| 0.1 : 0.1: C Young to L Ronchi, FOUR! Top edge and over the slip cordon! Young starts with a short of a length ball, wide outside off, Ronchi throws the kitchen sink at it. Gets a top edge that flies over the slip cordon and races down to the third man fence for a boundary. New Zealand are away. |
| 0.3 : 0.3: C Young to L Ronchi, FOUR! Lovely start! Back of a length delivery outside off, Ronchi stays on the back foot and punches it through extra cover. Splits the gap and earns himself another boundary. |
| 0.6 : 0.6: C Young to L Ronchi, FOUR! More runs! Expensive start for the Irish here! Offers width and was asking for trouble, Ronchi cuts it over cover-point and finds the fence again. 12 from the first over! |
| 2.3 : 2.3: C Young to L Ronchi, FOUR! Shot, that! Back of a length delivery in the channel on off, Ronchi cuts it between cover and point for another boundary. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: P Chase to L Ronchi, FOUR! Easy picking those! Short and angling down leg, Ronchi swivels a touch and pulls it down to fine leg for a one bounce boundary. Ireland are offering too much loose balls. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: P Chase to Tom Latham, SIX! What a shot that is! Short, width on offer outside off and Tom Latham is too good a player to miss out on that one. He slaps it off over point as the ball sails over the fence for a biggie. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: P Chase to Tom Latham, SIX! Another biggie! Short of a length delivery on leg, Tom Latham moves inside the line and pulls it with authority over fine leg for second maximum of the over. NZ are off to a great start here. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: G Dockrell to L Ronchi, FOUR! Lovely! Tosses it up outside off, Ronchi moves leg side and lifts it inside out over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: G Dockrell to L Ronchi, FOUR! That's flayed! Drops it short and it's serves quicker outside off, Ronchi pounces on it in a flash. Cuts it hard and it goes past the man at point for back-to-back boundaries. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: B McCarthy to Tom Latham, FOUR! Edged and away! On a length and it moves away a touch outside off, Latham looks to punch it through the off side but gets a thick outside edge which evades the first slip fielder. Andrew Balbirnie in the deep was a bit square and had no chance to stop that one. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: B McCarthy to Tom Latham, FOUR! Easily done! Fuller and on the pads, Latham doesn't let it go waste. Flicks it neatly through square leg and ends the over with another boundary. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: G Dockrell to Tom Latham, FOUR! Up and over! Nicely tossed up around middle and off, Latham skips down the track and flicks it uppishly over mid-wicket. A couple of bounce and into the fence she goes. Dockrell was brought into the attack to stop the bleeding but even he's been taken for aplenty. |
| 10.1 : 10.1: C Young to L Ronchi, OUT! Bowled 'em! Craig Young draws first blood! A much-needed one for the hosts! He hurls it on a good length and it nips back in as Ronchi tries to hit it away. He misses it completely and the ball goes on to disturb the woodwork behind. Ronchi walks back after providing a good start. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: C Young to N Broom, FOUR! Tickled fine, drifts on the pads. Broom flicks it to fine leg, the fielder over runs it and lets it go for a boundary. Should have done better there. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: C Young to N Broom, FOUR! EASY PICKINGS! Short on the body off the batsman, he pulls the ball to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: G Dockrell to Tom Latham, FOUR! GREAT TIMING! Full ball, Latham gets down on one knee and sweeps it past short fine. Simi puts in a desperate dive but fails to stop the boundary. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: S Singh to N Broom, FOUR! Poor bowling, sees the batsman charge, fires it down the leg side, the batsman just had to get bat on it and thats what he does, the ball races to the fine leg fence. |
| 22.1: G Dockrell to Tom Latham, SIX! Superb timing, great shot,comes down the track to the tossed up delivery and lofts it over long off for a maximum. |
| 22.4 : 22.4: G Dockrell to N Broom, FOUR! Lovely use of the wrists! Broom comes down the track, meets the ball on the full and flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 23.2 : 23.2: P Chase to Tom Latham, FOUR! Lovely wrist work, full on the pads Latham flicks it through mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary. No chance for any fielder there. |
| 23.5 : 23.5: P Chase to N Broom, OUT! Gone, timely wicket for Ireland! Peter Chase bowls a length ball, Broom comes down the track and tries to hit it over mid off. But much to his dismay he does not get the desired elevation and Ed Joyce stationed there leaps a bit to his left to take a simple catch. Broom is disappointed as he trudges back. |
| 25.2 : 25.2: P Chase to Tom Latham, FOUR! Short ball on the body of the batsman, Latham moves across and pulls it down to fine leg for a boundary. Brings up the 150 for New Zealand. |
| 25.4 : 25.4: P Chase to Tom Latham, SIX! Sails over this time! Chase, you cannot bowl short to this guy, he'll punish you all day log. Latham gets inside the line and just pulls it over the deep backward square leg fence for a maximum. There was a man there but he could only watch it sail over him. |
