Ireland vs Scotland, Super Sixes Match 4 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Safyaan Sharif to Andy McBrine, out Rankin Run Out!! 1 run completed. Limply hit down to long-off, Rankin looks to come back for two as it was the final ball, but McBrine isn't willing to give his wicket away. Rankin is left stranded mid-pitch. Good throw, gone. Rankin run out (MacLeod/Matthew Cross) 0(0)

Safyaan Sharif to Barry McCarthy, out Caught by MacLeod!! Straight down the throat of long-on. Another wicket lost in trying for the big hit. This is a good comeback from Scotland. McCarthy didn't quite get hold of this full toss, or if he did, the elevation wasn't there. Barry McCarthy c MacLeod b Safyaan Sharif 5(4)

Wheal to Simi Singh, out Bowled!! Bends across too far for the scoop, this off-cutter grips behind him and knocks over the top of leg-stump. Ireland losing quick wickets towards the end. Simi Singh b Wheal 7(9)

Safyaan Sharif to Wilson, out Caught by Mark Watt!! Positions himself for a cute lap-sweep, feeds it straight to short fine leg off a thick top-edge. Gave the bowler too much time to adjust his line and Sharif fired it well wide of off. Wilson c Mark Watt b Safyaan Sharif 3(5)

Chris Sole to Kevin O Brien, out Caught by Craig Wallace!! Full and wide of off, makes O'Brien stretch on the drive and finds a thick edge which carries to short third man. End of a brilliant cameo. Has provided just the boost Ireland needed. Kevin O Brien c Craig Wallace b Chris Sole 46(27) [4s-5 6s-2]

Chris Sole to Kevin O Brien, FOUR, awful bowling. Short of length at the body, with fine leg inside the ring. Serve yourself. O'Brien does

Chris Sole to Kevin O Brien, FOUR, this is some shot from O'Brien, his short-arm jab almost carrying all the way for six. Landed just short. The fielder at deep mid-wicket was interested in the catch, but he couldn't get there with his one-handed dive. What timing though. He checked his shot, but it still flew away

Mark Watt to Andy Balbirnie, out Lbw!! This will be out. Balbirnie went for the reverse-sweep, missed it completely and the ball landed on his boot on the full. With the angle from round the wicket, would have crashed into middle. Some joy for Watt as he ends a lacklustre spell. Balbirnie goes after a brilliant hundred in a must-win game. Andy Balbirnie lbw b Mark Watt 105(146) [4s-10]

Mark Watt to Andy Balbirnie, FOUR, walks across the stumps and gets the sweep away very fine. Not sure that was the idea from Balbirnie, but Ireland won't mind

Leask to Kevin O Brien, SIX, pumps this half-tracker into the crowd with a fierce pull. Ordinary from Leask

Mark Watt to Andy Balbirnie, 1 run, works it off the stumps through mid-wicket, raises his 2nd ODI century. Means a great deal to him, punches the air and kisses the helmet badge as his team-mates stand. He survived a very close LBW shout early in his innings, was very lucky with it. But he hasn't looked back since

Mark Watt to Kevin O Brien, FOUR, dreadful delivery fired down leg, O'Brien manages a deflection with his sweep and sends it hurtling past short fine leg

Safyaan Sharif to Kevin O Brien, FOUR, opens the bat-face late and runs it to the third man boundary, beating the diving fielder

Mark Watt to Andy Balbirnie, FOUR, he's looked off-colour today, erring in length pretty often. Short ball outside off, Balbirnie rocks back and beats sweeper cover to his left with this cut shot

Wheal to Kevin O Brien, SIX, into position quickly for the short ball, swivels across and wallops it over backward square. Brings up the 200 for Ireland with a little over 10 overs to go

Wheal to Kevin O Brien, FOUR, quite a nothing ball from Wheal, it's not short enough to trouble O'Brien who transfers his weight back and muscles the pull in front of square. One bounce four

Mark Watt to Andy Balbirnie, FOUR, drops it short outside off and is cut away through the gap at point

Wheal to Niall O Brien, out Niall O Brien Run Out!! Bad judgement of a single here, O'Brien gives up and is sent packing by a direct-hit. Scotland have broken the 138-run stand. Back of length delivery on leg, clipped very close to mid-wicket where Wallace gathers the ball, composes himself and nails the stumps down. Knew he had the time to balance himself. Immediately after setting off, O'Brien had realized that the call was flawed. But he went through with it because Balbirnie had committed so far down. Niall O Brien run out (Craig Wallace) 70(70) [4s-9]

Leask to Niall O Brien, FOUR, the sweep proving to be very productive for O'Brien, nails this one backward of square. It raced away once it beat short fine

