Ireland Vs Zimbabwe 30Th Match Pool B
ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15) · Bellerive Oval, Hobart · 7 March 2015
Ireland won by 5 runs
Ireland won by 5 runs. Brendan Taylor top-scored with 121 for Zimbabwe. Alex Cusack took 4/32.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Bellerive Oval, Hobart
- Date
- 7 March 2015
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- Ireland won by 5 runs
- Player of the match
- Ed Joyce
- Captains
- William Porterfield (Ireland), Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- PR Reiffel and RSA Palliyaguruge
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field.
Ireland batted first and made 331 for 8. Ed Joyce top-scored with 112 off 103 balls, and Andy Balbirnie made 97. Tendai Chatara took 3 for 61 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 138-run stand for the third wicket between Ed Joyce and Andy Balbirnie, 42% of the total.
Chasing 332, Zimbabwe made 326 all out. Brendan Taylor top-scored with 121 off 91 balls, and Sean Williams made 96. Alex Cusack took 4 for 32 for Ireland. The innings was built on a 149-run stand for the fifth wicket between Brendan Taylor and Sean Williams, 46% of the total.
Ireland won by 5 runs.
IRELAND: 331 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield | c Hamilton Masakadza b Sean Williams | 29 | 61 |
| Paul Stirling | c Sean Williams b Tinashe Panyangara | 10 | 11 |
| Ed Joyce | c Craig Ervine b Tendai Chatara | 112 | 103 |
| Andy Balbirnie | run out (Regis Chakabva, Brendan Taylor) | 97 | 79 |
| Kevin O'Brien | c Regis Chakabva b Tendai Chatara | 24 | 22 |
| Gary Wilson | c Regis Chakabva b Sean Williams | 25 | 13 |
| John Mooney | b Sean Williams | 10 | 4 |
| Niall O'Brien | c Tinashe Panyangara b Tendai Chatara | 2 | 4 |
| George Dockrell | not out | 5 | 3 |
| Alex Cusack | not out | 2 | 3 |
Did not bat: Andy McBrine
Extras 15 · Total 331 for 8
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinashe Panyangara | 9 | 0 | 69 | 1 |
| Tendai Chatara | 10 | 0 | 61 | 3 |
| Tawanda Mupariwa | 10 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Sikandar Raza | 9 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Sean Williams | 9 | 0 | 72 | 3 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Paul Stirling, 2.6 ov), 2-79 (William Porterfield, 20.1 ov), 3-217 (Ed Joyce, 38.4 ov), 4-276 (Kevin O'Brien, 44.1 ov), 5-308 (Gary Wilson, 47.2 ov), 6-319 (John Mooney, 47.5 ov), 7-322 (Niall O'Brien, 48.4 ov), 8-326 (Andy Balbirnie, 49.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | William Porterfield (5) and Paul Stirling (10) | 16 | 18 |
| second | Ed Joyce (37) and William Porterfield (24) | 63 | 103 |
| third | Ed Joyce (75) and Andy Balbirnie (59) | 138 | 112 |
| fourth | Kevin O'Brien (24) and Andy Balbirnie (32) | 59 | 34 |
| fifth | Gary Wilson (25) and Andy Balbirnie (3) | 32 | 19 |
| sixth | John Mooney (10) and Andy Balbirnie (0) | 11 | 3 |
| seventh | Niall O'Brien (2) and Andy Balbirnie (1) | 3 | 5 |
| eighth | Andy Balbirnie (1) and George Dockrell (2) | 4 | 2 |
| ninth | Alex Cusack (2) and George Dockrell (3) | 5 | 5 |
ZIMBABWE: 326 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamu Chibhabha | c William Porterfield b Alex Cusack | 18 | 32 |
| Sikandar Raza | c Paul Stirling b John Mooney | 12 | 19 |
| Solomon Mire | c Alex Cusack b George Dockrell | 11 | 21 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | c Gary Wilson b Kevin O'Brien | 5 | 7 |
| Brendan Taylor | c Kevin O'Brien b Alex Cusack | 121 | 91 |
| Sean Williams | c John Mooney b Kevin O'Brien | 96 | 83 |
| Craig Ervine | c Niall O'Brien b Andy McBrine | 11 | 16 |
| Regis Chakabva | b Alex Cusack | 17 | 16 |
| Tinashe Panyangara | c William Porterfield b John Mooney | 5 | 5 |
| Tawanda Mupariwa | c William Porterfield b Alex Cusack | 18 | 7 |
| Tendai Chatara | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 11 · Total 326 all out
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Cusack | 9.3 | 2 | 32 | 4 |
| John Mooney | 10 | 0 | 58 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 10 | 0 | 90 | 2 |
| George Dockrell | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Andy McBrine | 8 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Paul Stirling | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Sikandar Raza, 7.5 ov), 2-32 (Chamu Chibhabha, 8.4 ov), 3-41 (Hamilton Masakadza, 10.3 ov), 4-74 (Solomon Mire, 16.4 ov), 5-223 (Brendan Taylor, 37.3 ov), 6-259 (Craig Ervine, 42.3 ov), 7-300 (Sean Williams, 46.5 ov), 8-305 (Tinashe Panyangara, 47.4 ov), 9-325 (Regis Chakabva, 49.1 ov), 10-326 (Tawanda Mupariwa, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Chamu Chibhabha (18) and Sikandar Raza (12) | 32 | 47 |
| second | Chamu Chibhabha (0) and Solomon Mire (0) | 0 | 5 |
| third | Hamilton Masakadza (5) and Solomon Mire (4) | 9 | 11 |
| fourth | Brendan Taylor (26) and Solomon Mire (7) | 33 | 37 |
| fifth | Brendan Taylor (95) and Sean Williams (50) | 149 | 126 |
| sixth | Craig Ervine (11) and Sean Williams (23) | 36 | 30 |
| seventh | Sean Williams (23) and Regis Chakabva (15) | 41 | 26 |
| eighth | Tinashe Panyangara (5) and Regis Chakabva (0) | 5 | 5 |
| ninth | Tawanda Mupariwa (18) and Regis Chakabva (2) | 20 | 9 |
| tenth | Tawanda Mupariwa (0) and Tendai Chatara (1) | 1 | 2 |
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