Home / Sport / Cricket / Black CapsUpdatedAlex PowellSports Journalist·NZ Herald·29 May, 2026 02:36 PM4 mins to read‌Nathan Smith needed just 29 deliveries to raise the ball at Stormont.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.The Black Caps have crushed Ireland inside three days at Stormont, sealing victory by an innings and 79 runs as the perfect warm-up for their three-test series against England.

Even with their frontline bowlers already in London to prepare for next week’s series opener at Lord’s, the second-string attack had

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