New Zealand vs Ireland Scorecard, 3rd ODI, Ireland vs New Zealand 2022

New Zealand have a 100% win percentage in men's ODIs against Ireland (6/6); it's the most matches the Black Caps have played against any country in the format without losing.

Ireland have lost four of their last five men's ODIs on home turf (W1) including their last two in succession; the last time they lost more consecutive games at home was a five-game stretch from August 2018 to May 2019.

Ireland have lost 13 of their 16 completed men's ODIs at The Village in Dublin (W3); a 14th defeat at the venue would make it their joint-most at any ground alongside their 14 losses from 27 completed games at Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast.

New Zealand have won all eight of their men's ODI fixtures since the beginning of 2021 including five wins from five games thus far in 2022; no other team has lost fewer than two games in the format in that time while Ireland have lost 11 of their 17 completed fixtures.

New Zealand are unbeaten in their last four men's ODIs played in Europe (W3, T1) and have won their last two games on the continent; indeed, the last time the Black Caps enjoyed a longer winning run there was a five-game stretch to begin the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Ireland have a batting dot ball rate of 59% in men's ODIs since the beginning of the year, the second-highest rate of any full member team in the format behind only the West Indies (60%); New Zealand have the highest bowling dot ball rate (63%) of any team in that term.

No full member team has bowled on a short length more often than New Zealand (4.6% of deliveries) in men's ODIs in 2022, with the Black Caps boasting the best strike rate (11.7) of any team via short balls in that time.

Simi Singh (Ireland) has a batting dot ball rate of 39% in the current men's ODI series against New Zealand, the lowest of any player from either side; it's his best rate in a series since a rate of 35% against Afghanistan in January 2021.

George Dockrell (Ireland) will be looking to log back-to-back innings of 50+ runs in ODIs for the first time in his career after a 74-run innings in the second game of the ongoing men's series against New Zealand; Dockrell has made a strong connection on 17% of balls faced in this series, the highest of any player to face at least 20 balls.

Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) has taken eight wickets in men's ODIs between the Black Caps and Ireland, more than any other player; in fact, Santner's 13.6 bowling average against Ireland is his best against any team in the format.