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, Live Now

Zimbabwe

ZIM

267/10 (86.1) & *38/3 (15)

Ireland

IRE

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

Live

Stumps : Day 3 - Zimbabwe need 254 runs to win.

Ireland 1st InningIRE 1st Inning260/10 (56.4 ov)

Zimbabwe 1st InningZIM 1st Inning267/10 (86.1 ov)

Ireland 2nd Inning IRE 2nd Inning298/10 (93.3 ov)

Zimbabwe 2nd InningZIM 2nd Inning38/3 (15 ov)

Commentary

End of over 15 (4 runs)

Brian Bennett 15 (18)

Trevor Gwandu 0 (12)

Zimbabwe 38/3

Andy McBrine 2-0-5-0

Matthew Humphreys 2-0-4-1

14.6

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

14.5

Andy McBrine to Brian Bennett, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Brian Bennett hangs in the crease and caresses reverse sweep to deep square leg, it raced away to the fence for four.

14.4

Andy McBrine to Brian Bennett, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Brian Bennett hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

14.3

Andy McBrine to Brian Bennett, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Brian Bennett hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

14.2

Andy McBrine to Brian Bennett, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Brian Bennett hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

14.1

End of over 14 (1 runs)

Trevor Gwandu 0 (12)

Brian Bennett 11 (12)

Zimbabwe 34/3

Matthew Humphreys 2-0-4-1

Andy McBrine 1-0-1-0

13.6

Matthew Humphreys to Trevor Gwandu, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Trevor Gwandu hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

13.5

Matthew Humphreys to Trevor Gwandu, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump, Trevor Gwandu hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards square leg, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

13.4

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

13.3

Matthew Humphreys to Trevor Gwandu, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Trevor Gwandu hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards square leg, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

13.2

Matthew Humphreys to Trevor Gwandu, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Trevor Gwandu hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

13.1

Matthew Humphreys to Brian Bennett, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Brian Bennett hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.

End of over 13 (1 runs)

Trevor Gwandu 0 (7)

Brian Bennett 10 (11)

Zimbabwe 33/3

Andy McBrine 1-0-1-0

Matthew Humphreys 1-0-3-1

12.6

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

12.5

Andy McBrine to Trevor Gwandu, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Trevor Gwandu hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards square leg, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

12.4

Andy McBrine to Trevor Gwandu, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump, Trevor Gwandu hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

12.3

Andy McBrine to Trevor Gwandu, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Trevor Gwandu hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

12.2

Andy McBrine to Trevor Gwandu, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Trevor Gwandu hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

12.1

Andy McBrine to Brian Bennett, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Brian Bennett hangs in the crease to make a confident reverse sweep, sending the ball towards square leg for 1 run.

End of over 12 (3 runs)

Trevor Gwandu 0 (2)

Brian Bennett 9 (10)

Zimbabwe 32/3

Matthew Humphreys 1-0-3-1

Mark Adair 6-2-15-1

11.6

11.5

11.4

Nick Welch lbw b M Humphreys 5 (20) Matthew Humphreys to Nick Welch, no run, lbw b M Humphreys, Out LBW !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Nick Welch hangs in the crease, takes a big risk to chunk it away, but unfortunately, mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, and Matthew Humphreys appeals for an LBW, which is given by the umpire. Nick Welch has to go back.

11.3

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

11.2

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

11.1

Matthew Humphreys to Brian Bennett, 3 runs, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Brian Bennett hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards deep cover for 3 runs.

End of over 11 (5 runs)

Nick Welch 5 (17)

Brian Bennett 6 (9)

Zimbabwe 29/2

Mark Adair 6-2-15-1

Barry McCarthy 5-0-14-1

10.6

Mark Adair to Nick Welch, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Mark Adair bowls a sharp delivery, and Nick Welch hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

10.5

Mark Adair to Brian Bennett, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Brian Bennett hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards point for 1 run.

10.4

Mark Adair to Brian Bennett, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Brian Bennett hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards mid off, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

10.3

Mark Adair to Brian Bennett, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays in the gap to the deep fine leg for four.

