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Ireland vs Zimbabwe, Live Cricket scoreboard 1st ODI

Ireland vs Zimbabwe Scorecard

Match Ended

1st ODI, Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast , Sep 08, 2021

Ireland

228 (48.4/50)

Zimbabwe

266/7 (50.0/50)

Zimbabwe beat Ireland by 38 runs

Player of the Match

Sikandar Raza

59(44)&0/19(4)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Brendan Taylor	49	45	7	1	108.88
c George Dockrell b Simi Singh 14.1 OUT! TAKEN! Simi Singh strikes on the very first ball and gets the dangerous Brendan Taylor! A full ball, outside off. Brendan Taylor gets on his knee and goes for the slog-sweep. Does not time it well and hits it straight in the hands of George Dockrell who was patrolling at deep square leg. Finally, Ireland breaks the partnership as these two were scoring runs at good pace. 85/2 57.78% DotBall 42.22% Scoring Shots 5 Ball per Boundary
Regis Chakabva Wk	2	11	0	0	18.18
c Andy Balbirnie b Craig Young 4.2 OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Craig Young strikes and gets the breakthrough! A length ball, outside off, hint of away movement as well. Regis Chakabva hangs back and looks to defend away from the body but gets a thick outside edge to the second slip where the skipper, Andy Balbirnie takes a good catch. 14/1 81.82% DotBall 18.18% Scoring Shots - Ball per Boundary
Craig Ervine C	64	96	7	0	66.66
c Andy Balbirnie b George Dockrell 41.2 OUT! TAKEN! George Dockrell strikes and that is the end of Craig Ervine innings! A short ball, on off. Craig Ervine makes room and cuts it straight to Andy Balbirnie at covers, inside the ring, who takes a good sharp catch leaning to his left. Another spinner finding the breakthrough. 182/5 57.29% DotBall 42.71% Scoring Shots 13 Ball per Boundary
Dion Myers	7	22	1	0	31.81
c Lorcan Tucker b Andy McBrine 20 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Andy McBrine, just like Simi Singh has picked up a wicket in his first over. Looped up delivery, on off stump. Dion Myers gets on his knee, looking to paddle it fine. He ends up getting a top edge and Lorcan Tucker takes a couple of steps to his left and pouches it comfortably. Spin seems to be doing the job on this tacky wicket. 101/3 81.82% DotBall 18.18% Scoring Shots 22 Ball per Boundary
Sean Williams	33	57	4	0	57.89
b Josh Little 36.3 OUT! CHOPPED ON! Josh Little strikes right after the drinks break. He bowls an off-paced delivery on a length and around off stump. Williams just looks to steer it past backward point but gets an inside edge and the ball chops back onto the stumps. The partnership is broken and all the hardwork is undone. Josh Little has repaid the faith put in him by his captain. 150/4 64.91% DotBall 35.09% Scoring Shots 14 Ball per Boundary
Sikandar Raza	59	44	5	2	134.09
not out 34.09% DotBall 65.91% Scoring Shots 6 Ball per Boundary
Wesley Madhevere	19	17	2	0	111.76
c Andy Balbirnie b Mark Adair 46.5 OUT! In the air..GONE! A back of the hand delivery, full on middle. Wesley Madhevere looks to heave it on the leg side but gets a leading edge, high in the air and towards long off. Andy Balbirnie in the deep, settles under it and takes a good catch as it was in the air for a while. 226/6 35.29% DotBall 64.71% Scoring Shots 8 Ball per Boundary
Luke Jongwe	18	9	3	0	200
run out (Andy McBrine / Craig Young) 50 OUT! Luke Jongwe is RUN OUT! Short in length, outside off. Raza slaps it to long off and runs across for a couple of runs. Andy Balbirnie there throws it to the bowler's end. Young collects it and disturbs the stumps. The third umpire has a view and it shows Jongwe was well out of his crease. Zimbabwe end at 266 for 7. 266/7 11.11% DotBall 88.89% Scoring Shots 3 Ball per Boundary

Extras	15 Runs (lb: 3, wd: 12)
Total	266/7 50.0 (RR: 5.32)

Did Not Bat

Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava

Fall Of Wickets:

14/1

4.2 ov

Regis Chakabva
85/2

14.1 ov

Brendan Taylor
101/3

20 ov

Dion Myers
150/4

36.3 ov

Sean Williams
182/5

41.2 ov

Craig Ervine
226/6

46.5 ov

Wesley Madhevere
266/7

50 ov

Luke Jongwe

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Craig Young	8	0	51	1	6.37
Mark Adair	10	0	63	1	6.30
Joshua Little	9	0	78	1	8.66
Simi Singh	10	2	22	1	2.20
Andy McBrine	10	0	26	1	2.60
George Dockrell	3	0	23	1	7.66

