f62777 t2581	Zimbabwe v Ireland
	Ireland in Zimbabwe 2024/25 (Only Test)
Venue	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th February 2025 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Ireland won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Ireland won by 63 runs
Umpires	Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), HDPK Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
TV umpire	L Rusere
Referee	RB Richardson (West Indies)
Reserve Umpire	I Chabi
Close of play day 1	Zimbabwe (1) 72/1 (Kaitano 26*, Welch 33*; 21 overs)
Close of play day 2	Ireland (2) 83/1 (Balbirnie 32*, Campher 14*; 21 overs)
Close of play day 3	Zimbabwe (2) 38/3 (Bennett 15*, Gwandu 0*; 15 overs)
Close of play day 4	Zimbabwe (2) 183/7 (Madhevere 61*, Nyamhuri 5*; 68 overs)
Player of the Match	AR McBrine
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3, Innings 4

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Ireland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
PJ Moor	c Curran b Muzarabani	4	6	4	1	-	5
*A Balbirnie	c sub (J Gumbie) b Muzarabani	9	11	25	1	-	8
C Campher	b Ngarava	6	9	15	1	-	7
HT Tector	c Kaitano b Muzarabani	0	9	14	-	-	9
PR Stirling	c Bennett b Muzarabani	10	18	22	1	-	13
+LJ Tucker	b Gwandu	33	28	47	7	-	17
AR McBrine	not out	90	132	227	12	-	87
MR Adair	c Mayavo b Muzarabani	78	91	134	13	-	59
BJ McCarthy	c Madhevere b Muzarabani	0	6	6	-	-	6
CA Young	c Bennett b Muzarabani	5	13	18	-	-	8
MJ Humphreys	c Bennett b Ngarava	8	24	28	1	-	20
Extras	(6 b, 3 lb, 7 nb, 1 w)	17
Total	(all out, 56.4 overs)	260
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Moor, 0.6 ov), 2-17 (Campher, 3.5 ov), 3-19 (Balbirnie, 4.3 ov), 4-20 (Tector, 6.5 ov), 5-31 (Stirling, 8.5 ov), 6-82 (Tucker, 15.4 ov), 7-209 (Adair, 44.6 ov), 8-211 (McCarthy, 46.4 ov), 9-233 (Young, 50.4 ov), 10-260 (Humphreys, 56.4 ov)

Zimbabwe bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Muzarabani	18	1	58	7	-	-	79	7	-
Ngarava	13.4	1	65	2	-	2	59	12	-
Nyamhuri	7	0	42	0	1	2	27	6	-
Gwandu	6	1	53	1	-	3	22	10	-
Bennett	12	1	33	0	-	-	49	2	-

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Zimbabwe first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
T Kaitano	lbw b McCarthy	26	66	102	3	-	54
BJ Curran	c Tucker b McCarthy	12	14	26	2	-	9
NR Welch	c Tector b Adair	90	173	249	9	1	127
BJ Bennett	b McCarthy	7	18	32	1	-	15
WN Madhevere	c Tucker b McBrine	26	31	51	2	1	18
*JMR Campbell	c Tector b McBrine	4	3	2	1	-	2
+NP Mayavo	lbw b McBrine	18	23	28	2	1	18
NT Nyamhuri	c Balbirnie b McCarthy	0	1	3	-	-	1
R Ngarava	c Moor b Adair	15	41	40	1	-	32
B Muzarabani	b Humphreys	47	68	97	6	-	42
TW Gwandu	not out	18	79	85	1	-	67
Extras	(3 lb, 1 w)	4
Total	(all out, 86.1 overs)	267
Fall of wickets:
1-26 (Curran, 5.5 ov), 2-77 (Kaitano, 23.2 ov), 3-97 (Bennett, 29.6 ov), 4-143 (Madhevere, 41.1 ov), 5-147 (Campbell, 41.4 ov), 6-171 (Mayavo, 49.6 ov), 7-172 (Nyamhuri, 50.4 ov), 8-192 (Ngarava, 60.3 ov), 9-200 (Welch, 62.2 ov), 10-267 (Muzarabani, 86.1 ov)

Ireland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Adair	18	4	56	2	1	-	84	8	-
McCarthy	22	2	75	4	-	-	92	7	-
Young	10	1	36	0	-	-	42	5	-
Humphreys	15.1	1	38	1	-	-	71	3	1
McBrine	21	5	59	3	-	-	96	5	2

