Australia Vs Ireland Live Cricket Score - Live Cricket Score, Match 14 - Commentary

Paul Stirling has not recovered from the injury suffered and won't be able to participate any more with the bat. As it stands, Paul Stirling is retired out.

16.5Nathan Ellis to Barry Mccarthy. out, OUT! TAKEN! It's all over for Ireland as Paul Stirling won't come out to bat.

16.4Nathan Ellis to Matthew Humphreys. 1 run, Pitches it on the 8-meter length and outside off, Humphreys swipes across the line and to deep square leg for one.

16.3Nathan Ellis to Barry Mccarthy. 1 run, Slightly short and touch wide, Barry McCarthy strokes it through covers for a run.

16.2Nathan Ellis to Barry Mccarthy. no run, On a nagging length and around off, nipping in. Barry McCarthy hangs inside his crease as he punches it to cover.

16.1Nathan Ellis to Matthew Humphreys. 1 run, Serves in a yorker-length delivery on middle, Humphreys squeezes it out to long on for a run.

15.6Adam Zampa to Matthew Humphreys. 1 run, Flatter trajectory on middle, Matthew Humphreys works it to deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over. 

15.5Adam Zampa to Matthew Humphreys. no run, Josh Inglis is super excited as he appeals for a caught behind. The umpire shakes his head but Travis Head challenges the decision. This is a length delivery on leg and turning into the batter. Matthew Humphreys steps inside the line and tries to paddle it but seems to miss it. The UltraEdge loads and shows a flatline. NOT OUT, it remains. 

The next batter in is Matthew Humphreys. Is he the last man to walk out? Or will we see Paul Stirling again if another wicket falls? 

15.4Adam Zampa to Mark Adair. out, OUT! TAKEN! 'Catch it' is the call from Josh Inglis and Connolly does the job. A wrong 'un, attacking the stumps and on a length. Adair clears his front leg and moves back to pull but top edges it to deep mid-wicket. High in the night sky and in the hands of Cooper Connolly in the deep. A simple catch for the fielder. 

15.3Adam Zampa to Barry Mccarthy. 1 run, Serves it full and outside off, a googly. Barry McCarthy drills it past Zampa and to long on for a single.

End of a defiant knock from George Dockrell and in walks the next batter. Barry McCarthy is the new batter for Ireland.

3 wickets for Adam Zampa. Adam Zampa is on a roll. 15.2Adam Zampa to George Dockrell. out, OUT! STUMPED! Clever from Adam Zampa and he picks up his third wicket. Dockrell takes a premeditated charge and Zampa pushes his line wide outside off, away from the hitting zone. Dockrell swings and misses. The keeper, Josh Inglis, collects and clips the bails off with ease. George Dockrell goes for 41 (29). 73 needed off 28 balls now for Ireland.

15.1Adam Zampa to George Dockrell. SIX, SIX! Well over the fielder! Slower in the air, flights it full and around off, George Dockrell steps down the pitch, gets on his knee and slogs it over long on for a six.

14.6Cooper Connolly to Mark Adair. 2 runs, Short, outside off, Mark Adair cuts this one a bit early toward the left of the deep cover fielder for a couple of runs. An expensive over from Connoly, 14 runs off it!

100 runs for IRE 14.5Cooper Connolly to Mark Adair. FOUR, FOUR! CRUNCHED! Short again from Connolly, on the fourth stump. Mark Adair hangs back and opens the face of his bat before punching it through the backward point region for four runs.

14.4Cooper Connolly to George Dockrell. 1 run, Short, and just outside off, George Dockrell bunts it to long off for a single.

14.3Cooper Connolly to George Dockrell. 2 runs, Pitches it up, does Cooper, on off, George Dockrell drills it to wide long off and gets a couple of runs.

14.2Cooper Connolly to Mark Adair. 1 run, Flat and fuller, on off, Mark Adair punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

14.1Cooper Connolly to Mark Adair. FOUR, FOUR! Excellently played! Full-length delivery, angled into the leg stump, following the batter as Adair makes room. However, he hangs back and plays inside out to loft it over the cover region and gets the boundary.

