Cricket News: Ireland VS New Zealand 3rd T20-Match Preview
Today at 8:30 PM IST at the Civil Service Cricket Ground, Ireland, and New Zealand will play each other in the third T20 International of the three-match series. With a 2-0 series lead, the newly designated Kiwi captain Mitchell Santner has led the team admirably
New Zealand looking for Clean sweep against Ireland in 3rd T20 against IrelandThe first two games showed substantial improvement for the New Zealand batting unit. After winning the toss, they set a target of 170 or more and easily won both games. Although Belfast's 22-yard track is renowned for offering a batting-friendly surface, Irish batters struggled to remain in the game longer when chasing the ball.
In their most recent match, the Black Caps scored 179 runs, largely thanks to wicketkeeper-batsman Dane Cleaver's unbeaten 78-run performance. Joshua Little and Craig Young, two Irish bowlers, showed strong performances, and both claimed two wickets. The Irish batting team's response saw an early collapse as they were bowled out for only 91 runs. Ish Sodhi and Michael Bracewell both grabbed three wickets for New Zealand.
Ireland VS New Zealand Pitch Report
In T20I matches, the pitch at Civil Service Cricket Club benefits both batters and bowlers equally. The first innings total here averages around 165 runs, and New Zealand managed the 170-plus mark in the first two matches.
Ireland Playin XI
Andrew Balbirnie (c), Paul Stirling, Gareth Delany, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Joshua Little
New Zealand Playing XI
Finn Allen, Dane Cleaver (wk), Martin Guptill, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy
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