New Zealand's semi-final entry: Became first team to reach T20 World Cup semi-finals, beat Ireland by 35 runs
New Zealand's semi-final entry: Became first team to reach T20 World Cup semi-finals, beat Ireland by 35 runs
New Zealand has entered the semi-finals of the ongoing T-20 World Cup in Australia. They beat Ireland by 35 runs. New Zealand became the first semi-finalist team this season. It is only the third time in the history of the tournament that she has managed to make it to the Final-4. Earlier, she managed to enter the top-4 in the 2021 season.
New Zealand posted a challenging first score of 185 in Adelaide on Friday. In reply, the Irish batsmen managed to score 150 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs.
Two heroes of victory
1. Kane Williamson
Kane played the captain's innings. He scored 61 runs off 35 balls at a run rate of 174.28. Williamson hit 5 fours and 3 sixes. After the first wicket fell for 52 runs, Williamson took over and took the team's score to 174. Takes the wicket of Little Williamson
2. Lockie Ferguson
Ferguson bowled well for New Zealand. He broke the back of Ireland's middle overs by taking 3 wickets for 22 runs in four overs. Lockie dismissed Delaney (10) first. Then took the wickets of Finn Hand (5) and Dockrell (23).
Ireland lost even after Joshua Little's hat-trick
In the first innings, left-medium-fast bowler Joshua Little took a hat-trick and prevented New Zealand from crossing the 200-run mark. Joshua dismissed Kane Williamson, Jimmy Neesham and Santner.
A strong start from the openers
Ireland's openers gave the team a strong start. Captain Andrew Balbirnie and Paul Stirling added 68 runs off 49 balls for the first wicket. In which Paul scored 36 runs in 24 balls and Balbirnie scored 30 runs in 25 balls. The team could score only 39 runs in the power play. Then started making runs.
Now New Zealand's bet...
Little's hat trick
Ireland's left-medium fast bowler Joshua Little has taken his second hat-trick in this World Cup. Earlier, UAE's leg-break spinner Karthik Meiyappan achieved a hat-trick. Talking about the entire World Cup, this is the sixth hat-trick in the history of this tournament.