Zimbabwe Vs Ireland 2Nd Odi
Ireland tour of Zimbabwe - 2010 (2010/11) · Harare Sports Club, Harare · 28 September 2010
Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining). Kevin O'Brien top-scored with 73* for Ireland.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Harare Sports Club, Harare
- Date
- 28 September 2010
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Brendan Taylor
- Captains
- William Porterfield (Ireland), Elton Chigumbura (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- AM Saheba and RB Tiffin
- Match referee
- D Govindjee
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field.
Ireland batted first and made 238 for 9. Kevin O'Brien top-scored with 73 not out off 102 balls, and Paul Stirling made 52.
Chasing 239, Zimbabwe made 239 for 7. Brendan Taylor top-scored with 71 off 99 balls, and Tatenda Taibu made 41. The innings was built on a 80-run stand for the third wicket between Tatenda Taibu and Brendan Taylor.
Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining).
IRELAND: 238 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield | c Elton Chigumbura b Ed Rainsford | 9 | 9 |
| Paul Stirling | c & b Graeme Cremer | 52 | 49 |
| Niall O'Brien | c Sean Williams b Chris Mpofu | 8 | 8 |
| Andre Botha | lbw b Prosper Utseya | 20 | 43 |
| Kevin O'Brien | not out | 73 | 102 |
| Gary Wilson | run out (Elton Chigumbura) | 9 | 12 |
| Andrew White | st Tatenda Taibu b Prosper Utseya | 0 | 3 |
| John Mooney | st Tatenda Taibu b Sean Williams | 16 | 36 |
| Trent Johnston | c Charles Coventry b Chris Mpofu | 30 | 32 |
| Albert van der Merwe | run out (Ed Rainsford) | 8 | 7 |
| George Dockrell | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 13 · Total 238 for 9
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Mpofu | 9 | 0 | 60 | 2 |
| Ed Rainsford | 7 | 1 | 56 | 1 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Prosper Utseya | 10 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Graeme Cremer | 10 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Sean Williams | 10 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (William Porterfield, 1.3 ov), 2-42 (Niall O'Brien, 4.2 ov), 3-91 (Andre Botha, 17.4 ov), 4-93 (Paul Stirling, 20.1 ov), 5-106 (Gary Wilson, 22.6 ov), 6-107 (Andrew White, 23.6 ov), 7-140 (John Mooney, 35.6 ov), 8-195 (Trent Johnston, 46.6 ov), 9-226 (Albert van der Merwe, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | William Porterfield (9) and Paul Stirling (0) | 11 | 9 |
| second | Niall O'Brien (8) and Paul Stirling (23) | 31 | 17 |
| third | Andre Botha (20) and Paul Stirling (27) | 49 | 80 |
| fourth | Kevin O'Brien (0) and Paul Stirling (2) | 2 | 15 |
| fifth | Kevin O'Brien (5) and Gary Wilson (9) | 13 | 19 |
| sixth | Andrew White (0) and Kevin O'Brien (0) | 1 | 6 |
| seventh | John Mooney (18) and Kevin O'Brien (13) | 33 | 73 |
| eighth | Trent Johnston (30) and Kevin O'Brien (22) | 55 | 66 |
| ninth | Kevin O'Brien (20) and Albert van der Merwe (9) | 31 | 15 |
| tenth | Kevin O'Brien (12) and George Dockrell (0) | 12 | 3 |
ZIMBABWE: 239 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Masakadza | c Andrew White b Kevin O'Brien | 8 | 22 |
| Brendan Taylor | lbw b Trent Johnston | 71 | 99 |
| Sean Williams | run out (George Dockrell) | 21 | 35 |
| Tatenda Taibu | b George Dockrell | 41 | 48 |
| Craig Ervine | c George Dockrell b Kevin O'Brien | 19 | 14 |
| Charles Coventry | c Andrew White b John Mooney | 10 | 9 |
| Elton Chigumbura | not out | 32 | 35 |
| Prosper Utseya | c William Porterfield b Albert van der Merwe | 12 | 13 |
| Graeme Cremer | not out | 22 | 19 |
Did not bat: Ed Rainsford, Chris Mpofu
Extras 3 · Total 239 for 7
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin O'Brien | 7 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Trent Johnston | 9.5 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Andre Botha | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| George Dockrell | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Albert van der Merwe | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Paul Stirling | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Andrew White | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| John Mooney | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Hamilton Masakadza, 6.4 ov), 2-57 (Sean Williams, 16.2 ov), 3-137 (Tatenda Taibu, 32.4 ov), 4-157 (Brendan Taylor, 35.5 ov), 5-161 (Craig Ervine, 36.2 ov), 6-175 (Charles Coventry, 38.2 ov), 7-192 (Prosper Utseya, 42.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hamilton Masakadza (8) and Brendan Taylor (6) | 15 | 40 |
| second | Brendan Taylor (21) and Sean Williams (21) | 42 | 57 |
| third | Tatenda Taibu (40) and Brendan Taylor (40) | 80 | 99 |
| fourth | Brendan Taylor (5) and Craig Ervine (15) | 20 | 19 |
| fifth | Charles Coventry (0) and Craig Ervine (4) | 4 | 3 |
| sixth | Charles Coventry (10) and Elton Chigumbura (4) | 14 | 12 |
| seventh | Elton Chigumbura (5) and Prosper Utseya (12) | 17 | 24 |
| eighth | Elton Chigumbura (23) and Graeme Cremer (22) | 47 | 39 |
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