Ire 189/8 in 46.5 Overs | Live Cricket Score, Zimbabwe vs Ireland 2015, 3rd ODI at Harare: Ireland win by 2 wickets
Zimbabwe bowled out for 187 | Live Cricket Score, Zimbabwe vs Ireland 2015, 3rd ODI at Harare
Amigo! Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s coverage of the third and final One-Day International (ODI) match between Zimbabwe and Ireland from the Harare Sports Club, Harare; I am Suvajit Mustafi and I will be bringing you all the updates from this game. The last game turned out to be another thriller and it was the hosts Zimbabwe who emrged to turn out on the top after chasing down challenging total of 269 comfortably wih nine balls to spare and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. Ireland, having played well with the bat just didn’t click with the ball. Will Zimbabwe make a clean sweep here? LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: Zimbabwe vs Ireland, 3rd ODI at Harare
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 189/8 after 46.5 Overs; A McBrine 14 (21), T Murtagh 19 (13) — That’s it! Ireland have won it. It won’t be whitewash. Murtagh is the man for Ireland. He followed up his 4 for 32 with 19 from 13-balls. Ireland made a mess of a rather easy chase but finally they managed a win. It was Murtagh’s game and the Man of the Match award surely awaits him.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 178/8 after 46 Overs; A McBrine 10 (20), T Murtagh 12 (9) — The Irish men are slowly inching towards a victory and all Zimbabwe need is two wickets. Ireland still need 10 to win from four overs. This dead-rubber encounter is turning out to be a thriller.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 169/8 after 44 Overs; A McBrine 5 (11), T Murtagh 8 (6) — Ireland need 19 from six overs. Murtagh, who had a great day with the ball, is out in the middle. Can he be the man for Ireland? He has 10 First-Class fifties, so he can definitely bat!
OUT! G Dockrell c Nyumbu b Muzarabani 13 (18)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 159/7 after 42 Overs; G Dockrell 13 (17), A McBrine 3 (6) — Kevin O’Brien is caught in the deep. Masakadza (8-1-31-2) is in middle of a good spell while Mutombodzi has finished with 10-0-33-2. Ireland need 29 from eight overs.
OUT! K O’Brien c sub (M Waller) b W Masakadza 10 (15)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 148/6 after 40 Overs; G Dockrell 5 (13), K O’Brien 10 (13) — Mutombodzi got the important wicket of Wilson in the 38th over. Ireland need 40 from the last 10 overs. Run-rate isn’t an issue but they have only four wickets in hand.
OUT! G Wilson c J Nyumbu b T Mutombodzi 19 (28)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 132/5 after 35 Overs; G Wilson 13 (16), K O’Brien 7 (8) — Drinks! Jongwe gets the big wicket of Stirling in the 33rd over. Zimbabwe is back in the game. Ireland need 56 runs required from 15 overs, can they get a consolation win?
OUT! P Stirling c R Mutumbami b L Jongwe 50 (92)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 106/4 after 30 Overs; P Stirling 47 (82), G Wilson 1 (4) — Mutombodzi got the big scalp of Niall O’Brien in the 28th over. Looking to clear the in-field, he found Chibhabha at mid-off. A big blow for Ireland. Gary Wilson will have to provide good support to Stirling to ensure an Irish win. Wilson isn’t alien to such situations. Remember his 80 against UAE at Brisbane in the World Cup earlier this year?
OUT! N O’Brien c C Chibhabha b T Mutombodzi 1 (8)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 96/3 after 25 Overs; P Stirling 39 (64), N O’Brien 0 (0) — Once again Raza displays good fielding skills and runs out a well set Balbirnie with a direct hit. This match is yet not over. Another few wickets and Zimbabwe will be in it.
OUT! A Balbirnie run out 24 (43)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 82/2 after 20 Overs; P Stirling 34 (52), A Balbirnie 15 (25) — Slowly and steadily, Ireland are heading closer to the target. They need another 110 from 30 overs. Stirling is playing a knock very uncharacteristic of him. Ireland will need these two to be out there for some more time. Zimbabwe need a couple of quick wickets to ensure the whitewash
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 53/2 after 13 Overs; P Stirling 17 (31), A Balbirnie 6 (4) — Joyce’s slog sweep finds a man at the boundary. Masakadza has picked up a key wicket. Ireland need a steady partnership here.
