Ireland vs Scotland, 7th Match, Group B, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Chris Sole to Joshua Little, FOUR, Joshua Little finishes well. A short of length delivery on the stumps, he did not get hold of the pull, but manages to get it over mid-off inside the ring. Runs away

Chris Sole to Campher, out Bowled!! Bowled him. Full and straight on the stumps, Campher tries the reverse-scoop but misses, the middle-stump is pegged back. Campher walks back bat-raised to a standing ovation. Campher b Chris Sole 120(108) [4s-9 6s-4]

Chris Sole to Campher, FOUR, the luck goes with him too. A length delivery on the stumps, Campher makes room and swings, a thick top-edge clears short third man

Chris Sole to Campher, FOUR, blasts it wide of mid-on now. Mid-on was up and Campher comes down the track to take it on a length and hit it across the line

Chris Sole to Campher, SIX, this time Campher has nailed it. To the longer deep square leg fence but Campher hasd cleared it well. A slower ball into the pitch on the stumps, Campher rocks back and pulls over deep square leg

Safyaan Sharif to Mark Adair, FOUR, a friendly low full-toss outside off, Mark Adair hammers it wide of extra-cover and beats sweeper cover with ease

Safyaan Sharif to Campher, 1 run, a direct-hit from Cross and Mark Adair was gone. Dug out off the toe-end and Cross misses with his throw

McMullen to Delany, out Caught by Berrington!! Fifer for McMullen. A slower ball into the pitch on a back of a length on the stumps, Delany pulls and miscues it straight up, cover comes around to catch it. Delany c Berrington b McMullen 19(14) [6s-1]

McMullen to Campher, FOUR, what an innings from Campher. 100 for him and he kisses the back of the helmet and raises the bat. No smile too as he looks focussed. Gets a standing ovation. A low full-toss on the stumps, he flicks and calls for two but the ball splits long-on and deep mid-wicket with ease

Mark Watt to Campher, SIX, six more. Dragged down short on off, Campher goes on the back foot and pulls flat over deep mid-wicket, easily clears the deep mid-wicket fielder

Mark Watt to Campher, SIX, what a shovel. Fired in full on the stumps, Campher gets under it and shovels it over deep mid-wicket. Another superb strike

McMullen to Delany, SIX, hammered. A short of length delivery on the stumps, Delany pulls and easily clears the deep mid-wicket fielder who was in from the boundary. Long boundary but Delany cleared it easily

Safyaan Sharif to Campher, FOUR, a fat top-edge and straight over Cross and four. Campher comes down the track and sweeps, but the top-edge goes straight up, Safyaan Sharif shakes his head

McMullen to Dockrell, out Bowled!! It's that man McMullen again. He comes back and breaks the stand. Dockrell backs away outside the leg-stump but misses the outswinging low full-toss on the stumps, swung away to beat the drive, the ball lands on the base of the stumps. Relief for Scotland as McMullen is pumped. Dockrell b McMullen 69(93) [4s-4 6s-1]

Safyaan Sharif to Campher, FOUR, Campher has decided to up the ante now. Again Campher steps out and this time takes it on the full, flicked over mid-wicket

Safyaan Sharif to Campher, FOUR, smashed. Campher comes down the track and takes it from a length, swings it powerfully over mid-wicket

Greaves to Dockrell, SIX, as clean a hit as you will see. It's tossed up outside off, Dockrell gets forward and golf-swings cleanly and crisply, a long way straight down the ground

Mark Watt to Dockrell, FOUR, fantastic inside-out shot. It is tossed up outside off, Dockrell gets forward and lofts over extra-cover and the ball runs away, long chase for deep cover who fails in the chase

Chris Sole to Dockrell, FOUR, consecutive 50s for Dockrell. Full outside off, Dockrell gets forward to drive and the thick outside-edge flies through the vacant slip cordon, beats third man's dive to his left

Chris Sole to Campher, 2 runs, the 100-run stand is up. Campher tucks the good length delivery from the stumps to the deep square leg region and comes back for the second

Chris Sole to Campher, FOUR, fine pull shot. A short of length delivery on off, Campher pulls hard and wide of deep mid-wicket

Leask to Campher, SIX, tossed up full outside off, Campher's eyes light up as he gets forward and slams it way back over wide long-on, that was so cleanly hit

Leask to Campher, 1 run, 50 for Campher. Slower on the stumps, Campher goes on the back foot and turns it to deep square leg

Christopher McBride to Dockrell, 1 run, good length outside off, Dockrell dabs to third man

Safyaan Sharif to Dockrell, FOUR, fantastic timing on this, just a good length delivery on the stumps, clipped so well that it beats deep backward square leg who runs and dives to his left but can't stop the ball

Greaves to Campher, FOUR, fine sweep. Tossed up full outside off, Campher gets outside off and sweeps along the ground, to the deep backward square leg fence

Safyaan Sharif to Dockrell, FOUR, nicely done. Beats the diving McBride at deep square leg who can only parry it to the fence. The inswinger on the stumps, flicked behind square and Dockrell gets four

Mark Watt to Dockrell, 5 wides, full and fired down the leg-side, too quick for the keeper and it nutmegs him. Short third can't hunt it down either...

