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Ireland tour of Zimbabwe 2015

Scorecard - 2nd ODI, Zimbabwe vs Ireland at Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe (11 Oct 2015)

Ireland

268/7 (50) RR:5.36

Zimbabwe won by 5 wkts

MOM: Craig Ervine
Zimbabwe

270/5 (48.3) RR:5.57

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49.2 - Panyangara to Dockrell, FOUR, great shot by Dockrell. He backed away on this occasion and Panyangara followed him with a bumper, Dockrell though manages to flat-bat it hard down the ground for a boundary

47.0 - Luke Jongwe to Wilson, FOUR, Wilson clears his front leg and smashes this length delivery through the off-side, the ball races away to the deep extra cover fence and the fielders in the deep had no chance of stopping it

44.4 - W Masakadza to K O'Brien, FOUR, O'Brien comes charging down, Masakadza fired it flat but O'Brien adjusts well. He goes for a big heave and gets it wide of long-on, gets off the mark with a boundary

41.4 - S Raza to Wilson, FOUR, goes for the reverse sweep and gets it in the gap. Beats the man at point and it runs away to the fence

39.1 - S Raza to N O'Brien, FOUR, brings up the 50-run stand with a loft wide of long-on. Flighted on off, O'Brien advances and lifts this over mid-on, long-on had no chance to cut that as such was the timing on the shot

38.1 - W Masakadza to N O'Brien, FOUR, with mid-off up in the ring that will be easy pickings for O'Brien. He comes down the track and lofts it over the man at mid-off

37.3 - John Nyumbu to Wilson, FOUR, two in two for Wilson and he is delighted. So much of width on offer on this flighted delivery, Wilson makes room and drives it wide of exra cover

37.2 - John Nyumbu to Wilson, FOUR, slightly short and Wilson pounces on it. Backs away slightly and places the cut to the right of point, once it beat the fielder it was always heading in one direction - boundary ropes that is

34.0 - John Nyumbu to Wilson, FOUR, a tad too short and to make matters worse there's ample width on offer, Wilson jumps on the back foot and cuts fiercely square of the wicket

33.1 - John Nyumbu to Wilson, FOUR, a top-edge but Wilson had so much of power on that shot. He lines up for the sweep and goes hard at this flighted delivery, ball races away to the fine leg fence

32.1 - W Masakadza to N O'Brien, byes, FOUR, this one might have hit one of those cracks. But Ireland won't mind that as four extra runs are added to their total. Pitched on a good length and bounces wide of off, O'Brien looks to sweep but misses. The keeper looks to glove it but it ran away so quickly that he couldn't get a hand to it

30.4 - W Masakadza to Balbirnie, FOUR, Masakadza drags this short and Balbirnie deservedly puts that away, rocks on the back foot and cuts it square of the wicket

22.3 - Sean Williams to Stirling, FOUR, edged and four! Shortish delivery outside off, Stirling goes on the back foot and looks to cut it away, ends up getting a thick outside edge that flies past the man at slip and crashes into the fence in no time

20.3 - John Nyumbu to Stirling, FOUR, brings out the sweep once again and gets another boundary. This was tossed up by Nyumbu, Stirling kneels down and sweeps hard, doesn't bother to keep it down and the ball flies over the man at square leg and runs away to the fence

20.1 - John Nyumbu to Stirling, FOUR, sweeps and sweeps hard! Kneels down and sends the shot through square leg, where the ball bursts through the hands of the fielder (Mutombodzi) and runs away to the fence

19.4 - S Raza to Stirling, FOUR, poor ball from Raza. Overpitches outside off and Stirling sends it to the fence. He goes hard on the drive and the ball runs away to the deep extra cover fence

15.1 - Chibhabha to Stirling, FOUR, full ball outside off, Stirling comes on the front foot and goes hard on the drive, may have checked his stroke towards the end but the timing was sublime, races away through the gap between extra cover and mid-off

10.2 - Panyangara to Ed Joyce, FOUR, when the length is full Joyce takes full toll of it. Gets on the front foot and creams the drive through cover, timed that so well and placed it in the gap too

9.5 - Luke Jongwe to Stirling, FOUR, that chance off the second ball in this over might be hindering the rhythm of Jongwe. He overpitches outside off and Stirling makes the most of it, leaning into a perfect cover drive and piercing the gap on the off-side, no need to run for those

9.3 - Luke Jongwe to Stirling, FOUR, this is adding insult to injury now. Short and wide, Stirling camps on the back foot and cuts square of the wicket, timed it well and it raced away in a hurry

9.2 - Luke Jongwe to Stirling, FOUR, poor judgement from the keeper and Nyumbu at first slip. This was fullish and outside off, Stirling pushes firmly and ekes out an outside edge, ball goes between the keeper and the lone slip, neither of them went for the catch

