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Match Details
IRE vs USA, 2nd T20, IRE vs USA 2021 live
USA
141-7(20.0)
Ireland won by 9 runs
IRE
(18.5)150-10
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P'ship : 18(12)
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Milestone
That's the end of our coverage for this T20I series. The trophy is shared and the focus will now shift towards the upcoming ODI series, starting from Dec 26. Till then, it's a bbye from me, Anurag Dasgupta and my co-commentator, Arjun Bhalla.
Andrew Balbirnie: "Kind of needed that fighting spirit after what happened in the previous game. It was brilliant to see people stand up and take responsibility. Curtis Campher has this knack of doing things. He had a great all round game. It has been a hard-fought series and we'll look to do well in the ODI's as well."
Monank Patel: "Yeah, I felt 150 was a par score. The way we batted in the power-play was a bit disappointing. We should have taken more risk inside the first 6 overs. The plan was to back the youngster and give them chances in the series."
Lorcan Tucker: "I think playing at the top helped me. This opportunity has surely helped me take my game up. Ali Khan is a world-class bowler, I took my chances against him and it paid off well for me. USA never took the game lightly and worked hard to get the important wickets."
Lorcan Tucker also bags the Player of the Series for his back-to-back fifties.
Player of the Game goes to Lorcan Tucker for his career-best T20I knock of 84 off 56 runs.
Time to post-match presentation.
That's it, the match is done and dusted and Ireland have roared back strongly to level the 2-match T20I series. They were toothless in the opening contest, but brought their A game against a confident USA side to win this game by 9 runs. Handshakes all around and it has been a competitive series between two energetic sides.
It was a topsy-turvy match and we witnessed a great see-saw battle. USA did well to restrict the visitors to just 150 on the board. The wicket was a belter and this should have been an easy chase for the home side. However, Ireland bowled their hearts out and made sure that USA were well short of the target. USA were never really in the chase as they lost wickets at regular intervals and were pushed on the back-foot. Ireland bowled at tight line and lengths and this made things difficult for the home team.
No one really got going and it derailed their chase. Modani was the lone warrior as he bludgeoned his way to a quick-fire 27, but once he was dismissed, USA's hopes were dashed away and they just couldn't cross the winning line.
It was a topsy-turvy match and we witnessed a great see-saw battle. USA did well to restrict the visitors to just 150 on the board. The wicket was a belter and this should have been an easy chase for the home side. However, Ireland bowled their hearts out and made sure that USA were well short of the target. USA were never really in the chase as they lost wickets at regular intervals and were pushed on the back-foot. Ireland bowled at tight line and lengths and this made things difficult for the home team.
No one really got going and it derailed their chase. Modani was the lone warrior as he bludgeoned his way to a quick-fire 27, but once he was dismissed, USA's hopes were dashed away and they just couldn't cross the winning line.
OVER 20
United States
141/7
Saurabh Netravalkar
5(6)
Nisarg Patel
10(6)
Mark Adair
1-25(4.0)
19.6 M Adair to N Patel
1
Nisarg Patel connects but that does not matter now. He inside edges the slower good length ball to the keeper as they notch a single on the last ball. However, the bigger picture here is that Ireland have won the game by nine wickets as the series has been drawn.
19.5 M Adair to N Patel
0 Another slower and wider one. Nisarg Patel swings and misses again. That would seal the deal for Ireland.
19.4 M Adair to N Patel
0 Slower one and that beats Nisarg Patel on the swing. Full and wide, Nisarg Patel misses on this occasion.
19.3 M Adair to N Patel
4 Hit over the offside and that would be a boundary!! Nisarg Patel shuffles across for this full-wide delivery and throws kitchen sink at it as he slogs it almost over sweeper cover. Lands it a bounce short of the fence.
19.2 M Adair to S Netravalkar
1b Perfect slower yorker. Wide outside off and that whiskers under Netravalkar's blade. The batter fails to but bat at it but they steal a bye from it.
19.2 M Adair to S Netravalkar
WD This one has to be wide. Adair bowls a fuller delivery down the tramline in the offside. And he has reload it. Wide called!
19.1 M Adair to S Netravalkar
0 Full, quick and wide of off stump. Netravalkar kneels down and reaches for it but misses to put wood on the leather.
OVER 19
United States
134/7
Nisarg Patel
5(2)
Saurabh Netravalkar
5(4)
Barry McCarthy
0-24(4.0)
18.6 B McCarthy to N Patel
4 Halfvolley on the off stump. Tailing into Nisarg Patel who backs away in the legside before he jams a beautiful drive past extra cover. He beats the men in the circle ring and at the sweeper as well. A boundary for the tail-ender.
18.6 B McCarthy to N Patel
WD Short and wide. Nisarg Patel tries to slap this back of a hand slower one but misses. That was well over his head and the umpire calls it a wide ball.
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