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Desert T20

  • 12-01-2017 1:09am
    #1
    deise300
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭


    New T20 competition starting this Saturday 14th in the UAE with the top 8 associate teams (Namibia have replaced Papua New Guinea).

    Group A - Afghanistan, Ireland, Namibia, UAE

    Group B - Scotland, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Oman

    Top 2 teams in each group will qualify for semi finals on Friday 20th, with the final later that day.

    Ireland squad: William Porterfield (captain), Andrew Balbirnie, George Dockrell, Josh Little, Jacob Mulder, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Kevin O’Brien, Boyd Rankin, Paul Stirling, Greg Thompson, Stuart Thompson, Gary Wilson, Craig Young.

    Group Fixtures:

    14th Jan – Afghanistan v Ireland
    Time: 3pm.
    Venue: Abu Dhabi Cricket Club’s Zayed Cricket Stadium
    17th Jan – Ireland v Namibia
    Time: 10am.
    Venue: Abu Dhabi Cricket Club’s Zayed Cricket Stadium
    18th Jan – UAE v Ireland
    Time: 10am.
    Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Sports City

    Hopefully will be a good start to the year for the lads. Our T20 results lately have been very poor but we have a good record in the Emirates. Unfortunately I don't think there will be any live TV coverage


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  • #2
    KevIRL
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    Opening match defeat to the Afghans


  • #3
    riffmongous
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,813 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    KevIRL wrote: »
    Opening match defeat to the Afghans

    8 balls remaining, ouch. And not a single six from the batsmen according to the guys on cricketeurope

    cricinfo report

    Namibia and UAE still to come, so there is still a chance to turn this around


  • #4
    deise300
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭deise300


    2nd game on this morning. Namibia reach 146/9 after their 20 overs. Awful start to the game from Ireland as Namibia were 77/0 after 8 overs, so the bowlers did well to restrict them in the end. The 2 young lads Little (2-17) and Mulder (2-27) bowling well again. Chase is just about to start


  • #5
    deise300
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭deise300


    Ireland 77-3 after 10 overs


  • #6
    axe2grind
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 585 ✭✭✭axe2grind


    Going to be very tight.
    A biggish over needed
    41 needed off last 5 overs.
    12th over was a maiden!


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  • #7
    deise300
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭deise300


    21 needed off 18. Wilson and Thompson at the crease


  • #8
    deise300
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭deise300


    8 needed off the last over!


  • #9
    deise300
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭deise300


    Boundary from McBrine! 3 needed off 4...


  • #10
    axe2grind
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 585 ✭✭✭axe2grind


    Phew! they did it with 2 balls to spare


  • #11
    deise300
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭deise300


    Game over, with 2 balls left, another 4 from McBrine to finish. Tight game but we'll take a win!


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  • #12
    deise300
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭deise300


    Final group game of today against UAE. Winner will reach the semi final. Ireland won the toss and decided to bat. 66/3 at the half way stage, Kevin and Wilson in the middle. Horror innings from Porterfield, out for a duck after 9 balls.


  • #13
    lambayire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 924 ✭✭✭lambayire


    0 from 9 balls. You wouldn't think that possible in a T20 game.


  • #14
    TrueDub
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    Recovered to 160/6 - a good score, but if someone had really kicked on we could have been looking at 190+. I think we should be able to defend this total though.

    The captain has been struggling for a while in all formats. Might be time for change there I think.


  • #15
    deise300
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭deise300


    UAE 16/4 after 3 overs, great start for Ireland! Rankin with 3


  • #16
    deise300
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭deise300


    UAE 58/6 after 10 overs


  • #17
    deise300
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭deise300


    And Ireland win by 24 runs, the early wickets did the damage. Through to the semi final which will be played Friday morning


  • #18
    HonalD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,288 ✭✭✭HonalD


    Good win, through to semis, which is the least to expect from the team.


  • #19
    Doodah7
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    Ireland won the toss and will bat first. Looking to set a total. Porterfield would want to see some improvement today...


  • #20
    Derco
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭Derco


    Great start. Going at 10 an over. Hopefully we keep it up


  • #21
    TrueDub
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    tallpaul wrote: »
    Porterfield would want to see some improvement today...

    Best case scenario is that he doesn't get a bat... :D


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  • #22
    Derco
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭Derco


    TrueDub wrote: »
    Best case scenario is that he doesn't get a bat... :D

    He's in now. Poynter gone for 39


  • #23
    Doodah7
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    Porterfield out for 2. Ireland 118-2 after 11. Stirling is motoring with 60 off 35. With Kevin O'Brien at the other end this could be a big total.


  • #24
    Derco
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭Derco


    Still on course to hit 200


  • #25
    TrueDub
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    137/3 off 13. 200 is a minimum score from this point, especially with Wilson & O'Brien at the crease.


  • #26
    lambayire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 924 ✭✭✭lambayire


    211/6. Smashing little innings from Gary Wilson there.
    65 off 29 balls.


  • #27
    Doodah7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,770 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    211/6 at the break. Ireland's second highest T20 total ever (225). Scotland have never got above 200 and their highest ever T20 score was in this tournament (189).


  • #28
    Derco
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭Derco


    Should be enough to bowl at but I remember saying that before a certain game against Holland a while back


  • #29
    Doodah7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,770 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    After a bright start, wickets starting to fall now. Scotland 78/3 after 9 overs.


  • #30
    lambayire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 924 ✭✭✭lambayire


    Always good to get Coetzer out.

    Who's this Mulder kid?
    A leggie bowling for Ireland.
    I never thought I'd see the day!


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  • #31
    Derco
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭Derco


    lambayire wrote: »

    Who's this Mulder kid?
    A leggie bowling for Ireland.
    I never thought I'd see the day!

    Australian born. Been playing for Northern Knights in the Inter pros.


  • #32
    lambayire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 924 ✭✭✭lambayire


    4-16 from his 4 overs.

    Very impressive!


  • #33
    Doodah7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,770 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    Jacob Mulder, 4 overs, 4 for 16!!!! Incredible figures. The Scots need 106 from 36 balls. Three runs a ball is an impossible ask I think.


  • #34
    Derco
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭Derco


    I think we just found a player. Well bowled


  • #35
    Doodah7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,770 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    Easy in the end. Total was simply too much for the Scots.

    Revenge against the Afghans??


  • #36
    riffmongous
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,813 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    What a win that was, great stuff.

    A big start for once too


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  • #37
    Derco
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭Derco


    37-3 after 5 overs. This next partnership is crucial


  • #38
    Doodah7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,770 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    This is done already. 47-6 after 8 overs. Would be remarkable to get even 120 from here. I reckon they will be all out for 85 and Afghanistan will chase it down in 10 overs...


  • #39
    Derco
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭Derco


    There goes McBrine. We'll be doing well to even bat the overs at this rate


  • #40
    Mysterypunter
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    71 all out


  • #41
    Derco
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭Derco


    71 all out. Ouch!


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  • #42
    TrueDub
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 2,655 Mod ✭✭✭✭TrueDub


    All out for 71 in 13.1 overs.

    A day of two performances - and the commentator on Cricinfo mentions that it's a batsman's paradise out there.


  • #43
    riffmongous
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,813 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    Bit of a turnaround that


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