Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    1.2 fullish on off stump, and that's a tame end after such a promising start. But that can happen in T20 cricket. Holds up on the pitch, and he tries to make a bit of room and hit over mid-off. It doesn't come on to his bat, and he ends up slicing it squarer than intended, up in the air and down the throat of the cover fielder 15/1
    3.5 gone! Another batter falls thanks to the ball stopping on the pitch. Full, close to off stump, and on a normal T20 pitch that shot would have totally been on, but the ball stops on him, and his attempt to chip it over mid-off ends up as a slice into the hands of extra-cover 33/2
    6.2 appeal for lbw as he gets this to skid on with the angle from a good length and beat the inside edge as Chakabva looks to flick, and the finger goes up immediately. Unlucky, I think, for the batter, because replays suggest it might have missed leg stump. Needed to straighten more to finish within the stumps, I think. It just skidded on with the angle 54/3
    7.2 got him, Zimbabwe lose their third. Short outside off, and the lack of pace off the pitch does another batter in. Looks to pull, but he can't keep it down, and ends up hitting it straight to the man at wide long-on 56/4
    13.1 hits leg stump, and bowled him! On a good length on middle and leg, and seemed to have kept low while angling in, as he tried to loft the bowler over deep midwicket or long-on. The ball scoots low, and Ervine expresses his frustration 104/7
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    11
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    75.00
    10.1 bowled him! Shumba goes for the sweep to this full delivery on middle and of, which also seemed to be turning into him. But he missed that while trying to slog behind the short boundary, and the ball crashed into middle and off 84/5
    11.3 Ballooned to the keeper! The ball never really came to him there. Slower delivery from back of the hand on a full length on off, and he went for the clip. The ball took the leading edge, as he played a bit too early to it 97/6
    17.4 taken at fine leg! The entertainment is over. Slower ball on a good length on leg stump, and he swivels while playing that pull, which was really well timed. But because the boundary is pretty big on that side, the ball had to travel a long distance. Simi takes a good, low catch on the fence though 136/9
    15.5 crashes into the stumps! That was too quick a ball for any tailender, and a really teasing length too. A fullish ball pitching on middle and off, and straightening after landing to strike his middle stump. There comes the airplane celebration, as Zimbabwe lose their eighth and Ireland inch closer 121/8
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    15
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    37.50
    18.2 run-out at the bowler's end! A yorker on off stump, and Chatara pushes at that toward midwicket. Ngarava has already rushed down the wicket by the time the ball reaches the fielder, who is pretty close. The throw arrives and hits the stumps to catch him short, and with that comes Ireland 40-run win as they go 2-1 up 138/10
    Extras
    10 (b 1, lb 7, w 2)
    TOTAL
    138 all out (18.2 Overs, RR: 7.52)
    Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Wessly Madhevere, 1.2 ov), 2-33 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 3.5 ov), 3-54 (Regis Chakabva, 6.2 ov), 4-56 (Dion Myers, 7.2 ov), 5-84 (Milton Shumba, 10.1 ov), 6-97 (Luke Jongwe, 11.3 ov), 7-104 (Craig Ervine, 13.1 ov), 8-121 (Wellington Masakadza, 15.5 ov), 9-136 (Ryan Burl, 17.4 ov), 10-138 (Richard Ngarava, 18.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    PR Stirling1014014.0013000
    MR Adair301133.6680000
    Simi Singh403208.0062100
    JB Little3.201825.40122010
    SC Getkate403228.0073110
    B White302327.6662100

Match Details

Toss

Zimbabwe , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Ireland led the 5-match series 2-1

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

15.00 start, First Session 15.00-16.30, Interval 16.30-16.50, Second Session 16.50-18.20

Match days

1 September 2021 (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Match Notes

Zimbabwe 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st15W MadhevereT Marumani
2nd18RW ChakabvaT Marumani
3rd21RW ChakabvaD Myers
4th2CR ErvineD Myers
5th28CR ErvineM Shumba
6th13CR ErvineLM Jongwe
7th7CR ErvineRP Burl
8th17RP BurlWP Masakadza
9th15TL ChataraRP Burl
10th2TL ChataraR Ngarava