Ireland lose thriller to Scotland in final of T20 World Cup qualifiers

NOT QUITE: Ireland's Mark Adair hit an audacious 72 off 36 balls - batting at number eight - but Ireland fell short by 8 runs. Pic: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP via Getty Images

Scotland rounded off a triumphant T20 World Cup qualifying campaign with an eight-run victory over Ireland thanks to a virtuoso showing from Bradley Currie at The Grange in Edinburgh.

Both teams had already guaranteed their spot in next year's global tournament in the West Indies and the United States, but Scotland prevailed in a high-scoring thriller to top the Regional Final group.