| ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Group B |
| Scotland 176-5 (20 overs): Jones 86 (55); Campher 2-9 |
| Ireland 180-4 (19 overs): Campher 72* (32), Dockrell 39* (27) |
| Ireland won by six wickets |
| Scorecard. Table |
Ireland kept alive their hopes of progressing at the Men’s T20 World Cup with a stunning comeback to beat Scotland by six wickets in Hobart.
After the Scots were lifted to 176-5 by 86 from Michael Jones, Ireland struggled to 61-4 in the 10th over.
But Curtis Campher and George Dockrell shared a blistering stand of 119 to get Ireland home with an over to spare.
The result means both teams will have a chance of reaching the main draw in Friday’s final first-round games.
Regardless of the result between Zimbabwe and West Indies later on Wednesday, Scotland and Ireland will have a shot at progressing if they can beat Zimbabwe and the Windies respectively.
All-round Campher keeps Ireland alive
Ireland were second-best for much of the day in Hobart and were…