| 30.2 : 30.2: G Dockrell to R Taylor, FOUR! Good shot! Tosses it wider outside off, Taylor reaches out to that one and drills it through covers for a boundary. |
| 32.5 : 32.5: C Young to R Taylor, FOUR! its a short ball and Taylor reaches forward and pulls the ball to the mid-wicket boundary. |
| 34.2 : 34.2: C Young to Tom Latham, FOUR! What a hit! Overpitched on off, Latham just chips it over the bowler's head and picks up a boundary. |
| 34.6 : 34.6: C Young to Tom Latham, FOUR! Latham moves onto 99! Too full and wide outside off, Latham transfers his weight on the front foot and drives it along the ground through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 35.5 : 35.5: G Dockrell to Tom Latham, FOUR! Lucky, very lucky! Floats it up on the stumps, Latham gets down to sweep but gets an inside edge which evades the leg stump and races down to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 35.6 : 35.6: G Dockrell to Tom Latham, OUT! Stumped! Tom Latham departs! This is smart bowling from Dockrell! He sees Latham giving the charges and hence fires it full outside off, Latham cannot get bat to it as Niall O'Brien behind the stumps collects the ball and whips the bails off. Latham tries coming back inside the crease but is a bit too late in doing so. It's not even refereed upstairs and the Kiwi skipper starts to walk back but not before playing a superb knock. |
| 40.1 : 40.1: P Chase to R Taylor, FOUR! That's mauled! A short ball which doesn't rise and sits up at a nice height for Taylor who stays back and pulls it firmly over mid-wicket for a boundary. Off the meat of the bat! |
| 43.4 : 43.4: P Stirling to R Taylor, FOUR! Quicker, but on the shorter side. Taylor moves away and cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 43.5 : 43.5: P Stirling to R Taylor, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Tossed up on off, Taylor backs away and lifts over extra cover for a boundary and also brings up his fifty. He's looking to up the ante here. |
| 43.6 : 43.6: P Stirling to R Taylor, FOUR! Taylor is toying with the field. Bowled quicker and full around middle, Taylor shuffles across and paddle sweeps it past short fine leg for a boundary. Three consecutive boundaries in that over, an expensive one for the hosts as 16 came off it. |
| 44.4 : 44.4: C Young to C Anderson, SIX! That's a huge hit, short on his body, Anderson pulls it way over the deep square leg fielder for a maximum. |
| 44.5 : 44.5: C Young to C Anderson, OUT! Smart bowling, bowls a off cutter outside off, Anderson goes to cut it, gets an inside edge onto the stumps. |
| 45.1 : 45.1: B McCarthy to R Taylor, OUT! Bowling change does the trick for ireland, a lucky wicket, a waist high full toss by McCarthy, Ross could have hit it anywhere but he hits it straight down the throat off Simi Singh at deep square leg. |
| 46.1: C Young to C Munro, SIX! Munro makes great contact there, full ball, Munro picks it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 46.3 : 46.3: C Young to C Munro, FOUR! hits the ball to wide long-off, Joyce makes a mess of the ball on the boundary and it goes for another boundary. Should have done better there. |
| 46.6 : 46.6: C Young to M Santner, FOUR! Lucky there. Short ball Santner goes for the pull, gets a top edge over the keeper for a boundary. 20 runs of the over |
| 47.2 : 47.2: B McCarthy to C Munro, FOUR! Fuller in length on off, Munro drills it along the ground through covers for a boundary. |
| 47.3 : 47.3: B McCarthy to C Munro, FOUR! Impressive! A low full toss on off, Munro gets into the position early and reverse sweeps it towards fine leg for a one bounce boundary. 300 on the board for New Zealand! |
| 47.4 : 47.4: B McCarthy to C Munro, SIX! That's gone the distance! Munro, you beauty! Good length delivery outside off, Munro once again goes for the reverse hit. This time gets it off the meat of the bat as the ball sails over point for a biggie. |
| 47.6 : 47.6: B McCarthy to M Santner, FOUR! 21 off the over, a big one for the Kiwis! A full toss outside off, Santner slices it over Simi Singh at backward point and gets another boundary. |
| 48.1 : 48.1: P Chase to C Munro, SIX! Full ball, Munro heaves it over mid-wicket for a maximum. Its raining sixes here. |
| 48.2 : 48.2: P Chase to C Munro, SIX! Back-to-back biggies for Munro. He's playing a gem on a innings. Full again and Munro smacks it over mid-wicket for another biggie. |
| 48.3 : 48.3: P Chase to C Munro, OUT! Got him! Dangerous Munro is out of here! Slower length ball around off, Munro looks to go big down the ground but gets a top edge and it goes straight up in the air. The keeper, Nail O'Brien calls for it, he misjudges it at first but does well to take it in the end. A good innings from Munro comes to an end. |
| 48.4 : 48.4: P Chase to M Santner, SIX! Santner gets into the groove now! Chase pitches it up on the stumps, Santner gets under it and lifts it beautifully over the long on fence for a maximum. |
| 49.5 : 49.5: B McCarthy to A Milne, FOUR! Slower one outside off, Milne stays put and slams it over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: M Henry to P Stirling, OUT! Top edge and gone! Matt Henry draws first blood! He hurls it on a back of a length, just outside off, Paul Stirling winds up for a big pull shot across the line but the ball kicks off the deck, takes the top edge and balloons towards mid off. Corey Anderson stationed there takes a simple catch. Ireland in early trouble here. |
