Welcome back... Ireland have done extremely well to notch up 331. It will need a record run-chase from Zimbabwe to achieve the target. Can Taylor and Co. get their act together? We'll find out as the Zimbabwe openers make their way out to the middle. Cusack will open the attack..
Zimbabwe's bowling lacked penetration. Panyangara and Chatara were disciplined at the start, but went for plenty at the end. Williams was expensive, however, he managed to scalp three wickets. The fielding was very poor and that is when you put it gently. They dropped as many as four catches. Most of them were straightforward chances. Nonetheless, they have to forget that quickly and come out with a positive mindset, if they have to overhaul the mammoth target. Join us in a short while for the run-chase.
He recorded his third ODI ton and it was his first in World Cups. However, he got out soon after reaching the milestone. Balbirnie, who played second fiddle while batting with Joyce then took the mantle from him. The hard-hitting batsman was selective in his shot selection and kept going as the others around him took the necessary risks. He missed out on his maiden ODI ton as he fell 3 runs short. Apart from him, Kevin O'Brien and Gary Wilson played good little cameos to take the total past 300.
It has been a superlative effort from Ireland, after they were sent in by Brendan Taylor. Though Stirling went early, Porterfield and Ed Joyce stitched a nice little partnership between them. The pair added 63 runs before the Irish skipper threw it away. Joyce continued and made the most of the reprieve he got while he was batting on 34. He brought up his first fifty in 62 balls, but accelerated once he got there and brought up his second in just 34 balls.
49.6 -
Mupariwa to Cusack, 1 run, yorker outside off, Cusack squeezes it out to the right of the bowler and the batsmen rush through for a quick run. The Irish innings finish on 331/8, their highest ODI score, going past 329/7 they made against England in 2011
49.5 -
Mupariwa to Cusack, no run, slower length ball outside off, Cusack was looking to run it down to third man, but fails to connect at all
49.4 -
Mupariwa to Dockrell, 1 run, very full and around off, Dockrell toe-ends the drive to extra cover for a single
49.3 -
Mupariwa to Dockrell, 2 runs, slower ball just outside off, Dockrell goes after it and looks to go big, it goes high in the air off the toe-end of the bat, but falls in front of the long-off fielder, who was running forward. The batsmen take two
49.2 -
Mupariwa to Cusack, 1 run, low full toss outside off, it was the slower one as well, Cusack bunts it to long-off
Alex Cusack, right handed bat, comes to the crease
49.1 -
Mupariwa to Balbirnie, out Balbirnie Run Out!! 1 run completed. Ohh dear! Balbirnie falls 3 runs short of a well-deserved ton. It was a yorker just outside off, Balbirnie squeezes it out towards sweeper cover, Balbirnie was charging for the second, but Chakabva was quick to pick the ball up and fires in the throw at the striker's end. Taylor collects the ball and whips the bails off in a flash. Balbirnie was struggling to get back and put in the dive as well, but he was still well short of his ground. He makes a disappointing walk back to the pavilion. Balbirnie run out (Chakabva/Brendan Taylor) 97(79) [4s-7 6s-4]
Mupariwa to Balbirnie, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!
Tawanda Mupariwa [9.0-0-50-0] is back into the attack
48.6 -
Chatara to Dockrell, 2 runs, another slower one from Chatara, Dockrell backs away and miscues the loft, but just about manages to clear mid-off, the batsmen take two before the fielder runs back and cuts it off
48.5 -
Chatara to Balbirnie, 1 run, fullish delivery outside off, Balbirnie drives it uppishly square of the wicket for a single
George Dockrell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
48.4 -
Chatara to N O'Brien, out Caught by Panyangara!! O'Brien goes without making much of an impact. It was banged in short and outside off, O'Brien gives the charge and looks to flat-bat it, he gets it off the toe-end of the bat and the ball flies towards third man, who bends forward and takes the catch. N O'Brien c Panyangara b Chatara 2(4)
Chatara to N O'Brien, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
48.3 -
Chatara to N O'Brien, no run, slower short of length delivery angling away outside off, O'Brien was looking to force it through the off-side, but fails to connect. He is a little disappointed there
48.2 -
Chatara to Balbirnie, 1 run, full delivery just outside off, Balbirnie slices the drive towards sweeper cover, that was timed sweetly but straight towards the fielder
48.1 -
Chatara to N O'Brien, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, O'Brien hops and pushes it past backward point, who misfields but luckily for him, the batsmen are content with a single there
47.6 -
Sean Williams to N O'Brien, 1 run, tossed up around off, O'Brien drives it down to long-off for a single
Niall O'Brien, left handed bat, comes to the crease
47.5 -
Sean Williams to J Mooney, out Bowled!! Mooney goes after two consecutive fours. It was quicker and full from Williams, Mooney goes for the slog sweep, but fails to connect. The ball crashes into middle and leg. J Mooney b Sean Williams 10(4) [4s-2]
Sean Williams to J Mooney, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
47.4 -
Sean Williams to J Mooney, FOUR, full outside off, Mooney reverse sweeps it to the squarish third man fence, the fielder at third man was inside the circle and had no chance of stopping that
47.3 -
Sean Williams to J Mooney, FOUR, floated up on leg, Mooney heaves it to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary
Free-hit coming up
47.3 -
Sean Williams to J Mooney, no ball, 2 runs, floated up outside off, Mooney flat-bats it towards deep extra cover, the fielder from long-off runs across, slides and keeps them down to a couple. His shoe also came off as he was trying to stop that, the umpire calls it a no-ball as well for overstepping
John Mooney, left handed bat, comes to the crease
47.2 -
Sean Williams to G Wilson, out Caught by Chakabva!! Wilson departs trying to accelerate. A good little cameo from him. Williams goes wide of the crease and darts it outside off, Wilson goes leg-side after coming down the track and was looking to go inside-out over cover, he can't get the elevation right and Chakabva times his jump perfectly and takes the catch. G Wilson c Chakabva b Sean Williams 25(13) [4s-3 6s-1]
Sean Williams to G Wilson, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
47.1 -
Sean Williams to G Wilson, FOUR, Wilson backs away and Williams follows him with a quicker one, Wilson sweeps it behind square on the on-side, the fielder at backward square leg and short fine could only watch it go past them, good shot from Wilson
Sean Williams [8.0-0-56-1] is back into the attack
46.6 -
Chatara to G Wilson, 1 run, goes deep in the crease to this length delivery, opens the face of the bat and pushes it towards cover-point for a single, he will keep the strike
46.5 -
Chatara to G Wilson, SIX, length delivery on middle and leg, Wilson launches it over the deep mid-wicket fence, this maximum also brings up the 300 for Ireland
46.4 -
Chatara to Balbirnie, 1 run, yorker on off, Balbirnie squeezes it out to extra cover and gets to the other end
46.3 -
Chatara to G Wilson, 1 run, fullish delivery angling in on middle, Wilson works it to deep mid-wicket
46.2 -
Chatara to G Wilson, FOUR, banged in short and outside off, it was the slower one as well, Wilson makes room and cuts it late, gets it in the middle of short third man and backward point, splitting them to perfection, the fielder gives chase but the ball wins the race
46.1 -
Chatara to Balbirnie, leg byes, 1 run, slower low full toss on the pad, Balbirnie fails to help it away behind square on the on-side, the batsmen sneak in a leg bye as the ball rolls away into the leg-side, there was an appeal as well, but the ball was definitely going down leg
46.1 -
Chatara to Balbirnie, wide, bowls this one just outside the tram line, Balbirnie goes chasing after it but can't connect, the umpire calls it a wide
45.6 -
Mupariwa to G Wilson, no run, slower one, almost a yorker around off, Wilson mistimes the drive back to the bowler
45.5 -
Mupariwa to G Wilson, 2 runs, slightly short and well outside off, Wilson rocks back and cuts it towards deep extra cover, the batsmen take two before the sweeper runs across to his right and stops the ball
45.4 -
Mupariwa to Balbirnie, 1 run, angling in on middle and leg, Balbirnie works it past square leg for a single
45.3 -
Mupariwa to G Wilson, 1 run, kneels down and looks to scoop one over short fine, fails to get the elevation and the ball goes on the bounce to the fielder there, the batsmen pinch a quick run
45.2 -
Mupariwa to G Wilson, FOUR, short and slightly wide outside off, Wilson hangs back and cuts it past backward point, the ball runs away to the fence
45.1 -
Mupariwa to G Wilson, no run, good ball from Mupariwa, it straightens after pitching, Wilson was squared up there as he was looking to push at it, the ball goes past the outside edge and Taylor can't collect it cleanly either
44.6 -
Chatara to G Wilson, 1 run, short of length delivery around off, Wilson opens the face of the bat and guides it towards short third man
44.5 -
Chatara to Balbirnie, 1 run, full and around off, Balbirnie leans forward and drives it towards long-on
44.4 -
Chatara to Balbirnie, no run, full and outside off, Balbirnie goes for the drive, but can't lay bat on it, the keeper collects
44.3 -
Chatara to G Wilson, 1 run, slower ball from Chatara, Wilson mistimes the drive towards cover and sets off for a single
44.2 -
Chatara to Balbirnie, leg byes, 1 run, shuffles across and looks to work it through the on-side, fails to connect and wears it on the pad, the batsmen sneak in a leg bye
44.2 -
Chatara to Balbirnie, wide, way wide outside off, Balbirnie leaves it and the umpire exercises his arms
Gary Wilson, right handed bat, comes to the crease
44.1 -
Chatara to K O'Brien, out Caught by Chakabva!! O'Brien goes trying to up the ante. The umpire check for the front foot, but it is all fine. It was the slower one well wide outside off, O'Brien went chasing after it and ends up slicing it high in the air, his bottom hand also came off the bat while trying to play the shot, long-on runs forward and takes the catch. K O'Brien c Chakabva b Chatara 24(22) [4s-4]
Chatara to K O'Brien, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
44.1 -
Chatara to K O'Brien, no ball, FOUR, a freebie from Chatara! Kevin O'Brien says thank you for the high full toss on the pads, he just helps it over the short fine leg fielder and the ball rockets into the fence, it was also called a no-ball for height
43.6 -
Mupariwa to Balbirnie, no run, too full from Mupariwa, Balbirnie backs away and squeezes it to cover-point
43.5 -
Mupariwa to Balbirnie, FOUR, fuller and Balbirnie goes leg-side, he just about manages to loft it over a leaping extra cover fielder, the ball runs away to the fence and Balbirnie moves into the 90s
43.4 -
Mupariwa to K O'Brien, 1 run, fuller from Mupariwa, O'Brien backs away and drills the drive to long-off, 50 of the partnership also comes up
43.3 -
Mupariwa to Balbirnie, 1 run, makes little room and pushes this length delivery towards mid-off
43.2 -
Mupariwa to K O'Brien, 1 run, yorker outside off, O'Brien squeezes it out towards backward point, where the fielder dives to his left and saves three runs for his team
43.1 -
Mupariwa to K O'Brien, FOUR, poor, poor delivery from Mupariwa, it was a low full toss on the pads, O'Brien just helps it on its way past short fine leg and the ball rockets away to the fence
Tawanda Mupariwa [7.0-0-31-0] is back into the attack
42.6 -
Panyangara to Balbirnie, FOUR, a boundary to end the over. It was very full and slightly wide outside off, Balbirnie waits for it, opens the face of the bat and squeezes it out, splitting the fielders at backward point and short third man, the ball runs away to the fence in no time, 21 runs came off that over
42.5 -
Panyangara to Balbirnie, no run, angles this one away well outside off from round the wicket, Balbirnie tries to squeeze it out, but can't connect. The umpire deem it as a legal delivery
The ball has been lost and the umpires get another replacement.