7.5 - Luke Jongwe to Ed Joyce, FOUR, poor effort from Panyangara which means Joyce will get his first boundary. This was full and wide, Joyce went hard on the drive, outside edge flies through the vacant gully region and towards third man, Panyangara overran the ball and allows it to run away to the fence

6.1 - Panyangara to Stirling, FOUR, risky but Stirling gets the desired result. Stirling walks down the pitch to this length delivery and looks to loft it over mid-off, ball catches the splice and just evades the man at mid-off

3.0 - Panyangara to Porterfield, FOUR, second four of the over and it's Porterfield yet again. Back of a length delivery with width on offer, Porterfield goes back and punches this wide of mid-off

2.1 - Panyangara to Porterfield, FOUR, very full and Panyangara pays the price for it. Porterfield gets forward and creams the drive through cover, first four of the innings

47.2 - W Masakadza to Wilson, SIX, glorious hit! Floated up on the stumps, Wilson lofts it through the line and it's gone dead straight. Sails into the stands for another maximum

46.1 - Luke Jongwe to Wilson, SIX, another maximum from Wilson! Brings up his fifty with this shot. This was the slower one from Luke Jongwe, Wilson picks it early and clubs it over the long-on fence

45.2 - Panyangara to Wilson, SIX, smashed! A length delivery from Panyangara, Wilson makes room and swings through the line, gets it over the bowler's head and it sails over the fence as well

34.1 - W Masakadza to N O'Brien, SIX, Niall O'Brien goes downtown now. He comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and smacks it cleanly straight down the ground

25.5 - S Raza to N O'Brien, SIX, tonked! Floated up by Raza, O'Brien comes down the track and lofts it through the line, mid-on was up in the ring and even if he was on the boundary rope, he would have been a mere spectator as the ball sails over the fence

24.0 - S Raza to N O'Brien, SIX, dropped and Zimbabwe concede six runs as well. O'Brien came down the track on this occasion, goes for a mighty slog, ends up hitting it high in the air, Chibhabha from long-off moves across to his left, gets both hands to it but can't hold on. To make matters worse, the ball drops over the rope. In fact, Chibhabha seems to have injured himself here. The physio is out and tending to him. Looks like he is fine now

47.5 - W Masakadza to J Mooney, out Wilson Run Out!! Lucky wicket for Zimbabwe but they won't mind it one bit. This was full on the stumps, Mooney drills it hard and hits it very straight, so straight that the ball hits the stumps at the non-striker's end. Wilson was out of his crease in search for a single, Masakadza had the presence of mind to run back quickly, he picks the ball and takes one of the remaining stumps out of the ground to send Wilson on his way back. Wilson run out (W Masakadza) 65(55) [4s-6 6s-3]

45.5 - Panyangara to K O'Brien, out Caught by S Raza!! A brilliant catch from Raza. After taking 3 wickets, he has taken a stunning catch as well and it's the big-hitting Kevin O'Brien who has to go. This was a full ball from Panyangara, O'Brien chips it through the line, Raza from long-on runs forward and takes a brilliant catch just inches off the ground. He looks extremely delighted with his effort as he throws the ball high in the air after taking the catch. K O'Brien c S Raza b Panyangara 5(11) [4s-1]

42.0 - S Raza to N O'Brien, out Caught by (sub)M Waller!! N O'Brien is gone. This was tossed up, O'Brien comes down the track and looks to chip the ball, ends up hitting it a little too well and Waller from long-off runs forward and takes a simple catch. N O'Brien c (sub)M Waller b S Raza 50(61) [4s-2 6s-3]

31.2 - S Raza to N O'Brien, out Balbirnie Run Out!! Absolute miscommunication and Balbirnie has to trudge back. This was full and outside off, O'Brien drives to the right of extra cover and called for a quick single, Balbirnie was slow in taking off. Waller gets to the ball quickly and fires an accurate throw to the keeper who does the rest. Wicket just at the wrong tome for the visitors. Balbirnie run out (M Waller/Mutumbami) 12(12) [4s-1]

27.5 - S Raza to Stirling, out Lbw!! Raza gets his second wicket of the day. This one spins back in on the off stump line, Stirling was looking to push at it, fails to connect and the ball hits him on the pad. The umpire raised his finger in a flash to send Stirling on his way back. Stirling lbw b S Raza 72(77) [4s-9]

21.4 - S Raza to Ed Joyce, out Lbw!! Raza gets his man. Joyce was playing for the turn here and that's been his undoing. Raza bowls the arm ball from round the wicket, Joyce fails to lay any bat on it, wears it on the pad and in line with the stumps. Umpire Matibiri had no doubts about giving that out. Ed Joyce lbw b S Raza 17(46) [4s-2]

