Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl first, In the 1st innings Zimbabwe was all out 210. The highest contribution in the innings was J Gumbie scored 49, and the other opener Masvaure scored 74 runs. Middle-order batter Sean Williams scored 35 runs. Others didn’t respond well. Ireland bowlers Barry McCarthy and Andy McBrine both took 3 wickets.
Ireland’s 1st innings all out just 250 runs, popping batter Moor scored 79 runs and others contributed some runs. Zimbabwe bowlers Muzarabani and Tanaka Chivanga took 3 wickets each of them.
Zimbabwe 2nd Innings bold out at 197 runs, Dion Myers scored a half-century of 57 runs, and Sean Williams 40 runs. Irish bowler Andy McBrine took important 4 wickets. As a result, Ireland reserves a target of 158 runs to win the match.
Zimbabwe took early 5 wickets in just 21 runs, from that position Ireland reached the total with 4 wickets victory. Lorcan Tucker’s 56 runs and unbeaten 55 from Andy McBrine Ireland reached the total. Match summary:
ZIM 210 & 197
IRE 250 & 158/6
Ireland Won by 4 Wickets
Player of the Match Andy McBrine