42.4 -
Panyangara to Balbirnie, SIX, super shot! It was a low full toss on middle, Balbirnie bends down on his knee and scoops it behind square, the ball sails over the rope, this is great batting from Balbirnie
42.4 -
Panyangara to Balbirnie, wide, way wide outside off, Balbirnie chases it but can't reach it, the umpire calls it a wide
42.3 -
Panyangara to Balbirnie, SIX, fuller and outside off, Balbirnie goes after it, he ends up slicing it over the long-on fence off the bottom of the bat, he didn't middle it but the ball had enough to clear the fence, the fielder at mid-on was inside the circle too
42.2 -
Panyangara to Balbirnie, no run, yorker on middle, Balbirnie looks to drive it down the ground, but he ends up squeezing it out back towards the keeper
42.1 -
Panyangara to Balbirnie, FOUR, comes round the wicket and bowls this one short and at the batsman, who had backed away. He pulls, but gets an inside edge that runs away past the leg stump and crashes into the fence
Tinashe Panyangara [8.0-0-48-1] is back into the attack
41.6 -
S Raza to K O'Brien, no run, clips this fullish delivery to short fine leg
41.5 -
S Raza to K O'Brien, no run, makes room and Raza follows him, O'Brien opens the bat face and drives it to cover-point
41.4 -
S Raza to K O'Brien, FOUR, gives the charge once again and hammers it powerfully over the bowler's head, the fielder at long-on had no chance of cutting that off as the ball runs away to the fence
41.3 -
S Raza to K O'Brien, 2 runs, short and on leg-stump, O'Brien plays the lapse sweep over short fine leg, the batsmen take a couple
41.2 -
S Raza to K O'Brien, no run, gives the charge and pushes it towards short cover
41.1 -
S Raza to K O'Brien, no run, run-out chance missed! It was floated up on off, O'Brien pushes it towards short cover and sets off, Balbirnie was also backing up the call, he was halfway down the track and has to rush back in as the throw comes in, luckily for him he made it in time. The fielder was in two minds whether to throw it at the stumps or lob it up to the bowler, he should have chosen the first option, but went for the second.
Sikandar Raza [8.0-0-45-0] is back into the attack
40.6 -
Sean Williams to Balbirnie, SIX, mammoth! It was floated up, Balbirnie kneels down and slog-sweeps it to the deep backward square leg fence, a guy in the crowd tries to take it, but fails in his attempt
40.5 -
Sean Williams to K O'Brien, 1 run, touch quicker and on the stumps, O'Brien backs away and bunts it down to long-on
40.4 -
Sean Williams to Balbirnie, 1 run, slower one on off and middle, Balbirnie nudges it past mid-wicket for a run
40.3 -
Sean Williams to K O'Brien, 1 run, tossed up on off, O'Brien drives it to the left of Williams, who allows the ball to go through
40.2 -
Sean Williams to K O'Brien, no run, slower and goes straight on, O'Brien ekes out an inside edge onto the pad. The ball lobs and drops safely to the on-side
40.2 -
Sean Williams to K O'Brien, wide, darted down the leg-side, O'Brien misses the sweep, wide signalled
40.1 -
Sean Williams to K O'Brien, no run, slider on middle and leg, O'Brien closes the bat face early, gets a soft leading edge to the on-side
Sean Williams [7.0-0-46-1] is back into the attack
The batting powerplay yielded 44/1 for Ireland
39.6 -
Mupariwa to Balbirnie, no run, on a length close to off, Balbirnie taps it gently to short cover
39.5 -
Mupariwa to K O'Brien, 1 run, too full and on the stumps, O'Brien digs it out to long-on
39.4 -
Mupariwa to K O'Brien, no run, dropped! Zimbabwe's fielding has been very poor. Matsikenyeri was the latest to spill one. Good length ball around off, O'Brien comes forward and drives it on-the-up, doesn't bother to keep it down, hits it straight to short cover, he looks to grab the ball and ends up dropping it
39.3 -
Mupariwa to K O'Brien, FOUR, hammered! It was right in the slot for O'Brien, length ball around off, O'Brien clears his front leg and tonks it over mid-off, the ball almost carried the distance
39.2 -
Mupariwa to K O'Brien, no run, angling onto the middle and leg, O'Brien leans forward and misses the flick, wears it on the pads, but the ball was sneaking down leg
39.1 -
Mupariwa to K O'Brien, no run, good length ball on off, O'Brien presses forward and blocks it to the off-side
Tawanda Mupariwa [6.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack
38.6 -
Chatara to K O'Brien, 1 run, sharp short delivery, O'Brien is hurried onto the pull, he splices it to deep backward square leg
38.5 -
Chatara to K O'Brien, no run, slower ball bouncer, O'Brien watches it sail past him, he looks at the square leg umpire for a wide, but he deems it as a legal delivery
Kevin O'Brien, right handed bat, comes to the crease
38.4 -
Chatara to Ed Joyce, out Caught by C Ervine!! Ervine makes amends, but it cost him 7 runs. The umpire checks for a no-ball, but it is a legal delivery. Another change-up from Chatara, ends up drifting into the batsman, Joyce doesn't get underneath the low full toss, toe-ends the big hit straight to short mid-wicket, easiest of catches to Ervine. Ed Joyce c C Ervine b Chatara 112(103) [4s-9 6s-3]
Chatara to Ed Joyce, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
38.3 -
Chatara to Balbirnie, 1 run, slower ball, ends up as a low full toss, Balbirnie drags it off the toe-end to deep mid-wicket
38.2 -
Chatara to Balbirnie, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Balbirnie opens the bat face and slices it over the infield on the off-side, sweeper runs to his left and restricts it to two
38.1 -
Chatara to Balbirnie, 2 runs, fullish and just outside off, Balbirnie lifts it over extra cover, that came off the toe-end. Hence, only a couple available
Tendai Chatara [6.0-0-27-0] is back into the attack
37.6 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, SIX, fabulous shot! Raza should have had his man, but ends up conceding 14 runs in the over. Tossed up on off, Joyce shimmies down the wicket, meets the pitch of the ball and sends it soaring over deep mid-wicket for a maximum
37.5 -
S Raza to Balbirnie, 1 run, nudges it wide of mid-wicket, for a single
37.4 -
S Raza to Balbirnie, SIX, what a way to reach fifty! Back-to-back fifties for Balbirnie. Flighted delivery on off, Balbirnie kneels down and slog sweeps it to deep mid-wicket, Mire leaps up, goes for the catch with one hand, ends up parrying it over the ropes. It was a tough chance and would have been a stunner
37.3 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, 1 run, works it down to long-on
37.2 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, no run, dropped! Ervine is the culprit this time. It was a straightforward chance. Tossed up on off and middle, Joyce moves away to the leg-side and goes inside out, fails to keep it down and hits it to extra cover, Ervine got into a tangle as he tried to take that, in the end he grassed it. The ball went at chest height and should have been taken
37.1 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, no run, makes room and drives it straight to extra cover
Sikandar Raza [7.0-0-31-0] is back into the attack
36.6 -
Panyangara to Balbirnie, 2 runs, back of a length just outside off, Balbirnie punches it square on the off-side for a brace
36.5 -
Panyangara to Ed Joyce, 1 run, too full, almost a yorker, Joyce squeezes it to backward square leg, for a single
36.4 -
Panyangara to Ed Joyce, FOUR, cracking shot! Frees his arms as soon as he gets to the landmark. Low full toss just outside off, Joyce backs away to the leg-side and lofts it inside out over extra cover, no chance for the sweeper to stop that
36.3 -
Panyangara to Ed Joyce, 2 runs, Joyce registers his 3rd ODI ton. It has been a fine innings. Also his first World Cup hundred. Takes off his helmet and acknowledges the applause from the crowd. Balbirnie walks up and congratulates his partner. Coming to the ball, it was a repeat of the previous ball, short of length on off, Joyce pulls without much timing, clears mid-wicket and sprints back for the second
36.2 -
Panyangara to Ed Joyce, 2 runs, back of a length on off, Joyce mistimes the pull over mid-wicket. It is good enough for a couple
36.1 -
Panyangara to Balbirnie, 1 run, on a length just outside off, Balbirnie slaps it square of the wicket
Tinashe Panyangara [7.0-0-36-1] is back into the attack
Time for the second drinks break. Ireland are going nicely. This partnership is worth more than 100 and these two are setting up the platform for the likes of Gary Wilson and Kevin O'Brien to come and explode. Zimbabwe need to dismiss both of them, if they have to restrict Ireland to under 300.
35.6 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, no run, touch short, Joyce backs away to the leg-side and cuts it to backward point
35.5 -
Mupariwa to Balbirnie, 1 run, holds the length back, Balbirnie punches it to sweeper cover
35.4 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, 1 run, drifts onto the pads, Joyce nurdles it to deep square leg
35.3 -
Mupariwa to Balbirnie, 1 run, too full and around off, Balbirnie squeezes the drive to sweeper cover
35.2 -
Mupariwa to Balbirnie, FOUR, provides the batsman with a bit of room and Balbirnie throws his bat at it, slices it off the outer half over backward point, the third man was inside the ring and the ball raced away to the fence
35.1 -
Mupariwa to Balbirnie, no run, on a length just outside off, Balbirnie looks to steer it, fails to make contact. Good take by Taylor, who is standing up to the stumps. In fact, it was the slower one from Mupariwa
Tawanda Mupariwa [5.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack
No need to remind, the batting powerplay has been enforced..
34.6 -
Sean Williams to Balbirnie, 1 run, straighter one on middle and leg, Balbirnie glances it off the inside half to short fine leg
34.5 -
Sean Williams to Ed Joyce, 1 run, touch short and outside off, Joyce cuts it to sweeper cover, for a single
34.5 -
Sean Williams to Ed Joyce, wide, darted down the leg-side, Joyce misses the sweep and the umpire calls it a wide
34.4 -
Sean Williams to Balbirnie, 1 run, kneels down and sweeps it behind square for a single
34.3 -
Sean Williams to Ed Joyce, 1 run, comes down the track and chips it over mid-wicket, he hit it almost too well and picked up the man in the deep, goes on the bounce to the fielder
34.2 -
Sean Williams to Ed Joyce, FOUR, fraction short and Joyce is quick to pounce onto it. He rocks back, goes deep in the crease and pulls it over mid-wicket, evades the man in the deep quite comfortably
34.1 -
Sean Williams to Ed Joyce, no run, almost had his man! Floated up close to off, Joyce makes room and drives it uppishly to cover, he was not to the pitch of the ball, but still went through with the shot. The ball drops just in front of the fielder
33.6 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, Joyce skips out of the crease and lofts it to long-on
33.5 -
S Raza to Balbirnie, 1 run, kneels down and sweeps it to long leg
33.4 -
S Raza to Balbirnie, no run, tucks it to backward square, picks out the fielder there
33.3 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, 1 run, punched off the back foot square of the wicket on the off-side
33.2 -
S Raza to Balbirnie, leg byes, 1 run, Raza goes up for an lbw appeal, but the umpire is not interested as he moves away. Too full and just outside off, Balbirnie misses the reverse sweep and is rapped on the pads, the impact was inches outside off
33.1 -
S Raza to Balbirnie, 2 runs, flatter and around off, it was bowled from round the wicket, Balbirnie punches it between deep extra cover and long-off for a brace
Sikandar Raza [6.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack
32.6 -
Sean Williams to Balbirnie, 1 run, slider on middle and leg, Balbirnie hangs back and milks it to deep backward square leg
32.5 -
Sean Williams to Ed Joyce, 1 run, slower and on leg-stump, Joyce rolls his wrists and glances it to short fine leg
32.4 -
Sean Williams to Balbirnie, 1 run, goes on with the arm, Balbirnie gets inside the line and nudges it to deep square leg
32.3 -
Sean Williams to Ed Joyce, 1 run, fraction short, Joyce backs away and cuts it square of the wicket
32.2 -
Sean Williams to Balbirnie, 1 run, half tracker outside off, Balbirnie slaps it to sweeper cover. He should have done better with that, it was there to be put away
32.1 -
Sean Williams to Balbirnie, no run, flighted on off, Balbirnie stays back and knocks it to cover
Sean Williams [5.0-0-32-1] is back into the attack
31.6 -
H Masakadza to Balbirnie, leg byes, 1 run, strays onto leg-stump, Balbirnie misses the clip and wears it on the pads, the ball rolls to the on-side and Joyce calls for the run
31.5 -
H Masakadza to Ed Joyce, 1 run, slanted across the left-hander, Joyce cuts it to backward point, Williams makes a half stop and the duo pinch a quick single
31.4 -
H Masakadza to Balbirnie, 1 run, full and on the pads, Balbirnie leans forward and flicks it to deep square leg
31.3 -
H Masakadza to Ed Joyce, 1 run, fullish and around off, Joyce drives it to deep extra cover, Mire does extremely well to restrict them down to a single
31.2 -
H Masakadza to Balbirnie, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, Balbirnie forces it off the back foot to sweeper cover
31.1 -
H Masakadza to Balbirnie, FOUR, these two have decided to shift gears. Shuffles across to this length delivery, goes down on one knee and scoops it fine, the fielder was at short fine and he had no chance of chasing that down
Hamilton Masakadza [2.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack
30.6 -
S Raza to Balbirnie, 1 run, angled across off from round the wicket, Balbirnie drives it to deep cover and retains strike
30.5 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, 1 run, follows the batsman making room, Joyce manages to slap it to deep extra cover
30.4 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, no run, comes down the track, but Raza keeps him calm by holding the length back
30.3 -
S Raza to Balbirnie, 1 run, drags the length back, Balbirnie nurdles it behind square leg for a single
