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ZIM vs IRE, 2014 - Live Commentary

Zimbabwe vs Ireland Scorecard

Match Ended

Match 3, Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet , Mar 17, 2014

Zimbabwe

163/5 (20)

Ireland

164/7 (20)

Ireland beat Zimbabwe by 3 wickets

Player of the Match

Paul Stirling

60(34)&0/24(4)

Player of the Series

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Paul Stirling gets the Man of the Match for his scintillating batting. Says that he is glad that they got over the line in the end. That's all we have from this match. Cheers!!!

Tinashe Panyangara was hot and cold with his performance. On one hand he went for plenty of runs and on the other hand picked wickets too to keep his side interested. He finished with a four-wicket haul and the other bowler who impressed the most was Tendai Chatara with bowling figures of 4-0-20-1. Zimbabwe fought hard till the end and would be crestfallen after the defeat.

Phew! What a terrific game we just witnessed! Zimbabwe were never in the contest after a brisk start provided by Stirling and Porterfield but the African side made a resounding comeback. They picked wickets at vital juncture and kept themselves in hunt but the little cameo played by Kevin O'Brien hurt them the most. Ireland will be relieved after the win as it makes their path to main tournament a bit smooth with Netherlands and U.A.E. left to play.

19.6

Tinashe Panyangara To Alex Cusack

IRELAND WIN BY 3 WICKETS! Oh, Brendan Taylor! Had you hit the stumps, that would have been a Super Over! Fullish ball outside off, Cusack fails to put bat on ball and they attempt for a bye. Taylor aims at the stumps at his end but fails to hit. Oh dear, Zimbabwean players are standing in the middle dejected! What a game it was!

Field is up now!!

19.5

Tinashe Panyangara To Stuart Thompson

Digs out a yorker off the outside edge to third man and takes a single. Scores are tied. Super Over?

Alex Cusack is the new batsman.

19.4

Tinashe Panyangara To Max Sorensen OUT!

OUT! Run out! Hello, what is happening here for Ireland?? That's suicide! Low full toss on off, Sorensen drives it straight to mid off and sets off for a risky single. Williams climbs onto the ball and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end. Sorensen is not even in the picture.

Max Sorensen is the new batsman.

19.3

Tinashe Panyangara To Ed Joyce OUT!

OUT! Timber! A terrific yorker, pitching on the leg stump line, hint of swing in the air as well, Joyce fails to keep it out and the stumps are disturbed. Now then, is there any twist in the tail? 2 needed off 3!

19.2

Tinashe Panyangara To Stuart Thompson

A low full toss outside off, Thompson forces it through covers and Sibanda does well from mid off to stop the ball from racing away. A single.

19.1

Tinashe Panyangara To Ed Joyce

A very full delivery on the pads, Joyce flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tinashe Panyangara to bowl the last over. 4 runs needed!

18.6

Tendai Chatara To Stuart Thompson

Quicker delivery on leg, Thompson fails to flick it. He looks for a leg bye but Joyce sends him back. Fine spell by Chatara, 4-0-20-1!

18.5

Tendai Chatara To Ed Joyce

Slower short delivery outside off, Joyce drags it through square leg for a single.

18.4

Tendai Chatara To Stuart Thompson

Slower length delivery outside off, Joyce is deceives a bit but does well to tap it down to point for a brisk single. 5 needed off 8!

18.3

Tendai Chatara To Stuart Thompson

Play and a miss! Fullish ball again, angling away from the batsman, Joyce swings his blade blindly and misses.

18.2

Tendai Chatara To Stuart Thompson

Pushes a full ball to covers. Dot ball.

18.1

Tendai Chatara To Ed Joyce

Full length delivery angling away from the batsman, Joyce caresses it through covers for a single.

Stuart Thompson is the new batsman.

17.6

Tinashe Panyangara To Kevin O'Brien OUT!

OUT! Kevin O'Brien perishes for the cause after a lovely cameo! Panyangara bowls it very full on middle and off, O'Brien once again tries to go big over long off but fails to get enough distance behind it. Williams manning the long off region takes the catch safely.

17.5

Tinashe Panyangara To Kevin O'Brien

FOUR! Edgy! A low full toss on middle, O'Brien aims to heave it across the line but it catches the inside edge and screams past the short fine leg fielder.

