48.4 -
K O'Brien to Mupariwa, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Mupariwa, this was on a length and just outside off, Mupariwa slices the drive square of the wicket over the infield and the ball runs away to the fence
48.3 -
K O'Brien to Mupariwa, FOUR, full and outside off, Mupariwa drives it past a diving extra cover for a boundary, this will ease some nerves
46.1 -
K O'Brien to Chakabva, FOUR, fullish delivery angling in on middle, Chakabva gets his front foot out of the way and heaves it to the right of long-on, who gave chase but the ball beats his dive and crashes into the fence
43.4 -
J Mooney to Sean Williams, FOUR, poor delivery from Mooney, angling into the pads, Williams works it to the deep backward square leg fence, the fielder from fine leg runs to his right but the ball beats him to the fence, this is also his highest ODI score
41.0 -
K O'Brien to Sean Williams, FOUR, full delivery outside off, Williams drills the drive to the left of long-off, where the older O'Brien brother runs to his left and slides to stop the ball, but he makes a mess of it as the ball trickes away to the fence, poor fielding effort from him
40.4 -
K O'Brien to C Ervine, FOUR, O'Brien is not learning, he bowls another short one and he has been punished once again, Ervine rocks back and pulls it to the deep square leg fence, the fielder at deep mid-wicket runs to his left, but can't stop it
40.0 -
Cusack to Sean Williams, FOUR, beautifully timed! Full and on the stumps, Williams leans forward and flicks it elegantly through mid-wicket, the timing kept taking the ball away from the chasing fielders
37.0 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, Taylor is toying with the bowling now. He sees that the fielder at mid-on was inside the circle, just lifts it over mid-on and the timing was exquisite as the ball races away to the fence
33.3 -
Stirling to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, superb shot! Taylor is playing according to the field. Sees that mid-off is inside the circle, opens up and goes over the man and clears him easily. That was sweetly timed as well
32.0 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, FOUR, fantastic shot! He connects with the sweep this time. Floated up on off, Williams does down on one knee and sweeps it hard, eludes the man at deep square leg and collects four
31.1 -
Andy McBrine to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, lovely shot! Great use of the feet, he shimmies down the track to the flighted delivery, meets the pitch of the ball and lofts it over mid-off. He relied on timing rather than power
28.2 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, the spin has undone Mooney's try to stop the ball, it was the slower and fuller one from O'Brien, Taylor looks to drive off the front foot, gets an outside edge that goes towards short third man, where Mooney can't judge the spin right and the ball spins away to his right and runs away to the fence, the bowler is not happy there as he feels that the fielder should have done better
27.4 -
J Mooney to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, goes across to this slower delivery on middle and leg, he just paddles it fine and the ball runs away to the fence, the fielder at short fine leg had no chance of cutting that off
27.0 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, super shot to end the over, it was a low full toss outside off, Taylor waits for it and lofts it inside-out over extra cover and the ball runs away to the fence
26.1 -
K O'Brien to Sean Williams, FOUR, banged in short and outside off, Williams rocks back and pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence, the fielder had only a few metres to cover, he puts in the dive but still can't prevent the ball from crashing into the fence, that was sweetly timed
23.2 -
Stirling to Brendan Taylor, no ball, FOUR, take that Stirling! It was dragged short and outside off, Taylor just muscles the pull to the deep mid-wicket fence, the ball rocketed to the fence, the umpire also called it a no-ball because there were only 4 fielders inside the circle, it was a late call from the umpire and was only given after Taylor pointed it out
21.2 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, FOUR, floated up on the stumps, Williams changes his stance and reverse sweeps it past backward point for a boundary
20.5 -
Dockrell to Sean Williams, FOUR, darted on middle, Williams comes dancing down the track and heaves it to the deep mid-wicket fence, good use of the feet there from Williams to reach to the pitch of the ball
14.3 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, superb shot! Previous four was over mid-on, this time over mid-off. The balance and composure while playing those shots were simply terrific. Full and just outside off, Taylor presents the full face and lofts it handsomely over mid-off, it almost went the distance
