Ireland vs Zimbabwe Match Stats

Flighted full and on off. Singh works it towards third man for a single.

Tap and run! Loopy ball, on off. Rock pushes it to cover for a quick single.

WIDE! Full and wide outside off. Singh leaves it alone. Wide called.

FOUR! EDGY! Loopy ball, around off. Singh looks to work it to the off side but gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies past the keeper towards third man and finds the boundary.

Short and outside off. Singh looks to defend it out but misses.

On off, driven to covers.

Short and on the pads. Singh works it towards long on for a single. 33 needed in 30 balls.

A length ball, on off. Singh punches it through cover for a single.

Full-length ball and wide outside off. Rock leaves it alone. 

A touch short, on middle. Rock pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.

A slower length ball, just outside off. Singh taps it to point and takes off for a single. The fielder collects the ball and throws it at the striker's end. He hits the stumps but the Rock was well inside the crease.

OUT! TIMBER! Luke Jongwe gets his second wicket of the game. A length ball, around middle and leg. Rock makes room. He swings his blade but misses. The ball goes through to come in contact with the stumps and that will be it for the debutant, Neil Rock.

Full length and on off. Barry McCarthy works it towards point off the outside edge. They take one.

A length ball, on off. Barry McCarthy pushes it to point.

A slower full-length ball, on off. Barry McCarthy pushes it to cover.

Three dots on the trot! A slower back of a length ball, outside off. Barry McCarthy looks to cut it away. He gets it to cover off the inner half.

Yorker length ball and on off. Barry McCarthy digs it out to cover and takes off for a single.

FOUR! Much-needed boundary for Ireland. On a length and around off. Simi Singh comes down the track and lifts it over cover. The ball races away to the boundary.

SIX! BOOM! Simi Singh is taking the chase head on. A full-length ball, on off. Simi Singh skips down the track and powers it over the long on fence for a biggie. 18 runs needed in 18 balls. 

SWING AND A MISS! On a length, outside off. The ball is moving away from the right-hander. Barry McCarthy stays back and looks to push it out but misses.

Full and on the pads, Barry McCarthy tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Full toss and punished! A full toss and outside off. Singh carves it through covers for a boundary.

PLAY AND A MISS! Good-length ball and outside off. Singh looks to cut it away but misses.

Full and outside off. Singh throws his bat at it. The ball goes towards sweeper cover for a single.

Good-length ball, outside off. Barry McCarthy lets it go through to the keeper.

TWO LEG BYES! Full and on the pads. Singh looks to clip it away but misses. The ball goes to fine leg off the pads. The batters comeback for an easy second.

WIDE! Luke Jongwe can't afford to bowl extras at this stage of the innings. This one goes down the leg side. Wide called.

Good-length ball outside off, driven to cover.

On a length and on off. Singh punches it through cover for a single.

Good length ball on middle, McCarthy punches it to cover for a dot.

Short ball on off, McCarthy pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one 

On middle, Singh flicks it to the leg side for a single.

Very full outside off, Simi Singh looks to drive but misses. 6 needed in 5.

Good length ball outside off, Simi looks to cut but misses.

Full on the pads, Simi works it to square leg for a single.

OUT! TIMBER! Richard Ngarava gets his first wicket of the game and what a time to get it. Ngarava serves it full and wide outside off. Barry McCarthy gets behind the line and looks to paddle scoop it over the keeper's head, but he only manages to drag it onto the stumps. Barry McCarthy has to depart.

OUT! RUN OUT! A short ball, on off. Young looks to heave it away but misses. The ball goes to the keeper, who throws it back to the bowler. Richard Ngarava turns and clips the bails at the non-striker's end. Craig Young is short of the crease and he has to depart on a duck. Simi Singh needs to hit the next ball out of the park to get the win for his team or a boundary to make it to the Super Over.

Simi Singh could not manage to end the game on his own, but he put in a good fight till the last ball. A full-length ball, around off. Simi Singh comes across and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. ZIMBABWE WIN THE GAME BY 3 RUNS. They have successfully managed to defend a low score and take a 1-nil lead in this series.