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Ireland second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
PJ Moor	c Mayavo b Ngarava	30	33	39	5	-	22
*A Balbirnie	lbw b Madhevere	66	160	233	2	-	114
C Campher	c Mayavo b Gwandu	39	99	123	6	-	81
HT Tector	lbw b Campbell	17	43	51	1	-	29
PR Stirling	c Mayavo b Muzarabani	21	29	34	1	2	21
+LJ Tucker	c Campbell b Ngarava	58	95	147	6	1	63
AR McBrine	c Welch b Madhevere	16	35	40	-	-	24
MR Adair	c Kaitano b Ngarava	15	26	31	-	1	16
BJ McCarthy	b Ngarava	11	31	27	-	-	24
CA Young	b Gwandu	2	5	6	-	-	4
MJ Humphreys	not out	1	8	17	-	-	7
Extras	(5 b, 13 lb, 3 nb, 1 w)	22
Total	(all out, 93.3 overs)	298
Fall of wickets:
1-46 (Moor, 7.6 ov), 2-121 (Campher, 36.2 ov), 3-153 (Tector, 52.2 ov), 4-171 (Balbirnie, 57.3 ov), 5-199 (Stirling, 62.5 ov), 6-238 (McBrine, 74.3 ov), 7-261 (Adair, 83.1 ov), 8-281 (McCarthy, 89.2 ov), 9-284 (Young, 90.2 ov), 10-298 (Tucker, 93.3 ov)

Zimbabwe bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Muzarabani	20	0	70	1	-	-	82	9	-
Ngarava	17.3	4	55	4	-	2	82	4	1
Gwandu	11	0	28	2	-	1	48	3	-
Nyamhuri	8	0	21	0	-	-	32	1	-
Bennett	5	0	11	0	-	-	23	-	-
Madhevere	18	1	48	2	-	-	84	1	3
Campbell	14	1	47	1	1	-	51	3	-

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Zimbabwe second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
T Kaitano	b Adair	14	20	33	3	-	15
BJ Curran	c Tucker b McCarthy	4	20	25	-	-	17
NR Welch	lbw b Humphreys	5	20	29	-	-	17
BJ Bennett	c Tucker b Humphreys	45	72	124	3	-	45
TW Gwandu	b McCarthy	2	18	17	-	-	17
WN Madhevere	b Humphreys	84	195	230	8	-	146
*JMR Campbell	c and b Humphreys	33	62	54	3	-	46
+NP Mayavo	c Stirling b Humphreys	8	30	29	2	-	28
NT Nyamhuri	lbw b Humphreys	8	34	28	-	-	28
R Ngarava	b McBrine	14	40	44	1	-	32
B Muzarabani	not out	1	9	10	-	-	8
Extras	(4 b, 6 lb)	10
Total	(all out, 86.4 overs)	228
Fall of wickets:
1-18 (Curran, 5.4 ov), 2-22 (Kaitano, 6.6 ov), 3-32 (Welch, 11.4 ov), 4-40 (Gwandu, 15.6 ov), 5-105 (Bennett, 35.5 ov), 6-161 (Campbell, 53.1 ov), 7-173 (Mayavo, 61.5 ov), 8-189 (Nyamhuri, 73.1 ov), 9-218 (Madhevere, 83.1 ov), 10-228 (Ngarava, 86.4 ov)

