आयरलैंड vs संयुक्त अरब अमीरात, मैच 1, अल आमेरत क्रिकेट ग्राउंड ओमान क्रिकेट (मिनिस्टरी टर्फ 1), ओमान, 13 February 2022 - कमेंट्री

 A full ball, on off. Adair looks to heave but it goes off the inner portion of the blade to deep square leg for a single.

A yorker now, on middle. Curtis squeezes it straight down the ground for a single. 18 needed now off 4 balls. 

NO BALL! Ohh, dear! A full ball, outside off, it's driven to long off for a single. A no ball called for overstepping and a Free hit will follow. 16 needed off 4 deliveries. 

Swing and a miss! Curtis Campher tries to sweep a fuller-length ball, which is around off. He fails to connect and the Free Hit goes in vain. 

OUT! RUN OUT! A slower bouncer from Khan, on middle. Curtis looks to pull but misses. Adair calls for a bye and Curtis responds late. The keeper throws the ball to Khan who runs back and flicks the bails off. Campher departs. A wide is given as well for height.

Full ball, almost a yorker outside off. Mark Adair fails to get any bat on it. Fantastic over from Zahoor Khan.

Fuller and on middle. Adair smacks it to long on, only for a single. 

A slower ball, on a length, outside off. Simi Singh is beaten by the lack of pace. He throws his bat at it and gets a bottom edge behind. The keeper collects it on one bounce. United Arab Emirates win by 13 runs. 

Tosses it up, full and on middle, it's pushed to covers for a single.

Another full ball, quicker and on middle, Campher tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Full toss, on off. Adair smashes it to the right of Mustafa and he does well to get a hand on it. 

An appeal for LBW but not given! A full toss, angling around middle. Mark Adair skips down and misses his flick. It goes off the pads to square leg for a leg bye. 

FOUR! Much needed! A full toss, on middle. Curtis Campher shuffles and paddles it past short fine leg for a boundary.

Slightly short, on middle, pulled away to cow corner for a couple of runs. There was a shy at the bowler's end but misses. 20 needed of the last over.

A full ball, outside off. Curtis Campher shuffles and looks to paddle scoop it but mistimes it to backward square leg for a single.

OUT! RUN OUT! A length ball, on middle, Lorcan Tucker heaves it to deep mid-wicket. Mustafa who is a livewire on the ground runs across to his left, collects the ball on one bounce and sends a flat throw to the keeper who clips the bails off. It is not even taken upstairs as Tucker is well short. A timely wicket for United Arab Emirates.

A full ball, angling in around off. George Dockrell looks to lift it over covers but ends up slicing it to deep point. One taken.

A low full toss and this is smashed to deep point for one more single. Singles won't work.

OUT! TAKEN! A full ball, outside off. George Dockrell dances down the track and looks to go over covers but does not get the elevation. Ahmed Raza, inside the ring, takes the catch over his head. The chase is falling apart for Ireland.

Dot ball! A low full toss, outside off. Curtis Campher swings but misses. High time for him to go big now. It all depends on him.

A full toss, around off, Curtis works it to long on for a single.

Very full, on middle. Tucker drives it straight past the bowler. Long on has to cover some ground to save a couple of runs. 

An inch-perfect yorker, on middle, Lorcan Tucker looks to block it out but it goes off the inner half of the blade to square leg for a single. An appeal follows for LBW but it is not given. 

A full ball, outside off. Curtis Campher gets low and lifts it over covers for a brace. 

A pinpoint yorker, on middle. Curtis Campher gets his bat down and defends. 

A low full toss, on off, slapped straight to mid off and a quick single is taken. 33 needed off 18 balls. Ireland need a big over now.

Lovely delivery! Not sure how that missed the stumps! Khan nails the yorker, just around off. Curtis Campher looks to dig it out but misses. It went past the off stump by a whisker. 

WIDE! Another yorker but this is wide outside off. Left alone.

