| 0.1 : 0.1: Tim Murtagh to L Ronchi, FOUR! What a start for Luke Ronchi. A full ball on off stump. Ronchi strides forward and drives it between covers and mid off for a boundary. Great start! |
| 0.4 : 0.4: Tim Murtagh to L Ronchi, FOUR! Hit on the up there. A length delivery and driven past covers on the up for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Tim Murtagh to L Ronchi, FOUR! Strays on the pads and is flicked through square leg for a boundary. Good shot by Ronchi. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: P Chase to L Ronchi, FOUR! Short and Rochi rocks back and pull it through mid-wicket for another boundary. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Tim Murtagh to Tom Latham, FOUR! Driven through cover-point. Full ball and its been driven superbly and the ball races away for a boundary. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: B McCarthy to L Ronchi, FOUR! Short and wide and is cut through point for a boundary. Ronchi looks in great touch. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: B McCarthy to L Ronchi, FOUR! Punched through cover-point for a boundary. Rocks on to the back foot and punches the ball for a boundary. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: G Dockrell to Tom Latham, FOUR! Swept behind square. Full ball and Latham gets down and sweeps it behind square for a boundary. |
| 6.4 : 6.4: G Dockrell to Tom Latham, FOUR! Swept again behind square and the ball crosses the ropes and the umpire signals a boundary. |
| 7.4: B McCarthy to L Ronchi, FOUR! Strays on the pads again and Ronchi flicks it past short fine for a boundary.Poor bowling with the fine leg up. |
| 7.5 : 7.5: B McCarthy to L Ronchi, OUT! Needless from Ronchi, comes down the track and hits it high up in the air and a good catch by Gary Wilson. Runs back a little and takes the catch. Murtagh gets his first. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: B McCarthy to Tom Latham, OUT! Good bowling by Barry McCarthy. Slightly outside off and Latham defends it off the back foot. It takes the edge and is gobbled up by the keeper Niall O'Brien. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: B McCarthy to R Taylor, FOUR! Cut away! Short outside off, Taylor latches onto it and slaps it through cover-point for a boundary. Handsome shot! |
| 12.4 : 12.4: T Murtagh to G Worker, FOUR! Fuller length delivery on middle and leg, Worker shimmies down and flicks it nicely through the gap in mid-wicket for a boundary. he is growing in confidence now! |
| 13.1 : 13.1: P Chase to R Taylor, FOUR! Short outside off, Taylor makes full use of the width on offer and slaps it through point for a boundary. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: P Chase to R Taylor, FOUR! Easy pickings! Full but angling down leg, Taylor only has to get his bat on it and he does. Gets it finer and the ball races to the fence at fine leg. |
| 23.5: K O'Brien to R Taylor, FOUR! The ball finds the edge of the bat and races to the third man boundary. |
| 27.4 : 27.4: K O'Brien to R Taylor, FOUR! Flashed hard! Wide outside off, Taylor slashes it hard over cover-point for a boundary. |
| 29.1 : 29.1: K O'Brien to R Taylor, OUT! Gone caught big wicket here. Its a ball outside off and Taylor tries to play it down to third man again. It bounces a bit more and takes a top edge and an easy catch for Porterfield who runs in from short third and takes the catch. |
| 35.1: P Chase to N Broom, FOUR! Edged! Good length delivery outside off, Broom looks to defend but gets an outside edge and the ball runs finer down to third man fence. |
| 37.1: P Chase to N Broom, FOUR! Glamorous! Short outside off, Broom slaps it past point. No chance for the fielder in the deep to stop that. |
| 37.4 : 37.4: P Chase to N Broom, FOUR! Nicely done! Short outside off, Broom bends backwards and guides it nicely past backward point. The fielder at third man tires saving it but fails. Another boundary in the over. |
| 38.3 : 38.3: Tim Murtagh to G Worker, FOUR! Short delivery, the batsman rocks back and pulls it hard to square leg. The fielder makes a meal of it and concedes a boundary. |
| 38.4 : 38.4: Tim Murtagh to G Worker, FOUR! Full outside off this time and it's driven beautifully through the covers and it races away to the boundary. That's fifty for Worker. He has played superbly. |
| 38.5 : 38.5: Tim Murtagh to G Worker, OUT! Gone caught at deep square leg. A full ball and the batsman slog sweeps it in the air and it goes straight down the throat of Simi Singh who pouches it safely. |
| 39.3 : 39.3: B McCarthy to J Neesham, FOUR! Short ball and Neesham pulls it just over short mid-wicket and the ball races away to the boundary. |
| 41.4 : 41.4: B McCarthy to N Broom, FOUR! Innovation from Broom. Bowled on a length outside off. Broom gets across and scoops it over short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 43.2 : 43.2: P Chase to N Broom, FOUR! Broom comes down the track and hits it over mid off for a boundary. He is taking the charge now! |