13.6Adam Zampa to George Dockrell. no run, Slower through the air, fuller and around the pads. George Dockrell plays his defence a bit early and gets the leading edge. The ball drops dead on the deck.

13.5Adam Zampa to Mark Adair. 1 run, Short, outside off, Mark Adair slaps it to deep point and gets off the mark with the single.

DRINKS! Australia are favourites to win from hereon, with Ireland effectively 7 down. The Irish team need 94 runs in 38 balls. It is gettable, but they are running out of batters pretty quickly. Australia have bowled well and need to keep it simple to wrap up the proceedings. 

13.4Adam Zampa to Lorcan Tucker. out, OUT! CAUGHT! Adam Zampa breaks this sturdy partnership and gets his second wicket. This is a wrong 'un, fuller, on middle. Lorcan Tucker sits on one knee and looks to sweep it against the wind. The ball flies toward the deep mid-wicket region, and Cooper Connolly settles underneath the skier to pouch it safely into his hands. End of a 46-run stand between Tucker and Dockrell.

13.3Adam Zampa to Lorcan Tucker. no run, Fuller, wide outside off. Lorcan Tucker skips down the track, extends his arms and pushes it to cover.

13.2Adam Zampa to George Dockrell. 1 run, A touch fuller, on middle, George Dockrell charges down the track and tucks it through square leg for a single.

13.1Adam Zampa to Lorcan Tucker. 1 run, Flat and much fuller, just behind the yorker length, on off, Lorcan Tucker jams it to long on and gets across for a single.

12.6Matthew Kuhnemann to George Dockrell. no run, Fuller, around off, George Dockrell stabs it back to the bowler. 96 needed now off 42 balls.

30 runs for George Dockrell 12.5Matthew Kuhnemann to George Dockrell. SIX, SIX! OUT OF THE PARK! Short, around off, George Dockrell goes deep into the crease, swivels on his back foot and pulls it over the deep square leg fence for a huge biggie.

12.4Matthew Kuhnemann to George Dockrell. no run, Full and straight, fired in. Dockrell plays it back to the bowler.

12.3Matthew Kuhnemann to George Dockrell. no run, Short, outside off, George Dockrell punches it to cover on his back foot.

12.2Matthew Kuhnemann to George Dockrell. no run, Fuller, just outside off, turning it away from the batter. George Dockrell looks to defend at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

12.1Matthew Kuhnemann to Lorcan Tucker. 1 run, Short, wide outside off, Lorcan Tucker punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Matthew Kuhnemann to bowl out. 22 runs and a wicket so far. Also, it seems like Glenn Maxwell is now off the field and Ben Dwarshuis has come on as the substitute fielder.

11.6Xavier Bartlett to George Dockrell. no run, A dot to end but 10 runs come off it. Slower one, a bit full and at the stumps, Dockrell blocks it off.

11.5Xavier Bartlett to George Dockrell. 2 runs, Two more and Dockrell is doing a decent job of keeping the scoreboard ticking. Pitched up at the stumps, Dockrell clears the front leg and lofts it back over the bowler's head. Maxwell moves to his left from long on and cuts it off but walks back a bit gingerly and signals something to the dug-out. Hopefully, it's not another injury.

11.4Xavier Bartlett to George Dockrell. 2 runs, Banged in short over the stumps, Dockrell lines it up but mistimes the pull over wide mid-wicket for a couple of runs more.

11.3Xavier Bartlett to George Dockrell. no run, Well bowled! Full and quick, wide outside off, lands just inside the tramline. Dockrell backs away too early and fails to reach it.

11.2Xavier Bartlett to George Dockrell. FOUR, FOUR! Wayward from Bartlett. Shortish length down leg, Dockrell whips it off the hips and gets it through backward square leg for a boundary.

11.1Xavier Bartlett to George Dockrell. 2 runs, DROPPED? Up and just over! Length ball at the stumps, Dockrell shimmies down the pitch and lifts it to the right of mid off. Marcus Stoinis scampers across and times the leap to perfection but can only manage fingertips on it. The fielder from long on mops it up and keeps it down to two runs.

