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Match Details
IRE vs ZIM assets, ZIM vs IRE 2023
IRE
150-419.4
Ireland won by 6 wickets 🏆
ZIM
20.0144-10
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Player of the Match
Ross Adair
Ireland65(47)
IRE - 2nd Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 40 | 35 | 10 Over | 63 | 59 | 15 Over | 91 | 111 |
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ZIM - 1st Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 42 | 54 | 10 Over | 82 | 73 | 15 Over | 111 | 115 | 20 Over | 163 | 144 |
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So, that's it from this game. Join us tomorrow for the decider between the two teams in Harare and keep a tab on the network for all other cricketing action across the globe. For now, this is Ayan Chatterjee signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Deepak Prakash and scorer. analyst Yogesh Kumar. Stay safe, happy, and cool. Goodnight and CHEERS!
Ross Adair (Player of the Match): "Yes, it's massively important for me as a spot is up for grabs. Happy to contribute. I think there were debut nerves on Thursday. Had a chat about assessing the innings and did that today. Happy to contribute to the team. I was nervous, should have taken the side home, but I had confidence in the guys coming in and doing the job and they did that, to be honest. Happy to win. 1-1 and doesn't get better."
Andrew Balbirnie (Ireland Captain): "Happy with how we pulled it back and that was the difference. I think we pulled it back and then with the bat Adair was good and we had lots of wickets in hand. So, we were in control of the game. Tector was good and that helped us well. It gives us confidence going into the next game tomorrow."
Craig Ervine (Zimbabwe Captain): "I think we were about 20 runs short. We wanted 160 here but they pulled us back and we stuttered a bit. We built a good platform and then losing quick wickets did not help. We lost the plot. Yes, early wickets would have helped, but Ross Adair batted well, and credit to him. I hope so and have to assess their fitness tomorrow morning. Great to play here. It's a wonderful atmosphere as always."
Time for the post-match presentation ceremony.
7:54 PM IST: What a terrific game of cricket we had in Harare. Ireland wins this game by 6 wickets with 2 balls left in a thriller to level the 3-match T20I series 1-1. The decider will be tomorrow at the same venue. They played better cricket today.
Chasing 145 to level the series, Ireland got off to a solid start as the openers Andrew Balbirnie and Ross Adair put on 48 for the first wicket inside 9 overs. The skipper Balbirne scored 33. While Ross Adair continued to score a brilliant 65 off 47 balls as he held the chase together. Harry Tector scored a crucial 26 off 21 balls. In the end, it was George Dockrell with his unbeaten 15 off 9 balls and Curtis Campher also unbeaten on 6 off 6 balls that won the game for the Irish in the final over with 2 balls left. 3 extras were given by the fielding side.
Ryan Burl was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 2/26 in 4 overs. A wicket apiece for Tendai Chatara and Richard Ngarava. The bowlers tried their best but had a paltry total to defend. The fielding was outstanding as well.
Earlier in the game, Zimbabwe put into bat first and lost Marumani early for 2 runs. Thereafter, the batters couldn't get going after getting a few starts. Innocent Kaia scored 25 while Craig Ervine top-scored with 42 off 40 balls. Sean Williams scored 19 while Ryan Burl scored 15. Brad Evans scored 11. None of the others could get to double-digit scores as the hosts folded for 144 in 20 overs as loads of wickets were lost to run-outs towards the end. 14 extras were given by the fielding side.
From Ireland's point of view, Hume was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/17 in 4 overs. He was ably supported by Harry Tector who picked up a couple of wickets in his 4 overs. He had figures of 2/22. A wicket apiece for Mark Adair and Gareth Delany. The rest of the wickets fell to run-outs.
So, a win for Ireland over Zimbabwe by 6 wickets with 2 balls to spare to level the series at 1-1. Stay tuned for the post-match presentation ceremony that comes your way soon.
Chasing 145 to level the series, Ireland got off to a solid start as the openers Andrew Balbirnie and Ross Adair put on 48 for the first wicket inside 9 overs. The skipper Balbirne scored 33. While Ross Adair continued to score a brilliant 65 off 47 balls as he held the chase together. Harry Tector scored a crucial 26 off 21 balls. In the end, it was George Dockrell with his unbeaten 15 off 9 balls and Curtis Campher also unbeaten on 6 off 6 balls that won the game for the Irish in the final over with 2 balls left. 3 extras were given by the fielding side.
Ryan Burl was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 2/26 in 4 overs. A wicket apiece for Tendai Chatara and Richard Ngarava. The bowlers tried their best but had a paltry total to defend. The fielding was outstanding as well.
Earlier in the game, Zimbabwe put into bat first and lost Marumani early for 2 runs. Thereafter, the batters couldn't get going after getting a few starts. Innocent Kaia scored 25 while Craig Ervine top-scored with 42 off 40 balls. Sean Williams scored 19 while Ryan Burl scored 15. Brad Evans scored 11. None of the others could get to double-digit scores as the hosts folded for 144 in 20 overs as loads of wickets were lost to run-outs towards the end. 14 extras were given by the fielding side.
From Ireland's point of view, Hume was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/17 in 4 overs. He was ably supported by Harry Tector who picked up a couple of wickets in his 4 overs. He had figures of 2/22. A wicket apiece for Mark Adair and Gareth Delany. The rest of the wickets fell to run-outs.
So, a win for Ireland over Zimbabwe by 6 wickets with 2 balls to spare to level the series at 1-1. Stay tuned for the post-match presentation ceremony that comes your way soon.
19.4 B Evans to G Dockrell
6 SIX! That's it! George Dockrell finishes things off in style. Length ball and in the slot, Dockrell goes inside out over mid-off as the ball sails way back into the crowd for the maximum to end the game. Dockrell has done it alongside Campher as Ireland wins this game by 6 wickets with 2 balls to spare in a thriller at Harare.
19.3 B Evans to C Campher
1lb Fuller length on the stumps, Campher misses it and wears it on the pads. They sneak in a leg bye. A perfect yorker here.
19.2 B Evans to C Campher
0 Fuller length around off, Campher drives it hard to mid-off.
19.1 B Evans to G Dockrell
1 Evans will bowl the last over of the match. Fuller length around off, Dockrell drives it hard to mid-off for a single. 2 to win now.
3 runs are now needed off 6 balls.
OVER 19
Ireland
142/4
Curtis Campher
6(4)
George Dockrell
8(7)
Tendai Chatara
1-26(4.0)
18.6 T Chatara to C Campher
2 Short of a length into the pitch, Campher pulls it away over mid-on for a couple of runs to the long-on region.
18.5 T Chatara to C Campher
4 FOUR! Slower ball wide outside off, Campher cuts it away through the point region as the ball races away to the fence like a bullet. Is that the shot that does it for the Irish? Just 5 runs are needed now.
18.4 T Chatara to C Campher
0 Fuller and wide, Campher cuts it hard straight to the diving backward point fielder. What an effort this is.
18.3 T Chatara to C Campher
0 Good length around off, Campher almost chops it on here as the ball goes away to the point region.
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