Zimbabwe Vs Ireland
2-Innings Match Played At Bulawayo Athletic Club, 06-Feb-2025, Test
Ireland Win Outright by 63 runs
| Round | 1130 |
| Toss won by | Ireland |
| Umpires | Ahsan Raza (Pak) - Kumar Dharmasena (SL) - L Rusere (Zim) |
| Umpire notes | Match referee: Richie Richardson. Res ump: Iknow Chabi (Zim) |
| Home Side | Zimbabwe |
| Player of Match | AR McBrine |
| Comment | 1130/44 J Gumbie fielded sub and caught A Balbirnie Close Day 1- Thur 6 Feb - Zimbabwe 1st inns 71-2 (21ov T Kaitano 26*, N Welch 33*) Day 2 - Fri 7 Feb Ireland 2nd inns 83-1 (21 ov. A Balbirnie 32*, C Campher 14*) Day 3 - Sat 8 Feb - Zimbabwe 2nd inns 38-3 (15 ov. B Bennett 15*, T Gwandu 0*) Day 4 - Sun 9 Feb Zimbabwe 2nd inns 183-7 (68 ov. W Madhevere 61*, N Nyamhuri 5*) Day 5 - Mon 10 Feb - Zimbabwe 2nd inns 228 - end of match |
Ireland 1st Innings 260/10 All Out (Overs 56.4)
| Batsman | Fieldsman | Bowler | Runs | Min | Bls | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJ Moor | c B Curran | b B Muzarabani | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| A Balbirnie* | c sub | b B Muzarabani | 9 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| C Campher | b R Ngarava | 6 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| HT Tector | c T Kaitano | b B Muzarabani | 0 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| PR Stirling | c B Bennett | b B Muzarabani | 10 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| LJ Tucker+ | b T Gwandu | 33 | 51 | 28 | 7 | 0 | |
| AR McBrine | not out | 90 | 235 | 132 | 12 | 0 | |
| MR Adair | c B Bennett | b B Muzarabani | 78 | 139 | 91 | 13 | 0 |
| BJ McCarthy | c W Madhevere | b B Muzarabani | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| CA Young | c B Bennett | b B Muzarabani | 5 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Humphreys | c B Bennett | b R Ngarava | 8 | 28 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| extras | (b6 lb3 w1 nb7) | 17 | |||||
| TOTAL | 10 wickets for | 260 |
| FOW |
|---|
| 1-4(PJ Moor) 2-17(C Campher) 3-19(A Balbirnie) 4-20(HT Tector) 5-31(PR Stirling) |
| 6-82(LJ Tucker) 7-209(MR Adair) 8-211(BJ McCarthy) 9-233(CA Young) |
| 10-260(MJ Humphreys) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maid | Runs | Wkts | wd | nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Muzarabani | 18 | 1 | 58 | 7 | - | - |
| R Ngarava | 13.4 | 1 | 65 | 2 | - | 2 |
| N Nyamhuri | 7 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T Gwandu | 6 | 1 | 53 | 1 | - | 3 |
| B Bennett | 12 | 1 | 33 | 0 | - | - |
Zimbabwe 1st Innings 267/10 All Out (Overs 86.1)
| Batsman | Fieldsman | Bowler | Runs | Min | Bls | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T Kaitano | lbw | b BJ McCarthy | 26 | 102 | 66 | 3 | 0 |
| B Curran | c LJ Tucker | b BJ McCarthy | 12 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| N Welch | c HT Tector | b MR Adair | 90 | 249 | 173 | 9 | 1 |
| B Bennett | b BJ McCarthy | 7 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 0 | |
| W Madhevere | c LJ Tucker | b AR McBrine | 26 | 51 | 31 | 2 | 1 |
| J Campell* | c HT Tector | b AR McBrine | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| N Mayavo+ | lbw | b AR McBrine | 18 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| N Nyamhuri | c A Balbirnie | b BJ McCarthy | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R Ngarava | c PJ Moor | b MR Adair | 15 | 40 | 41 | 1 | 0 |
| B Muzarabani | b MJ Humphreys | 47 | 97 | 68 | 6 | 0 | |
| T Gwandu | not out | 18 | 85 | 79 | 1 | 0 | |
| extras | (b0 lb3 w1 nb0) | 4 | |||||
| TOTAL | 10 wickets for | 267 |
| FOW |
|---|
| 1-26(B Curran) 2-77(T Kaitano) 3-97(B Bennett) 4-143(W Madhevere) 5-147(J Campell) |
| 6-171(N Mayavo) 7-172(N Nyamhuri) 8-192(R Ngarava) 9-200(N Welch) |
