Ireland captain Paul Stirling lifted his group again to the highest of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier desk after they cruised to a nine-wicket victory over Jersey.
Hours after rivals Scotland had trounced Italy by 155 runs to keep up their 100 per cent file within the match, skipper Stirling, who completed on 35 not out, secured the win which overhauled them with a six over midwicket after an outstanding bowling show had restricted the Channel Islanders to 78 for 9.
Ireland reached their goal in simply 62 balls for the lack of opener Andrew Balbirnie to assert a fourth successive victory.
Having put Jersey in on the Goldenacre Cricket Ground in Edinburgh, Ireland swiftly imposed themselves with Josh Little accounting for each Julius Sumerauer and Nick Greenwood in his first over after which safely pouching a prime edge from Harrison Carlyon off the bowling of Mark Adair to scale back them to 14 for 3.
Barry McCarthy tempted Jonty Jenner and Ben Ward into ill-judged makes an attempt to get the scoreboard ticking over as Jersey slumped to 25 for 5 midway by the seventh over, and leg spinner Ben White did a lot the identical to dismiss Josh Lawrenson after which the counter-punching Asa Tribe – the one man to make it into double figures – for 26 to make it 56 for seven.
In the occasion they managed to see out their full allocation with McCarthy’s return of three for seven essentially the most spectacular contribution with the ball, however though Ward bowled Balbirnie for 25, Ireland obtained residence at a canter.
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