What a batting display for the Lightning as they powered to an 8 wicket win. After losing Tim Tector early, a 113 second wicket partnership off only 11 overs broke the back of the chase Balbirnie top scored with an excellent 81 off only 44 balls, finding some good form ahead of the International games against Pakistan at the end of the next week. Once again the Warriors total just wasn't enough to put any pressure on the Lightning batters. By chasing down the total so quickly, they pick up a bonus point to join the Knights at the top of the table. It won't surprise you to hear that Balbirnie has just been named the player of the match. Well deserved too. That's the end of our coverage today. Two huge wins by the Knights and the Lightning. I hope that you can join me tomorrow as both teams will be facing off. This is Justin Smyth saying goodbye from Dublin!

12.5

Hume to Balbirnie, 1 run, clips the ball through the square leg and jogs down the other end. Lightning win!

12.4

Hume to Balbirnie, FOUR, guides the ball to the deep third boundary and the scores are tied

12.3

Hume to Balbirnie, SIX, another shot land on the path on that side of the ground as the batter frees his arms and hits the ball over the legside

12.2

Hume to HT Tector, 1 run, clips the ball into the legside and sets off for the quick single

12.1

Hume to Balbirnie, 1 run, runs the ball off the face of the bat down to deep third, Lightning another run closer

END OF OVER:
12 | 18 Runs 1 Wkt | LEL: 136/2 (13 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 11.33, RRR: 1.62)

Andy Balbirnie69 (40b)
Harry Tector11 (3b)

Scott MacBeth1-0-18-1
Andy McBrine2-0-22-0

Hume returns with only 13 runs needed

11.6

SJ MacBeth to Balbirnie, 1 run, works the ball through mid-on to keep the strike. Only the 18 runs off that over!

Leinster INNINGS		R	B
A Balbirnie	not out	81	44
TH Tector	caught	10	4
LJ Tucker	caught	44	25
HT Tector	not out	12	4
SJ Harbinson
GH Dockrell
S Lynch
BJ McCarthy
F Hand
A Sidhu
O Riley
EXTRAS	(w 2)
TOTAL	149 (2 wkts; 12.5 ovs)

Warriors BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
GI Hume	2.5	29	1	10.23
R MacBeth	3.0	24	0	8.00
CA Young	2.0	33	0	16.50	(1w)
T McKeegan	2.0	23	0	11.50	(1w)
AR McBrine	2.0	22	0	11.00
SJ MacBeth	1.0	18	1	18.00

Leinster 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	11	A Balbirnie	TH Tector
2nd	113	A Balbirnie	LJ Tucker
3rd	25	A Balbirnie	HT Tector

Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
LEL	9	7	1	34	2.025
NK	9	5	3	25	1.41
NWW	9	2	6	11	-2.057
REDS	9	2	6	11	-2.137

Pembroke Cricket Club, Sandymount, Dublin

Series

Toss

Player Of The Match

Season

Match days

Twenty20 debut

Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

NORTH WEST WARRIORS 148/6(20 OVERS)

LEINSTER LIGHTNING 149/2(12.5 OVERS)

END OF OVER:12 | 18 Runs 1 Wkt | LEL: 136/2 (13 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 11.33, RRR: 1.62)

END OF OVER:
12 | 18 Runs 1 Wkt | LEL: 136/2 (13 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 11.33, RRR: 1.62)