- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.4 and Taylor ends his farewell match with a wild swing! Clean bowled! Doesn't move his feet at all to this full delivery on middle, and goes for the heave, but is completely beaten, with the ball striking his middle pole. Not a last strike he would like to remember 11/15.2 got 'im! Cleans up the other Zimbabwe opener! Chakabva undecided to play or leave, and he tries to get an angled bat down to this full delivery on middle and off at the last moment. The ball has sneaked in by then, and strikes the top of off 15/224.1 have they got him? Ireland reckon they have a wicket. Yes, they have. Replays confirm there was a faint edge. Ervine pushed forward in defence but got a thin edge and has to go. It was the flight and turn that did him in. 99/515.5 poor shot and gone! Looks to slap this over the infield but ends up offering a catch tamely to mid-on. 74/318.5 makes the carinal sin of playing back to a full ball, the ball pitches on off and fizzes through to beat his defence. Off-stump pegged back. Massive wicket, terrific bowling. 83/425.3 got him! That was a horrendous mix-up. Tucked towards short midwicket as Burl took off for a single, Raza reacted late and eventually had no option but to try and complete the runs as the keeper dislodged the bails. He didn't even wait for the third umpire to pronounce his verdict. Terrific work from Balbirnie, moved swiftly to his left, then put in a dive to get to the ball and then fire the throw 106/627.2 bowled him! Attempts an ugly mow across the line but is beaten as the ball drifts in and skids through to smash the stumps. Nowhere near the pitch of that. 117/728.2 rapped on the pads, and an appeal for leg before! Not given, but Ireland review. He went for the flick playing across the line to this good length ball on off, with the ball turning into him too. He is deep in his crease as well, with the ball striking his front pad just around his knee, and replays show the ball is crashing into leg stump! Ireland get another one via DRS, and Zimbabwe down and out 119/829.2 Appeal for caught behind, but is not given. And Ireland review again! Seemed like there was a noise when he went driving away from his body to this full ball slightly wide of off, with the ball taken low by the keeper. No foot movement there from Muzarabani, and that poke results in an inside edge, as confirmed by UltraEdge. Little has his third, with Ireland just one wicket away from wrapping up Zimbabwe 121/933.6 knocks back his off stump, and that is it! Goes for the pull to this fullish ball on off, but the ball is not all that short to play that shot. He misses, and Simi hits off stump to fold up Zimbabwe 131/10Extras8 (lb 2, nb 1, w 5)TOTAL131 all out (34 Overs, RR: 3.85)Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Brendan Taylor, 3.4 ov), 2-15 (Regis Chakabva, 5.2 ov), 3-74 (Wessly Madhevere, 15.5 ov), 4-83 (Sean Williams, 18.5 ov), 5-99 (Craig Ervine, 24.1 ov), 6-106 (Sikandar Raza, 25.3 ov), 7-117 (Ryan Burl, 27.2 ov), 8-119 (Luke Jongwe, 28.2 ov), 9-121 (Blessing Muzarabani, 29.2 ov), 10-131 (Richard Ngarava, 33.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MR Adair 5 1 10 0 2.00 24 0 0 1 0 JB Little 8 0 33 3 4.12 33 3 0 4 1 Simi Singh 8 0 35 2 4.37 25 2 1 0 0 SC Getkate 5 0 25 1 5.00 20 3 1 0 0 AR McBrine 8 2 26 3 3.25 31 2 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.2 tickled into the keeper's gloves! Short delivery on middle, and angles away from the batter, as Porterfield looks to poke at that to try and ramp that over the keeper's head. But he gets a little edge, as Chakabva takes is safely to give Zimbabwe their first wicket 48/117.2 goes for the pull, but slices that high to midwicket! That had a lot of height on that, with Muzarabani right on the edge of the circle. Back of a length ball on off, and he swivels while playing at that too. Gets it from the upper half of the bat, and the ball goes sailing to the fielder, who barely has to move his feet while taking it to his right 89/221.4 chipped to extra cover! Just five runs to get, and the captain falls after yet another start. Leans forward to push at that full ball outside off, and he stands almost knowing that he was gone the moment he hit it. Never mind though, Ireland are well and safe already 113/3Extras12 (lb 9, w 3)TOTAL118/3 (22.2 Overs, RR: 5.28)Fall of wickets: 1-48 (William Porterfield, 9.2 ov), 2-89 (Paul Stirling, 17.2 ov), 3-113 (Andy Balbirnie, 21.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Muzarabani 7 2 13 1 1.85 34 0 0 0 0 R Ngarava 6 0 33 1 5.50 24 4 1 1 0 LM Jongwe 5 0 40 0 8.00 14 4 1 2 0 RP Burl 2.2 1 14 0 6.00 8 2 0 0 0 WP Masakadza 2 0 9 1 4.50 6 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Ireland , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
3-match series drawn 1-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30 start, First Session 10.30-14.00, Interval 14.00-14.30, Second Session 14.30-18.00
Match days
13 September 2021 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Ireland 10, Zimbabwe 0
Match Notes
- Rain: Zimbabwe - 0/0
- Wet Ground: Zimbabwe - 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 9.0 (Mandatory - 27 runs, 2 wickets)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 9.1 - 31.0 (Mandatory - 98 runs, 7 wickets)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 3
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (CR Ervine 35, W Madhevere 13, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 75/3 in 17.0 overs (CR Ervine 42, SC Williams 1)
- CR Ervine: 50 off 51 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Over 24.1: Review by Ireland (Bowling), Umpire - AJ Neill, Batter - CR Ervine (Upheld)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 24.3 overs (147 balls), Extras 5
- Rain: Zimbabwe - 103/5 in 24.4 overs (Sikandar Raza 8, RP Burl 1)
- Wet Ground: Zimbabwe - 103/5 in 24.4 overs (Sikandar Raza 8, RP Burl 1)
- Over 28.2: Review by Ireland (Bowling), Umpire - AJ Neill, Batter - LM Jongwe (Upheld)
- Over 29.2: Review by Ireland (Bowling), Umpire - PA Reynolds, Batter - B Muzarabani (Upheld)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 31.1 - 38.0 (Mandatory - 6 runs, 1 wicket)
- Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 131/10 in 34.0 overs (WP Masakadza 7)
- Rain: Ireland - 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 7.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 0 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 7.1 - 28.0 (Mandatory - 82 runs, 3 wickets)
- Rain: Ireland - 36/0 in 7.3 overs (WTS Porterfield 15, PR Stirling 17)
- Ireland: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 5
- Over 11.2: Review by Ireland (Batting), Umpire - AJ Neill, Batter - PR Stirling (Upheld)
- Over 14.1: Review by Ireland (Batting), Umpire - PA Reynolds, Batter - PR Stirling (Upheld)
- Ireland: 100 runs in 18.3 overs (111 balls), Extras 12
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