IRE vs ZIM Full Scorecard, Ireland vs Zimbabwe 2023 Updates

2nd ODI, Harare Sports Club

Ireland

294/7 (50)

Zimbabwe

248/10 (47.3)

IRE won by 46 runs.

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Expert Team 1

Sikandar Raza

Andrew Balbirnie

WK: 1

BAT: 3

AR: 4

BOWL: 3

Expert Team 2

Harry Tector

Sikandar Raza

WK: 1

BAT: 3

AR: 3

BOWL: 4

Fantasy Tips Exclusive

Sikander Raza is an outstanding ZIM player. This all rounder has the potential to do both bowling as well as batting in the crucial moments. Last he scored 43 runs and picked 1 wicket.

Andrew Balbirnie has performed very well for IRE in the past few matches. He is a stable batter and can bat for long. He scored 121 runs against ZIM. He is must pick for fantasy team.

Harry Tector was seen a little out of form in last few matches. He has shown a great comeback by scoring 101 runs and picked 1 wicket as well.

Ran Burl is a good ZIM all rounder. He is a player which can turn the game anytime with his batting as well as bowling. He has the abiltiy to score runs and take wickets in crucial time.

Hot Picks: Harry Tector, Andrew Balbirnie

Safe Picks: Tadiwanashe Marumani, Gareth Delany

Stay Aways: Curtis Campher

Grand League Picks: Andrew Balbirnie, Sikander Raza

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Zimbabwe

Ireland

Player of the Match Josh Little

4/38

Ireland Inn

294/7 (50)

Zimbabwe Inn

248/10 (47.3)

Batters

Innocent Kaia

72.86

c Paul Stirling b Josh Little

Tadiwanashe Marumani

0.00

lbw b Josh Little

Chamu Chibhabha

72.70

c GI Hume b Andy McBrine

Gary Ballance

77.61

c Josh Little b GI Hume

Sikandar Raza

119.05

c Andy McBrine b Mark Adair

Ryan Burl

105.13

runout (Curtis Campher)

Clive Madande

85.71

b Josh Little

Brad Evans

116.67

c Harry Tector b GI Hume

Richard Ngarava

100.00

b Josh Little

Victor Nyauchi *

77.78

b Mark Adair

Tendai Chatara

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 2, LB: 3, NB: 0, W: 3)

TOTAL

(47.3 Ov, RR: 5.22)

248/10

Bowlers

EXT

Josh Little

3.80

Mark Adair

8.3

4.59

5.80

4.80

2.50

6.50

8.75

Fall Of Wickets

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Tadiwanashe Marumani

lbw b Josh Little

1-1

0.2

Chamu Chibhabha

c GI Hume b Andy McBrine

2-90

19.3

Innocent Kaia

c Paul Stirling b Josh Little

3-102

22.4

Sikandar Raza

c Andy McBrine b Mark Adair

4-140

28.5

Ryan Burl

runout (Curtis Campher)

5-207

39.5

Clive Madande

b Josh Little

6-219

42.1

Brad Evans

c Harry Tector b GI Hume

7-235

44.5

Richard Ngarava

b Josh Little

8-238

45.2

Gary Ballance

c Josh Little b GI Hume

9-242

46.3

Victor Nyauchi

b Mark Adair

10-248

47.3

Player of the Match Josh Little

4/38

Commentary

For now, this is Soumarya Dutta signing off on behalf of my partner Raghav. See you soon!

We had yet another incredible game of cricket between these two evenly matched sides and Ireland ended up on the winning side of this one! With the series levelled at 1-1, the 3rd ODI will be of paramount importance as it will be all to play for! The atmosphere at the Harare Sports Club has been throughout this tour and we don't expect it to be any different for the last game of the series. Don't forget to tune into Sportskeeda's live coverage as we take you through the final game of the tour!

Paul Stirling, Ireland Captain- The wicket tended to get a bit slower and harder in the back end and it worked to our advantage. I think we would have fielded first as well. Harry Tector has been having a dream run, and hopefully it continues for him. We haven't got the job done yet and will have to win the last game and give the remaining 20 percent of the effort.

Josh Little Player of the Match- It is a great feeling managing to close this game out after having failed to get the win in the first game. I always look to contribute in whatever way possible and my efforts in the field are a part of that as well. Would have loved to bowl on this surface first up but then certain things are not in our control. Overall a great game for us and hopefully we can carry forward the momentum from here.

