06/02Stumps
Only Test, Ireland tour of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, Feb 6-10 2025
Day 3: Zimbabwe require 254 runs

Current Run Rate

CRR

2.53

Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)

Last 10 Ov (RR)

20/3 (2)

06/02Stumps
Only Test, Ireland tour of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, Feb 6-10 2025
Day 3: Zimbabwe require 254 runs

Current Run Rate

CRR

2.53

Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)

Last 10 Ov (RR)

20/3 (2)

Alex: "why only a single test? this is a good contest and I for one would like to see both these teams playing more test cricket. plus if they are going to develop further then surely the more test cricket they play, the better?!" Yes, but hosting a Test is expensive. Yours truly wrote about the future of Tests for non-WTC teams. Please check it out here

3:44pm, Day 1, Innings Break: A major recovery from Ireland after being Muzarabani reduced them to 31 for 5. It was thanks to Lorcan Ticker, who made a quickfire 33, and then McBrine-Adair, who put on 127 crucial runs. Adair, who came in at No. 7, was the aggressor and made 78 of those runs. The pitch, that started with up-and-down movement, plus the pitch that was two-paced eased out, and the aggressive shot selection kept Ireland going. Muzarabani breathed fire though, to finish with 7 for 58 - the second-best figures from an Zimbabwean bowler.

56.4
W
Ngarava to Humphreys, OUT, Softie. McBrine stranded on 90. Slower ball on a length, at leg stump had Humphreys flicking a touch too early. It was angling into the pad, so the shot was on. But Ngarava's deception had the final word

MJ Humphreys c Bennett b Ngarava 8 (28m 24b 1x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

56.3
0
Ngarava to Humphreys, no run, Goes for another pull, this is shorter and down leg too. But Humphreys was unsure whether to get out of the line or stay in. Decided to the former but was caught halfway. Beaten
56.2
4
Ngarava to Humphreys, FOUR, What. A. Pull! Half-tracker called on air but that was length as far as I can tell. Just outside off and it was picked up. Flat over midwicket
56.1
1lb
Ngarava to McBrine, 1 leg bye, Yorker attempted. Looked like a low full toss. Humphreys tried to help it fine with a fast-handed whip. Missed it. But the ball rolls towards square leg, which allows a single

END OF OVER:
56 | 5 Runs | IRE: 255/9

  • Matthew Humphreys4 (21b)
  • Andy McBrine90 (131b)
  • Newman Nyamhuri7-0-42-0
  • Richard Ngarava13-1-61-1
55.6
0
Nyamhuri to Humphreys, no run, Length ball down leg let go
55.5
0
Nyamhuri to Humphreys, no run, Length ball around off, worked towards mid-on
55.4
0
Nyamhuri to Humphreys, no run, Squared up by the length ball darting in towards top of leg, beats the flick and goes off the pad to midwicket
55.3
0
Nyamhuri to Humphreys, no run, Yorker around sixth, tries to jam it through cover. Beaten
55.2
1
Nyamhuri to McBrine, 1 run, Cuts the length ball wide of off, to deep point
55.1
4
Nyamhuri to McBrine, FOUR, Pulls the length ball around off stump. Impressive that he got it that fine.

Around

END OF OVER:
55 | 2 Runs | IRE: 250/9

  • Matthew Humphreys4 (17b)
  • Andy McBrine85 (129b)
  • Richard Ngarava13-1-61-1
  • Brian Bennett12-1-33-0
54.6
0
Ngarava to Humphreys, no run, Lunges low and looks to pull the shortish ball fine. Has a quick-handed swat while on one knee. Misses. Lucky for Humphreys that it went above his head
54.6
1nb
Ngarava to Humphreys, 1 no ball, Taken in the slips... and it's a no-ball! Well over the crease too... Was a length ball around off that jumped up at the bat, took the shoulder as Humphreys tried to defend it
54.5
0
Ngarava to Humphreys, no run, Gets across to work it off the back foot to short fine leg/backward square leg. So far so good from Humphrey, who's holding up an end

Around

54.4
0
Ngarava to Humphreys, no run, Full and wide, angling away, let go
54.3
0
Ngarava to Humphreys, no run, Beaten on the push towards cover. Was a fullish ball outside off that angled away
54.2
0
Ngarava to Humphreys, no run, Length outside off, beaten as he looks to defend
54.1
1
Ngarava to McBrine, 1 run, Makes room, gets well in front of the crease. Bowler's onto McBrine's ploy and tries following him with the bouncer, it's ramped up and over. Finds deep third on the bounce. They take the single, which is interesting

END OF OVER:
54 | 2 Runs | IRE: 248/9

  • Matthew Humphreys4 (11b)
  • Andy McBrine84 (128b)
  • Brian Bennett12-1-33-0
  • Blessing Muzarabani18-1-58-7

McBrine will keep strike at the start of the next over

53.6
0
Bennett to Humphreys, no run, Full on leg, drifts away last second. Clipped nicely to midwicket
53.5
0
Bennett to Humphreys, no run, Pushes the full ball outside off to cover
53.4
0
Bennett to Humphreys, no run, Length on off, blocked in front
53.3
0
Bennett to Humphreys, no run, Full and flat at the stumps, defended straight
53.2
1
Bennett to McBrine, 1 run, Length on middle and off, clipped to deep square leg off the back foot
53.1
1
Bennett to Humphreys, 1 run, Goes across and paddles the full ball from fifth stump through short fine leg

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Zimbabwe 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st18T KaitanoBJ Curran
2nd4T KaitanoNR Welch
3rd10NR WelchBJ Bennett
4th6T GwanduBJ Bennett