A tri-series in Scotland took place between 1 July and 3 July involving New Zealand, Ireland and Scotland. On 1 July, New Zealand beat Ireland by 290 runs. This became a new world record for the biggest margin of victory by runs. The previous world record was India's 257 run drubbing of Bermuda in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
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Date | 1 July 2008 – 3 July 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | New Zealand win | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Points table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
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1 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2 | Scotland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Ireland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Cricinfo
Tri-Series
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Andrew Poynter, Peter Connell, Paul Stirling and Ryan Haire (all Ire) made their ODI debut.
- Ryan Haire (Ire) made his List A debut.
- Phil Eaglestone (Ire) play his only ODI match.[1]
- James Marshall (NZ) played his final ODI match.[1]
- Brendon McCullum and James Marshall (both NZ) scored their maiden ODI centuries.[2]
- New Zealand's 290 run win over Ireland is the ODI record for the biggest margin of victory by runs.[2]
- Points: New Zealand 2, Ireland 0
2nd match
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gordon Goudie, Qasim Sheikh and Richie Berrington (all Sco) made their ODI debut.
- Gavin Hamilton (Sco) scored is maiden ODI century.
- Points: Scotland 2, Ireland 0
3rd match
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: New Zealand 2, Scotland 0
References
edit- ^ a b "Ireland v New Zealand – ICC Associates Scotland Tri-Series 2008". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ a b Ward, John (1 July 2008). "New Zealand crush hapless Irish". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2022.