OUT! E Joyce c B Chari b W Masakadza 7 (24)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 40/1 after 9 Overs; P Stirling 11 (22), E Joyce 6 (13) — Zimbabwe have managed to pull things back and after a good first over, Ireland seem to be following their opponents in terms of building the innings. It should be an easy win for them unless they mess it up.
OUT! W Porterfield c S Raza b T Muzarabani 20 (20)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: IRE 31/0 after 5 Overs; P Stirling 10 (12), W Porterfield 20 (19) — Ireland have got off to a solid start. Not often we see Porterfield taking the charge. Debutant Muzarabani’s first over went for 18 runs and Ireland have been watchful since then.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 187 all out after 49.2 Overs; J Nyumbu 7 (11) — Zimbabwe have been bowled out for 187. Williams and Raza aside, none of the batsmen showed application. On the other hand, Ireland were brilliant. They executed their plans well and here is their chance to repeat the World Cup 2015 feat and register a win against Zimbabwe. Young, who replaced Mooney in this game, bowled with good pace and provided the early break-through but the star performer was pacer Murtagh who picked figures of 10-0-32-4. Now it’s up to the Irish batting. Here’s the innings report.
OUT! T Muzarabani lbw b K O’Brien 3 (13)
OUT! W Masakadza c C Young b T Murtagh 0 (5)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 174/8 after 45 Overs; W Masakadza 0 (4), J Nyumbu 0 (0) — Zimbabwe may well be bowled out here. Two run outs in an over. It will be crucial for Zimbabwe to play the last 30 balls and get as close to 200.
OUT! L Jongwe run out 8 (5)
OUT! C Mutombodzi run out 3 (4)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 171/6 after 44 Overs; T Mutombodzi 3 (4), L Jongwe 5 (3) — Raza after scoring his third ODI fifty gave away his wicket to Murtagh while attempting a slog across the line. Zimbabwe will look to at least get 200 on the board.
OUT! S Raza b T Murtagh 50 (56)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 159/5 after 42 Overs; T Mutombodzi 0 (2), S Raza 46 (51) — Chigambura gets caught at the boundary. It was a touch and go decision but since no TV replay is available, the umpires seemed pleased with what they saw.
OUT! E Chigumbura c A Balbirnie b T Murtagh 34 (63)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 143/4 after 39 Overs; E Chigambura 32 (55), S Raza 32 (41)— It has been a fruitful post-drinks session for Zimbabwe. Both, Chigambura and Raza have stepped up the gear. The first three overs after ‘drinks’ went for 24 runs.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 119/4 after 36 Overs; E Chigambura 24 (50), S Raza 16 (28)— Drinks! A steady partnership between Chigambura and Raza is building up. The run-rate is still less than 3.5. Zimbabwe will look to at least score another 100 runs in the last 14 overs. The Irish bowlers have been extremely disciplined today.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 97/4 after 29 Overs; E Chigambura 13 (28), S Raza 5 (8)— Williams got out soon after he scored his 23rd ODI fifty. A couple of balls back he was seen stretching his right leg and limping. Paul Stirling got the important break through. Zimbabwe look to be in a state of bother.
OUT! S Williams c N O’Brien b P Stirling 51 (69)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 82/3 after 25 Overs; S Williams 48 (61), E Chigambura 8 (20) — A lucky respite for Williams in the 22nd over after he was dropped at mid-wicket by Young. Surely a costly miss and he is making the Irish pay for that. He is looking all set for a big one and Zimbabwe have scored 25 from their last four overs.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 57/3 in after 21 Overs; S Williams 31 (47), E Chigambura 0 (10) — After crawling to a slow 17, Chari has given it away. McBrine has got one through in between Chari’s bat and pad. Zimbabwe’s innings run-rate of below 3 is a matter of concern. Williams and skipper Chigambura will have a big role to play from now on.
