06/02Stumps
Only Test, Ireland tour of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, Feb 6-10 2025
Day 1: Zimbabwe trail by 188 runs

Current Run Rate

CRR

3.42

Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)

Last 10 Ov (RR)

36/0 (3.6)

06/02Stumps
Only Test, Ireland tour of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, Feb 6-10 2025
Day 1: Zimbabwe trail by 188 runs

Current Run Rate

CRR

3.42

Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)

Last 10 Ov (RR)

36/0 (3.6)

TEST CAREER
CRR:
3.42
Last 10 Overs:36/0
BATSMENRB4s6sSRThis BowlerLast 10 ovsmatrunshsave
Nick Welch*NR Welch*(rhb)33515064.79(8b)29(39b)133 33*-
Takudzwanashe KaitanoT Kaitano(rhb)26613042.621(4b)7(21b)4192 8732
BOWLERSOMRWEcon0s4s6sThis Spellmatwktsbbiave
Andy McBrineAR McBrine(ob)2010058202.0-0-10-0921 6/11844.09
Matthew HumphreysMJ Humphreys(sla)2040210002.0-0-4-031 1/2091
Current Partnership :
P'SHIP :
46 runs, 15.1 overs, RR: 3.03 (Takudzwanashe Kaitano 13, Nick Welch 33)
Last Bat :
L'BAT :
Ben Curran c †Tucker b McCarthy 12 ( 14b 2X4 0X6) SR: 85.71
FoW :
FoW :
26/1 (5.5 ov)
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Match Centre Ground time: 01:01

Scorer: Chetan Kumar | Commentator: Rashad Mahbub

Statistics

Current Batsmen

NR Welch
33(51) 5x4 - 0x6
Control %76%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 11 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
0 6 12 4 0 4 2 5
T Kaitano
T Kaitano
26(61) 3x4 - 0x6
Control %86%
  • Productive Shot
  • off drive
  • 10 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
0 0 1 1 12 10 1 1

Current bowlers

AR McBrine
AR McBrine
O2
M0
R10
W0
Eco5
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
MJ Humphreys
O2
M0
R4
W0
Eco2
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH

PARTNERSHIPS

26
T Kaitano13 (21)
BJ Curran12 (14)
46*
T Kaitano13 (40)
NR Welch33 (51)

END OF OVER:
21 | 6 Runs | ZIM: 72/1

  • Takudzwanashe Kaitano26 (61b)
  • Nick Welch33 (51b)
  • Andy McBrine2-0-10-0
  • Matthew Humphreys2-0-4-0

This concludes today's play. Thank you for tuning in. I hope you enjoyed the red ball cricket. Please join us again tomorrow at the same hour. Until then, this is Rashad, signing off on behalf of Ekanth and Chetan.

5:35 pm So that concludes Day 1's play. Zimbabwe ends the day with 188 runs behind. Ireland staged a spectacular comeback to the match after losing five wickets in the opening hour of the day. Credit belongs to Tucker, McBrine, and Adair. Mostly McBrine, who was stranded alone at the non-striker's end in his 90s. Muzarabani took seven wickets and led Zimbabwe's bowling group. Curran, Zimbabwe's opener, was dismissed after edging a widish length ball back to the wicketkeeper. After then, Kaitano and Welch batted steadily and with caution for the remainder of the day. The surface has become pretty flat in comparison to the start of the day, although the spinners have had plenty of turn and bounce later in the day. McCarthy claimed the sole wicket today for the Ireland team.

20.6
0
McBrine to Kaitano, no run, Tighter line and length ball on the off stump line, played cautiously off the front foot
20.5
0
McBrine to Kaitano, no run, Looped up length ball wide outside off, strides forward and taps it gently across the line to mid wicket
20.4
1
McBrine to Welch, 1 run, Back of a length ball on the off stump, shuffles across and tucked away to square leg
20.3
4
McBrine to Welch, FOUR, Shot! Arm ball delivery pitching outside off, premeditates the reverse sweep and struck it fine through backward point
20.2
1
McBrine to Kaitano, 1 run, Length ball on middle-leg turning in, clips it aerially past the short leg fielder for a single
20.1
0
McBrine to Kaitano, no run, Flighted good length ball on the off stump line, moves forward and negates the turning delivery back to the bowler

END OF OVER:
20 | 1 Run | ZIM: 66/1

  • Takudzwanashe Kaitano25 (57b)
  • Nick Welch28 (49b)
  • Matthew Humphreys2-0-4-0
  • Andy McBrine1-0-4-0
19.6
1
Humphreys to Kaitano, 1 run, Short and wide outside off turning away outside off, punches it through the covers past the fielder for a quick single
19.5
0
Humphreys to Kaitano, no run, Tossed up low full-toss on the stumps, struck it off the front foot, bottom hand goes off, finds the mid-on fielder
19.4
0
Humphreys to Kaitano, no run, Good length on the stumps, defends off the front foot back to the bowler
19.3
0
Humphreys to Kaitano, no run, Short of a length with the arm around off, hangs back and taps it to backward point
19.2
0
Humphreys to Kaitano, no run, Length ball on the stumps, dabs it to the off-side
19.1
0
Humphreys to Kaitano, no run, Back of a length ball around off, clears the front leg and cuts it firmly through the covers, excellent fielding by Tector diving to his left side

David: "Ireland's attack is all very pedestrian again. It's a serious problem across all formats specially in the period before spin becomes viable.Zims express pace train bowling could be the difference in this test. It already is truth be told."

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs | ZIM: 65/1

  • Nick Welch28 (49b)
  • Takudzwanashe Kaitano24 (51b)
  • Andy McBrine1-0-4-0
  • Matthew Humphreys1-0-3-0
18.6
0
McBrine to Welch, no run, Back of a length ball with a hint of turn and bounce, cramped for space, plays off the back foot, hits the inside part of the bat to short leg
18.5
0
McBrine to Welch, no run, Length ball on middle-leg, taps it softly to the on-side
18.4
0
McBrine to Welch, no run, Back of a length ball turning in on the stumps, hangs back and turns it down to the on-side
18.3
4
McBrine to Welch, FOUR, Slight fuller flighted ball turning in, plays the paddle sweep with the turn, down on one knee, slammed through square leg past the fielder for a boundary
18.2
0
McBrine to Welch, no run, Flighted ball with a hint of turn, played off the front foot, inside edged onto the pads
18.1
0
McBrine to Welch, no run, Tossed up good length ball defends off the front foot back to the bowler

McBrine in