17.4

Tinashe Panyangara To Ed Joyce

Fullish ball on off, Joyce drives it through mid off for a single.

17.3

Tinashe Panyangara To Kevin O'Brien

Hits a full ball firmly down to long on for one.

17.2

Tinashe Panyangara To Kevin O'Brien

FOUR! K O'Brien is motoring! A very full ball on off, Kevin holds his ground and smacks it over extra cover for a cracking boundary.

17.1

Tinashe Panyangara To Kevin O'Brien

SIX! Go fetch that! Just a touch short in length on off, Kevin goes back to make some room and launches it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Tinashe Panyangara comes into the attack.

16.6

Sean Williams To Ed Joyce

Little short in length on off, Joyce hops back and punches it through covers for a couple. 23 needed off 18 balls!

16.5

Sean Williams To Ed Joyce

Joyce has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

16.4

Sean Williams To Kevin O'Brien

Goes down on on knee for the sweep shot but misses and is hit on the pads. They take a leg bye.

16.3

Sean Williams To Kevin O'Brien

Goes deep inside the crease and hits it through the off side. Fails to beat the cover fielder though.

16.2

Sean Williams To Kevin O'Brien

Turns it off his pads to the leg side but finds mid-wicket.

16.1

Sean Williams To Ed Joyce

Chance of a run out missed! Flatter full ball fired on middle and leg, Joyce comes down the track to heave it over mid-wicket but misses and it comes off his pads. The ball rolls to covers and O'Brien calls him through for a quick run. The throw at the bowler's end is wide and Joyce makes it to the crease with a full length dive.

Bit of a delay as Brendan Taylor is having a chat with Tinashe Panyangara. There is the bowling change now. Sean Williams comes back into the attack. Big gamble!

15.6

Prosper Utseya To Ed Joyce

Lovely footwork to come down the track and Joyce forces it through mid on for a run.

15.5

Prosper Utseya To Ed Joyce

Utseya is on the shorter side outside off, Joyce goes back and cuts it through point for a couple of runs.

15.4

Prosper Utseya To Kevin O'Brien

Flighted off-spinner on off, Kevin ticks it through mid-wicket for one.

15.3

Prosper Utseya To Ed Joyce

Walks forward with a flick shot and places it through mid-wicket for a run.

15.2

Prosper Utseya To Kevin O'Brien

Goes down on one knee and sweeps it with the spin through square leg for a single.

15.2

Prosper Utseya To Kevin O'Brien

Wide! Spinning down the leg side.

15.1

Prosper Utseya To Ed Joyce

Touch short in length outside off, cut through point for a single.

Kevin O'Brien arrives in the middle.

14.6

Tinashe Panyangara To Gary Wilson OUT!

OUT! Another one bites the dust! This is getting interesting now. Panyangara bowls a full ball outside off, hint of away movement again, Wilson tries to force it through the line but edges it behind. The ball goes quickly to first slip where Masakadza takes a sharp catch.

14.5

Tinashe Panyangara To Gary Wilson

Little bit of seam movement outside off, Wilson pushes inside the line and misses.

Gary Wilson is the new batsman.

14.4

Tinashe Panyangara To Andrew Poynter OUT!

OUT! Gone! A very full ball on off, Poynter closes the face of the bat and flicks it uppishly towards mid-wicket where Chigumbura dives forward to snap the catch inches above the surface. There was some doubt whether it was a bump ball or not but it wasn't and the catch was also clean. Good little knock by Poynter comes to an end. 35 needed off 32!

Doubt over a catch! The umpires are having a chat and now they are referring it to the third umpire.

14.3

Tinashe Panyangara To Ed Joyce

Full and following the batsman down the leg side, Joyce fails to flick it and it comes off his pads. They cross for a leg bye.

14.2

Tinashe Panyangara To Ed Joyce

Slower delivery this time, on a length and outside off, Joyce flashes and misses.

14.1

Tinashe Panyangara To Ed Joyce

Play and a miss! Full and zipping away from the left-hander, Joyce tries to drive it but misses.

Tinashe Panyangara is brought back into the attack.

