driven off the front foot, out to the cover sweeper
Leinster vs Knights, 5th Match at Belfast, INTER PRO, May 17 2022 - Match Result
3:20pm Lunch has come and gone, the rain has been falling steadily all the time. The Umpires have had a look at the ground and even if the rain was to stop now, there is no chance of the ground drying out in time for any more play.
So sadly, that's the end of play today and it's officially a no result. 2 points for both sides means that the Munster Reds are the real winners today!
Lets hope that the weather is better on Thursday when we are all down in Cork for the match between the Reds and the Warriors. Until then this is Justin Smyth saying goodbye from a very soggy Stormont.
2:10pm The rain is falling down quite heavily here and all the covers are being put back on out in the middle. Forecast doesn't look good for the next few hours either.
2:30pm With the rain still pouring down, the Umpires have decided to have an early lunch now. Let's hope that the weather is better on the other side of the break.
With that the rain starts pelting down and the Umpires take the players off
on the front foot again, guides the ball towards backward point, loud shout of "no" from the non-strikers end as Simi looks for the run
Simi reaches a long way forward and defends back to the bowler
fuller ball, Simi steps forward to meet the ball on the bounce and defends back down the pitch
clips the ball into the legside, Tector calls for the single and Simi responds quickly
steps forward, defends the ball towards backward point
bends his front knee, driven towards the cover sweeper once again
outside off-stump, left alone
finds a gap in the covers and it's tidied up by the sweeper in the deep
on the front foot, defends back down the pitch
gets the outside edge! Keeper was standing up behind the stumps and has no chance of stopping that, runs away fine to the boundary
defends forward
Fifty up in theat last over for the Lightning
driven out through the covers
gets off the mark by punching the ball out to the cover sweeper
Some rain starting to fall
chops the ball down to the right of point, Tector calls for the quick single
hits the ball firmly to the bowlers left, Humphreys gets the dive out again
Tector is the next batter in, although Simi is on strike as the batters had crossed
Balbirnie comes down the pitch and looks to hit the ball over the top of mid-off. Slices it a little and Ross Adair back-pedals to take a simple catch.
steps forward out of the crease, drives the ball to extra cover
blocks the ball towards mid-wicket to end the over
hits the ball out towards the extra cover boundary, McCollum goes for the slide stop and makes a hash of it. Somehow the ball sneaks through to the boundary
Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast | |
Toss | Northern Knights, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2022 |
Match days | 17 May 2022 - day (50-over match) |
Umpires | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Leinster Lightning 2, Northern Knights 2 |