Christopher McBride to Dockrell, no run, dropped. Third drop of the game so far and perhaps the easiest of chances. The nip-backer from Christopher McBride, Dockrell looked to drive on the up and chipped a dolly of a catch straight back at the bowler and McBride couldn't hold on despite getting both hands in his followthrough. Dockrell almost started to walk away soon as the ball left the bat, but he had the luck on his side. McBride fumbles and tries to run Dockrell out with a direct hit but the batter managed to get back just in the nick of time

Christopher McBride to Andy McBrine, out Caught by Cross!! That drop chance doesn't cost much. Dug in short and angling away outside off, McBrine swivels on the pull and gets a feather of a top-edge on that. The keeper appeals straightaway and umpire Leslie Reifer took his time before raising his index finger. Andy McBrine c Cross b Christopher McBride 32(54) [4s-4]

Christopher McBride to Andy McBrine, FOUR, short and wide, Andy McBrine says thank you and sends the cut racing square on the off-side. Beats backward point to his left...

Christopher McBride to Andy McBrine, 1 run, dropped! It was a dolly this is the second time Sole dropped a catch today. Short outside off, McBrine pulls and mistimes it to the left of mid-on where Sole drops a straightforward chance despite the slide

Safyaan Sharif to Andy McBrine, 2 runs, width on offer, McBrine slices the cut to the left of third man

Mark Watt to Andy McBrine, FOUR, down the track and bam! McBrine uses his feet, gets close to the pitch of the delivery and lifts it over mid-off with great timing

Safyaan Sharif to Campher, FOUR, short and wide of off, Campher cuts and gets it wide of the fielder at backward point to his left

Mark Watt to Tucker, out Caught by Munsey!! No escaping this time for Lorcan Tucker. He was dropped on 4 by Sole earlier, but not again. Mark Watt went wide of the crease and got the ball to spin and bounce outside off, Tucker went with hard hands on the cut/poke and sent a healthy edge straight to first slip. Tucker c Munsey b Mark Watt 6(14) [4s-1]

Chris Sole to Andy McBrine, FOUR, dug in short outside off, McBrine gets up on his tippy toes and slashes it over the slips for a one-bounce boundary

McMullen to Andy McBrine, FOUR, McMullen serves width outside off, McBrine jumps on the back foot and punches sweetly in the gap between cover and backward point

Chris Sole to Tucker, no run, dropped! The length delivery that sat up in the surface outside off, Tucker looked to slap it straight and came off the toe end of the bat, it looped up to the left of the bowler who couldn't cling onto the return catch despite a well-timed dive

Chris Sole to Tucker, FOUR, short and angled into the body, Tucker swivels on the back foot and pulls square on the leg-side

McMullen to Tector, out Caught by Munsey!! Oh dear! Ireland in huge trouble. Balbirnie is trying his best to hide all his emotions under ths shades. The keeper standing upto the stumps has clearly got into the head of Tector. He had to play from the crease against this full outswinger and the attempted boming drive finds the thick outside edge low to second slip. This is brilliant bowling from Brandon McMullen - his best figures in ODI cricket so far. Tector c Munsey b McMullen 6(10) [4s-1]

Chris Sole to Andy McBrine, leg byes, FOUR, full and down the leg-side, McBrine looks to flick and misses. Deflects off the boot and races away past the diving right hand of the keeper

Chris Sole to Tector, FOUR, "wait on...wait on" is the scream from Harry Tector soon as he hit that, but the ball is not waiting for anyone. Tector has timed that superbly. Full on the pads, Tector flicks crisply and beats the diving right hand of mid-wicket

McMullen to Balbirnie, out Lbw!! Two in two for Brandon McMullen. The Ireland skipper is gone for a golden duck. He hasn't had the best of times with the bat since becoming Ireland captain and the poor form continues. Former Scotland skipper Preston Mommsen is jumping in joy in the comm box. The inswinger this time from Brandon McMullen. Got the ball to curl in from a length and struck Balbirnie plumb in front of middle and off. Plays down the wrong line and pays the price. Balbirnie lbw b McMullen 0(1)

McMullen to Stirling, out Caught by Mark Watt!! That is a poor shot of the highest order from Paul Stirling. He is a very experienced batter and given the context of this game, he surely should have done better. Scotland will be chuffed to bits though. A juicy full away swinger. Proper teaser and Stirling couldn't resist. He goes for the flashy drive and edges it to the right of first slip where Watt takes a fine catch. Stirling c Mark Watt b McMullen 0(1)