| 0.1 : 0.1: S Williams to P Stirling, OUT! Bowled! What a sight for Sean Williams and Zimbabwe players! Sean floats one up on the middle and off and Stirling prods forward to defend but the ball beats him on the inside edge and crashes onto the stumps. |
| 0.6 : 0.6: S Williams to G Wilson, FOUR! Swept and swept hard! Tossed up on the pads, Wilson gets down on one knee and sweeps it through backward square leg for a boundary. The scoreboard is off the mark with a boundary. |
| 1.1 : 1.1: T Chatara to K O'Brien, FOUR! O'Brien is off the mark too. Chatara starts with a length ball on the pads, Kevin easily flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 2.1: S Williams to G Wilson, EDGED AND FOUR! Williams bowls it short around off, Wilson looks to cut but he is late on it. The ball finds the outside edge and goes through the third man for a boundary. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: K Jarvis to G Wilson, FOUR! Cut and cut away hard! Jarvis offers width outside off, Kevin cuts it hard through point for a boundary. |
| 4.3: T Chatara to K O'Brien, FOUR! Nice shot. Length delivery on middle, O'Brien flicks it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: T Chatara to K O'Brien, SIX! Powerful shot. Short delivery, O'Brien pulls it over fine leg for a maximum. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: K Jarvis to K O'Brien, FOUR! That's pulled with disdain. Jarvis goes short and Kevin pulls it and the ball just about manages to beat the man at short fine leg and the ball crosses over the fence. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: K Jarvis to K O'Brien, OUT! Caught! Kevin again goes to go downtown bu is late into the shot. jarvis bowls it cleverly, he hurries the batsman and Kevin can only get it off the bottom half of his bat. the ball lobs in the air and the fielder at Deep extra cover takes a good catch. Smart judgement from the fielder there. Ireland lose their second wicket and an important one of Kevin O'Brien. The new batsman is Lorcan Tucker. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: K Jarvis to L Tucker, OUT! LBW! Zimbabwe are on top and have taken three quick wickets. On a length on leg, Tucker looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. Jarvis appeals and the umpire raises his finger. It is a terrible start from Ireland. The new batsman is Stuart Thompson. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: S Williams to G Thompson, FOUR! Overpitched on off, Thompson gets on his front foot and creams his drive through covers for a boundary. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: K Jarvis to G Thompson, FOUR! Right off the meat! Good length ball on off, Thompson drives it square on the off side. The ball beats the diving point fielder and goes to the fence for a boundary. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: K Jarvis to G Thompson, FOUR. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: S Mire to G Thompson, FOUR. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: S Mire to G Thompson, FOUR. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: T Chatara to G Thompson, OUT! Brilliant from Chatara! Thompson who was looking so good has to depart. Fuller on middle and off, Thompson looks to drive straight but he ends up chipping it towards Chatara. Tendai does well in his followthrough and takes a very good athletic catch. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: S Williams to G Wilson, SIX. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: S Williams to G Wilson, FOUR. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: S Mire to M Adair, SIX. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: S Mire to M Adair, FOUR. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: S Mire to M Adair, SIX. |
| 16.4: C Mpofu to M Adair, FOUR. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: C Mpofu to G Wilson, OUT c Ryan Burl b Chris Mpofu. Ireland have lost their fifth wicket. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: K Jarvis to M Adair, SIX. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: K Jarvis to M Adair, SIX. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: K Jarvis to M Adair, OUT! Adair holes out! An important cameo from Mark Adair and he has taken his side to a fighting total. Jarvis bowls a short delivery, Adair pulls it over square leg but does not get the distance on it. It goes towards the fielder at deep who dives and takes a good catch in the end. The next batsman is Gareth Delany. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: C Mpofu to G Delany, FOUR. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: C Mpofu to S Getkate, DROPPED and SIX! A tough chance to say. Getkate pulls this short ball up and over the mid- wicket fence. The fielder in the deep just about manages to pull out a brilliant stuff but the momentum on the ball takes him over the line and a six results in the end. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: T Chatara to S Getkate, FOUR! Great start to the final over. Excellent shot. Short delivery, Getkate pulls it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: T Chatara to S Getkate, OUT! LBW! That was plumb as it gets. Bowls a yorker on middle, Getkate looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals and the umpire raises his finger immediately. Good ball from Chatara. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: T Chatara to G Delany, SIX! What a shot. Short of a length delivery, Delany pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: T Chatara to G Delany, OUT! RUN OUT! Bowls a yorker on middle, Delany does well to dig it out and plays it back towards the bowler. Chatara picks the ball and throws a direct hit at his end. Dockrell has to make the long walk back. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: T Chatara to G Delany, OUT! Run Out! Full on off, Delany lofts it over mid on. The ball goes to the left of long on. Delany looks for the second but the fielder from there sends a good throw at the keeper's end and Taylor disturbs the stumps. Delany is nowhere in the picture. IRELAND FINISH ON 171/9 FROM THEIR 20 OVERS. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: C Young to B Taylor, SIX! Brilliant shot. Full on middle, Taylor lofts it over long on for a maximum. |
