ZIM 1ST

OUT! Caught. Graham Hume to Tinashe Kamunhukamwe. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, outside edge to second slip, caught by Balbirnie. Hume strikes early for Ireland.

OUT! Run Out. Mark Adair to Joylord Gumbie. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to fourth slip, direct hit by Tector. That's outstanding athleticism from Tector.

OUT! L.B.W. Curtis Campher to Innocent Kaia. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad. That's plumb in front.

OUT! Caught. Curtis Campher to Sikandar Raza. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg, caught by Dockrell. Sikandar Raza departs after a little cameo.

OUT! Bowled. Curtis Campher to Clive Madande. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed. Two in an over for Campher.

OUT! Caught. Graham Hume to Luke Jongwe. Length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Dockrell. Another brilliant catch from Dockrell.

OUT! Caught. Graham Hume to Brandon Mavuta. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward square leg, caught by Dockrell. Seven down for Zimbabwe.

OUT! Run Out. Craig Young to Wellington Masakadza. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by McBrine, by Young. Mix up in the middle.

OUT! Caught. Curtis Campher to Wellington Masakadza. Length ball, to leg on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Adair. Campher picks up his fourth wicket.

OUT! Bowled. Graham Hume to Tanaka Chivanga. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot Slog, missed. That's the end of the first innings. After some rain interruption, the match was reduced to 40 overs. Zimbabwe managed to post a decent total on the board. Joylord Gumbie played a brilliant knock of 72. Curtis Campher and Graham Hume picked up four wickets each. Can Ireland chase this target and win the Series? Let's find out.

IRE 1ST

OUT! Caught. Blessing Muzarabani to Paul Stirling. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge, caught by Gumbie. Skipper departs without making any impact.

OUT! Caught. Brandon Mavuta to Curtis Campher. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to short mid wicket, caught by Masakadza. Brandon Mavuta breaks the partnership.

OUT! Caught. Luke Jongwe to Harry Tector. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket, caught by Butt. Good running catch from Raza.

Over 40. 7 runs. Bowler: Graham Hume. Zimbabwe: 197/10(rr 4.92)

FOUR! Graham Hume to Tanaka Chivanga. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs.

Graham Hume to Tanaka Chivanga. Slower ball full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by van Woerkom.

Graham Hume to Tanaka Chivanga. Slower ball half volley, down leg side on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Tucker.

Graham Hume to Blessing Muzarabani. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to leg slip for 1 run, fielded by Tucker.

Graham Hume to Blessing Muzarabani. Leg cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Tucker.

Over 39. 2 runs. Bowler: Mark Adair. Zimbabwe: 190/9(rr 4.87)

Mark Adair to Blessing Muzarabani. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Tector.

Mark Adair to Blessing Muzarabani. Slower length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Tucker.

Wide Mark Adair to Blessing Muzarabani. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for 1 run, fielded by Tucker.

Mark Adair to Blessing Muzarabani. Half volley, to leg on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.

Mark Adair to Blessing Muzarabani. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Tucker.

Mark Adair to Blessing Muzarabani. Length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs.

Mark Adair to Blessing Muzarabani. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Tucker.

Over 38. 5 runs. Bowler: Curtis Campher. Zimbabwe: 188/9(rr 4.95)

Curtis Campher to Wellington Masakadza. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to mid on for 2 runs, shy attempt by Adair, fielded by Tector.

Curtis Campher to Blessing Muzarabani. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by van Woerkom.

Curtis Campher to Wellington Masakadza. Off cutter length ball, middle stump on the back foot pulling, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Adair.

Over 38. 12 runs. Bowler: Tanaka Chivanga. Ireland: 204/3(rr 5.37)

FOUR! Tanaka Chivanga to Lorcan Tucker. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs. Tucker hits the winning runs and Ireland win by seven wickets to take the series 2-0. Andrew Balbirnie played an unbeaten match-winning knock of 82 while Curtis Campher and Harry Tector both had handy knocks. Andy Balbirnie is the Player of the Match. Curtis Campher is the Player of the Series.

FOUR! Tanaka Chivanga to Lorcan Tucker. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

Wide Tanaka Chivanga to Lorcan Tucker. Leg cutter half volley, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, missed for 1 run, fielded by Gumbie.

Tanaka Chivanga to Andrew Balbirnie. Off cutter half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Kaitano.

Tanaka Chivanga to Andrew Balbirnie. Leg cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs.

Tanaka Chivanga to Lorcan Tucker. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Kaitano.

Wide Tanaka Chivanga to Lorcan Tucker. Length ball, middle stump down the track pulling, missed for 1 run, fielded by Gumbie.

Over 37. 10 runs. Bowler: Blessing Muzarabani. Ireland: 192/3(rr 5.19)

Blessing Muzarabani to Andrew Balbirnie. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Jongwe.

Blessing Muzarabani to Lorcan Tucker. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Kaia.

Blessing Muzarabani to Lorcan Tucker. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Butt.

Blessing Muzarabani to Lorcan Tucker. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for no runs.

SIX! Blessing Muzarabani to Lorcan Tucker. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

Blessing Muzarabani to Andrew Balbirnie. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Kaia.

Over 36. 9 runs. Bowler: Sikandar Raza. Ireland: 182/3(rr 5.06)

Sikandar Raza to Andrew Balbirnie. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, run save by Masakadza.

Sikandar Raza to Lorcan Tucker. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Madande.

Sikandar Raza to Lorcan Tucker. Top spinning length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs.

Sikandar Raza to Andrew Balbirnie. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Late Cut, well timed to third man for 3 runs, run save by Chivanga.

Batters	R	B	4S	6S	S/R
A Balbirnienot out	82	102	4	1	80.39
P Stirlingc Gumbie b Muzarabani	8	10	2	0	80
C Campherc Masakadza b Mavuta	40	50	6	0	80
H Tectorc Butt b Jongwe	33	42	2	1	78.57
L Tuckernot out	29	23	2	1	126.09
G Dockrelldid not bat
M Adairdid not bat
A McBrinedid not bat
T van Woerkomdid not bat
G Humedid not bat
C Youngdid not bat

Bowling	O	R	W	WD	E/R
B Muzarabani	7	35	1	1	5
T Chivanga	6.5	51	0	3	7.47
W Masakadza	8	38	0	0	4.75
B Mavuta	5	19	1	1	3.8
S Butt	7	29	0	0	4.15
L Jongwe	4	26	1	1	6.5

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