Frost hits he ball back over the bowlers head. Pretorius charges in from the long-on boundary and dives forward to take the catch inches from the grass. Knights win!
Knights vs Reds, 3rd Match at Dublin, INTER-PRO T20, May 02 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Once again the Reds top order couldn't supply the base that they needed to chase down the Knights massive total.
A 67 run seventh wicket partnership between McNally and Manley was really the only highlight with McNally looking impressive again with a well made 48
Both Foster and Mayes ended up with 3 wickets for the Knights, although only Humphreys ended up wicketless from the Knights bowlers as they produced a comfortable 99 run win.
Mark Adair has just been named as player of the match for his 44 off only 11 balls. 14 minutes of chaos from the Knights Captain. Which helps the Knights to a bonus point and stay on the top of the table.
Thanks for following on today. Hope that you enjoyed it and you'll join me again at 3.45pm for the second game today when the Lightning take on the Warriors.
Until then, this is Justin Smyth saying goodbye from Dublin
walks across the stumps and looks to scoop the ball. Doesn't connect and the ball hits him on the pads
full toss is hit just out of the bowlers reach as he follows through
McNally backs away to leg again, this time the bowler knows what he is going to do and bowls straighter. The ball hits the bottom of the stumps and the bails get knocked off.
McNally backs away to leg as the bowler bowls, can't get any bat on the ball as it goes outside off-stump
Two overs to go and the Reds need 50 an over....
launches the ball towards the cover boundary, lands safe in front of the fielder as he runs in off the rope
hits the ball in the air towards long-on, Stirling fields
McNally is down on one knee again and sweeps the bal out through square leg
shuffles out of the crease and hits the ball up to long-off
stays still in the crease and hits the ball back to the bowler
That wicket ends a nice little partnership for the Reds
Manley's fun is finally over! Adair drops short, and is pulled towards the long-on boundary. The fielder has plenty of time to get in position and takes the catch.
full ball, clears the front foot out of the way and hits the ball along the ground to long-off
on the front foot to a good length ball, driven to deep cover and stopped by the sweeper on the boundary
full toss, comes off the inside half of the bat and out to the legside boundary
slices the ball over the top of backward point for another couple of runs
pulled to deep mid-wicket
Manley leans back and hammers the ball towards long-on
gets the bat down low to a full ball, defended into a gap at cover and they pinch a single
cuts the ball through point, stopped by the fielder in the deep
back of a length ball sits up nicely for McNally. Swivels on the back foot and pulls the ball over the square leg boundary