- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR32.4 Balbirnie falls in the bid to accelerate. He connected with the slog sweep last ball but the bottom hand came off the bat upon impact this time. Ball went low to deep midwicket, who ran in a bit to complete a simple catch. Was a full, darted ball outside off that was dragged across with a full-torso twirl again. But the timing was off. 128/36.6 Stirling pays the price for looking to make a play. Looks at the width and looks to slap it over cover. The length ball jumps up to find the splice. It loops straight to cover, taken around chest-height. Ngarava has a jig in celebration. Big early wicket 17/113.3 Softie... lobbed pull to short midwicket Shortish ball around shoulder-height rushed into Campher, who committed for a hard pull. Ball took the splice and the fielder moved to the diagonal right, slid low to take the catch 42/238.4 Fifty and out for Tector. Like Balbirnie, he fails to make up and finishes with a strike rate of 60. He took five risks in five balls this over, one took him to fifty, the next one has him top edge a pull to midwicket. Short one was angling away sharply, approaching a fourth-stump line. The height was around top-of-shoulder. Tector both dragged and muscled it, there was a swivel too but he was hurried and his direction was off. Easy catch at midwicket, Ngarava brings out the pump-it celebration again. 159/449.1 Cleaned him up, and uprooted the off stump! Fuller length in the slot on the stumps, throws his bat at it, wild swing of the bat, tried to dispatch it over the on-side, goes across the line and missed the line of the ball, goes through bat-pad and the bails are flying! Muzarabani gives Tucker a thumbs-up after bowling him out. 230/640.3 Nicked through to Marumani! Hard length ball pitching on middle-off, held on the pitch, strides forward and premeditates the front foot drive shot, beaten by the extra bounce off the pitch and finds the thick outside edge of the bat, Marumani makes no mistake behind the stumps! 173/5Extras9 (b 1, lb 1, nb 1, w 6)TOTAL240/6 (50 Overs, RR: 4.8)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Paul Stirling, 6.6 ov), 2-42 (Curtis Campher, 13.3 ov), 3-128 (Andy Balbirnie, 32.4 ov), 4-159 (Harry Tector, 38.4 ov), 5-173 (George Dockrell, 40.3 ov), 6-230 (Lorcan Tucker, 49.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB R Ngarava 10 0 42 2 4.2 42 7 0 2 0 B Muzarabani 10 1 47 1 4.7 31 2 1 1 0 T Gwandu 10 1 44 2 4.4 39 3 1 2 1 WP Masakadza 10 0 58 1 5.8 23 3 2 0 0 Sikandar Raza 10 0 47 0 4.7 28 3 0 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR19.4 Looks high... but given lbw. No fifty for Bennett, a touch unlucky there. Was a length ball, closer to short though, that landed on fourth and came in with the angle. Bennett was standing mostly upright as he tried to flick it through midwicket. Got hit just over the knee-roll of the back leg after being beaten. Confident appeal, Hume was chuffed with the decision 124/1Extras11 (lb 2, w 9)TOTAL246/1 (39.3 Overs, RR: 6.22)Fall of wickets: 1-124 (Brian Bennett, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MR Adair 5 1 34 0 6.8 17 6 0 1 0 GI Hume 8 0 39 1 4.87 28 5 0 0 0 C Campher 2 0 15 0 7.5 6 2 0 1 0 JB Little 6 0 41 0 6.83 16 5 0 2 0 AR McBrine 10 0 66 0 6.6 25 6 1 0 0 MJ Humphreys 5 0 19 0 3.8 14 1 0 0 0 HT Tector 2 0 14 0 7 4 0 1 0 0 GH Dockrell 1.3 0 16 0 10.66 4 0 1 1 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Zimbabwe , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Zimbabwe won the 3-match series 2-1
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
18 February 2025 (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 26 runs, 1 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 142 runs, 3 wickets)
- Drinks: Ireland - 42/2 in 13.3 overs (A Balbirnie 20)
- Ireland: 50 runs in 14.6 overs (91 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Ireland - 51/2 in 16.0 overs (A Balbirnie 25, HT Tector 3)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (A Balbirnie 18, HT Tector 30, Ex 2)
- Ireland: 100 runs in 28.6 overs (175 balls), Extras 4
- A Balbirnie: 50 off 88 balls (4 x 4)
- Drinks: Ireland - 128/3 in 32.4 overs (HT Tector 40)
- Ireland: 150 runs in 37.2 overs (225 balls), Extras 5
- HT Tector: 50 off 83 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 72 runs, 2 wickets)
- Ireland: 200 runs in 45.1 overs (272 balls), Extras 6
- LJ Tucker: 50 off 44 balls (5 x 4)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (LJ Tucker 26, MR Adair 23, Ex 1)
- Innings Break: Ireland - 240/6 in 50.0 overs (MR Adair 26, AR McBrine 7)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 77 runs, 0 wicket)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (BJ Bennett 21, BJ Curran 30, Ex 1)
- BJ Curran: 50 off 38 balls (9 x 4)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 169 runs, 1 wicket)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 14.3 overs (87 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 87 balls (BJ Bennett 38, BJ Curran 60, Ex 2)
- Rain: Zimbabwe - 109/0 in 16.3 overs (BJ Bennett 43, BJ Curran 64)
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 24.4 overs (148 balls), Extras 4
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (BJ Curran 17, CR Ervine 31, Ex 2)
- Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 33.4 overs (202 balls), Extras 6
- CR Ervine: 50 off 43 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 205/1 in 34.0 overs (BJ Curran 97, CR Ervine 54)
- BJ Curran: 100 off 120 balls (12 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 112 balls (BJ Curran 36, CR Ervine 63, Ex 2)
Match Coverage
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