A yorker, outside off. Curtis Campher slices his hit to backward point for a single.

Fuller and on off, eased down to long on for a single.

Another beautiful delivery from Khan! A yorker, on middle. Curtis Campher gets his bat down in time to squeeze it out. 

Full ball, outside off, Curtis takes a step down and drives to deep cover for a couple of runs. Good running between the wickets. 

A single as Curtis Campher steps down and pushes this full ball to mid off. Good comeback from Zahoor Khan after going for 19 runs in his first over. 40 needed off 24 balls.

Starts by digging in a short ball on off, Campher pulls it to deep mid-wicket and takes a single.

Very full in length and wide outside off, Tucker reaches out and strokes it to deep cover for a run. Singles won't do, the asking rate is touching 10 now.

FOUR! Curtis Campher breaks the shackles. This is what Ireland needed. Fuller and around off, Campher drills his drive past the diving extra cover fielder for a boundary.

Short and on off, Campher goes back and pulls it down to long on for one.

Well bowled, right into the blackhole, Lorcan Tucker brings his bat down in time and digs it out towards mid-wicket.

SIX! That's a big blow! Short in length, around leg and angling down, Lorcan Tucker picks it up and powers it over square leg for a maximum. 13 from the over, 46 needed off 30 balls.

Width there outside off, it's cut to deep cover-point for a single.

Karthik Meiyappan drags his length short outside off, Lorcan Tucker moves back and whacks it towards covers. Ahmed Raza dives there and takes the pace off the ball. It runs behind and they take a couple of runs.

Almost an own goal! Full and floated around off, Lorcan Tucker tries to play the reverse sweep but it takes the bottom half of his blade and rolls behind. It beats the stumps by a whisker. Tucker nearly tucked it onto his own stumps. Lucky escape.

Fullish and around off, slogged towards wide long on for a brace.

Flatter and shorter trajectory, on middle, Tucker goes back and punches it down to long on for a run.

Quicker one, short and outside off, Campher gets back and cuts it to deep cover for a run. Another good over from the young leggie. 59 needed off 36 balls, this is going down to the wire.

Fuller and on middle, Lorcan Tucker walks forward and eases it to long on for a run.

Short and outside off, Curtis Campher goes on the back foot and slaps it to deep cover-point for one.

Fullish and around off, driven off the front foot to extra cover.

Arm ball around off, Lorcan Tucker goes back and taps it down to cover-point for a quick run.

Shortish and on off, Curtis plays it down to covers and rotates the strike.

Fires it full and in the line of the stumps, Lorcan Tucker goes down on one knee and sweeps it through square leg for a couple of runs. 66 needed off 42 balls.

Turning away from the batsman, short in length, Campher moves back and slaps it to deep point for a single.

 SIX! Up and over the fence! Flighted and full around off, Shane Getkate advances down the track and pumps it towards long on. Waseem Muhammad runs across to his left but doesn't put in a dive as it flies over the fence.

Floated and around off, lofted over covers for a single.

Flatter and shorter on middle, Campher goes back and punches it to mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! The leggie has his second wicket in as many overs. Shows the courage to toss it up again, lands it full and around off, Shane Getkate wears his skates and tries to loft it over covers. He fails to get the connection right and ends up hitting it straight into the hands of Ahmed Raza inside the ring. 73 needed off 49 balls.

Too full and around off, Lorcan knocks it down to long on and opens his account with a single.

Flatter and shorter on off, Campher goes back to cut but edges it wide of short third man. A single is taken.

Flighted and full around off, Shane Getkate strides forward and defends it to the off side.

Arm ball, around middle, Shane goes back and works it to mid-wicket for a run. The bowler chases it down and stops the batters from taking the second run.

Turning away from the batsman, Campher taps it down to backward point and takes a brisk single.

 Quicker one, around off, Getkate pushes inside the line and edges it towards short third man. Another single.

