Scotland 289 for 9 (Leask 91*, McBride 56, Adair 3-57) beat Ireland 286 for 8 (Campher 120, Dockrell 69, McMullen 5-34) by one wicket

The penultimate over, bowled by Josh Little, went for eight runs. With eight needed from the final over, Leask - helped by Harry Tector's misfield at the long-on - hit a boundary off Mark Adair on the first ball. However, Safyaan Sharif was dismissed off the third ball and then Chris Sole played out a dot, before Leask scampered through for a bye on the fifth. With two needed off the final ball, Leask swung hard and got a thick inside edge that beat the wicketkeeper and sent the Scotland players into an absolute frenzy.

From over 11 to 40, Ireland not only scored 145 but lost just one more wicket. That foundation enabled them to ransack 107 in the last ten to get to 286, a total that looked sufficient until Leask and Watt got together.

This was not a spotless Scotland display, however. Their decision-making, at times, was questionable. McMullen, who picked up three wickets in the powerplay, did not bowl in the middle overs at all. When he returned, he bagged two more to complete his five-wicket haul. He was then taken out of the attack for the last over of the innings, in which Scotland ended up conceding 18. Their bowlers gave away 18 wides, and their fielders put down three chances - the most expensive being of Dockrell when he was on 4.