37.6: Josh Little to Michael Bracewell, On a good length, angling into the body. Bracewell shuffles a bit and works it towards mid-wicket for one.
37.6: Josh Little to Michael Bracewell, FIVE WIDES! A wild delivery from Little, a gift really. Little tries to bowl a yorker at the toes but the ball slips out of his hands and end up being a high full toss, way down the leg side. The ball eludes the batter and the diving keeper to race away into the fine leg fence. New Zealand are a hit away now from victory!
37.5: Josh Little to Michael Bracewell, APPEAL! Not given. Josh Little goes fuller and angles it in from around off. Michael Bracewell shuffles across looks to punch it back past the bowler but misses and the ball flicks the pads on its way to the keeper. Huge appeal from the bowler but it is turned down! Not sure whether they are claiming a catch or going up for lbw but it is being checked. UltraEdge is checked first and there is a flat line as the ball passes the bat and the Ball Tracking shows that the impact is well outside off.
37.4: Josh Little to Michael Bracewell, Back of a length and on off, Michael Bracewell defends it off the back foot.
37.3: Josh Little to Matt Henry, On a fullish length and pushed a bit wider, Henry looks to drive but gets a thick outside edge that flies through the vacant backward point region. They get a single.
37.2: Josh Little to Matt Henry, This is full and wide, Matt Henry looks to take it down but misses the ball completely.
37.1: Josh Little to Matt Henry, Back of a length and around off, Henry rocks back and has a tentative push at it past the man at point for a couple of runs.
36.6: Simi Singh to Michael Bracewell, SIX! Michael Bracewell punishes Singh for his error and New Zealand inche closer to the target. Tossed up again around middle. Bracewell clears his front leg and heaves it over mid-wicket for a maximum.
36.6: Simi Singh to Michael Bracewell, No ball! Oh, dear! Simi Singh commits the cardinal sin and this will hurt Ireland with only a few runs left to defend. This is flighted and around off, Michael Bracewell pushes it out towards cover. Singh has overstepped and it will be a Free Hit!
36.5: Simi Singh to Michael Bracewell, Quicker and flatter, around off. Bracewell taps it towards point.
36.4: Simi Singh to Mitchell Santner, OUT! CAUGHT! Mitchell Santner holes out and provides a lifeline to Ireland! This is tossed up again by Simi Singh, around middle and leg. Santner dances down the track and looks to flick it aerially over the mid-wicket fence but ends up lifting it high and straight to the fielder. Curtis Campher settles under it and takes a comfortable catch in the deep. Suddenly, New Zealand are 7 down with 20 runs still left to get.
36.3: Simi Singh to Mitchell Santner, This is angled into middle and leg, Santner blocks it out.
36.2: Simi Singh to Mitchell Santner, Nicely bowled! Drifting into off, on a length and just turning away a touch. Mitchell Santner tries to block off the front foot but misses and gets hit high on the back leg.
36.1: Simi Singh to Michael Bracewell, Full and straight, firmly pushed back towards the bowler who misfields and the ball goes towards long on. The batters get across for a single.
47.6: Matt Henry to Mark Adair, OUT! Josh Little is run out. Needless from Mark Adair. He could have taken a single and kept strike for the next over. Fuller in length around off, Mark Adair clears his front leg for a big shot but mistimes it in the air towards sweeper cover. It falls safely and they attempt for the second run as Henry Nicholls fires in a flat throw to the bowler. Matt Henry takes the bails off and Josh Little is well short of the crease. Ireland are all out for 216 and have wasted 12 balls.
47.5: Matt Henry to Mark Adair, Too full and around off, Adair forces it down to long off and once again no run is taken.
47.4: Matt Henry to Mark Adair, Yorker around off, Adair digs it out to covers and declines the single.
47.3: Matt Henry to Mark Adair, BANG ON THE HELMET! A sharp bouncer from Matt Henry. Around middle, Mark Adair tries to pull but takes his eyes off the ball. He misses and takes a blow on his helmet.
47.2: Matt Henry to Mark Adair, FOUR! Boom! Ireland are reaching a challenging total on this pitch. Full and around middle, Mark Adair gives it the full whack of his bat and smacks it over the bowler's head for a boundary.
47.1: Matt Henry to Mark Adair, SIX! Adair continues to add vital runs. Width outside off, Mark Adair latches onto it and sends it flying over extra cover for a biggie.
46.6: Jacob Duffy to Josh Little, Slower one again, on a length around off, this time Little defends it by showing the full face of his bat. 17 from the over!
46.5: Jacob Duffy to Josh Little, Short and around off, Josh chases and misses.
46.4: Jacob Duffy to Mark Adair, Slower one, on a length around off, Adair waits and hits it to deep cover for a run. Two balls to survive for Little.
46.4: Jacob Duffy to Mark Adair, Wide! Way wide outside off as Duffy tries to stay away from the hitting zone. Mark Adair leaves.
46.3: Jacob Duffy to Mark Adair, FOUR! 200 comes up for Ireland. Jacob Duffy digs it in short, around middle, Mark Adair steps back and ramps it behind the keeper for a boundary.
46.2: Jacob Duffy to Mark Adair, FOUR! Width there outside off, Mark Adair flashes his bat hard at it and edges it down to third man for a boundary.
46.1: Jacob Duffy to Mark Adair, A wide yorker outside off, Mark fails to dig it out.
46.1: Jacob Duffy to Mark Adair, SIX! Bonus runs for Ireland and it's a no ball as well for overstepping. A length delivery around off, Mark Adair launches it over long off for a biggie.
45.6: Mitchell Santner to Josh Little, Shortish and around off, Josh tries to cut but misses.
45.5: Mitchell Santner to Craig Young, OUT! Caught behind! Flighted and around off, Craig Young tries to defend but it turns away a shade to take the shoulder of his bat. Tom Latham shows good reflexes and grabs a sharp catch. It's going downhill for Ireland again at the backend of the innings.
45.4: Mitchell Santner to Craig Young, Floated on off, Craig Young blocks it to the off side.
45.3: Mitchell Santner to Mark Adair, Width there outside off, forced to deep point for a run.
45.2: Mitchell Santner to Mark Adair, OUT! RUN OUT! Another blow to Ireland as they lose a set batter. Santner fires it short and on middle, Mark Adair turns and hits it straight towards short fine leg. He doesn't want any run and turns his back but Simi Singh keeps on running, without looking at his partner. Simi realizes late and has no chance of returning. Jacob Duffy sends in the throw and Santner does the rest at his end.
45.1: Mitchell Santner to Simi Singh, Floated and full, around middle, Singh drives it through covers and picks up a single.
38.1: Simi Singh to Michael Bracewell, SIX! BANG! Michael Bracewell finishes things off in style! Simi Singh angles it into the pads, Bracewell dances down the track and gives himself a bit of room before lifting it over the long on fence for a maximum. New Zealand win by 3 wickets!