Ireland vs Zimbabwe Scorecard (Match 1), 7 Dec 2023

Ireland tour of Zimbabwe 2023/24

Completed

Ireland

147/8

(20.0 ov)

Zimbabwe

148/9

(20.0 ov)

Zimbabwe won by 1 wicket

Match 1 · T20 · 7 Dec 2023

Harare Sports Club

Key performer

Sikandar Raza

Zimbabwe

65 (42) · 3/28

149

FANTASY PTS

MR Adair · Ireland

7 (12) · 2/36 · 1 ct

R Ngarava · Zimbabwe

5 (4) · 2/23

SCORECARD

Batter	R	B	4s	6s
A Balbirnie b Sikandar Raza	32	25	6	1
PR Stirling lbw b R Ngarava	14	10	3	0
L Tucker c RP Burl b SC Williams	21	19	1	0
HT Tector lbw b Sikandar Raza	24	21	2	0
C Campher b Sikandar Raza	8	6	1	0
GH Dockrell b B Muzarabani	4	8	0	0
MR Adair c SC Williams b R Ngarava	7	12	1	0
GJ Delany not out	26	11	2	2
BJ McCarthy c SC Williams b B Muzarabani	1	2	0	0
CA Young not out	5	6	0	0

Extras 5 (wd 2, nb 0, b 0, lb 3)

Bowler	O	R	W
R Ngarava	4.0	23	2
B Muzarabani	4.0	24	2
T Gwandu (1wd)	3.0	38	0
Sikandar Raza	4.0	28	3
RP Burl	2.0	13	0
SC Williams (1wd)	3.0	18	1

Batter	R	B	4s	6s
W Madhevere b GH Dockrell	25	26	3	0
T Marumani c HT Tector b BJ McCarthy	1	6	0	0
SC Williams b J Little	4	4	1	0
Sikandar Raza c PR Stirling b MR Adair	65	42	5	2
RP Burl c L Tucker b CA Young	12	13	1	0
BJ Bennett c HT Tector b CA Young	1	4	0	0
C Madande b J Little	20	11	2	1
LM Jongwe c L Tucker b MR Adair	2	4	0	0
T Gwandu not out	5	5	0	0
R Ngarava c MR Adair b BJ McCarthy	5	4	1	0
B Muzarabani not out	2	1	0	0

Extras 6 (wd 2, nb 0, b 0, lb 4) · Target 148

Bowler	O	R	W
MR Adair (1wd)	4.0	36	2
J Little (1wd)	4.0	17	2
BJ McCarthy	4.0	37	2
CA Young	4.0	20	2
GJ Delany	3.0	25	0
GH Dockrell	1.0	9	1

TIMELINE

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Fantasy points

Player	Points
Sikandar Raza · Zimbabwe	149
MR Adair · Ireland	66
R Ngarava · Zimbabwe	56
CA Young · Ireland	55
B Muzarabani · Zimbabwe	52
BJ McCarthy · Ireland	51
J Little · Ireland	50
SC Williams · Zimbabwe	46
HT Tector · Ireland	42
A Balbirnie · Ireland	40
L Tucker · Ireland	38
GJ Delany · Ireland	32
GH Dockrell · Ireland	29
W Madhevere · Zimbabwe	28
PR Stirling · Ireland	25
C Madande · Zimbabwe	24
RP Burl · Zimbabwe	21
C Campher · Ireland	9
T Gwandu · Zimbabwe	5
LM Jongwe · Zimbabwe	2
T Marumani · Zimbabwe	1
BJ Bennett · Zimbabwe	1

Zimbabwe won by 1 wicket

Toss: Zimbabwe, chose to fieldPlayer of the match: Sikandar RazaVenue: Harare Sports ClubSeries: Ireland tour of Zimbabwe 2023/24

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