India, May 29 -- The red-ball bilateral international cricket window enters a very interesting phase as the Ireland national cricket team goes head-to-head with the New Zealand national cricket team on Day 3 of the inaugural historic One Off Test Match. The match, the first-ever 4-day Test between the two sides at the Stormont Cricket Ground, Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast, has been dominated by the visiting team.

New Zealand flexed their batting muscles during the first two days by declaring their massive first innings at 490 for 8. Elegant centuries from Rachin Ravindra, who smashed 121 runs and Tom Blundell, who scored a magnificent 186 runs, completely flattened the home bowling attack.

The Irish batting lineup collapsed misera...