ZIM vs IRE Head to Head Records- Only Test, Ireland tour of Zimbabwe 2025
Published - 05 Feb 2025, 05:00 PM | Updated - 05 Feb 2025, 05:03 PM
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Ireland's tour of Zimbabwe 2025 will get underway this week. The tour will kickstart with the one-off Test. The match is scheduled to be played on Thursday (February 6) at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo.
ZIM vs IRE Test 2025 will be Ireland's first Test since they hosted Zimbabwe for a solitary Test last year. It was the first-ever Test between the two teams and Ireland had won it by 4 wickets. On the other hand, Zimbabwe recently played a two-match series at home against Afghanistan and lost 1-0.
As Zimbabwe and Ireland gear up for the much-awaited Test, here is the head-to-head record between the two teams in the longest format of the game.
ZIM vs IRE Head to Head Records- Only Test, Ireland tour of Zimbabwe 2025:
| Stats | Matches | ZIM won | IRE won | Draw | Tied | NR |
| Overall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| At Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In the last 5 matches | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In ongoing series | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ZIM vs IRE Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics
According to Zimbabwe vs Ireland head-to-head records in Tests, both the teams have played only one Test against each other so far. The game took place in Belfast last year. Ireland had won that game by 4 wickets.
Batting first, Zimbabwe scored 210 runs with opener Prince Masvaure scoring 74 and his fellow opener Joylord Gumbie scoring 49. For Ireland, Barry McCarthy picked up 5 wickets. In reply, Ireland scored 250 runs with Peter Moor scoring a fifty.
Zimbabwe disappointed with the bat in the second innings as well. The African side was all out for 197 runs to set Ireland a target of 158 runs. Ireland chased down the total with four wickets in hand to win the first-ever Test against Zimbabwe.
The upcoming Test will be the first-ever Test between the two sides in Zimbabwe. Both teams will be looking to win the historic game.
ZIM vs IRE Head-to-Head Records: Last 5 matches
Zimbabwe and Ireland have played only one Test against each other so far.
ZIM vs IRE Head-to-Head Records: Best performers
Prince Masvaure holds the record for scoring the most runs in ZIM vs IRE Tests. The Zimbabwe opener scored 86 runs when both sides locked horns against each other in Belfast last year. He scored 74 runs in the first innings before scoring 12 in the second innings.
For Ireland, Andy McBrine holds the record for scoring the most runs in this fixture. He has scored 83 runs in Tests against Zimbabwe.
Among the bowlers, McBrine holds the record for most wickets in ZIM vs IRE Tests. The off-spinner picked up 7 wickets in the one-off Test against Zimbabwe last year. For Zimbabwe, Blessing Muzarabani has taken the most wickets against Ireland in Tests - 5.
Conclusion
Zimbabwe and Ireland have played only one Test so far and so, it would not be an easy task to pick the better team of the two on the basis of this rivalry. However, both teams will have the chance to improve their head-to-head record against each other.
Ireland have already won the first Test between the two sides and can bolster their record against the African outfit. Zimbabwe, on the other hand, will be keen to make the most of the home advantage and beat Ireland to open their Test account against them.
