14/02Result

1st ODI, Ireland tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Feb 14 2025

ZimbabweZimbabweZIM
299/5
IrelandIrelandIRE
250 (46/50 ov)

Zimbabwe won by 49 runs

Player of the Match

Brian BennettZimbabwe

14/02Result

1st ODI, Ireland tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Feb 14 2025

ZimbabweZimbabweZIM
299/5
IrelandIrelandIRE
250 (46/50 ov)

Zimbabwe won by 49 runs

Player of the Match

Brian BennettZimbabwe

Match Day

28dSreshth Shah

Brian Bennett's 169 puts Zimbabwe 1-0 up

Ireland went toe-to-toe for most of the chase but lost the last four wickets in their last ten deliveries

29dEkanth

Zimbabwe, Ireland look to enhance their ODI cred as road to 2027 World Cup begins

Both teams did not qualify for the 2023 World Cup, so will play no part in the upcoming Champions Trophy, but they do have a carrot to run towards

Ireland INNINGS		R	B
A Balbirnie	caught wk	0	1
PR Stirling	caught wk	32	28
C Campher	caught wk	44	57
HT Tector	caught	39	78
LJ Tucker	bowled	31	38
GH Dockrell	caught	34	35
MR Adair	caught	2	2
AR McBrine	caught	32	32
GI Hume	not out	7	4
MJ Humphreys	caught	0	1
JB Little	caught	1	3
EXTRAS	(lb 2, w 23, nb 3)
TOTAL	250 (all out; 46 ovs)

Zimbabwe BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
R Ngarava	9.0	0	56	3	6.22	(2nb, 2w)
B Muzarabani	9.0	0	51	4	5.66	(4w)
NT Nyamhuri	6.0	1	35	0	5.83	(1nb, 4w)
WP Masakadza	10.0	0	40	0	4	(1w)
Sikandar Raza	10.0	0	54	1	5.4	(3w)
W Madhevere	2.0	0	12	2	6

Ireland 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	A Balbirnie	PR Stirling
2nd	55	PR Stirling	C Campher
3rd	54	C Campher	HT Tector
4th	46	LJ Tucker	HT Tector
5th	8	GH Dockrell	HT Tector
6th	6	GH Dockrell	MR Adair
7th	73	GH Dockrell	AR McBrine
8th	5	GH Dockrell	GI Hume
9th	1	GI Hume	MJ Humphreys
10th	2	GI Hume	JB Little