30.2 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, 1 run, flighted on off, Joyce steps out of the crease and drives it to long-off
30.1 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, no run, tossed up on off, Joyce presses forward and blocks
Sikandar Raza [5.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
29.6 -
Chatara to Balbirnie, no run, just short of a good length and outside off, Balbirnie opens the face of the bat and pushes it towards point, who dives to his right and stops the ball
29.5 -
Chatara to Balbirnie, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Balbirnie punches it off the inside half of the bat in front of mid-on, he was looking for the single there, but says 'no' in the end
29.4 -
Chatara to Ed Joyce, 1 run, straying on the pads, Joyce tucks it away to fine leg and gets to the other end
29.3 -
Chatara to Balbirnie, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Balbirnie cuts it hard, but picks out the fielder at deep extra cover, only a single for Ireland
29.2 -
Chatara to Ed Joyce, 1 run, fuller on middle stump line, Joyce works it behind square on the on-side off the inside half of the bat
29.1 -
Chatara to Ed Joyce, SIX, Chatara goes for a six in his new spell, Joyce is taking a toll of these poor deliveries. This time he goes back and across to this short delivery outside off, pulls it up and over the deep mid-wicket fence, a spectator jumps in the air and tries to pull off a screamer, but well he couldn't get his hands on it, the ball has actually been lost as well and the umpires look for a replacement
Tendai Chatara [5.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
28.6 -
Panyangara to Ed Joyce, 1 run, goes across to this length delivery just outside off, he was looking to force it through the off-side, but gets an inside edge that rolls away past square leg
28.5 -
Panyangara to Balbirnie, 1 run, just short of a good length and outside off, Balbirnie opens the face of the bat and pushes it towards cover-point
28.4 -
Panyangara to Balbirnie, no run, on a good length and outside off, Balbirnie punches it to short cover
28.3 -
Panyangara to Balbirnie, 2 runs, another ball that tells us that the ball is holding up on the pitch, it was on a length and outside off, Balbirnie leans forward and was pushing at it, he ends up chipping it as the ball grips the surface, luckily for Balbirnie, it went over the fielder at cover, the batsmen take two
28.2 -
Panyangara to Ed Joyce, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Joyce opens the face of the bat and guides it towards third man
28.1 -
Panyangara to Ed Joyce, no run, bowled him, but it's a free-hit! It was the yorker on middle and leg, Joyce was looking to go big, but can't connect, the ball rams into middle and leg
Free-hit coming up
28.1 -
Panyangara to Ed Joyce, no ball, FOUR, Panyangara starts off his new spell with a poor ball, he oversteps as well to make matters worse. It was well wide outside off, Joyce slices it in the air over backward point and the ball runs away to the fence
Tinashe Panyangara [6.0-0-26-1] is back into the attack
27.6 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, 1 run, touch flatter and on the stumps, Joyce punches it past mid-wicket for a single
27.5 -
S Raza to Balbirnie, 1 run, on middle and leg once again, Balbirnie clips it to deep mid-wicket
27.4 -
S Raza to Balbirnie, no run, gives the charge and drives this tossed up delivery towards short mid-wicket
27.3 -
S Raza to Balbirnie, no run, drifting on the pads, Balbirnie nudges it behind square
27.2 -
S Raza to Balbirnie, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, Balbirnie clips it towards square leg
27.1 -
S Raza to Balbirnie, no run, tossed up off, Balbirnie opens the face of the bat and drives it towards cover-point, who dives to his right and stops the ball
26.6 -
Sean Williams to Balbirnie, 1 run, dropped! It was floated up on off, Balbirnie pushes it uppishly past a diving bowler and the ball rolls away towards mid-off, Williams did well to get down, but just couldn't catch it. Williams dived to his left on that occasion and got a finger on the ball
26.5 -
Sean Williams to Balbirnie, 2 runs, waits for this flatter delivery outside off, he opens the face of the bat at the last moment and gets it past short third, the batsmen take two before the fielder hunts it down
26.4 -
Sean Williams to Balbirnie, no run, flighted delivery around off, Balbirnie pushes it towards cover, who dives to his right and stops the ball
26.3 -
Sean Williams to Balbirnie, FOUR, good shot from Balbirnie, it was tossed up from Williams, Balbirnie kneels down and slog sweeps it behind square on the on-side, the ball runs away to the fence
26.2 -
Sean Williams to Balbirnie, no run, quicker around off, Balbirnie punches it back to the bowler
26.1 -
Sean Williams to Ed Joyce, 1 run, moves across and plays the lap shot to this flatter delivery around leg, the ball runs away to fine leg
25.6 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, 1 run, advances down the track once again and converts this fullish delivery into a full toss, bunted down to long-on for a single
25.5 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, no run, gives the charge and pushes it to the left of the bowler, who dives and stops the ball
25.4 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, SIX, a rank long hop from Raza and it got the treatment it deserved. Joyce rocks back and pulls it over the deep mid-wicket fence, that came right off the middle, great shot from him
25.3 -
S Raza to Balbirnie, 1 run, goes deep in the crease and works it towards deep mid-wicket
25.2 -
S Raza to Balbirnie, no run, slows this one around middle, Balbirnie skips out and punches it back to the bowler
25.1 -
S Raza to Balbirnie, no run, leans forward and blocks it to the left of the bowler
Sikandar Raza [3.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
24.6 -
Sean Williams to Balbirnie, 1 run, flatter and on off, Balbirnie goes back and punches it square of the wicket for a single
24.5 -
Sean Williams to Ed Joyce, 1 run, tossed up on middle, Joyce wrists it down to long-on for a single after coming down the track
24.4 -
Sean Williams to Balbirnie, 1 run, floated up on off, Balbirnie drives it down to long-off
24.3 -
Sean Williams to Balbirnie, no run, an appeal for lbw but the umpire says not out and rightly so, it was the quicker one on middle, Balbirnie pushes at it off the front foot, the ball takes the inside edge onto the pad, good decision by the umpire
24.2 -
Sean Williams to Ed Joyce, 1 run, drifting on middle, Joyce goes across and touch and works it to square leg
24.1 -
Sean Williams to Ed Joyce, FOUR, comes down the track and lofts this flighted delivery straight over the bowler, the ball runs away to the long-on fence in no time
23.6 -
H Masakadza to Ed Joyce, 1 run, on middle and leg, Joyce clips it past square leg for a single
23.5 -
H Masakadza to Ed Joyce, FOUR, back of a length delivery angling away outside off, Joyce cuts it uppishly to the right of the backward point, it wasn't that far away from the stumps, Panyangara from third man runs to his left, slides and makes a mess of it, the umpires check for a replay and deems it as four thinking his foot was touching the rope when he slid, this four also brings up the 11th ODI fifty for Joyce
23.4 -
H Masakadza to Ed Joyce, no run, touch fuller and around off, Joyce pushes it to the right of the bowler, who moves across and stops it
23.3 -
H Masakadza to Balbirnie, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Balbirnie gets on top of the bounce and punches it towards sweeper cover
23.2 -
H Masakadza to Ed Joyce, 1 run, length delivery angling away outside off, Joyce hangs back and cuts it towards third man for a single
23.1 -
H Masakadza to Ed Joyce, no run, back of a length delivery on middle, Joyce defends it after jumping a little
22.6 -
Sean Williams to Balbirnie, no run, tossed up on off, Balbirnie leans forward and blocks
22.5 -
Sean Williams to Ed Joyce, 1 run, on middle and leg, Joyce nudges it towards mid-wicket for a single
22.4 -
Sean Williams to Ed Joyce, FOUR, shortish delivery from Williams and Joyce latches onto it, he backs away and cuts it to the deep extra cover fence, the fielder from sweeper runs to his left, but the ball beats him to the fence
22.3 -
Sean Williams to Balbirnie, 1 run, floated up on off, Balbirnie drives it towards long-off
22.2 -
Sean Williams to Ed Joyce, 1 run, flighted delivery around off, Joyce pushes it towards point and gets to the other end
22.1 -
Sean Williams to Ed Joyce, no run, almost chops it on! It was floated up outside off, Joyce was looking to cut it hard, but the length was not there, it was a little too full to cut, he gets an inside edge and the ball rolls away towards the keeper's pads, he is lucky he didn't drag it back onto the stumps
21.6 -
H Masakadza to Ed Joyce, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Joyce dabs it down to third man
21.5 -
H Masakadza to Balbirnie, 1 run, touch short and wide outside off, Balbirnie stays on the back foot and cuts it towards third man
21.4 -
H Masakadza to Balbirnie, no run, back of a length delivery on off and middle, Balbirnie pushes it past the non-striker, the fielder form mid-wicket comes across and cuts it off
21.3 -
H Masakadza to Balbirnie, no run, just short of a good length and on the stumps, Balbirnie hangs back and blocks with a straight bat
21.2 -
H Masakadza to Balbirnie, no run, length delivery outside off, Balbirnie comes forward, opens the face of the bat and knocks it towards point
21.1 -
H Masakadza to Ed Joyce, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Joyce mistimes the pull to long-on and takes a single
Hamilton Masakadza, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
20.6 -
Sean Williams to Balbirnie, no run, quicker and on the stumps, Balbirnie defends it off the back foot
20.5 -
Sean Williams to Balbirnie, FOUR, great shot from Balbirnie off the first ball, it was tossed up around off, Balbirnie leans forward and drives it beautifully through the covers to get off the mark
20.4 -
Sean Williams to Ed Joyce, 1 run, drifting onto the pads, Joyce tickles it towards fine leg and gets to the other end
20.3 -
Sean Williams to Ed Joyce, no run, flatter and around off, Joyce punches it towards short cover, who moves to his right, dives and stops the ball
20.2 -
Sean Williams to Ed Joyce, no run, touch flatter and outside off, Joyce opens the face of the bat and pushes it towards point, he sets off, but Balbirnie was not interested, he has to rush back in and makes it in time before the throw comes in
Andrew Balbirnie, right handed bat, comes to the crease
20.1 -
Sean Williams to Porterfield, out Caught by H Masakadza!! Williams gets his man and the Irish captain perishes. It was a flighted delivery outside off, Porterfield backs away and looks to go over mid-off, who was inside the circle. He ends up miscuing it off the outside half of the bat, Masakadza at mid-off takes a step or two back at mid-off and takes an easy catch. End of a difficult innings for Porterfield. Porterfield c H Masakadza b Sean Williams 29(61) [4s-1]
Sean Williams to Porterfield, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
19.6 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, no run, length delivery angling away outside off, left alone by Joyce
19.5 -
Mupariwa to Porterfield, 1 run, fuller and around off, Porterfield goes across a touch and wrists it to the left of mid-on
19.4 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, 1 run, short of length delivery on off, Joyce works it down to long-on
19.3 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Joyce opens the face of the bat and defends it towards point
19.2 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, 2 runs, ohh dear! Mupariwa has dropped it! It was banged in short and outside off, Joyce went for the pull, but gets it off the bottom of the bat, the ball goes high in the air and towards square leg, the bowler runs across and tries to take the catch, he gets both hands on it, but he falls over and the ball pops out, he was lying flat on the ground in disappointment there, but he only has himself to blame
19.2 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, wide, down the leg-side, Joyce can't tickle it fine, the umpire calls it a wide
19.1 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, no run, length delivery outside off, Joyce was looking to guide it down to third man, the ball bounces a touch extra and beats the outside edge
18.6 -
Sean Williams to Porterfield, no run, touch quicker and on the stumps, Porterfield defends it back to the bowler
18.5 -
Sean Williams to Porterfield, 2 runs, drifting onto the pads, Porterfield glances it fine and before the fielder from short fine cuts it off, the batsmen take two
18.4 -
Sean Williams to Porterfield, no run, fuller and around off, Porterfield drives it back to the bowler
18.3 -
Sean Williams to Porterfield, no run, goes for the reverse sweep, but can't connect it properly, he gets it off the glove and onto the helmet grille, luckily it didn't hit him on the chin
18.2 -
Sean Williams to Porterfield, no run, flatter and on the stumps, Porterfield punches it to mid-wicket
18.1 -
Sean Williams to Porterfield, 2 runs, shortish and outside off, Porterfield rocks back and punches it past a diving extra cover, the batsmen take two before the fielder from cover cuts it off
Sean Williams, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Williams comes onto bowl, replacing Raza
Drinks are on the field now. After losing Stirling early in the innings, both Porterfield and Joyce have done well to stabilize the innings. The partnership is worth 54 runs so far and both of them have done well to keep the Zimbabwean bowlers out. Zimbabwe need a wicket here to put pressure on the Irish, otherwise they can run away with the game at the back end, if they keep wickets in hand.
