Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    49.2 fullish ball, bit wide outside off. Tries to go for a big shot over the off side again, but this time it is mistimed to the fielder at deep extra cover. Bennett falls for 169 295/5
    18.4 McBrine deceives Curran in flight, ends the 95-run opening stand. Curran danced down the wicket real early and looked to whip it over midwicket again. The bat-face was fully closed and he was through the shot too early. The ball ballooned to point and Humphreys took a dolly running a few steps to his back. 95/1
    40.6 fullish ball outside leg. Ervine whips this pull off his chest to deep square leg. Adair runs in and dives forward to take a tough chance with the ball dipping. Ervine goes after a terrific 61-ball 66 231/2
    43.1 chipped to cover! Soft dismissal. Length ball around off and angling across. Little rolls his fingers over the ball. Spongy bounce and Raza checks a drive with hard hands. Pops up to Stirling under the floppy helmet 242/3
    47.1 full and wide outside off. Madhevere tries to club a shot over the off side but loses his grip while playing the shot. Simple take at deep extra cover 278/4
    not out
    6
    9
    16
    0
    0
    66.66
    not out
    2
    3
    6
    0
    0
    66.66
    Extras
    12 (lb 3, nb 1, w 8)
    TOTAL
    299/5 (50 Overs, RR: 5.98)
    Fall of wickets: 1-95 (Ben Curran, 18.4 ov), 2-231 (Craig Ervine, 40.6 ov), 3-242 (Sikandar Raza, 43.1 ov), 4-278 (Wessly Madhevere, 47.1 ov), 5-295 (Brian Bennett, 49.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    MR Adair1005525.5304121
    JB Little907518.332511050
    GI Hume925716.33295300
    AR McBrine1005315.3285100
    MJ Humphreys1005105.1272210
    C Campher20502.580000
  • BATSMEN
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    0.1 Edged, caught behind first ball! Godlen duck for Balbirnie, who plays for inswing. The three-quarter-length ball goes straight on and is poked to the keeper. Landed around fourth stump and Balbirnie wanted a feel, tried pushing it to cover with an open bat face. Hands were dragged away from the body, the feet were in front of off, so the access wasn't there. He sighs back while the bowler and fielders exult. 0/1
    7.6 A bit of a double-bluff from Muzrabani, coupled with seam movement and bounce takes Stirling's outside edge. Hard-length ball landed around fourth and straightened just a touch. Stirling tried defending it straight, bat was in front of his right flank, the elbows were buckled awkwardly as he tried to stay behind the line. But the ball took a feather. Big bat also going against the batter 55/2
    21.2 a big wicket for Raza! A skiddy length ball outside off and Campher tries to cut but he's edged it to the keeper! No turn 109/3
    33.6 Taken by short third! Will be checked upstairs but the fielder - who dove forward - seemed to scoop it up. Balbirnie had one of those when Ireland was fielding, that was given not out. But there was the risk of grazing the ball along the grass. No such doubt this time. Given out. Tector walks back right after scoring his first boundary. Was a slow length ball that he reverse swept. The fact that he went hard is what got the ball that far 163/5
    32.2 chopped on! Test match length, just outside off. Angling in slightly. Tucker tries to fend from near his body. Ball hits the inside of the bat and hits the floor before bouncing onto the poles! 155/4
    44.6 Another chance... Skied to cow corner, who takes it! Dockrell slogged the slower ball as it was in the slot. It was on a leg-stump line, Dockrell made a bit of room and had a rotational swipe. Should he have hit through the line? Too late to change that now. Two wickets in the over for Muzarabani who has all but sealed it 247/8
    35.2 Launched... and it's taken at long-on! No luck for Adair, who tried to give Ireland a move on. He danced down, didn't get to the pitch but drove through the line. The drive flowed but wasn't followed through completely. The bat stopped around head-height, and the ball reached Madhevere also around head-height, inches in front of the boundary. Zimbabwe well on top now 169/6
    44.3 Muzarabani's entry works! Pulled straight to deep-backward square. Shot was on as it was a back of lengther angling in at the hips. McBrine's connection and placement deserted him. 242/7
    not out
    7
    4
    9
    1
    0
    175
    45.2 Bunted straight to backward point. Zimbabwe just one away now. Was a back of lengther angling away through off. Humphreys was cramped for room despite trying to slide leg side, he wanted to steer it behind point. Maybe upper cut it. Ended up offering catching practice 248/9
    45.6 Taken at cover and Zimbabwe end their five-match losing streak in ODIs. Length ball bashed into the pitch. Little top-edges a cut and the ball lobs straight up and in the hands of the fielder at cover 250/10
    Extras
    28 (lb 2, nb 3, w 23)
    TOTAL
    250 all out (46 Overs, RR: 5.43)
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Andy Balbirnie, 0.1 ov), 2-55 (Paul Stirling, 7.6 ov), 3-109 (Curtis Campher, 21.2 ov), 4-155 (Lorcan Tucker, 32.2 ov), 5-163 (Harry Tector, 33.6 ov), 6-169 (Mark Adair, 35.2 ov), 7-242 (Andy McBrine, 44.3 ov), 8-247 (George Dockrell, 44.6 ov), 9-248 (Matthew Humphreys, 45.2 ov), 10-250 (Josh Little, 45.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    R Ngarava905636.22315222
    B Muzarabani905145.66314140
    NT Nyamhuri613505.83193041
    WP Masakadza1004004302010
    Sikandar Raza1005415.4253030
    W Madhevere20122672000

Match Details

Toss

Ireland , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Zimbabwe led the 3-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

9.30 start, First Session 9.30-13.00, Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15

Match days

14 February 2025 (50-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Match Notes

Ireland 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0A BalbirniePR Stirling
2nd55PR StirlingC Campher
3rd54C CampherHT Tector
4th46LJ TuckerHT Tector
5th8GH DockrellHT Tector
6th6GH DockrellMR Adair
7th73GH DockrellAR McBrine
8th5GH DockrellGI Hume
9th1GI HumeMJ Humphreys
10th2GI HumeJB Little