Ireland vs Zimbabwe
Ireland tour of Zimbabwe - 2024/25 · Harare Sports Club, Harare · 18 February 2025
Zimbabwe won by 9 wickets
Zimbabwe won by 9 wickets. BJ Curran top-scored with 118* for Zimbabwe.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Harare Sports Club, Harare
- Date
- 18 February 2025
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- Zimbabwe won by 9 wickets
- Player of the match
- BJ Curran
- Umpires
- A Paleker and F Mutizwa
- Match referee
- RB Richardson
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field.
Ireland batted first and made 240 for 6. A Balbirnie top-scored with 64 off 98 balls, and L Tucker made 61. The innings was built on a 86-run stand for the third wicket between A Balbirnie and HT Tector.
Chasing 241, Zimbabwe made 246 for 1. BJ Curran top-scored with 118 not out off 130 balls, and CR Ervine made 69. The innings was built on a 124-run stand for the first wicket between BJ Bennett and BJ Curran, 50% of the total.
Zimbabwe won by 9 wickets.
IRELAND: 240 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Balbirnie | c W Madhevere b WP Masakadza | 64 | 98 |
| PR Stirling | c J Campbell b R Ngarava | 9 | 16 |
| C Campher | c J Campbell b T Gwandu | 11 | 19 |
| HT Tector | c B Muzarabani b R Ngarava | 51 | 84 |
| L Tucker | b B Muzarabani | 61 | 54 |
| GH Dockrell | c T Marumani b T Gwandu | 2 | 3 |
| MR Adair | not out | 26 | 23 |
| AR McBrine | not out | 7 | 3 |
Did not bat: GI Hume, MJ Humphreys, J Little
Extras 9 · Total 240 for 6
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Ngarava | 10 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| B Muzarabani | 10 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
| T Gwandu | 10 | 1 | 44 | 2 |
| WP Masakadza | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
| Sikandar Raza | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (PR Stirling, 6 ov), 2-42 (C Campher, 13 ov), 3-128 (A Balbirnie, 32 ov), 4-159 (HT Tector, 38 ov), 5-173 (GH Dockrell, 40 ov), 6-230 (L Tucker, 49 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | PR Stirling (9) and A Balbirnie (8) | 17 |
| second | C Campher (11) and A Balbirnie (12) | 25 |
| third | A Balbirnie (44) and HT Tector (40) | 86 |
| fourth | HT Tector (11) and L Tucker (18) | 31 |
| fifth | GH Dockrell (2) and L Tucker (12) | 14 |
| sixth | L Tucker (31) and MR Adair (25) | 57 |
| seventh | MR Adair (0) and AR McBrine (0) | 10 |
ZIMBABWE: 246 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJ Bennett | lbw b GI Hume | 48 | 48 |
| BJ Curran | not out | 118 | 130 |
| CR Ervine | not out | 69 | 59 |
Did not bat: W Madhevere, Sikandar Raza, J Campbell, T Marumani, WP Masakadza, R Ngarava, B Muzarabani, T Gwandu
Extras 11 · Total 246 for 1
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR Adair | 5 | 1 | 34 | 0 |
| GI Hume | 8 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| C Campher | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| J Little | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| AR McBrine | 10 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| MJ Humphreys | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| HT Tector | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| GH Dockrell | 1.3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-124 (BJ Bennett, 19 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | BJ Bennett (48) and BJ Curran (72) | 124 |
| second | BJ Curran (0) and CR Ervine (0) | 122 |
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