10.2

Mark Adair to Brian Bennett, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Brian Bennett hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards short cover, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

10.1

Mark Adair to Brian Bennett, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Brian Bennett hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

End of over 10 (1 runs)

Nick Welch 5 (16)

Brian Bennett 1 (4)

Zimbabwe 24/2

Barry McCarthy 5-0-14-1

Mark Adair 5-2-10-1

9.6

Barry McCarthy to Nick Welch, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Nick Welch hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

9.5

Barry McCarthy to Nick Welch, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Nick Welch hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards short cover, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

9.4

Barry McCarthy to Nick Welch, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Nick Welch hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards mid on, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

9.3

Barry McCarthy to Nick Welch, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Nick Welch hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

9.2

Barry McCarthy to Brian Bennett, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Brian Bennett hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep fine leg for 1 run.

9.1

Barry McCarthy to Brian Bennett, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Brian Bennett hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

End of over 9 (0 runs)

Nick Welch 5 (12)

Brian Bennett 0 (2)

Zimbabwe 23/2

Mark Adair 5-2-10-1

Barry McCarthy 4-0-13-1

8.6

Mark Adair to Nick Welch, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Mark Adair bowls a sharp delivery, and Nick Welch hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

8.5

Mark Adair to Nick Welch, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Nick Welch hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

8.4

Mark Adair to Nick Welch, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Nick Welch hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

8.3

Mark Adair to Nick Welch, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Nick Welch hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

8.2

Mark Adair to Nick Welch, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Nick Welch hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

8.1

Mark Adair to Nick Welch, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Nick Welch hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

End of over 8 (1 runs)

Brian Bennett 0 (2)

Nick Welch 5 (6)

Zimbabwe 23/2

Barry McCarthy 4-0-13-1

Mark Adair 4-1-10-1

7.6

Barry McCarthy to Brian Bennett, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Brian Bennett hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

7.5

Barry McCarthy to Brian Bennett, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Brian Bennett hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards point, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

7.4

Barry McCarthy to Nick Welch, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Nick Welch hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.

7.3

Barry McCarthy to Nick Welch, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Nick Welch hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

7.2

Barry McCarthy to Nick Welch, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Nick Welch hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards square leg, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

7.1

Barry McCarthy to Nick Welch, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Nick Welch 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 7 (0 runs)

Takudzwanashe Kaitano 14 (20)

Nick Welch 4 (2)

Zimbabwe 22/2

Mark Adair 4-1-10-1

Barry McCarthy 3-0-12-1

6.6

Takudzwanashe Kaitano b MR Adair 14 (20) Mark Adair to Takudzwanashe Kaitano, no run, b MR Adair, Bowled out !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, A bold move from Takudzwanashe Kaitano as batter hangs in the crease, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!

6.5

Mark Adair to Takudzwanashe Kaitano, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Takudzwanashe Kaitano hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

6.4

Mark Adair to Takudzwanashe Kaitano, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Takudzwanashe Kaitano hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

6.3

Mark Adair to Takudzwanashe Kaitano, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Takudzwanashe Kaitano hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

6.2

Mark Adair to Takudzwanashe Kaitano, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Takudzwanashe Kaitano hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment. Swift fielding by the bowler.

6.1

Mark Adair to Takudzwanashe Kaitano, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Takudzwanashe Kaitano hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards short cover, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

End of over 6 (4 runs)

Nick Welch 4 (2)

Takudzwanashe Kaitano 14 (14)

Zimbabwe 22/1

Barry McCarthy 3-0-12-1

Mark Adair 3-0-10-0

5.6

Barry McCarthy to Nick Welch, 2 runs, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Nick Welch hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 2 runs.

5.5

Barry McCarthy to Nick Welch, 2 runs, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Nick Welch hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards deep cover for 2 runs.

5.4

Ben Curran c LJ Tucker b BJ McCarthy 4 (20) Barry McCarthy to Ben Curran, no run, c LJ Tucker b BJ McCarthy, Caught out!! fast ball good length on the stumps, Ben Curran hangs in the crease to take the gamble with cut towards short fine leg, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Lorcan Tucker. Leading to a soft dismissal.

