| 0.2 : 0.2: Josh Little to Regis Chakabva, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Just the start Ireland wanted! What a delivery from Little! This is short and on middle, it nips in and there is extra bounce as well. Regis Chakabva tries to fend it away as he brings his bat up but it probably brushed the gloves before going into the mitts of the keeper, Lorcan Tucker. Looks like it went off the shoulder of the bat. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: Josh Little to Wesley Madhevere, FOUR! EDGY RUNS! Short again on middle. Wesley Madhevere mistimes his pull, it goes off the top edge behind the keeper for a boundary. |
| 1.5: Mark Adair to Wesley Madhevere, FOUR! Dropped! Short ball on middle. Wesley Madhevere pulls it flat. Curtis Campher is standing a few yards out at deep square leg. He mistimes his jump and lets it through his hands for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Curtis Campher to Wesley Madhevere, FOUR! Connected well! Short of a length and on middle, this is pulled hard behind square leg for four runs. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Curtis Campher to Craig Ervine, FOUR! A boundary to end the over! A good one for Zimbabwe as 11 comes off it. On middle, Ervine shuffles across and flicks it to deep square leg for four. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Josh Little to Wesley Madhevere, FOUR! Touch short and on middle. Wesley Madhevere pulls and hits it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Josh Little to Wesley Madhevere, OUT! TAKEN! The short ball works again and Josh Little has his second wicket! This is on middle. Wesley Madhevere pulls but doesn't connect it well. Gareth Delany at deep square leg judges the flight well and takes it. Wesley Madhevere doesn't make most of the lifeline given. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Simi Singh to Craig Ervine, OUT! STUMPED! The skipper goes now! This is just excellent from Ireland! Singh gets his first one. Craig Ervine comes down the track again. Simi Singh anticipates that and serves it quicker and around leg. Ervine is cramped as he looks to heave but misses and the keeper makes no mistake. Three down now, Zimbabwe. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: Gareth Delany to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! Good shot! Short ball, outside off. Raza rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for four runs. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: Curtis Campher to Sikandar Raza, SIX! CLOBBERED! Short and on middle. Raza hoicks it all the way over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: Curtis Campher to Sikandar Raza, SIX! Raza playing with some aggression! Short in length and on middle. Raza pulls it flat and wide of the fielder at deep sqaure leg. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Simi Singh to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! Wonderful shot! Flatter ball, outside off. Raza thumps it past cover, no chance for the fielder in the deep. Fout more. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: Simi Singh to Sean Williams, SIX! Williams hits one! Tossed up, outside off. Williams slog-sweeps it. He gets more height but enough distance to clear the mid-wicket fence. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: Simi Singh to Sean Williams, OUT! TAKEN! Tag-team work from Ireland and they break the stand that started to trouble them. Flat and outside off. Williams again looks to clear the mid-wicket fence. Mark Adair uses his height as he stretches and takes above his head but sees his momentum taking him over the ropes. He lobs the ball for Harry Tector who takes it with ease inside the ground. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Mark Adair to Sikandar Raza, SIX! Sikandar Raza continues to go big! Short and outside off. Raza pulls it hard over deep square leg for a six. |
| 11.4 : 11.4: Mark Adair to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! Powered! Short of a length and on leg. Cramps Raza for the room but he adjusts quickly to pull to deep square leg for a boundary. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Gareth Delany to Sikandar Raza, SIX! CLEARS THE FENCE! 6th Fifty for Raza in T20I! What a knock! Tossed up, outside off. Raza slogs it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Not giving any chance to the fielder in deep. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: Gareth Delany to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! AND AGAIN! Floated outside off. Raza smashes it hard and beats the fielder at long off for a boundary. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: Simi Singh to Milton Shumba, FOUR! Tad short and outside off. Shumba pulls it past mid on for a boundary. |
| 13.6 : 13.6: Simi Singh to Sikandar Raza, Another six for Raza! Drops it short and on off. Raza rocks back and pulls it high over mid-wicket for a biggie. Sikandar Raza is playing a gem of an innings her. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: Mark Adair to Milton Shumba, OUT! TAKEN! Ireland get the breakthrough! Nice idea but not the execution from Shumba! This is full and on middle. Shumba gets inside the line to paddle it but mistimes and it goes in the hands of Josh Little who takes a simple catch at short fine leg. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: Josh Little to Ryan Burl, OUT! This is full and outside off. Burl tries to break the shackles as n boundary was scored in the last three overs. He swings across but only to hit it high and to long on where Mark Adair takes the skier. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: Josh Little to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! A welcome boundary and it comes from Raza's blade! This is short and on leg. Raza whacks it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Barry McCarthy to Luke Jongwe, FOUR! Too much width, outside off. Jongwe slaps it through point late for a boundary. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: Barry McCarthy to Luke Jongwe, FOUR! Another boundary! Short in length and outside off. Jongwe slashes it to deep point. There is a fielder patrolling but he is 5-6 yards away from the ropes. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: Mark Adair to Luke Jongwe, FOUR! through the gap! Fuller ball, outside off. Jongwe puts his bat on it, the ball goes off the outside edge and through the gap between backward point and short third man. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Mark Adair to Sikandar Raza, OUT! TIMBER! No, he can't! This is full and on middle. Raza clears his front leg and tries to smash it away on the leg side but misses and the ball hits the stumps. ZIMBABWE END WITH 174. |
