Black Caps v Ireland

[Donsteppa]

NZ: 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Finn Allen, 3 Will Young, 4 Tom Latham(capt&wk), 5 Henry Nicholls, 6 Glenn Phillips, 7 Michael Bracewell, 8 Mitchell Santner, 9 Matt Henry, 10 Blair Tickner, 11 Jacob Duffy

No Lockie... unless he's injured, we really are determined to give Ireland the best possible chance.

[Derm McCrum]

@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v Ireland:

ODI II might be a delayed start tonight with wet weather in Malahide. Santner is available for this game, no word on the teams.

Could do worse than bring in Santner for Nicholls, and bat Bracewell at 5...

No wet weather here.

[Bovidae]

Bracewell had himself a game again. Tickner - yeah, nah.

[Donsteppa]

Sir Michael Bracewell once again to the rescue.

Based on recent Black Caps selection strategies, we'll now probably rotate Bracewell with Sodhi for the final game....

The run of form for Young and Nicholls continues.

[Bovidae]

@Donsteppa Do you think Guptill and Young compared notes when back in the pavilion?

[Donsteppa]

@Bovidae said in Black Caps v Ireland:

@Donsteppa Do you think Guptill and Young compared notes when back in the pavilion?

If it was me, I'd be looking at my bat like it had a hole in it

[No Quarter]

Well not exactly convincing but better than the ABs have managed. Imaging losing both the cricket and the rugby to the Irish..

[Donsteppa]

@No-Quarter said in Black Caps v Ireland:

Well not exactly convincing but better than the ABs have managed. Imaging losing both the cricket and the rugby to the Irish..

Especially doing so with half the top Black Caps sitting back at home. At least Kane's elbow will be well rested for the IPL.

[Donsteppa]

Game three underway. Black Caps win the toss and bat. One change - Lockie back in for Duffy, so for whatever reason Tickner gets all three games.

Two early boundaries for Guptil that have teased the field for a catch, but safely made it. 12/0 after three.

[Canes4life]

Black Caps off to a solid start - 58/0 after 7 overs. Guptill 33 off 23, Allen 23 off 21

[Canes4life]

Finn Allen spoons one in the air, out for 33. NZ 78/1 off 9.2 overs.

[Donsteppa]

Will Young struggles to score and then runs himself out with a desperate attempted single to mid off that was never there. Another unconvincing knock this Northern summer, with 3 from 12.

[Donsteppa]

Latham 30 (26), a good start, but doesn't kick on. He'll need to step up against the decent teams at this rate. 146/3 after 23.1 overs.

Can Henry Nicholls turn his wretched form around?

[Donsteppa]

Nicholls bashes his way back into some form with 79 from 54.

[Donsteppa]

360/6 in the end. At one stage it looked like 380 might have even been on the cards, but consistently high scoring the whole way through the innings. Michael Bracewell once again finishes the innings with a not out.

[nzzp]

Just checked Cricinfo

Ireland 3 down, caps dropping sitters and 98 off 12 overs. Could be a brutal loss from here

[nzzp]

Classic black craps.

Santner goes 6 1 1 W to start the next over.

Need to put pressure on the new man and pray

[Bones]

Fuck you Foster

[nzzp]

Last ball, 2 to tie...

[nzzp]

Ireland get a bye and fall 1 short.

Damn.

Sounded sloppy on Cricinfo

Edit: sloppy by the kiwis