Connell leads Ireland to unlikely win

CONFUSION reigned at the T20 World Cup qualifiers last night before Ireland battled to a wonderful victory over Bermuda, the rain and the ICC organisers to earn a semi-final against Kenya this morning.

Rules were stretched and twisted by the tournament’s technical committee after heavy rain, to leave Ireland to defend a total of 46 in nine overs if they were to qualify for next year’s showpiece in England.

It seemed an impossible task but man-of-the-match Peter Connell set the tone for an astonishing performance in the field by taking wickets with his first and third balls, and quickly followed up with a third.