10.6Nathan Ellis to George Dockrell. 1 run, Full-pitched delivery wide outside off, George Dockrell reaches out and squeezes it over short third for a single. Another tidy over from Ellis, just 4 off it.

10.5Nathan Ellis to Lorcan Tucker. 1 run, Another slower one of the back-of-the-hand variety. Lands it on a good length around off and gets it to grip. Tucker waits back and swings it behind square leg for just a single.

10.4Nathan Ellis to Lorcan Tucker. no run, Beaten again! Full and wide outside off, right in the blockhole. Tucker stays put and extends the arms to drive but misses.

10.3Nathan Ellis to Lorcan Tucker. 2 runs, Short ball over middle, Tucker rides the bounce well and pulls it away wide of deep square leg. The fielder over there moves to his left and keeps it down to two runs.

10.2Nathan Ellis to Lorcan Tucker. no run, Swing and a miss! Back of a length and outside off, moves away after pitching. Lorcan Tucker throws his hands at it but fails to lay any bat on it.

10.1Nathan Ellis to Lorcan Tucker. no run, Hard length on middle, angles in. Tucker has a swipe across the line but gets an inside edge and gets hit on the inner thigh. That will sting a bit.

At the halfway mark, Ireland are 66/5. Also, Nathan Ellis (2-1-5-3) is back into the attack. 

9.6Cooper Connolly to George Dockrell. no run, Nicely bowled. Connolly sees the batter backing away to the leg side and pushes the ball quicker outside off. Dockrell tries to cut but misses. 117 needed now off 60 balls.

9.5Cooper Connolly to Lorcan Tucker. 1 run, Tossed up, full and outside off. Tucker shapes up for the reverse sweep but adjusts and drives it to deep cover for a single.

9.4Cooper Connolly to Lorcan Tucker. 2 runs, Dragged length at the stumps, Tucker rocks back and works it wide of mid on for a couple of runs.

9.3Cooper Connolly to Lorcan Tucker. no run, Fuller on middle, angles in with the arm. Lorcan Tucker sits down to sweep but misses. Josh Inglis whips off the bails in a flash but Tucker has his back leg grounded inside the crease.

9.2Cooper Connolly to Lorcan Tucker. FOUR, FOUR! Tucker does the same but finds the gap as well. Full and angled in, Tucker shimmies down the pitch, converts it into a full toss and hammers it wide of long off for a boundary.

9.1Cooper Connolly to George Dockrell. 1 run, Full and flat around off, Dockrell charges at the ball, makes it into a low full toss and hits it to long off for one.

8.6Adam Zampa to George Dockrell. 1 run, Tossed up, fuller and on middle, flicked to mid-wicket for a single to end the over. 11 runs off it.

8.5Adam Zampa to George Dockrell. FOUR, FOUR! Turning out to be a good over for Ireland! Fractionally short, keeps it around off but Dockrell picks the length, clears his front leg and hoicks it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

8.4Adam Zampa to George Dockrell. no run, A googly, pushes it up, around off. Dockrell is pegged back as he defends it to point.

8.3Adam Zampa to George Dockrell. 2 runs, Dragged length, outside off and turning more away. Dockrell slaps it hard and to the left of long off and they get two runs easily.

8.2Adam Zampa to George Dockrell. no run, Pushes the length back by a bit and bowls it around off, it's punched to cover.

50 runs for IRE 8.1Adam Zampa to George Dockrell. FOUR, FOUR! 50 up for Ireland! A leggie, pitches it up and outside off. Dockrell opens up the off side as he makes room and clubs it over extra cover, in the gap for a boundary.

7.6Cooper Connolly to George Dockrell. 1 run, Floats it fuller and on middle and leg, Dockrell tucks it to long on and calls for 'two'. Settles with a run.

7.5Cooper Connolly to Lorcan Tucker. 1 run, Very full and around off, Lorcan Tucker reverse sweeps, not off the middle but they do get a single.

