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Ireland tour of Zimbabwe, 2025, Zimbabwe vs Ireland, 1st ODI, Zimbabwe Won By 49 Runs

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Ireland tour of Zimbabwe, 2025, Zimbabwe vs Ireland, 1st ODI, Zimbabwe Won By 49 Runs

Zimbabwe 299/5

Ireland 250

Zimbabwe Won By 49 Runs

Zimbabwe(50 Overs Maximum)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brian Bennett	c Balbirnie b Adair	169	163	216	20	3	103.68
Ben Curran	c Humphreys b McBrine	28	44	80	3	0	63.63
Craig Ervine (c)	c Adair b Hume	66	61	94	3	4	108.19
Sikandar Raza	c Stirling b Little	8	8	10	1	0	100.00
Wessly Madhevere	c Balbirnie b Adair	8	13	19	0	0	61.53
Johnathan Campbell	not out	6	9	16	0	0	66.66
Tadiwanashe Marumani †	not out	2	3	6	0	0	66.66
Extras	(lb 3, nb 1, w 8)	12
Total	50 Ov (RR: 5.98, 222 Mins)	299/5

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mark Adair	10	0	55	2	5.50	30	4	1	2	1
Josh Little	9	0	75	1	8.33	25	11	0	5	0
Graham Hume	9	2	57	1	6.33	29	5	3	0	0
Andy McBrine	10	0	53	1	5.30	28	5	1	0	0
Matthew Humphreys	10	0	51	0	5.10	27	2	2	1	0
Curtis Campher	2	0	5	0	2.50	8	0	0	0	0

Ireland(Target:- 300 Runs From 50 Overs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Andy Balbirnie	c †Marumani b Ngarava	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Paul Stirling (c)	c †Marumani b Muzarabani	32	28	42	3	2	114.28
Curtis Campher	c †Marumani b Sikandar Raza	44	57	96	5	0	77.19
Harry Tector	c Ervine b Madhevere	39	78	108	1	0	50.00
Lorcan Tucker †	b Muzarabani	31	38	41	4	0	81.57
George Dockrell	c Madhevere b Muzarabani	34	35	63	1	1	97.14
Mark Adair	c Masakadza b Madhevere	2	2	5	0	0	100.00
Andy McBrine	c Masakadza b Muzarabani	32	32	43	4	0	100.00
Graham Hume	not out	7	4	9	1	0	175.00
Matthew Humphreys	c Campbell b Ngarava	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Josh Little	c Madhevere b Ngarava	1	3	3	0	0	33.33
Extras	(lb 2, nb 3, w 23)	28
Total	46 Ov (RR: 5.43, 210 Mins)	250

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Richard Ngarava	9	0	56	3	6.22	31	5	2	2	2
Blessing Muzarabani	9	0	51	4	5.66	31	4	1	4	0
Newman Nyamhuri	6	1	35	0	5.83	19	3	0	4	1
Wellington Masakadza	10	0	40	0	4.00	30	2	0	1	0
Sikandar Raza	10	0	54	1	5.40	25	3	0	3	0
Wessly Madhevere	2	0	12	2	6.00	7	2	0	0	0

Match Flow

Zimbabwe innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 60 runs, 0 wicket)
Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (53 balls), Extras 4
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (BJ Bennett 32, BJ Curran 16, Ex 4)
Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 160 runs, 1 wicket)
BJ Bennett: 50 off 52 balls (10 x 4)
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 88/0 in 17.0 overs (BJ Bennett 61, BJ Curran 23)
Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 20.2 overs (122 balls), Extras 4
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (BJ Bennett 33, CR Ervine 17, Ex 1)
Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 30.3 overs (183 balls), Extras 5
BJ Bennett: 100 off 117 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 177/1 in 34.0 overs (BJ Bennett 104, CR Ervine 38)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 110 balls (BJ Bennett 51, CR Ervine 49, Ex 3)
Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 37.1 overs (223 balls), Extras 7
CR Ervine: 50 off 51 balls (2 x 4, 3 x 6)
Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 79 runs, 4 wickets)
Zimbabwe: 250 runs in 44.4 overs (268 balls), Extras 9
BJ Bennett: 150 off 155 balls (18 x 4, 2 x 6)
Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 299/5 in 50.0 overs (J Campbell 6, T Marumani 2)

Ireland innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 60 runs, 2 wickets)
Ireland: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (44 balls), Extras 4
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (PR Stirling 28, C Campher 18, Ex 4)
Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 151 runs, 4 wickets)
Drinks: Ireland - 76/2 in 14.0 overs (C Campher 26, HT Tector 6)
Ireland: 100 runs in 19.5 overs (120 balls), Extras 14
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (C Campher 22, HT Tector 19, Ex 9)
Ireland: 150 runs in 29.5 overs (181 balls), Extras 15
Drinks: Ireland - 155/4 in 32.2 overs (HT Tector 33)
Ireland: 200 runs in 38.6 overs (237 balls), Extras 22
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (GH Dockrell 19, AR McBrine 23, Ex 8)
Ireland: 250 runs in 45.5 overs (278 balls), Extras 28