| 0.0 : A warm welcome to the final match of the T20I series between Ireland and Zimbabwe in Bready, Northern Ireland. The hosts would look to continue their strong performance from the last match and would look to win the series. The openers did well in the last match for them and that is a positive sign for them. On the other hand, Zimbabwe would look to draw the series and for that to happen they need to improve their bowling which was destroyed by the Irish batsmen in the last match. Zimbabwe would |
| TOSS - Zimbabwe win the toss and elect to field first. |
| Ireland Playing XI - Paul Stirling, Kevin O'Brien, Gary Wilson (C and WK), Lorcan Tucker, Gareth Delany, Shane Getkate, Mark Adair, George Dockrell, Greg Thompson, Joshua Little, Craig Young. |
| Zimbabwe Playing XI - Solomon Mire, Hamilton Masakadza (C), Craig Ervine, Brendan Taylor (WK), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Richmond Mutumbami, Kyle Jarvis, Tendai Chatara, Chris Mpofu. |
| Both the teams are out in the middle for the national anthems. First it will be Zimbabwe's followed by Ireland. |
| Done and dusted with the national anthem and we are all set for the play to begin. The Zimbabwe players are in the huddle before they take their respective position. Paul Stirling and Kevin O'Brien stride out to open the innings for Ireland. Zimbabwe to start with spin. Sean Williams to start the proceedings. |
| 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. |
| Gary Wilson walks out at number 3. Doubt he would have expected to come out as soon as number 3. |
| 0.2 : S Williams to G Wilson, Wilson comes on the front foot and defends this flatter one towards the off side. |
| 0.3 : S Williams to G Wilson, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. |
| 0.4 : S Williams to G Wilson, Shorter on off, Wilson punches it to cover. |
| 0.5 : S Williams to G Wilson, Floated on off, Wilson punches it to cover. |
| 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. |
| Tendai Chatara to bowl from the other end. |
| 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. |
| 1.2 : T Chatara to K O'Brien, Good length ball on off, O'Brien follows the boundary with a solid front foot defense. |
| 1.3 : T Chatara to K O'Brien, Once again it is on a length, Kevin punches it to the man at cover. |
| 1.4 : T Chatara to K O'Brien, On off, Kevin plays it to point. |
| 1.5 : T Chatara to K O'Brien, Full on off, O'Brien strokes it wide of mid off and gets to the other end. |
| 1.6 : T Chatara to G Wilson, Length ball around off, Gary punches it wide of point and keeps the strike with a single. |
| 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. |
| 2.2 : S Williams to G Wilson, On the pads, Wilson flicks it to the on side and gets a single. |
| 2.3 : S Williams to K O'Brien, On middle and leg, O'Brien glances it towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 2.4 : S Williams to G Wilson, Length ball on off, Wilson punches it to cover. |
| 2.5 : S Williams to G Wilson, On a length once again, Wilson punches it but once again finds cover. |
| 2.6 : S Williams to G Wilson, Good length ball on off, Wilson strokes it to the man at cover. |
| 3.1 : K Jarvis to G Wilson, On the pads, Kevin looks to flick but it goes off his thigh pad to the on side for a leg bye. |
| K Jarvis to G Wilson, On the pads, Kevin looks to flick but it goes off his thigh pad to the on side for a leg bye. |
| 3.2 : K Jarvis to K O'Brien, Fuller on off, Wilson drives it wide of mid off for one. |
| 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. |
| 3.4 : K Jarvis to G Wilson, Good length ball on off, Kevin punches it hard but straight to cover. |
| 3.5 : K Jarvis to G Wilson, On middle, Kevin strokes it wide of mid on for one. |
| 3.6 : K Jarvis to K O'Brien, Good length ball on the stumps, Kevin defends it off the front foot. |
| 4.1 : T Chatara to G Wilson, The batsman has driven it through mid-off. Two runs added to the total. |
| 4.2 : T Chatara to G Wilson, On a length on off, O'Brien plays it towards covers for a run. |
| 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 : T Chatara to K O'Brien, SIX! Powerful shot. Short delivery, O'Brien pulls it over fine leg for a maximum. |