17.6 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, no run, length delivery just outside off, Joyce pushes it into the off-side
17.5 -
Mupariwa to Porterfield, 1 run, slower full ball and slightly wide outside off, Porterfield goes for the drive off the front foot, but slices it off the outside half of the bat, the ball flies towards third man but bounces in front of the fielder
17.4 -
Mupariwa to Porterfield, no run, back of a length delivery around off, Porterfield stays back and punches it into the off-side
17.3 -
Mupariwa to Porterfield, no run, just short of a good length and outside off, Porterfield tries to run it down to third man, but can't get it past gully
17.2 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, 1 run, length delivery just outside off, Joyce waits inside the crease, opens the face of the bat and dabs it towards third man
17.1 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, FOUR, good shot to bring up the 50 partnership, it was fuller and just outside off, Joyce leans forward and lofts it past the non-striker, the fielder at mid-off gives chase, but the ball beats him to the fence
16.6 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, 1 run, floated up on the stumps, Joyce comes down the track and wrists it towards long-on, he will keep the strike
16.5 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, no run, makes room and Raza follows him with a fuller one, Joyce works it towards mid-wicket
16.4 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, 2 runs, steps out of the crease and mistimes the whip towards widish long-on, the batsmen take two before the ball is hunted down
16.3 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, no run, flatter and quicker on middle, Joyce defends it towards cover
16.2 -
S Raza to Porterfield, 1 run, flighted delivery just outside off, Porterfield leans forward and knocks it down to long-off
16.1 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, 1 run, comes down the track and clips this tossed up delivery past square leg for a single
15.6 -
Mupariwa to Porterfield, no run, just short of a good length and outside off, Porterfield defends it into the off-side
15.5 -
Mupariwa to Porterfield, no run, angled across off, Porterfield leans forward and pushes it towards mid-off, the fielder from mid-wicket runs across to his left and stops the ball
15.4 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, 1 run, bit straighter in line now, Joyce nudges it towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end
15.3 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, no run, length delivery outside off, Joyce opens the face of the bat and pushes it to gully
15.2 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, 2 runs, in the airrr, but safe! It was a back of a length delivery angling away outside off, Joyce goes for the pull, but can't time it right, he just about manages to clear a backtracking mid-on, the batsmen take two before the ball is hunted down
15.1 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Joyce stays inside the crease and cuts it late, can't get it past gully though
14.6 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, 1 run, short and outside off, Joyce backs away and cuts it square of the wicket, the fielder at point dives to his left and parries it to sweeper, saved a couple of runs there
14.5 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, no run, low full toss on the pads, Joyce clips it straight to short mid-wicket
14.4 -
S Raza to Porterfield, 1 run, flighted outside off, Porterfield drives it to long-off
14.3 -
S Raza to Porterfield, no run, flatter and around off, Porterfield punches it to cover, can't get it past the fielder
14.2 -
S Raza to Porterfield, no run, quicker and close to off, Porterfield looks to force it off the back foot, is beaten by the pace on that
14.1 -
S Raza to Porterfield, no run, slower and on middle, Porterfield drives off the inside part back to the bowler
13.6 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, no run, trifle short and around off, Joyce knocks it to short cover
13.5 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, no run, back of a length close to off, Joyce lifts his bat and lets it go
13.4 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, 2 runs, shortens the length, Joyce steers it fine to third man, the fielder runs to his right and keeps it to a couple
13.3 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, no run, seams away very late, Joyce was drawn into forward push, the late movement beats the outside edge
13.2 -
Mupariwa to Porterfield, 1 run, on a length just outside off, Porterfield drives on-the-up to deep extra cover, Mire does well to keep it down to a single
13.1 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, 1 run, back of a length on off, Joyce wrists it to the left of mid-on
12.6 -
S Raza to Porterfield, 2 runs, too straight, Porterfield works it with soft hands in front of square on the leg-side, comes back comfortably for the second
12.5 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, 1 run, tossed up on middle and leg, Joyce makes a bit of room and drives it inside out to long-off
12.4 -
S Raza to Porterfield, 1 run, nice floaty delivery, Porterfield drives it to long-on, for a single
12.3 -
S Raza to Porterfield, no run, too full and on the stumps, Porterfield squeezes the drive back to the bowler
12.2 -
S Raza to Porterfield, no run, again, the line is on leg-stump, Porterfield misses the glance, the ball trickes away off the pads to short fine
12.1 -
S Raza to Ed Joyce, 1 run, drifts onto the pads, nudged away to backward square leg
Sikandar Raza, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
11.6 -
Mupariwa to Porterfield, no run, fuller and on off, Porterfield presses forward and knocks it to short cover. Good start from Mupariwa, just the 1 run off it
11.5 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, 1 run, back of a length close to off, Joyce opens the face of the bat and steers it to third man
11.4 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, no run, fuller and on off, Joyce closes the bat face little early and gets a soft leading edge to cover
11.3 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, no run, fraction short and just outside off, Joyce guides it to backward point with an angled bat
11.2 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, no run, back of a length from Mupariwa, it was not all that short, Joyce goes for the pull, under edges it onto the pads, the ball rolls to mid-off
11.1 -
Mupariwa to Ed Joyce, no run, short of length on middle, Joyce tucks it in front of short mid-wicket
Tawanda Mupariwa, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
10.6 -
Panyangara to Ed Joyce, 1 run, fullish and outside off, Joyce drives it hard and straight to deep extra cover
10.5 -
Panyangara to Ed Joyce, no run, good length ball on the stumps, Joyce hangs back and wrists it in front of square, can't beat the mid-wicket fielder
10.4 -
Panyangara to Ed Joyce, no run, slower ball on middle, Joyce turns it gently towards mid-wicket
10.3 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, 1 run, slanted onto middle and leg, Porterfield nurdles it to backward square leg
10.2 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, no run, a slight hesitation, but no harm done. Porterfield knocks it towards cover, Joyce wanted the single but is sent back in time. He makes it before the throw comes in
10.1 -
Panyangara to Ed Joyce, 1 run, Panyangara continues round the wicket, keeps it on a length close to off, Joyce drops it to the off-side and sets off, Raza runs across from short cover and fires a throw at the non-striker's end, misses and Joyce was diving to make his ground
9.6 -
Chatara to Porterfield, no run, pitched up close to off, Porterfield drives and finds short cover
9.5 -
Chatara to Porterfield, no run, back of a length on off, defended down the wicket
9.4 -
Chatara to Ed Joyce, 1 run, fullish and outside off, Joyce drives with an open bat face, backward point dives to his left and does not allow the ball to go further
9.3 -
Chatara to Ed Joyce, FOUR, Chatara errs in line, drifts it down leg, Joyce gets inside the line and tickles it fine, he evades Taylor's dive to the right. The ball raced away to the fence
9.2 -
Chatara to Ed Joyce, no run, good length ball around off, Joyce bunts it to the fielder at short cover
9.1 -
Chatara to Ed Joyce, no run, overpitched outside off, Joyce plays a crisp drive, but picks out the fielder at cover
8.6 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, no run, pitched up around off, Porterfield push-drives it back to the bowler, Panyangara stops it in his followthrough and goes to ground in the process
8.5 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, no run, pulls the length back, Porterfield stays in the crease and defends with the straightest of bats
8.4 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, 2 runs, takes the aerial route and goes over mid-off. It was a fuller ball just outside off, Porterfield lifts it over the fielder, doesn't get it off the middle, hence only a couple
8.3 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, no run, fuller and outside off, Porterfield drives, but the angle into him takes the inside edge to short mid-wicket
8.2 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, no run, angling in on off, Porterfield blocks it to the left of the bowler
8.1 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, no run, back of a length on off, Porterfield gets behind the line and blocks
Panyangara switches to round the wicket!
7.6 -
Chatara to Ed Joyce, FOUR, half volley and Joyce has dispatched it with utter disdain. Comes on the front foot and creams the drive square of the wicket, placed it right between cover and point, the ball raced away to the fence
7.5 -
Chatara to Ed Joyce, no run, on a length close to off, Joyce presses it to cover after coming forward
7.5 -
Chatara to Ed Joyce, wide, splays it down leg, Joyce can't connect with the glance, wide signalled
7.4 -
Chatara to Ed Joyce, no run, good length ball just outside off, Joyce waves it through to the keeper
7.3 -
Chatara to Ed Joyce, no run, good length ball on off, Joyce taps it back to the bowler
7.2 -
Chatara to Porterfield, 1 run, strays onto the pads, Porterfield leans forward and wrists it through mid-wicket, for a single
7.1 -
Chatara to Ed Joyce, 1 run, back of a length close to off, Joyce looks to force it off the back foot, the outside edge rolls down to third man
6.6 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, FOUR, low full toss outside off, Porterfield stretches forward, reaches out for it and chips it over point. For a second, he would have had his heart in his mouth, but the ball cleared the fielder quite comfortably
6.5 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, no run, on a length just outside off, Porterfield drives it on-the-up, no timing on that as the ball dribbles towards extra cover
6.4 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, no run, teasing line from Panyangara, just around off-stump, Porterfield moves forward and watches it go past him
6.3 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, no run, drags the length slightly back, Porterfield camps back and knocks it to point
6.2 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, no run, touch fuller and on off, Porterfield defends solidly to the off-side. He played it with bat and pad close together
6.1 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, no run, good length ball on off, Porterfield comes half-forward and defends to short cover
5.6 -
Chatara to Ed Joyce, no run, low full toss on off, Joyce pushes it back to the bowler. It was the attempted yorker from Chatara
5.5 -
Chatara to Porterfield, 1 run, short of length on the hips, Porterfield tucks it behind square leg, the fielder from fine leg does well to keep the batsmen down to one
5.4 -
Chatara to Porterfield, no run, drifts onto Porterfield's field, whipped straight to the fielder at square leg
5.3 -
Chatara to Porterfield, no run, back of a length on off, Porterfield stays in the crease and bunts it towards cover, shouts "no" for the single
5.2 -
Chatara to Porterfield, no run, good length ball in the channel around off, Porterfield covers his sticks, lifts his bat and lets it go
5.1 -
Chatara to Ed Joyce, 1 run, yorker right on off-stump, Joyce brings his bat down and jams it to third man
4.6 -
Panyangara to Ed Joyce, 1 run, too straight in line, on middle and leg, Joyce nurdles it square of the wicket on the leg-side for a run
4.5 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, 1 run, back of a length around off, Porterfield knocks it to the left of backward point and scampers across for a quick single
4.4 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, no run, gets right behind the line and defends it back to the bowler
4.3 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, no run, short of length on off, Porterfield hangs back and drops it to the off-side
4.2 -
Panyangara to Ed Joyce, 1 run, tucks the back of a length delivery in front of square on the leg-side and gets off the mark
4.1 -
Panyangara to Ed Joyce, no run, excellent delivery, good length ball in the corridor of uncertainty, Joyce is drawn into the forward defensive, the ball takes the outside edge and goes to first slip. Masakadza stays low and collects it, but luckily for Joyce the ball had bounced before reaching the fielder
Has Joyce been caught? Masakadza is not sure whether the ball carried to him.
Has Joyce been caught? Masakadza is not sure whether the ball carried to him. Joyce stands his ground even as Taylor starts celebrating. The TV umpire is pressed into service. No issues with the no-ball. Initial replays suggest that the ball bounced before reaching the fielder. Not Out!
