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4.6 It was turning out to be a tidy over, but Finn Allen smashes it over mid-off for a boundary! That was pitched slightly up and Allen doesn’t miss out. He is starting to get the momentum. Dangerous signs for Ireland.
New Zealand: 36/0 after 5 overs
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3.2 First boundary for Finn Allen, first of the bat for Kiwis. Comes down the track to the pitch of the ball and smashes it wide of mid-off for four runs. That was in the air for a while, but mid-off had no chance to interrupt.
3.4 Another boundary! This was a straight batted slap, and the ball races away past the bowler for four runs. Finn Allen getting into his groove.
3.5 Third boundary of the over! This time plays it over the extra cover region after making room for himself and there is no one patrolling in the deep. Gareth Delany has been greeted with a flurry of boundaries – 13 of that over.
New Zealand: 29/0 after 4 overs
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Another steady over. Five runs from the third over. Ireland have not allowed the Kiwi openers to free their arms. Devon Conway and Finn Allen have also not looked to go after the bowlers, except that dropped catch.
New Zealand: 16/0 after 3 overs
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1.5 Ireland have put down a chance, though not the easiest one. Conway charged down the pitch and that was smashed towards mid-off, where Harry Tector was fielding. It was travelling fast and at face height for Tector. He had the ball between his two hands as he reverse-cupped but dropped it down due to the sheer pace on that shot. Kiwis run three.
New Zealand: 11/0 after 2 overs
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1.1 A boundary to start the second over! Adair bowls down the leg side and Devon Conway just directs it to go past a diving wicketkeeper. First boundary for Kiwis. That was leg byes in fact, and not of the bat of Conway.
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Excellent start by Joshua Little in the first over! Just four runs conceded. The pitch looks good with no swing on offer. However, it might take a few overs before the Kiwi batters can play their shots freely.
New Zealand: 4/0 after 1 over
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National anthems are done. The players are out in the middle – Irishmen taking their fielding positions. Kiwi openers wear their gloves, bump their fists, and walk out warming up. We are ready for live action!
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Ireland have won the toss and chose to field first.
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Pitch report Mike Atherton
There was significant rain a couple of days back, but the sun is shining bright today over Adelaide Oval. This pitch is smack-bang in the middle of the ground. Looks a pretty good one. Always an inviting place to come as a batter. It’s a fresh pitch and looks among the best I’ve seen. It’s evenly grassed and quite firm.
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Kiwis trained hard on the eve of the match
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