ZIM 270/5 in 48.3 Overs: Live Cricket Score, Zimbabwe vs Ireland 2015, 2nd ODI at Harare: Zimbabwe win by 5 wickets

Amigo! Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s coverage of the second of the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series between Zimbabwe and Ireland from the Harare Sports Club, Harare; I am Ayush Gupta and I will be bringing you all the updates from this game. The last game turned out to be a thriller despite being a low-scoring encounter. Ireland, having put up 219 on board, courtesy of impressive innings form Ed Joyce and Gary Wilson, proved to be futile as Zimbabwe chased it down comfortably with an over to go, courtesy of twin brilliant innings from Craig Ervine and Sikandar Raza. Will Zimbabwe seal the series here? LIVE SCORECARD: Zimbabwe vs Ireland, 2nd ODI at Harare

Man of the Match: Craig Ervine (Zimbabwe)

As Zimbabwe celebrate their ODI sereis win over Ireland, read our match report here.

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LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 270/5 in 48.3 Overs; Craig Ervine 101 (122), Elton Chigumbura 4 (6) — THAT’S IT!!!! Zimbabwe have won the game confortably once again by five wickets and they seal the three-match ODI series as they take an unassailable 2-0 lead. Craig Ervine’s second ODI ton helped Zimbabwe seal it all.

OUT! Sikandar Raza c Ed Joyce b John Mooney 33 (29)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 242/4 in 45 Overs; Craig Ervine 90 (112), Sikandar Raza 22 (24) — It’s moreor less donme and dusted for Zimbabwe as they look all set and poised to seal the series here today, as Ervine nears his ton. it has indeed been a dreadful outing for Ireland in this tour.

LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 202/4 in 40 Overs; Craig Ervine 69 (97), Sikandar Raza 4 (9) — GONE!!!! The fourth wicket is down in the form of Tinotenda Mutombodzi, who falls for 25 to Kevin O’Brien after being caught by George Dockrell. However, it seems Ireland are just a bit late as Zimbabwe are most likely to chase it down as Sikandar Raza makes his way in, while Zimbabwe score 200.

OUT! Tinotenda Mutombodzi c George Dockrell b Kevin O’Brien 25 (31)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 186/3 in 35 Overs; Tinotenda Mutombodzi 23 (28), Craig Ervine 59 (79) — Another slow five overs which turns out o be good from Ireland’s point of view as the bowlers seemed to have slowed down the rate of run scoring, but it just seems they could be too late here as with just less than 100 runs to win, wickets is the only thing that could save the Irish from hereon.

LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 167/3 in 30 Overs; Tinotenda Mutombodzi 14 (17), Craig Ervine 52 (60) — The 50 is up for Craig Ervine as he has indeed batted beautifully and sensisbly in this all-importabnt match. However, Sean Williams couldn’t last long as he fell for 43 off Andrew McBrine, who makes him caught by Ed Joyce as Tinotenda Mutombodzi is the new man in.

OUT! Sean Williams c Ed Joyce b Andrew McBrine 43 (57)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 143/2 in 25 Overs; Sean Williams 38 (48), Craig Ervine 47 (50) — Zimbabwe seem to be playing well as the batsmen keep steering on and reach near to the 150-run mark with just above 100 runs need to win the game, while Ervine is just three runs short of his half-century.

LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 115/2 in 20 Overs; Sean Williams 24 (31), Craig Ervine 34 (37) — The 100 is up for Zimbabwe and the batsmen look in good touch and shape as they aim to chase down the total and seal the series here. The Irish bowlers seem to be having a tough time.

LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 92/2 in 15 Overs; Sean Williams 12 (17), Craig Ervine 29 (21) — Despite twin quick dismissals, Zimbabwe don’t seem to be much affected as thet two new batsmen continue to bat in an aggressive manner and generally going for the big shots on every possible loose delivery.

LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 58/2 in 10 Overs; Sean Williams 4 (4), Craig Ervine 3 (4) — GONE!!!! And it’s two in a row. Both the openers have been dismissed for 14 and 30, respectively as Sean Williams and Craig Ervine make their way in.

OUT! Richmond Mutumbani c William Porterfield b Tim Murtagh 14 (12), Chamu Chibhabha c Niell O’Brien b Kevin O’Brien 30 (40)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 29/0 in 5 Overs; Chamu Chibhabha 20 (23), Richmond Mutumbani 2 (4) — A steady start by the Zimbabweans as the openers make sure they do not suffer early setbacks and keep wickets intact in order to chase the total down comfortably.

As Zimbabwe get ready for the chase, read the Irish innings report here.

LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 268/7 in 50 Overs; George Dockrell 10 (6), John Mooney 7 (11) — THAT’S IT!!!! Ireland finiush their innings on 268 and thus Zimbabwe would be needing 269 to win this encounter and seal the series. Sikandar Raza has been the most effective bowler with three for 49.

