Zimbabwe Vs Ireland 2Nd Odi
Ireland in Zimbabwe - 2023 (2023/24) · Harare Sports Club, Harare · 15 December 2023
Ireland won by 4 wickets (with 59 balls remaining)
Ireland won by 4 wickets (with 59 balls remaining). Curtis Campher top-scored with 66 for Ireland. Josh Little took 6/36.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Harare Sports Club, Harare
- Date
- 15 December 2023
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- Ireland won by 4 wickets (with 59 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Josh Little
- Captains
- Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe), Paul Stirling (Ireland)
- Umpires
- AT Holdstock and F Mutizwa
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 166 all out. Wellington Masakadza top-scored with 40 off 47 balls, and Ryan Burl made 38. Josh Little took 6 for 36 for Ireland. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 19 runs, to 19 for 4. That was well below the 2020s average first-innings total at Harare Sports Club, 247 across 39 ODIs.
Chasing 167, Ireland made 170 for 6. Curtis Campher top-scored with 66 off 71 balls.
Ireland won by 4 wickets (with 59 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 166 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joylord Gumbie | b Josh Little | 5 | 14 |
| Tinashe Kamunhukamwe | c Andy Balbirnie b Josh Little | 8 | 6 |
| Milton Shumba | c Lorcan Tucker b Josh Little | 0 | 2 |
| Sikandar Raza | b Josh Little | 2 | 12 |
| Ryan Burl | c Lorcan Tucker b Harry Tector | 38 | 89 |
| Clive Madande | c Neil Rock b Andy McBrine | 33 | 42 |
| Brandon Mavuta | lbw b Craig Young | 4 | 12 |
| Wellington Masakadza | c Paul Stirling b Josh Little | 40 | 47 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | c Craig Young b Mark Adair | 11 | 16 |
| Richard Ngarava | b Josh Little | 1 | 4 |
Did not bat: Tony Munyonga
Extras 16 · Total 166 all out
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Adair | 7.5 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Josh Little | 10 | 2 | 36 | 6 |
| Craig Young | 8 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| Graham Hume | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Andy McBrine | 10 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| Harry Tector | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, 3.1 ov), 2-15 (Milton Shumba, 3.3 ov), 3-16 (Joylord Gumbie, 3.5 ov), 4-19 (Sikandar Raza, 5.6 ov), 5-64 (Clive Madande, 18.2 ov), 6-70 (Brandon Mavuta, 21.5 ov), 7-133 (Ryan Burl, 35.6 ov), 8-144 (Wellington Masakadza, 37.5 ov), 9-148 (Richard Ngarava, 39.2 ov), 10-166 (Blessing Muzarabani, 42.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Joylord Gumbie (5) and Tinashe Kamunhukamwe (8) | 15 | 19 |
| second | Joylord Gumbie (0) and Milton Shumba (0) | 0 | 2 |
| third | Sikandar Raza (0) and Joylord Gumbie (0) | 1 | 2 |
| fourth | Sikandar Raza (2) and Ryan Burl (1) | 3 | 13 |
| fifth | Ryan Burl (10) and Clive Madande (33) | 45 | 74 |
| sixth | Ryan Burl (1) and Brandon Mavuta (4) | 6 | 21 |
| seventh | Ryan Burl (26) and Wellington Masakadza (33) | 63 | 85 |
| eighth | Wellington Masakadza (7) and Blessing Muzarabani (2) | 11 | 11 |
| ninth | Richard Ngarava (1) and Blessing Muzarabani (3) | 4 | 9 |
| tenth | Blessing Muzarabani (6) and Tanaka Chivanga (8) | 18 | 21 |
IRELAND: 170 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Balbirnie | b Richard Ngarava | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Stirling | b Blessing Muzarabani | 14 | 32 |
| Curtis Campher | b Brandon Mavuta | 66 | 71 |
| Harry Tector | b Brandon Mavuta | 21 | 37 |
| Lorcan Tucker | b Blessing Muzarabani | 28 | 46 |
| George Dockrell | c Sikandar Raza b Tanaka Chivanga | 8 | 23 |
| Mark Adair | not out | 25 | 29 |
| Andy McBrine | not out | 0 | 2 |
Did not bat: Graham Hume, Craig Young, Josh Little
Extras 8 · Total 170 for 6
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Ngarava | 8.1 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 10 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
| Tanaka Chivanga | 7 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Brandon Mavuta | 10 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Wellington Masakadza | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sikandar Raza | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Andy Balbirnie, 0.1 ov), 2-29 (Paul Stirling, 9.2 ov), 3-81 (Harry Tector, 19.3 ov), 4-124 (Curtis Campher, 29.4 ov), 5-132 (Lorcan Tucker, 32.1 ov), 6-166 (George Dockrell, 39.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Andy Balbirnie (0) and Paul Stirling (0) | 0 | 1 |
| second | Paul Stirling (14) and Curtis Campher (13) | 29 | 55 |
| third | Curtis Campher (31) and Harry Tector (21) | 52 | 61 |
| fourth | Curtis Campher (22) and Lorcan Tucker (21) | 43 | 61 |
| fifth | George Dockrell (1) and Lorcan Tucker (7) | 8 | 15 |
| sixth | George Dockrell (7) and Mark Adair (21) | 34 | 45 |
| seventh | Andy McBrine (0) and Mark Adair (4) | 4 | 3 |
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