Sikandar Raza (stand-in skipper for Zimbabwe): I think we bowled really well given the start they had so much credit to the bowlers. The senior players got off to starts but couldn't get to a big score so that cost us the game. We did not tick many batting boxes today. Had one of the set batters kicked off, we would have had a good chance. We went with four seamers, our strength relies on swing so bowling first seemed like the better option since more movement is on offer in the first innings.

Zimbabwe 248 all out in 47.3 overs
Gary Ballance 52(67) | Josh Little 4/38
Innocent Kaia 51(69) | Mark Adair 2/39

Right so, Ireland have pulled off an incredible win here and they've kept themselves alive in the series! Zimbabwe will be really disappointed having lost this one since at one stage they were ahead of the game. They got off to a horrid start with Marumani being lbw in just the second ball of the game but they recovered well thanks to a 89 run second wicket partnership between Inncoent Kaia and Chamu Chibhabha!

Once the partnership was broken, Ireland kept chipping away at the wickets! Almost all the Zimbabwean batters got themselves in but none of them could go on to play an innings of the standard of Tector or Doheny! Sikandar Raza and Ryan Burl threatened to take the game away from Ireland but were unfortunately dismissed at the wrong time for the Chevrons. Garry Ballance labored hard for his 52 but he failed to find the boundaries which increased the pressure on the Zimbabwe. Towards the end, the tail enders fell quite cheaply as Zimbabwe well short of the total.

Josh Little was the star of the show for the Irish as he knocked the stuffing out of the Chevrons batting lineup! He ended with career best figures of 4/38 and there were some absolute peaches in that, especially the one that got Clive Madande. He was ably supported by the other two seamers Mark Adair and Graham Hume, who bounced back well after getting a tap initially. Andy McBrine was brilliant too for Ireland as he bowled with a lot of heart and choked the flow of runs during the crucial middle stages of the innings.

Ireland will be really satisfied with their effort as they were really unlucky to have lost out on a close one in the first game! Zimbabwe will have a lot to worry about though! With Craig Ervine out of the series decider, their batters will have to take a lot more responsibility and convert those starts into big knocks just like Harry Tector or Stephen Doheny did for Ireland.

Ireland win by 46 runs and level the series 1-1!

48.0

47.3 Mark Adair to Victor Nyauchi, OUT! That's the game for Ireland. Full and on the middle, Nyauchi opens up the off-side and swings hard but fails to get any bat on ball which goes on to crash into the middle and leg stumps.

Victor Nyauchi b Mark Adair 7 (9b, 1x4, 0x6)

47.2 Mark Adair to Victor Nyauchi, slow, short and outside off, Nyauchi comes down the wicket to pull the ball but fails to get any bat on it

47.1 Mark Adair to Tendai Chatara, full and on the fifth stump line, squeezed out to mid off for a single

Mark Adair [8.0-0-38-1] back into the attack.

Graham Hume has struck the most fatal blow for Ireland and it's only a formality for them now with this last pair in the middle. Just 3 overs are left here.

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246 /9 score

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Victor Nyauchi *

6 (6)

Tendai Chatara

1 (1)

Graham Hume

2 /54

46.6 Graham Hume to Victor Nyauchi, FOUR! The crowd gets something to cheer about! It was overpitched and in the fourth stump line, Nyauchi stayed deep in his crease to loft this just over mid off for a boundary!

46.5 Graham Hume to Victor Nyauchi, back of a length on the fifth stump line, Nyauchi swings across and mistimes it to mid off

46.4 Graham Hume to Tendai Chatara, full and on the fourth stump, pushed to cover for a single

Tendai Chatara ,RHB, comes to the crease.

Gary Ballance had to go for it and it was the first aerial shot he had played in the innings so far! Unfortunately it went only as far as Josh Little! This game is all but over now for Zimbabwe.

46.3 Graham Hume to Gary Ballance, OUT! That will be the final nail in the coffin for Zimbabwe. On length and outside off, Ballance comes down the wicket to advance an off drive but he fails to clear long off where Josh Little takes a blinder!

Gary Ballance c Josh Little b Graham Hume 52 (67b 2x4 0x6)

46.2 Graham Hume to Victor Nyauchi, yorker on the off-stump line, Nyauchi digs it out to point and crosses over quickly for a single

46.1 Graham Hume to Victor Nyauchi, BEATEN! Slower ball on length and outside off, Nyauchi swings on the leg side but he was too early on it.

Graham Hume [8.0-0-44-1] back into the attack.

Take a bow Josh Little! He has ended with career best figures here today and has completely derailed this Zimbabwean batting lineup.