Zimbabwe vs Ireland, Live Score, 2nd ODI Match, Ireland in Zimbabwe, 2023

Ireland

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Paul Stirling (C) c Gary Ballance b Brad Evans 45 61 4 2 73.77

20.6

Brad Evans to Paul Stirling, OUT! CAUGHT! Brad Evans bowls a short-of-a-length delivery angling into the batter from over the wicket, Paul Stirling hangs back and tries to help this one towards the fine leg fence. Does not get enough bat on it to clear the man at ropes and holds out to Gary Ballance at fine leg. Zimbabwe have finally broken the opening stand and they will be relieved to see the back of Paul Stirling.

Stephen Doheny c Gary Ballance b Ryan Burl 84 111 7 1 75.68

35.4

Ryan Burl to Stephen Doheny, OUT! CAUGHT! Zimbabwe get a crucial breakthrough and the partnership is finally broken. Ryan Burl tosses it up nicely, full and on off stump with the ball turning away. Stephen Doheny has a slog against the turn and ends up slicing it high and over mid off. Gary Ballance from long off comes in and takes a fine low catch. Doheny departs after a brilliant knock and Zimbabwe have an opening here.

Murray Commins c Gary Ballance b Brad Evans 6 13 0 0 46.15

26.2

Brad Evans to Murray Commins, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Brad Evans bowls a short-of-a-length delivery outside off, and Murray Commins hangs back and tries to carve this one on the off side. Ends up getting a thickish outside edge that flies all the way to third man. Gary Ballance there makes no mistake and completes a good catch. Brad Evans delivers the goods for Zimbabwe once again.

Harry Tector c Ryan Burl b Tendai Chatara 75 61 7 1 122.95

46.1

Tendai Chatara to Harry Tector, OUT! CAUGHT! High, very high but just not long enough. Tendai Chatara goes wide of the crease and bowls the off-cutter into middle and leg stump. Harry Tector picks it up and looks to dispatch it over the square leg fence but isn't able to get much power on it. Tector lofts it really high and Ryan Burl at deep square leg settles under it nicely to take the catch. Tector departs after yet another classy knock.

Lorcan Tucker (W) c Chamu Chibhabha b Richard Ngarava 11 21 0 0 52.38

41.5

Richard Ngarava to Lorcan Tucker, OUT! CAUGHT! Slower and into the wicket on off, Lorcan Tucker makes room to go through the off side but ends up slicing this one high in the air. It goes only as far as backward point where Chamu Chibhabha settles under it and does the rest. That brings an end to the struggles of Lorcan Tucker at the crease.

George Dockrell c & b Tendai Chatara 30 19 3 1 157.89

48.5

Tendai Chatara to George Dockrell, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Tendai Chatara holds onto the catch and picks up his third wicket but Clive Madande seems to be hurt. Another slower short ball around off, George Dockrell looks to pull it away over mid-wicket but gets a top edge. The ball goes high and lands around short leg. Chatara and the keeper both run toward it and keep their eyes on the ball but neother calls for it. In the end, Chatara does take it but Madande bumps hard into him and the physio is out to have a look at the keeper. Hope, he is fine.

Curtis Campher c Gary Ballance b Tendai Chatara 2 4 0 0 50

46.5

Tendai Chatara to Curtis Campher, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and Tendai Chatara pulling things back nicely here for Zimbabwe. This is full and outside off stump, Curtis Campher stays deep in his crease and looks to loft it over mid off. Campher is unable to get under it and ends up slicing it straight to Gary Ballance at mid off and he makes no mistake, taking his fourth catch of the game. Chatara strikes twice in one over.

Andy McBrine not out 6 6 0 0 100

Mark Adair not out 8 5 1 0 160

TOTAL: 294 -7 in 50.0 overs (5.88 runs per over)

Extras (lb 4, w 21, nb 1, b 1) 27

Fall of wickets :1-104 (Paul Stirling , 20.6 overs), 2-125 (Murray Commins , 26.2 overs), 3-182 (Stephen Doheny , 35.4 overs), 4-215 (Lorcan Tucker , 41.5 overs), 5-258 (Harry Tector , 46.1 overs), 6-260 (Curtis Campher , 46.5 overs), 7-281 (George Dockrell , 48.5 overs)

Still to bat : Graham Hume, Joshua Little

Bowling overs M R W Econ Extras

Richard Ngarava 10 0 54 1 5.4 0nb, 5w

Tendai Chatara 10 0 51 3 5.1 0nb, 2w

Victor Nyauchi 5 0 28 0 5.6 0nb, 5w

Ryan Burl 7 0 43 1 6.14 0nb, 2w

Brad Evans 9 0 66 2 7.33 1nb, 5w

Sikandar Raza 9 0 47 0 5.22 0nb, 1w

Zimbabwe

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Innocent Kaia c Paul Stirling b Joshua Little 51 70 3 1 72.86

22.4

Joshua Little to Innocent Kaia, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man and the crowd is silenced! Joshua Little goes full and wide now, angling it across the batter. Innocent Kaia charges down the track and looks to force it through extra cover. Kaia hits the ball uppishly and straight to Paul Stirling at short extra cover and the Irish skipper makes no mistake by taking a sharp catch. Both set batters are now back in the hut as Kaia departs after a good knock.

