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Mark Adair took the wickets of Martin Guptill and Will Young in the first two balls of the Kiwis innings.
Mark Adair took the wickets of Martin Guptill and Will Young in the first two balls of the Kiwis innings.
Mark Adair’s early heroics could not prevent Ireland from suffering a three-wicket defeat against New Zealand in the second ODI on Tuesday.
Adair was ready to break the wickets of Martin Guptill and Will Young in the first two balls of the Kiwis’ innings at 216 runs.
But a 60 from Finn Allen soon put the visitors on their feet and they went on to win, which also wrapped up the series with a game to spare.
With Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner and Matt Henry claiming two wickets each, New Zealand immediately went into the Irish attack.
Under pressure, it was an unbeaten 74 from George Dockrell and 27 from Adair that allowed Ireland to amass a reasonable total.
But rising Irish hopes after a dramatic start to New Zealand’s innings were soon dashed as the Black Caps composed themselves and Tom Latham joined Allen in scoring a half-century.
A middle-order wobbly made the result far away until Bracewell parlayed his fine form with ball into bat, carrying the tourists over the line with 71 balls to spare with his unbeaten 42.
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