Live Cricket Scorecard - ZIM vs IRE 3rd T20I, Zimbabwe tour of IRE in ZIM, 3 T20Is, 2023

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MATCH TEAMS

Zimbabwe
Innocent Kaia
Tadiwanashe Marumani
Craig Ervine (C)
Wesley Madhevere
Tony Munyonga
Ryan Burl
Clive Madande (W)
Luke Jongwe
Wellington Masakadza
Richard Ngarava
Tendai Chatara

Ireland
Andy Balbirnie (C)
Ross Adair
Neil Rock (W)
Harry Tector
Curtis Campher
George Dockrell
Stephen Doheny
Mark Adair
Fionn Hand
Barry McCarthy
Benjamin White

MATCH INFO

Toss:Zimbabwe, who chose to field
Venue:Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires:Forster Mutizwa (ZIM), Langton Rusere (ZIM) and Iknow Chabi (ZIM)
Match Referee:Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
Match Date:Sun, 15th Jan 2023

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MANHATTAN

IRE - INN ZIM - INN

End of over 19
ZIM144/6
ZIM Batting L Jongwe 4(1) R Burl 30(11)

4
18.6: Barry McCarthy to Luke Jongwe, FOUR! That's it! Luke Jongwe finishes things in style! This is full and on middle. Luke Jongwe slams it down the ground and almost gets a six as the ball bounces just in front of ropes for a boundary. The crowd goes wild and it is Zimbabwe who win this game by 4 wickets! They win the series by 2-1 margin!

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18.6: Barry McCarthy to Luke Jongwe, WIDE! Back of a length, around leg. Jongwe tries to clip it but misses. 2 needed now!

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18.5: Barry McCarthy to Clive Madande, OUT! BOWLED! Barry McCarthy hits the timber and is pumped here! Still 3 needed from 7 balls. This is very full and on middle and leg. Clive Madande goes for another big swing across the line. However, he misses it and the ball knocks over the stumps. Is there another twist in the tale? Luke Jongwe is the next man in.

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18.4: Barry McCarthy to Clive Madande, FOUR! This time he connects and gets a boundary! 3 needed now! A fullish delivery on middle. Clive Madande drills it down the ground for a boundary.

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18.3: Barry McCarthy to Clive Madande, This is not clever batting! On a length, on off. Clive Madande goes for a wild swing and ends up missing it completely. He just needs to show some cricketing nous!

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18.2: Barry McCarthy to Clive Madande, Goes fuller and on middle. Clive tries to hit it hard but mistimes it to mid-wicket.

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18.1: Barry McCarthy to Clive Madande, On a length and angling on middle and leg. Clive Madande tries to heave it towards the leg side but misses. The ball hits his pads and there is an appeal but the umpire says no.

End of over 18
ZIM135/5
ZIM Batting R Burl 30(11) C Madande 1(2)

4
17.6: George Dockrell to Ryan Burl, FOUR! Boundary to end the over and just 7 needed now! This is full and on leg. Easy pickings for Burl as he flicks it towards the backward square leg fence for a boundary.

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17.5: George Dockrell to Ryan Burl, SIX! Burl goes BANG BANG! Touch shorter and on off. Burl gets under it and slams it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Crowd goes wild and Zimbabwe are inching close to the finish line now!

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17.4: George Dockrell to Ryan Burl, SIX! Wow! What a clean hit! A fuller delivery on middle. Burl gets it right in the slot and he tonks it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

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17.4: George Dockrell to Ryan Burl, WIDE! Short and outside off. Burl lets it go.

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17.3: George Dockrell to Clive Madande, Quicker, touch shorter and outside off. Clive tries to go inside out but mistimes it and the ball falls way short of the deep cover fielder. A single is taken.

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17.2: George Dockrell to Clive Madande, Dot ball! On middle and quicker. Clive Madande works it to mid-wicket.

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17.1: George Dockrell to Ryan Burl, A flatter and quicker delivery, around off. Burl gets across and sweeps it to mid-wicket for a single.

End of over 17
ZIM116/5
ZIM Batting C Ervine 54(43) R Burl 13(7)

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16.6: Mark Adair to Craig Ervine, OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, this is a big blow to Zimbabwe! The crowd has been silenced as Adair gets a big wicket of Ervine! Adair bowls it into the pitch. A slower delivery and not much pace for Ervine to work with. He shimmies down the track and tries to slap it over mid off. However, he miscues it and gets a top edge to the right of the mid off fielder. Campher runs to his right and takes a fine catch. This match is going down to the wire! Clive Madande is the next man in.