5.3

Barry McCarthy to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Barry McCarthy bowls a sharp delivery, and Ben Curran hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

5.2

Barry McCarthy to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Ben Curran hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards short cover, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

5.1

Barry McCarthy to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Ben Curran hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

End of over 5 (8 runs)

Takudzwanashe Kaitano 14 (14)

Ben Curran 4 (16)

Zimbabwe 18/0

Mark Adair 3-0-10-0

Barry McCarthy 2-0-8-0

4.6

Mark Adair to Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Takudzwanashe Kaitano hangs in the crease and caresses drive to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.

4.5

Mark Adair to Takudzwanashe Kaitano, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Takudzwanashe Kaitano hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

4.4

Mark Adair to Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Takudzwanashe Kaitano hangs in the crease and caresses cut to deep point, it raced away to the fence for four.

4.3

4.2

4.1

Mark Adair to Takudzwanashe Kaitano, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Takudzwanashe Kaitano hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

End of over 4 (2 runs)

Ben Curran 4 (16)

Takudzwanashe Kaitano 6 (8)

Zimbabwe 10/0

Barry McCarthy 2-0-8-0

Mark Adair 2-0-2-0

3.6

Barry McCarthy to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Ben Curran hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards square leg, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

3.5

Barry McCarthy to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the leg stump, Ben Curran hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

3.4

Barry McCarthy to Ben Curran, 2 runs, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Ben Curran hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards deep cover for 2 runs.

3.3

Barry McCarthy to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Ben Curran hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards mid on, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

3.2

Barry McCarthy to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Ben Curran hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid on, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

3.1

Barry McCarthy to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Ben Curran hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards short cover, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

End of over 3 (1 runs)

Takudzwanashe Kaitano 6 (8)

Ben Curran 2 (10)

Zimbabwe 8/0

Mark Adair 2-0-2-0

Barry McCarthy 1-0-6-0

2.6

2.5

Mark Adair to Ben Curran, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Ben Curran hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards short cover for 1 run.

2.4

Mark Adair to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Ben Curran hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards mid off, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

2.3

Mark Adair to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Ben Curran hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards deep square leg, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

2.2

Mark Adair to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Ben Curran hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

2.1

Mark Adair to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Ben Curran hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment. Swift fielding by the bowler.

End of over 2 (6 runs)

Takudzwanashe Kaitano 6 (7)

Ben Curran 1 (5)

Zimbabwe 7/0

Barry McCarthy 1-0-6-0

Mark Adair 1-0-1-0

1.6

Barry McCarthy to Takudzwanashe Kaitano, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Takudzwanashe Kaitano hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid on, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

1.5

Barry McCarthy to Takudzwanashe Kaitano, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Takudzwanashe Kaitano hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid on, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

1.4

Barry McCarthy to Takudzwanashe Kaitano, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Takudzwanashe Kaitano hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

1.3

Barry McCarthy to Ben Curran, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Ben Curran hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.

1.2

Barry McCarthy to Takudzwanashe Kaitano, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Takudzwanashe Kaitano hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards short cover for 1 run.

1.1

Barry McCarthy to Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Takudzwanashe Kaitano hangs in the crease and caresses drive to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.

End of over 1 (1 runs)

Ben Curran 0 (4)

Takudzwanashe Kaitano 1 (2)

Zimbabwe 1/0

Mark Adair 1-0-1-0

0.6

Mark Adair to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Ben Curran hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

0.5

Mark Adair to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Ben Curran hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards point, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

0.4

Mark Adair to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! , full length, on the stumps, Ben Curran hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

0.3

Mark Adair to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Ben Curran hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards square leg, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

0.2

Mark Adair to Takudzwanashe Kaitano, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Takudzwanashe Kaitano hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

0.1

Mark Adair to Takudzwanashe Kaitano, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Takudzwanashe Kaitano hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.