13.6

Hamilton Masakadza To Andrew Poynter

FOUR! What a shot! Terrific use of the bottom hand. Touch short in length on middle and leg, Poynter gets back a bit and heaves it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

13.5

Hamilton Masakadza To Ed Joyce

Good length delivery angling away from the batsman, Joyce opens the face of the bat and taps it down to short third man for one.

13.4

Hamilton Masakadza To Andrew Poynter

Angles in a full ball on middle, Poynter forces it down to long on for one.

13.3

Hamilton Masakadza To Ed Joyce

Driven through covers for a single.

13.2

Hamilton Masakadza To Ed Joyce

Puts it on a fuller length outside off, Joyce was looking to hit it through covers but ends up mishitting it back to the bowler.

13.1

Hamilton Masakadza To Andrew Poynter

Full length delivery on off, stroked through covers for an easy single.

Hamilton Masakadza is back on.

12.6

Tafadzwa Kamungozi To Andrew Poynter

Quicker delivery on middle and off, skidding on, Poynter hops back and punches it through covers for a run.

12.5

Tafadzwa Kamungozi To Andrew Poynter

FOUR! Rubbish delivery, short and wide, there to be hit, Poynter latches onto it and slaps it over cover-point for a boundary.

12.4

Tafadzwa Kamungozi To Ed Joyce

Touch short in length and on off, Joyce makes some room and places it through covers for a run.

12.3

Tafadzwa Kamungozi To Andrew Poynter

Full and on middle, chipped over mid on for a run.

12.2

Tafadzwa Kamungozi To Andrew Poynter

Little short in length again, on off, Poynter slashes it through covers for a couple of runs. Good running!

12.1

Tafadzwa Kamungozi To Andrew Poynter

Touch short in length on off, cut straight to point.

Tafadzwa Kamungozi is back into the attack.

11.6

Sean Williams To Andrew Poynter

Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. One run added to the total. 53 needed off 48!

11.5

Sean Williams To Ed Joyce

Tapped to mid-wicket region by the batsman. They pick up a single.

11.4

Sean Williams To Andrew Poynter

Played to the point region by the batsman. One run added to the total.

11.3

Sean Williams To Andrew Poynter

FOUR! Boom! Tossed up delivery on middle, Poynter goes down on one knee and sweeps it firmly over square leg and in the gap for a boundary.

11.2

Sean Williams To Andrew Poynter

Floated full ball on middle and leg, Poynter gets down the track and lofts it over mid-wicket for a couple of runs. The throw from the deep hits umpire Steve Davis. Nothing serious and there are smiles all around.

11.1

Sean Williams To Andrew Poynter

Sliding down the leg side, Poynter fails to flick it off his pads.

10.6

Tendai Chatara To Ed Joyce

Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. No run.

10.5

Tendai Chatara To Andrew Poynter

Outside off, dabbed to third man for a single.

10.4

Tendai Chatara To Ed Joyce

The batsman guides it to third man. They pick up a single.

Andrew Poynter walks in next.

10.3

Tendai Chatara To Paul Stirling OUT!

OUT! Massive breakthrough for Zimbabwe, Stirling departs for a 34-ball 60! But is it too late for the African side? Another slower delivery by Chatara, full and around off, Stirling tries to heave it across the line but gets a top edge towards mid on. Raza moves swiftly to his left from mid-wicket and dives to take a nice catch.

10.2

Tendai Chatara To Ed Joyce

Touch short in length on middle, slower in pace, turned through mid-wicket for a run.

10.1

Tendai Chatara To Ed Joyce

Looks to work it across the line but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

9.6

Prosper Utseya To Ed Joyce

Flatter full ball on off, Joyce gets inside the crease and taps it down to point for another run.

9.5

Prosper Utseya To Ed Joyce

Touch short in length outside off, Joyce goes on the back foot and cuts it through point for a couple.

9.4

Prosper Utseya To Paul Stirling

Tossed up ball on off, Stirling drives it through mid off for a run.

9.3

Prosper Utseya To Ed Joyce

Driven towards the mid on region. They pick up a single.

9.2

Prosper Utseya To Paul Stirling

Full floated on middle, knocked down to long on for a single.

9.1

Prosper Utseya To Paul Stirling

FOUR! Fine shot! Floated ball on middle, fuller in length, Stirling makes some room and lofts it over covers for a boundary.

8.6

Sean Williams To Paul Stirling

Retains the strike with a single at mid-wicket.

