Match Centre
Scorecard Summary
NEW ZEALAND 402/2 (50 OVERS)
- James Marshall161 (141)
- Brendon McCullum166 (135)
- Phil Eaglestone1/60 (7)
- Reinhardt Strydom1/63 (8)
IRELAND 112 (28.4 OVERS)
- Gary Wilson21 (17)
- Peter Connell*22 (28)
- Michael Mason3/35 (7)
- Tim Southee3/22 (6)
10.00am Good morning and welcome to the first ODI in the tri-series, between Ireland and New Zealand from crickets most northern ODI venue, Mannofield in Aberdeen, Scotland.
I'm Callum Stewart and today I will be bringing you ball-by-ball coverage from Aberdeen. The teams are out practicing and we are due to start on time. No rain is due, but it is very windy here.
ICC Development ODI News
Teams share trophy as rain washes out final
The Nairobi Tri-Series turned out to be a nightmare for the organisers as rain washed out the final between hosts Kenya and Zimbabwe
Ireland sent packing by the rain
For the third day running heavy overnight rain ruled out any chance of play in the Kenya Tri-Series, in effect reducing the round-robin tournament to a near farce
Chawaguta upbeat about Zimbabwe's future
Zimbabwe coach Walter Chawaguta has said that the recent tournament in Canada has flagged some major issues that need to be addressed in the coming months
Rain causes another washout
It was Ireland's second consecutive game to be washed out and they will now have to wait for the result of Thursday's game between Zimbabwe and Kenya to know whether they are through to Saturday's final
Kevin O'Brien sets up comprehensive win
A blistering half-century from Kevin O'Brien helped Ireland beat Kenya by 86 runs in Nairobi and secure their first win of the tri-series