- BATSMENRB4s6sSR49.4 Umpire Braithwaite gives another! This time its the big wicket of the Irish Captain. Porterfield went back in the crease and misses a turn into the legside, gets hit on the pad and can't believe that he has been given out. 186/512.1 they don't drop this one. Joyce gets an edge to first slip and Babar Hayat takes the catch low down. Excellent catch and a big wicket there for Hong Kong! 53/122.5 Anderson goes back in the crease and looks to turn the ball into the legside, he misses and gets hit on the pads. No hesitation from Umpire Hawthorne and Eshan gets his debut wicket. Anderson does not look happy with that decision 83/233.5 O'Brien gets a large stride in and reaches forward to the ball, he misses and it hits him on the pads. He was a long way down but Umpire Braithwaites finger goes up 124/341.3 Stirling reaches forward to defend the ball and it spins more then he expects and gets the outside edge. Carter takes the catch behind the stumps and is delighted to have taken that wicket. 156/486.1 it doesn't really matter because its all over! Wilson looks to drive the ball forward and gets a thin edge through to the keeper. Carter dives forward to take the catch and Wilson is out for 95! 316/1055.3 the ball is turning square out there and O'Brien goes back in the crease and looks to defend. He gets the outside edge and Hayat takes the catch at first slip 208/672.3 a bit of variable bounce there! Dockrell went back in the crease and had to jab the bat down at the last moment. He gets a thin edge which just about carries to the keeper. Carter takes an excellent catch to his left. 273/780.4 the new ball strikes, Babar gets his third catch of the innings as Murtagh flashes at a wide ball. Babar dives to his left at second slip and takes the catch 293/883.4 Young goes for a duck, its a tame end as he chips the ball to Waqas at mid-off. Last wicket coming in now 308/9Extras11 (b 6, nb 5)TOTAL316 all out (86.1 Overs, RR: 3.66)Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Ed Joyce, 12.1 ov), 2-83 (John Anderson, 22.5 ov), 3-124 (Niall O'Brien, 33.5 ov), 4-156 (Paul Stirling, 41.3 ov), 5-186 (William Porterfield, 49.4 ov), 6-208 (Kevin O'Brien, 55.3 ov), 7-273 (George Dockrell, 72.3 ov), 8-293 (Tim Murtagh, 80.4 ov), 9-308 (Craig Young, 83.4 ov), 10-316 (Gary Wilson, 86.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Tanwir Afzal 18.1 5 63 4 3.46 0 1 Tanveer Ahmed 9 1 32 0 3.55 0 0 Aizaz Khan 9 1 35 1 3.88 0 1 Ehsan Khan 22 2 90 1 4.09 0 0 Nadeem Ahmed 26 3 73 4 2.80 0 3 Anshuman Rath 2 0 17 0 8.50 0 0
30/08Result
ICC Intercontinental Cup at Belfast, Aug 30-Sep 2 2016
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
316 & 230 -
![Hong Kong]( "Hong Kong")
237 & 239 (80.2 ov)
30/08Result
ICC Intercontinental Cup at Belfast, Aug 30-Sep 2 2016
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
316 & 230 -
![Hong Kong]( "Hong Kong")
237 & 239 (80.2 ov)
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR49.3 Ninad's long inning is over as he goes back in the crease and gets hit in front of the stumps 109/49.4 strange shot there from Aizaz, reaches out to the ball and chips it in the air to Dockrell at backward point. Hong Kong lose their first wicket for 3 3/110 Young pings the ball in and Hayat chips the ball towards Joyce at short mid-wicket. Joyce dives forward and takes a tumbling catch. Double Wicket Maiden for Young 3/246.3 its yet another short ball from Chase, Nizakat fends the ball into the legside and Dockrell runs in from the square leg boundary and takes a diving catch. 