| 10-267(B Muzarabani) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maid | Runs | Wkts | wd | nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR Adair | 18 | 4 | 56 | 2 | 1 | - |
| BJ McCarthy | 22 | 2 | 75 | 4 | - | - |
| CA Young | 10 | 1 | 36 | 0 | - | - |
| MJ Humphreys | 15.1 | 1 | 38 | 1 | - | - |
| AR McBrine | 21 | 5 | 59 | 3 | - | - |
Ireland 2nd Innings 298/10 All Out (Overs 93.3)
| Batsman | Fieldsman | Bowler | Runs | Min | Bls | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJ Moor | c N Mayavo | b R Ngarava | 30 | 39 | 33 | 5 | 0 |
| A Balbirnie* | lbw | b W Madhevere | 66 | 233 | 160 | 2 | 0 |
| C Campher | c N Mayavo | b T Gwandu | 39 | 123 | 99 | 6 | 0 |
| HT Tector | lbw | b J Campell | 17 | 51 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
| PR Stirling | c N Mayavo | b B Muzarabani | 21 | 34 | 29 | 1 | 2 |
| LJ Tucker+ | c J Campell | b R Ngarava | 58 | 147 | 95 | 6 | 1 |
| AR McBrine | c N Welch | b W Madhevere | 16 | 40 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| MR Adair | c T Kaitano | b R Ngarava | 15 | 31 | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| BJ McCarthy | b R Ngarava | 11 | 27 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| CA Young | b T Gwandu | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| MJ Humphreys | not out | 1 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| extras | (b5 lb13 w1 nb3) | 22 | |||||
| TOTAL | 10 wickets for | 298 |
| FOW |
|---|
| 1-46(PJ Moor) 2-121(C Campher) 3-153(HT Tector) 4-171(A Balbirnie) |
| 5-199(PR Stirling) 6-238(AR McBrine) 7-261(MR Adair) 8-281(BJ McCarthy) |
| 9-284(CA Young) 10-298(LJ Tucker) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maid | Runs | Wkts | wd | nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Muzarabani | 20 | 0 | 70 | 1 | - | - |
| R Ngarava | 17.3 | 4 | 55 | 4 | - | 2 |
| T Gwandu | 11 | 0 | 28 | 2 | - | 1 |
| N Nyamhuri | 8 | 0 | 21 | 0 | - | - |
| B Bennett | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | - | - |
| W Madhevere | 18 | 1 | 48 | 2 | - | - |
| J Campell | 14 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 1 | - |
Zimbabwe 2nd Innings 228/10 All Out (Overs 86.4)
| Batsman | Fieldsman | Bowler | Runs | Min | Bls | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T Kaitano | b MR Adair | 14 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 0 | |
| B Curran | c LJ Tucker | b BJ McCarthy | 4 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| N Welch | lbw | b MJ Humphreys | 5 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| B Bennett | c LJ Tucker | b MJ Humphreys | 45 | 124 | 72 | 3 | 0 |
| T Gwandu | b BJ McCarthy | 2 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| W Madhevere | b MJ Humphreys | 84 | 230 | 195 | 8 | 0 | |
| J Campell* | c&b MJ Humphreys | 33 | 54 | 62 | 3 | 0 | |
| N Mayavo+ | c PR Stirling | b MJ Humphreys | 8 | 29 | 30 | 2 | 0 |
| N Nyamhuri | lbw | b MJ Humphreys | 8 | 28 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| R Ngarava | b AR McBrine | 14 | 44 | 40 | 1 | 0 | |
| B Muzarabani | not out | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| extras | (b4 lb6 w0 nb0) | 10 | |||||
| TOTAL | 10 wickets for | 228 |
| FOW |
|---|
| 1-18(B Curran) 2-22(T Kaitano) 3-32(N Welch) 4-40(T Gwandu) 5-105(B Bennett) |
| 6-161(J Campell) 7-173(J Campell) 8-189(N Nyamhuri) 9-218(W Madhevere) |
| 10-228(R Ngarava) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maid | Runs | Wkts | wd | nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR Adair | 19 | 2 | 47 | 1 | - | - |
| BJ McCarthy | 8 | 0 | 22 | 2 | - | - |
| MJ Humphreys | 28 | 7 | 57 | 6 | - | - |
| AR McBrine | 23.4 | 4 | 69 | 1 | - | - |
| CA Young | 7 | 0 | 20 | 0 | - | - |
| C Campher | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - |
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