Mark Adair to Madhevere, 1 run, short of length and rises on Madhevere who is cramped on the pull, luckily splices it wide of mid-on
A false start as Adair loses his footing. Has to reload.
Madhevere and Marumani are at the crease. Madhevere is on strike. Mark Adair will open the attack
A false start as Adair loses his footing. Has to reload.
We are all set as the players are out in the middle. Adair with a wide slip in.
Sean Williams: I would have bowled first as well. Same reasons as well. We have got Tinashe Kamunhukamwe coming in - extra batter considering the pitch.
Paul Stirling: We are gonna have a bowl. We are hoping the pitch doesn't deteriorate as the game goes on. We are playing an extra spinner and hope it helps. Picking the extra spinner is after looking at everything. It's also his debut so let's see how it goes.
Pitch report: Sun beating down at the moment. Plenty of cracks on it and all the way through the surface. One expects the cracks to widen but there's moisture and that should hold the surface together.
Teams:
Zimbabwe (Playing XI): Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wessly Madhevere, Sean Williams(c), Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Ryan Burl, Brian Bennett, Clive Madande(w), Luke Jongwe, Trevor Gwandu, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani
Ireland (Playing XI): Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Gareth Delany, Theo van Woerkom, Craig Young, Joshua Little
Ireland have won the toss and have opted to field
Just in: Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza has been banned for the next two T20Is for his altercation with Josh Little and Curtis Campher. He also receives two demerit points. Sean Williams will captain Zimbabwe today.
Ireland have won the toss and have opted to field
12:00 local time, 10:00 GMT, 15:30 IST: Zimbabwe won a nail-biter by 1 wicket to take a 1-0 lead in the 3-match T20I series on Thursday. The top four Ireland batters chipped in with handy contributions as they posted a formidable total, however, Sikandar Raza played a fantastic knock and helped his team in the run chase. Zimbabwe did lose wickets in a cluster towards the end, but got home eventually. Hello and welcome to the second T20I of the series folks! Ireland will be hurt after the previous loss, but they do have a formidable side. If few of their batters get going, they have the ability to score big, and that's what they will be looking forward to in order to level the series today. Will Zimbabwe make it 2-0 or will Ireland bounce back and make it 1-1? All our questions will be answered soon, stay around for the toss and teams..
Squads:
Zimbabwe Squad: Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza(c), Ryan Burl, Brian Bennett, Clive Madande(w), Luke Jongwe, Trevor Gwandu, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Craig Ervine, Carl Mumba, Brandon Mavuta, Tony Munyonga
Ireland Squad: Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Gareth Delany, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Neil Rock, Graham Hume, Ross Adair, Theo van Woerkom