Glasgow Cosmic vs Dublin Guardians, Match 5, Aug 29, 2026: commentary
| Glasgow Cosmic | 183/5 | 20.0 ov |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin Guardians | 150 | 19.3 ov |
Glasgow Cosmic win by 33 runs
Result
Glasgow Cosmic win by 33 runs
DGU 1ST
- 19.3
Over 20. 5 runs. Bowler: Paul van Meekeren. Dublin Guardians: 150/10(rr 7.50)
- 19.3
OUT! Bowled. Paul van Meekeren to Josh Little. Length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. What a finish from Glasgow Cosmic! They have beaten Dublin Guardians by 33 runs. Dublin's chase had one major highlight in Harry Tector, who played a superb attacking innings, but the wickets kept falling at the other end. Lungi Ngidi was the standout bowler, producing a brilliant four-wicket spell and keeping Glasgow firmly in control. Ali Khan and Paul van Meekeren also played important roles with the ball. Richie Berrington is the Player of the Match.
- 19.2
Paul van Meekeren to Matthew Hollard. Length ball, to leg down the track Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Maharaj.
- 19.1
Paul van Meekeren to Matthew Hollard. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Leask.
- 19.1
Wide Paul van Meekeren to Josh Little. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for 2 runs, fielded by Cross.
- 19.0
Over 19. 12 runs. Bowler: Lungi Ngidi. Dublin Guardians: 145/9(rr 7.63)
- 18.6
Lungi Ngidi to Matthew Hollard. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Leask.
- 18.5
SIX! Lungi Ngidi to Matthew Hollard. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
- 18.4
Lungi Ngidi to Josh Little. Yorker, to leg on the back foot working, Played to long on for 1 run, fielded by Livingstone.
- 18.3
OUT! Bowled. Lungi Ngidi to Chris Wood. Slower ball full toss, down leg side on the back foot working, hit pad. Knocked him over.
- 18.2
Lungi Ngidi to Chris Wood. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Leask.
- 18.1
Lungi Ngidi to Matthew Hollard. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Leask.
- 18.0
Over 18. 3 runs. Bowler: Ali Khan. Dublin Guardians: 133/8(rr 7.39)
- 17.6
Ali Khan to Chris Wood. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Cross.
- 17.5
Ali Khan to Matthew Hollard. Yorker, down leg side backing away working, mis-timed to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ngidi.
- 17.4
Ali Khan to Chris Wood. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot driving, Played to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Leask.
- 17.3
Ali Khan to Chris Wood. Length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front Scoop, missed for no runs, fielded by Cross.
- 17.2
Ali Khan to Matthew Hollard. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Roy.
- 17.1
OUT! Caught. Ali Khan to Harry Tector. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to cover, caught by Munsey. Another one bites the dust.
- 17.0
Over 17. 3 runs. Bowler: Lungi Ngidi. Dublin Guardians: 130/7(rr 7.65)
- 16.5
OUT! Caught. Lungi Ngidi to Ravichandran Ashwin. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to short third man, caught by Berrington. Lungi Ngidi gets his man.
- 16.2
OUT! Caught (Sub). Lungi Ngidi to George Dockrell. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket. Dockrell departs cheaply.
- 14.1
OUT! Caught. Ali Khan to Ben Calitz. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Livingstone. Five down for Dublin.
- 11.4
OUT! Caught. Keshav Maharaj to Sanjay Krishnamurthi. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Leask.
- 8.1
OUT! Caught. Paul van Meekeren to Daryl Mitchell. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Livingstone. Big blow for Dublin.
- 5.2
OUT! Caught. Paul van Meekeren to James Vince. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on, caught by Livingstone. In the air and gone.
- 0.4
OUT! Caught. Lungi Ngidi to Muhammad Waseem. Out-swinging length ball, off stump down the track driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to short third man, caught by Khan. Lungi Ngidi draws the first blood.
GCO 1ST
- 20.0
Over 20. 10 runs. Bowler: Chris Wood. Glasgow Cosmic: 183/5(rr 9.15)
- 19.6
Chris Wood to Matthew Cross. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for 1 run, fielded by Calitz. The first innings is over and Glasgow Cosmic have posted 183, giving Dublin Guardians a challenging target. Jason Roy provided the early momentum with a fluent half-century, while Richie Berrington finished the innings in style with some powerful hitting. Matthew Hollard took two wickets, leading the Guardians' bowling attack. Chris Wood, George Dockrell and Ravichandran Ashwin all chipped in with one wicket each. Stay tuned for the run chase next.
- 19.5
Chris Wood to Matthew Cross. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, Played in the air under control to deep point for 2 runs, fielded by Krishnamurthi.
- 19.4
Chris Wood to Matthew Cross. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
- 19.3
FOUR! Chris Wood to Matthew Cross. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
- 19.2
Wide Chris Wood to Michael Leask. Half volley, wide down leg side moves in front slog sweeping, Missed (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Calitz.
- 19.2
Chris Wood to Michael Leask. Off cutter half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed to silly point for 1 run.
- 19.1
Chris Wood to Matthew Cross. Off cutter full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, Played in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Tector.
- 19.0
Over 19. 5 runs. Bowler: Josh Little. Glasgow Cosmic: 173/5(rr 9.11)
- 18.6
APPEAL! Josh Little to Michael Leask. Off cutter full toss, middle stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to short mid wicket for 2 runs, appeal made for L.B.W. Dublin lost their review.
- 18.5
Josh Little to Matthew Cross. Off cutter back of a length, to leg on the front foot pulling, Played to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Tector.
- 18.4
Josh Little to Michael Leask. Reverse Swing-In yorker, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Krishnamurthi.
- 18.3
Josh Little to Michael Leask. Yorker, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed for no runs, fielded by Calitz.
- 18.2
Josh Little to Matthew Cross. Half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, Played to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.
- 18.1
Josh Little to Matthew Cross. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Calitz.
- 18.0
Over 18. 10 runs. Bowler: Matthew Hollard. Glasgow Cosmic: 168/5(rr 9.33)
- 17.6
Matthew Hollard to Matthew Cross. Half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, Played to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Krishnamurthi.
- 17.5
Matthew Hollard to Michael Leask. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.
- 17.4
Matthew Hollard to Matthew Cross. Seaming in back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Gloved to silly point for 1 run, shy attempt by Hollard.
- 17.3
FOUR! Matthew Hollard to Matthew Cross. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump down the track driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs.
- 15.4
OUT! Caught. Matthew Hollard to Richie Berrington. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, caught by Waseem. Waseem makes no mistake, holding on to a sharp catch.
- 15.2
OUT! Bowled. Matthew Hollard to Jason Roy. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front Scoop, mis-timed. Big fish departs.
- 8.4
OUT! Stumped. Ravichandran Ashwin to Moises Henriques. Carrom length ball, off stump down the track pushing, missed, by Calitz. Ashwin gets his first wicket.
- 5.6
OUT! Bowled. George Dockrell to Liam Livingstone. Stock length ball, to leg backing away slog sweeping, inside edge. Dockrell makes an immediate impact, picking up a wicket in his first over!
- 4.4
OUT! Caught. Chris Wood to George Munsey. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on, caught by Mitchell. Chris Wood provides the first breakthrough.