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
William Porterfield	75	110	9	0	68.18
c Dion Myers b Luke Jongwe 34.3 OUT! TAKEN! Dion Myers has held onto the catch and the dangerman, William Porterfield has to depart. Good-length ball, on leg stump. Porterfield decides to take on Luke Jongwe and goes for the pull. Porterfield gets the top edge and the ball is skied towards the deep square leg fence. Dion Myers runs in from deep mid-wicket and settles under it. He almost makes a meal of it. Myers fumbles it onto the shoulder and just about pouches it before the ball hits the ground. 163/3 61.82% DotBall 38.18% Scoring Shots 12 Ball per Boundary
Paul Stirling	32	47	3	1	68.08
lbw b Wellington Masakadza 15.2 OUT! LBW! Wellington Masakadza gets the dangerous Paul Stirling! A full ball, angling on middle. Stirling gets inside the line of the ball and looks to sweep but seems to miss and gets hit on the pads. The ball lobs in front of Stirling and the keeper catches it. They appeal and up goes the finger. Stirling straightaway reviews the decision. UltraEdge confirms no bat. Ball Tracker shows three reds and Ireland lose their review. 64/1 68.09% DotBall 31.91% Scoring Shots 11 Ball per Boundary
Andy Balbirnie C	12	20	1	0	60
b Wesley Madhevere 21.3 OUT! BOWLED! Wesley Madhevere with a beauty. Madhevere bowls it on a length, outside off and this one turns in a mile. Andy Balbirnie misjudges it and tries to drive, His feet go nowhere and is caught on the crease. The ball goes through the gap between bat and pad and crashes into top of off stump. Huge wicket for Zimbabwe. 92/2 65% DotBall 35% Scoring Shots 20 Ball per Boundary
Harry Tector	50	55	1	2	90.90
c Blessing Muzarabani b Sean Williams 43 OUT! CAUGHT! Harry Tector has thrown it all away. Similar delivery to the previous one. Williams gives it air and bowls it on middle. Harry Tector is adamant in playing the slog sweep and this time he gets a top edge. The ball lobs up towards short third man. Blessing Muzarabani takes a simple catch down there. Zimbabwe are well and truly on top right now. 202/6 38.18% DotBall 61.82% Scoring Shots 18 Ball per Boundary
George Dockrell	11	15	2	0	73.33
c Regis Chakabva b Blessing Muzarabani 38.3 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Another one bites the dust! A length ball, way outside off. George Dockrell chases a wayward delivery as he looks to slap it. Dockrell seems to miss it. The keeper collects and appeals for it. They appeal for caught behind but nothing given. Zimbabwe takes the review. UltraEdge shows there was a spike as it nicked the toe end of his bat. Excellent review from Zimbabwe. 187/4 66.67% DotBall 33.33% Scoring Shots 7 Ball per Boundary
Simi Singh	3	9	0	0	33.33
c Wesley Madhevere b Blessing Muzarabani 41 OUT! TAKEN! Simi Singh perishes and another wicket falls for the Irish! A length ball, angling on middle. Simi Singh looks to flick but closes the face of his blade too early. The ball takes a leading edge and lobs up in the air and towards cover, inside the ring. Wesley Madhevere at covers charges in and takes the simplest of catches he will ever take. Ireland are in a spot of bother. 195/5 66.67% DotBall 33.33% Scoring Shots - Ball per Boundary
Lorcan Tucker Wk	14	19	0	0	73.68
c Sean Williams b Wellington Masakadza 48 OUT! CAUGHT! Zimbabwe are just one wicket away now. Wellington Masakadza bowls another short one, outside off. Lorcan Tucker shuffles across and looks to go over covers. Tucker slashes it behind point and into the deep. Sean Williams takes a simple catch down at deep backward point. 224/9 26.32% DotBall 73.68% Scoring Shots - Ball per Boundary
Andy McBrine	2	3	0	0	66.66
c Regis Chakabva b Sean Williams 44.1 OUT! TAKEN! Tossed up, on middle and spinning in. Andy McBrine looks to tuck but misses the ball due to the spin. The ball comes off the pads and pops up. The keeper, Regis Chakabva runs towards it and pouches it at short leg. An appeal is turned down but the review is taken and the ball did come off the inside edge of Andy McBrine's willow. Another nail in the Irish coffin. 206/7 33.33% DotBall 66.67% Scoring Shots - Ball per Boundary
Mark Adair	6	9	0	0	66.66
c Richard Ngarava b Blessing Muzarabani 46.5 OUT! CAUGHT! Blessing Muzarabani has been outstanding today and gets his third wicket of the day. This one is bowled slower and on the pads. Mark Adair again doesn't pick it up and looks to slog it on the leg side. Adair gets a high top edge towards the backward square leg. Richard Ngarava runs in from the deep and takes an excellent catch. 218/8 33.33% DotBall 66.67% Scoring Shots - Ball per Boundary
Craig Young	2	2	0	0	100
not out 0% DotBall 100% Scoring Shots - Ball per Boundary
Joshua Little	4	4	1	0	100
c Craig Ervine b Blessing Muzarabani 48.4 OUT! TAKEN! That's it, Zimbabwe have done it. Blessing Muzarabani pitches this one up and Little looks to hit it over the long off fence. Little miscues it and the ball goes high and over mid off. Craig Ervine tracks back and takes a fine catch. Blessing Muzarabani ends with a four-fer. ZIMBABWE WIN BY 38 RUNS! 228/10 75% DotBall 25% Scoring Shots 4 Ball per Boundary