8.5

Sean Williams To Paul Stirling

SIX! Williams drags his length short and bowls it on middle and leg, Stirling goes back with the pull shot and muscles it over mid-wicket for a biggie. Nice way to notch up his fifth T20I fifty.

8.4

Sean Williams To Ed Joyce

Goes down on one knee and sweeps it through square leg for a single.

8.3

Sean Williams To Paul Stirling

Helps it through mid-wicket for a single.

Ed Joyce comes in at number 3.

8.2

Sean Williams To William Porterfield OUT!

OUT! Porterfield departs! Tossed up delivery on middle and off, Porterfield mistimes his slog sweep in the air and Maruma runs forward from deep mid-wicket to take the catch safely. 84 needed off 70 balls!

8.1

Sean Williams To Paul Stirling

Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total.

7.6

Hamilton Masakadza To Paul Stirling

Dropped! Length delivery outside off, Stirling opens the face of the bat at the last moment to run it down to third man. It comes off the outside portion of the blade, brushes the gloves of the keeper and squirts down to third man. A single taken.

7.5

Hamilton Masakadza To Paul Stirling

Fullish ball on off, Stirling closes the face of the bat and eases it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Superb running between the wickets!

7.4

Hamilton Masakadza To Paul Stirling

FOUR! Great shot! Goes down on one knee, fetches a full ball from outside off and slogs it to the deep backward square leg boundary.

7.3

Hamilton Masakadza To Paul Stirling

FOUR! Poor delivery, slower in pace and fuller in length around middle and off, Stirling hops back to make some room and squeezes it through backward point for a boundary.

7.2

Hamilton Masakadza To Paul Stirling

Hits a length ball through the line but fails to beat the cover fielder.

7.1

Hamilton Masakadza To William Porterfield

Good length delivery outside off, Porterfield goes on the back foot and punches it through covers for a single.

Hamilton Masakadza is into the attack now. Zimbabwe in desperate need of a wicket here.

6.6

Sean Williams To William Porterfield

Little short in length and pulled across the line to the leg side for a run.

6.5

Sean Williams To Paul Stirling

Helps it off his pads to mid-wicket for a single.

6.4

Sean Williams To William Porterfield

Goes on the back foot and punches it through mid off for a single.

6.4

Sean Williams To William Porterfield

Wide! Fires one down the leg side.

6.3

Sean Williams To Paul Stirling

Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. One run added to the total.

6.2

Sean Williams To Paul Stirling

Leans forward and pushes it back to the bowler.

6.1

Sean Williams To William Porterfield

Tossed up delivery outside off, driven through covers for a single.

Seam Williams into the attack now.

5.6

Tinashe Panyangara To Paul Stirling

Good length delivery angling back into the batsman, Stirling hits it over mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 61/0 in the Powerplay overs and Ireland are off to a flier!

5.5

Tinashe Panyangara To Paul Stirling

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

5.4

Tinashe Panyangara To Paul Stirling

FOUR! It's raining boundaries and Panyangara is put under severe pressure. Nothing wrong with the delivery this time, very full and just around off, Stirling digs it out and the ball comes off the bottom edge to squirt past the keeper for a boundary at third man.

5.3

Tinashe Panyangara To Paul Stirling

FOUR! Length delivery sliding down the leg side, Stirling gets enough bat behind it and nudges it to the fine leg fence.

5.2

Tinashe Panyangara To Paul Stirling

FOUR! Another cracking shot by Stirling! Panyangara bowls a short delivery on middle and off, Stirling is down the track in a flash and pulls it with authority to the deep mid-wicket fence.

5.1

Tinashe Panyangara To Paul Stirling

FOUR! Oh, great shot! Back of a length delivery on off, Stirling goes deep inside the crease to make some room and cracks it past the diving point fielder for a boundary.

Tinashe Panyangara introduced into the attack.

4.6

Tendai Chatara To William Porterfield

FOUR! Nicely controlled in the end! Short of a length delivery on middle and leg, slower in pace, Porterfield does well to time his pull shot and places it wide of the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.

4.6

Tendai Chatara To William Porterfield

Wide! Sliding down the leg side.

4.5

Tendai Chatara To Paul Stirling

Slower delivery, full and angling into the batsman, on middle and leg, Stirling attempts to heave it but is a bit early into it. Misses the ball and it comes off his pads. A leg bye taken.