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16.5: Mark Adair to Ryan Burl, Short and outside off. Burl slaps it to long off for a single.

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16.4: Mark Adair to Ryan Burl, FOUR! This man seems to be batting on a different deck! Short and on middle. Burl gets across to his left and pulls it towards fine leg for a boundary.

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16.3: Mark Adair to Craig Ervine, A full toss on middle. Ervine powers it to long on for a single.

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16.2: Mark Adair to Craig Ervine, A slower shortish delivery, outside off. Ervine tries to cut it but misses.

0
16.2: Mark Adair to Craig Ervine, WIDE! Back of a length and down the leg side. Ervine tries to pull it but misses.

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16.1: Mark Adair to Ryan Burl, Back of a length and outside off. Burl tries to slap it but mistimes it right of the bowler. Ervine is backing up a way too far and has to dive in to make his ground as Adair picks the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end. He misses and the batters take a run off an overthrow.

End of over 20
IRE141/9
IRE Batting F Hand 0(2) B White 1(1)

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19.6: Luke Jongwe to Fionn Hand, A bye to end the innings! A slower shortish delivery, around off. Hand tries to heave it towards the leg side but misses. The ball goes off the bounce to the keeper and a bye is taken. Ireland finish with 141/9 at the end of their 20 overs!

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19.5: Luke Jongwe to Fionn Hand, Back of a length, on middle and leg. Hand tries to clip it but misses. The ball goes off his pads towards short fine leg. The fielder there has a shy at the batter's end as the batters try to steal a leg bye but misses and an overthrow is taken.

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19.4: Luke Jongwe to Benjamin White, A fuller delivery on middle. White works it to square leg for a single.

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19.3: Luke Jongwe to Barry McCarthy, OUT! CAUGHT! He holes out in the deep this time! It is not easy to hit boundaries here but Barry McCarthy has no choice and he tries tonk this slower length delivery down the ground. He, however, hits it flat and straight to long on where Wellington Masakadza takes a fine catch.

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19.2: Luke Jongwe to Barry McCarthy, SIX! This is full and outside off. Barry McCarthy clears his front leg and slams it over the cover fence for a maximum.

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19.1: Luke Jongwe to George Dockrell, OUT! CAUGHT! George Dockrell departs now! A low full toss on off. It was there for Dockrell to hit. However, he fails to get the timing right again and hits it aerially and straight to long off. Wesley Madhevere takes an easy catch and the home crowd rejoices. Barry McCarthy is the next man in.

End of over 19
IRE131/7
IRE Batting M Adair 14(10) G Dockrell 23(16)

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18.6: Tendai Chatara to Mark Adair, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Chatara with a superb yorker and Ireland lose their seventh! Nails a yorker on off. Adair who was struggling to get his timing right in this innings fails to get his bat down in time as the ball knocks over the off pole. Brilliant bowling and this has been a very good bowling performance by the home team. Fionn Hand is the next man in.

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18.5: Tendai Chatara to George Dockrell, Serves it fuller and on leg. Dockrell flicks it to deep square leg for just a single.

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18.4: Tendai Chatara to George Dockrell, Shortish and on off. Dockrell pulls it towards cow corner and comes back for the second run.

2
18.3: Tendai Chatara to George Dockrell, On a length and outside off. Dockrell shimmies down the track and slaps it to deep cover-point for a couple.

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18.2: Tendai Chatara to Mark Adair, A fullish delivery on off. Adair makes room and slices it to sweeper cover for a single.

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18.1: Tendai Chatara to Mark Adair, Back of a length and around off. Adair goes for a wild swing across the line but misses.

End of over 18
IRE125/6
IRE Batting G Dockrell 18(13) M Adair 13(7)

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17.6: Luke Jongwe to George Dockrell, Couple of runs to end the over! Bowls it fuller and on leg. Dockrell makes room and forces it left of long off for a couple.

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17.5: Luke Jongwe to Mark Adair, On a length, on off. Adair heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

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17.4: Luke Jongwe to George Dockrell, Again no timing here! A fullish delivery on off. Dockrell tries to tonk it down the ground but gets the bottom of his blade. The ball goes aerially and falls well short of long on. Just a single.

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17.3: Luke Jongwe to Mark Adair, Serves a fuller delivery on off. Adair hits it hard to long on for a single.

2
17.2: Luke Jongwe to Mark Adair, Bowls it fuller and around off. Adair drives it wide of long off for a couple.

1
17.1: Luke Jongwe to George Dockrell, A slower short delivery on off. Dockrell pulls it to long on for a single.

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IRE in ZIM, 3 T20Is, 2023 Harare Sports Club, Harare

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