Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Munster Reds vs Northern Knights, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup 2024, 4th Match

It's been a long day, although we finally have got to the end at 7.13pm. It's a comphrensive win for the Knights in front of their own fans. A slow start to the innings wasn't helped by the regular rain delays, and if it hadn't been for McCarthy's quick fire 46 off only 18 balls, it would have been a lot worse Cian Robertson was the pick of the bowlers and ended up with four wickets, and his best figures in a List A match. Helping the Knights to a 81 run win on DLS. For his fantastic century for the Knights, Ben Caltiz has been named the player of the match. Well deserved too. The Knights pick up five points for the win, to move clear at the top of the table. Luckily next week we will see all of the teams playing, so please join me then. Thanks for following along today, I'm glad that we were able to bring you a result in the end. This is Justin saying goodnight from Stormont

23.5

Koen to Dyer, OUT, Dyer manages to get a small edge through to the keeper, and that's the win for the Knights!

H Dyer c †SJ Topping b Koen 2 (11m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 28.57

23.4

Koen to Dyer, no run, defends forwards

23.3

Koen to M Frost, 1 run, Shovels the ball towards extra cover, the fielder can't gather the ball cleanly and they get a single

23.2

Koen to M Frost, no run, misses with the drive

23.1

Koen to M Frost, FOUR, Koen bowls in the slot, lifts the ball over the head of extra cover and it runs to the boundary

END OF OVER:
23 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | REDS: 133/9 (87 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 5.78, RRR: 21.75)

Harry Dyer2 (5b)
Michael Frost1 (1b)

Thomas Mayes3-0-17-1
Tyron Koen1-0-5-1

22.6

Mayes to Dyer, 2 runs, looks to scoop the ball, is through the shot too early and the ball spoons off the toe of the bat into the legside. Bowler has to run and field himself

22.5

Mayes to Dyer, no run, slower ball, Dyer hits the ball back down the pitch. Mayes gets his left hand downto the floor to stop the ball

22.4

Mayes to Dyer, no run, walks across the stumps, looks to scoop the ball. Doesn't connect

22.3

Mayes to M Frost, 1 run, gets the bat down quickly to a full delivery, strokes the ball up to long-on

22.2

Mayes to Manley, OUT, Manley top edges a pull up in the air. The bowler and keeper both go for the catch before Mayes calls for it. Reds Captain has to go and the bell is toiling for their chances in this game

J Manley c & b Mayes 4 (17m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

22.1

Mayes to Manley, no run, full outside off-stump, Manley gets the front foot out to the ball but can't connect with the bat

END OF OVER:
22 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | REDS: 130/8 (90 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 5.90, RRR: 18.00)

Harry Dyer0 (2b)
Josh Manley4 (4b)

Tyron Koen1-0-5-1
Thomas Mayes2-0-14-0

5 overs to go, the Reds need 18 an over.

21.6

Koen to Dyer, no run, Dyer shuffle towards leg as he looks to defend the ball, ends up playing inside the line and the ball goes to the keeper

21.5

Koen to Dyer, no run, good length ball, swings away from the stumps and Dyer doesn't play at the ball

21.4

Koen to McCarthy, OUT, The McCarthy blitz is over! The reversee sweep comes out as Koen bowls a full toss, when the bat doesn't hit the ball, he is plumb in front of the stumps.

L McCarthy lbw b Koen 46 (24m 18b 7x4 2x6) SR: 255.55

21.3

Koen to McCarthy, FOUR, lots of space at wide long-off, McCarthy muscles the ball to the boundary.

21.2

Koen to McCarthy, no run, Koen goes around the wicket, McCarthy ends up playing down the wrong line as he looks to score down the ground

21.1

Koen to Manley, 1 run, full toss, Manley chips the ball down the ground to get McCarthy back on strike

END OF OVER:
21 | 7 Runs | REDS: 125/7 (95 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 5.95, RRR: 15.83)

Liam McCarthy42 (15b)
Josh Manley3 (3b)

Thomas Mayes2-0-14-0
Cian Robertson5-0-39-4

Robertson's spell is over, Koen gets a chance with the ball

20.6

Mayes to McCarthy, FOUR, driven hard over the top of extra cover, McCollum sticks up hi left hand but can't stop the ball

20.5

Mayes to McCarthy, no run, McCarthy telegraphs that he is going to look to ramp the ball, Mayes pushes the ball wide of off-stump to keep it out of his reach

20.4

Mayes to Manley, 1 run, slower ball, Manley takes a couple of steps down the track and pulls the ball towards deep mid-wicket

20.3

Mayes to McCarthy, 1 run, comes round the wicket and bowls a full toss, got to be close to being a no-ball on height, hit out to deep point

20.2

Mayes to McCarthy, no run, full ball, steps across the stumps and misses with the drive

20.1

Mayes to Manley, 1 run, full toss is hit up to long-on, brings McCarthy back on strike

Reds INNINGS		R	B
B Kruger	lbw	11	18
AR Frost	bowled	16	33
OG Metcalfe	bowled	0	2
JM Dickson	caught	27	42
ND Laegsgaard	bowled	0	2
J Neill	caught	13	10
L McCarthy	lbw	46	18
CJB McCullough	lbw	2	3
J Manley	caught	4	6
H Dyer	caught wk	2	7
M Frost	not out	6	4
EXTRAS	(b 2, w 7, nb 2)
TOTAL	138 (all out; 23.5 ovs)

Knights BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
R Pretorius	5.0	1	14	0	2.80	(2w)
MT Foster	4.0	0	26	2	6.50	(2nb)
T Mayes	3.0	0	17	1	5.66
MJ Humphreys	5.0	0	30	1	6.00
C Robertson	5.0	0	39	4	7.80	(1w)
T Koen	1.5	0	10	2	5.45

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	12	AR Frost	B Kruger
2nd	0	AR Frost	OG Metcalfe
3rd	46	AR Frost	JM Dickson
4th	1	ND Laegsgaard	JM Dickson
5th	17	JM Dickson	J Neill
6th	3	L McCarthy	J Neill
7th	20	L McCarthy	CJB McCullough
8th	31	J Manley	L McCarthy
9th	0	J Manley	H Dyer
10th	8	M Frost	H Dyer

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
LEL	6	3	2	17	0.956
NK	6	3	2	17	0.719
REDS	6	3	3	13	-0.529
NWW	6	1	3	9	-0.99

END OF OVER:23 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | REDS: 133/9 (87 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 5.78, RRR: 21.75)

END OF OVER:22 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | REDS: 130/8 (90 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 5.90, RRR: 18.00)

END OF OVER:21 | 7 Runs | REDS: 125/7 (95 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 5.95, RRR: 15.83)

END OF OVER:
23 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | REDS: 133/9 (87 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 5.78, RRR: 21.75)

END OF OVER:
22 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | REDS: 130/8 (90 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 5.90, RRR: 18.00)

END OF OVER:
21 | 7 Runs | REDS: 125/7 (95 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 5.95, RRR: 15.83)