Extras	17 Runs (lb: 8, wd: 9)
Total	228/10 48.4 (RR: 4.68)

Fall Of Wickets:

64/1

15.2 ov

Paul Stirling
92/2

21.3 ov

Andy Balbirnie
163/3

34.3 ov

William Porterfield
187/4

38.3 ov

George Dockrell
195/5

41 ov

Simi Singh
202/6

43 ov

Harry Tector
206/7

44.1 ov

Andy McBrine
218/8

46.5 ov

Mark Adair
224/9

48 ov

Lorcan Tucker
228/10

48.4 ov

Joshua Little

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Blessing Muzarabani	9.4	2	29	4	3
Richard Ngarava	7	1	31	0	4.42
Wellington Masakadza	9	0	40	2	4.44
Luke Jongwe	7	0	39	1	5.57
Wesley Madhevere	4	0	20	1	5
Sean Williams	8	0	42	2	5.25
Sikandar Raza	4	0	19	0	4.75

Match Info

Venue Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast
Weather Clear
Toss Ireland won the toss and elected to field
Result Zimbabwe beat Ireland by 38 runs
Player of the Match Sikandar Raza
Umpire Mark Hawthorne (IRE), Paul Reynolds (IRE) and Roly Black (IRE)
Referee Kevin Gallagher (IRE)

Match Notes

Innings Break: Zimbabwe 266/7 in 50.0 overs
Power play 3 (41-50): Zimbabwe 266/7 (91 runs, 3 wickets)
Zimbabwe 250/6 in 48.2 overs
S Raza 18th ODI fifty: 51 runs in 37 balls (4x4) (2x6)
Zimbabwe 200/5 in 44.0 overs
Power play 2 (11-40): Zimbabwe 175/4 (128 runs, 3 wickets)
Zimbabwe 150/3 in 36.2 overs
Drinks: Zimbabwe 148/3 in 36.0 overs
C Ervine 16th ODI fifty: 50 runs in 83 balls (5x4) (0x6)
Zimbabwe 100/2 in 19.3 overs
Drinks: Zimbabwe 89/2 in 16.0 overs
2nd wkt Partnership: 51 off 63 balls between B Taylor (29) and C Ervine (21)
Referral 3 (11.2 ovs): IRE against B Taylor (LBW) Unsuccessful (IRE: 1, ZIM: 2)
Zimbabwe 52/1 in 10.3 overs
Referral 2 (10.2 ovs): B Taylor against IRE (Caught) Successful (IRE: 2, ZIM: 2)
Power play 1 (1-10): Zimbabwe 47/1
Referral 1 (0.3 ovs): IRE against B Taylor (LBW) Unsuccessful (IRE: 2, ZIM: 2) (Retained)

H Tector 3rd ODI fifty: 50 runs in 53 balls (1x4) (2x6)
Ireland 200/5 in 42.2 overs
Power play 2 (11-40): Ireland 192/4 (158 runs, 4 wickets)
Ireland 187/4: G Dockrell c R Chakabva b B Muzarabani 11(15)
Referral 2 (38.3 ovs): ZIM against G Dockrell (Caught) Successful (IRE: 1, ZIM: 2)
Drinks: Ireland 163/3 in 34.3 overs
Ireland 151/2 in 32.1 overs
3rd wkt Partnership: 50 off 62 balls between W Porterfield (32) and H Tector (16)
W Porterfield 19th ODI fifty: 50 runs in 79 balls (5x4) (0x6)
Ireland 100/2 in 22.4 overs
Drinks: Ireland 71/1 in 17.0 overs
Referral 1 (15.2 ovs): P Stirling against ZIM (LBW) Unsuccessful (IRE: 1, ZIM: 2)
1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 79 balls between W Porterfield (17) and P Stirling (24)
Ireland 50/0 in 13.1 overs
Power play 1 (1-10): Ireland 34/0

Match Poll

Who will win the Match

IRE

Draw

ZIM

Latest Form

Worm

Player	Runs	Avg.
William Porterfield IRE	158	52.66
Craig Ervine ZIM	121	60.50
Harry Tector IRE	118	59.00
Paul Stirling IRE	108	36.00
Andy Balbirnie IRE	86	28.66

Player	Wickets	Eco.
Blessing Muzarabani ZIM	6	3.77
Andy McBrine IRE	4	2.88
Richard Ngarava ZIM	4	5.27
Josh Little IRE	4	6.52
Simi Singh IRE	3	3.16

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