Tadiwanashe Marumani lbw b Joshua Little 0 1 0 0 0

0.2

Joshua Little to Tadiwanashe Marumani, OUT! LBW! Dead straight and Tadiwanashe Marumani walks back for a golden duck. Dream of a start by Joshua Little as he serves this one on a length on middle. The ball pitches and straightens and Marumani gets caught flat-footed. Marumani looks to block but misses and gets pinged right in front. There is a loud appeal and the finger is raised. Just the start Ireland were looking for.

Chamu Chibhabha c Graham Hume b Andy McBrine 40 55 4 0 72.73

19.3

Andy McBrine to Chamu Chibhabha, OUT! CAUGHT! This is an excellent catch by Graham Hume! Flighted delivery, full around off, Chamu Chibhabha shimmies down the track to hit this one over the bowler's head. Ends up hitting this one towards long off where Graham Hume slides to his right and makes a tough catch look easy.

Gary Ballance c Joshua Little b Graham Hume 52 67 2 0 77.61

46.3

Graham Hume to Gary Ballance, OUT! CAUGHT! Gary Ballance departs and that should do it for Ireland! On a length outside off by Graham Hume, Gareth Delany shimmies down the track to thump this one wide of long off. Ends up hitting it flat and straight to long off where Joshua Little takes a fine catch. Ireland are now just a wicket away from sealing this game.

Sikandar Raza (C) c Andy McBrine b Mark Adair 25 21 3 0 119.05

28.5

Mark Adair to Sikandar Raza, OUT! TAKEN! This could be a massive moment in the game as Sikandar Raza has been sent packing. Mark Adair bowls a slower bumper into the pitch and outside off. Raza instead of slapping it away tries to pull. The ball grips and Raza ends up getting a top edge that goes high in the air. Andy McBrine from long on comes in a bit and settles under it to take a fine catch. Raza departs after a solid start and Ireland are ecstatic.

Ryan Burl run out (Curtis Campher) 41 39 5 0 105.13

39.5

Curtis Campher to Gary Ballance, OUT! RUN OUT! Fuller around off by Curtis Campher, Gary Ballance drills it hard back to the bowler, Curtis Campher in his follow through sticks out his left hand and gets his finger tips on the ball. The ball deflects off his hands onto the stumps. The replays show that Ryan Burl is out of his crease and has to make his way back. A timely breakthrough for Ireland as this pair was threatening to take the game away from them.

Clive Madande (W) b Joshua Little 6 7 0 0 85.71

42.1

Joshua Little to Clive Madande, OUT! TIMBER! An absolute ripper of a delivery from Joshua Little and Clive Madande is left dumbfounded. Little comes from around the wicket and angles in a good-length delivery into middle and off. The ball pitches and nips away a touch after coming in with the angle and beats the outside edge of Madande's bat to hit the top of off stump. Ireland tightening their grip on this game as Little picks up his third wicket of the game.

Brad Evans c Harry Tector b Graham Hume 14 12 1 0 116.67

44.5

Graham Hume to Brad Evans, OUT! TAKEN! What a stunning catch from Harry Tector and that might be the last nail in the coffin for Zimbabwe. Graham Hume bowls a slower ball into the pitch and over middle stump. Brad Evans picks it up and pulls it away flat and hard toward deep mid-wicket. Tector comes charging in from the deep and dives at full stretch forward to grab it with both hands. Hume gets his man and Ireland in the driving seat here.

Richard Ngarava b Joshua Little 2 2 0 0 100

45.2

Joshua Little to Richard Ngarava, OUT! TIMBER! Joshua Little bowls this one on a length and angling in on middle from over the wicket, Richard Ngarava clears his front leg and goes for a mighty heave across the line. Ngarava fails to connect and sees his middle stump dislodged. Joshua Little gets his fourth wicket to pile more misery on Zimbabwe.

Victor Nyauchi b Mark Adair 7 9 1 0 77.78

47.3

Mark Adair to Victor Nyauchi, OUT! BOWLED! THAT'S IT! Ireland win by 46 runs! Mark Adair keeps it full and straight at the stumps, Victor Nyauchi clears his front leg to go down the ground but connects with thin air. Ends up getting his woodwork disturbed and Ireland are delighted to seal this game. They make it 1-1 in the series with all to play for in the decider.

Tendai Chatara not out 2 2 0 0 100

TOTAL: 248 in 47.3 overs (5.22 runs per over)

Extras (lb 3, w 3, nb 0, b 2) 8

Fall of wickets :1-1 (Tadiwanashe Marumani , 0.2 overs), 2-90 (Chamu Chibhabha , 19.3 overs), 3-102 (Innocent Kaia , 22.4 overs), 4-140 (Sikandar Raza , 28.5 overs), 5-207 (Ryan Burl , 39.5 overs), 6-219 (Clive Madande , 42.1 overs), 7-235 (Brad Evans , 44.5 overs), 8-238 (Richard Ngarava , 45.2 overs), 9-242 (Gary Ballance , 46.3 overs), 10-248 (Victor Nyauchi , 47.3 overs)

Bowling overs M R W Econ Extras

Joshua Little 10 0 38 4 3.8 0nb, 2w

Mark Adair 8.3 0 39 2 4.59 0nb, 0w

Graham Hume 9 0 52 2 5.78 0nb, 0w

Andy McBrine 10 0 48 1 4.8 0nb, 0w

George Dockrell 2 0 5 0 2.5 0nb, 0w

Curtis Campher 4 0 26 0 6.5 0nb, 1w

Harry Tector 4 0 35 0 8.75 0nb, 0w

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