Published: Oct 13, 2015, 12:15 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 13, 2015, 08:06 AM (IST)
Zimbabwe and Ireland face off in the final game of the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series at the Harare Sports Club in Harare on Tuesday. The series has already been clinched 2-0 by the hosts, who won the first two games by margins of two and five wickets respectively. While Zimbabwe will ruthlessly aim for a 3-0 whitewash, which the Southern African nation is not quite used to, Ireland will hope to end their short tour of Zimbabwe on a positive note with a victory. There could however, be a few changes in the Zimbabwean lineup in the final one-dayer, in order to give some of the main players a break. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: Zimbabwe vs Ireland 2015, 3rd ODI at Harare
The two sides have had quite a few close encounters in the past, with the group matches in the 2007 and 2015 World Cups coming to mind in this regard, with Zimbabwe suffering a close defeat in the mega-event earlier this year. Zimbabwe have been a comprehensive unit in the ongoing series however, and will not easily lose their momentum in the upcoming match. LIVE CRICKET UPDATES: Zimbabwe vs Ireland 2015, 3rd ODI at Harare
Squads:
Zimbabwe: Elton Chigumbura (c), Brian Chari, Chamu Chibhabha, Craig Ervine, Luke Jongwe, Neville Madziva, Wellington Masakadza, Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Richmond Mutumbami (wk), 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 (wk), Max Sorensen, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Gary Wilson (wk), Craig Young.
