- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.6 Adair gets his man! What a comeback from him after being hit for back-to-back boundaries earlier in the over! This is a length ball wide of off that jags back in. Bennett pushes at it, looking for another drive through the covers but all he can manage is an outside edge that Stirling comfortably pouches at slip. That's a big, big wicket for Ireland. Bennett was again dominating that opening partnership, and he was starting to look really good. And after his 169 in the last game, the visitors will be glad to see the back of him 38/116.2 Chops on! Back of a length ball pitching outside off and turning away, flighted ball, Curran stands tall and tried to drag it through to the on-side, beaten by the turn and flight, no foot movement, thick inside edge of the bat and dragged it onto the stumps! 77/311.2 A fast-bowler's delight! Stumps uprooted! This is full around off, just seaming in ever so slightly. Ervine plays down the wrong line and is beaten on the inside edge as he looks to drive and he hears the death rattle as the middle stump comes undone. Zimbabwe have lost their two high-scorers from the first ODI, with the score still to reach 50 47/232.5 Rapped in front and given! Madhevere goes across the stumps again but Campher bowls a full and straight ball pitching on off. Madhevere misses, is struck in front and that looked plumb. Campher lets out a very loud roar of "come on!" That's a very important wicket. Madhevere walks back after a good innings 151/443.1 Raza has holed out! Banged in short pitched ball outside off, moves across and struck the swivel pull shot, hits the inner part of the bat, did not get enough elevation, hits it flat towards deep mid wicket area, Tector sprints in and makes a great diving forward low catch, maintaining his balance and holding on to it. 207/734.3 Was that off the bat? The umpire thinks so! Campbell is disappointed, but Campher has a second! This looks like a poor decision, honestly, but there is no DRS so Campbell has to walk. This was a length ball angled across him. Stays low again as Campbell brings the bat down. There is a sound but the ball deflects away from the batter and the keeper takes it. Does not look like he got any bat on it and that definitely did hit the pad 157/534.5 This looks plumb and Campher has two in the over! Campher gets this to pitch on middle and straighten, beating Marumani's attempted flick and he is struck in front. The finger goes up immediately. What an inspired bowling change this has been! 157/645.6 Uprooted the leg stump! Yorker delivery on the leg stump, Masakadza shuffles across early and exposed the middle-leg stump, strides forward and tries to whip it away to the on-side, failed to connect and the bails are flying! 232/846.3 Slower delivery does the trick! Back of the hand delivery with slight deviation away from the batter, pitching on middle-off and moving away, held on the pitch, Muzarabani tried to block it to the off-side, missed the line and length of the ball, hits the off stump, Muzarabani departs for a duck 233/948.6 Cleaned him up! Slower delivery pitched up front on the stumps, makes room outside leg and tried to hoick it over long on, missed the line and length of the ball and crashed onto the stumps! 245/10Extras18 (lb 9, w 9)TOTAL245 all out (49 Overs, RR: 5)Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Brian Bennett, 6.6 ov), 2-47 (Craig Ervine, 11.2 ov), 3-77 (Ben Curran, 16.2 ov), 4-151 (Wessly Madhevere, 32.5 ov), 5-157 (Johnathan Campbell, 34.3 ov), 6-157 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 34.5 ov), 7-207 (Sikandar Raza, 43.1 ov), 8-232 (Wellington Masakadza, 45.6 ov), 9-233 (Blessing Muzarabani, 46.3 ov), 10-245 (Trevor Gwandu, 48.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MR Adair 10 0 54 4 5.4 33 5 0 3 0 GI Hume 10 0 47 1 4.7 35 6 0 0 0 JB Little 9 1 56 1 6.22 28 6 0 5 0 MJ Humphreys 8 0 30 0 3.75 28 3 0 0 0 AR McBrine 7 1 36 1 5.14 19 3 0 0 0 C Campher 5 1 13 3 2.6 21 1 0 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.2 Pace and bounce does the trick for Muzarabani! That's a brute of a delivery that jumps off the surface. Balbirnie fends at it with the ball getting big on him and only manages to glove it behind to the keeper 27/139.6 Soft Dismissal, Sterling has to depart on 89 runs! Banged in short pitched ball outside off, Stirling stands tall deep inside the crease, goes for the slog shot, full swing of the bat, but throws his bat early at it, plays it half-heartedly, miscued the pull shot and finds the leading edge to extra cover, straightforward catch for Madhevere inside the circle 200/433.4 Gwandu strikes! Banged in short pitched ball on middle-leg, kept a bit too low off the pitch, Campher tried to play the swivel pull shot over the on-side, beaten by the lack of bounce and thuds the back pad in front of middle-leg, massive appeal and the umpire raises his finger! 171/235.4 Edged and taken, Gwandu gets his second wicket! Three-quarter length ball around the sixth stump line, reaches for it and tried to slice it over backward point, thick outside edge of the bat and Marumani takes a brilliant grab behind the stumps moving to his right side. Oh, wait a minute! The umpire is looking for a front foot no ball; after a few replays, the umpires conclude that it is a fair delivery. That seemed like a few millimetres inside the line. 181/3Extras23 (b 4, lb 2, nb 2, w 15)TOTAL249/4 (48.4 Overs, RR: 5.11)Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Andy Balbirnie, 5.2 ov), 2-171 (Curtis Campher, 33.4 ov), 3-181 (Harry Tector, 35.4 ov), 4-200 (Paul Stirling, 39.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB R Ngarava 9 0 53 1 5.88 30 6 1 0 1 B Muzarabani 10 2 51 1 5.1 38 5 0 5 0 T Gwandu 9 2 50 2 5.55 35 4 2 1 1 WP Masakadza 10 0 40 0 4 33 3 0 0 0 Sikandar Raza 8.4 0 36 0 4.15 26 2 0 1 0 J Campbell 2 0 13 0 6.5 2 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Ireland , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
3-match series level 1-1
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
16 February 2025 (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 1 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 140 runs, 5 wickets)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 73/2 in 15.0 overs (BJ Curran 17, W Madhevere 16)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 22.2 overs (134 balls), Extras 6
- W Madhevere: 50 off 50 balls (5 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (W Madhevere 31, Sikandar Raza 19, Ex 0)
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 31.4 overs (190 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 151/4 in 32.5 overs (Sikandar Raza 31)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 62 runs, 4 wickets)
- Sikandar Raza: 50 off 69 balls (4 x 4)
- Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 41.6 overs (252 balls), Extras 15
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (Sikandar Raza 27, WP Masakadza 19, Ex 4)
- Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 245/10 in 49.0 overs (R Ngarava 17)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 57 runs, 1 wicket)
- Ireland: 50 runs in 9.0 overs (54 balls), Extras 14
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 143 runs, 3 wickets)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (PR Stirling 20, C Campher 18, Ex 12)
- Drinks: Ireland - 81/1 in 15.0 overs (PR Stirling 30, C Campher 19)
- Ireland: 100 runs in 20.1 overs (122 balls), Extras 22
- PR Stirling: 50 off 65 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 120 balls (PR Stirling 47, C Campher 40, Ex 13)
- C Campher: 50 off 80 balls (3 x 4)
- Ireland: 150 runs in 30.2 overs (183 balls), Extras 22
- Drinks: Ireland - 169/1 in 33.0 overs (PR Stirling 74, C Campher 62)
- Ireland: 200 runs in 39.2 overs (237 balls), Extras 22
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 0 wicket)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsAll-round Campher, Stirling help Ireland draw level
Campher first picked up three wickets and then added 144 with Stirling, who scored an excellent 89, to steer the chase