| 43.3 : 43.3: P Chase to N Broom, SIX! Full toss ball, Broom goes down and scoops it over fine leg for a maximum. This is superb stuff from Broom. Gets to his fifty with this. |
| 43.4 : 43.4: P Chase to N Broom, FOUR! Short ball and is pulled behind square for a boundary. 16 runs off the over already. It's proving to be very expensive. |
| 44.1 : 44.1: Tim Murtagh to N Broom, FOUR! Back of a length delivery outside off, Broom gets across and plays an unconventional pull over backward square leg. Bisects the two fielders in the deep and gets a boundary. |
| 44.3 : 44.3: Tim Murtagh to J Neesham, FOUR! That's hit hard! On a fuller length outside off, Neesham tonks it down the ground. No chance for long off to stop that. Another boundary from the over. |
| 47.2 : 47.2: B McCarthy to N Broom, FOUR! Broom on fire! Wide outside off, Broom slashes hard at it. Gets it off the toe end over backward point and to the fence there. |
| 47.5 : 47.5: B McCarthy to N Broom, FOUR! Excellent placement! Broom gets a long way across. McCarthy follows him with almost a yorker. Broom, however, does well as he glides it past backward point for a boundary. |
| 47.6 : 47.6: B McCarthy to N Broom, OUT! Run out! Broom has sacrificed his wicket! McCarthy bowls a yorker on the stumps. Broom squeezes out to backward point but loses his balance in the process. Neesham is already off from the other end so Broom responds. Stirling throws it to his bowler, who takes off the bails to finds Broom short of his ground. End of a superb knock from Neil Broom! |
| 48.1 : 48.1: Tim Murtagh to C Munro, OUT! Gone first ball! On a length outside off, Munro looks to go big over long on but fails to get hold of it. Kevin O'Brien at long on, places himself underneath it and takes a decent catch. The dangerous Munro departs on a golden duck! |
| 48.4 : 48.4: Tim Murtagh to S Kuggeleijn, FOUR! Shortish delivery, smashed over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 49.3 : 49.3: P Chase to J Neesham, OUT! Chase has his first! Back of a length, angling away, Neesham looks to muscle it over long off but fails to hit it cleanly. It goes straight to McCarthy at long off, who makes no mistake. Ireland are striking at regular intervals. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: S Kuggeleijn to W Porterfield, FOUR! The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by The Umpire. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: S Kuggeleijn to W Porterfield, FOUR! The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The ball races to the boundary. The Umpire signals a boundary. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: S Rance to P Stirling, FOUR! Short and outside off cut through cover point for a boundary. |
| 3.6: S Kuggeleijn to W Porterfield, OUT! Gone, Kuggeleijn gets his first international wicket.Bowled on a length angling across. Porterfield goes to defend it but it gets his outside edge and a fine low catch taken at second slip by the Captain Tom Latham. A wicket maiden there. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: S Rance to P Stirling, SIX! Good length. Stirling picks the length early and hits it way over the boundary for a huge maximum. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: S Kuggeleijn to P Stirling, OUT! Bowled him. Full ball just holds its line. Stirling plays the wrong line, goes for an expansive drive and Kuggeleijn cleans him up. brilliant delivery. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: S Kuggeleijn to A Balbirnie, FOUR! Short ball on the body and is pulled behind square leg to the boundary. No chance for the square leg fielder. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: S Rance to N O'Brien, FOUR! Great shot there. Full ball and Neil O' Brein drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: S Kuggeleijn to A Balbirnie, FOUR. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: J Neesham to N O'Brien, FOUR! No ball as well! Full and angling into the pads, O'Brien flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. Neesham has overstepped there and so it's a no ball. |
| 12.3: J Neesham to N O'Brien, FOUR! O'Brien makes full use of the Free Hit! Neesham bowls a low full toss outside off, Niall toks it over covers for a boundary. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: J Neesham to N O'Brien, FOUR! Crisp! Half volley outside off, Niall leans into the shot and drives it through the gap between mid off and covers for a boundary. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: M Santner to A Balbirnie, FOUR! Welcome says Balbirnie! Served around middle and off, Balbirnie kneels down and sweeps it through backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 17.1: C Munro to N O'Brien, SIX! What a shot! On a length and angling in from outside off, O'Brien shimmies down the pitch and heaves it over mid-wicket for a maximum. That's interesting tactics! |
| 19.4 : 19.4: C Munro to A Balbirnie, FOUR! Clever! Andy gets a long way across, kneels down and paddle sweeps it over short fine leg for a boundary. They need more of these to get ahead of the DLS par score in case the rain comes. |