| 4.5 : T Chatara to K O'Brien, Length delivery on middle, O'Brien flicks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 4.6 : T Chatara to G Wilson, On a length on off, Wilson dabs it towards third man for a single. 15 runs have come from the over. Big over for Ireland. |
| 5.1 : K Jarvis to G Wilson, Length delivery on the pads, flicked to mid wicket for a single. |
| 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 : 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. |
| 5.4 : K Jarvis to G Wilson, Wilson looks to flick this length ball on the leg side but gets hit on the pads. Leg bye taken. |
| 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. |
| 5.6 : K Jarvis to G Thompson,Thompson defends this length delivery by coming on the front foot and getting behind the line of the delivery towards the off side. |
| 6.1 : S Mire to G Wilson, Full on off, Wilson drives it through covers for a single. |
| 6.2 : S Mire to G Thompson, On a good length on off, Thompson looks to defend but gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 6.3 : S Mire to G Thompson, On a length on middle, Thompson flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 6.4 : S Mire to G Wilson, Length delivery on off, Wilson guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 6.5 : S Mire to G Thompson, On a good length on off, Thompson comes forward and looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. A stifled appeal for lbw but the umpire shakes his head. |
| 6.6 : S Mire to G Thompson, Play and a miss! On a good length and outside off, Thompson looks to cut but misses it. It goes towards Brendan Taylor who fails to collect the ball and concedes a bye. |
| 7.1 : C Mpofu to G Thompson, Mpofu goes short and outside off, Thompson pulls it straight to deep square leg and gets to the other end. |
| 7.2 : C Mpofu to G Wilson, Length ball on middle and leg, Wilson defends it to mid-wicket. |
| 7.3 : C Mpofu to G Wilson, Full and outside off, Wilson steers it to third man for a single. |
| 7.4 : C Mpofu to G Thompson,Play and a miss! Thompson slashes outside off to this length ball but can only connect with thin air. The ball was not far off from taking the outside edge. |
| 7.5 : C Mpofu to G Thompson, Length ball outside off, Thompson steers it to third man and gets to the other end. |
| 7.6 : C Mpofu to G Wilson, 1 run. |
| 8.1 : S Mire to G Wilson, On a good length on middle, Wilson defends it off the back foot. |
| 8.2 : S Mire to G Wilson, Length delivery on leg, Wilson looks to flick but it goes off the pads towards Brendan Taylor. |
| 8.3 : S Mire to G Wilson, Short and outside off, Wilson cuts it hard to point. |
| 8.4 : S Mire to G Wilson, On a length on middle, Wilson tucks it towards mid-wicket and takes a quick single. |
| 8.5 : S Mire to G Thompson, Full and outside off, Thompson drives it towards mid off for a run. |
| 8.6 : S Mire to G Wilson, Full on middle, Wilson flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 9.1 : C Mpofu to G Thompson, Mpofu bowls a brilliant delivery outside off, Thompson looks to steers it down to thirdman but gets an inside edge on tho the pads and the ball rolls over near the stumps. |
| 9.2 : C Mpofu to G Thompson, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 9.3 : C Mpofu to G Thompson, Length ball outside off, Dragged to long on by Thompson for a single. |
| 9.4 : C Mpofu to G Wilson, Wilson punches this length delivery outside off through covers fro a single. |
| 9.5 : C Mpofu to G Thompson,Thompson drives this fuller length ball down to mid on and runs to the other end. |
| 9.6 : C Mpofu to G Wilson, Wilson defends this fuller one on the stumps by coming right behind the line off the delivery. |
| 10.1 : S Williams to G Thompson, Flighted delivery on middle, Thompson plays a reverse sweep towards third man. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 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. |
| 10.3 : S Williams to G Thompson, On the pads, Thompson flicks it to the on side for one. |
| 10.4 : S Williams to G Wilson, Full on middle and leg, Wilson drives it wide of mid on for a single. |
| 10.5 : S Williams to G Thompson, On top of off, Thompson defends it off the front foot. |
| 10.6 : S Williams to G Thompson, Once again it is on the stumps, Thompson pushes it to cover. |
