Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Northern Knights vs North-West Warriors, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy 2026, 4th Match

Well wasn't that an excellent game of T20 cricket that we have just witnessed today between these two teams. When the Knights fell to 108 for 7, you wouldn't have thought that the Knights would have got close to the target. Yet an excellent partnership between Topping and Hunter for the eight wicket kept them in the chase. Ryan Hunter was excellent coming in at number 9 on his debut and will be hoping to keep his place in the team for tomorrow. Gareth Delany won't forget this day in a hurry. With his three wickets adding to the unbeaten fifty that he scored with the bat, not forgetting his excellent catch too. He has also been named the player of the match. The win means that the Warrior pick up four points and are now only four points behind the Lightning, which means that the competition is still alive going into the final day of the season. Tomorrow we have a double header, with the Warriors taking on the Lightning in the morning. It's a game that you aren't going to want to miss and hopefully you'll be able to join me then. Until then, this is Justin saying goodbye from Lisburn

19.5

Young to Hunter, 1 run, OUT, hits the ball down the ground and charges back for the second run. McBrine throws the ball in from long-off and it's a direct hit. Wilson is out by a couple of yards and the Warriors win!

R Wilson run out 1 (10m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

19.4

Young to Wilson, 1 run, slices the ball towards extra cover. The fielder picks up the ball but doesn't throw at the non-strikers end

19.3

Young to Hunter, 1 run, full ball once again, this time they take the single as the ball is hit to extra cover

19.2

Young to Hunter, no run, full once again. Drags the ball into the legside and they decide against the run once again

19.1

Young to Hunter, no run, full ball, down on his knees and can only hit the ball back past the bowler. They don't go for the run

END OF OVER:
19 | 11 Runs | NK: 195/9 (20 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 10.26, RRR: 20.00)

Reuben Wilson0 (2b)
Ryan Hunter44 (20b)

Liam McCarthy4-0-35-2
Gareth Delany4-0-29-3

Looks like it's going to be Young to bowl the final over. The Warriors need 1 wicket, Knights need 20 runs. 19 will give us a superover

18.6

McCarthy to Wilson, no run, Wilson does his job and clips a full ball down to long leg. They decide against the single leaving Hunter on strike at the start of the new over

18.5

McCarthy to Hunter, 1 run, hit hard back to the bowler. McCarthy leaps up and gets a hand on the ball. This time it doesn't stick and they settle for the single

18.4

McCarthy to Hunter, FOUR, slams the ball through extra cover this time. It was full from McCarthy and Hunter drives the ball through extra cover

18.3

McCarthy to Hunter, SIX, McCarthy goes short and gets punished. The ball is pulled over long leg for a six

18.2

McCarthy to Hunter, no run, turns down the run again as he hits the ball up to long-on

18.1

McCarthy to Hunter, no run, hits the ball hard to mid-off, decides against going for the single

END OF OVER:
18 | 6 Runs 2 Wkts | NK: 184/9 (31 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 10.22, RRR: 15.50)

Reuben Wilson0 (1b)
Ryan Hunter33 (15b)

Gareth Delany4-0-29-3
Liam McCarthy3-0-24-2

2 overs left and the Knights need 31 for the win

17.6

Delany to Wilson, no run, Wilson steps across the stumps as the ball spins away from them. Leaves the ball

17.5

Delany to Robertson, OUT, what a catch! Robertson hits the ball back down the pitch, Delany sticks his right hand up and the ball sticks. There was a lot of power in that shot but the bowlers reaction to catch the ball was superb.

C Robertson c & b Delany 0 (2m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

17.4

Delany to Robertson, no run, looks to cut the ball late, not able to get any bat on the ball

17.3

Delany to Robertson, no run, reaches forward but can only hit the ball back down the pitch

Excellent Innings from Topping, has kept the Knights in contention

17.2

Delany to Topping, OUT, Topping looks to repeat the shot. Doesn't get to the pitch of the ball and can't get enough power into the shot. Young runs in quickly from the long-off boundary and has time to settle himself before taking the catch.

M Topping c Young b Delany 83 (70m 49b 3x4 8x6) SR: 169.38

17.1

Delany to Topping, SIX, in the slot and Topping isn't going to miss out on that. Slams the ball back down the ground and it clears the long-off boundary

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs | NK: 178/7 (37 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 10.47, RRR: 12.33)

Ryan Hunter33 (15b)
Morgan Topping77 (47b)

Liam McCarthy3-0-24-2
Gareth Delany3-0-23-1

Delany's final over

16.6

McCarthy to Hunter, FOUR, McCarthy goes short and Hunter launches into the pull shot. The ball comes off the top edge and flies over the top of the keeper

16.5

McCarthy to Topping, 1 run, inside edges the ball down to fine leg and Young gets the long barrier out to field

16.4

McCarthy to Topping, 2 runs, pulls the ball back over the bowlers head, sliding stop at long-n. The fielder is on the floor but he still throws the ball back in to the bowler

16.3

McCarthy to Topping, no run, swings across the line as the ball keeps a little low. McCarthy goes up for the catch behind but the Umpire decides that there was no bat involved

16.2

McCarthy to Topping, no run, pacy delivery outside off-stump, Topping doesn't connect as he tries to lift the ball. Practices the shot a couple of times as the ball goes through to the keeper

Knights INNINGS		R	B
PR Stirling	caught wk	9	6
GR Adair	caught	10	3
C Carmichael	caught	16	12
M Topping	caught	83	49
S Dadswell	caught wk	13	6
MR Adair	caught	5	7
J Neill	bowled	0	2
T Mayes	caught	8	4
RD Hunter	not out	46	24
C Robertson	caught	0	3
R Wilson	run out	1	3
EXTRAS	(lb 4, w 3)
TOTAL	198 (all out; 19.5 ovs)

NW Warriors BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
L McCarthy	4.0	35	2	8.75	(1w)
R MacBeth	2.0	22	0	11
T McKeegan	3.0	30	2	10
CA Young	3.5	39	1	10.17	(1w)
J Wilson	2.0	29	1	14.5
GJ Delany	4.0	29	3	7.25	(1w)
AR McBrine	1.0	10	0	10

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	11	PR Stirling	GR Adair
2nd	13	PR Stirling	C Carmichael
3rd	30	C Carmichael	M Topping
4th	14	S Dadswell	M Topping
5th	22	MR Adair	M Topping
6th	1	M Topping	J Neill
7th	17	M Topping	T Mayes
8th	76	M Topping	RD Hunter
9th	0	C Robertson	RD Hunter
10th	14	RD Hunter	R Wilson

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
LEL	6	4	0	22	2.524
NWW	6	2	3	11	-0.385
NK	6	0	3	6	-2.19

END OF OVER:19 | 11 Runs | NK: 195/9 (20 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 10.26, RRR: 20.00)

END OF OVER:18 | 6 Runs 2 Wkts | NK: 184/9 (31 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 10.22, RRR: 15.50)

END OF OVER:17 | 9 Runs | NK: 178/7 (37 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 10.47, RRR: 12.33)

END OF OVER:
19 | 11 Runs | NK: 195/9 (20 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 10.26, RRR: 20.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 6 Runs 2 Wkts | NK: 184/9 (31 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 10.22, RRR: 15.50)

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs | NK: 178/7 (37 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 10.47, RRR: 12.33)