ZIM vs IRE Full Scorecard, Ireland vs Zimbabwe 2023 Updates

2nd T20I, Harare Sports Club

Zimbabwe

144/10 (20)

Ireland

150/4 (19.4)

IRE won by 6 wickets

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Expert team suggestions

Expert Team 1

Sean Williams

Ryan Burl

WK: 1

BAT: 3

AR: 3

BOWL: 4

Expert Team 2

Harry Tector

Gareth Delany

WK: 1

BAT: 3

AR: 3

BOWL: 4

Fantasy Tips Exclusive

Sean Williams is the all time prime Zimbabwe all rounder. He has amazing stats in T20I and he performed really well in the first T2O game. He will be a good choice for captaincy in this game.

Harry Tector is a valuable player in the T20's. He is consistent player, he has been performing really well for Ireland and he is a pickworthy for fantasy player.

Ryan Burl and Mark Adair are the top bowlers' picks, both of them are in exceptional form and will play an important role in this game.

H2H Stats, last time when both the teams faced each other Zimbabwe won the game by 5 wickets.

Hot Picks: Ryan Burl, Harry Tector, Sean Williams, Gareth Delany

Safe Picks: Curtis Campher, Mark Adair

Stay Aways: Tadiwanashe Marumani

Grand League Picks: Clive Madande, Andy Balbirnie, Barry McCarthy, Richard Ngarava

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Zimbabwe

Ireland

Player of the Match Ross Adair

65(47)

Zimbabwe Inns

144/10 (20)

Ireland Inns

150/4 (19.4)

Batters

Andy Balbirnie

106.45

c T Marumani b RP Burl

Ross Adair

138.30

c W Madhevere b R Ngarava

Stephen Doheny

50.00

c WP Masakadza b RP Burl

Harry Tector

123.81

c RP Burl b TL Chatara

George Dockrell *

166.67

Not out

Curtis Campher

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 2)

TOTAL

(19.4 Ov, RR: 7.63)

150/4

Did not bat

Gareth Delany , Tyrone Kane , Fionn Hand , Mark Adair , Graham Hume

Bowlers

EXT

Tendai Chatara

6.50

Richard Ngarava

8.00

Brad Evans

3.4

10.36

Wellington Masakadza

6.00

Ryan Burl

6.50

Sean Williams

9.00

Fall Of Wickets

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Andy Balbirnie

c T Marumani b RP Burl

1-48

8.4

Stephen Doheny

c WP Masakadza b RP Burl

2-60

10.2

Ross Adair

c W Madhevere b R Ngarava

3-119

15.6

Harry Tector

c RP Burl b TL Chatara

4-136

18.2

Player of the Match Ross Adair

65(47)

Commentary

That's all from us then! We hope you enjoyed our live coverage of this T20 international game between Ireland and Zimbabwe. This is Soumarya Dutta signing off on behalf of my partner Bidipto Datta. See you soon!

Ross Adair, Player of the Match- I've been fighting for a place in the side and I'm sure this performance will help me in a big way to cement my place in the side. I had to take my time early on today and could accelerate towards the end. Was a bit nervous there in the end but I knew that we had enough fire power to get over the line and that we certainly did.

Andy Balbirnie (Ireland captain): Really pleased with the performance today, and the bowling effort at the death was just the need of the hour! Ross Adair played incredibly and Harry Tector, as young as he is, keeps batting with a lot of class and a lot of maturity to keep the things within our grip. A fine team performance today, hope we repeat the dose tomorrow.

Craig Ervine (Zimbabwe captain): I think we would have liked 150-160, but Ireland came back really well at the back-end of our batting innings. We built a good platform, but then, losing quick wickets hurt us. It always pushes the opposition back if you take early wickets, but I must say that Ross Adair batted really well. We will have to see with Sean's (Sean Williams') fitness tomorrow morning and assess things accordingly. The crowd has always been a big positive for us here, no doubt!

It is time for the post-match presentation!