Ireland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Adair	19	3	47	1	-	-	91	5	-
McCarthy	8	0	22	2	-	-	37	2	-
Humphreys	28	7	57	6	-	-	132	3	-
McBrine	23.4	4	69	1	-	-	106	8	-
Young	7	0	20	0	-	-	29	2	-
Campher	1	0	3	0	-	-	4	-	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Ireland (1) 111/6 (McBrine 25*, Adair 14*; 22 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Ireland (1) 211/8 (McBrine 57*, Young 0*; 47 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Zimbabwe (1) 166/5 (Welch 76*, Mayavo 14*; 47 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Zimbabwe (1) 257/9 (Muzarabani 41*, Gwandu 14*; 84 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Ireland (2) 149/2 (Balbirnie 53*, Tector 17*; 51 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Ireland (2) 261/7 (Tucker 38*; 83.1 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Zimbabwe (2) 71/4 (Bennett 33*, Madhevere 13*; 27 overs)
--> There was no play between lunch and tea on the 4th day
--> Ireland first innings: 50 in 12.5 overs
--> Ireland first innings: 100 in 19.2 overs
--> Ireland first innings: 150 in 30.1 overs
--> Ireland first innings: 200 in 40.5 overs
--> Ireland first innings: 250 in 54.5 overs
--> Zimbabwe first innings: 50 in 13.2 overs
--> Zimbabwe first innings: 100 in 31.6 overs
--> Zimbabwe first innings: 150 in 43.5 overs
--> Zimbabwe first innings: 200 in 62.1 overs
--> Zimbabwe first innings: 250 in 82.4 overs
--> Ireland second innings: 50 in 11.2 overs
--> Ireland second innings: 100 in 29.5 overs
--> Ireland second innings: 150 in 51.3 overs
--> Ireland second innings: 200 in 62.6 overs
--> Ireland second innings: 250 in 78.1 overs
--> Zimbabwe second innings: 50 in 18.2 overs
--> Zimbabwe second innings: 100 in 34.6 overs
--> Zimbabwe second innings: 150 in 50.2 overs
--> Zimbabwe second innings: 200 in 76.1 overs
--> NR Welch made his debut in Test matches
--> JMR Campbell made his debut in Test matches
--> NP Mayavo made his debut in Test matches
--> PJ Moor made his last appearance in Test matches
--> PJ Moor made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> A Balbirnie made his last appearance in Test matches
--> A Balbirnie made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> C Campher made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> C Campher made his last appearance in Test matches
--> HT Tector made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> HT Tector made his last appearance in Test matches
--> PR Stirling made his last appearance in Test matches
--> PR Stirling made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> LJ Tucker made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> LJ Tucker made his last appearance in Test matches
--> AR McBrine made his last appearance in Test matches
--> AR McBrine made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> MR Adair made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> MR Adair made his last appearance in Test matches
--> BJ McCarthy made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> BJ McCarthy made his last appearance in Test matches
--> CA Young made his last appearance in Test matches
--> CA Young made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> MJ Humphreys made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> MJ Humphreys made his last appearance in Test matches
--> T Kaitano made his last appearance in Test matches
--> JMR Campbell made his last appearance in Test matches
--> NT Nyamhuri made his last appearance in Test matches
--> TW Gwandu made his last appearance in Test matches
--> LJ Tucker (1) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 20
--> AR McBrine (1) 50 in 94 balls with 7 fours
--> AR McBrine (1) passed his previous highest score of 86 in Test matches
--> AR McBrine (1) passed his previous highest score of 86 in First-Class matches
--> MR Adair (1) 50 in 48 balls with 9 fours
--> NR Welch (1) 50 in 78 balls with 7 fours
--> B Muzarabani (1) passed his previous highest score of 30 in Test matches
--> A Balbirnie (2) 50 in 106 balls with 2 fours
--> LJ Tucker (2) 50 in 86 balls with 5 fours and 1 six
--> AR McBrine (2) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 13
--> WN Madhevere (2) passed his previous highest score of 26 in Test matches
--> WN Madhevere (2) 50 in 102 balls with 6 fours
--> MJ Humphreys made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> MJ Humphreys made his debut in Zimbabwe in Test matches
--> LJ Tucker made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> LJ Tucker made his debut in Zimbabwe in Test matches
--> MR Adair made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> MR Adair made his debut in Zimbabwe in Test matches
--> HT Tector made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> HT Tector made his debut in Zimbabwe in Test matches
--> WN Madhevere made his debut in Zimbabwe in Test matches
--> C Campher made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> C Campher made his debut in Zimbabwe in Test matches
--> AR McBrine made his debut in Zimbabwe in Test matches
--> A Balbirnie made his debut in Zimbabwe in Test matches
--> PR Stirling made his debut in Zimbabwe in Test matches
--> CA Young made his debut in Zimbabwe in Test matches
--> BJ McCarthy made his debut in Zimbabwe in First-Class matches
--> BJ McCarthy made his debut in Zimbabwe in Test matches
--> B Muzarabani achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed CA Young in the Ireland first innings (previous best was 6-95)
--> B Muzarabani achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed CA Young in the Ireland first innings (previous best was 6-95)
--> BJ McCarthy achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed NT Nyamhuri in the Zimbabwe first innings (previous best was 3-42)
--> MJ Humphreys achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed BJ Bennett in the Zimbabwe second innings (previous best was 1-20)
--> MJ Humphreys achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Test matches in the Zimbabwe second innings
--> MJ Humphreys achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed WN Madhevere in the Zimbabwe second innings (previous best was 5-44)
--> LJ Tucker (33) and AR McBrine (12) added 50 in 41 balls for the Ireland 6th wicket in the first innings
--> AR McBrine (33) and MR Adair (12) added 50 in 41 balls for the Ireland 7th wicket in the first innings
--> AR McBrine (35) and MR Adair (60) added 100 in 126 balls for the Ireland 7th wicket in the first innings
--> T Kaitano (13) and NR Welch (38) added 50 in 100 balls for the Zimbabwe 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> B Muzarabani (13) and TW Gwandu (38) added 50 in 100 balls for the Zimbabwe 10th wicket in the first innings
--> A Balbirnie (20) and C Campher (24) added 50 in 117 balls for the Ireland 2nd wicket in the second innings
--> BJ Bennett (23) and WN Madhevere (25) added 50 in 95 balls for the Zimbabwe 5th wicket in the second innings
--> WN Madhevere (23) and JMR Campbell (25) added 50 in 95 balls for the Zimbabwe 6th wicket in the second innings

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