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New Zealand beat Ireland by 83 runs in the Super 8 match at Trent Bridge. Ireland won the toss and chose to field. New Zealand went in without Ryder and Taylor due to injuries. The team called in Aaron Redmond, who was playing in the Bolton league in England. Redmond opened the innings with McCullum. Redmond blasted 63 runs off 30 balls with 13 hits to the fence. He never looked jittery playing in a super 8 match of the world cup. He played with full confidence, piercing the gaps at will. Guptill and Styris continued from where Redmond had left. Guptill remained unbeaten on 45. Most of the Irish bowlers were dealt with severely. The Kiwis scored 198/5.
The total proved to be too much for Ireland. The fielding of the Kiwis was brilliant. The fielders accounted for four run-outs. Andre Botha was the top scorer for the team with 28 runs off 17 balls. O’Brien brothers failed to impress. The team was way behind the asking rate most of the innings. Wickets were lost at regular intervals in an attempt to up the scoring rate. Nathan McCullum bowled well and took 3 wickets for 15 runs. The Irish innings folded up for 115 runs.
Match Summary
New Zealand - 198/5 (Redmond 63, Guptill 45*, McCallan 2/33)
Ireland – 115 all out (Andre Botha 28, Nathan McCullum 3/15, Mills 2/12)
Result – New Zealand won by 83 runs
Man-of-the-match – Aaron Redmond
Venue – Trent Bridge, Nottingham (June 11, 2009)
