ICC World T20 | Twitter reacts as New Zealand trump Ireland by 35 runs
New Zealand defeated Ireland by 35 runs
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New Zealand have strengthened their chances of making it to the semi-final of the T20 World Cup by beating Ireland by 35 runs. Kane Williamson played a captainās knock, scoring 61 runs from 35 balls in their 185/6 while Lockie Ferguson chipped in with three scalps to restrict Ireland to 150/9.
New Zealand put themselves in a strong position to enter the semi-final with a 35 run-win over Ireland in Adelaide to increase their net run rate to +2.113. The Kiwis batted first against the comparatively inferior Irish side and Kane Williamson returned to form on Friday helped them even more. Daryl Mitchell produced some big shots in the back end as well, scoring unbeaten 31 runs from 21 balls and they posted a total of 185/6.Ā
The Ireland openers started well while chasing the target, scoring 68 runs for the opening wicket while tackling the pace trio of Trent Boult, Tim Southee, and Lockie Ferguson. However, the spin duo of Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi opened the floodgates, taking a couple of wickets each and the innings witnessed a continuous fall of wickets. Lockie Ferguson, the highest-wicket holder with three wickets, did the damage in the end while Tim Southee struck twice at the death as well.
NZ be like: Dil garden garden ho raha hi!
New zealand won by 35 runsĀ #NZvIRE
ā Raju singh Chauhan (@RajuCha76958509)Ā November 4, 2022
Goof fight overall!
Well played Ireland. Better luck next time.Ā #NZvIREĀ #T20WC2022
ā bd (@bdutta)Ā November 4, 2022
Kiwis made it!
Another Big win for New Zealand.
ā Abhijeet ā (@TheYorkerBall)Ā November 4, 2022
First Team to qualify for the Semifinals and they already have the best NRR among All 12 Teams.
If India win against Zimbabwe, they'll Top Group BĀ #NZvIRE
T20 WC's magic!
Teams really struggling to chase in thisĀ #T20WorldCupĀ Thats 4 games in a row the Team Batting first has got around 180 and the Team chasing has got nowhere nearšĀ #NZvIRE
ā .... (@YouBearsssssss)Ā November 4, 2022
Eh bhi teeq hi!
NZ first team to qualify for the semi-finalĀ #T20WorldCupĀ #NZvIRE
ā junaid iqbal (@junaid_iqbal35)Ā November 4, 2022
Other teams left the chat!
New Zealand are in the last four!Ā
ā Ashvin/ą¤ ą¤¶ą„ą¤µą¤æą¤Ø (@ashvinmalviya10)Ā November 4, 2022
WCs are made for NZ!Ā #NZvIRE
That was brilliance!
Hat-trick of joshua liitleĀ #NZvIRE#T20WorldCupĀ pic.twitter.com/tRtlzK0mFA
ā Kuldeep Thakur (@Kuldeepxthakur)Ā November 4, 2022
It is!
New Zealand defeated Ireland by 35 runs; with this Victory their semi final spot is almost 99% confirmed.#NZvIRE
ā Nikhil (@Nikhil_kumar7_)Ā November 4, 2022
Fans: Ehhhhh bhagwan! Apki leela aparam paar hi!Ā
New Zealand becomes the first team to qualify for Semi Finals of the T20 World Cup.Ā #T20WorldCupĀ #NZvIRE
ā Younus Basheer (@Younus__Bashir)Ā November 4, 2022
Great victory ahead of semis!
That's it..#NewZealandĀ almost got their place in Super 12s..#T20WorldCupĀ #NZvIREĀ š³šæš®šŖ
ā Asad Abbas (Ų§Ų³ŲÆ Ų¹ŲØŲ§Ų³) šµš° (@AsadAbbas4ever)Ā November 4, 2022