7.4Cooper Connolly to Lorcan Tucker. no run, Jeez! Cooper Connolly lands it on middle, slightly short and quicker. It shoots off the deck and turns away sharply. Lorcan Tucker gets behind and inside the line to defend but misses.

7.3Cooper Connolly to Lorcan Tucker. no run, Keeps it full, flights it a bit. Lorcan Tucker gets in a tangle as he tries to flick it away but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

7.2Cooper Connolly to George Dockrell. 1 run, An armball, fuller and on leg, drilled down to long on for a single.

7.1Cooper Connolly to Lorcan Tucker. 1 run, Into the surface, flat and outside off, Lorcan Tucker strokes it to deep cover for a single.

6.6Adam Zampa to George Dockrell. no run, Pushes it full and on middle, turning in. George Dockrell nudges it to mid-wicket.

Ireland have lost half their side now. George Dockrell walks out to bat at number 7.

5 wickets down for IRE. Out batsman is Gareth Delany 6.5Adam Zampa to Gareth Delany. out, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Excellent grab by Josh Inglis, behind the sticks. Zampa serves a googly on a length and in the channel, outside off, Delany premeditates the paddle sweep but the googly catches the inside edge of the blade and goes towards the keeper. Josh Inglis, with a safe pair of hands, gets in line to take it sharply. Delany goes for 11 (12) and Ireland now need 140 more runs off 79 balls.

6.4Adam Zampa to Gareth Delany. no run, Tosses it up, fuller and around off, straight one. Delany hangs back and punches it to cover.

6.3Adam Zampa to Lorcan Tucker. 1 run, Length delivery, wide outside off, Lorcan Tucker crunches it through covers for a single.

6.2Adam Zampa to Lorcan Tucker. no run, Adam Zampa flights it a bit, too full and around off, Tucker digs it out to the bowler.

6.1Adam Zampa to Lorcan Tucker. leg byes, 2 runs, NOT OUT! Zampa loops up a fuller delivery, just around off. Lorcan Tucker plants his front foot across to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. Probably outside the line but Head still takes the review. UltraEdge shows a flat line. Ball Tracking shows the impact is indeed outside the line. 

Review time. There's an appeal for LBW but it is turned down. Travis Head has signalled for the review. The impact might be an issue but first, the third umpire will check UltraEdge to see if there's any bat or glove involved. No spike on UltraEdge but Ball Tracking does confirm that the impact is outside the line of off stump. NOT OUT!

DRINKS! Ireland under tremendous pressure thanks to the mighty Aussies' mighty bowling performance so far. Nathan Ellis has picked up three wickets in his two overs. Australia would probably bank on their spinners to hold the middle phase together. For Ireland, it's about building a partnership and these two need to bat for a long period. Talking about spinners, here is Adam Zampa.

5.6Matthew Kuhnemann to Gareth Delany. SIX, SIX! BANG! Flighted and fuller, around middle. Gareth Delany opens his front foot and lofts it through the line of the delivery to hoist it over the bowler's head for six more runs. Ireland are 40/4 at the end of the Powerplay.

5.5Matthew Kuhnemann to Gareth Delany. no run, Short, outside off, Gareth Delany punches back to the bowler.

Paul Stirling is in the dugout but in no mood to come back to bat. The signs say he won't bat again, so Ireland are effectively 5 wickets down. But still, let's hope that he is able to bat if and when needed.

5.4Matthew Kuhnemann to Gareth Delany. FOUR, FOUR! That will surely ease off some pressure from these two Irish batters. Tossed up, fuller, on off, Gareth Delany punches it toward the right of the mid off fielder and takes the aerial route. The ball bounces off towards the long off fence and Delany gets his first boundary.

5.3Matthew Kuhnemann to Gareth Delany. no run, Short, on leg, Gareth Delany looks to slog sweep but gets a thick inside edge and gets pinged on his pads.

5.2Matthew Kuhnemann to Lorcan Tucker. 1 run, Fuller, on middle, Lorcan Tucker sweeps it toward the right of the backward square leg fielder, but Connolly does well to dive to his right and makes a half stop. Single taken.

