Zimbabwe v Ireland, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Only Test, Ireland tour of Zimbabwe, 2025

Ireland tour of Zimbabwe Only Test: Zimbabwe v Ireland at Bulawayo, February 06, 2025

Zimbabwe

ZIM

267/10 (86.1) & 228/10 (86.4)

Ireland

IRE

260/10 (56.4) & 298/10 (93.3)

Finished

IRE won by 63 runs.

BATSMEN	R	B	4S	6S	SR
Richard Ngarava	14	40	1	0	35.00
Blessing Muzarabani	1	9	0	0	11.11

BOWLERS	O	M	R	W	ECON
Andy McBrine	23.4	4	69	1	2.92
Matthew Humphreys	28	7	57	6	2.04

Current Partnership: 10 run (3.3 ov) | Last Wicket: Richard Ngarava 14 (40) | Fall of Wicket: 228/10 (86.4 ov)

CRR: 2.63 | Last Ten Overs: 24/2 2.40

Recent: W·2··14···11··1···

Commentary

86.4

Richard Ngarava b A McBrine 14 (40) Andy McBrine to Richard Ngarava, no run, b A McBrine, Bowled out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.

86.3

Andy McBrine to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

86.2

Andy McBrine to Richard Ngarava, 2 runs, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease to take off break ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

86.1

Andy McBrine to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

End of over 86 (5 runs)

Blessing Muzarabani 1 (9)

Richard Ngarava 12 (36)

Zimbabwe 226/9

Matthew Humphreys 28-7-57-6

Andy McBrine 23-4-67-0

85.6

Matthew Humphreys to Blessing Muzarabani, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Blessing Muzarabani hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

85.5

Matthew Humphreys to Richard Ngarava, 1 run, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease to take off break ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident punch that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.

85.4

Matthew Humphreys to Richard Ngarava, 4 bye, Bye !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease, aims to play it, but the ball evades the batter and keeper, they are quick to steal 4 runs off bye.

85.3

Matthew Humphreys to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Matthew Humphreys bowls a sharp delivery, and Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

85.2

Matthew Humphreys to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease and slash push towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

85.1

Matthew Humphreys to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot.

End of over 85 (3 runs)

Richard Ngarava 11 (31)

Blessing Muzarabani 1 (8)

Zimbabwe 221/9

Andy McBrine 23-4-67-0

Matthew Humphreys 27-7-56-6

84.6

Andy McBrine to Richard Ngarava, 1 run, Andy McBrine delivers off break ball at full length, Richard Ngarava goes back and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the short cover, limits Richard Ngarava to just 1 run.

84.5

Andy McBrine to Blessing Muzarabani, 1 run, Andy McBrine delivers off break ball at full length, Blessing Muzarabani hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the short cover, limits Blessing Muzarabani to just 1 run.

84.4

Andy McBrine to Blessing Muzarabani, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Blessing Muzarabani hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards deep mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

84.3

Andy McBrine to Blessing Muzarabani, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Blessing Muzarabani hangs in the crease, tucks push toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.

84.2

Andy McBrine to Richard Ngarava, 1 run, Andy McBrine delivers off break ball at full length, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.

84.1

Andy McBrine to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards mid off, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

End of over 84 (0 runs)

Blessing Muzarabani 0 (5)

Richard Ngarava 9 (28)

Zimbabwe 218/9

Matthew Humphreys 27-7-56-6

Andy McBrine 22-4-64-0

83.6

Matthew Humphreys to Blessing Muzarabani, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Blessing Muzarabani hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

83.5

Matthew Humphreys to Blessing Muzarabani, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Blessing Muzarabani hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

83.4

Matthew Humphreys to Blessing Muzarabani, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Blessing Muzarabani hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.

83.3

Matthew Humphreys to Blessing Muzarabani, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Blessing Muzarabani hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

83.2

Matthew Humphreys to Blessing Muzarabani, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Blessing Muzarabani hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

83.1

Wesley Madhevere b M Humphreys 84 (195) Matthew Humphreys to Wesley Madhevere, no run, b M Humphreys, Bowled out !! carrom ball, full length, on the stumps, A bold move from Wesley Madhevere as batter hangs in the crease and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!

End of over 83 (1 runs)

Richard Ngarava 9 (28)

Wesley Madhevere 84 (194)

Zimbabwe 218/8

Andy McBrine 22-4-64-0

Matthew Humphreys 26-6-56-5

82.6

Andy McBrine to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot Ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, and Richard Ngarava hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

82.5

82.4

Andy McBrine to Wesley Madhevere, 1 run, Andy McBrine delivers off break ball at full length, Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

82.3

Andy McBrine to Wesley Madhevere, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

82.2

Andy McBrine to Wesley Madhevere, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.