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)

Who are favourites? How will conditions be for the final hour? Have your say. Sudarshanan will be here on the other side.

Steve Lawrence : "Are there many matches where 2 batters got 90 and no 100s?" 31 instances as per this search from Sampath

3:55pm, Day 3, Innings break: Ireland have done well in the third dig. Led from the front by skipper Balbirnie. Tucker's fifty with the lower order helped out. Handy starts from Moor, Campher too. Top-nine batters got to double figures. Ngarava finished with a four-for. Gwandu was excellent, big turnaround from the first innings. Campbell took the key wicket of Tector, Madhevere's spin also got key ones - Balbirnie (top scorer with 66) and McBrine, who top-scored in the first.

93.3
W
Ngarava to Tucker, OUT, Top edge... and it's taken at cover. Zimbabwe will need 292 to win. Shortish ball outside off, Tucker charged early and cut it with power but got it right up. Taken by Campbell with fingers pointing up. Cheers and singing go up in the stands

LJ Tucker c Campbell b Ngarava 58 (95b 6x4 1x6) SR: 61.05

93.2
0
Ngarava to Tucker, no run, Slashes and misses. Three-quarter length wide outside off. Tucker stands still and tries to carve it square on the off side
93.1
0
Ngarava to Tucker, no run, Fullish length ball outside off, chopped to deep third

END OF OVER:
93 | 1 Run | IRE: 298/9

  • Matthew Humphreys1 (8b)
  • Lorcan Tucker58 (92b)
  • Trevor Gwandu11-0-28-2
  • Richard Ngarava17-4-55-3
92.6
0
Gwandu to Humphreys, no run, Fullish on leg, pushed to the bowler's right
92.5
0
Gwandu to Humphreys, no run, Yorker on fifth, tries to jam it square. Toes it into the ground behind

Another walk along the pitch from the batters. On-air comms onto it, umps not so much

92.4
0
Gwandu to Humphreys, no run, Wide on a length, tries to chop it square. Underedges it into the pitch, goes to the bowler

Ashwini Kumar: "With Sean Williams and Craig Ervine not in XI, it's going to be an uphill task for Zimbabwe."

92.3
1
Gwandu to Tucker, 1 run, Looking for two... but not on. Bennett swoops in from deep midwicket and kept it to one. Back of lengther just outside off was pulled nicely to the fielder's right
92.2
0
Gwandu to Tucker, no run, Goes for the flapping scoop, misses! Went well outside off and tried to lift it from a shortish length
92.1
0
Gwandu to Tucker, no run, Slaps it with a flat-bat to long-on. Back of lengther outside off

END OF OVER:
92 | 11 Runs | IRE: 297/9

  • Matthew Humphreys1 (5b)
  • Lorcan Tucker57 (89b)
  • Richard Ngarava17-4-55-3
  • Trevor Gwandu10-0-27-2
91.6
0
Ngarava to Humphreys, no run, Ouch, that hit him around the shoulder as he ducked. Was a zippy shortish ball that didn't rise much. Bounced up high and rolled towards the stumps but not at pace, and Humphreys kicked it away
91.5
0
Ngarava to Humphreys, no run, Bumper just down leg, let go
91.4
1
Ngarava to Tucker, 1 run, Edged, but goes to deep third. Was a fullish length ball on middle that Tucker tried to work across the line. There's footage showing Tucker almost ran along the pitch, there was a walk later too. Not sure if the umps have caught that yet
91.3
4
Ngarava to Tucker, FOUR, Dances down and flays it through extra! Turned a length ball into a mediocre one, created room to use the angle, which is a risk. One he can take with the team nine down
91.2
0
Ngarava to Tucker, no run, Tries to run it down to third. Beaten. Fourth-stump three-quarter-length ball that went with the angle
91.1
6
Ngarava to Tucker, SIX, Clattered across the line. Catch is is the call, but it's in the gap in front of deep square leg. Far enough from the fielder at least to clear the boundary and bring up Tucker's fifty

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Zimbabwe 4th innings Partnerships

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