BELFAST: Michael Bracewell rounded off New Zealand’s crushing 88-run win over Eire within the second T20 at Belfast on Wednesday with a hat-trick.
Eire, chasing 180 to win, collapsed to 91 all out inside 14 overs at Stormont and had been all however overwhelmed when off-spinner Bracewell eliminated tailenders Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy and Craig Younger with successive deliveries to grow to be solely the third New Zealand bowler to take a hat-trick at this degree after pacemen Jacob Oram and Tim Southee.
Leg-spinner Ish Sodhi broke the again of Eire’s innings by eradicating Curtis Campher, Lorcan Tucker and George Dockrell in a return of 3-21.
Had it not been for an eighth-wicket stand of 37 between Adair, who top-scored within the innings with 27, and McCarthy, Eire might need suffered an much more crushing defeat.
Eire’s chase had began in type, with skilled opener Paul Stirling smashing spinner Mitchell Santner for a six and a 4 within the first over.
Stirling additionally struck quick bowler Lockie Ferguson by way of the covers for one more 4 solely to fall for 21 when he sliced the paceman to mid-off.
His exit prompted a dramatic collapse that noticed seven wickets misplaced for 31 runs as 23-0 was remodeled quickly into 54-7, with Jacob Duffy bowling No 3 Gareth Delany for a golden duck.
Earlier, Dane Cleaver’s unbeaten 78 took New Zealand to 179-4 after Eire captain Andy Balbirnie gained the toss.
Cleaver, taking part in solely his second T20 worldwide, confronted 55 balls together with 5 fours and 4 sixes after coming into bat when New Zealand had been 44-1 within the fifth over.
The sequence concludes when the groups return to Stormont on Friday.
Temporary scores
New Zealand 179-4, 20 overs (D Cleaver 78 no; J Little 2-31, C Younger 2-34)
Eire 91, 13.5 overs (M Bracewell 3-5, I Sodhi 3-21, J Duffy 2-20)
Outcome: New Zealand gained by 88 runs
Collection: New Zealand lead three-match sequence 2-0
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