OUT! Kevin O’Brien c Sikandar Raza b Tinashe Panyangara 5 (17), Gary Wilson run out (Hamilton Masakadza) 65 (69)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 220/5 in 45 Overs; Kevin O’Brien 5 (10), Gary Wilson 39 (42) — GONE!!!! Niall O’Brien departs jusat after scoring his half-century as he is caught by Waller off Raza. His brothewr Kevin O’Brien makes his way in as Ireland near the innings closure.

OUT! Niall O’Brien c sub (Malcolm Waller) b Sikandar Raza 50 (61)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 202/4 in 40 Overs; Niall O’Brien 48 (57), Gary Wilson 28 (26) — The 200 is up for the Irish in just 40 overs as the batsmen look to steer the innings in the final 10 Overs and make sure that they post a challenging total for the hosts.

LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 173/4 in 35 Overs; Niall O’Brien 35 (41), Gary Wilson 13 (12) — GONE AGAIN!!!! Andy Balbrine is the next casuality as he gets dismissed for mere 12 off a run out. Gary Wilson is the new man in as Ireland have well gone past their 150-run mark.

OUT! Andy Balbrine run out 12 (12)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 137/3 in 30 Overs; Niall O’Brien 24 (39), Andy Balbrine 4 (6) — GONE!!!! It’s the big one and it’s Stirling, who falls for a healthy 72 after being trapped leg-before to Raza, who gets his second of the day in a similar fashion. Andy Balbrine is the new man in.

OUT! Paul Stirling lbw b Sikandar Raza 72 (77)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 109/2 in 25 Overs; Paul Stirling 67 (70), Niall O’Brien 10 (12) — The 100 is up for the Irish team and it has taken them around half of their innings to score so. Its tiome for them to start thinking about steering the innings from hereon. However, Ed Joyce was dismissed for mere 17 by Sikandar raza, who trapped him leg-before. Niall O’Brien is the new man in.

OUT! Ed Joyce lbw b Sikandar Raza 17 (46)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 77/1 in 20 Overs; Paul Stirling 50 (56), Ed Joyce 17 (42) — The Irish batsmen continue to bat steadily as they refrain themselves from being over ambitious and are going for the big shots only when they feel it’s a poor delivery. Meanwhile, Paul Stirling scores his eighth ODI half-century off 56 deliveries including six boundaries and  astrike-rate of 94.73.

LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 55/1 in 15 Overs; Paul Stirling 34 (44), Ed Joyce 12 (24) — The 50 is up for the Irish as they have lost just a wicket in the process and has also taken them 15 overs to bring up so. Paul Stirling is playing a sensible innings for now.

LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 43/1 in 10 Overs; Paul Stirling 29 (29), Ed Joyce 5 (9) — GONE!!!! William Porterfield is the first casuality of the day as he goes for mere eight off Luke Jongwe, who makes hom caught by Craig Ervine in the slips. Ed Joyce is the new man in.

OUT! William Porterfield c Craig Ervine b Luke Jongwe 8 (22)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 12/0 in 5 Overs; William Porterfield 8 (19), Paul Stirling 4 (11) — A slow start by the Irish team as the openers are playing conservatively and want to make sure that they do not suffer early setbacks in the innnings and save their best for the end in order to set up a competitive total.

Teams:

Zimbabwe: Chamu Chibhabha, Richmond Mutumbami (wk), Craig Ervine, Sean Williams, Elton Chigumbura (c), Sikandar Raza, Tino Mutumbodzi, Wellington Masakadza, Luke Jongwe, Tinashe Panyangara, John Nyumbu.

Ireland: William Porterfield (c), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Andrew Balbirnie, Niall O’Brien (wk), Gary Wilson, Kevin O’Brien, John Mooney, George Dockrell, Andy McBrine, Tim Murtagh.

Toss: Zimbabwe (Field)

Zimbabwe recently lost the series against Pakistan recently, but the win in the first match against Ireland would have given them some confidence. However, going by the tradition, Ireland have been known for their ability to defeat major teams and would be no surprise if they manage to bounce back and stay alive in the series by squaring it. The pitch has something in it for both batsmen and bowlers and hence a five-bowler strategy won’t be a bad choice. Zimbabwe vs Ireland, 2nd ODI at Harare, Preview

Squads:

Zimbabwe: Elton Chigumbura (c), Brian Chari, Chamu Chibhabha, Craig Ervine, Luke Jongwe, Neville Madziva, Wellington Masakadza, Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Richmond Mutumbami, Taurai Muzarabani, John Nyumbu, Tinashe Panyangara, Sikandar Raza, Malcolm Waller, Sean Williams.

Ireland: William Porterfield (c), Andy Balbirnie, George Dockrell, Ed Joyce, Andy McBrine, John Mooney, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O’Brien, Niall O’Brien, Stuart Poynter, Max Sorensen, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Gary Wilson, Craig Young.