Ireland skipper Balbirnie blames poor batting for loss against New Zealand
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Belfast [Ireland], July 19 (ANI): After facing a defeat in the first T20I match against New Zealand, Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie blamed poor batting for the loss.
Glenn Phillips, who scored an unbeaten 69, and pacer Lockie Ferguson (4/14) did well for New Zealand, helping their side win the first T20I of the three-match series against Ireland by 31 runs in Belfast on Monday.
"We started pretty well, had a good powerp