| 11.1 : K Jarvis to G Wilson, Full on off, Wilson pushes it wide of mid off and takes one. |
| 11.2 : K Jarvis to G Thompson, Good length ball on off, Thompson defends it off the front foot. |
| 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. |
| 11.4 : K Jarvis to G Thompson, No run. |
| 11.5 : K Jarvis to G Thompson, 2 runs. |
| 11.6 : K Jarvis to G Thompson, FOUR. |
| 12.1 : S Mire to G Wilson, 1 run. |
| 12.2 : S Mire to G Thompson, FOUR. |
| 12.3 : S Mire to G Thompson, Leg bye. |
| 12.4 : S Mire to G Wilson, 1 run. |
| 12.5 : S Mire to G Thompson, FOUR. |
| 12.6 : S Mire to G Thompson, Leg bye. |
| 13.1 : T Chatara to G Thompson, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 13.2 : T Chatara to G Thompson, Thompson has flicked the ball off his pads. They run through for a single. |
| 13.3 : T Chatara to G Wilson, Good length ball around off, Wilson punches it off the back foot towards cover for one. |
| 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. |
| 13.5 : T Chatara to G Wilson, Good length ball on off, Wilson defends it off the front foot. |
| 13.6 : T Chatara to G Wilson, Leg bye. |
| 14.1 : S Williams to G Wilson, No run. |
| 14.2 : S Williams to G Wilson, Wilson drives this through covers and gets a couple as the fielder mops it up. |
| 14.3 : S Williams to G Wilson, SIX. |
| 14.4 : S Williams to G Wilson, 1 run. |
| 14.5 : S Williams to M Adair, 1 run. |
| 14.6 : S Williams to G Wilson, FOUR. |
| 15.1 : S Mire to M Adair, SIX. |
| 15.2 : S Mire to M Adair, FOUR. |
| 15.3 : S Mire to M Adair, No run. |
| 15.4 : S Mire to M Adair, SIX. |
| 15.5 : S Mire to M Adair, 1 run. |
| 15.6 : S Mire to G Wilson, 1 run. |
| 16.1 : C Mpofu to G Wilson, 1 run. |
| 16.2 : C Mpofu to M Adair, Wide. |
| C Mpofu to M Adair, No run. |
| 16.3 : C Mpofu to M Adair, No run. |
| 16.4 : C Mpofu to M Adair, FOUR. |
| 16.5 : C Mpofu to M Adair, 1 run. |
| 16.6 : C Mpofu to G Wilson, OUT c Ryan Burl b Chris Mpofu. Ireland have lost their fifth wicket. |
| 17.1 : K Jarvis to M Adair, SIX. |
| 17.2 : K Jarvis to M Adair, SIX. |
| 17.3 : K Jarvis to M Adair, DROPPED! On a length on off, Adair lofts it over mid off but does not get the distance on it. It goes towards the fielder at long off who tries to take it but spills it. The batsmen get two runs. |
| 17.4 : K Jarvis to M Adair, Length delivery on off, Adair plays it towards point for a run. |
| 17.5 : K Jarvis to S Getkate, Short and outside off, Getkate plays it towards covers for a single. |
| 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 : C Mpofu to G Delany, FOUR. |
| 18.2 : C Mpofu to G Delany, Delany flicks this length ball off his pads to mid wicket for a single. |
| 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. |
| 18.4 : C Mpofu to S Getkate, Getkate flicks a length ball off his pads towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 18.5 : C Mpofu to G Delany, Delany defends this length delivery towards the off side. |
| 18.6 : C Mpofu to G Delany,Play and miss! Delany looks to hoick but cannot connect on this short off length delivery. The ball goes past the outside edge. |
| 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 : 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. |
| 19.3 : T Chatara to G Dockrell, Full on off, Dockrell drives it towards covers and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 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 : 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 : 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. |
| It has been a great finish to Ireland's innings where they have done well to reach 171. Gary Wilson's 47 was crucial for Ireland at that point of time. There were some handy contributions from Greg Thompson and Mark Adair. Mark Adair's 38 helped them reach close to 175. From 45/3, it has been a good recovery from Ireland. |
| Zimbabwe might not be too pleased with their efforts here. They started off well but could not keep the run flow at check. All the bowler's except Solomon Mire got at least a wicket with Jarvis the pick of the bowler's scalping 3 wickets. |
| So, 172 is the target. Ireland will be happy with their effort and now the onus will be on their bowlers. |
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