Lisburn held their nerve to beat Brigade in a last over thriller at Wallace Park.

Needing seven off the last over, Scott Macbeth bowled Neil Whitworth then had a dot to David Miller.

However, Miller then opened his shoulders to clear the ropes to tie the scores, followed by a boundary to seal the win with two balls left.

Batting first, Mark Adair dismissed Cameron Melly and Adam McDaid in successive balls to have the hosts on top.

Scott Macbeth made 21 before becoming the first of three wickets for Matthew Humphreys. Marcello Piedt though clubbed 4 fours and 7 sixes in a 44-ball 80 that saw him and Ifty Hussain (26) add 96 in 10 overs.

At 148 for 3 after 17 overs, a total of 170-180 seemed on, but the dismissal of Piedt saw only 9 runs in the last three overs - with the 20th bowled by Adair a maiden.

Faiz Fazal and Mark Adair

It got worse as Hussain was penalised 5 runs for running on the pitch. That along with a 6-ball 20 from Jonny Waite saw 40 on the board inside the 3rd over, before Piedt struck twice to get rid of Waite and Nigel Jones.

Josh Wilson then accounted for James Hunter, Mark Adair and Matthew Humphreys to leave Lisburn in trouble at 80 for 5.

Indian professional Faiz Fazal though was the glue that held the innings together, making an unbeaten 68 (5 fours, 2 sixes), adding 71 with skipper Neil Whitworth who scored a run-a-ball 33.

A thrilling game decided on small margins.

Leinster produced a dominant display to blow away Munster T20 champions Cork Harlequins at Rathmines.

The visitors innings never got going as they were skittled out for just 45 in the 14th over, with Ryan Joyce (16) and Murtaza Sidiqi (13) their only double figure contributors in a binary looking scorecard that saw seven players making 0 or 1.

Saqib Bahadur (4-5) and Joey Carroll (3-8) took a combined 7 for 13, with Jai Moondra, Gareth Delany and Bilal Azhar taking a wicket apiece.

Saqib Bahadur and Joey Carroll

Seanan Jones bowled Tristan de Beer for 0, but Bilal Azhar (25*) and Monil Patel (13*) ensured no further success for the visitors in an emphatic 9-wicket win.

They will now meet Lisburn in the All-Ireland T20 final at Phoenix Park on Sunday Augist 25th.

ALL-IRELAND T20 SEMI-FINALS

Lisburn beat Brigade by 4 wickets
Wallace Park, 11 August.
Brigade 157/6 (20 overs; Marcello Piedt 80, Iftikhar Hussain 26, Scott Macbeth 21; Matthew Humphreys 3-26, Mark Adair 2-8)
Lisburn 161/6 (19.4 overs; Faiz Fazal 68*, Neil Whitworth 33, Jonathan Waite 20; Josh Wilson 3-25, Marcello Piedt 2-30)

Leinster beat Cork Harlequins by 9 wickets
Rathmines, 11 August.
Cork Harlequins 45 (13.1 overs; Saqib Bahadur 4-5, Joey Carroll 3-8)
Leinster 47/1 (8.3 overs; Bilal Azhar 25*, Monil Patel 13*)