OUT! B Chari b A McBrine 17 (56)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 41/2 after 15 Overs; S Williams 23 (39), B Chari 10 (38) — It’s been a slow start from Zimbabwe. Chari hasn’t been able to rotate the strike and that’s a concern. At the other end, Williams looks set. The run-rate is below 3 at the moment.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 28/2 in after 10 Overs; S Williams 14 (26), B Chari 6 (21) — After that horrendous start, Zimbabwe have done well to recover. Williams has struck three boundaries and brought up his 2400th run in ODIs. It’s important for Ireland to maintain the pressure.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 8/2 after 4 Overs; B Chari 1 (10), S Williams 1 (1) — Tim Murtagh gets into the act. He did well to set up Chibhabha by getting two to come in and then the third one held its line, taking the batsman’s edge on its way to the keeper. Ireland off to a dream start. Can they pull this off?
OUT! C Chibhabha c N O’Brien b T Murtagh 4 (11)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: ZIM 2/1 after 1 Over; B Chari 0 (2), C Chibhabha 1 (2) — Ireland have got off to a good start. Young is making his chance count. He bowled quick and provided Ireland with the much needed early strike.
OUT! R Mutumbami c W Porterfield b C Young 0 (4)
Teams:
Zimbabwe: Chamu Chibhabha, Richmond Mutumbami (wk), Brian Chari, Sean Williams, Elton Chigumbura (c), Sikandar Raza, Tino Mutombodzi, Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Taurai Muzarabani, John Nyumbu.
Zimbabwe have rested the last game centurion Craig Ervine and Tinashe Panyangara. Taurai Muzarabani is making his ODI debut.
Ireland: William Porterfield (c), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Andy Balbirnie, Niall O’Brien (wk), Gary Wilson, Kevin O’Brien, George Dockrell, Andy McBrine, Tim Murtagh, Craig Young.
From the Ireland camp, John Mooney makes way for Craig Young.
TOSS: Match referee Javagal Srinath was out in the middle with the captains. Ireland skipper William Porterfield has won the toss and elected to bowl first.
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.
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However, with nothing to lose now, Ireland would be playing for pride as they would look to finish the series on a high by registering a consolation win over the Zimbabweans, as they are most likely to play fearless cricket. Zimbabwe, on the other hand, have not completed their job completely and would love to make a clean sweep here and make it 3-0 in their favour, sending the Irish home with a major wound to heal. Zimbabwe vs Ireland, 3rd ODI at Harare, Preview
Winning the toss for the first ODI, Zimbabwe skipper Elton Chigumbura sent the home side for batting. Ireland put up a low score of 219 losing 8 of their wickets utilising their 50 overs. While Gary Wilson came out as the highest scorer of the innings with his unbeaten 70 off 88 balls, only Ed Joyce could score a half cent amongst rest. John Nyumbu and debutant Wellington Masakadza emerged as the highest wicket-takers for Zimbabwe taking a couple of wickets both while Tinashe Panyangara, Luke Jongwe, Chamu Chibhabha and Sean Williams got one wicket each. Chasing the target, the Zimbabwe scorecard saw massive contributions from Richmond Mutumbami 60 ( 78) and Sikander Raza* 60 ( 72) and won the match with 9 balls and one wicket remaining as Panyangara hit the winning boundary. Sikandar Raza was given the man of the match.
In search of redemption, the Irish team came out to bat first for the second ODI as Zimbabwe again won the toss and chose to field. With a steady 72 off 77 from Paul Stirling, Ireland got a good start which was carried successfully by Niall O’Brien 50(78) and keeper Gary Wilson 65 (55). At the end of 5 overs, they put up a defendable 268 with the loss of 7 wickets. The Zimbabwe bowling saw a stunning spell from Sikandar Raza who took 3 major wickets including those of Stirling and Niall and maintaining an economy of 4.90. While batting, Craig Ervine single-handedly won the match for Zimbabwe as remained not out on 101 playing 122 balls. Sean Williams scored a mentionable 43 off 51. Amongst the Irish bowlers, Kevin O’Brien stood the most successful one who maintained an economy below 5 taking 3 wickets. Craig Ervine received a well deserved player of the match award.