| 21.1 : 21.1: M Santner to N O'Brien, SIX! What a shot there by Neil O'Brein comes down the track and lofts it over mid on for a maximum.Brilliant shot. |
| 21.3 : 21.3: M Santner to A Balbirnie, FOUR! Inside out over covers great shot. Moves away and hits it over covers. |
| 23.3: M Santner to A Balbirnie, OUT! Tries to play sweep shot. Gets a top edge hits the helmet, lobs up and Santner takes a diving catch. Good catch there and a good partnership comes to an end. |
| 24.1 : 24.1: Ish Sodhi to K O'Brien, OUT! LBW, Sodhi bowls it a bit quicker and the batsman goes on the back foot and misses it and strikes him on the pad. A harsh decision there. Might have been missing leg. |
| 25.5 : 25.5: M Santner to G Wilson, FOUR! Swept. Full ball. Goes down on his knees and sweeps it to the boundary. |
| 27.2 : 27.2: M Santner to N O'Brien, FOUR! Niall O'Brien charges down the wicket and clobbers it over mid wicket for a boundary. |
| 27.4 : 27.4: M Santner to N O'Brien, SIX! Dances down the track and lofts it straight down the ground for a maximum. Great shot there! |
| 27.6 : 27.6: M Santner to N O'Brien, FOUR! Down leg side and is tickled fine for a boundary. |
| 28.1 : 28.1: Ish Sodhi to G Wilson, FOUR! Short by Sodhi and is punished. The batsman rocks back and pulls it between square leg and mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 30.6 : 30.6: Ish Sodhi to G Wilson, FOUR! Pitched up full and the batsman lofts it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 31.5 : 31.5: J Neesham to N O'Brien, FOUR! The ball takes the outside edge goes towards the slip region. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by The Umpire. |
| 33.4 : 33.4: J Neesham to N O'Brien, FOUR! Beautiful! Full on middle, Niall times his drive to perfection. Gets it past the diving Neesham and beats mid on as well. The ball races to the fence. Another boundary for Niall. |
| 33.6 : 33.6: J Neesham to G Wilson, FOUR! Back of a length wide outside off, Wilson latches onto the width on offer and slaps it past point for a boundary. 108 required off 96 balls. |
| 35.1 : 35.1: S Kuggeleijn to G Wilson, OUT! 3-fer on a debut for Kuggeleijn! Fuller length outside off, Wilson drives it on the up but doesn't keep it along the ground. Ross Taylor at short cover takes a superb, sharp catch. That's end of a 75-run stand. Much-needed breakthrough for the Kiwis. Can New Zealand pull things back? |
| 36.1: S Rance to N O'Brien, SIX! Handsome! Niall makes full use of the Free Hit delivery. Full outside off, Niall smokes it over wide mid off for a maximum. That has traveled miles into the stands. |
| 37.5 : 37.5: S Kuggeleijn to S Singh, FOUR! Streaky runs! On a good length outside off, Simi looks to drive it but gets an outside edge and the ball races to the third man fence. |
| 38.5: M Santner to S Singh, OUT! Santner gets his man! Santner flights it nicely around off, inviting Simi forward. The Irishman obliges and dances down the wicket. Gets beaten by the sharp away turn and Ronchi behind the stumps, collects the ball and takes off the bails. Simi fails to come back in and now has to make the long way back. This can shake things up for Ireland. 78 needed off 67 balls. |
| 39.5: S Kuggeleijn to N O'Brien, FOUR! Easy pickings! Served on the pads, Niall gets across and flicks it fine down the leg side for a boundary. That will ease off the pressure |
| 40.6 : 40.6: M Santner to G Dockrell, OUT! A stunner by Tom Latham. Great catch diving to his right taking it one handed. Santner bowls it slow the batsman tries to play it on the leg side gets an edge and Tom Latham takes a diving catch. |
| 41.2 : 41.2: Ish Sodhi to N O'Brien, SIX! Full toss ball and it is hit over deep mid-wicket for biggie and he also brings up a well-deserved hundred for Niall O'Brien. he has been absolutely superb throughout but his job is not yet done. |
| 44.2: M Santner to N O'Brien, OUT! The big wicket! Santner has delivered the goods for his captain. Niall O'Brien steps out and goes to hit it over long on but misses it completely. Ronchi behind the stumps collects the ball and whips off the bails. Great bowling this, from Santner. A very good innings by Niall O'Brien comes to an end. He is disappointed that he couldn't win the game for his team. Is this over for Ireland now? Or there's some more twist in tale? |
| 44.5 : 44.5: M Santner to B McCarthy, OUT! In the air... Gone! Fullish delivery, McCarthy goes for the slog sweep but gets a top edge that goes straight up in the air, It is gobbled by Tom Latham, running from mid-wicket to his right. This is Santner's fifth one for the game. |
| 45.3 : 45.3: S Rance to P Chase, OUT! Game over! Full ball, angling in. Chase tries to flick it across the line but misses and gets hit low on the pads. The players appeal and the umpire rules it out. That's the last wicket and NEW ZEALAND WIN BY 51 RUNS! Good start for them in the series. |
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