Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
JDS Neesham
29(16) 3x4 - 1x6
Control %62%
- Productive Shot
- straight drive
- 6 runs
- 0x4 - 1x6
18/07Result
1st T20I, New Zealand tour of Ireland at Belfast, Jul 18 2022
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
142 (18.2/20 ov)
Player of the Match
18/07Result
1st T20I, New Zealand tour of Ireland at Belfast, Jul 18 2022
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
142 (18.2/20 ov)
Player of the Match
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Match Details
Toss
Ireland , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
New Zealand led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Match days
18 July 2022 (20-over match)
T20I debut
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TV Umpires
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Scorecard Summary
NEW ZEALAND 173/8 (20 OVERS)
- James Neesham29 (16)
- Glenn Phillips*69 (52)
- Mark Adair2/49 (4)
- Josh Little4/35 (4)
IRELAND 142 (18.2 OVERS)
- Mark Adair25 (20)
- Curtis Campher29 (21)
- James Neesham2/19 (3)
- Lockie Ferguson4/14 (3.2)
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: @PeterDellaPenna
7.30 pm So New Zealand continue their undefeated run against Ireland in this tour to start off with a 1-0 advantage in the T20Is.
Glenn Phillips has been named Player of the Match
Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie: "I thought we started pretty well with the ball and had a good Powerplay. They batted well in the last 10 and set us an above par total. We wanted to hold them to 150. We had a poor Powerplay on the batting side. It got away from us in the end. We had a couple of relatively good partnerships in the middle but nothing substantial."
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner: "It wasn't easy. The composure Glenn showed to get us to a good score and then the bowlers, it was a good win. Trying to build those partnerships with the bat and get to the death phase, the Neesham innings helped us get to a good score. It was a tough wicket. We've come up against a good Irish team. If it wasn't for Glenn, we were probably looking at 140 or 150 which might not have been enough. Wickets in the Powerplay were key and for Lockie and Duffy to do that was good. The changes of pace today were outstanding. The legcutter and bumper were not easy."
That's it from us today. Come back Wednesday for the second match in this series. On behalf of Sreshth Shah, I'm Peter Della Penna. Take care!
18.2
W
Ferguson to Young, OUT, bouncer down the leg side, Young flinches trying to get out of the way but there's a sound and an appeal upheld for caught behind down the leg side. Young takes 10 seconds before calling for DRS. Might as well since he's the last wicket. Ultraedge confirms there was glove on this. Game over. New Zealand win by 31 runs.
CA Young c †Cleaver b Ferguson 1 (12m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00
18.2
1w
Ferguson to Young, 1 wide, full and tailing down leg, wide called.
18.1
1
Ferguson to Little, 1 run, full on middle, goes to drive, inside edge goes off the pads to the off side for one.
END OF OVER:18 | 7 Runs | IRE: 140/9 (34 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.77, RRR: 17.00)
- Craig Young1 (3b)
- Josh Little6 (4b)
- Jacob Duffy3-0-22-1
- James Neesham3-0-19-2
17.6
0
Duffy to Young, no run, yorker speared into the legs, late on a flick and the ball caroms to point. NZ goes for DRS just at the final moment. This is missing leg stump by some distance live. No way would they have reviewed this in normal circumstances. Ball-tracking shows impact is barely in line with leg stump and was missing leg stump by some distance.
17.5
1
Duffy to Little, 1 run, full on fifth stump, driven to the sweeper for one.
17.4
1
Duffy to Young, 1 run, good length ball on sixth stump, another late cut dab is played to Ferguson at deep third man for one.
Match Coverage
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