| 0.6 : 0.6: C Young to B Taylor, FOUR! Nice shot. On a length and outside off, Taylor cuts it through point for a boundary. 12 runs have come from the over. Strong start from Zimbabwe. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: G Dockrell to H Masakadza, OUT! Caught! Dockrell gets the first breakthrough for Ireland. Masakadza looks to slog sweep it through the mid-wicket but can only manage a top edge which goes as far as the the man at deep square leg. Thompson there settles under it and takes it calmly. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: G Dockrell to B Taylor, Taylor once again goes for the inside out shot and this time connects and connects well to fetch a boundary. He just played it with the spin rather than hitting it too hard. Four valuable runs addded to the Zimbabwean total. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: M Adair to C Ervine, FREE HIT! FOUR! Short delivery on middle, Ervine pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: M Adair to C Ervine, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for Craig Ervine. Length delivery on middle, Ervine lofts it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: C Young to C Ervine, FOUR! Superbly played there by Ervine. Young bowls one on a length but the length is way outside off, Ervine frees his arms and slashes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: J Little to B Taylor, SIX! That one is out of here! Back of a length ball, Taylor smashes it over the point fence for a biggie. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: J Little to B Taylor, IN THE AIR AND FOUR! Good length ball on off, Taylor swings his bat at it. He does not time it well and gets it off the outer half of his bat. The ball goes to the right of third man. The fielder there puts in a dive but cannot get there and the ball goes away for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: J Little to B Taylor, FOUR! Taylor looks in the mood here. Back of a length ball on off, Taylor pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a boundary. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: M Adair to B Taylor, FOUR! Taylor plays it late and finds the gap to perfection. Adair bowls one back of a length and Taylor plays the square cut past the backward point fielder and beats the short third man fielder on its way to the fence. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: M Adair to C Ervine, FOUR! Ervine finally finds his timing right. Adair bowls a half volley around off and Ervine just leans into the drive for a boundary through the covers. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: S Getkate to B Taylor, OUT! LBW! Taylor looks to defend this length ball on the pads, but gets hit low on the pads as he misses the line of the delivery. The Ireland players go up in unison and the umpire raises his finger. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: S Getkate to S Williams, FOUR! handsomely done by Williams. Getkate is guilty of bowling way short and that gives Williams ample time to rock back on the back foot and nail the pull to the mid-wicket fence for a boundary. |
| 7.3 : 7.3: P Stirling to C Ervine, SIX Length delivery on off stump, Ervine gets down on his knees and sweeps it past the square leg fielder for a huge maximum. |
| 7.5 : 7.5: P Stirling to S Williams, FOUR! This time it is the reverse sweep. Floated on middle and off, Sean gets down on one knee and reverse sweeps it through point for a boundary. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: S Getkate to C Ervine, FOUR! Pulled and pulled with power1 Short ball on off, Ervine pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: S Getkate to C Ervine, SIX! This is even better! Fuller on middle and leg, Ervine lofts this over the long on fence for a biggie. Kevin O'Brien will be hiding somewhere as he dropped Ervine earlier. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: J Little to S Williams, SIX! Another short delivery from Little on leg stump. Ervine just helps it on its way for another six. Excellent batting from Ervine. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: J Little to S Williams, FOUR! Poor bowling from Little. Another short ball and Ervine has no hesitation pulling it over the fine leg's fielder for another boundary. Zimbabwe are cruising here. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: C Young to S Williams, FOUR! Pulled and pulled with power. Shorter on off, Sean pulls this over mid-wicket and gets a boundary. Zimbabwe are in a hurry to finish this. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: C Young to S Williams, FOUR! Williams looks in fire. Fuller on off, Williams smashes it over covers for a boundary. |
| 11.6: G Delany to C Ervine, SIX! Going... going... gone! Tossed up on off, Ervine lofts it over the long off fence. Joshua Little in the deep thinks about it for a minute but he can just watch it sail over him for a maximum. 44 needed in 48 balls now. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: S Getkate to S Williams, FOUR! Excellent shot. Length delivery outside off, Williams plays a slog sweep over square leg for a boundary. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: S Getkate to S Williams, SIX! What a shot. Full on off, Williams lofts it over long off for a maximum. |
| 13.6 : 13.6: G Dockrell to S Williams, FOUR! Williams sweeps and sweeps it fine. Williams plays the sweep and nails it behind square and the ball crosses over the fence with ease. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: C Young to C Ervine, SIX! Ervine is taking his side home here. On the pads, Ervine flicks it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. The required runs under 10 now. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: M Adair to C Ervine, FOUR! That's it! Zimbabwe win it. Adair bowls it on the pads, Ervine flicks it through mid-wicket and gets a boundary. ZIMBABWE WIN BY 8 WICKETS AND DRAW THE 3-MATCH T20I series 1-1. |
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