ZIM vs IRE Live Cricket Score

3.5 OUT! TIMBER! Joshua Little with another sensational delivery and he has Zimbabwe on the ropes here. Pitches this one up on the off stump at a good pace and gets the ball to nip back into the right-hander. Again, no feet movement from Joylord Gumbie who gets on the back foot to a ball that is very full and ends up paying the price. The ball takes a bit of an inside edge and castles into the stumps. 16/3

3.1 OUT! CAUGHT! Joshua Little comes back strongly from the last over and sends Tinashe Kamunhukamwe packing. Little bangs this one in a fraction shorter around leg stump, angling it across and with some pace behind it. The ball comes on quickly Kamunhukamwe gets cramped for room. Kamunhukamwe still goes through with the shot and mistimes the pull in front of mid-wicket where Andy Balbirnie takes a good tumbling catch in front of him. 15/1

3.3 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A double strike from Joshua Little and Milton Shumba has to walk back for a duck. Lovely line and length from Little as he serves it a fraction shorter but in the channel around off, shaping it away as well. Shumba is pressed on the back foot and is forced to play at it but only manages to get an outside edge that is gobbled up by Lorcan Tucker behind the stumps to his left. Zimbabwe rocked early here! 15/2

6 OUT! CHOPPED ON! Oh, dear! Sikandar Raza, the big fish succumbs to the pressure and Joshua Little has four wickets to his name. Back of a length on off stump and gets the natural angle to go away from the right-hander. Raza hangs on the back foot and looks to cut but the ball is just too close to the body. The inside edge is found and Raza can hear the death rattle as the ball crashes into the leg stump. Little is on the ground, celebrating just as he should be. 19/4

36 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! The brilliant resistance from Ryan Burl finally comes to an end and Ireland pick up their seventh wicket. Short ball from Harry Tector outside the offstump line and Ryan Burl looks to cut it hard on the off side, in the end only gets a faint outside edge back to Lorcan Tucker behind the stumps who makes no mistake. 133/7

18.2 OUT! CAUGHT! Thats the wicket Ireland needed as it is the dangerous Clive Madande to walk back. Tossed up ball outside the off stump and Clive Madande slogs it with no timing high into the sky towards deep mid-wicket where the substitute fielder Neil Rock takes a good catch diving to his left. 64/5

21.5 OUT! LBW! A huge appeal and given! Craig Young jams this one one hard length around off, getting the ball to nip back in as well. Brandon Mavuta stands tall and has a swipe across the line but the ball isn't short enough and keeps a bit low too. The ball skids on to thud into the back leg and the finger is raised. That might have gone on to just hit the top of the stumps and Zimbabwe lose their sixth wicket. 70/6

37.5 OUT! CAUGHT! There is the fifth wicket for Joshua Little and he has been brilliant today. Gets rid of Wellington Masakadza this time. Pitched up on the stumps and Wellington Masakadza looks to flick it over the man at mid-wicket but in the end, times the ball straight into his hands and Paul Stirling isnt the one to drop those catches. Joshua Little is responsible for sending half the Zimbabwe back to the dressing room. Masakadza though departs after a fine knock. 144/8

42.5 OUT! CAUGHT! That is the end of the Zimbabwe innings at 166. Short ball doing the trick for Mark Adair yet again. Bangs in short at the body of the batter and Blessing Muzarabani pulls it hard but with no timing straight into the hands of Craig Young standing at mid on. Zimbabwe are bundled out for a meager 166. 166/10

39.2 OUT! TIMBER! There is the sixth for Joshua Little and he is not in a mood to stop. Pitches the ball on the good length on the off stump line with a hint of reverse swing into the left hander. Richard Ngarava stays on the crease with no foot movement and gets beaten between the bat and the pads and the ball rushes in to hit the middle stump. 148/9

0.1 OUT! BOWLED'EM! Zimbabwe couldn't have asked for a better start! Richard Ngarava comes from over the wicket and pitches this one up a bit on the middle stump. Andy Balbirnie doesn't pick up the length at all and goes on the back foot to defend. Balbirnie is beaten all ends up as the ball nips away a touch and knocks the off stump over. We have a game on our hands, folks! 0/1

9.2 OUT! TIMBER! There is the big wicket of Paul Stirling that Zimbabwe was looking for. Superb delivery to get rid of the big man. Hits the good length with the ball coming in after pitching just outside the off stump line. Paul Stirling looks to offer the front foot defence but gets beaten between the bat and pads and the ball rushes onto the middle stump and breaks the wickets. 29/2

29.4 OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Brandon Mavuta shows great heart to go full again and this time he gets the better of Curtis Campher. Tosses this one up nicely, full and on middle, gets it full enough and to dip as well. Curtis Campher tries to repeat the slog-sweep but is beaten on the flight and the ball sneaks under the willow to castle into the stumps. Campher departs after a well-made 66 and Zimbabwe have a narrow opening here. 124/4

19.3 OUT! TIMBER! A ripper of a delivery from Brandon Mavuta and he might have just brought Zimbabwe back into the game here. Tosses this one up on a shorter length and drifts it onto middle and leg. Harry Tector goes on the back foot and looks to work it leg side but is beaten in the flight. The ball grips and turns past the outside edge crashing into the stumps and just when Tector started to get a hold of proceedings, he has to depart. 81/3

32.1 OUT! CHOPPED ON! Another twist in the tale? Sikandar Raza keeps Blessing Muzarabani for an extra over and the tall pacer has repaid the faith shown in him. This is bowled back of a length and close to the off stump, Lorcan Tucker looks to punch it away off the back foot but the extra bounce means the ball takes the shoulder of the bat, on the inside edge and goes back onto the stumps. Ireland lose their fifth and they still need 35 runs to win. 132/5

39.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Would you believe it? With just one needed to win, George Dockrell has held out here and Tanaka Chivanga picks up a wicket. Banged in short over middle, this one climbs on the batter. Dockrell looks to pull it over mid-wicket into the vacant region but ends up getting a top edge. The ball goes really high but Sikandar Raza settles under it well and takes the catch. Also, Andy McBrine is the new man in. 166/6