Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    3.5 Third wicket in the over for Little and Zimbabwe are in all sorts now. Length ball that shapes back in ever so slightly. Gumbie is struck on the crease and feebly pushes at the ball. He only manages a thick bottom edge with the ball crashing into off and middle stump. 16/3
    3.1 Has short midwicket hung on? Oh, he has. That's a top catch. The umpires want to give it another check. Sharp short of a length bat on off and middle. He looks for a pull, but gets it off the splice meekly towards Dockrell. He dives forward and replays confirm the catch was clean. Early wicket for Ireland. 15/1
    3.3 Two wickets in three balls for Little. On a length with some shape away from the left-hander. He pushes at it, no feet whatsoever, as the ball catches the outside edge and the wicketkeeper takes a regulation catch to his left. Shumba's vigil lasts all of two balls. 15/2
    5.6 A fourth for Little and this time it is the big wicket of captain Raza. Zimbabwe are on the ropes in Harare. Little gets the length ball going his away outside off stump. Raza thinks this is an opportunity to score some runs and eyes a cut, but does not account for the in-ward movement. Eventually, can only manage a thick inside edge and his off pole goes for a walk 19/4
    35.6 Edged and Tector breaks the partnership. That was pushed much quicker outside off stump and the extra bounce does Burl in. He shapes up for the cut, but is beaten by that bounce and a thin edge is snapped up by keeper 133/7
    18.2 Madande falls! Floated up a touch just outside off and it entices Madande to go for the slog. Gets into an awkward position, though, and cannot extend his arms fully. Skies it and the sweeper does brilliantly to run around to his left from deep square leg and complete the catch. Madande is livid with himself but Ireland will not mind this one bit! 64/5
    21.5 huge appeal, and given! Hard length on off, and this seems to nip back a smidgen. Keeps a little low too, and Mavuta, trying to swipe it away, is beaten by how the ball skidded through. Gets pinned in front of the stumps and the umpire, after a bit of thought, raises his finger. Did hit him on the back thigh but the umpire felt it would have gone on to hit the stumps. Zimbabwe six down! 70/6
    37.5 There's No. 5 for Little. On a length with a hint of tail back into Masakadza who whips it but straight to midwicket, who pouches it with glee. Little goes large in Harare and isn't he pumped up. 144/8
    42.5 That's that, Zimbabwe are all out for 166. Was a short of a length ball aimed at Muzarabani's body. He is cramped for room and can only heave it to mid-on. 166/10
    39.2 Wicket no. 6 for Little and the middle stump has gone for a walk. A little bit of tail back in for Little who keeps it wicket to wicket. Ngarava misses, Little hits and the end is nigh for Zimbabwe 148/9
    not out
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    13
    14
    1
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    61.53
    Extras
    16 (lb 8, w 8)
    TOTAL
    166 all out (42.5 Overs, RR: 3.87)
    Did not bat: T Munyonga
    Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, 3.1 ov), 2-15 (Milton Shumba, 3.3 ov), 3-16 (Joylord Gumbie, 3.5 ov), 4-19 (Sikandar Raza, 5.6 ov), 5-64 (Clive Madande, 18.2 ov), 6-70 (Brandon Mavuta, 21.5 ov), 7-133 (Ryan Burl, 35.6 ov), 8-144 (Wellington Masakadza, 37.5 ov), 9-148 (Richard Ngarava, 39.2 ov), 10-166 (Blessing Muzarabani, 42.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    MR Adair7.512312.93331040
    JB Little1023663.60435020
    CA Young813013.75324010
    GI Hume503006.00143000
    AR McBrine1013413.40402100
    HT Tector20512.5090010
  • BATSMEN
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    0.1 gone first ball, oh my! Back of a length delivery on middle and off that seems to skid through. Balbirnie is caught on the crease and has prod at it, more in hope than anything else. The ball kept a little low and breezed past the bat, sending off stump flying! 0/1
    9.2 the middle stump goes for a toss this time, though! Another probing delivery, perhaps a little closer to off stump. The length means that Stirling has to come forward to play it. The ball jags back just enough to exploit the gap between bat and pad, and the middle stump is out of the ground. Cartwheeling, in fact! Massive moment in the game! 29/2
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    29.4 Mavuta knocks over Campher! Mavuta holds his nerve and bowls it similarly full. If anything, this might have been fuller and slightly quicker. Campher swipes across the line but because of how full the ball is, it sneaks under his bat and smashes into middle stump. A superb 66-run knock but Campher will be gutted having not taken his team past the finish line here! 124/4
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    19.3 Cleans him up with a ripper! That is legspinning royalty. Lands the legbreak on middle stump and gets it to turn sharply away ever so late. The ball crashes into the stumps. A timely wicket for Zimbabwe just when these two were taking the game away. 81/3
    32.1 Tucker chops on! Dug in short outside off again. Tucker tries to punch it through the off side but does not go at it with the conviction he usually does. The feet go nowhere either, and that, coupled with the angled bat face, means that he only drags it back onto his stumps. There is still some life left in this game! 132/5
    39.4 straight up and Raza holds on! Back of a length on off stump and this one just stands up a smidgen. Dockrell, trying to whack it over mid wicket, cannot get on top of it and miscues it. Goes a mile up but when it comes down in the mid wicket region, Raza gobbles it up. A bit of an anti-climax, really! 166/6
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    Extras
    8 (lb 2, w 6)
    TOTAL
    170/6 (40.1 Overs, RR: 4.23)
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Andy Balbirnie, 0.1 ov), 2-29 (Paul Stirling, 9.2 ov), 3-81 (Harry Tector, 19.3 ov), 4-124 (Curtis Campher, 29.4 ov), 5-132 (Lorcan Tucker, 32.1 ov), 6-166 (George Dockrell, 39.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    R Ngarava8.104315.26306020
    B Muzarabani1022322.30473010
    TL Chivanga704716.71237020
    B Mavuta1003723.70363000
    WP Masakadza20502.5070000
    Sikandar Raza301304.33112000

Match Details

Toss

Zimbabwe , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Ireland led the 3-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

9.15 start, First Session 9.15-12.45, Interval 12.45-13.30, Second Session 13.30-17.00

Match days

15 December 2023 (50-over match)

Zimbabwe replacement

T Munyonga for RP Burl (Ireland innings, 0.1 ov)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Match Notes

Ireland 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0A BalbirniePR Stirling
2nd29PR StirlingC Campher
3rd52C CampherHT Tector
4th43C CampherLJ Tucker
5th8GH DockrellLJ Tucker
6th34GH DockrellMR Adair
7th4AR McBrineMR Adair