3.6 -
Chatara to Porterfield, no run, the ball seems to be holding up on the wicket, Porterfield checks his shot and knocks it to mid-on, it was in the air but well short of the fielder
3.5 -
Chatara to Porterfield, no run, fuller and outside off, Porterfield drives without much timing to cover
3.4 -
Chatara to Porterfield, no run, keeps it close to the off-stump, Porterfield shoulders arms to that
3.3 -
Chatara to Porterfield, no run, back of a length on off, Porterfield taps it in front of square on the leg-side, Chatara races across and keeps the batsmen at their respective ends
3.2 -
Chatara to Porterfield, 2 runs, tucks the batsman for room with this nip-backer, Porterfield nurdles off the inner half behind square, good aggressive running allows them to come back for the second
3.1 -
Chatara to Porterfield, no run, short of length just outside off, Porterfield hoists his bat up and lets it pass
Ed Joyce, left handed bat, comes to the crease
2.6 -
Panyangara to Stirling, out Caught by Sean Williams!! Soft dismissal! It was a poor delivery and even poorer shot from Stirling. Short and wide outside off, Stirling could have hit it anywhere, but he cuts it half-heartedly to backward point, Williams times his jump, takes it with both hands above his head. Just the start Zimbabwe would have hoped for. Stirling c Sean Williams b Panyangara 10(11) [4s-2]
Panyangara to Stirling, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
2.5 -
Panyangara to Stirling, no run, good length ball angled in on middle, Stirling rolls his wrists and drops it in front of short mid-wicket
2.4 -
Panyangara to Stirling, no run, straightaway Stirling finds that man, he comes forward and works it with soft hands to short mid-wicket
The second slip fielder is moved to short mid-wicket
2.3 -
Panyangara to Stirling, 2 runs, another one that goes uppishly, Stirling leans forward and clips it in the air to the right of mid-wicket, just about evaded the fielder
2.2 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, 3 runs, to deep extra cover
2.2 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, 3 runs, tad too full and outside off, Porterfield leans into the drive, it was in the air but well wide of mid-off, the fielder gives chase and hauls it in just before the rope
2.1 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, no run, back of a length on off, Porterfield gets behind the line and defends it to the bowler
1.6 -
Chatara to Stirling, no run, tight line from Chatara once more, in and around the off-stump, Stirling blocks it to the off-side and shouts "no" for the single
1.5 -
Chatara to Stirling, no run, this one holds its line, Stirling is opened up a touch, he bunts it in front of cover
1.4 -
Chatara to Stirling, no run, pitched up around off, Stirling presents the full face and knocks it past the bowler, Chatara can't get hand on that, but there is mid-off backing up
1.3 -
Chatara to Porterfield, 1 run, fullish and on the fourth stump line, Porterfield presses forward and drives it gently wide of mid-off
1.3 -
Chatara to Porterfield, wide, Chatara gets his radar wrong, drifts one down leg, easy call for umpire Reiffel
1.2 -
Chatara to Porterfield, no run, angled across off, Porterfield lifts his bat and lets it go
1.1 -
Chatara to Porterfield, no run, that's a good leave from the Irish captain. Chatara starts with a good length delivery that straightens, Porterfield comes forward and shoulders arms. The ball goes over the top of off-stump
Tendai Chatara, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Panyangara to Stirling, FOUR, second boundary of the over, Panyangara errs onto the pads again, Stirling comes forward and works it off the inside half to the right of mid-wicket. The short side boundaries take care of the rest
0.5 -
Panyangara to Stirling, no run, good length ball slants back in, Stirling pushes and gets a thickish inside edge to short mid-wicket
0.4 -
Panyangara to Stirling, FOUR, similar to the previous delivery, but the length was fuller, Stirling doesn't miss out, he leans forward and clips it elegantly to deep mid-wicket. The rich timing takes it to the fence
0.3 -
Panyangara to Stirling, no run, Taylor and the slip cordon go up for an lbw appeal, but umpire Palliyaguru shakes his head and says not-out. The nip-backer from a length, Stirling shuffles slightly across and misses the flick, is trapped on the pads. However, the ball was doing too much and would have missed leg-stump
Two slips in place..
0.2 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, 1 run, on a length just outside off, Porterfield reaches forward and push-drives it to the right of mid-off
0.1 -
Panyangara to Porterfield, no run, good length ball angled across the left-hander, Porterfield watches it carefully and lets it go through to the keeper
Porterfield and Stirling are at the crease. Porterfield is on strike. Panyangara will open the attack
So folks, that's all we have for you from this game. Many thanks for your company. It was a pleasure bringing this game to you. Tomorrow, there's another double-header coming your way, with New Zealand locking horns with Afghanistan in the first game. The second game is the battle between the 2007 finalists, Australia and Sri Lanka. That game wil decide which team finishes 2nd or 3rd in Pool A. So join us tomorrow for all the cricketing action. On behalf of Sriram, Mani, my co-commentator Akshay Maanay, this is Sidhant Maheshwari signing off. Take care guys. Ciao!
What a thriller it was! It seems that the minnows are the ones providing us with all the entertainment in the World Cup. This was the third game between the lower ranked teams that went right down to the wire. Remember the Ireland-UAE game and the Afghanistan-Scotland encounter? This was right up there with those two matches in terms of a nail-biting finish.
Lets glance through some of the tweets from this game..
@RoshanCricket: Cusack prevails and so does @Irelandcricket with a win by 5 runs. Cricket the winner of course. Great chase and finish!
@mukundabhinav: Well done the Irish ! The minnows giving us some cracker games this World Cup. Pity your football skills aren't great tho @niallnobiobrien!
@BrokenCricket: Misbah Earlier, AB Later, Now Brendon Taylor. Its turning out to be a Captain's Day
@cricket_U: Ireland win by five runs. What a game! Irish are still in race to play Quarter Final...
@RusselArnold69: Great game .. But not sure of what exactly to say at the end of it all !!!
@rgcricket: 36.84- Ireland's win-percentage in World Cup- better than two Test playing countries- Bangladesh (34.48) & Zimbabwe (19.64)
@glennmcgrath11: A nail biter sees @Irelandcricket get up over @ZimCricketv & move them into the top 4 in Pool B
The Ireland bowlers were once again put to the sword. They have now conceded more than 280 in all their four matches. But, credit to Alex Cusack, who was incredible in the death overs. The experienced medium pacer varied it nicely and kept the batsmen guessing. In the end, he ended with a 4-wicket haul. And also bowled the crucial final over which sealed the game in Ireland's favor. The difference might have been the fielding between the two sides, Ireland were better and held on to whatever chances came their way.
Williams heaved Kevin O'Brien towards deep mid-wicket, where Mooney claimed the catch. There was some confusion whether it was a clean take or not. But, Williams had already made his way out of the ground. The TV umpire took a long time and replays suggested that Mooney's left boot was in contact with the ad-cushions, but the decision could not be overturned as Williams had left the field. That changed the complexion of the game as Zimbabwe kept losing wickets. Mupariwa struck some meaty blows and brought the equation down to 7 off the last over. Cusack, however, kept his cool and picked up the remaining two wickets.
Taylor looked in imperious touch. He used his feet beautifully to the spinners and was not afraid to take the aerial route. Some of the shots against Dockrell were simply outstanding. He managed to notch up his first ton since October 2011. And he looked set to finish the game off before a Cusack slower one had the better off him. Williams, though continued and kept the asking rate under check. However, a moment of drama saw the game change on it's head.
Zimbabwe did not get off to the best of starts. Raza and Chibhabha struggled at the beginning, but somehow managed to add 32. However, they lost three quick wickets, including that of Hamilton Masakadza. Taylor and Mire kept going for a while before the latter threw it away. That wicket brought Williams to the crease. He combined well with the stand-in skipper to stitch a 149-run stand for the 5th wicket.
Porterfield: 'Obviously, ebbed and flowed, especially in the last 10. It's never really over, but we managed to get across the line, so we are pretty happy. Obviously, it was a very good score, but we knew that it was a very good wicket. It was going to be hard to defend, especially with the square boundaries being very short and a pretty quick outfield. We had to be on the money and thankfully, we got over the line. No, he didn't. I am not sure how he (Cusack) got there 4 for 20 odd or 30. So, fantastic effort from him to come in and put in a performance like that was great. I think it's very hard to tell when you're on the line, it is a great catch anyways. It's a great skill under pressure to catch it, I haven't seen the replay, I don't know, a couple of people have been talking about ever since we came off. I thought it was a great catch whether he (Mooney) did or didn't, but I thought it was a great skill anyway. Just to catch it. I thought I might have to run in and dive there, but managed to make up the ground. Thankfully, held onto it. It is still in our hands and we talk about it, we will go each game to game. There is 2 points up for grabs and I don't know what actually happened in the other group game to be honest, I am guessing South Africa lost but it's in our hands, we can go to Hamilton now and look to get 2 points there and that's our goal. That's what we have got to look forward to.'
Taylor: 'It's pretty frustrating to be in a winning situation again and just throwing it away a little bit. Ireland were a little bit more hungry and they deserved the win. I think so, we haven't been in that situation many times before, it hasn't been clever cricket from us at crucial periods, so that's hurting a lot. It's a tough one to swallow, but again credit to Ireland. Just poor really, that's the only word I can describe it, I don't think we were hungry in the field and I think our energy levels were low. These things I can't comprehend it is just really hurting me at the moment. I think we need to pull our socks up and try and finish with some pride. I hit it nicely but again getting out at the wrong time and a new batter coming in during the powerplay, those little things all add up. It was frustrating, but I would have liked to carry on. You got to take his word for it and then they zoomed in on it, but listen it looked pretty clear, but you take the fielder's word and the game moves forward (referring to Williams' dismissal). It's going to be a tough one at the Eden Park, but it's great to be in a World Cup, testing yourselves against the best players in the world. So, that's what it's all about.'
Ed Joyce: 'We certainly did. We played the team with 3 spinners and 3 medium pacers. We know that we had to bowl really well and field really well to keep teams to a reasonable target. I thought it was a good toss to win for them, we would have bowled first as well and the chase was really hard to defend at the end and the boys did brilliantly in the end. He has got a, what's the word - cold heart, a 'cool head', that's the word I was looking for. He is a great guy to have a bowl in the last over. Obviously, they needed 7 with 2 wickets in hand. Two wickets left, you think the batting team have it in the bag, he's a top man and I was glad that he was the one bowling and I was glad that William Porterfield was the man, who was under the catch as well. I had a lot of luck early on before I got to 30 or 40, I probably needed that because they bowled well and there attack was suited to that wicket, and they bowled straight and back of a length, it was hard to get away. I took a few chances and obviously, got away with it. I ended up playing well towards the end, Andrew Balbirnie was fantastic as well, he has come into the team in the last 6 months to a year, and has been brilliant as a youngster.'
Ed Joyce is the Man of the Match for his brilliant 103-ball 112
The Irish are extremely happy with this win. What a game it turned out to be! Porterfield congratulates Taylor on his knock and both the sides shake hands as the Irish team walk off the field. It was a very happy moment for the Irish, but the Zimbabweans suffer a heartbreak, they have faltered once again in the end.
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]
Cusack to Mupariwa, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
49.2 -
Cusack to Chatara, 1 run, slower delivery around off, Chatara pushes at it, gets an inside edge that rolls away behind square on the on-side, the batsmen charge to the other ends, Mupariwa is on strike now
Cusack has been asked to stop in his run-up. He will have to bowl that again.
Tendai Chatara, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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]
Cusack to Chakabva, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Zimbabwe need 7 runs off 6 balls. Can Ireland stop them? Or will Zimbabwe win their second game of the tournament and stay in the hunt for a quarter-final spot. If it is a tie, it will be a tie. There will be no Super Over. Cusack will bowl the final over...
48.6 -
K O'Brien to Mupariwa, 2 runs, almost a yorker around off, Mupariwa jams it out towards long-on, the batsmen charge back for the second run as the ball rolled away towards long-on, this is great batting from the two batsmen out there, good running as well
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
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
48.2 -
K O'Brien to Mupariwa, 2 runs, goes slightly across and tries to play the scoop over short fine leg, doesn't connect well but just about manages to get it over short fine, the batsmen take two before the fielder hunts it down
48.1 -
K O'Brien to Chakabva, 1 run, another yorker on the stumps, Chakabva squeezes it out past mid-wicket, the batsmen were looking for the second but the fielder from the deep is quick to run forward, picks up the ball and keeps them down to a single
26 runs needed off 12 balls
47.6 -
J Mooney to Mupariwa, no run, yorker from Mooney, good ball to end the over as Mupariwa squeezes it out, no run for Zimbabwe
47.5 -
J Mooney to Chakabva, 1 run, slightly short and around off, Chakabva pulls it towards deep mid-wicket, Porterfield is quick to run across to his right from wide long-on and he keeps the batsmen down to a single
Tawanda Mupariwa, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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)
J Mooney to Panyangara, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
47.3 -
J Mooney to Panyangara, 2 runs, full and on off, Panyangara goes for the loft, but can't time it right, he just about manages to get it over the infield, the fielder at long-off was at the rope and he had no time of reaching there in time, the batsmen take a couple
47.2 -
J Mooney to Panyangara, 2 runs, fullish delivery on leg, Panyangara works it behind square for a couple
47.1 -
J Mooney to Panyangara, no run, slower delivery outside off, Panyangara was looking to run it down to third man, can't connect and the ball goes on the bounce to the wicket keeper
John Mooney [9.0-0-53-1] is back into the attack
46.6 -
K O'Brien to Panyangara, 1 run, right in the blockhole, Panyangara squeezes it out off the inside half of the bat and the batsmen take a single
Coming back to the Williams wicket, even if the third umpire had to overrule the onfield decision, he couldn't have as Williams had already left the field. For the decision to be overturned, the batsman had to be on the ground. Still have no clue as to why Williams had left the field before a call was made.