14.1 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, fantastic shot! Taylor is not afraid to play his shots. It was full and on off, Taylor lofts it through the line, takes on mid-on and clears him comfortably. No need to run for those
13.0 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, lovely shot! It just seemed like a mistimed flick. He moves across his stumps and chips it through mid-wicket, it was in the air but well wide of mid-on, the timing keeps taking the ball away from the chasing fielder
12.1 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, stand and deliver from Taylor. Fullish and just outside off, Taylor drives it in the air to the right of mid-off, he doesn't bother to run as it had four written all over it
9.5 -
J Mooney to Solomon Mire, FOUR, Mooney is not happy with himself. He delivers a half volley on off, Mire is not fully forward as he drills it past the bowler, the ball reached the fence in no time
5.4 -
J Mooney to S Raza, FOUR, poor bowling this from Mooney. Digs it in short, Raza fetches it from outside off and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. He rolled his wrists on top of the ball and hit it all along the ground
5.1 -
J Mooney to Chibhabha, FOUR, thumped! It was on a length just outside off, Chibhabha plants his foot forward and hits it though the line, gets it to the left of mid-on. He doesn't bother running as he stands and admires the shot
5.0 -
Cusack to S Raza, FOUR, super shot! It was not all that short, but Raza made it into one by going deep in the crease and pulling it in front of square, no one in the deep and the ball races away to the fence
4.0 -
J Mooney to Chibhabha, FOUR, poor delivery to end the over, short and wide, was asking for trouble and Chibhabha does not miss out, he rides the bounce and cracks the cut past the diving backward point fielder. McBrine should have done better as the ball went under him
3.4 -
J Mooney to Chibhabha, FOUR, finally, a ball comes off the middle of the bat. Pitched up just outside off, Chibhabha moves forward, presents the straight bat and drives it past the diving mid-off fielder. The timing takes it to the fence
48.5 -
K O'Brien to Mupariwa, SIX, this is just brilliant from Mupariwa, this time he smashes it over the fence, it was short from K O'Brien, Mupariwa rocks back and pulls it over the deep square leg fence, where the fielder tried to jump and catch the ball, but the ball sails over him
44.4 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, SIX, that's an unbelievable hit! This was as flat as it gets, it was floated up, Williams goes down on one knee and slog sweeps it over the deep square leg fence
38.1 -
K O'Brien to Sean Williams, SIX, horrible delivery, comes round the wicket, bowls a rank long hop, Williams pulls it off the front foot, he kind of got a top edge and the ball sails over the deep square leg fielder for a maximum
36.5 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, SIX, massive hit! That travelled 94 metres. Flighted on off, Taylor dances down the wicket and hammers it over long-on. Once again nice use of the feet from Taylor
36.1 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, SIX, terrific shot! Taylor has used his feet brilliantly against the spinners today. Hares down the wicket, gets to the pitch of the ball and plays the pick up shot over wide long-on. It clears the fence quite easily
33.2 -
Stirling to Brendan Taylor, SIX, fantastic cricket all round. Well tossed up delivery, Taylor decides to take it on, clears his front leg and hammers it in the air towards long-on, Mooney runs to his left, leaps and tries to parry it in. But, fails to even get a finger, it was a top effort though
20.0 -
Andy McBrine to Brendan Taylor, SIX, great shot! Finally, Taylor connects with the slog sweep, he sends it sailing over the deep mid-wicket fence for his first maximum
49.3 -
Cusack to Mupariwa, out Caught by Porterfield!! Ireland clinch a thriller, they beat Zimbabwe by just 5 runs. The Zimbabweans will be distraught with this result, but contrasting show of fortune for Ireland as they celebrate their win. This is their 3rd win out of 4 games. Coming back to the ball, it was touch fuller and around off, Mupariwa went for the loft but completely mistimed it, Porterfield from long-on runs forward and takes a good low catch at the end. He throws the ball in the air in delight. Mupariwa c Porterfield b Cusack 18(7) [4s-2 6s-1]
49.1 -
Cusack to Chakabva, out Bowled!! Ohh no! Regis drags one back onto the stumps. It was the off-cutter from Cusack, Chakabva was down on his knee and was looking to slog it into the on-side, he gets an inside edge and the ball rolls away back onto the stumps. Ireland need a wicket to win this and Zimbabwe need 7 to win. Chakabva b Cusack 17(16) [4s-1]
47.4 -
J Mooney to Panyangara, out Caught by Porterfield!! Panyangara perishes and the game is heading towards a thrilling finish. It was the fuller one around middle and leg, Panyangara clears his front leg and mistimes the loft, picks out long-on, who takes a good low catch diving to his left. Panyangara c Porterfield b J Mooney 5(5)
