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NZ VS IRE ICC T20 World Cup 2022: New Zealand Beat Ireland by 35 Runs To Almost Confirm Semis Berth

NZ Vs IRE Match Highlights

In the decider match of Group 1 between New Zealand vs Ireland, it is the Kiwis that are emerged winners. New Zealand had posted a big target of 186 for Ireland to chase. Thanks to Player of the Match: Kane Williamson. But the Irish Team failed to reach the target and got all out on 150. As a result, the Black Caps won the match by 35 runs, and now have one step already in the Semi. Let us look at NZ Vs IRE Match Highlights in detail.

NZ Vs IRE Match Highlights: What Happened in the Match?

Ireland needed a strong start to their 186-run chase, and their openers delivered. At 68 for 0 after 8 overs, they were poised to pull off an upset, but the spin worked in Kiwi’s favour. Both Santner and Sodhi remained focused on their goal after realising that speed off the ball was the key.

The Irish dugout panicked as the required run rate increased; wickets fell, the rate increased further and they ultimately had too much work to do. There were contributions from all the batters but they were quite small to chase the big target that New Zealand had put up. In the summation, team could only score 150 in the 20 overs at the cost of 9 wickets.

Wickets fell regularly during the innings. Lockie Ferguson was the highest wicket taker with 3 dismissals. Southee, Santner and Ish Sodhi took 2 wickets each. Trent Boult bowled had a bad day as he got hit for a lot of runs but did not take any wicket.

Earlier New Zealand with a dominating batting performance, put up 185 runs on board. Most runs came of captain’s bat who scored 61 off 35. Finn Allen and Daryl Mitchell scored 32 off 18 and 31 off 21, respectively. Joshua Little for Ireland was the most successful bowler with 3 wickets.

NZ Vs IRE: Match Analysis

New Zealand was expected to dominate in the match and so they did. Even though their openers were not up to the mark, the team that relies on team effort, repeated the same again. We saw good runs coming from the captain’s bat and significant contributions from the middle order.

Ireland did have a chance to cause an upset with a good early partnership but the run rate was too high and as the overs passed the pressure increased. With that we saw them fizzing out and there were wickets and plenty of them. NZ’s strength is their spin bowlers who are getting them wickets in the middle overs. It is their USP and has helped them stay at top of the table.

NZ Vs IRE: Result Affect on Group 1

New Zealand makes a significant advancement in reaching the semifinals. Since they now have 7 points, Australia and England can only tie them on points. However, due to their excellent NRR, none of the two teams will be able to surpass them easily. You might argue that they have prepared their belongings for the knockout rounds and may have earned enough to ensure that Group 1 would be won by them.

Currently, New Zealand’s NRR is +2.11. Australia’s score is -0.30, while England’s is +0.55. One may argue that New Zealand has a chance to go to the semifinals, which should happen by evening.

Player of the Match: Kane Williamson

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