Chris Sole to Andy Balbirnie, FOUR, short of length delivery wide of off, Balbirnie gets on his toes and places his cut past a diving backward point. He didn't go all that hard on it, but it was timed so well that it flew off his bat

Mark Watt to Niall O Brien, FOUR, he went through with the lofted drive despite not getting to the pitch, but the key is that he's picked his spot here. Mid-off was up, and all O'Brien had to do was lift it over him, which he does comfortably

Chris Sole to Niall O Brien, FOUR, short of length delivery from round the wicket, O'Brien gets inside the line of it and then simply helps his pull along to the fine leg boundary. Beat the fielder comfortably

Mark Watt to Andy Balbirnie, FOUR, pushed down to long-off, where Leask makes a blooper. To be fair, he did get a bad bounce, but you've got to do better at this level. It slips through his legs for four. Watt is furious, kicks the turf in frustration

Safyaan Sharif to Niall O Brien, FOUR, overpitched, hammered back by O'Brien. Lovely way to get to his 18th ODI half-century. It's been an excellent partnership this

Safyaan Sharif to Andy Balbirnie, FOUR, one bounce and over the ropes. Healthy top-edge from Balbirnie, after getting rushed on his front-foot pull shot. Sharif not impressed

MacLeod to Niall O Brien, FOUR, now this one was asking for it. Drifting down leg, O'Brien picks the line early and sweeps it backward of square

MacLeod to Niall O Brien, FOUR, gets across, bends down low and paddles it fine. Very nicely done from O'Brien, using the angle to his advantage

Safyaan Sharif to Niall O Brien, FOUR, first ball of a new spell, Sharif draws the edge. No slips in place though, runs away to the fence. Fraction fuller than a good length, angled away from off. Wasn't full enough to be driven with conviction, plus O'Brien is quite tentative with his feet. Gets away

Leask to Niall O Brien, FOUR, beautifully done! Walks across, fetches the slow offie from well outside off and brroms it over backward square leg. The boundary brings up the fifty partnership

Leask to Andy Balbirnie, 1 run, flighted outside off, driven to cover. A fumble allows Balbirnie to take the run and that brings up his fifty

Leask to Andy Balbirnie, FOUR, gets down and sweeps this offie fine of the fielder at short fine leg. Fetched it from outside off by moving across

Chris Sole to Andy Balbirnie, FOUR, too much width and Balbirnie doesn't miss out. Stood tall on the back foot and punched it superbly beating the backward point fielder to his right. Top shot!

Wheal to Andy Balbirnie, FOUR, top shot played off the back foot. Shortish ball, Balbirnie stands tall and punches it square of the wicket on the off-side. Third man gives a chase, but to no avail

Chris Sole to Niall O Brien, FOUR, cracking shot to get off the mark. A half-volley wide of off, Niall O Brien reaches out by striding across. Bends his back knee and drives it superbly between cover and mid-off. Raced away

Wheal to Porterfield, out Bowled!! Gone! Porterfield chops one onto his stumps. It was the quick cutter from a short of length and Porterfield didn't pick it. He stayed back in his crease to cut that and all he managed was an inside edge that crashed onto his sticks. Second wicket for Wheal, and this is a big one. Porterfield b Wheal 17(27) [4s-1 6s-1]

Mark Watt to Porterfield, FOUR, width served outside off and Porterfield latches onto it. Porterfield goes back in his crease and cracks the cut well in front of square on the off-side. There was a huge gap there

Wheal to Porterfield, no run, did that carry? Wheal pounds a short of a good length delivery that angles away from the left-hander in that nagging zone outside off. Porterfield stuck his bat out to defend and the ball took the outside edge. Just about carried to first slip, who failed to hold onto it. A drop! Leask, the culprit

Chris Sole to Andy Balbirnie, leg byes, FOUR, too straight this time and Balbirnie misses the tickle. The ball brushes the batter's thigh pad and runs away to fine leg for four leg-byes

Wheal to Porterfield, SIX, top-edge goes for a six! Wheal bangs one short and Porterfield goes after it with a pull shot, despite the ball getting big on him. The ball took the edge and flew all the way over the fine leg boundary rope

Wheal to Andy Balbirnie, FOUR, good looking shot! Didn't try to over-hit and relied on timing. Wheal slightly overpitches and Balbirnie takes full toll of it. Comes forward and offers a straight bat to drive it down the ground beating the mid-off fielder comfortably

Wheal to Stirling, out Caught&Bowled!! Good return catch and Scotland have the early breakthrough. Stirling goes off without troubling the scorers. Another inswinging delivery from Wheal, Stirling shuffled across and didn't quite account for the movement. Gets a big inside edge onto his thigh pad looking to push and the ball pops up. Wheal, in his followthrough, runs forward and dives to complete a sharp catch. Stirling c and b Wheal 0(4)