Short and wide outside off, Curtis Campher cuts it to point and scampers across to the other end. 5 singles from the over, 82 needed more off 54 balls.

 Fuller and way outside off. Andy Balbirnie drags it to long on for a single. 

Tossed up, full and on middle, pushed to long on for one more.

WIDE! Fuller, outside off and spinning away too. Andy Balbirnie misses his sweep. Wided.

OUT! TAKEN! Karthik Meiyappan shows his class. The leg spinner is rated highly and gets a wicket in his first over. Good catch from Mustafa also. This is full and outside off. Andy Balbirnie has to drag it from way outside off. He slog-sweeps it flat and towards deep mid-wicket where Rohan Mustafa gets low and takes a very good catch as the ball was dying. 

Tossed up, outside off, Campher hits it to long off for a single.

A googly, full and around off. Shane Getkate looks to push but gets an inside edge to short fine leg. A single. 

A leg break, outside off, slapped to point. Good fielding there to stop the ball. 87 needed in 60 balls.

A single as this is drilled down to long on.

Loopy and full around leg, Curtis Campher tries to play the paddle scoop but it takes the inner half and rolls to short third man. Curtis wants a run but is sent back.

Short and on middle, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

Fuller and angling down leg. Andy Balbirnie sweeps it to the fine leg region for a couple of runs. 

Short ball, it turns away, outside off. Andy Balbirnie looks to cut but misses.

Flatter, outside off. Andy Balbirnie slaps it to sweeper cover for a single.

Fuller and on middle, drilled down to long on for a single.

A single now to the other side as Curtis Campher drives it to long off. 

On middle. Blocked out. 

Chance! A full toss on middle. Andy Balbirnie flicks it aerially and to the right of short mid-wicket. Ahmed Raza jumps there but the ball goes wide of him. Two taken.

Flatter and on off, Andy Balbirnie drives it to covers for a single.

Very full, quicker and on off, Curtis Campher gets low and looks to heave but gets an inside edge onto the body. It lobs behind to the keeper who fails to grab it. The ball hits his chest and drops safely.

 Tossed up, quicker and outside off, driven to long off for a single.

An arm ball, full and on middle. Curtis Campher looks to work it on the leg side but gets a leading edge to short third man. 

Another arm ball, on off, pushed to covers for a single.

SIX! Hammered! Tossed up, fuller and on off, Andy Balbirnie charges down and thumps it over long off for a biggie. 

Around off, pushed to covers.

 In the air but safe! Arm balls from Raza are creating trouble. This is full and on middle. Andy Balbirnie looks to slog-sweep but gets a top edge. Luckily for him, it goes over the bowler's head and falls safely. A single.

FOUR! Really good shot! Tossed up, full and on middle. Delany backs away and smashes it through mid off for a boundary.

FOUR! Two in a row! Pitches it up again, on middle. Delany thumps it past the bowler. Long on comes across and puts a dive but in vain. Another boundary. 

FOUR! Pressure on Rohan Mustafa, not a good start! Fuller again, outside off. Delany drives it through covers for a boundary. 

OUT! BOWLED! Rohan Mustafa gets his revenge. Delany has set a base for Ireland after his impressive cameo. This is short, slower in the air and straight around off. Gareth Delany goes back and looks to cut but is too early into his shot. The ball sneaks through and rattles the stumps.

Full and on middle, Curtis Campher drills it to long on for a single.

Tossed up, on middle. Flicked to mid-wicket for a single. At the end of the Powerplay, Ireland are 67/2. 112 runs needed in 84 balls.

Shortish and on off, played down from the back foot to point.

SIX! Looked like a mishit but it has still cleared the fence. Slower one, wide outside off and it's dying onto him, Gareth Delany fetches it from there, swings his bat across the line and powers it over mid-wicket for a biggie. That was almost a one-handed shot as the bottom hand came off fairly early.

