ZIM vs IRE Live Score, 1st ODI, 14 February, 2025, Zimbabwe vs Ireland Harare Sports Club Ball-by-Ball Updates

Ireland tour of Zimbabwe | February 14, 2025, 01:00 PM | Harare Sports Club

Completed

Zimbabwe

299/5 (50 ov)

Ireland

250/10 (46 ov)

Zimbabwe won by 49 runs.

Player of the Match

Brian Bennett - Zimbabwe

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Commentary Scorecard Squad

Batting

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
G Graham Hume	7	4	1	0	175.00
J Josh Little	1	3	0	0	33.33

Bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
R Richard Ngarava	9	0	56	3	6.22
B Blessing Muzarabani	9	0	51	4	5.67

Commentary

41.6

1 Sikandar Raza to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell hangs

Sikandar Raza to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at square leg for 1 run.

End of Overs 42

Runs: 7

George Dockrell 28 (27b) Andy McBrine 27 (24b) Sikandar Raza 9-0-49-1 Blessing Muzarabani 8-0-44-2

42.1

0 Richard Ngarava to George Dockrell, no run, Dot ball !!

Richard Ngarava to George Dockrell, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, George Dockrell hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward mid off, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

42.2

1 Richard Ngarava to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell goes

Richard Ngarava to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell goes back and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long off for 1 run.

42.3

1lb Richard Ngarava to Andy McBrine, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye

Richard Ngarava to Andy McBrine, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Andy McBrine hangs in the crease, aims to play flick shot, but ball direclty brushes against the body. Batter snatch 1 runs off leg bye.

42.4

1wd Richard Ngarava to George Dockrell, 1 wide, bouncer, back of

Richard Ngarava to George Dockrell, 1 wide, bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, An attempted bouncer misses the mark and sails high over George Dockrell's head, Umpire Calls it a wide.

42.4

1 Richard Ngarava to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell hangs

Richard Ngarava to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long off for 1 run.

42.5

1 Richard Ngarava to Andy McBrine, 1 run, Andy McBrine hangs

Richard Ngarava to Andy McBrine, 1 run, Andy McBrine hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.

42.6

1 Richard Ngarava to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell hangs

Richard Ngarava to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at square leg for 1 run.

End of Overs 43

Runs: 6

George Dockrell 31 (31b) Andy McBrine 28 (26b) Richard Ngarava 8-0-53-1 Sikandar Raza 9-0-49-1

43.1

1 Sikandar Raza to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell hangs

Sikandar Raza to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed sweep off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

43.2

1lb Sikandar Raza to Andy McBrine, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye

Sikandar Raza to Andy McBrine, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump, Andy McBrine hangs in the crease, aims to play flick shot, but ball direclty brushes against the body. Batter snatch 1 runs off leg bye.

43.3

1 Sikandar Raza to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell goes

Sikandar Raza to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell goes back and plays a well-timed pull off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.

43.4

2 Sikandar Raza to Andy McBrine, 2 runs, Andy McBrine hangs

Sikandar Raza to Andy McBrine, 2 runs, Andy McBrine hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

43.5

0 Sikandar Raza to Andy McBrine, no run, Dot Ball !!

Sikandar Raza to Andy McBrine, no run, Dot Ball !! off break ball, yorker, on the off stump, and Andy McBrine hangs on and tries to hit cut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

43.6

1 Sikandar Raza to Andy McBrine, 1 run, Andy McBrine hangs

Sikandar Raza to Andy McBrine, 1 run, Andy McBrine hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

End of Overs 44

Runs: 6

Andy McBrine 31 (30b) George Dockrell 33 (33b) Sikandar Raza 10-0-54-1 Richard Ngarava 8-0-53-1

44.1

1 Blessing Muzarabani to Andy McBrine, 1 run, Andy McBrine goes

Blessing Muzarabani to Andy McBrine, 1 run, Andy McBrine goes back and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.

44.2

1 Blessing Muzarabani to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell hangs

Blessing Muzarabani to George Dockrell, 1 run, George Dockrell hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a fulltoss by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.

44.3

W WICKET! c W Masakadza b B Muzarabani

Andy McBrine c W Masakadza b B Muzarabani 32 (32b)
Blessing Muzarabani to Andy McBrine, no run, c W Masakadza b B Muzarabani, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Andy McBrine hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Wellington Masakadza, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Andy McBrine.

44.4

4 Blessing Muzarabani to Graham Hume, Four, Four !! fast ball,

Blessing Muzarabani to Graham Hume, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Graham Hume hangs in the crease and tries cut, edged!! in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

44.5

1 Blessing Muzarabani to Graham Hume, 1 run, Graham Hume hangs

Blessing Muzarabani to Graham Hume, 1 run, Graham Hume hangs in the crease and plays defensive shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

44.6

W WICKET! c W Madhevere b B Muzarabani

George Dockrell c W Madhevere b B Muzarabani 34 (35b)
Blessing Muzarabani to George Dockrell, no run, c W Madhevere b B Muzarabani, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, George Dockrell hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards long on, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Wesley Madhevere, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of George Dockrell.

End of Overs 45

Runs: 7

George Dockrell 34 (35b) Graham Hume 5 (2b) Blessing Muzarabani 9-0-51-4 Sikandar Raza 10-0-54-1

45.1

1 Richard Ngarava to Graham Hume, 1 run, Graham Hume hangs

Richard Ngarava to Graham Hume, 1 run, Graham Hume hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

45.2

W WICKET! c J Campbell b R Ngarava

Matthew Humphreys c J Campbell b R Ngarava 0 (1b)
Richard Ngarava to Matthew Humphreys, no run, c J Campbell b R Ngarava, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Matthew Humphreys hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting cut towards point, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Johnathan Campbell, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Matthew Humphreys.

45.3

0 Richard Ngarava to Josh Little, no run, Dot Ball !!

Richard Ngarava to Josh Little, no run, Dot Ball !! slower ball, back of length, on the stumps, and Josh Little hangs on and tries to hit uppercut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

45.4

1 Richard Ngarava to Josh Little, 1 run, Josh Little hangs

Richard Ngarava to Josh Little, 1 run, Josh Little hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.

45.5

1 Richard Ngarava to Graham Hume, 1 run, Graham Hume goes

Richard Ngarava to Graham Hume, 1 run, Graham Hume goes back and plays a well-timed pull off an bouncer delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

45.6

W WICKET! c W Madhevere b R Ngarava

Josh Little c W Madhevere b R Ngarava 1 (3b)
Richard Ngarava to Josh Little, no run, c W Madhevere b R Ngarava, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Josh Little hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting cut towards short cover, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Wesley Madhevere, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Josh Little.

End of Overs 46

Runs: 3

Josh Little 1 (3b) Graham Hume 7 (4b) Richard Ngarava 9-0-56-3 Blessing Muzarabani 9-0-51-4