104/373 its a good length ball and Waqas plays back in the crease and gets a thin edge through to the keeper. 173/576 its turned straight into Anderson's hands at short leg and Carter is out for a duck 176/689.4 Tanwir has a brain fade and comes down the pitch to Dockrell, he doesn't get to the pitch of the ball and it spins past the bat. O'Brien takes off the bails and Tanwir is gone! 206/790.3 there goes another, One wicket definitely brings another in this innings. Ehsan is hit in front of the stumps and Umpire Hawthorne has no hesitation in raising the finger 211/896 and Dockrell gets another. Nadeem looked to defend the ball forward and the ball spins past the bat. They all appeal and Umpire Brathwaite gives him out 224/9101.4 with only 1.2 overs left in the day, Tanveer pushes the ball ball straight into Porterfields hands at silly point. That's the end of the Innings 237/10Extras6 (b 1, lb 4, nb 1)TOTAL237 all out (101.4 Overs, RR: 2.33)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Aizaz Khan, 9.4 ov), 2-3 (Babar Hayat, 9.6 ov), 3-104 (Nizakat Khan, 46.3 ov), 4-109 (Ninad Shah, 49.3 ov), 5-173 (Waqas Khan, 72.6 ov), 6-176 (Christopher Carter, 75.6 ov), 7-206 (Tanwir Afzal, 89.4 ov), 8-211 (Ehsan Khan, 90.3 ov), 9-224 (Nadeem Ahmed, 95.6 ov), 10-237 (Tanveer Ahmed, 101.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TJ Murtagh 17 4 44 1 2.58 0 0 CA Young 23 8 64 2 2.78 0 1 GH Dockrell 27.4 7 46 3 1.66 0 0 PKD Chase 17 5 50 3 2.94 0 0 PR Stirling 13 1 27 1 2.07 0 0 KJ O'Brien 4 3 1 0 0.25 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR13 Joyce looks to pull the ball and gets beaten for pace. The ball hits him on the arm and as the bat swings round it clips the bails. 53/124.2 Bowled him! Porterfield goes back in the crease and looks to turn the ball into the legside. The ball stays low and goes under Porterfield's bat, big wicket for Hong Kong. 101/246 Anderson leans back in the crease and looks to pull the ball, it goes high in the air and Ehsan comes in from square leg and takes the catch 185/537.5 O'Brien pulls the ball to deep square leg and Waqas gets under the ball and takes a comfortable catch. 143/339.4 Stirling chases a wide ball and Stirling gets a thin edge on it. Carter dives to his right and takes a catch low down. 155/450.4 Wilson reaches forward and the ball swings past the bat and hits him in front of the stumps. Wilson can't believe that he is out but Umpire Brathwaite says he has to go. 199/652.1 its hit in the air into the covers and Ehsan dives to his right and takes the catch at a comfortable height 207/753.3 Murtagh swings the ball into the legside, Waqas gets under the ball and makes a bobbling catch. 221/855.1 Young goes back in the crease and looks to turn the ball into the legside, he misses and gets hit on the pad. Young had already started walking before the Umpire's finger goes up. 230/955.3 well that really was a tame end wasn't it. Chase pushes forward at the ball and it pops up into Rath's hands at silly mid-off. 230/10Extras26 (b 12, lb 4, nb 6, w 4)TOTAL230 all out (55.3 Overs, RR: 4.14)Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Ed Joyce, 12.6 ov), 2-101 (William Porterfield, 24.2 ov), 3-143 (Niall O'Brien, 37.5 ov), 4-155 (Paul Stirling, 39.4 ov), 5-185 (John Anderson, 45.6 ov), 6-199 (Gary Wilson, 50.4 ov), 7-207 (George Dockrell, 52.1 ov), 8-221 (Tim Murtagh, 53.3 ov), 9-230 (Craig Young, 55.1 ov), 10-230 (Peter Chase, 55.