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2025-02-06 Only Test Ireland won by 63 runs

Ireland 1st Innings

Batting			R		B		M		4s		6s		SR
Peter Moor	c Curran b Muzarabani	4		6		5		1		0		66.66

Andy Balbirnie (c)	c sub (J Gumbie) b Muzarabani	9		11		26		1		0		81.81

Curtis Campher	b Ngarava	6		9		14		1		0		66.66

Harry Tector	c Kaitano b Muzarabani	0		9		16		0		0		0.00

Paul Stirling	c Bennett b Muzarabani	10		18		22		1		0		55.55

Lorcan Tucker †	b Gwandu	33		28		51		7		0		117.85

Andy McBrine	not out	90		132		235		12		0		68.18
Mark Adair	c †Mayavo b Muzarabani	78		91		139		13		0		85.71

Barry McCarthy	c Madhevere b Muzarabani	0		6		7		0		0		0.00

Craig Young	c Bennett b Muzarabani	5		13		16		0		0		38.46

Matthew Humphreys	c Bennett b Ngarava	8		24		28		1		0		33.33


Extras	(b 6, lb 3, nb 7, w 1)	17
Total	56.4 Ov (RR: 4.58, 285 Mins)	260
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Peter Moor, 0.6 ov), 2-17 (Curtis Campher, 3.5 ov), 3-19 (Andy Balbirnie, 4.3 ov), 4-20 (Harry Tector, 6.5 ov), 5-31 (Paul Stirling, 8.5 ov), 6-82 (Lorcan Tucker, 15.4 ov), 7-209 (Mark Adair, 44.6 ov), 8-211 (Barry McCarthy, 46.4 ov), 9-233 (Craig Young, 50.4 ov), 10-260 (Matthew Humphreys, 56.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Blessing Muzarabani	18	1	58	7	3.22	79	7	0	0	0

Richard Ngarava	13.4	1	65	2	4.75	59	12	0	0	2

Newman Nyamhuri	7	0	42	0	6.00	27	6	0	1	2
Trevor Gwandu	6	1	53	1	8.83	22	10	0	0	3

Brian Bennett	12	1	33	0	2.75	49	2	0	0	0

Zimbabwe 1st Innings

Batting			R		B	M	4s	6s	SR
Takudzwanashe Kaitano	lbw b McCarthy	26		66		-	3	0	39.39

Ben Curran	c †Tucker b McCarthy	12		14		-	2	0	85.71

Nick Welch	c Tector b Adair	90		173		-	9	1	52.02

Brian Bennett	b McCarthy	7		18		-	1	0	38.88

Wessly Madhevere	c †Tucker b McBrine	26		31		-	2	1	83.87

Johnathan Campbell (c)	c Tector b McBrine	4		3		-	1	0	133.33

Nyasha Mayavo †	lbw b McBrine	18		23		-	2	1	78.26

Newman Nyamhuri	c Balbirnie b McCarthy	0		1		-	0	0	0.00

Richard Ngarava	c Moor b Adair	15		41		-	1	0	36.58

Blessing Muzarabani	b Humphreys	47		68		-	6	0	69.11

Trevor Gwandu	not out	18		79		-	1	0	22.78

Extras	(lb 3, w 1)	4
Total	86.1 Ov (RR: 3.09)	267
Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Ben Curran, 5.5 ov), 2-77 (Takudzwanashe Kaitano, 23.2 ov), 3-97 (Brian Bennett, 29.6 ov), 4-143 (Wessly Madhevere, 41.1 ov), 5-147 (Johnathan Campbell, 41.4 ov), 6-171 (Nyasha Mayavo, 49.6 ov), 7-172 (Newman Nyamhuri, 50.4 ov), 8-192 (Richard Ngarava, 60.3 ov), 9-200 (Nick Welch, 62.2 ov), 10-267 (Blessing Muzarabani, 86.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mark Adair	18	4	56	2	3.11	84	8	0	1	0

