Zimbabwe v Ireland, 1st ODI, Ireland tour of Zimbabwe

Finished
Ireland tour of Zimbabwe , February 14, 2025
Zimbabwe
ZIM
299/5 (50)
Ireland
IRE
250/10 (46)
ZIM won by 49 runs.
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Graham Hume7410175.00
Josh Little130033.33
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Richard Ngarava905636.22
Blessing Muzarabani905145.67
Current Partnership: 2 run (0.4 ov) | Last Wicket: Josh Little 1 (3) | Fall of Wicket: 250/10 (45.6 ov)
CRR: 5.43 | Last Ten Overs: 77/4 7.00
Recent: W11·W1W14W111·2111

Ireland vs Zimbabwe, Live Cricket Commentary

End of over 46 (3 runs)
Josh Little 1 (3)
Graham Hume 7 (4)
Ireland 250/10
Richard Ngarava 9-0-56-3
Blessing Muzarabani 9-0-51-4
w
45.6
Josh Little c W Madhevere b R Ngarava 1 (3) Richard Ngarava to Josh Little, no run, c W Madhevere b R Ngarava, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Josh Little hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting cut towards short cover, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Wesley Madhevere, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Josh Little.
1
45.5
Richard Ngarava to Graham Hume, 1 run, Graham Hume goes back and plays a well-timed pull off an bouncer delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
1
45.4
Richard Ngarava to Josh Little, 1 run, Josh Little hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
0
45.3
Richard Ngarava to Josh Little, no run, Dot Ball !! slower ball, back of length, on the stumps, and Josh Little hangs on and tries to hit uppercut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
w
45.2
Matthew Humphreys c J Campbell b R Ngarava 0 (1) Richard Ngarava to Matthew Humphreys, no run, c J Campbell b R Ngarava, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Matthew Humphreys hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting cut towards point, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Johnathan Campbell, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Matthew Humphreys.
1
45.1
Richard Ngarava to Graham Hume, 1 run, Graham Hume hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 45 (7 runs)
George Dockrell 34 (35)
Graham Hume 5 (2)
Ireland 247/8
Blessing Muzarabani 9-0-51-4
Sikandar Raza 10-0-54-1
w
44.6
George Dockrell c W Madhevere b B Muzarabani 34 (35) Blessing Muzarabani to George Dockrell, no run, c W Madhevere b B Muzarabani, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, George Dockrell hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards long on, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Wesley Madhevere, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of George Dockrell.
1
44.5
Blessing Muzarabani to Graham Hume, 1 run, Graham Hume hangs in the crease and plays defensive shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
4
44.4
Blessing Muzarabani to Graham Hume, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Graham Hume hangs in the crease and tries cut, edged!! in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
w
44.3
Andy McBrine c W Masakadza b B Muzarabani 32 (32) Blessing Muzarabani to Andy McBrine, no run, c W Masakadza b B Muzarabani, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Andy McBrine hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Wellington Masakadza, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Andy McBrine.
1
44.2
Blessing Muzarabani to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a fulltoss by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.
1
44.1
Blessing Muzarabani to Andy McBrine, 1 run, Andy McBrine goes back and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.
End of over 44 (6 runs)
Andy McBrine 31 (30)
George Dockrell 33 (33)
Ireland 240/6
Sikandar Raza 10-0-54-1
Richard Ngarava 8-0-53-1
1
43.6
Sikandar Raza to Andy McBrine, 1 run, Andy McBrine hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
43.5
Sikandar Raza to Andy McBrine, no run, Dot Ball !! off break ball, yorker, on the off stump, and Andy McBrine hangs on and tries to hit cut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
2
43.4
Sikandar Raza to Andy McBrine, 2 runs, Andy McBrine hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
1
43.3
Sikandar Raza to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell goes back and plays a well-timed pull off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.
1lb
43.2
Sikandar Raza to Andy McBrine, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump, Andy McBrine hangs in the crease, aims to play flick shot, but ball direclty brushes against the body. Batter snatch 1 runs off leg bye.
1
43.1
Sikandar Raza to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed sweep off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
End of over 43 (6 runs)
George Dockrell 31 (31)
Andy McBrine 28 (26)
Ireland 234/6
Richard Ngarava 8-0-53-1
Sikandar Raza 9-0-49-1
1
42.6
Richard Ngarava to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at square leg for 1 run.
1
42.5
Richard Ngarava to Andy McBrine, 1 run, Andy McBrine hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.
1
42.4
Richard Ngarava to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long off for 1 run.
1wd
42.4
Richard Ngarava to George Dockrell, 1 wide, bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, An attempted bouncer misses the mark and sails high over George Dockrell's head, Umpire Calls it a wide.
1lb
42.3
Richard Ngarava to Andy McBrine, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Andy McBrine hangs in the crease, aims to play flick shot, but ball direclty brushes against the body. Batter snatch 1 runs off leg bye.
1
42.2
Richard Ngarava to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell goes back and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long off for 1 run.
0
42.1
Richard Ngarava to George Dockrell, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, George Dockrell hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward mid off, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
End of over 42 (7 runs)
George Dockrell 28 (27)
Andy McBrine 27 (24)
Ireland 228/6
Sikandar Raza 9-0-49-1
Blessing Muzarabani 8-0-44-2
1
41.6
Sikandar Raza to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at square leg for 1 run.
Match Details
Date
2025-02-14 07:30 AM
Venue
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Toss
Ireland elected to bowl
Umpires
  • Allahuddien Paleker
  • Langton Rusere
Tv Umpires
  • Forster Mutizwa
Match Referee
  • Richie Richardson