Tinashe Panyangara, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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]
K O'Brien to Sean Williams, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Is that a six or is that out? Mooney doesn't think so. The third umpire is checking whether the fielder at the rope was touching the ad cushion or not. It looks like there was a little movement on the ad skirting. It is a difficult one for the umpire and it could well decide the fortune of both the teams. Apparently, Williams has left the field and the new batsman is out. Drama all over! The decision has been made and he has been given OUT! Ohh dear! Will it cost Zimbabwe the match?
46.4 -
K O'Brien to Sean Williams, 2 runs, angling in on middle and leg, Williams works it behind square and comes back for the second. good running from him
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
46.2 -
K O'Brien to Chakabva, 1 run, full on the stumps, Chakabva works it to deep mid-wicket
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
Kevin O'Brien [8.0-0-63-1] is back into the attack
45.6 -
Cusack to Sean Williams, 2 runs, full and wide outside off, Williams drills it towards deep extra cover, the batsmen take two
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
45.4 -
Cusack to Sean Williams, 1 run, angling away outside off, Williams bunts it towards cover and the batsmen pinch a quick single
45.3 -
Cusack to Chakabva, 1 run, length delivery just outside off, Chakabva drives it towards mid-off and charges towards the other end, the throw from the fielder comes in at the non-striker's end, but Chakabva makes it in with a dive
45.2 -
Cusack to Sean Williams, 1 run, low full toss just outside off, Williams mistimes the drive to long-off, the batsmen cross over
45.1 -
Cusack to Sean Williams, 2 runs, bowls this full and well outside off, Williams drives it through extra cover and the batsmen take two before the fielder from long-off runs to his right and collects the ball
Alex Cusack [8.0-2-24-2] is back into the attack
Zimbabwe need 49 off 30 balls
44.6 -
Andy McBrine to Chakabva, no run, in the blockhole, Chakabva squeezes it out to the right of the bowler, where the mid-wicket fielder runs across to his left and prevents the single
44.5 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, 1 run, run-out chance, but Chakabva makes it in time, it was tossed up on middle and leg, Williams drags the sweep to short fine and sets off, the ball went quickly to the fielder who picks it up and fires in the throw, Chakabva was haring across and puts in the dive to get in the crease. It could have been close, but the keeper doesn't collect the ball cleanly and breaks the stumps without the ball in his hands
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
44.3 -
Andy McBrine to Chakabva, 1 run, floated up just outside off, Chakabva leans forward and drives it past the bowler, who dives to his left but can't stop the ball, the batsmen take a single
44.2 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, 1 run, comes down the track and lofts it through the vacant mid-on region for another run
44.1 -
Andy McBrine to Chakabva, 1 run, flighted delivery just outside off, Chakabva goes across and eases it down to long-on
43.6 -
J Mooney to Chakabva, 1 run, back of a length delivery slightly wide outside off, Chakabva waits inside the crease, opens the face of the bat and dabs it uppishly towards third man, he will keep the strike
43.5 -
J Mooney to Sean Williams, 1 run, touch slower and fuller on middle, Williams mistimes the drive off the inside half of the bat to long-on, the batsmen cross over
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
43.3 -
J Mooney to Sean Williams, 2 runs, full and outside off. Williams leans forward and drives it through the covers, the fielder from long-off runs to his right and stops the ball, but can't prevent the batsmen from taking a couple
43.2 -
J Mooney to Chakabva, 1 run, touch fuller and angling in on off and middle, Chakabva works it towards deep mid-wicket for a single
43.1 -
J Mooney to Chakabva, 2 runs, slower one just outside off, Chakabva shuffles across and nudges it behind square on the on-side, the batsmen take two before the fielder in the deep can hunt it down
42.6 -
Andy McBrine to Chakabva, 1 run, floated up around off, Chakabva eases it down to long-on for a single
42.5 -
Andy McBrine to Chakabva, 2 runs, flighted delivery just outside off, Chakabva shuffles across and drives it wide of long-on off the inside half of the bat, the batsmen take two before the fielder from long-on runs to his right and cuts it off
42.4 -
Andy McBrine to Chakabva, no run, pushed through quicker and just outside off, Chakabva punches it back to the bowler
Regis Chakabva, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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]
Andy McBrine to C Ervine, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
42.2 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, 1 run, pushed through on middle, Williams kneels down and goes for a big sweep, drags it to short fine off the inside half of the bat, the batsmen take a single
42.1 -
Andy McBrine to C Ervine, 1 run, drifting onto the pads, Ervine works it past square leg for a single
Andy McBrine [6.0-0-41-0] is back into the attack
41.6 -
J Mooney to Sean Williams, no run, dead straight from Williams, it was fuller and on middle, Williams drives it off the meat of the bat, but hits the stumps at the other end, good shot for no runs as the ball rolls away to the left of the bowler, who was quick to run across and collect it
41.5 -
J Mooney to C Ervine, 1 run, low full toss slightly wide outside off, Ervine reaches out for it and drives to extra cover, who dives to his right and keeps the batsmen down to a single
41.4 -
J Mooney to Sean Williams, leg byes, 1 run, goes right across to this very full delivery and looks to scoop it over, but it was too full and he can't connect, the ball rolls away off the pad to the right of the leg stump, Williams was lucky that the ball didn't crash into the stumps there, the batsmen sneak in a leg bye
41.3 -
J Mooney to Sean Williams, no run, full and on off, Williams looks to drive it through the off-side, but he gets an inside edge that runs past the leg stump and rolls away to short fine leg, the batsmen can't take the single either
41.2 -
J Mooney to C Ervine, 1 run, full around off, Ervine drives it towards mid-off and sets off, the fielder runs forward, picks the ball and fires in the throw, there was a direct-hit but the batsman was well in
41.1 -
J Mooney to C Ervine, no run, full delivery just outside off, Ervine pushes it towards mid-off
John Mooney [7.0-0-40-1] is back into the attack
40.6 -
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
40.5 -
K O'Brien to C Ervine, leg byes, 1 run, Ervine was looking to work this delivery on the pads into the on-side, he fails to connect and the ball rolls away next to the track, the batsmen set off and O'Brien was quick to run up to the ball, pick it up and under-arms the throw, Williams though put in the dive and made it comfortably at the end
The third umpire has been pressed into service for a run-out chance, but Williams is well in. Not Out will flash on the big screen
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
40.3 -
K O'Brien to Sean Williams, 1 run, fullish delivery outside off, Williams drives it uppishly to long-off for a single
40.2 -
K O'Brien to Sean Williams, 2 runs, banged in short and around off, Williams waits for it inside the crease and pulls it wide of long-on, the batsmen take two before Joyce runs to his left from long-on and cuts it down
40.1 -
K O'Brien to C Ervine, 1 run, angling in on middle and leg, Ervine works it past mid-wicket for a single
The batting powerplay yielded 41/1
39.6 -
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
39.5 -
Cusack to C Ervine, 1 run, slower delivery, steered away down to third man
39.4 -
Cusack to C Ervine, no run, good length ball on off, Ervine does not have the width to free his arms, bunts it to cover
39.3 -
Cusack to Sean Williams, 1 run, fuller and around off, Williams drives it to mid-off, good early call for the single
39.2 -
Cusack to Sean Williams, no run, pitched up just outside off, Williams drives and finds extra cover
39.1 -
Cusack to C Ervine, 1 run, short and just outside off, Ervine fetches it from there and pulls it to deep square leg
38.6 -
K O'Brien to Sean Williams, 2 runs, fuller and around off, Williams swipes it across the line to deep mid-wicket
38.5 -
K O'Brien to C Ervine, 1 run, banged in midway down the wicket, Ervine top-edges the pull, fortunately for him the ball lands well in front of the deep square leg fielder
38.4 -
K O'Brien to C Ervine, no run, tight line around off, Ervine pushes it towards cover
38.3 -
K O'Brien to C Ervine, no run, on a length close to off, Ervine defends it to short cover
38.2 -
K O'Brien to Sean Williams, 1 run, fuller and just outside off, Williams drills it to mid-off and scampers across for a sharp run
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
Kevin O'Brien [6.0-0-41-1] is back into the attack
37.6 -
Cusack to C Ervine, no run, slanted across the left-hander, Ervine slashes and can't make the required connection
37.5 -
Cusack to C Ervine, no run, short delivery on leg-stump, Ervine gets inside the line and fails to connect with the pull
37.4 -
Cusack to Sean Williams, 1 run, stays on the back foot and bunts it to the on-side, good running ensures that they pick up a single
Craig Ervine, left handed bat, comes to the crease
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]
Cusack to Brendan Taylor, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
37.2 -
Cusack to Brendan Taylor, no run, backs away and Cusack goes full and on the stumps, dugs it out to the off-side
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
36.6 -
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
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
36.4 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, no run, again, nice loopy delivery on off, Taylor comes down the track and blocks it down the wicket
36.3 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, no run, slows this up and gets a bit of turn, Taylor rolls his wrists and works it to short mid-wicket
36.2 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, 2 runs, quicker, fuller and outside off, Taylor drives it inside out to deep extra cover for a brace
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
35.6 -
Cusack to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, too full and just outside off, Taylor kneels down and tries the scoop, the ball takes the toe-end and dribbles towards mid-wicket
35.5 -
Cusack to Brendan Taylor, 2 runs, low full toss on off, Taylor makes room and lofts it inside out, places it wide of long-off, comes back for the second
35.4 -
Cusack to Sean Williams, 1 run, fuller and around off, Williams eases it to sweeper cover and gets to the other end
35.3 -
Cusack to Sean Williams, no run, that is three dots in a row, good length ball on the fourth stump line, Williams drives it on-the-up, picks out the fielder at cover
35.2 -
Cusack to Sean Williams, no run, back of a length close to off, Williams taps it to point and shouts "no"
35.1 -
Cusack to Sean Williams, no run, on a length angled across off, Williams guides it to backward point
Alex Cusack [5.0-2-11-1] is back into the attack
Umpire Paul Reiffel signals the batting powerplay. The next 5 overs will be crucial for both the teams. Who will come out on top? Answer coming up in a short while..
Time for a drinks break. Zimbabwe have kept going at a decent rate since the fall of Mire. These two have batted exceedingly well to keep the scoreboard ticking. Taylor, in particular, has been superb with his lofted shots and played well all round the wicket. Ireland have to send back these two, if they have to win this game.
34.6 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, no run, floated up, Taylor shuffles across, kneels and tries to fetch it from way outside off, fails to connect, the ball goes through to Wilson. He was not interested in the caught behind appeal, but Dockrell and Porterfield wanted to go for it. They challenged the decision and the Snicko confirmed that there was no edge.
Ireland are reviewing a caught behind appeal. They took a long time before making the call. Dockrell's front foot is fine. It seems to have come off the forearm. Nothing on the Snicko when the ball passes the bat or glove. There is nothing to overrule the onfield decision.
