Ireland Vs Zimbabwe 1St Match
Tri-Nation Tournament in Kenya Ireland, Kenya, Zimbabwe in Kenya - 2008 (2008/09) · Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi · 17 October 2008
Zimbabwe won by 156 runs
Zimbabwe won by 156 runs. Tatenda Taibu top-scored with 74 for Zimbabwe.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
- Date
- 17 October 2008
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- Zimbabwe won by 156 runs
- Captains
- Prosper Utseya (Zimbabwe), William Porterfield (Ireland)
- Debut
- Cephas Zhuwao (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- M Erasmus and RB Tiffin
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat. It was Cephas Zhuwao's first ODI.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 303 for 8. Tatenda Taibu top-scored with 74 off 99 balls, and Hamilton Masakadza made 72. Peter Connell took 3 for 68 for Ireland. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the third wicket between Tatenda Taibu and Chamu Chibhabha. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Gymkhana Club Ground, 215 across 40 ODIs.
Chasing 304, Ireland made 147 all out. Kevin O'Brien top-scored with 38 off 63 balls. Keith Dabengwa took 3 for 17 for Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe won by 156 runs.
ZIMBABWE: 303 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Masakadza | c William Porterfield b Trent Johnston | 72 | 66 |
| Cephas Zhuwao | c Boyd Rankin b Trent Johnston | 16 | 20 |
| Chamu Chibhabha | b Boyd Rankin | 51 | 69 |
| Tatenda Taibu | b Peter Connell | 74 | 99 |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | c Kevin O'Brien b Andre Botha | 27 | 19 |
| Elton Chigumbura | c Andre Botha b Peter Connell | 33 | 19 |
| Keith Dabengwa | b Alex Cusack | 1 | 2 |
| Timycen Maruma | c Gary Wilson b Peter Connell | 2 | 3 |
| Prosper Utseya | not out | 3 | 4 |
Did not bat: Ray Price, Chris Mpofu
Extras 24 · Total 303 for 8
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Connell | 8 | 0 | 68 | 3 |
| Boyd Rankin | 6 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| Trent Johnston | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Andre Botha | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Kyle McCallan | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Alex Cusack | 6 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-71 (Cephas Zhuwao, 8.2 ov), 2-99 (Hamilton Masakadza, 16.5 ov), 3-201 (Chamu Chibhabha, 37.6 ov), 4-259 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 44.5 ov), 5-262 (Tatenda Taibu, 45.4 ov), 6-266 (Keith Dabengwa, 46.3 ov), 7-285 (Timycen Maruma, 47.6 ov), 8-303 (Elton Chigumbura, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hamilton Masakadza (49) and Cephas Zhuwao (16) | 71 | 50 |
| second | Hamilton Masakadza (23) and Chamu Chibhabha (5) | 28 | 51 |
| third | Tatenda Taibu (49) and Chamu Chibhabha (46) | 102 | 127 |
| fourth | Tatenda Taibu (23) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (27) | 58 | 42 |
| fifth | Tatenda Taibu (2) and Elton Chigumbura (0) | 3 | 5 |
| sixth | Keith Dabengwa (1) and Elton Chigumbura (2) | 4 | 5 |
| seventh | Elton Chigumbura (16) and Timycen Maruma (2) | 19 | 9 |
| eighth | Elton Chigumbura (14) and Prosper Utseya (0) | 18 | 12 |
IRELAND: 147 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niall O'Brien | c Prosper Utseya b Elton Chigumbura | 2 | 6 |
| William Porterfield | c Ray Price b Prosper Utseya | 10 | 21 |
| Gary Wilson | c Chamu Chibhabha b Elton Chigumbura | 0 | 5 |
| Andre Botha | st Tatenda Taibu b Prosper Utseya | 21 | 31 |
| Andrew White | c Chamu Chibhabha b Timycen Maruma | 18 | 35 |
| Kevin O'Brien | c Tatenda Taibu b Keith Dabengwa | 38 | 63 |
| Alex Cusack | c & b Timycen Maruma | 5 | 15 |
| Trent Johnston | c Ray Price b Keith Dabengwa | 12 | 49 |
| Kyle McCallan | lbw b Keith Dabengwa | 25 | 29 |
| Peter Connell | run out (Chamu Chibhabha) | 6 | 22 |
| Boyd Rankin | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 10 · Total 147 all out
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elton Chigumbura | 5 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Prosper Utseya | 9.1 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Chris Mpofu | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ray Price | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Timycen Maruma | 10 | 1 | 50 | 2 |
| Keith Dabengwa | 6 | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| Cephas Zhuwao | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Niall O'Brien, 2.4 ov), 2-14 (Gary Wilson, 4.3 ov), 3-17 (William Porterfield, 5.6 ov), 4-49 (Andre Botha, 13.4 ov), 5-63 (Andrew White, 18.5 ov), 6-72 (Alex Cusack, 24.1 ov), 7-113 (Trent Johnston, 37.1 ov), 8-115 (Kevin O'Brien, 37.4 ov), 9-147 (Kyle McCallan, 45.6 ov), 10-147 (Peter Connell, 46.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Niall O'Brien (2) and William Porterfield (6) | 9 | 16 |
| second | Gary Wilson (0) and William Porterfield (4) | 5 | 11 |
| third | Andre Botha (1) and William Porterfield (0) | 3 | 9 |
| fourth | Andre Botha (20) and Andrew White (8) | 32 | 46 |
| fifth | Andrew White (10) and Kevin O'Brien (4) | 14 | 31 |
| sixth | Kevin O'Brien (3) and Alex Cusack (5) | 9 | 31 |
| seventh | Trent Johnston (12) and Kevin O'Brien (29) | 41 | 78 |
| eighth | Kyle McCallan (0) and Kevin O'Brien (2) | 2 | 3 |
| ninth | Kyle McCallan (25) and Peter Connell (6) | 32 | 50 |
| tenth | Boyd Rankin (0) and Peter Connell (0) | 0 | 1 |
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