Barry McCarthy	22	2	75	4	3.40	92	7	0	0	0

Craig Young	10	1	36	0	3.60	42	5	0	0	0
Matthew Humphreys	15.1	1	38	1	2.50	71	3	1	0	0

Andy McBrine	21	5	59	3	2.80	96	5	2	0	0

Ireland 2nd Innings

Batting			R		B	M	4s	6s	SR
Peter Moor	c †Mayavo b Ngarava	30		33		-	5	0	90.90

Andy Balbirnie (c)	lbw b Madhevere	66		160		-	2	0	41.25

Curtis Campher	c †Mayavo b Gwandu	39		99		-	6	0	39.39

Harry Tector	lbw b Campbell	17		43		-	1	0	39.53

Paul Stirling	c †Mayavo b Muzarabani	21		29		-	1	2	72.41

Lorcan Tucker †	c Campbell b Ngarava	58		95		-	6	1	61.05

Andy McBrine	c Welch b Madhevere	16		35		-	0	0	45.71

Mark Adair	c Kaitano b Ngarava	15		26		-	0	1	57.69

Barry McCarthy	b Ngarava	11		31		-	0	0	35.48

Craig Young	b Gwandu	2		5		-	0	0	40.00

Matthew Humphreys	not out	1		8		-	0	0	12.50

Extras	(b 5, lb 13, nb 3, w 1)	22
Total	93.3 Ov (RR: 3.18)	298
Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Peter Moor, 7.6 ov), 2-121 (Curtis Campher, 36.2 ov), 3-153 (Harry Tector, 52.2 ov), 4-171 (Andy Balbirnie, 57.3 ov), 5-199 (Paul Stirling, 62.5 ov), 6-238 (Andy McBrine, 74.3 ov), 7-261 (Mark Adair, 83.1 ov), 8-281 (Barry McCarthy, 89.2 ov), 9-284 (Craig Young, 90.2 ov), 10-298 (Lorcan Tucker, 93.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Blessing Muzarabani	20	0	70	1	3.50	82	9	0	0	0

Richard Ngarava	17.3	4	55	4	3.14	82	4	1	0	2

Trevor Gwandu	11	0	28	2	2.54	48	3	0	0	1

Newman Nyamhuri	8	0	21	0	2.62	32	1	0	0	0
Brian Bennett	5	0	11	0	2.20	23	0	0	0	0
Wessly Madhevere	18	1	48	2	2.66	84	1	3	0	0

Johnathan Campbell	14	1	47	1	3.35	51	3	0	1	0

Zimbabwe 2nd Innings (T: 292 runs)

Batting			R		B	M	4s	6s	SR
Takudzwanashe Kaitano	b Adair	14		20		-	3	0	70.00

Ben Curran	c †Tucker b McCarthy	4		20		-	0	0	20.00

Nick Welch	lbw b Humphreys	5		20		-	0	0	25.00

Brian Bennett	c †Tucker b Humphreys	45		72		-	3	0	62.50

Trevor Gwandu	b McCarthy	2		18		-	0	0	11.11

Wessly Madhevere	b Humphreys	84		195		-	8	0	43.07

Johnathan Campbell (c)	c & b Humphreys	33		62		-	3	0	53.22

Nyasha Mayavo †	c Stirling b Humphreys	8		30		-	2	0	26.66

Newman Nyamhuri	lbw b Humphreys	8		34		-	0	0	23.52

Richard Ngarava	b McBrine	14		39		-	1	0	35.89

Blessing Muzarabani	not out	1		9		-	0	0	11.11

Extras	(b 4, lb 6)	10
Total	86.3 Ov (RR: 2.63)	228
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Ben Curran, 5.4 ov), 2-22 (Takudzwanashe Kaitano, 6.6 ov), 3-32 (Nick Welch, 11.4 ov), 4-40 (Trevor Gwandu, 15.6 ov), 5-105 (Brian Bennett, 35.5 ov), 6-161 (Johnathan Campbell, 53.1 ov), 7-173 (Nyasha Mayavo, 61.5 ov), 8-189 (Newman Nyamhuri, 73.1 ov), 9-218 (Wessly Madhevere, 83.1 ov), 10-228 (Richard Ngarava, 86.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mark Adair	19	3	47	1	2.47	91	5	0	0	0

