towards wide long-on, Porterfield runs along the boundary to stop the ball

47.2
Hume to McCarthy, no run

blocks the ball towards backward point

47.1
2
Hume to McCarthy, 2 runs

thick edge goes fine past the keeper, McGuire runs from third man and dives to save a couple of runs

end of over 478 runs • 1 wicket
LEL: 216/6CRR: 4.59 RRR: 5.33
Andy Balbirnie80 (106b 7x4 1x6)
Barry McCarthy1 (1b)
Andy McBrine 10-0-31-0
Craig Young 10-1-43-2
46.6
6
McBrine to Balbirnie, SIX runs

hits the ball over wide long-on to get the run rate down a little more

46.5
McBrine to Balbirnie, no run

misses with the sweep shot

46.4
McBrine to Balbirnie, no run

defends back to the bowler

46.3
1
McBrine to McCarthy, 1 run

driven into the covers

46.2
1
McBrine to Balbirnie, 1 run

turned through backwards square leg

46.1
W
McBrine to Balbirnie, OUT

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.

Jamie Grassi run out (McBrine) 21 (21b 1x4 2x6 22m) SR: 100
end of over 4612 runs
LEL: 208/5CRR: 4.52 RRR: 6.00
Jamie Grassi21 (21b 1x4 2x6)
Andy Balbirnie73 (101b 7x4)
Craig Young 10-1-43-2
Graham Kennedy 6-0-27-1
45.6
4
Young to Grassi, FOUR runs

Young looks to bounce Grassi, takes on the shot and it goes fine to the boundary. Another strong over for the Lightning

45.5
Young to Grassi, no run

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...

45.4
1
Young to Balbirnie, 1 run

thick edge to third man

Match details
Woodvale Road, Eglinton
TossLeinster Lightning, elected to field first
Series
Season2021
Player Of The Match
Match days25 May 2021 - day (50-over match)
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