Ireland 150/4 in 19.4 overs
Ross Adair 65(47) | Ryan Burl 2/26
Andy Balbirnie 33(31) | Tendai Chatara 1/26

Right so , Ireland eventually get over the finishing line with 6 wickets remaining and there was some real drama in the end! However this has been a remarkable turnaround from the Irishmen who seemed down and out only 2 days back. The bowlers set it up for them and during the chase it was a Ross Adair show! They started off slowly as both Balbirnie and Adair took their time but once Balbirnie was gone for a well compiled 33, Adair went berserk and tore into the Zimbabwean bowlers. He had good support from the other end from Harry Tector who played his part for a 26 run cameo. There was some hiccup in towards the later stages as Ireland lost both Adair and Tector. But in the end it was Ireland's finisher George Dockrell who ended things in style for them with a massive six.

The Zimbabwe bowlers tried hard but it wasn't really their day as they failed to get the wickets. Ryan Burl and Tendai Chatara were the only ones who made some impact but the rest of the bowlers cut a sorry figure. Sean Williams left the field with an injury and it hurt their prospects too. Brad Evans in particular had an off day as he was really expensive. The pitch was batter friendly and in the end it was the last 8 of their batting innings that led Zimbabwe down.

Overall we've had another Ireland- Zimbabwe classic at the Harare Sports club and the series is now levelled at 1-1. Ireland have bounced back really well and they've got momentum in their stride now as we move into the last game. It will be all to play for tomorrow as the two teams once again meet at this venue and it once again promises to be a cracker of a contest.

Ireland win by 6 wickets and level the series 1-1!

19.4 Brad Evans to George Dockrell, THAT WILL DO IT FOR IRELAND! SIX RUNS! Full and just outside off, Dockrell goes down on one knee, leans slightly forward and hits it magnificently over deep cover from the middle of the bat, to see the ball sail into the crowd! That is a stylish way to finish the match!

19.3 Brad Evans to Curtis Campher, full and in the block hole on leg-stump, drilled out somehow, but it actually is a leg-bye to square-leg for a really quick run, even after Madhevere does well to get to it and take the stumps down at the striker's end! One to win now for the visitors.

19.2 Brad Evans to Curtis Campher, low full toss on off, driven straight to Ryan Burl at mid-off from the front foot, for no run! Still two to win!

19.1 Brad Evans to George Dockrell, over the wicket, full toss on leg, and this is driven on the up to the right of mid-off from the front foot, for a quick single! Two to win now for Ireland.

Brad Evans [3.0-0-31-0] back into the attack.

Tendai Chatara did get the wicket in that over but Curtis Campher has ensured that Ireland go into the final over as the clear favorites here. Just 3 runs to win here for Ireland.

overs

142 /4 score

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George Dockrell

8 (7)

Curtis Campher *

6 (4)

Tendai Chatara

1 /26

18.6 Tendai Chatara to Curtis Campher, short outside off, Campher clubs this with the flat-batted strike across the line, over mid-on, off the back foot, and gets a couple more runs to long-on!

18.5 Tendai Chatara to Curtis Campher, FOUR RUNS! THIS EASES THE IRISH NERVES! Short outside off and cut well behind square, off the back foot, to the left of deep backward point, for a boundary!

18.4 Tendai Chatara to Curtis Campher, OH! Good length ball outside off, this is cut late to the left of backward point, but Masakadza dives to his left and stops a certain run!

18.3 Tendai Chatara to Curtis Campher, short over middle, Campher almost chops it back on to his stumps by dabbing it down really late! No run here!

Oh my Goodness! Surely not a twist at this stage! Harry Tector was looking in total control but he his gifted his wicket away and the Chevrons will take it! The crowd have suddenly found their voice again.

18.2 Tendai Chatara to Harry Tector, THAT IS A BIG WICKET! Good length ball outside off, Tector goes down the track and tries to loft over mid-off, ends up miscuing it, and Ryan Burl at mid-off gets around to his right to take a simple CATCH!

Harry Tector c Ryan Burl b Tendai Chatara 26(21b 2x4 1x6)

18.1 Tendai Chatara to Harry Tector, good length ball on middle, worked away to short mid-wicket off the back foot, but for no run.