In the ICC U19 World Cup 2024, Ireland defeated New Zealand by 41 runs under DLS rules. This was Ireland’s last match in this tournament. Let us tell you, this is the first time in any level of cricket that Ireland has defeated New Zealand. With this, Ireland has also qualified for the ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup 2026.

Talking about the match, Ireland, batting first against New Zealand, scored 267 runs losing 9 wickets in 50 overs. On behalf of the team, Gavin Roulston played a valuable inning of 82 runs in 103 balls with the help of 6 fours while Kian Hilton scored 72 runs in 91 balls with the help of seven fours.

Ryan Hunter contributed 24 runs while Jordan Neal scored 19 runs. For the New Zealand U19 team, Ewald Schreudar took four wickets for 46 runs in seven overs, while Matt Roe took three wickets for 49 runs in 10 overs. Captain Oscar Jackson took one wicket.

Ireland created history by defeating New Zealand

In reply, New Zealand team could score only 131 runs after losing five wickets in 32.1 overs, after which rain disrupted the match. For New Zealand, James Nelson scored 35 runs in 64 balls with the help of two fours while Lachlan Stackpole scored 33* runs. Robbie Fox contributed 25 runs in 44 balls with the help of 2 fours.

For Ireland, Oliver Riley took three wickets for 21 runs in seven overs while Harry Dyer took one wicket. This is Ireland’s first win against New Zealand and all the players of the Irish team performed strongly in this match and played an important role in their team’s victory. The New Zealand team will be very disappointed with its performance. Kian Hilton was awarded the Player of the Match award for his excellent batting.