7.1 - Luke Jongwe to Porterfield, out Caught by C Ervine!! Luke Jongwe gets the reward for hitting the good length on a consistent basis. This was in the corridor of uncertainty, Porterfield pokes and gets a healthy outside edge, Ervine at second slip dives to his left, tumbles and takes a well-judged catch. First nail in the coffin! Porterfield c C Ervine b Luke Jongwe 8(22) [4s-2]

41.1 - S Raza to N O'Brien, 1 run, well played O'Brien! This is his first match post marriage and he records a fifty, gets there with a flick to mid-wicket

19.5 - S Raza to Stirling, 1 run, drives this fullish ball down to long-on and that also brings up his fifty

48.3 - J Mooney to C Ervine, FOUR. There you go! The winning runs and Ervine gets to his hundred as well. Zimbabwe win the series with one game to go. Fittingly, Ervine finishes off in style and in the process, he registered his second ODI ton. Coming to the delivery, it was a length ball, Ervine steps out and flat-bats the loft over the bowler's head. He has his arms aloft and acknowledges the grand applause from the crowd. The skipper hugs him and pats him on the back - what a terrific knock this has been from Ervine!

47.0 - J Mooney to C Ervine, FOUR, Ervine isn't hanging back and he is now just one shot away from reaching his century. Banged in short sans any venom, Ervine clears his front leg and pulls this well wide of the fielder at long-on

46.2 - J Mooney to S Raza, FOUR, wow! That's a lovely-looking stroke from Raza and he seems to have middled that to perfection. Makes room to this good length delivery and goes for the inside-out loft over extra cover, once it cleared the fielder it was always going to be a boundary

42.3 - Dockrell to C Ervine, FOUR, Dockrell is not learning. He bowls a half-tracker and Ervine pounces on it in a flash. Pulls it handsomely over square leg and moves into the eighties

41.3 - Murtagh to C Ervine, FOUR, Ireland are slipping away here. Murtagh bowls a fuller length delivery on the pads, Ervine clears his front leg and chips it wide of long-on, no chance for the fielder and Ervine seems to have stepped on the gas - would be interesting to see his approach now onwards

41.2 - Murtagh to C Ervine, FOUR, this should make things easy for Zimbabwe. They just need to put tha bad balls away and Ervine has just done that. Short and into the batsman, Ervine middles the pull and places it behind square on the leg-side. Much-needed boundary for the hosts

34.1 - K O'Brien to C Ervine, FOUR, good length delivery on off, Ervine gets forward slightly and lofts it over the bowler's head, there is no one in the deep and it's a boundary for Ervine

33.5 - Murtagh to Mutombodzi, FOUR, cheeky from Mutombodzi as he finally gets the desired result. This was just short of a good length and on middle, Mutombodzi shuffles across and looks to scoop over short fine at first but the length was not there, he adjusts and pulls it wide of Kevin O' Brien who was placed at fine leg

25.1 - Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, FOUR, comes charging down the track and lofts this flighted delivery back over the bowler, the ball crashes into the fence in no time

23.3 - Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, FOUR, top-edge and it goes for a boundary. This was a flighted delivery from McBrine, Williams kneels down and goes for the sweep, ends up getting a top-edge that flies towards the long leg region, the fielder in the deep runs after it but the ball beats him to the fence

21.5 - Stirling to C Ervine, FOUR, nicely done by Ervine. He gets into position quickly and paddles this delivery fine, beats the chase from short fine leg to collect a boundary

17.3 - Stirling to Sean Williams, FOUR, nicely swept by Williams. Kneels down and sends the sweep fine, beats Joyce at short fine leg and it races away to the fence

13.5 - Stirling to C Ervine, FOUR, very full and straight. Ervine crouches low and times the sweep to perfection, placed it square on the leg-side and it races away

10.5 - K O'Brien to C Ervine, FOUR, full and straight from Kevin O'Brien. Ervine gets forward slightly and drives it straight down the ground. The bowler looks to stop it in his followthrough but the timing of the shot was too good as O'Brien couldn't even get a hand on it

9.4 - Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, FOUR, Williams brings his strong wrists into play. Fuller and sliding in on off, Williams kneels down and sweeps it all along the ground through mid-wicket

8.5 - K O'Brien to Chibhabha, FOUR, uff! And now there is a misfield. Pitched up in the slot for Chibhabha, he drives to the right of mid-off who dives but fails to get a hand on the ball, there is no one in the deep and it's an easy boundary for Chibhabha

