New Zealand vs Ireland

Bracewell became only the third New Zealand man to take a T20I hat-trick after Oram and Southee.

Allen's blitz at the top had allowed New Zealand to race to 40 for no loss after four overs, but he fell for a 20-ball 35 trying to take McCarthy on in the fifth over. But Bracewell's offbreak had Adair caught at deep midwicket for a 22-ball 27, and with the batters crossing, McCarthy too was out next ball, slogging to the same region. With the score at 45 for 6, and ESPNcricinfo's forecaster giving Ireland less than 1% chance of a win, the pressure was off the Ireland lower order. Next ball, Sodhi brought a slip fielder for the new batter and Dockrell edged it to James Neesham in the cordon. After a quiet - and rare wicketless - over, Sodhi got among the wickets too in his first over of the game. Having gone from 23 for no loss to 27 for 3 in the space of eight deliveries, it was up to the prodigy Campher and Balbirnie to stick a partnership together, but the latter was the next to go, becoming Duffy's second scalp.

IRE vs NZ 2nd T20I HIGHLIGHTS: New Zealand have taken a 2-0 unassailable lead in the series.

Ireland have been good in both these matches and Michael Bracewell was the difference between the two sides. New Zealand on the other side, took away a convincing win in the first T20I and will be looking to take an unassailable lead. New Zealand bundled out Ireland for 91 in the 14th over while chasing 180 to win the second T20I by 88 runs.

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Earlier in the game, the Irish skipper surprisingly decided to bowl first and that did backfire in the end. It has been a fine knock from Adair but the party is over now. It has been a dream tour for him so far and it is now time to make it even special. He says that it's a special day and he is happy that he contributed to the win. Ish Sodhi came into the attack and just killed the chase by taking three wickets in quick succession and Michael Bracewell provided the icing on the cake with a hat-trick to wrap things up. Michael Bracewell is on a hat-trick now! But we still have one game to go and Ireland will be eager to get over the line in that game and finish the series with a smile! However, one needs to execute on the field to get results, and the Kiwis did that to perfection. The Kiwis have sealed this game and this series with a dominating win! The chase of 180 was always going to be a stiff one but it was never impossible to do so. Mitchell Santner, the skipper of New Zealand says that it was a clinical victory, the wicket looked a bit up and down, but the way Dane Cleaver played was outstanding. Mentions that it was just their batting that let them down, and they need to take responsibility.

Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand will lock horns with hosts Ireland in the 2nd T20I of the three-match series on Wednesday. The series decider will be ...

The Black Caps will be favourites to complete a famous double over Ireland when the visitors meet the hosts in the 2nd T20I of the three-match series on Wednesday. Under the leadership of Tom Latham, the Kane Williamson-less New Zealand side had hammered Ireland 3-0 in the One Day International (ODI) series. Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand will lock horns with hosts Ireland in the 2nd T20I of the three-match series on Wednesday. The series decider will be played at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming T20I match.

CRR: 7.45. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Dane Cleaver*, 23(21), 1, 1, 109.52. Glenn Phillips, 8(8), 1, 0, 100. Bowling, O, M, R, W.

Stirling got off to a quick start in the first over, but that was that. We got close in the last week in the ODIs but we didn't play to our best in the T20s. We have got a lot of good teams coming over before the World Cup and we have to keep improving day in and day out. Nothing more than wanting to play for my country, and it is a great feeling. MoM: Pretty special day to contribute to a good win for the country. The next game would be on a new wicket, so it might play similar to the first game. The way Dane played to get us to that score was outstanding.

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The match begins at 8:30 PM IST and will take place at the Civil Service Cricket Club Ground on Wednesday, July 20. In the previous game, Ireland had won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Kiwis posted a total of 173 runs with Glenn Phillips top scoring for the visitors.