IRE 1ST

OUT! Caught. Richard Ngarava to Paul Stirling. Length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, outside edge, caught by Marumani.

OUT! Caught. Sikandar Raza to Harry Tector. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Madhevere. Madhevere took that catch perfectly.

OUT! Caught. Trevor Gwandu to Lorcan Tucker. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, caught by Bennett. In the air and gone.

OUT! Caught. Sikandar Raza to Curtis Campher. Off break length ball, middle stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Bennett. Skipper dismissed the settled batter.

OUT! Bowled. Trevor Gwandu to George Dockrell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge. Dragged on!

OUT! Caught. Trevor Gwandu to Neil Rock. Off cutter length ball, middle stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, caught by Burl. Trevor Gwandu claims another in this over.

OUT! Caught. Blessing Muzarabani to Gareth Delany. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Musekiwa. Another one bites the dust.

OUT! L.B.W. Richard Ngarava to Graham Hume. Yorker, middle stump on the back foot working, hit pad. Eight down for Ireland.

ZIM 1ST

OUT! Caught. Craig Young to Tadiwanashe Marumani. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot flick, top edge in the air uncontrolled to short fine leg, caught by White. Young arrives with the breakthrough.

OUT! Caught. Craig Young to Wesley Madhevere. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to first slip, caught by Stirling. Edged and gone!

OUT! Caught. Craig Young to Brian Bennett. Length ball, outside off stump backing away cutting, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to third man, caught by Delany.

OUT! Caught. Harry Tector to Ryan Burl. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, top edge, caught by Tucker. Zimbabwe are in deep trouble.

OUT! Caught. Ben White to Sikandar Raza. Leg spinner full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep extra cover, caught by Tector. Tector took a stunning catch in the deep.

OUT! Caught. Craig Young to Tashinga Musekiwa. Length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short fine leg, caught by Little. Little takes a good catch.

OUT! Caught. Josh Little to Wellington Masakadza. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, caught by Delany. Denlay completes the catch with an incredible luck.

Over 20. 7 runs. Bowler: Richard Ngarava. Ireland: 137/8(rr 6.85)

Richard Ngarava to Craig Young. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Burl. That concluded Ireland's innings, and they managed to post a respectable total for the hosts. Lorcan Tucker was the standout performer, contributing a solid score of 46. However, he did not receive much support from the other batters. Zimbabwe's bowlers were consistent and adhered to their fundamentals, taking wickets at regular intervals, with Trevor Gwandu leading the charge and claiming three wickets. Will the hosts find this chase easy? Join us after the break to find out.

Richard Ngarava to Josh Little. Yorker, middle stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Butt.

Richard Ngarava to Craig Young. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Bennett.

Richard Ngarava to Craig Young. Length ball, outside off stump deep in crease pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Marumani.

FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Craig Young. Length ball, off stump backing away driving, outside edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.

Over 19. 7 runs. Bowler: Blessing Muzarabani. Ireland: 130/7(rr 6.84)

FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Graham Hume. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.

Blessing Muzarabani to Craig Young. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Madhevere.

Blessing Muzarabani to Graham Hume. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Masakadza.

Blessing Muzarabani to Gareth Delany. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Burl.

Blessing Muzarabani to Gareth Delany. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump deep in crease driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.

Over 18. 2 runs. Bowler: Trevor Gwandu. Ireland: 123/6(rr 6.83)

Trevor Gwandu to Neil Rock. Off cutter length ball, middle stump moves in front pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Marumani.

Trevor Gwandu to Neil Rock. Length ball, off stump moves in front pulling, bottom edge for no runs, fielded by Marumani.

Trevor Gwandu to Gareth Delany. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Munyonga.

Over 20. 5 runs. Bowler: Graham Hume. Zimbabwe: 141/7(rr 7.05)

FOUR! Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga. Half volley, outside off stump deep in crease driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs. Zimbabwe narrowly defeated Ireland in a thrilling match. Despite facing early challenges, Zimbabwe managed to pull through, with Tony Munyonga shining with an unbeaten 43. Meanwhile, the Ireland bowlers put in a strong effort, but the target they were defending was ultimately too low. Craig Young was the standout bowler for Ireland, taking four wickets. Tony Munyonga is the Player of the Match.

Graham Hume to Richard Ngarava. Full toss, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, shy attempt by Campher, fielded by Delany.

Over 19. 11 runs. Bowler: Craig Young. Zimbabwe: 136/7(rr 7.16)

Craig Young to Richard Ngarava. Half volley, off stump on the front foot Slog, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Delany.

Craig Young to Tony Munyonga. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, in the air under control to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Hume.

Craig Young to Richard Ngarava. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Dockrell.

FOUR! Craig Young to Richard Ngarava. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep square leg for 4 runs.

APPEAL! Craig Young to Richard Ngarava. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Tucker, appeal made for Caught.  The umpire is not interested.

FOUR! Craig Young to Richard Ngarava. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge past fine leg for 4 runs.

Over 18. 13 runs. Bowler: Graham Hume. Zimbabwe: 125/7(rr 6.94)

Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga. Slower ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by Stirling.

APPEAL! Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to square leg for 2 runs, fielded by White, by Hume, appeal made for Run Out.  Ngarava is quick enough to reach the crease.

FOUR! Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga. Full toss, middle stump down the track driving, thick edge past third man for 4 runs.

Wide Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga. Half volley, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Tucker.

FOUR! Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.

Graham Hume to Richard Ngarava. Yorker, off stump on the front foot Steer, to point for 1 run, fielded by Delany.

Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, to deep cover for 1 run.

Batters	R	B	4S	6S	S/R
P Stirlingc Marumani b Ngarava	1	4	0	0	25
L Tuckerc Bennett b Gwandu	46	40	3	1	115
H Tectorc Madhevere b Butt	28	20	4	0	140
C Campherc Bennett b Butt	26	25	0	0	104
N Rockc Burl b Gwandu	8	13	0	0	61.54
G Dockrellb Gwandu	9	5	2	0	180
G Delanyc Musekiwa b Muzarabani	2	4	0	0	50
G Humelbw Ngarava	5	3	1	0	166.67
C Youngnot out	7	5	1	0	140
J Littlenot out	1	1	0	0	100
B Whitedid not bat

Bowling	O	R	W	WD	E/R
R Ngarava	4	38	2	0	9.5
W Masakadza	4	29	0	0	7.25
B Muzarabani	4	21	1	0	5.25
T Gwandu	4	24	3	1	6
S Butt	4	22	2	0	5.5

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