Barry McCarthy	8	0	22	2	2.75	37	2	0	0	0

Matthew Humphreys	28	7	57	6	2.03	132	3	0	0	0

Andy McBrine	23.3	4	69	1	2.93	105	8	0	0	0

Craig Young	7	0	20	0	2.85	29	2	0	0	0
Curtis Campher	1	0	3	0	3.00	4	0	0	0	0

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Close of Play

Thu, 06 Feb - day 1 - Zimbabwe 1st innings 72/1 (Takudzwanashe Kaitano 26*, Nick Welch 33*, 21 ov)

Fri, 07 Feb - day 2 - Ireland 2nd innings 83/1 (Andy Balbirnie 32*, Curtis Campher 14*, 21 ov)

Sat, 08 Feb - day 3 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 38/3 (Brian Bennett 15*, Trevor Gwandu 0*, 15 ov)

Sun, 09 Feb - day 4 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 183/7 (Wessly Madhevere 61*, Newman Nyamhuri 5*, 68 ov)

Mon, 10 Feb - day 5 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 228 (86.3 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Ireland 1st innings
Drinks: Ireland - 44/5 in 11.0 overs (LJ Tucker 12, AR McBrine 0)
Ireland: 50 runs in 12.5 overs (78 balls), Extras 3
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (LJ Tucker 33, AR McBrine 12, Ex 6)
Ireland: 100 runs in 19.2 overs (119 balls), Extras 9
Lunch: Ireland - 111/6 in 22.0 overs (AR McBrine 25, MR Adair 14)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (AR McBrine 24, MR Adair 25, Ex 3)
Ireland: 150 runs in 30.1 overs (186 balls), Extras 12
MR Adair: 50 off 48 balls (9 x 4)
Drinks: Ireland - 175/6 in 33.1 overs (AR McBrine 47, MR Adair 53)
7th Wicket: 100 runs in 126 balls (AR McBrine 35, MR Adair 60, Ex 5)
AR McBrine: 50 off 94 balls (7 x 4)
Ireland: 200 runs in 40.5 overs (251 balls), Extras 14
Tea: Ireland - 211/8 in 47.0 overs (AR McBrine 57, CA Young 0)
Ireland: 250 runs in 54.5 overs (336 balls), Extras 16
Innings Break: Ireland - 260/10 in 56.4 overs (AR McBrine 90)
Zimbabwe 1st innings
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 26/1 in 5.5 overs (T Kaitano 13)
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 36/1 in 10.0 overs (T Kaitano 19, NR Welch 4)
Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 1
End Of Day: Zimbabwe - 72/1 in 21.0 overs (T Kaitano 26, NR Welch 33)
Ireland 2nd innings
Second new ball taken at 81.4 overs
Zimbabwe 2nd innings
Second new ball taken at 80.4 overs

Zimbabwe 1st innings
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 100 balls (T Kaitano 13, NR Welch 38, Ex 0)
NR Welch: 50 off 78 balls (7 x 4)
Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 31.6 overs (192 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 106/3 in 33.0 overs (NR Welch 54, W Madhevere 6)
Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 43.5 overs (263 balls), Extras 1
Lunch: Zimbabwe - 166/5 in 47.0 overs (NR Welch 76, NP Mayavo 14)
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 192/8 in 60.3 overs (NR Welch 83)
Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 62.1 overs (373 balls), Extras 2
Second new ball taken at 80.2 overs
Zimbabwe: 250 runs in 82.4 overs (496 balls), Extras 4
10th Wicket: 50 runs in 122 balls (B Muzarabani 37, T Gwandu 12, Ex 2)
Tea: Zimbabwe - 257/9 in 84.0 overs (B Muzarabani 41, T Gwandu 14)
Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 267/10 in 86.1 overs (T Gwandu 18)
Ireland 2nd innings
Drinks: Ireland - 48/1 in 10.0 overs (A Balbirnie 16, C Campher 1)
Ireland: 50 runs in 10.2 overs (63 balls), Extras 1
Ireland: 50 runs in 11.2 overs (69 balls), Extras 1
End Of Day: Ireland - 83/1 in 21.0 overs (A Balbirnie 32, C Campher 14)