46.5 -
K O'Brien to Sean Williams, out Caught by J Mooney at deep mid wicket!! It was a fullish delivery on the stumps, Williams goes for the big heave and picks out Mooney at the deep mid-wicket boundary. However, that looked like a six as the ad skirting moved as Mooney moved his left leg after taking the catch. Well, the third umpire doesn't think so and he has deemed it out. It's just very confusing and he has been given out. Sean Williams c J Mooney b K O'Brien 96(83) [4s-7 6s-2]
42.3 -
Andy McBrine to C Ervine, out Caught by N O'Brien!! Ervine has thrown it away and O'Brien is delighted. It was floated up on the stumps, Ervine changes his stance and goes for the reverse sweep. he hits it uppishly and straight to the Niall O'Brien at short third man, who takes a simple catch. The Irish celebrate in the crowd as well. C Ervine c N O'Brien b Andy McBrine 11(16) [4s-1]
37.3 -
Cusack to Brendan Taylor, out Caught by K O'Brien!! Huge wicket for Ireland. Nonetheless, it brings an end to a magnificent innings. That was very well bowled by Cusack, slower delivery on off, Taylor backs away and was looking to go inside out, is deceived by the lack of pace and spoons it to mid-wicket. In fact, his bottom hand came off the bat as he played that. This might just be what the Irish needed. Brendan Taylor c K O'Brien b Cusack 121(91) [4s-11 6s-4]
16.4 -
Dockrell to Solomon Mire, out Caught by Cusack!! Mire persishes after adding just 2 from the time he was dropped. It was short and slightly wide outside off, Mire goes for the cut, he goes hard at it and hits it uppishly, the extra bounce on the ball did the rest and he ends up picking out backward point to perfection, Cusack takes a simple catch and the Irish are delighted. Kevin O'Brien can breathe a sigh of relief. Solomon Mire c Cusack b Dockrell 11(21) [4s-1]
10.3 -
K O'Brien to H Masakadza, out Caught by G Wilson!! Kevin O'Brien strikes in his first over. He takes off in an aeroplane like celebration. Zimbabwe are in trouble now. Fullish and just outside off, Masakadza drives and edges it to the keeper. The umpire raised his finger in a flash. Masakadza was not sure whether he nicked it or not, but still didn't go for the review. The Snicko showed a spike and good that he didn't review it. H Masakadza c G Wilson b K O'Brien 5(7)
8.4 -
Cusack to Chibhabha, out Caught by Porterfield!! That is a terrific catch from the Irish skipper. A needless shot from Chibhabha. Gives the charge to Cusack, looks to go big and over mid-off, gets a thick outside edge, the ball goes high up and swirls in the air, Porterfield runs back from point, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes it over his left shoulder. Chibhabha c Porterfield b Cusack 18(32) [4s-3]
7.5 -
J Mooney to S Raza, out Caught by Stirling!! Ireland have got the much needed wicket. A very good catch by Stirling. Full and teases the batsman, Raza obliges and goes for the drive with his feet in cement, the ball takes the outside edge and flies to the left of first slip, Stirling dives and clings onto a good catch. S Raza c Stirling b J Mooney 12(19) [4s-2]
46.3 -
K O'Brien to Sean Williams, no run, run-out chance missed! Williams was looking to work it away into the on-side, but fails to connect. He wears it on his pad and sets off, but O' Brien was quick to reach the ball, he picks it up and underarms the throw over the stumps, had there been a direct-hit, Williams was probably out of his ground
45.5 -
Cusack to Chakabva, leg byes, 3 runs, comedy of errors! It was a slower off-cutter on middle and leg, Chakabva fails to work it into the on-side and wears it on his pad and kicks it while he was going for the run, the batsmen go through as the ball rolls away to the left of the bowler. Both the batsmen were stranded in the middle of the crease as Cusack was charging towards the ball, he slips and it goes past him. The fielder from cover, Niall O'Brien then tries to play a little football and tried to kick the ball back at the non-striker's end, he also fails and there was no one backing up, the batsmen take two more extra runs on account of that
37.1 -
Cusack to Sean Williams, 1 run, Williams gets to his 20th ODI fifty, it is also his 3rd in this World Cup. Back of a length, Williams swivels and pulls it to mid-wicket, didn't get the desired timing on that
34.3 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, Taylor registers his 7th ODI hundred. It is his first ton since 2011. Takes off his helmet and acknowledges the applause. His family is present and even they are elated. Coming to the ball, slides on middle and leg, Taylor nurdles it behind square, calls for a quick single and Williams responds well
31.3 -
Andy McBrine to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, 100-run stand comes up. Tossed up on off and middle, Taylor drives it down to long-on
23.2 -
Stirling to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, works this past square leg to bring up his 33rd ODI fifty