Complete
Ireland tour of Zimbabwe, 2023, 1st T20I, Harare, Dec 7th, 2023

Ireland

(19.6 ov) 147/8

Zimbabwe

(19.6 ov) 148/9

Complete Zimbabwe won by 1 wkt

Player of Match: Sikandar Raza

2.6
Trevor Gwandu to Stirling, wide
2.5
Trevor Gwandu to Stirling, FOUR, three boundaries in a row! Stirling once again gets his dancing skates on. Gets on top of the bounce and flat-bats it downtown to find the fence
2.4
Trevor Gwandu to Stirling, FOUR, shortish delivery that sits up nicely for Stirling. He stands tall and pulls it with aplomb over backward square leg for a boundary. That almost went the distance
2.3
Trevor Gwandu to Stirling, FOUR, crunched! Stirling gives himself a bit of room and dances down the track.
2.2
Trevor Gwandu to Stirling, no run
2.1
Trevor Gwandu to Stirling, no run, back of a length ball outside off, swinging away, Stirling chases it with a cut shot and misses. The ball died down on its way to the keeper
Trevor Gwandu, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
1.6
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run
1.5
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, good length ball seaming in, Balbirnie punches it to covers
1.4
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, SIX, to sweeper cover
1.3
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, good comeback by Muzarabani! Muzarabani bowls a good length ball outside off and gets it to seam in sharply, Balbirnie looks to cut it away but is beaten on the inside edge
1.2
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, FOUR, shot! Back of a length and width on offer, Balbirnie rises
1.1
Muzarabani to Stirling, 1 run
Blessing Muzarabani, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6
Ngarava to Balbirnie, FOUR, to backward square leg
0.5
Ngarava to Stirling, leg byes, 1 run, attacking the rib-cage area with a skiddy hard length ball, Stirling hops and tries to tuck it across but the ball deflects
0.5
Ngarava to Stirling, 1 run, attacking the rib-cage area with a skiddy hard length ball, Stirling hops and works it awkwardly
0.4
Ngarava to Balbirnie, 1 run, to backward square leg
0.3
Ngarava to Balbirnie, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket
0.2
Ngarava to Balbirnie, FOUR, Ireland and Balbirnie are away! Fractionally overpitched outside off, Balbirnie leans into it and creams the drive through covers to get the desired result. The timing was spot on