“Deserve many more matches”- Twitter reacts as New Zealand defeats Ireland by just 1 run in thriller 3rd ODI
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Paul Stirling and Harry Tector
In the third and final ODI between New Zealand and Ireland, the former won the match by just one run to whitewash the later 3-0. The match was played on Saturday, July 15 at The Village in Malahide, Ireland.
New Zealand had won the toss and opted to bat first. Openers Martin Guptil and Finn Allen walked out to bat and the former had played a brillinat 115 runs off 126 balls including 15 fours and two sixes before Gareth Delany sent him with through LBW.
Delany threw a google that pitched on the middle and turned back on. Guptill went for a big slog-sweep but he missed it and got hit on his back leg. A huge appeal was made and the umpire raised his finger. Allen had scored 33 runs off 28 balls with seven boundaries.
Tom Latham smashed three boundaries and a six to score 30 runs off 26 balls before Curtin Campher dismissed him and Harry Tector caught it. Henry Nicholls scored a 54-ball 79 with seven boundaries and three sixes and got bowled out by Craig Young. While Glenn Phillips scored 47 off 30 balls. At last New Zealand set a huge target of 360/6.
Ireland responded from two stunning centuries. Opener Paul String played a century knock of 120 runs off 103 balls with 14 boundaries and five sixes. Matt Henry bowled a short ball made Stirling muscle it over the mid-wicket fence and Phillips caught it.
Harry Tector was the second centurion. He scored 108 runs off 106 balls before Mitchell Santler brough back the Kiwis in the game. Santner saw that Tector was trying for a reverse hit. Santner then fires it on the middle and Tector fails to connect the ball as it knocks over the stumps. Ireland fought till the end, only missed just one to win the game.
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