| 4.3: M Henry to Ed Joyce, FOUR! Good shot! Just ahead of a length on middle, Joyce takes full toll of it as he pulls it over mid-wicket. No need to run for those. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: A Milne to W Porterfield, FOUR! That's flayed! Fuller outside off, Porterfield leans across and cuts it past the point fielder for a cracking boundary. The fielder had no chance to stop that one. This should get the Ireland skipper going. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: A Milne to W Porterfield, FOUR! Shortish delivery, angling into the body as Porterfield pulls it away towards long leg for a boundary. Aggressive shot, that! |
| 8.5 : 8.5: M Henry to Ed Joyce, FOUR! Up and over! Touch fuller and coming back in, Joyce with no foot movement looks to lift it down the ground. He does so by clearing Kuggeleijn at mid on. Picks up a boundary. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: M Henry to Ed Joyce, FOUR! This is much better! Good length ball on middle, Joyce pulls it through mid-wicket as the ball races away to the fence for a boundary. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: A Milne to W Porterfield, FOUR! Slashed away! Sees the width and his eyes lit up as Porterfield cuts it square of the wicket on the off side. The ball speeds through the fence. |
| 10.2: C Anderson to W Porterfield, SIX! BOOM! Comes down the track and lofts the length ball straight over the bowler for a maximum. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: C Anderson to Ed Joyce, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Anderson bowls it on a length, gets the ball to nip away off the wicket, Joyce pokes at it and it takes the edge and it is gobbled by the keeper Ronchi. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: S Kuggeleijn to W Porterfield, FOUR! Lucky there, inside edge or you can call it the chinese cut. Full outside off batsman goes to drive it through the offside gets an inside egde and it races away to the fine leg boundary. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: C Anderson to A Balbirnie, OUT! TAKEN AT SLIPS! Full ball angling away again, Andy pokes at it and gets an outside edge to second slip. Taylor makes no mistake and takes the catch. Anderson gets his second. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: M Santner to W Porterfield, FOUR! Smart batting. Santner tosses it up and Porterfield paddles it away for boundary to the vacant fine leg area. |
| 18.1: S Kuggeleijn to W Porterfield, OUT! Good bowling change, short well directed onto the body of the batsman, Porterfield pulls hard but straight to the man at deep backward square leg. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: S Kuggeleijn to N O'Brien, OUT c Colin Munro b Scott Kuggeleijn. Ireland have lost their fifth wicket. |
| 22.2 : 22.2: S Kuggeleijn to G Wilson, FOUR! What a hit that is! Shortish on middle, Wilson picks up the length early and pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 22.5 : 22.5: S Kuggeleijn to G Wilson, FOUR! Delightful! Angles in a full length delivery, Wilson comes a step forward and caresses it straight back down the ground for a boundary. |
| 23.1 : 23.1: M Santner to S Singh, OUT! LBW! Santner tosses it up near the eye line and it dips down as Simi Singh goes for the premeditated sweep shot. He misses it completely and gets hit on the front pad. Mitchell turns back and keeps appealing. The umpire after taking his time raises his dreaded finger. Singh departs for a duck. |
| 23.5 : 23.5: M Santner to G Dockrell, FOUR! Half-tracker and it was asking to be hit. Dockrell rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 27.4 : 27.4: M Santner to G Wilson, FOUR! That's drilled! Tosses it very full outside off, Wilson generates a lot of power as he drives it past covers and picks up a boundary. |
| 31.2 : 31.2: A Milne to G Dockrell, OUT! That's plumb in front. Milne breaks the 29-run stand! He bowls it on a length and angles it in, Dockrell walks across the stumps to flick it but misses and gets hit on the pads. A loud appeal and the umpire raises his dreaded finger. |
| 34.6 : 34.6: M Henry to G Wilson, OUT! Bowled'em, length ball outside off stump, Wilson goes to guide it down to third man but instead chops it onto his stumps. |
| 36.2 : 36.2: M Henry to C Young, OUT! Lovely delivery! Henry angles in a length delivery on off, Young tries to clip it away on the leg side but the ball shapes away, takes the outside edge and settles neatly under the mitts of Ronchi behind the stumps. New Zealand just one wicket away from clinching the series. |
| 38.1 : 38.1: M Henry to B McCarthy, FOUR! Neatly done! Overpitched delivery on off, McCarthy stays put and just lofts it nonchalantly over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 38.6 : 38.6: M Henry to P Chase, SIX! That's gone the distance! Henry bowls a short ball outside off, Chase muscles the pull over wide long on for half a dozen. Brings up the 150 for his side. How long will he have some fun in the middle? |
| 39.3 : 39.3: Ish Sodhi to P Chase, OUT! It's all over for Ireland! Sodhi tosses it up around middle and leg, Peter Chase gets down and looks to slog sweep it. Connects well but doesn't get enough elevation on that shot as it goes straight down the throat of Adam Milne at deep square leg who takes a simple catch. NEW ZEALAND WIN BY 190 RUNS AND TAKE THE TRI-SERIES AS WELL! |
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