34.5 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, no run, flighted on off, Taylor defends it to the on-side
34.4 -
Dockrell to Sean Williams, 1 run, wrists it down to long-on for a single
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
34.2 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, no run, arm-ball around off, Taylor punches and picks out cover
34.1 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, no run, pushed through on off, defended down the wicket
33.6 -
Stirling to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, slower and turning in, Taylor eases it down to long-on, retains strike
33.5 -
Stirling to Brendan Taylor, 2 runs, top edge and safe! Kneels down and looks to sweep, the ball takes the edge and balloons over the keeper, the fielder from short fine tidies up
33.4 -
Stirling to Brendan Taylor, no run, skips out of the crease and blocks it in front of cover
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
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
33.1 -
Stirling to Sean Williams, 1 run, too full and on off, Williams swipes it across the line to deep square leg
Paul Stirling [1.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
32.6 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, no run, slows this up around off, Taylor dabs it to short third, wants the single but Williams is not interested
32.5 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, no run, quicker and just outside off, Taylor push-drives it to cover, Porterfield dives and parries it back to the bowler
32.4 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, no run, tossed up on off, Taylor defends it in front of cover
32.3 -
Dockrell to Sean Williams, 1 run, drops it short, Williams pulls it hard and straight to deep mid-wicket
32.2 -
Dockrell to Sean Williams, no run, comes down the track and knocks it to short mid-wicket
32.1 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, 3 runs, darts it onto leg-stump, Taylor bends his front leg and paddles it fine, beats short fine, who runs behind and hauls the ball in just before the rope
George Dockrell [7.0-0-32-1] is back into the attack
Coming back to O'Brien's warning. The previous one was his second warning. That means he only has one warning left before he can be taken off the attack
31.6 -
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
31.5 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, no run, comes down the track and knocks it to short cover
31.4 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, 2 runs, slows this up considerably, Williams kneels down and drags the slog sweep to deep mid-wicket, he couldn't get the elevation
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
31.2 -
Andy McBrine to Brendan Taylor, no run, works it towards mid-wicket, where the fielder dives to his left and saves the single
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
30.6 -
K O'Brien to Sean Williams, no run, low full toss and Williams hits it back to the bowler, O'Brien sticks his right hand out and fields the ball
Kevin O'Brien has been given an official warning for running on the danger area. Two more and he will not be allowed to bowl.
30.5 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, full and angling in, Taylor moves away to the leg-side and gets an inside edge to deep mid-wicket
30.4 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, no run, follows the batsman, who was backing away, cut straight to backward point
30.3 -
K O'Brien to Sean Williams, 1 run, low full toss on middle and leg, Williams drives it to long-on
30.2 -
K O'Brien to Sean Williams, 2 runs, short and angling in from round the wicket, Williams swivels and pulls it to deep square leg, Cusack slides and stops the ball, it was rolling back towards the rope, but stretches his leg and keeps it in. Saved a couple there
30.1 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, leg byes, 1 run, drifts onto Taylor's pads, Taylor fails to whip it into the on-side, the ball rolls away towards fine leg after clipping the pad, the batsmen take a leg bye
29.6 -
Andy McBrine to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, drifting on middle and leg, Taylor drops it into the leg-side and sets off, Williams responds and the batsmen reach their respective ends comfortably
29.5 -
Andy McBrine to Brendan Taylor, no run, floated up on off and middle, Taylor turns it just behind square and was looking for the single, Williams sends him back seeing the keeper run towards the ball
29.4 -
Andy McBrine to Brendan Taylor, 2 runs, pushed through on middle, Taylor kneels down and paddles it fine on the on-side, the batsmen come back for the second, good running between the wickets from these two
29.3 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, 1 run, drags this one short, Williams rocks back and pulls it to long-on
29.2 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, no run, floated up around off, Williams presses forward and defends it
29.1 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, no run, gives the charge and misses the clip, the ball rolls away behind square on the off-side off the pad
Andy McBrine [4.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack
28.6 -
K O'Brien to Sean Williams, leg byes, 1 run, comes round the wicket and angles it in on leg, Williams fails to connect with the flick and wears it on the pad, O'Brien appeals, but surely the ball was going down with the angle
28.5 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Taylor chops it towards backward point, who dives to his left and stops the ball, the batsmen take a run
28.4 -
K O'Brien to Sean Williams, 1 run, angling down leg, Williams glances it towards short fine leg and sets off, Taylor was backing up well and makes it to the striker's end in time before the throw comes in
28.3 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, banged in short and at the batsman, Taylor stays back, swivels and pulls it to deep square leg
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
28.1 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, no run, length delivery on off and middle, Taylor turns it towards mid-wicket
The keeper is up to the stumps for O'Brien
27.6 -
J Mooney to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, touch fuller and around off, Taylor was looking to work it through the leg-side, he closes the bat face a little too early and gets a soft leading edge that rolls away towards cover, the batsmen take a single
27.5 -
J Mooney to Brendan Taylor, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Taylor defends it into the off-side
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
27.3 -
J Mooney to Sean Williams, 1 run, just short of a good length and angled across off, Williams punches it past a diving cover, who had moved across to his right to try and stop the ball, he couldn't stop it and the batsmen take a single
27.2 -
J Mooney to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, Taylor goes across to this slower full delivery around off, Taylor clips it past square leg for a single
27.1 -
J Mooney to Sean Williams, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Williams hangs back and punches it down to long-off
26.6 -
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
Coming back to the lbw appeal, the ball took the glove before hitting the pad. Therefore, it would have been not out if Ireland had reviewed, good they didn't go for it
26.5 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, no run, Taylor backs away and O'Brien bowls a yorker on the stumps, Taylor squeezes it out into the off-side
26.4 -
K O'Brien to Sean Williams, 1 run, slower short ball and outside off, Williams goes for the cut, but mistimes it towards deep extra cover, good enough for a run though
26.3 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, leg byes, 1 run, shuffles across and looks to scoop it away fine behind square on the on-side, he fails to connect with it and the ball hits him on the pad, there was an appeal, but the ball was definitely going down leg
26.2 -
K O'Brien to Sean Williams, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Williams punches it down to long-off for a single
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
Kevin O'Brien [3.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack
O'Brien comes back into the attack
25.6 -
J Mooney to Brendan Taylor, no run, low full toss just outside off, Taylor was looking to work it through the gap past mid-wicket, but the bat turns in his hands and the ball rolls away straight towards the fielder there, can't even get the single away
25.5 -
J Mooney to Sean Williams, 1 run, angled across off, Williams presses forward and knocks it down to long-off for a single
25.4 -
J Mooney to Sean Williams, no run, fullish delivery outside off, Williams leans forward and drives it to mid-off, Taylor was backing up and the fielder has a shy at the non-striker's end, but Taylor made it in time
25.3 -
J Mooney to Sean Williams, no run, length delivery angling away outside off, Williams lifts his bat and lets it pass
25.2 -
J Mooney to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, just short of a good length and around off, Taylor works it past square leg and was looking for the second there, but decides against it after seeing the fielder from the deep charge towards the ball
25.1 -
J Mooney to Brendan Taylor, no run, length delivery angling in from outside off, Taylor leans forward and blocks
John Mooney [5.0-0-30-1] is back into the attack
24.6 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, low full toss on the pads, Taylor helps it away to deep mid-wicket, he will keep the strike
24.5 -
Dockrell to Sean Williams, 1 run, comes down the track this time and Dockrell drags his length back, Williams still manages to tuck it away behind square on the on-side for a single
24.4 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, Taylor leans forward and pushes it past short cover for a single
24.3 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, 2 runs, Taylor comes dancing down again and looks to go inside-out over cover, but the ball grips the surface and he ends up chipping it over the extra cover region, the fielder from long-off couldn't reach there in time and the batsmen take two before he hunts it down
24.2 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, no run, comes down the track and defends this flatter delivery off the inside half of the bat
24.1 -
Dockrell to Sean Williams, 1 run, goes across and looks to scoop this flighted delivery outside off behind square on the on-side, can't time it properly, but manges to clear the wicket-keeper for a single
23.6 -
Stirling to Brendan Taylor, 2 runs, down the leg-side, Taylor works it behind square on the on-side for a couple
23.5 -
Stirling to Sean Williams, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Williams drives it to long-off
23.4 -
Stirling to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, floated up outside off, Taylor goes across and works it to long-on
23.3 -
Stirling to Sean Williams, 1 run, punches this flatter delivery on the stumps down to long-on
23.2 -
Stirling to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, works this past square leg to bring up his 33rd ODI fifty
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
23.1 -
Stirling to Sean Williams, 1 run, quicker and on the stumps, Williams backs away and knocks it to sweeper cover for a single
Paul Stirling, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
22.6 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, no run, tries to work this quicker delivery off his pads, but fails to lay bat on it, the ball hits the pad, but it was snaking down leg
22.5 -
Dockrell to Sean Williams, 1 run, gives the charge to this flatter delivery outside off, Williams punches it past a diving mid-wicket, who ran across to his left, but fails to stop the ball
22.4 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, 3 runs, kneels down to this tossed up delivery on off, he just about manages to sweep it fine off the bottom part of the bat, had he missed, he would have been out lbw. The batsmen take three before the ball is hunted down
22.3 -
Dockrell to Sean Williams, 1 run, pushed through quicker on middle and leg, Williams punches it down to long-on off the inside half of the bat
22.2 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, touch quicker and just outside off, Taylor leans forward and works it past mid-wicket
22.1 -
Dockrell to Sean Williams, 1 run, floated up just outside off, Williams drives it down to long-on for a single
21.6 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, Williams punches it down to long-on for a single
21.5 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, no run, floated on off and middle, Williams punches it back to the bowler
21.4 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, no run, drifting on middle stump line, Williams comes down the track turns it behind square on the on-side
21.3 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, no run, touch quicker and around off, Williams pushes it back to the bowler
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
21.1 -
Andy McBrine to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, kneels down and paddle sweeps this fine behind square on the on-side, can only take the single though as the fielder from long leg was quickly onto the ball
20.6 -
Dockrell to Sean Williams, no run, pushed through outside off, Williams is happy to leave that one
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
20.4 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, what was that from Taylor? It was tossed up outside off, Taylor kneels down and looks to slog sweep, but gets it off the toe-end of the bat and luckily for Taylor, the ball just about clears the bowler, the batsmen take a single as the bowler runs back and collects
20.3 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, no run, floated up around off, Taylor defends
20.2 -
Dockrell to Sean Williams, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, Williams works it away to deep mid-wicket
20.1 -
Dockrell to Sean Williams, no run, flatter and around off, Williams stays inside the crease and punches it back to the bowler
19.6 -
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
19.5 -
Andy McBrine to Brendan Taylor, 2 runs, kneels down and goes for the slog sweep this time, he doesn't middle it properly but luckily for him, it goes wide of the fielder at long-on, the batsmen take two before the ball is hunted down
19.4 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, 1 run, on middle and leg, Williams works it off his pads to deep mid-wicket, the batsmen take a single
19.3 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, no run, flatter and on the stumps, Williams punches it back to the bowler
19.2 -
Andy McBrine to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, was there a run-out chance there? It was flighted on middle, Taylor works it to the left of mid-wicket and sets off, the fielder runs across to his left, picks the ball and under-arms the throw at the non-striker's end, Taylor had to put in the dive to get back in
19.1 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, 1 run, drifting on the pads, Williams flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single
18.6 -
Dockrell to Sean Williams, 1 run, slightly short and outside off, Williams stays back and punches it towards sweeper cover for a single
18.5 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, tossed up around off and middle, Taylor works it towards long-on and gets to the other end
18.4 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, no run, gives this one more air outside off, Taylor leans forward and pushes at it, the ball rolls away into the on-side off the inside half of the bat
18.3 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, no run, works this delivery on middle stump line behind square, he was looking for the single there but Williams sends him back
18.2 -
Dockrell to Sean Williams, 1 run, tossed up around off, Williams goes across and drives it past the non-striker, the bowler dives to his left to try and stop the ball, but fails to get a hand on it, the batsmen take a single
18.1 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, low full toss just outside off, Taylor shuffles across and wrists it to long-on
17.6 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, no run, comes down the track to this slowish delivery around off, he pushes at it, gets an inside edge onto the pad and the ball rolls away into the off-side
17.5 -
Andy McBrine to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, Taylor goes across and works it past mid-wicket
17.4 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, Williams leans forward and bunts it past the bowler, who moves across to his right, but fails to stop the ball, the batsmen take a single
17.3 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, no run, drifting on middle and leg, Williams turns it into the on-side
17.2 -
Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, no run, pushed through quicker and on middle, Williams stays back and punches it back to the bowler
17.1 -
Andy McBrine to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, slower through the air and on off and middle, Taylor goes across and works it behind square for a run
16.6 -
Dockrell to Sean Williams, no run, floated on middle, Williams goes across and wrists it towards mid-wicket, who dives to his right and stops the ball
16.5 -
Dockrell to Sean Williams, 2 runs, shortish and wide outside off, Williams cuts it past backward point, the batsmen take two before the fielder n the deep runs to his right and stops the ball
A slip in place for Williams
Sean Williams, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Drinks are on the field now. Zimbabwe started cautiously but lost three wickets in quick succession to put more pressure on themselves. Taylor walked out and is looking in great touch, but he needs support from the other end. Mire was the last batsman to throw it away right at the the stroke of drinks.
