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Leask scripts incredible comeback as Scotland win last-ball thriller
After having collapsed to 152 for 7 in a chase of 287, Scotland fought back and pulled off an incredible come-from-behind win against Ireland at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Wednesday. Michael Leask was the hero with the bat, scoring an unbeaten 91 off just 61 balls which included the winning runs off the final ball of the match.
The final over began with Scotland needing 8 runs, while having two wickets in hand. Leask set them on their way with a boundary off the first ball, aided by a misfield from Harry Tector. However, Ireland came back into it as Mark Adair dismissed Safyaan Sharif off the third ball. He then bowled a dot, and gave away just a single, leaving Leask with two to get off one. What followed was a stroke of luck that went in favour of Scotland as a thick inside edge whistled past the stumps, leading to big celebrations in their camp, and dejected faces in Ireland’s having lost two matches out of two with their qualification hopes hanging by a thread.
The tide started turning for Scotland when Leask got together with Mark Watt in the middle. The duo added 82 for the eighth wicket off just 67 balls. When George Dockrell – who earlier completed 100 ODI wickets – broke that partnership by getting Watt stumped off a wide, Scotland needed 54 off 29 balls. It was still a very stiff challenge, but one that Leask took head-on. He exploded in the 47th over as Josh Little went for 22 runs. He went on to script one of the great comebacks for Scotland as they won their opening match of the campaign.
Earlier, Ireland were put into bat and needed a big comeback themselves having been reduced to 70 for 5. Right-arm pacer Brandon McMullen ran through them in the opening exchanges, getting rid of both Paul Stirling and Andrew Balbirinie for golden ducks, and Harry Tector for just 6. It took a brilliant hundred from Curtis Campher to lead Ireland’s recovery, while getting good support from Dockrell in a sixth-wicket stand that was worth 136. McMullen came back to complete a five-for but Ireland still managed a respectable 286.
That total looked very good when Ireland’s bowlers combined to take down a large chunk of Scotland’s lineup. But they were taken down eventually by Leask.
Brief Scores:
Ireland 286/8 in 50 overs (Andy McBrine 32, Curtis Campher 120, George Dockrell 69; Brandon McMullen 5-34) lost to Scotland 289/9 in 50 overs (Michael Leask 91*, Christopher McBride 56 Mark Watt 47;Joshua Little 2-73, Mark Adair 3-57, George Dockrell 2-34) by one wicket
(Cricbuzz)
Typhoon Noul has hit southern China, including Hong Kong, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to the region and prompting the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people in Guangdong province.
China’s national weather centre said Noul made landfall on the coast of Huidong county in Huizhou, southern Guangdong province, at approximately 3:50am local time on Sunday (19:50 GMT on Saturday).
China’s official Xinhua News Agency said Noul was the strongest typhoon to make landfall in China so far this year.
Hong Kong’s Observatory said Noul, with maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometres per hour (68 miles per hour) near its centre, was moving Sunday into inland Guangdong and weakening progressively, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to parts of the region.
More than 715,000 people had been relocated for safety by early Sunday in Guangdong province, according to state-owned China National Radio. On Saturday, authorities said some 340,000 people were evacuated.
China’s National Meteorological Centre expected parts of southern Guangdong and southeastern Fujian provinces to experience heavy rain and strong winds over the weekend.
Many trees were seen uprooted in Huilai county, located on the coast of Guangdong province, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
Hong Kong’s airport authority said about 350 flights were cancelled on Sunday. At least nine people were injured across the city during the typhoon period, according to Hong Kong authorities.
As Noul approached Hong Kong, parts of a large scaffolding on a high-rise building collapsed on Saturday afternoon, local police said, although initial reports indicated there were no injuries.
[Aljazeera]
Colombo Kaps defended 197 runs to win the 12th match of the Lanka Premier League by restricting Dambulla Sixers to 176/8 at the Dambulla International Cricket Stadium on Saturday [25] night.
SCORES:
Colombo Kaps 197/5 in 20 overs [Rubin Hermann 39, Sadeera Samarawickrema 16, Sharujan Shanmuganathan 12, Kamindu Mendis 88*, Ben McDermott 14, Janith Liyanage 17; Fazalhaq Farooki 1-41, Dushmantha Chameera 1-41, Ramesh Mendis 1-05, Gulabdin Naib 1-15]
Dambulla Sixers 176/8 in 20 overs [Pavan Rathnayake 50, Marques Ackerman 40, Gulabdin Naib 28, Maheesh Thhekshana 13; Shahnawaz Dahani 2-20, Wanuja Sahan 1-34, Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2-33, Malsha Tharupathi 1-26, Milan Rathnayake 1-26]
Kandy Royals’ bowlers led by Nuwan Thushara were able to defend their score of 165 to win the 11th match of the Lanka Premier League by defeating Galle Gallants by 11 runs at Dambulla on Saturday.
SCORES:
Kandy Royals 165/6 in 20 overs [Lahiru Udara 16, Dale Phillips 34, Wanidu Hasaranga 16, Moeen Ali 41, Angelo Mathews 28, Vijay Shankar 15; Pramod Madushan 2-41, Akif Javed 2-26, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 2-36]
Galle Gallants 154/8 in 20 overs [Sam Harper 14, Charith Asalanka 14, Chamika Karunarathne 52, Dasun Shanaka 57*; Nuwan Thushara 3-33, Asitha Fernando 2-33, Moeen Ali 1-11, Wanidu Hasaranga 1-26]
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