FOUR! Drilled! Too full in length around off, Gareth Delany drives it firmly through the line and picks up the gap between mid off and extra cover. Zahoor Khan is under pressure, his first 3 balls have gone for 10 runs.

Sliding down the leg side, Gareth walks across the stumps and tickles it wide of short fine leg for a brace.

 SIX! That's dismissed! A touch short in length, angling in around off, Delany shuffles a bit as he clears his front leg and muscles it over mid-wicket for a maximum. 50 up!

A low full toss on off, Delany forces it past the bowler to long off and takes a single. 19 from the over!

Delivers it full and outside off, it's driven off the front foot to covers.

SIX! Balbirnie takes the aerial route and nails it all the way. Short in length and outside off, Andy uses his feet and lofts it nonchalantly over extra cover for a biggie.

On a length around middle, Andy Balbirnie tucks it in front of square leg for a single.

Serves it on a length, around off, Gareth defends it back to the bowler.

Back of a length, around off, Delany steps back and hits it towards covers for a single.

SIX! Scoops it and scoops it all the way! Unconventional but effective. Kashif Daud serves it on a length around off, Andy Balbirnie goes down and across before scooping it over fine leg for a biggie. 14 from the over and Ireland are going strong in the Powerplay.

Short in length and around off, Delany stands back and pulls it across the line. The man at short mid-wicket takes the pace off the ball and parries it behind. The mid on fielder cuts it off and it's only a run.

A near-yorker on middle, Andy steps back to give himself room and strokes it to the right of cover-point for a single.

Yorker and on middle, Gareth Delany digs it out towards mid-wicket.

PUT DOWN! That was a tough chance but should have been taken. Full in length, around off and angling in, Gareth Delany tries to heave it over the leg side but slices it towards extra cover. Rohan Mustafa runs back, keeps his eyes on the ball but fails to grab it in the first attempt. He juggles for a while but eventually, the ball goes down. They cross for a couple of runs.

FOUR! This happens almost every time, a catch goes down and the next ball goes for a boundary. Fuller in length and around off, Gareth Delany drills his drive through extra cover for a boundary.

Too full and on middle, Delany keeps it out safely to mid on.

FOUR! Good use of the feet! Full in length and around middle, Andy Balbirnie dances down the track and lofts it over mid on for a boundary. It's important that he forgets what happened with Paul Stirling. 

Strokes a length ball in the gap at covers for a single.

Cuts him in half! On a good length, landing close to off and shaping back in, Gareth Delany stays back to defend but it nips in to beat the inside edge of his bat.

Back of a length, around off, Gareth Delany stays back and taps it down to short third man. Looks for a run but is sent back.

Angling down the leg side, on a length, Delany helps it towards backward square leg for a run.

FOUR! Slapped away! Closes the over the way he started it - with a boundary. Kashif Daud hurls across a short delivery, outside off, Andy Balbirnie stays on the back foot and slaps it through the line. Finds the gap between point and cover-point and it scoots away to the fence.

Starts with a length ball on middle, Paul Stirling sits back inside the crease and defends it down on the surface.

Angling in from around off, Stirling works it wide of mid on and opens his account with a single.

A touch short and on off, Andy goes on his toes and plays it down to point.

Delivers it on a length and around middle, Balbirnie works it off his pads but finds short mid-wicket.

OUT! Paul Stirling is run out! UAE are celebrating big, they know the value of this wicket. Paul is livid with his skipper, gives a stare to Andy and walks back. Junaid aims for the blockhole but dishes out a low full toss around middle, Balbirnie steps back and drives it towards mid off. He calls for a run but then stops. Paul Stirling has responded but then sees the stutter of Andy Balbirnie. There is no clear calling coming from his captain. Paul Stirling is outside the crease and to his bad luck, Vriitya Aravind fires a direct hit at the bowler's end. A body blow to Ireland. 

Shortish and outside off, played down to point for a single.