5.1Matthew Kuhnemann to Gareth Delany. 1 run, Arm ball, a touch fuller, on middle, Gareth Delany sweeps it to left of the deep square leg fielder for a single.

Matthew Kuhnemann to bowl his third over? Yes, he will. 

maiden over bowled by Nathan Ellis 4.6Nathan Ellis to Gareth Delany. leg byes, 1 run, Another excellent over from Nathan Ellis! Slower delivery, on a length, on middle and leg, angling in. Gareth Delany attempts to flick it, but misses out and the ball thumps his pad. The ball rolls toward the leg side, the batters cross and the umpire signals a leg bye.

4.5Nathan Ellis to Gareth Delany. no run, Back of a length, offering width to the batter, Gareth Delany bunts it to cover.

4.4Nathan Ellis to Gareth Delany. no run, Pitches it up, does Ellis, on off, Gareth Delany punches it toward the mid off fielder. 

4.3Nathan Ellis to Gareth Delany. no run, Good-length delivery, angling down leg, Gareth Delany misses his flick, gets an inside edge and wears on his pad. 

4.2Nathan Ellis to Gareth Delany. no run, Slower one, on a length, on middle, Gareth Delany pushes it back to the bowler.

The next batter in is Gareth Delany.

3 wickets for Nathan Ellis. Nathan Ellis is on a roll. 4.1Nathan Ellis to Ben Calitz. out, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Nathan Ellis is just on fire. This is his second over of the inning, and he has already picked up his third wicket. Today is certainly his day. Ellis hits hard on the length, pitching it on middle and angling it away from the left-hander. Ben Calitz hangs on his back foot to pull it down to mid-wicket, but gets the inside edge and it crashes onto the stumps. Ben Calitz departs for 2 runs off 4 deliveries and Ireland are in deep trouble here.

3.6Matthew Kuhnemann to Lorcan Tucker. SIX, SIX! Tucker connects it pretty well this time! Fuller, with some flight on offer, on middle and leg. Lorcan Tucker makes room and slogs it up and over the deep mid-wicket fence for a massive six.

3.5Matthew Kuhnemann to Lorcan Tucker. 2 runs, A touch fuller, on middle, Lorcan Tucker prods away from the delivery and mistimes his slog to the vacant deep mid-wicket region. Double taken by the batters.

3.4Matthew Kuhnemann to Lorcan Tucker. no run, Three dots in a row! Fuller, just outside leg. Lorcan Tucker misses on his sweep shot and gets pinged on his front pad.

3.3Matthew Kuhnemann to Lorcan Tucker. no run, Pitches it up, does Matthew Kuhnemann, on leg, Lorcan Tucker tucks it to square leg. 

3.2Matthew Kuhnemann to Lorcan Tucker. no run, Fullish, on off, Lorcan Tucker defends it to the left of the bowler.

3.1Matthew Kuhnemann to Ben Calitz. 1 run, Short and outside off, Ben Calitz rocks back and punches it to the right of the point fielder, who dives and parries it away. Single taken.

2.6Nathan Ellis to Lorcan Tucker. no run, Slower again, pitched up on the pads. Tucker looks to flick it away but misses and the ball seems to have brushed the thigh pad on its way to the keeper. Five runs and two wickets off Ellis' brilliant first over.

2.5Nathan Ellis to Ben Calitz. 1 run, Short of a length and angled across the left-hander. Ben Calitz mistimes the pull as one hand comes off the handle and he gets it to deep square leg for a single.

2.4Nathan Ellis to Ben Calitz. no run, Back of a length, slower again and around off, nudged down to backward point.

Nathan Ellis is on a roll - W, 4, W! Ireland are unable to pick his slower, deceptive deliveries. Ben Calitz to face the music now. 

