- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.2 Raza gets the big fish! He's knocked Balbirnie over as he looks to go across the stumps for a scoop! It's a full ball around off and Balbirnie may have got some glove on it to help the ball onto leg-stump 53/24.3 Trapped in front! Ngarava moving to around the wicket works for him as he fires in an attempted yorker, that turns into a low full toss, and Stirling misses his flick. That's plumb and the Ireland captain walks off! Ngarava gets that crucial first breakthrough. Stirling had moved across the stumps and is struck right in front of off 44/111.2 Sliced away to backward point. Williams bowls it outside off, on a length and not much pace on it. Tucker leans forward and looks to power it through the off side but gets a thick outside edge to Burl, who does not err 84/315.6 Trapped lbw! Once again some clever work from Raza and he is elated with his success. Runs in fast and bowls it with a slight side-arm action that comes out from right in front of the umpire. Tector goes back to turn it across but misses and is hit low in front of the stumps. 115/612.5 Cleverly bowled. After a series of flat and quick deliveries, Raza tosses it up and lands it on a length outside off, slower through the air. It spins back in and catches Campher by surprise. He goes back to slap but is in no position to do so and is beaten on the inside to be clean bowled. Raza celebrates 97/414.4 Cunning change of pace and Muzarabani is on the board. Runs in hard and bowls the offcutter on a length that is just fuller than good length. Just outside off. Dockrell looks to heave it across but is a tad early into the stroke and the ball crashes onto the middle stump. Muzarabani looks skywards and celebrates 107/516.5 Connects and finds long-on to the T! This is the faster one from Ngarava, bowls it full and straight in line of the stumps. Adair finally makes good contact with that but hits it straight to Williams on the fence 115/717.1 Completely done in by the slower one from Muzarabani. Full and just outside off, McCarthy pushes at it way too early and ends up spooning a catch via the outside edge towards point 116/8Extras5 (lb 3, w 2)TOTAL147/8 (20 Overs, RR: 7.35)Did not bat: JB LittleFall of wickets: 1-44 (Paul Stirling, 4.3 ov), 2-53 (Andy Balbirnie, 6.2 ov), 3-84 (Lorcan Tucker, 11.2 ov), 4-97 (Curtis Campher, 12.5 ov), 5-107 (George Dockrell, 14.4 ov), 6-115 (Harry Tector, 15.6 ov), 7-115 (Mark Adair, 16.5 ov), 8-116 (Barry McCarthy, 17.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB R Ngarava 4 0 23 2 5.75 13 3 0 0 0 B Muzarabani 4 0 24 2 6.00 15 3 1 0 0 T Gwandu 3 0 38 0 12.66 7 5 2 1 0 Sikandar Raza 4 0 28 3 7.00 7 3 0 0 0 RP Burl 2 0 13 0 6.50 2 1 0 0 0 SC Williams 3 0 18 1 6.00 7 1 0 1 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.4 Dockrell castles Madhevere! He looked to go across the stumps to scoop a length delivery behind the keeper but misses and Dockrell hits the stumps! It's almost an action replay of Balbirnie's dismissal from the first innings! 53/32.6 Chipped to mid-on! Marumani has not been able to get away and he goes for another big shot, trying to go down the ground against McCarthy. But there's a bit of inswing and the ball comes off the inside half of the bat. It's a simple take for Tector and Ireland have an early wicket 15/13.5 Chopped on! Little continues to hit that back of good length area, but this time closer to off stump, cramping Williams for room. Williams was looking to punch it away, but gets an inside edge and helps the ball onto the stumps 21/218.3 Massive wicket as Raza falls. Harare silenced. Adair deals a telling blow to once again swing the game. Lands it on a length outside off, takes the pace off. Raza backs away but then reaches out to hit it over extra cover but toe-ends it to Stirling, who comes forward and dives to pouch that. Is that it for Zimbabwe? 137/812.6 Bounced out! Young takes Burl by surprise and rushes him with the pull. Bowls it on a back of a length around leg with a cross seam, he only manages a top edge and Tucker does the rest after getting to his right 91/414.3 Stunning catch from Tector! He backpedals from mid-off, towards his left. Has his eyes on the ball always. Stretches out his right arm just in time, times his leap well and holds on with the dive. He celebrates with a roar. This was meant to be hit - full around off and angling in. Bennett made room and took the aerial route and almost got the result he wanted but for a flying human 97/517.2 Bowled him. Little lands one on a length angling away, Madande is not entirely forward and looks to flick it away. Gets a thick inside edge onto the stumps. End of an impressive cameo 132/618.1 The bouncer takes Jongwe by surprise. In line of the stumps, he goes for the pull before belatedly trying to back away. But the feather of the top edge was had and it flew straight to the wicketkeeper 135/719.5 YOU CANNOT DO THAT MARK ADAIR! You cannot do that. Adair has pulled out one of the greatest catches in the sport. No exaggeration. McCarthy bowls another off-pace length ball angling away, instead of working it through the on side, Ngarava goes for the big heave across the line and gets a thick outside edge. Seems to have made enough contact to beat short third running back. But Adair, while doing so, has his eyes on the ball, leaps, dives takes it and lands on his neck. A calm clap from the bowler even as Adair gathers himself 146/9Extras6 (lb 4, w 2)TOTAL148/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.4)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 2.6 ov), 2-21 (Sean Williams, 3.5 ov), 3-53 (Wessly Madhevere, 8.4 ov), 4-91 (Ryan Burl, 12.6 ov), 5-97 (Brian Bennett, 14.3 ov), 6-132 (Clive Madande, 17.2 ov), 7-135 (Luke Jongwe, 18.1 ov), 8-137 (Sikandar Raza, 18.3 ov), 9-146 (Richard Ngarava, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MR Adair 4 0 36 2 9.00 6 5 0 1 0 JB Little 4 0 17 2 4.25 13 1 0 1 0 BJ McCarthy 4 0 37 2 9.25 12 3 2 0 0 CA Young 4 0 20 2 5.00 11 1 0 0 0 GJ Delany 3 0 25 0 8.33 5 2 1 0 0 GH Dockrell 1 0 9 1 9.00 2 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Zimbabwe , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Zimbabwe led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50
Match days
7 December 2023 - night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 52 runs, 1 wicket)
- Ireland: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 2
- Ireland: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls), Extras 4
- Innings Break: Ireland - 147/8 in 20.0 overs (GJ Delany 26, CA Young 5)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 2 wickets)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 8.2 overs (50 balls), Extras 1
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 15.1 overs (91 balls), Extras 5
- Sikandar Raza: 50 off 35 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)