2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 117 balls (A Balbirnie 20, C Campher 24, Ex 6)
Ireland: 100 runs in 29.5 overs (181 balls), Extras 8
Drinks: Ireland - 118/1 in 35.0 overs (A Balbirnie 42, C Campher 38)
A Balbirnie: 50 off 106 balls (2 x 4)
Lunch: Ireland - 149/2 in 51.0 overs (A Balbirnie 53, HT Tector 17)
Ireland: 150 runs in 51.3 overs (312 balls), Extras 10
Ireland: 200 runs in 62.6 overs (381 balls), Extras 14
Drinks: Ireland - 212/5 in 68.0 overs (LJ Tucker 18, AR McBrine 7)
Ireland: 250 runs in 78.1 overs (472 balls), Extras 19
Tea: Ireland - 261/7 in 83.1 overs (LJ Tucker 38)
LJ Tucker: 50 off 86 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
Innings Break: Ireland - 298/10 in 93.3 overs (MJ Humphreys 1)
Zimbabwe 2nd innings
End Of Day: Zimbabwe - 38/3 in 15.0 overs (BJ Bennett 15, T Gwandu 0)

Wet Ground: Zimbabwe - 38/3 in 15.0 overs (BJ Bennett 15, T Gwandu 0)
Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 18.2 overs (110 balls), Extras 0
Wet Ground: Zimbabwe - 71/4 in 27.0 overs (BJ Bennett 33, W Madhevere 13)
Rain: Zimbabwe - 71/4 in 27.0 overs (BJ Bennett 33, W Madhevere 13)
Lunch: Zimbabwe - 71/4 in 27.0 overs (BJ Bennett 33, W Madhevere 13)
Rain: Zimbabwe - 71/4 in 27.0 overs (BJ Bennett 33, W Madhevere 13)
Tea: Zimbabwe - 71/4 in 27.0 overs (BJ Bennett 33, W Madhevere 13)
Wet Ground: Zimbabwe - 71/4 in 27.0 overs (BJ Bennett 33, W Madhevere 13)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 95 balls (BJ Bennett 23, W Madhevere 25, Ex 4)
Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 34.6 overs (210 balls), Extras 4
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 121/5 in 42.0 overs (W Madhevere 40, J Campbell 6)
Rain: Zimbabwe - 144/5 in 48.3 overs (W Madhevere 47, J Campbell 21)
Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 50.2 overs (302 balls), Extras 6
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 92 balls (W Madhevere 18, J Campbell 30, Ex 2)
W Madhevere: 50 off 102 balls (6 x 4)
End Of Day: Zimbabwe - 183/7 in 68.0 overs (W Madhevere 61, NT Nyamhuri 5)

Match Details

Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Toss	Ireland, elected to bat first
Series	Ireland tour of Zimbabwe
Season	2024/25
Player Of The Match	Andy McBrine
Series result	Ireland won the one-off match
Match number	Test no. 2581
Hours of play (local time)	10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days	6,7,8,9,10 February 2025 - day (5-day match)
Test debut	Johnathan Campbell Nyasha Mayavo Nick Welch
Umpires	Ahsan Raza Kumar Dharmasena
TV Umpire	Langton Rusere
Reserve Umpire	Iknow Chabi