Ireland vs Zimbabwe, Live Score and Commentary, ICC Men's t20 WC, 17 October, 2022
COMPLETED / 4th Match / Bellerive Oval
143/9 (20 ov)
174/7 (20 ov)
Zimbabwe won by 31 runs.
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Player of the match
Sikandar Raza,
Zimbabwe
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry McCarthy | 22 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 137.50 |
| Josh Little | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Richard Ngarava | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5.75 |
Zimbabwe won by 31 runs.
Ireland vs Zimbabwe, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh (BAN won by 8 wickets) | 3rd T20I | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Bangladesh (BAN won by 4 wickets) | 2nd T20I | 29 Nov 2025 |
| Bangladesh (IRE won by 39 runs) | 1st T20I | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Bangladesh (BAN won by 217 runs) | 2nd Test | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Bangladesh (BAN won by an innings and 47 runs) | 1st Test | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka (SL won by 9 wickets) | 5th T20I | 25 Nov 2025 |
| Pakistan (PAK won by 69 runs) | 4th T20I | 23 Nov 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (ZIM won by 67 runs) | 2nd T20I | 20 Nov 2025 |
| Pakistan (PAK won by 5 wickets) | 1st T20I | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Afghanistan (AFG won by 9 runs) | 3rd T20I | 2 Nov 2025 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 32 run (4.1 ov): Josh Little: 7 (11), Barry McCarthy: 21 (14)
- Last Bat: Mark Adair 9(10) - c S Raza b B Muzarabani Blessing Muzarabani
- Fall of Wickets: 0 - 1 Paul Stirling, 14 - 2 Lorcan Tucker, 19 - 3 Harry Tector, 22 - 4 Andy Balbirnie, 64 - 5 George Dockrell, 91 - 6 Curtis Campher, 102 - 7 Gareth Delany, 102 - 8 Simi Singh, 111 - 9 Mark Adair
- Reviews Remaining: Ireland - 0 of 0, Zimbabwe - 0 of 0
- Toss: Ireland elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 4th Match
- Series: ICC T20 World Cup
- Date: Monday, October 17, 2022
- Time: 01:30 PM
- Venue: Bellerive Oval
- City: Hobart
- Umpires: Chris Brown (New Zealand), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Aleem Dar (Pakistan, TV)
- Referee: Chris Broad (England)
Mark Adair c S Raza b B Muzarabani 9 (10) Blessing Muzarabani to Mark Adair, no run, c S Raza b B Muzarabani, Caught out!! full length, outside off, Mark Adair plays lofted cut, of the backfoot to the point where Sikandar Raza completes catch. Gone.
Blessing Muzarabani to Josh Little, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Josh Little plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to short leg
End of over 16 (9 runs)
Tendai Chatara to Barry McCarthy, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside off, Barry McCarthy plays, but fails to act on ball.
Tendai Chatara to Barry McCarthy, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside off, Barry McCarthy plays drive, of the frontfoot to mid off.
Tendai Chatara to Barry McCarthy, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! good length on the middle stump Barry McCarthy plays lofted sweep, down the track of the frontfoot over the mid wicket
Tendai Chatara to Barry McCarthy, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Barry McCarthy plays drive, inside edge of the frontfoot to square leg for 1 run
Tendai Chatara to Josh Little, 1 run, full length, outside off, Josh Little plays drive, of the frontfoot to cover for 1 run
Tendai Chatara to Barry McCarthy, 1 run, full toss, on the middle stump, Barry McCarthy plays pull, of the backfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
End of over 17 (9 runs)
Richard Ngarava to Barry McCarthy, 1 run, short length, on the middle stump, Barry McCarthy plays pull, outside edge of the backfoot to square leg for 1 run
Richard Ngarava to Josh Little, no run, dot ball!! slower ball good length, outside off, Josh Little plays, but fails to act on ball.
Richard Ngarava to Josh Little, 1 run, short length, outside off, Josh Little plays cut, of the backfoot to point for 1 run
Richard Ngarava to Barry McCarthy, no run, dot ball!! back of length, on the middle stump, Barry McCarthy plays, but fails to act on ball.
Richard Ngarava to Barry McCarthy, Four, full length, on the middle stump Barry McCarthy plays the along the ground drive, of the frontfoot to the straight for four
Richard Ngarava to Barry McCarthy, 1 run, short length, on the middle stump, Barry McCarthy plays pull, of the backfoot to short leg for 1 run
End of over 18 (7 runs)
Blessing Muzarabani to Barry McCarthy, 4 leg bye, Blessing Muzarabani bowled good length, on the middle stump, batsman goes for along the ground, of the frontfoot but misses the shot and ball bangs into leg, they take 4 run, Umpire signals it leg bye.
Blessing Muzarabani to Barry McCarthy, no run, dot ball!! slower ball good length, outside off, Barry McCarthy plays, but fails to act on ball.
Blessing Muzarabani to Barry McCarthy, no run, dot ball!! slower ball good length, on the off stump, Barry McCarthy plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
Blessing Muzarabani to Barry McCarthy, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Barry McCarthy plays pull, of the backfoot to square leg for 1 run
Blessing Muzarabani to Josh Little, 1 run, full length, on the middle stump, Josh Little plays flick, of the frontfoot to square leg for 1 run
Blessing Muzarabani to Barry McCarthy, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! full length on the middle stump Barry McCarthy plays lofted of the frontfoot over the mid wicket
End of over 19 (12 runs)
Richard Ngarava to Josh Little, no run, dot ball!! short length, on the middle stump, Josh Little plays uppercut,, but fails to act on ball.
Richard Ngarava to Josh Little, no run, dot ball!! good length, outside off, Josh Little plays cut, of the backfoot, but fails to act on ball.
Richard Ngarava to Josh Little, no run, dot ball!! back of length, on the middle stump, Josh Little plays pull, of the backfoot
Richard Ngarava to Josh Little, Four, good length, outside off Josh Little plays the along the ground cut, of the backfoot to the cover for four
Richard Ngarava to Josh Little, no run, dot ball!! slower ball short length, outside off, Josh Little plays, but fails to act on ball.
Richard Ngarava to Josh Little, no run, dot ball!! short length, outside off, Josh Little plays, but fails to act on ball.
End of over 20 (4 runs)