7.1 - Murtagh to Mutumbami, FOUR, edged and just over a leaping first slip. Back of a length delivery just outside off, Mutumbami looks to slog it over mid-on, gets a thick top-edge that flies over Wilson at first slip. Wilson timed the jump to perfection but the ball was travelling so quickly

7.0 - J Mooney to Chibhabha, FOUR, nice shot to end the over. This was full and on the stumps, Chibhabha comes forward and beautifully drives it past mid-on, runs away to the fence in a jiffy

6.1 - J Mooney to Mutumbami, FOUR, finally Mutumbami gets going as he flicks this full delivery ever so neatly towards fine leg. Timed it so well and placed it to perfection

3.2 - Murtagh to Chibhabha, FOUR, sigh! This must have hurt! Chibhabha edges one and had there been a second slip it would have been a dolly. But luck seems to going with Zimbabwe at the moment. Short of a length delivery around the fifth stump line, Chibhabha camps on the back foot and goes for the punch, ball catches the outside edge and flies through the non-existent second slip

2.2 - J Mooney to Chibhabha, FOUR, more convincing stuff from Chibhabha. Gets across to this full ball and uses his wrists to good effect, whips it high and over mid-wicket, couple of bounces before the ball scooted to the fence

1.5 - Murtagh to Chibhabha, FOUR, first boundary for Chibhabha and Zimbabwe. Full delivery on the pads, asking to be put away - Chibhabha responds with a wristy flick through mid-wicket and the ball races away in a hurry

0.4 - J Mooney to Chibhabha, leg byes, FOUR, short of length delivery down the leg-side, Chibhabha misses on the flick and the ball runs away off the pad towards the fine leg fence

45.1 - K O'Brien to S Raza, SIX, Raza is having a good time with the bat too! He comes down the track and lifts this length delivery high and over long-on. Good timing on that one - stand and admire stuff from Raza

43.2 - Stirling to C Ervine, SIX, muscled! Flighted delivery on middle, Ervine dances down the track and smacks it high and over the mid-wicket fence

14.2 - Dockrell to C Ervine, SIX, first six of the Zimbabwean innings. Tossed up on off, Ervine steps out and lofts it high and over the long-off fence

46.3 - J Mooney to S Raza, out Caught by Ed Joyce!! Raza has to trudge back and he is not happy with himself. He would have liked to finish the innings off in style but he has holed out in the deep. He was looking to clear deep mid-wicket with a powerful whack on the leg-side, the timing wasn't perfect though - Ed Joyce steadies himself near the rope and accepts the chance gleefully. S Raza c Ed Joyce b J Mooney 33(29) [4s-1 6s-1]

36.2 - K O'Brien to Mutombodzi, out Caught by Dockrell!! There you go - the much-needed breakthrough for Ireland. This was a good length delivery on off, Mutombodzi looks to whip it in the air and over mid-wicket, was early in doing so. He gets a leading edge, which for a fleeting moment, appeared to be landing safely, but Dockrell rushes forward from cover, dives full length and grabs a good low catch just inches from the ground. Brilliant effort by the spinner. Mutombodzi c Dockrell b K O'Brien 25(31) [4s-1]

25.5 - Andy McBrine to Sean Williams, out Caught by Ed Joyce! Williams perishes while trying to go for another big one. This was tossed up by McBrine, Williams comes charging down the track as he looks to lift it over the long-on fence, the ball turns away and he ends up miscuing it off the outside half of the bat. Joyce, who was at slip, settles under it. This is a big wicket for Ireland at this stage and it also means end of 98-run stand between Williams and Ervine. Sean Williams c Ed Joyce b Andy McBrine 43(51) [4s-4]

9.0 - K O'Brien to Chibhabha, out Caught by N O'Brien!! What a way to get the 200th wicket for Ireland (across all formats though). A classic dismissal and O' Brien brothers are all joy as they celebrate the key wicket of Chibhabha. Good length delivery in the corridor of uncertainty, Chibhabha pokes half-heartedly and gets a thick outside edge, ball nestles into the keeper's hands who was waiting for one of those nicks. Chibhabha c N O'Brien b K O'Brien 30(40) [4s-5]

7.4 - Murtagh to Mutumbami, out Caught by Porterfield!! Finally, Mutumbami's scratchy stay at the crease comes to an end. He looked in some hurry during his brief stay at the crease. Good length delivery on off, Mutumbami flicks early and the ball skews off the leading edge. Porterfield, who was stationed at point takes the easiest of catches. Mutumbami c Porterfield b Murtagh 14(12) [4s-2]

28.3 - K O'Brien to C Ervine, 1 run, length delivery on the stumps, Ervine gently pushes it in front of mid-wicket and sets off, the fielder runs forward but fumbles, allowing the batsmen to easily get through. Brings up the fifty for Ervine as well