Zimbabwe vs Ireland, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, ZIM v IRE, 23 February, 2025
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Harare Sports Club
141/7 (19.2 ov)
137/8 (20 ov)
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Player of the match
Tony Munyonga,
Zimbabwe
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Munyonga | 43 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 143.33 |
| Richard Ngarava | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 171.43 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Graham Hume | 3.2 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 7.80 |
| Craig Young | 4 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets
Zimbabwe vs Ireland, Live Cricket Commentary
Key Stats
- Partnership: 29 run (2.2 ov): Tony Munyonga: 16 (7), Richard Ngarava: 12 (7)
- Last Bat: Wellington Masakadza 6(9) - c G Delany b JB Little Josh Little
- Fall of Wickets: 8 - 1 Tadiwanashe Marumani, 11 - 2 Wesley Madhevere, 14 - 3 Brian Bennett, 62 - 4 Ryan Burl, 64 - 5 Sikandar Raza, 97 - 6 Tashinga Musekiwa, 112 - 7 Wellington Masakadza
- Reviews Remaining: Zimbabwe - 2 of 2, Ireland - 2 of 2
- Toss: Zimbabwe elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 2nd T20I
- Series: Zimbabwe vs Ireland
- Date: 2025-02-23 17:00:00
- Venue: Harare Sports Club
- City: Harare
- Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zimbabwe), Iknow Chabi (Zimbabwe), Percival Sizara (Zimbabwe, TV)
- Referee: Richie Richardson (West Indies)
Curtis Campher to Wellington Masakadza, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Wellington Masakadza goes forward to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards mid on for 1 run.
Curtis Campher to Tony Munyonga, 2 runs, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Curtis Campher to Tony Munyonga, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Tony Munyonga goes forward to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
Curtis Campher to Wellington Masakadza, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease to make a confident hook, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Curtis Campher to Tony Munyonga, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease and strives to hit defensive shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
Curtis Campher to Tony Munyonga, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
End of over 16 (6 runs)
Josh Little to Tony Munyonga, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, good length, on the leg stump, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
Josh Little to Tony Munyonga, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease to make a confident punch, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
Josh Little to Wellington Masakadza, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease to make a confident , but gets an edge, and the ball goes towards short fine leg for 1 run.
Josh Little to Tony Munyonga, 2 runs, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 2 runs.
Josh Little to Tony Munyonga, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
Wellington Masakadza c G Delany b JB Little 6 (9) Josh Little to Wellington Masakadza, no run, c G Delany b JB Little, Caught out!! fast ball full length on the stumps, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease to take the gamble with pull towards deep mid wicket, edged!! and expertly caught by Gareth Delany. Leading to a soft dismissal.
End of over 17 (5 runs)
Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
Graham Hume to Richard Ngarava, 1 run, A perfectly executed fast ball of yorker on the stumps gave Richard Ngarava the chance to hangs in the crease and dabs push for 1 run.
Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease, it to the third man, races away and finds the boundary.
Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Tony Munyonga with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga, Four, Four !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga, 2 runs, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 2 runs.
Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, full length, on the off stump, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
End of over 18 (13 runs)
Craig Young to Richard Ngarava, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Richard Ngarava elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep fine leg region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Craig Young to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
Craig Young to Richard Ngarava, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Craig Young to Richard Ngarava, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.
Craig Young to Tony Munyonga, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.
Craig Young to Richard Ngarava, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 19 (11 runs)
Graham Hume to Richard Ngarava, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards mid on for 1 run.
Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Curtis Campher to Wellington Masakadza, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Wellington Masakadza goes forward to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards mid on for 1 run.
Curtis Campher to Tony Munyonga, 2 runs, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Curtis Campher to Tony Munyonga, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Tony Munyonga goes forward to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
Curtis Campher to Wellington Masakadza, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease to make a confident hook, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Curtis Campher to Tony Munyonga, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease and strives to hit defensive shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
Curtis Campher to Tony Munyonga, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
End of over 16 (6 runs)
Josh Little to Tony Munyonga, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, good length, on the leg stump, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
Josh Little to Tony Munyonga, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease to make a confident punch, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
Josh Little to Wellington Masakadza, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease to make a confident , but gets an edge, and the ball goes towards short fine leg for 1 run.
Josh Little to Tony Munyonga, 2 runs, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 2 runs.
Josh Little to Tony Munyonga, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
Wellington Masakadza c G Delany b JB Little 6 (9) Josh Little to Wellington Masakadza, no run, c G Delany b JB Little, Caught out!! fast ball full length on the stumps, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease to take the gamble with pull towards deep mid wicket, edged!! and expertly caught by Gareth Delany. Leading to a soft dismissal.
End of over 17 (5 runs)
Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
Graham Hume to Richard Ngarava, 1 run, A perfectly executed fast ball of yorker on the stumps gave Richard Ngarava the chance to hangs in the crease and dabs push for 1 run.
Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease, it to the third man, races away and finds the boundary.
Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Tony Munyonga with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga, Four, Four !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga, 2 runs, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 2 runs.
Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, full length, on the off stump, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
End of over 18 (13 runs)
Craig Young to Richard Ngarava, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Richard Ngarava elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep fine leg region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Craig Young to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
Craig Young to Richard Ngarava, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Craig Young to Richard Ngarava, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.
Craig Young to Tony Munyonga, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.
Craig Young to Richard Ngarava, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 19 (11 runs)
Graham Hume to Richard Ngarava, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards mid on for 1 run.
Graham Hume to Tony Munyonga, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.