| 0.2 : 0.2: Richard Ngarava to Paul Stirling, OUT! BOWLED! What a start for Zimbabwe! This is short in length and outside off. Paul Stirling gets on his toes as he looks to punch but the inward movement takes the inside edge and the ball deflects and hits the stumps. Just what Zimbabwe wanted! The big wicket of the power-hitter. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: Richard Ngarava to Lorcan Tucker, FOUR! THAT WAS VERY CLOSE! On a length and on middle. Lorcan Tucker leans to defend but gets an inside edge past the leg stump and to fine leg for four runs. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: Tendai Chatara to Lorcan Tucker, FOUR! Well played! On a length and outside off. Lorcan Tucker shuffles way across and scoops it over fine leg for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Richard Ngarava to Lorcan Tucker, OUT! TIMBER! PLAYED ALL OVER IT! Lorcan Tucker shuffles way across here. This is on a length and on middle. He misses his wild swing across the line and the ball hits the stumps. Two for Richard Ngarava now. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Harry Tector, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Blessing Muzarabani strikes in his first over! This is on a length and outside off, it nips away a touch. Harry Tector looks to push but gets an outside edge and it goes to Craig Ervine at first slip. Ireland are in real trouble. Three down now. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Andy Balbirnie, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Second time in the over but this time it is Ireland's skipper who has to depart. Fantastic from Blessing Muzarabani! Extra bounce and pace from him. This is short in length and just outside the off pole. Andy Balbirnie has a feel for it, tries to push but gets an outside edge and Craig Ervine this time takes the catch to his left at first slip. |
| 6.1 : 6.1: Luke Jongwe to George Dockrell, FOUR! Length ball, outside off. Dockrell looks to push but gets an outside edge past the keeper to third man for a boundary. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: Luke Jongwe to George Dockrell, FOUR! Two in a row! On the hips, it is clipped to deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Luke Jongwe to George Dockrell, FOUR! A slip could have helped Zimbabwe! Fuller ball on middle. Dockrell looks to heave but gets an outside edge and it flies to third man for four. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: Luke Jongwe to Curtis Campher, MISFIELD AND FOUR! A slower full ball, outside off. Curtis Campher steps across and paddles it to square leg. The fielder gets low and lets it through his hands for a boundary. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: Sikandar Raza to George Dockrell, OUT! TIMBER! Sikandar Raza with the ball now! What a day he is having. Surely, George Dockrell didn't see thins coming. A yorker from Raza, right at the base of middle. George Dockrell is late to get his bat down and it goes through and hits the stumps. Ireland now need 111 runs in 64 balls with 5 wickets in hand. |
| 11.4 : 11.4: Sikandar Raza to Gareth Delany, SIX! A welcome and a much needed boundary! Flighted full and on middle. Gareth Delany launches it over long on and clears the big fence. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: Sean Williams to Curtis Campher, OUT! TIMBER! Another partnership is broken! Zimbabwe back on top! This is very full and angling on middle. Campher goes way across the line to sweep and fails to connect the ball. The stumps are disturbed. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: Sikandar Raza to Gareth Delany, FOUR! Much needed! Tossed up, outside off. Gareth Delany lofts it over the bowler's head for four. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Tendai Chatara to Gareth Delany, OUT! TAKEN! Zimbabwe are edging closer! Tendai Chatara rolls his finger on this length ball. This is on off. Gareth Delany hits it high and to long on where Milton Shumba takes the skier. A poor shot and Delany has to go. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Tendai Chatara to Simi Singh, OUT! TIMBER! Tendai Chatara gets another one! This is full and just outside off. Singh looks to drive it away but gets an inside edge and it ricochets onto the off pole. What a performance this is from Zimbabwe. Tendai Chatara is on a Hat-trick. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Mark Adair, SIX! BIGGIE! Short and on off. Adair pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Mark Adair, OUT! TAKEN! This is full and outside off. Mark Adair makes room and spoons it to backward point. Sikandar Raza dives forward and takes a low catch. A good slow ball from Blessing Muzarabani who gets his second wicket. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Tendai Chatara to Barry McCarthy, SIX! THAT IS CLEAN! Fuller ball, outside off, slower one. McCarthy slogs it high over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Richard Ngarava to Barry McCarthy, FOUR! This is full and on leg. McCarthy makes room and lofts it straight down for a boundary. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Barry McCarthy, SIX! Ireland are not giving away still! Tad short and outside off. McCarthy pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: Richard Ngarava to Josh Little, FOUR! A length ball, outside off. Little slaps it hard through covers for a boundary. These runs will make a difference eventually in the net run rate. |
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