Karishma Ramharack bowls a full off break on middle stump, Aimee Maguire goes for a sweep but misses, the ball striking her pad. She is given leg before wicket. Aimee Maguire departs for 13 off 9.
Over 43. 3 runs. Bowler: Ashmini Munisar. Ireland Women: 9-193(rr 4.49) A full-length off break tossed outside off, and Aimee Maguire uses a clever sweep to gently guide the ball through for a single. Ireland Women require 65 runs from 42 balls with just one wicket left, the chase hanging in the balance.
Ashmini Munisar bowls a full off break outside off, and Kia McCartney drives it neatly along the ground for a comfortable single. Kia McCartney gets off the mark.
Ashmini Munisar bowls a length off break just outside off stump. Kia McCartney calmly pushes the ball into the covers, keeping the scoreboard quiet with no run.
Over 42. 4 runs. Bowler: Karishma Ramharack. Ireland Women: 9-190(rr 4.52) An off break delivered full on off stump, the batter defends it quietly and keeps the scoreboard still. Ireland Women face a tough chase needing 68 from 48 with only one wicket left.
A full off break on the off stump line tempts the batter into a slog-sweep, but she misses completely. The bowler strikes as the ball crashes into the stumps, sending Jane Maguire back to the pavilion. Jane Maguire departs for 6 off 10.
Karishma Ramharack delivers a full-length off break just outside off, and Jane Maguire executes a neat reverse sweep, keeping the ball low and running two comfortably.
Karishma Ramharack bowls a length off break just outside off, and Aimee Maguire drives with a thick edge, racing the ball away for a quick single toward deep cover.
Over 41. 10 runs. Bowler: Ashmini Munisar. Ireland Women: 8-186(rr 4.54) Ashmini Munisar bowls an off break that pitches just outside off stump, and Aimee Maguire answers with a deft, well-timed switch hit. She races the ball crisply through third man for a boundary, executing the shot with controlled precision. Another boundary for Aimee Maguire takes her to two fours this over. Ireland Women need 72 from 54 balls with 2 wickets left, chasing at a required rate of 8.0.
Ashmini Munisar bowls a length ball just outside off stump, and Aimee Maguire executes a neat reverse sweep, sending the ball racing through third man for four runs.
Ashmini Munisar bowls an off break pitched on middle stump length, and Aimee Maguire neatly splices a controlled pull to the leg side for a comfortable single.
Over 40. 6 runs. Bowler: Karishma Ramharack. Ireland Women: 8-176(rr 4.4) Karishma Ramharack tosses up an off break just outside off, and Aimee Maguire works it neatly to square leg for a single. Aimee Maguire gets off the mark. Ireland Women require 82 runs from 60 balls with two wickets in hand, chasing at 8.2 per over.
An off-break bowling a length on off stump tempts Louise Little into an ambitious drive but she misses, and the ball crashes into the stumps. She's bowled out in a disappointing end to her innings. Louise Little departs after scoring 23 runs from 39 balls.
An off break pitched just outside off, Louise Little executes a crisp cut shot low to the ground, kept firmly under control and fielded swiftly at cover. No run scored off this delivery.
Ramharack bowls an off break just outside off stump length, and Louise Little swings through a mistimed drive. The ball flies uncontrolled in the air, racing away to the boundary through long off.
Karishma Ramharack bowls a full-length off break on middle stump. Louise Little works it patiently, keeping the ball down to avoid giving a chance, with a tidy fielding effort at square leg to stop any runs.