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Tanwir Afzal 16 2 53 3 3.31 0 1 Aizaz Khan 8 0 49 1 6.12 3 2 Nadeem Ahmed 17.3 0 65 3 3.71 0 2 Ehsan Khan 10 1 25 1 2.50 0 0 Tanveer Ahmed 4 0 22 2 5.50 1 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR1 Aizaz is gone for a duck! Aizaz reaches forward to a good length ball and gets a thin edge through to the keeper, O'Brien throws the ball high in the air and Murtagh is delighted. 0/110.2 Murtagh gets another one! Its wide of off-stump and Ninad pushes out at the ball, gets a little tickle of the ball and its through to the keeper again. 25/222.1 Babar reaches forward and gets an edge on the ball, it goes to Stirling's left at second slip and he Just catches the ball inches above the ground. 80/380.2 that's it, its all over. Nizakat doesn't have much faith in Tanveer's batting and so he decides to hit out. It goes high in the air and Joyce gets under the ball at mid-off and takes the catch. Ireland win 239/1025.4 Rath does play a shot and gets hit on the pads, the Umpires finger goes up. Really not sure why he didn't play at the ball as it swung back in 93/433 O'Brien finally gets the ball to come back in and Waqas plays all round it and the stumps get knocked over. O'Brien wheels away with his arms outstretched in celebration. 114/544.4 Carter goes forward to the ball and gets the tiniest edge through to the keeper. Carter just stands there and looks down at the ground, he looks crest-fallen. 146/645.5 Tanwir goes back in the crease and looks to defend the ball, misses and gets hit on the pad. Umpire Brathwaite's finger is going up even as the appeal starts. 147/759 that was a really filthy ball from Anderson, its short and Ehsan swings at the ball. It takes the edge and Stirling gobbles up the chance at second slip. 178/879.2 Nadeem is gone! Chase bowls full and Nadeem gets hit on the back leg. Its in front of the stump and Umpire Brathwaite raises the dreaded finger. Hong Kong are nine down 239/9Extras8 (b 5, lb 3)TOTAL239 all out (80.2 Overs, RR: 2.97)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Aizaz Khan, 0.6 ov), 2-25 (Ninad Shah, 10.2 ov), 3-80 (Babar Hayat, 22.1 ov), 4-93 (Anshy Rath, 25.4 ov), 5-114 (Waqas Khan, 32.6 ov), 6-146 (Christopher Carter, 44.4 ov), 7-147 (Tanwir Afzal, 45.5 ov), 8-178 (Ehsan Khan, 58.6 ov), 9-239 (Nadeem Ahmed, 79.2 ov), 10-239 (Nizakat Khan, 80.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TJ Murtagh 12.2 4 29 4 2.35 0 0 CA Young 10 3 31 0 3.10 0 0 PKD Chase 10 0 28 1 2.80 0 0 GH Dockrell 20 3 57 2 2.85 0 0 KJ O'Brien 12 2 36 2 3.00 0 0 J Anderson 9 1 26 1 2.88 0 0 PR Stirling 7 0 24 0 3.42 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Ireland , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 11.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
30,31 August, 1,2 September 2016 (4-day match)
First-class debut
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Ireland 20, Hong Kong 0
Close of Play
- Tue, 30 Aug - day 1 - Hong Kong 1st innings 2/0 (ND Shah 2*, Aizaz Khan 0*, 7 ov)
- Wed, 31 Aug - day 2 - Hong Kong 1st innings 237
- Thu, 1 Sep - day 3 - Ireland 2nd innings 199/6 (KJ O'Brien 7*, GH Dockrell 0*, 51 ov)
- Fri, 2 Sep - day 4 - Hong Kong 2nd innings 239 (80.2 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Ireland First Innings
- WTS Porterfield 50 off 74 balls (7x4)
- GC Wilson 50 off 81 balls (7x4, 1x6)
- Hong Kong First Innings
- Nizakat Khan 50 off 54 balls (7x4)
- Anshuman Rath 50 off 107 balls (5x4)
- Ireland 2nd Innings: 1x7 ball over (14th over, Nadeem Ahmed's 1st over)
- Ireland Second Innings
- J Anderson 50 off 88 balls (4x4)
- Hong Kong second Innings
- Nizakat Khan 50 off 57 balls (5x4, 1x6)
- Nizakat Khan 100 off 136 balls (12x4, 1x6)
Match Coverage
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