Scots spoil Mooney’s comeback

John Mooney hit 96, but the Ireland all-rounder’s brilliant innings was in vain as Scotland won the third and final one-day international at Malahide by eight wickets.

In a radio interview the night before the match, Mooney had spoken for the first time of his hospitalisation with depression, his struggles with alcohol, and his subsequent recovery programme after he left Ireland’s tour of the West Indies in February to seek treatment for the illness.

Perhaps energised by the positive reaction to his comments, the 32-year-old played with freedom in hitting his highest ODI score, and his first ODI half-century in four years, as Ireland posted 241-9 in their 50 overs.