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]
Dockrell to Solomon Mire, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
16.3 -
Dockrell to Solomon Mire, no run, flighted delivery on off, Mire presses forward and defends it back on the track
16.2 -
Dockrell to Solomon Mire, no run, quicker and outside off, Mire punches it towards cover
16.1 -
Dockrell to Solomon Mire, no run, floated up around off, Mire leans forward and dead-bats it
George Dockrell [2.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
Change of ends for Dockrell as he replaces Kevin O'Brien
15.6 -
Andy McBrine to Solomon Mire, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, Mire punches it to long-on
15.5 -
Andy McBrine to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, worked away past square leg for a single
15.4 -
Andy McBrine to Solomon Mire, 1 run, dropped! The younger O'Brien drops one. It was a loopy tossed up delivery outside off, Mire drives hard and drives uppishly towards O'Brien at cover, the ball was travelling at good pace and O'Brien just floors it, straight in and straight out. He looked in some pain after dropping that catch
15.3 -
Andy McBrine to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, goes across and clips this flighted delivery on middle and leg to deep backward square leg
15.2 -
Andy McBrine to Solomon Mire, 1 run, pushed through on the stumps, Mire punches it down to long-on off the back foot
15.1 -
Andy McBrine to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, drifting on middle and leg, Taylor clips it behind square on the on-side for a single
Andy McBrine, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Spinner for another spinner, McBrine replaces Dockrell into the attack
14.6 -
K O'Brien to Solomon Mire, no run, back of a length on off, Mire hangs back and knocks it to the right of the bowler
14.5 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, on a length just outside off, Taylor drops it next to the popping crease on the off-side and sets off for a quick single
14.4 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, no run, drags the length back, Taylor knocks it carefully to backward point
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
14.2 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, no run, too full and on the stumps, almost a yorker, Taylor squeezes it to the right of the bowler, O'Brien dives and makes a fine stop
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
13.6 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, goes on with the arm, Taylor tucks it to the unmanned mid-wicket region and retains strike
13.5 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, no run, presents the straight bat and blocks it back to the bowler
13.4 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, 2 runs, floated up just outside off, Taylor presses well forward and caresses the drive to deep extra cover, easy two on offer
13.3 -
Dockrell to Solomon Mire, 1 run, drops it slightly short, Mire plays the short-arm pull to long-on
13.2 -
Dockrell to Solomon Mire, no run, quicker and around off, Mire punches it to cover, can't beat the fielder there, who dives and stops the ball
13.1 -
Dockrell to Solomon Mire, no run, tossed up on off, Mire pushes it to cover
12.6 -
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
12.5 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, no run, back of a length on the fourth stump line, Taylor taps it off the back foot to point
12.4 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, no run, shuffles across, walks down the pitch, closes the bat face early and gets a soft leading edge to point
12.3 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, no run, good length ball close to off, Taylor drops it in front of cover, calls "no" for the single
12.2 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, no run, back of a length around off, Taylor shuffles across and taps it to the right of the bowler
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
11.6 -
Dockrell to Solomon Mire, no run, crowd go up thinking it's a catch. But, it was a bump ball. Fired in on off-stump, Mire squeezes it back to the bowler, Dockrell dives to his left and takes it, but it came on the bounce
11.5 -
Dockrell to Solomon Mire, no run, floated up on off, Mire defends it to the off-side
11.4 -
Dockrell to Solomon Mire, no run, pulls the length back, Mire slaps it straight to short cover
11.3 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, repeat of the previous two shots, Taylor eases the drive to long-off
11.2 -
Dockrell to Solomon Mire, 1 run, driven away to long-off
11.1 -
Dockrell to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, tossed up on off, Taylor drives it along the ground to long-off
George Dockrell, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Mire is down on the ground. The physio is working on his left leg. Seems like he pulled it while going for the second run. He looks fine now and will carry on.
10.6 -
K O'Brien to Solomon Mire, 2 runs, short and just outside off, Mire pulls it to the right of mid-on, the fielders give chase and keep it down to a couple. He didn't middle it, but was good enough for two
10.5 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, short of length on off and middle, Taylor tucks it to the vacant mid-wicket region. He reaches 5000 ODI runs with that single
10.4 -
K O'Brien to Brendan Taylor, no run, on a length and curls in after Taylor shoulders arms to it
Brendan Taylor, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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)
K O'Brien to H Masakadza, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
10.2 -
K O'Brien to H Masakadza, no run, slower delivery just outside off, Masakadza cuts and finds backward point
10.1 -
K O'Brien to H Masakadza, no run, back of a length close to off, Masakadza mistimes the punch to cover
Kevin O'Brien, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
9.6 -
J Mooney to Solomon Mire, no run, shortens the length around off, Mire bunts it to cover off the back foot
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
9.4 -
J Mooney to H Masakadza, 3 runs, keeps it short of length around off, Masakadza stays beside the line and punches, places it between the bowler and mid-off, the batsmen pick up three before the ball is hunted down
9.3 -
J Mooney to H Masakadza, no run, back of a length around off, Masakadza gets behind the line and defends to cover
9.2 -
J Mooney to H Masakadza, no run, fuller and outside off, Masakadza lifts his bat and lets it go
9.1 -
J Mooney to H Masakadza, 2 runs, drifts onto Masakadza's pads, tucked away square of the wicket on the leg-side, he opens his account with a couple
8.6 -
Cusack to Solomon Mire, no run, a wicket maiden! Ireland have pulled things back in the last two overs. Good length ball around off, Mire inches forward and blocks it towards backward point
8.5 -
Cusack to Solomon Mire, no run, fuller and around off, Mire moves forward and looks to defend, the ball squirts off the outer half to backward point
Hamilton Masakadza, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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]
Cusack to Chibhabha, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
8.3 -
Cusack to Chibhabha, no run, another solid forward defence from the Zimbabwean opener, got right forward and defended to cover
8.2 -
Cusack to Chibhabha, no run, fuller and around off, Chibhabha presses forward and blocks
8.1 -
Cusack to Chibhabha, no run, keeps the batsman true with a bumper, Chibhabha ducks under it and evades it comfortably
7.6 -
J Mooney to Solomon Mire, no run, fullish and in the area around off, Mire lifts his bat and lets it go
Solomon Mire, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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]
J Mooney to S Raza, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
7.4 -
J Mooney to S Raza, no run, short of length around off, Raza dabs it to backward point and calls "no" for the single
7.3 -
J Mooney to S Raza, 2 runs, too straight, on middle and leg, that is easy pickings for Raza, he leans forward and flicks it to deep backward square leg for a brace
7.2 -
J Mooney to S Raza, no run, fullish and on off, Raza was looking to clip it through the on-side, chips it off the leading edge back down the wicket, Mooney dives to his right and stops the ball
7.1 -
J Mooney to S Raza, no run, Raza decides to give the charge, Mooney sees that and drags his length back, knocked to cover
6.6 -
Cusack to Chibhabha, no run, good length ball on off, Chibhabha goes back and across, looks to defend, the ball squirts off the outside half to cover. That one straightened enough to trouble Chibhabha
6.5 -
Cusack to Chibhabha, no run, fuller and on off, Chibhabha knocks it to mid-on
6.4 -
Cusack to Chibhabha, no run, a needless shot from Chibhabha, goes for the mow towards cow corner, the bat turns and the ball dribbles off the inside part to short mid-wicket
6.3 -
Cusack to Chibhabha, 2 runs, short and outside off, Chibhabha cuts it into the ground, the ball bounces over backward point, the duo take two before the ball is chased down
6.2 -
Cusack to Chibhabha, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone
6.1 -
Cusack to Chibhabha, no run, short of length on off, Chibhabha gets inside the line and drops it in front of short mid-wicket
6.1 -
Cusack to Chibhabha, wide, bouncer down leg, umpire Palliyaguru calls it a wide
5.6 -
J Mooney to S Raza, no run, fuller and on the fourth stump line, Raza covers his stumps and lets it pass
5.5 -
J Mooney to S Raza, no run, tempter outside off, Raza has no intentions of playing, lifts his bat and lets it go
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
5.3 -
J Mooney to Chibhabha, 1 run, short of length on middle and leg, Chibhabha tickles it down to fine leg
5.2 -
J Mooney to Chibhabha, no run, bit of shape for Mooney, but the line is well wide of off, Chibhabha shoulders arms
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
4.6 -
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
4.5 -
Cusack to S Raza, no run, keeps it in the channel just outside off, Raza hoists his bat up and leaves it alone
4.4 -
Cusack to Chibhabha, 1 run, again, the line is a bit too straight, Chibhabha nurdles it behind square and crosses over to the other end
4.3 -
Cusack to Chibhabha, no run, on a length close to off, Chibhabha moves across and bunts it to the off-side
4.2 -
Cusack to Chibhabha, no run, short of length on off, Chibhabha right behind that, defends it down the wicket
4.1 -
Cusack to S Raza, 1 run, slanting in on middle and leg, Raza gets inside the line and tucks it to deep square leg
3.6 -
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
3.5 -
J Mooney to Chibhabha, no run, shortens the length and gets it to shape away, Chibhabha shuffles across and looks to defend, the ball squirts off the outside edge to backward point. Luckily it didn't carry to the fielder
3.5 -
J Mooney to Chibhabha, wide, splays it down leg, easy call for the umpire
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
3.3 -
J Mooney to Chibhabha, no run, fuller and outside off, Chibhabha has nothing to do with it, left alone
3.2 -
J Mooney to Chibhabha, no run, back of a length around off, Chibhabha gets behind the line and defends to cover
3.1 -
J Mooney to Chibhabha, no run, tight line, in and around off, Chibhabha presses it to cover after coming forward
2.6 -
Cusack to S Raza, no run, maiden! The ball is not coming onto the bat, Raza looks to force it off the back foot, gets it off the inside half back to the bowler
2.5 -
Cusack to S Raza, no run, Cusack hits the bat hard with the back of a length delivery, Raza stays in the crease and plays it with soft hands to backward point
2.4 -
Cusack to S Raza, no run, on a length and homing away outside off, Raza covers his sticks and shoulders arms to that
2.3 -
Cusack to S Raza, no run, Raza still not getting the timing right, goes hard on the cut, chops it off the under edge towards point. It was a good length delivery and was not there for the cut
2.2 -
Cusack to S Raza, no run, too straight, on middle and leg, Raza leans forward and turns it gently to short mid-wicket
2.1 -
Cusack to S Raza, no run, short of length and gets it to hold its line, Raza is opened slightly as he knocks it to backward point
1.6 -
J Mooney to Chibhabha, no run, touch fuller and close to off, Chibhabha drives it to mid-off, is hit high on the bat and it rolls to mid-off
1.5 -
J Mooney to Chibhabha, no run, Chibhabha was in a dilemma whether to play or leave, on a length just outside off, he was late in getting his bat out of the way, it runs off the face to backward point
The slip cordon is strengthened. There are three slips in place now..
1.4 -
J Mooney to Chibhabha, no run, again! Mooney's angle is causing some trouble for Chibhabha. Full and in the channel around off, Chibhabha drives away from the body and is beaten comprehensively
1.3 -
J Mooney to Chibhabha, no run, peach! Mooney goes wide of the crease, angles it in and gets it to straighten, Chibhabha was lured into the front foot drive, the ball beats the outside edge. It was very close to grazing the blade
1.2 -
J Mooney to S Raza, 1 run, "catch" was the shout from some of the Irish players. Banged in halfway down the pitch and it was at the batsman, Raza swivels and pulls it in the air to fine leg, ball goes on the bounce to Cusack
1.1 -
J Mooney to S Raza, no run, back of a length just outside off, Raza bunts it off the toe-end in front of backward point
John Mooney, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Cusack to Chibhabha, 2 runs, trifle short and outside off, Chibhabha goes deep in the crease and cuts it behind point, third man runs to his right and tidies up. Chibhabha opens his account with a couple
0.5 -
Cusack to Chibhabha, no run, goes back to short of length, Chibhabha gets behind the line and defends to the right of the bowler
0.4 -
Cusack to Chibhabha, no run, fuller and on the fourth stump, Chibhabha pushes it off the front foot to cover
0.3 -
Cusack to Chibhabha, no run, another loose shot, shortens the length and gets some away swing, Chibhabha stands up and looks to force it through the off-side, the ball zips past the outside edge
0.2 -
Cusack to Chibhabha, no run, good length ball just outside off, Chibhabha lifts his bat and lets it go. That is much better from the opener
0.1 -
Cusack to Chibhabha, no run, beaten! A lazy shot from Chibhabha. It was nothing but a back of a length delivery just outside off, Chibhabha has a late waft at that and the ball beats the outside edge
Chibhabha and S Raza are at the crease. Chibhabha is on strike. Cusack will open the attack