END OF OVER:20 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | IRE: 119/10 (6 runs required, RR: 5.95)
- Craig Young11 (9b)
- Richard Ngarava4-0-14-1
- Luke Jongwe4-0-29-3
Balbirnie lifts the trophy, with his team-mates cheering. Himanshu's report will be up soon. Do read it if you missed the game. That's all from our side for this game. See you soon.
Andy Balbirnie: I think we you lose any game, it's a concern. The guys are well aware of. We came back really well after the first game. A bit of a blip today but really nice to win a series against a team like Zimbabwe. We know what to expect when we come against them next week in the one-dayers. Looking forward to that.
Paul Stirling is the Player of the Series. "Disappointing day today but overall it was good series," he says. "Always good to set the tone [with Kevin O'Brien] and I hope we keep doing it. Delighted to get back to the ODI format, a series two very similar teams."
Craig Ervine is the Player of the Match. "It was nice for Myers to stick around," he says. "We felt we were 25-30 runs short. When you score runs, you get the confidence, that's what we are lacking at the moment. We didn't have a good series but this win is very important just for the team morale, to take into the ODI series next week."
Time for the presentation ceremony.
Phineas: "Ireland is highly dependant on Stirling...this is a very good example" --- Or at least on top three.
6.23pm Zimbabwe started the series by defending a low-scoring contest. They ended it in the same way. But in between, they lost the three games to end on the wrong side of a 3-2 series result. It wasn't a big total but Jongwe and Tiripano rocked the chase by picking up two wickets each early. Getkate and Rock put the chase back on track and run rate was never a problem. But Zimbabwe struck back to dismiss both in successive overs. The lower order failed to step up as Zimbabwe wrapped a five-run win.
Azweer: "Ngarava turning out to be "A Master of defending" in the last over..."
JB Little run out 3 (9m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75.00
Young on strike for the first time this over. Six needed
7 from 4
Young having a chat with Little. Ngarava to bowl the final over. Ireland need nine
END OF OVER:19 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | IRE: 116/9 (9 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.10, RRR: 9.00)
- Craig Young11 (7b)
- Josh Little0 (0b)
- Luke Jongwe4-0-29-3
- Donald Tiripano4-0-31-3
Ahsan Butt: "This chase is quite similar to the one that Pakistan botched against the same side not too long ago!"
MR Adair run out 8 (23m 14b 0x4 0x6) SR: 57.14
19 needed from 12. Two wickets in hand. Here's Jongwe
END OF OVER:18 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | IRE: 106/8 (19 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.88, RRR: 9.50)
- Craig Young1 (1b)
- Mark Adair8 (14b)
- Donald Tiripano4-0-31-3
- Blessing Muzarabani4-0-18-0
Craig Young walks in but he is at the other end at the moment
AR McBrine c sub (T Marumani) b Tiripano 8 (25m 13b 0x4 0x6) SR: 61.53
Ireland need a boundary here
23 needed from 18. Advantage Zimbabwe. Tiripano to bowl his last
END OF OVER:17 | 5 Runs | IRE: 102/7 (23 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.00, RRR: 7.66)
- Mark Adair6 (12b)
- Andy McBrine7 (10b)
- Blessing Muzarabani4-0-18-0
- Richard Ngarava3-0-11-1