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Knights vs Leinster, 2nd Match at Cork, INTER-PRO T20, Jun 06 2023 - Match Result

RESULT
2nd Match, Cork, June 06, 2023, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy
(17.1/20 ov, T:237) 163

Knights won by 73 runs

Player Of The Match
79* (26) & 2 catches
neil-rock
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Scorecard summary
Northern Knights 236/3(20 overs)
79* (26)
1/21 (2)
1/36 (3)
Leinster Lightning 163/10(17.1 overs)
58 (32)
4/28 (4)
31 (26)
2/19 (2.1)

When Donegan and Ford were together, you always felt that the Lightning had a chance to chase down this mammoth total from the Knights. Yet once Ford fell, their last 6 wickets fell for only 43 runs.

Donegan showed much again the talent that he has, and ended up top scoring with 58 off only 32 balls, yet the rest of the lower order couldn't stay with him. Once Mayes took his wicket, the rest of the team just fell away.

Mayes was the pick of the bowlers and finished up with four wickets, in fact Koen was the only one of the Knights bowlers not to pick up a wicket.

With a 73 run win in the bag, it also means that the Knights pick up a bonus point to move to the top of the table, ahead of the Warriors on run rate.

You'll be unsurprised to know that Neil Rock has been named player of the match for his excellent batting. A good day all around for the Knights Captain then.

An exciting couple of games that we have seen at the Mardyke today, hopefully you've enjoyed it and I hope that you can join me tomorrow for day two of the festival. See you all tomorrow!

17.1
W
TF van Woerkom to A Sidhu, OUT

Sidhu, as a number of his teammates have done, hits the ball down the ground. Mayes is on the long-off boundary and take the catch to end the Innings, the Knights win!

Amish Sidhu c Mayes b van Woerkom 8 (11b 1x4 0x6 12m) SR: 72.72
end of over 172 runs
LEL: 162/9CRR: 9.52 RRR: 25.00
Reuben Wilson0 (1b)
Amish Sidhu8 (10b 1x4)
Matthew Foster 4-0-31-1
Thomas Mayes 4-0-28-4
16.6
Foster to Wilson, no run

Wilson drops his hands and lets another short ball pass through to the keeper

16.5
1
Foster to A Sidhu, 1 run

Thick edges the ball towards backward point to pick up another run

16.4
Foster to A Sidhu, no run

thisw ball outside off keeps really low, Rock does well to stop the ball getting past him

16.3
2
Foster to A Sidhu, 2 runs

manages to get some bat on this ball and forces it over the top of extra cover.

16.2
Foster to A Sidhu, no run

another big swing and miss from the Lightning batter

16.1
Foster to A Sidhu, no run

Foster digs the ball in short, Sidhu swings hard at the ball and can't get any bat on the ball

end of over 1610 runs • 1 wicket
LEL: 160/9CRR: 10.00 RRR: 19.25
Amish Sidhu5 (5b 1x4)
Thomas Mayes 4-0-28-4
Theo van Woerkom 2-0-19-1

Four overs to go, can the Lightning stop the Knights from picking up a bonus point?

15.6
W
Mayes to Donegan, OUT

Donegan's Innings is finally over! Walks across the stumps and looks to ramp the ball over the keeper, doesn't get enough bat on the ball and feather the ball through to the keeper

Mark Donegan c †Rock b Mayes 58 (32b 1x4 5x6 61m) SR: 181.25
15.5
1
Mayes to A Sidhu, 1 run

gets up on his toes to a short ball, angles the bat and lets the ball run away through square leg

15.4
1
Mayes to Donegan, 1 run

pulled into the legside once again

15.3
4lb
Mayes to Donegan, 4 leg byes

clips the pad and the ball deflects wide of the keeper and runs to the boundary

15.2
2
Mayes to Donegan, 2 runs

pulled down to long leg for another couple of runs

15.1
2
Mayes to Donegan, 2 runs

hit to wide mid-on and turns quickly for the second

end of over 156 runs • 1 wicket
LEL: 150/8CRR: 10.00 RRR: 17.40
Amish Sidhu4 (4b 1x4)
Mark Donegan53 (27b 1x4 5x6)
Theo van Woerkom 2-0-19-1
Ruhan Pretorius 3-0-36-2
14.6
TF van Woerkom to A Sidhu, no run

spins the ball past the outside edge again

14.5
TF van Woerkom to A Sidhu, no run

looks to play the late cut and misses

14.4
4
TF van Woerkom to A Sidhu, FOUR runs

Sidhu swings hard at the ball and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket, Pretorius on dives full length on the boundary and can't stop the ball getting past him

14.3
TF van Woerkom to A Sidhu, no run

spins the ball past the outside edge

14.3
1w
TF van Woerkom to A Sidhu, 1 wide

too far outside off-stump

14.2
W
TF van Woerkom to Hoey, OUT

Hoey clips the ball in the air towards long-on, the fielder out on the boundary bends his knees and takes a simple catch. Lightning eight down now

Gavin Hoey c van der Merwe b van Woerkom 10 (6b 0x4 1x6 6m) SR: 166.66
14.1
1
TF van Woerkom to Donegan, 1 run

Donegan advances out of the crease and drags the ball into the on-side, long-on runs in to keep them to a single

Match details
Mardyke, Cork
TossLeinster Lightning, elected to field first
Series
Season2023
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)15.30 start, First Session 15.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.20, Second Session 17.20-18.50
Match days6 June 2023 - day (20-over match)
T20 debut
Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsNorthern Knights 5, Leinster Lightning 0
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