North Irish cricket members Cregagh almost won the last LVS Twenty20 trophy on Thursday with their opponents against Ballymena but were trounced by John Glass
Ballymena needed 35 runs in the ultimate over. As John Glass began taking the main stage and eviscerated six sixes to assert a win in all likelihoods.
After having opened the batting line, Ballymena was controlled with massive wickets by the Cregagh who reduced them to 113-7 at a point. The final over saw an incredible run chase by John Glass who left the management of Cregagh bamboozled.
John Glass Takes Irish Cricket By Aplomb With 6 Sixes In Last Over
Nevertheless, John Glass the stand-in-skipper anchored his team with 51*. He accelerated in the ultimate over to dispatch the ball over the ropes. Post the horrific muscling of the ball, he guided his team to surpass 147-7, to finish the game with an 87* undefeated at Gibson Park.
He also won the Player of the Match Award. Earlier his sibling brother Sam accomplished a hat trick during the first session, scalping three wickets for five runs alone, adding on other triggering moments for rejoicing within the Glass Family.
JOHN GLASS TAKE A BOW!
He has just hit 36 off the final over and Ballymena are the 2021 Lagan Valley Steels 2021 champions.
What an innings from the skipper. #ncut20t pic.twitter.com/afatC6Q7co
— Northern Cricket Union (@NCU_News) July 15, 2021
Ireland vs South Africa ODI Series
Ireland has some promising players as shown by their effective performance against South Africa in the recently concluded ODI series. Ireland gave a neck-neck competition to the Proteas in the three lined-up ODI series.
The series ended with a tie of 1-1, previously in the second game Ireland was leading with a victory. But in the recent final ODI, Ireland just fell short of creating a historic victory.
Furthermore, in the final ODI, a sensational knock from Simi Singh down the order of 100 unbeaten almost kept Ireland cruising. After a monstrous batting in the first innings by Quinton de Kock whipped a blazing 120, with his teammate Janneman Malan who smashed a glorifying 177 aided South Africa to register 346-4. Ireland, limping in the chase, still went on the distance but failed to achieve surpassing the winning lines with 276 all-out.
All said and done, Ireland will be taking on the Proteas in a three-match T20I series starting from July 19, following on with 22, 24. Both the teams will enter the arena to regain their honor and pride.