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ZIMBABWE 152/5 (20 OVERS)
- Ryan Burl*37 (33)
- Milton Shumba*46 (27)
- Shane Getkate3/20 (4)
- Ben White1/33 (4)
IRELAND 153/3 (18.3 OVERS)
- Kevin O'Brien60 (41)
- Paul Stirling37 (29)
- Tendai Chatara1/20 (3)
- Ryan Burl2/24 (4)
Scorer: Vairavan | Commentator: Hemant Brar
That's all from our side. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. See you soon.
Andy Balbirnie: I said at the start what a good score was. To chase it down with three down was a good feeling. Really happy for Kevin, he works as hard as anyone in the nets. In the last game, early wickets had put us on the back foot. A couple of lean games and people were asking for Kevin's head. We know how good Simmi is, he has been our standout player this year.
Craig Ervine: We were happy the way we finished our innings. Shumba and Burl gave us the momentum going into the second innings. You always want to start off the innings well, in the powerplay, so that's a bit of concern. We have got the youngsters who can throw themselves around in the field. Today, Kevin batted well and everyone just batted around him.
Kevin O'Brien is the Player of the Match. "It's always good to score runs but after coming off 0, 0 and 2 in the last three games, it was good to spend time in the middle," he says. "I am at that stage of the career where I know how to score runs. It was good to score runs and keep people quite for a while."
So the series stands at 1-1 with three games to go. We will have the presentation soon, stay tuned.
3.15pm A victory with nine balls to spare, no miracle this time for Zimbabwe as Dockrell finishes it off in a jiffy. Paul Sterling laid the foundation and once he departed Kevin O'Brien took over, smashing 60 off 41 balls. By the time he was dismissed, Ireland needed only 24 from 26 balls. Dockrell and Tector ensured there were no hiccups.
Dharshanaj: "Oh no.. Ngarava... you are my last over bowler... "
12 required from 12. Ngarava to bowl
END OF OVER:18 | 5 Runs | IRE: 141/3 (12 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.83, RRR: 6.00)
- George Dockrell21 (23b)
- Harry Tector5 (6b)
- Luke Jongwe3-0-26-0
- Richard Ngarava3-0-22-0
Dharshanaj: "Ngarava will defend anything above 05 in the last over.. hope so.. Sri Lankan fan supporting Zimbabwe.."
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