Kelly had to retire injured after his 59

Isle of Man's Under-15's cricketers beat Gibraltar by 68 runs on Tuesday to reach the semi-finals of the ICC European Division Two Championships.

Batting first the Manx side were in trouble at 85-5, before Shaun Kelly came to the rescue with an excellent unbeaten 59, taking the total to 176-8.

Gibraltar raced to 68-2 before Kelly sparked a remarkable collapse which saw eight wickets fall for just 40 runs.

The Manx side dismissed their opponents for 108 giving them a 68 run victory.

Kelly finished with figures of 3-25 from his seven overs and Adam McAuley claimed 2-2.

The Isle of Man will now play Germany in the first semi-final on Thursday morning in Pianore.

The other semi-final sees Italy meet Belgium.

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