T20 World Cup: Ireland stuns Scotland with Hobart return

ICC Men's T20 World Cup Group BScotland 176-5 (20 overs): Jones 86 (55); Campher 2-9Ireland 180-4 (19 overs): Campher 72* (32), Dockrell 39* (27)Ireland won by six wicketsScorecard. array.

But Curtis Campher and George Dockrell shared a blistering stand of 119 to bring Ireland back to the house with a plus to spare.

The result means that both teams will have a chance to reach the table main in the last matches of the first round on Friday.

West Indies beat Zimbabwe by 31 points later Wednesday to leave the four teams in Group B two points behind and set up two win-win ties.

Ireland take on the West Indies at 05:00 BST on Friday, before Scotland take on Zimbabwe at 09:00.

With rain forecast for Hobart on Friday, if both matches are washed away then the Scotland and Zimbabwe will progress.

Scotland leads the table thanks to their superior net run rate ahead of Zimbabwe, with the West Indies third and Ireland fourth.

Versatile camper keeps Ireland alive

Ireland was second-best for much of the day in Hobart and faced a second straight World Cup early exit after a disappointing campaign a year ago.

Campher was underutilized in an indifferent display of Irish bowling – he took 2-9 on two overs with his clever middle pace – but continued to make a contribution revealing with the bat.

After Michael Leask caught Harry Tector in the middle of the wicket, Ireland seemed floored, only to r that Campher combines with Dockrell in a lightning counterattack.

Score at over 12 plus, the fifth-wicket pair took the game away for Scotland in the blink of an eye.

Campher threw two sixes at the deep center wicket, Dockrell one of his own, and they fought between the wickets to run the Scots to shreds.

16th, beaten by experienced dressmaker Josh Davey, was taken for 17 runs, and Ireland followed that up by getting 11 from the next of tricky spinner Mark Watt, becoming the favourites...