Ireland vs New Zealand Highlights, T20 World Cup 2022: Williamson, Ferguson propel NZ to easy victory vs IRE in Adelaide

A length delivery by Adair, outside off. Mitchell drives it over extra cover for a well-timed four!

A back of a length delivery by Little, pace off. Mitchell pulls it behind square for a four!

NZ: 128/3 (15)

A full delivery by Delany, wide outside off. Phillips directs it directlt to the man at deep extra cover for a catch!

Phillips c Dockrell b Delany 17 (9)

A short of length delivery by McCarthy and Phillips pulls it in between long-on and deep midwicket for a four!

In the previous delivery he slammed a slower length ball over extra cover for a for!

A googly by Delany and Conway miscues it in the air to long-on for a simple catch!

Conway c Adair b Delany 28 (33)

Dockrell directs it to Williamson's pads and he guides it through midwicket for a single.

NZ: 75/1 (10)

Not exactly well time but he manages to get it over cover and the quick outfield does the rest of the work. Just seven runs off two overs after the powerplay and so New Zealand need a good over now. 

Six, four and out. A typically entertaining cameo from Allen has ended. He absolutely creams it to mid-off and that means Kane Williamson now comes in. 

Allen c Hand b Adair 32 (18), New Zealand 52/1 in 5.5 overs

Short of a length from Adair for the first ball of the sixth over, Conway pulls it to deep square leg. 

Full and wide from Little, Allen sends him down the ground over the in-field for his fourth boundary. He gets to 22 off 15. 

13 runs off that fourth over and New Zealand finally get some momentum gong. Allen is on 18 off 13, Conway on six off 11. 

New Zealand finally get a move on. Allen smashes the fourth ball of the over down the pitch. Then he smacks the fifth over cover for another boundary. 

Spinner Gareth Delaney brought in early and Allen hits his second ball Just out of reach for mid-off. Allen finds the first boundary of the match off the second ball of the fourth over. 

Ireland have been spot on with their lines and lengths. Nothing too short or too wide so no room for the two batters at all. Allen tried to go aerial down the ground off the last ball of the third over but is not able to time it. 

The batters ran three off that dropped catch after which Allen went for a pull shot to an angry short delivery from Adair. He missed it and, fortunately for him, got no top edge on it as it flew to the wicketkeeper. 

Now that is not something Ireland would want if they want to beat the 2021 runners-up. Harry Tector at mid-off, Conway smashes it towards him and it seems the ball swung up just a little bit before it reached him. Unlucky there and an early lifeline for Conway. 

Adair first ball will go for four extras. Conway trying to tuck it fine and it takes his pads before going to the boundary behind the wicketkeeper. 

Finn Allen and Devon Conway walk out for New Zealand, Josh Little has the ball in his hands for Ireland.  

The two teams have lined up and adjacent to each other with their flags stretched out behind them. New Zealand's national anthem is played first followed by Ireland's. 

He is one of two players thus far to have scored a century in this World Cup. However, unlike South Africa's Rilee Rossouw, he didn't score two ducks and a seven in his remaining innings. He smashed 62 off 36 balls after he scored that century and his stats for the tournament stands at 178 runs in three innings at a strike rate of 161.81. 

“Going to bowl first. Looks a good surface, should stay good for 40 overs. Last push for us, will see where we're at after the end. We're proud of our wins, and don't see it as giantkillers anymore, just see them as wins for ourselves. Same XI as the last game.”

"Looks like a good surface, we want to make use of the surface first up and put a good score on the board. We could not put a full performance last time around against England. We know how strong they [Ireland] are, we have seen their quality, for us the focus is on our plans. Same XI for us."

Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Kane Williamson(c), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Fionn Hand, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little

Ireland have won the toss and chosen to bowl first. No changes for either sides.