The Irish, who were beaten by Oman in their opener, looked set to bounce back only for Leask to steer Scotland to a narrow victory off the final ball. That looked like plenty when Scotland slumped to 152 for seven in reply, before Leask turned the tide. Having lost their opener to Oman, Ireland looked in a world of trouble when Paul Stirling and skipper Andy Balbirnie fell for golden ducks off the second and third balls of the innings. Brandon McMullen wreaked havoc with the new ball on his way to figures of five for 34, his first-ever ODI five-for. Leask then took over, adding 51 with Safyaan Sharif to leave Scotland needing eight from the last over.

Source: The Herald June 22, 2023 04:03 UTC