Ireland vs Scotland 3rd ODI Match 2014


  • Ireland
    241/9
    50 Overs
    John Mooney
    96(77)
    Kevin O'Brien
    36(47)
    Majid Haq
    54/5
    Safyaan Sharif
    44/2
  • Scotland
    243/2
    45.4 Overs
    Calum MacLeod
    116(141)
    Hamish Gardine..
    89(98)
    Andrew Balbirn..
    31/1
    Craig Young
    50/1
Scotland wins the match but Ireland wins the series - Scotland till the 3rd match found it difficult to fight against a good Ireland team. They had lost all the previous 2 ODIs in the series. This match was a match where the home side was looking to complete a white wash against Scotland. The Scottish won the toss in this match and decided to field first putting Ireland to bat. The start for the home side was not good as they lost too many wickets in the start. The team found themselves at 95/4 in just 28th over. It was a terrible start in an ODI. Kevin O’Brien and John Mooney came to rescue for the team. O’Brien scored only 36 runs and lost his wicket in the 25th over leaving his team at 141. Later Mooney acted as the anchor around which the whole team revolved. He scored 96 runs in just 77 balls. He made sure that his team got a fighting total in a good batting condition. The lower middle order failed to score much and thus the Ireland team managed to score only 241 runs at the end of 50 overs. Majid Haq was the best bowler for the Scottish side as he took 5 wickets in the game.

The Scotland chase was all about two players who batted their heart out in this match. Calum MacLeod and Hamish Gardiner together stitched a partnership of 179 runs which ensure that the 3rd game in the series was theirs. The Scottish side lost their first wicket in the 2nd over of the game. Later MacLeod controlled the innings well. He scored 116 runs in the innings while Gardiner supported well scoring 89 runs. Macleod was unbeaten and got his support in Preston Mommsen in crossing the line. Mommsen scored 31 runs as the team won the match with 26 balls still to go. Ireland thus won the series 2-1 against Scotland.