It was the fourth gmae of Super Sixes in the ICC World Cup qualifiers 2018. Earlier, Scotland won the toss and elected to bowl first on Sunday (March 18). Ireland after losing their openers to Bradley Wheal with just 45 runs on the board. Coming in at No.3 for Ireland, Andrew Balbirnie laid the bedrock for the innings with a patient 105 runs off 146 balls. Giving him solid support first up was Niall O'Brien who contributed a run-a-ball 70 in the 138-run stand for the third wicket. By the time O'Brien departed, Ireland had enough on the board to launch a late attack. It was a situation tailor-made for Kevin O'Brien, who delivered exactly that with his 27-ball-46 - a knock studded with five fours and two sixes.

Ireland's hopes of qualifying for the ICC World Cup 2019 were kept alive with their 25-run win against Scotland - their first victory in the Super Six stage of the ICC World Cup qualifiers. The chase picked up momentum later with contributions from the lower order, including a thrilling 38-run stand for the final wicket, which kept Scotland in the game for a short while. But Rankin managed to end that threatening stand with Scotland still adrift by 25 runs to keep Ireland in the race.

Brief Scores: Ireland 271/9 in 50 overs (Andrew Balbirnie 105, Niall O'Brien 70, Kevin O'Brien 46; Bradley Wheal 3/43) beat Scotland 246 in 47.4 overs (Kyle Coetzer 61, Richie Berrington 44; Boyd Rankin 4/63) by 25 runs