Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

RW Chakabva
RW Chakabva
47(28) 4x4 - 1x6
Control %85%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 15 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
1 9 8 4 3 0 0 22
Simi Singh
Simi Singh
28(22) 3x4 - 1x6
Control %68%
  • Productive Shot
  • straight drive
  • 6 runs
  • 0x4 - 1x6
5 1 0 9 3 0 7 3

Best performances - Bowlers

RP Burl
RP Burl
O4
M0
R22
W3
Eco5.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
CA Young
CA Young
O4
M0
R15
W2
Eco3.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Ireland , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Zimbabwe led the 5-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

12.00 start, First Session 12.00-13.30, Interval 13.30-13.50, Second Session 13.50-15.20

Match days

27 August 2021 (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Scorer: Vairavan | Commentator: Sreshth Shah

END OF OVER:
20 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | IRE: 114/9 (4 runs required, RR: 5.70)

  • Simi Singh28 (22b)
  • Ben White0 (0b)
  • Richard Ngarava4-1-17-1
  • Luke Jongwe4-0-17-2

So that's all from us from T20I number one. The visitors take the lead, in a game that they should not have won after making just 117. But their bowlers did the job, sending Ireland down by three runs. We'll be back on Sunday for match number two. However, the cricket never stops on ESPNcricinfo: Test cricket between England and India over here and match number 3 from the CPL right here. Hop on over as I Sreshth Shah say goodbye on behalf of Deiva Muthu and Vairavan.

Presentation.

Regis Chakabva is the Player of the Match: "It was two-paced so it was all about taking it ball by ball. Some balls stayed low and skiddy. I just figured it's best to take it deep. Was fortunate to get a few boundaries. Credit to the bowlers. We thought we were 5-10 runs short, but the bowlers stuck to their guns.

Winning captain Ervine: "After the first half, only 117, and we knew we were under par. But the guys came out fired up, bowled well right from the start. The wicket was tricky. Stayed low, some. So difficult to find your timing. That was part of the reason why we felt we may have had the runs on the board. Chakabva held the innings well, a contribution like that got us across the line. We have a young bunch of guys and the energy comes with that. Guys did well with the gaps there to take the twos. The spinners all bowled well together. Helps having a legspinner, who can go for runs on another day but Ryan took three."

Losing captain Balbirnie: "very disappointed. Not good enough with the bat. But we back ourselves to chase a total like that down. If it wasn't for Simi, it could've been much worse. We have to reassess. Bowling and fielding good. Bowlers were economical, took wickets regularly. We were happy at the halfway stage and should be chasing down 118 whatever the surface. The pitch was skiddy, stayed low, we'll learn and it's a long series."

3.12pm What a low-scoring thriller! Ngarava concedes just two off the final over to defend five and give Zimbabwe a 1-0 lead in this five-game series. Ireland had the momentum at the break, but Zimbabwe did not let their shoulders droop in the second innings. Regular wickets, Burl's skills, and then Ngarava's excellent bowling takes them across. Ireland will be disappointed with some of their shot options that they took in the middle and lower order. At no time was the required run-rate exceedingly high and the hosts will be very disappointed how this game has turned out.

Shah Safeer: "Shame they're not in T20 World Cup! "

Musa: "Chevrons have done it, both gents and ladies! Ngarava you beauty! "

19.6
1
Ngarava to Simi Singh, 1 run, yorker length, ends up as a low full toss. Slices a flick to deep midwicket and Zimbabwe win by three runs!

Had Young completed the run, Ireland would've needed 4 to win. Now they need 5. Which means six gives them a win. Four is a Super Over.

19.5
W
Ngarava to Young, OUT, good length outside off stump, Misses the cut, and Singh is running across anyway to get strike for the last ball. Young, on the other hand, is slow to take off, and the throw from the keeper is good for Ngarava to take the bails off at his end. Young goes, that's a dot, and a wicket.

CA Young run out 0 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Conceded just 1 in 4 balls. And Singh is at the non-striker's end.

19.4
W
Ngarava to McCarthy, OUT, bowled him! Full outside off. Walks across to ramp it over short fine leg. But ends up hitting the ball onto his stumps.

BJ McCarthy b Ngarava 4 (19m 11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 36.36

19.3
1
Ngarava to Simi Singh, 1 run, played behind square, and goes to the deep on the leg side
19.2
0
Ngarava to Simi Singh, no run, good length, quicker ball. Lands on off and angling away. Misses the cut. That's six off 4 now
19.1
0
Ngarava to Simi Singh, no run, full and wide, almost a yorker, and it's inside the tram lines! No wide, no run, perfect for Zimbabwe. Singh came down the ground but the ball kept going away from him

Simple equation. 6 off six. Ngarava with an economy of 5 will bowl. Another 5 and it's a super over.

Musa: "Lady chevrons pulled it off, can the boys do it?"

Ireland 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st27KJ O'BrienPR Stirling
2nd17KJ O'BrienA Balbirnie
3rd21KJ O'BrienGH Dockrell
4th0KJ O'BrienSC Getkate
5th5SC GetkateC Campher
6th6SC GetkateNA Rock
7th12Simi SinghNA Rock
8th25BJ McCarthySimi Singh
9th0CA YoungSimi Singh
10th1B WhiteSimi Singh