Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Northern Knights vs North West Warriors, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy 2024, 7th Match

At the halfway point, not many in the ground would have taken the Warriors to be the winnner of this game. Although Cameron Melly had other ideas and hit a blistering 37 off only 16 balls. The sixth wicket partnership with Shane Getkate off 51 in only 23 balls took the Warriors to their target with a ball to spare. Our first real tight game of the season. Five of the Warriors batters had a strike rate at better then a run a ball, and the Knights bowlers had no answers as the ball flew to all parts of the ground. It's just been announced that Melly has been named as the player of the match. Fully deserved too as the Warriors collect four points for the win as they celebrate their first win of the season. I can hear them singing from here! Hope that you enjoyed the coverage of the game today. It was great to be able to see our first close game of the season. Tomorrow we are back here again as we change format to the IP50 for the first game of the season in that competition. Hope that you can join me then. Until then, this is Justin Smyth saying goodnight from Stormont. See you tomorrow.

19.5

Koen to Melly, FOUR, another full toss from Koen, Melly hits the ball cleanly over the top of the fielder at extra cover. Nobody chases after the ball and it runs to the boundary. The Warriors win!

Lots of talking around the field. How will the Knights defend this. The field doesn't really come in much

19.4

Koen to Melly, FOUR, another full toss from Koen. Melly slams the ball toward the extra cover boundary and it's 2 in 2 that they need now for the win

This is getting tense here. Rock comes up and talks to the bowler.

19.3

Koen to Melly, FOUR, full toss outside off-stump. Melly cuts the ball hard through backward point and the ball runs away from the fielder on the boundary.

10 off four. Getkate comes down to have a chat.

19.2

Koen to Melly, 2 runs, it's another 2 runs as he cloths the ball over the bowlers head and the ball lands between three fielders

12 off 5 needed

19.1

Koen to Melly, 2 runs, charges out of the crease, hits the ball toward deep mid-wicket and runs quickly to get back on strike

END OF OVER:
19 | 5 Runs | NWW: 136/5 (14 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.15, RRR: 14.00)

Cameron Melly21 (11b)
Shane Getkate12 (8b)

Thomas Mayes4-0-26-0
Ruhan Pretorius4-1-20-0

14 off the last over needed for the Warriors to win. 13 for a superover. That would be nice wouldn't it?

18.6

Mayes to Melly, 1 run, looks to hit down the ground, the ball comes off the inside half of the bat. McCollum fields at deep square leg.

18.5

Mayes to Melly, no run, lovely delivery! Full ball outside off-stump. Melly is beaten for pace and the Knights get a dot ball

18.4

Mayes to Getkate, 1 run, full ball, slower ball, can only guide it to deep point

Rock comes up to have a chat to the bowler before the next delivery

18.3

Mayes to Melly, 1 run, pulled legside, fielder gets the ball in quickly

18.2

Mayes to Melly, 2 runs, guides the ball down to deep third, Getkate has to put the dive in at the non-strikers end and just gets home before Mayes breaks the stumps

18.1

Mayes to Melly, no run, big swing and a miss

END OF OVER:
18 | 17 Runs | NWW: 131/5 (19 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.27, RRR: 9.50)

Shane Getkate11 (7b)
Cameron Melly17 (6b)

Ruhan Pretorius4-1-20-0
Matthew Foster4-0-33-2

17.6

Pretorius to Getkate, 4 byes, Back to back boundaries for the Warriors. The ball misses everything and the keeper can't stop it. Big over for the Warriors

17.5

Pretorius to Getkate, SIX, Getkate finally manages to connect with the ball this season. The ball rockets off his bat and it's over the top of the sightscreen

17.5

Pretorius to Getkate, 1 wide, too far away from the stumps and the Warriors get another run

17.4

Pretorius to Melly, 1 run, inside edge down onto the pads. The non-striker charges down the other end. Pretorius throws at the stumps that Melly is running too and misses. He would have been gone if he hit

17.3

Pretorius to Melly, 2 runs, short arm pulls the ball legside. It's perfectly in the middele of the two fielders in the deep and they come back for a second

17.2

Pretorius to Melly, 2 runs, hits the ball down the ground. The ball plugs as it lands letting the fielder catch up with the ball

17.1

Pretorius to Getkate, 1 run, bunts the ball square on the off-side to get Melly back on strike

END OF OVER:
17 | 16 Runs 1 Wkt | NWW: 114/5 (36 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.70, RRR: 12.00)

Cameron Melly12 (3b)
Shane Getkate4 (4b)

Matthew Foster4-0-33-2
Matthew Humphreys4-0-26-2

Into the last three overs, 36 needed. The Warriors are still in this...

16.6

Foster to Melly, SIX, Melly hammers the ball down the ground. Foster bowled in the slot and the batter wasn't going to miss out on that. Almost takes out a couple of spectators behind the boundary

16.6

Foster to Melly, 1 wide, Foster looks for the slower ball, gets it all wrong and it's too far outside off-stump

16.5

Foster to Melly, FOUR, backfoot drive races off the bat and it's past the fielder on the boundary at deep cover in a flash.

16.4

Foster to Melly, 2 runs, clips the ball down to long leg to get off the mark

16.3

Foster to Hilton, OUT, great catch up Carmichael in the deep! The ball was sliced in the air towards deep cover. The fielder runs in off the rope as the ball in dying on him and dives forward to take the catch. Hilton is very disappointed but has to go

K Hilton c Carmichael b Foster 25 (40m 24b 0x4 2x6) SR: 104.16

Warriors INNINGS		R	B
ST Doheny	caught	4	14
G Roulston	bowled	14	23
J Wilson	bowled	27	23
K Hilton	caught	25	24
SJ MacBeth	bowled	18	12
SC Getkate	not out	12	8
CG Melly	not out	37	16
AR McBrine
R MacBeth
HMW Zimmermann
T McKeegan
EXTRAS	(b 4, lb 7, w 3, nb 1)
TOTAL	152 (5 wkts; 19.5 ovs)

Knights BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
R Pretorius	4.0	1	20	0	5.00	(1w)
T Mayes	4.0	0	26	0	6.50	(1nb)
MT Foster	4.0	0	33	2	8.25	(2w)
MJ Humphreys	4.0	0	26	2	6.50
T Koen	3.5	0	36	1	9.39

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	11	ST Doheny	G Roulston
2nd	20	J Wilson	G Roulston
3rd	24	J Wilson	K Hilton
4th	30	SJ MacBeth	K Hilton
5th	16	SC Getkate	K Hilton
6th	51	SC Getkate	CG Melly

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

END OF OVER:19 | 5 Runs | NWW: 136/5 (14 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.15, RRR: 14.00)

END OF OVER:18 | 17 Runs | NWW: 131/5 (19 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.27, RRR: 9.50)

END OF OVER:17 | 16 Runs 1 Wkt | NWW: 114/5 (36 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.70, RRR: 12.00)

END OF OVER:
19 | 5 Runs | NWW: 136/5 (14 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.15, RRR: 14.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 17 Runs | NWW: 131/5 (19 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.27, RRR: 9.50)

END OF OVER:
17 | 16 Runs 1 Wkt | NWW: 114/5 (36 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.70, RRR: 12.00)