3 wickets down for IRE. Out batsman is Curtis Campher 2.3Nathan Ellis to Curtis Campher. out, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust. Ireland are gifting wickets away now. A regulation back-of-a-length delivery from Nathan Ellis, bowled around off stump. Curtis Campher rocks back and looks to pull but the length isn't quite there. He ends up hitting it straight to short mid-wicket, where Cameron Green takes a simple catch. Campher departs for 4 (2) and Ireland are 17/3 or maybe even effectively 17/4 if Stirling is unable to come out to bat.

2.2Nathan Ellis to Curtis Campher. FOUR, FOUR! No team hat-trick as this one is nicely played! Pitched up fuller and outside off, Curtis Campher shuffles across and laps it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Two in two for the Aussies. Can we see a team Hat-trick? Curtis Campher to face the delivery.

2.1Nathan Ellis to Ross Adair. out, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! That is a ripper of a delivery to bowl first up from Nathan Ellis. Ellis begins with the back-of-the-hand slower ball, lands it on a good length and around middle. Ross Adair hangs back to block but the ball holds in the deck and Adair is comprehensively beaten before the ball goes on and makes a mess of the middle stump. Ross is unable to make the most of life and departs for 12 (9).

Out goes Harry Tector, in comes Lorcan Tucker. Also, Nathan Ellis is into the attack, replacing Xavier Bartlett.

1.6Matthew Kuhnemann to Harry Tector. out, OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent work from Cameron Green and Matthew Kuhnemann does pick up a wicket here. Tossed up, fuller and on off, grips a bit as well. Harry Tector backs away to loft it over covers but gets the timing all wrong. The ball goes high and over cover, where Green runs around and gets beyond the ball, before settling himself and pouching it safely. A three-ball duck for Tector.

1.5Matthew Kuhnemann to Harry Tector. no run, Good length, darted back in from outside off, Tector jams it to covers.

1.4Matthew Kuhnemann to Harry Tector. no run, An in-drifter, on the pads, tickled away to short fine leg. No run there.

1.3Matthew Kuhnemann to Ross Adair. 1 run, On the pads, worked away behind square leg for a single.

1.2Matthew Kuhnemann to Ross Adair. no run, DROPPED! Matt Renshaw has spilled an absolute dolly. Short and wide to begin with, there to be hit. Ross Adair has to reach for it and cuts it uppishly to the right of cover-point where Renshaw casually puts both hands out and the ball doesn't stick. A huge let off for Adair.

1.1Matthew Kuhnemann to Ross Adair. no run, Flatter armball, on middle and leg, Adair tucks it to the leg side.

Matthew Kuhnemann to operate from the other end.

0.6Xavier Bartlett to Ross Adair. 1 run, A single to end the first over and Ireland get 12 runs off it. Good length, angled into the batter, tucked away towards mid on for a single.

0.5Xavier Bartlett to Ross Adair. no run, Better length from Bartlett. Fuller and attacking middle stump, Adair tries to clear his front leg but has to adjust and blocks it off.

0.4Xavier Bartlett to Ross Adair. SIX, SIX! Geez, that's a good shot! Hard length around middle, Ross Adair takes a couple of steps towards the bowler, holds his shape and clubs it over wide long off for a biggie.

0.3Xavier Bartlett to Ross Adair. FOUR, FOUR! The intent is clear from Adair. Good-length delivery, moving away from off stump, Adair smacks it up and over covers and picks up a boundary.

0.2Xavier Bartlett to Ross Adair. no run, Doesn't carry! Length ball wide outside off, shapes in a touch. Ross Adair has a wild swing at it but gets an inside edge that doesn't carry through to the keeper.

Just after the run, Paul Stirling felt his hamstrings and looked uncomfortable. A big blow to Ireland as Paul Stirling has retired hurt. Harry Tector is the next batter in.

Ouch! Paul Stirling is looking in some discomfort and is unable to continue. A blow to the batting team as Paul Stirling is retired hurt.

0.1Xavier Bartlett to Paul Stirling. 1 run, Speared in first up and Paul Stirling is hobbling here. Hopefully, he hasn't pulled a hamstring here. Full and straight, tails in a touch, Stirling jams it out to wide mid on and picks up a single.