4.4

Tendai Chatara To William Porterfield

Porterfield jumps out of his crease and seeing that Chatara goes short with his length. Porterfield mistimes his pull through square leg for a single.

4.3

Tendai Chatara To William Porterfield

Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. No run.

4.2

Tendai Chatara To Paul Stirling

Length ball on middle, turned to deep square leg for a run.

4.1

Tendai Chatara To Paul Stirling

FOUR! Chatara digs in a short delivery on middle and leg, Stirling gets on top of the bounce and pulls it powerfully to the square leg region. The fielder in the deep tries his best but fails to keep it inside the line.

3.6

Prosper Utseya To William Porterfield

Gets squared up a bit and taps it down to covers.

3.5

Prosper Utseya To William Porterfield

SIX! Clean hitting! Tossed up delivery on middle, Porterfield goes down on one knee and smokes it high and handsome over mid-wicket.

3.4

Prosper Utseya To Paul Stirling

Full floated on middle, forced through mid on for a single.

3.3

Prosper Utseya To Paul Stirling

Appeal for an lbw! Not given. Loopy ball outside off, Stirling tries to sweep it across the line but misses and is hit on the pads. They appeal but to no avail. The impact was clearly outside off.

3.2

Prosper Utseya To William Porterfield

Driven through mid off by the batsman. One run added to the total.

3.1

Prosper Utseya To William Porterfield

FOUR! Flighted ball on off, Porterfield latches onto it and crunches it over mid off for a boundary. Nice shot!

2.6

Tendai Chatara To Paul Stirling

Good length on middle, pushed straight back to end the over.

2.5

Tendai Chatara To William Porterfield

Charges down the track and gives it a whack down the ground. Mid on fielder cuts it off to give away just a single.

2.4

Tendai Chatara To William Porterfield

Slow off-cutter outside off, pushed away straight to point.

2.3

Tendai Chatara To William Porterfield

Slowly floated up around off, pushed off the front foot towards cover.

2.2

Tendai Chatara To William Porterfield

Short again on middle, this time it's been flicked away to deep square leg for a couple of runs.

2.1

Tendai Chatara To William Porterfield

Full length and wide outside off, Porterfield goes to drive but mistimes it down the ground.

1.6

Tafadzwa Kamungozi To William Porterfield

A slightly tossed up delivery, flicked away towards deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over.

1.5

Tafadzwa Kamungozi To Paul Stirling

Bowls it on the pads, tucked away to deep square leg for one more.

1.4

Tafadzwa Kamungozi To William Porterfield

A touch short, punched away towards long on for one.

1.3

Tafadzwa Kamungozi To William Porterfield

FOUR! Excellently audacious! That was tough competition to even the Eoin Morgan reverse sweep. Gets into position early and reverse sweeps it with power over the point fielder. Outstanding from the skipper!

1.2

Tafadzwa Kamungozi To William Porterfield

Flighted on off, pushed with a straight bat towards mid off.

1.1

Tafadzwa Kamungozi To Paul Stirling

Full length on the pads, flicked away over square leg and they take a single.

Tafadzwa Kamungozi to bowl from the other end.

0.6

Prosper Utseya To Paul Stirling

Utseya pulls back his length a touch, Stirling still goes for the big shot but finds an inside edge past square leg for a single.

0.5

Prosper Utseya To William Porterfield

Fuller length on middle, flicked away past mid-wicket for one more single.

0.4

Prosper Utseya To Paul Stirling

Tad short and spinning in, flicked towards square leg to rotate the strike.

0.3

Prosper Utseya To Paul Stirling

FOUR! Fantastic shot! Zimbabwe should be well wary of this powerful man, Paul Stirling. Gets right underneath a full ball and blasts it over the non-striker.

0.2

Prosper Utseya To Paul Stirling

Full and angling in, pushed straight back to Utseya.

0.1

Prosper Utseya To William Porterfield

Flatter full ball on the pads, flicked away past square leg for one and Ireland are away!

William Porterfield and Paul Stirling are out there in the middle. The new ball will be in the hands of spinner Prosper Utseya.

Back for the run chase! Ireland need a challenging 164 to win this one. The crowd is still pretty much excited in spite of the home side not playing.