NOTTINGHAM: Late entrant Aaron Redmond proved his credentials as injury-stricken New Zealand thrashed unfortunate Ireland by 83 runs in the World Twenty20 Super Eights on Thursday.Redmond, drafted into the Black Caps squad on Wednesday night to replace the sick Jesse Ryder, made an instant impact with a hurricane 63 off 30 balls at the top of the order.New Zealand, sent in to bat on an even-paced wicket, rode on Redmond's belligerence to pile up 198-5 before bowling the minnows out for 115 in 16.4 overs to evidence their first Super Eight points.Four Irish batsmen ran themselves out with New Zealand's stand-in captain Brendon McCullum affecting two of them by means of direct hits while elder brother Nathan claimed three wickets.The Kiwis play Sri Lanka and Pakistan in their outstanding second round matches with the top two team in the group set to advance to the semi-finals.The Black Caps were once again without Captain Daniel Vettori, who has yet to play in the tournament due to a shoulder injury, while vanguard batsman Ross Taylor missed out due to a hamstring strain.Redmond, a 29-year-old from Otago, was in concert club cricket in England when he was called up to replace Ryder, who was hospitalised in London with a mysterious sickness and was ruled out of the tournament.The seven-Test veteran showed no signs of nerves in his first Twenty20 international as he hammered 30 runs in the first two overs and contributed 40 in an opening stand of 51 with stand-in captain Brendon McCullum.Scott Styris continued Ireland's leather hunt with 42 off 23 balls, adding 61 for the third wicket with Martin Guptill, who remained unbeaten on 45 with four sixes.
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