Ireland vs Zimbabwe Match Stats

Fuller delivery outside off, around sixth stump. Mark Adair plants his front foot and blocks it outside off. 

Digs it in short now outside off. Mark Adair stands tall to perform an uppercut but misses the connection. Clive Madande keeps it well. 

Full-length delivery again just outside off, shaping it in. Mark Adair with no footwork hangs back and taps it outside off solidly. 

Fuller delivery on off, angling it in. Mark Adair tries to work it across the line but gets the connection on his outer edge. The ball rolls towards cover for no runs. 

Back of a length now outside off. Mark Adair lifts his willow up and leaves it alone to the keeper. 

Fullish delivery to end the over. Mark Adair pushes it back to the bowler. Blessing Muzarabani bends and makes a one-handed stop. 

 Superb glovework by Clive Madande. Fuller down the leg. Andy McBrine tries to flick it but misses. The keeper dives to his right and makes an interesting stop. 

Fullish delivery on stump. Andy Balbirnie pushes it back to the bowler. 

Pitches up, on middle and leg. Andy McBrine flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. 

FOUR! EXCELLENT SHOT! Victor Nyauchi pitches it up outside off. Mark Adair plants his front foot and drives it beautifully through the cover region. The shot was just like the cream on the top of a cake. Only 20 more required for Ireland now.

Fuller on pads. Mark Adair eases it towards vacant mid-wicket and gets a couple of runs. 

Fuller delivery on off and angles it in towards the batter. Mark Adair defends it down. 

FIFTY FOR Andy McBrine! What an exceptional inning by one of the experienced players of Ireland! This one is short and wide outside off. Andy McBrine stabs it towards the deep point region and takes a comfortable single. He raises his bat to the occasion and soaks all the applause from the Irish spectators. 

Fuller on the pads. Mark Adair flicks it towards fine leg for a single. 

Short and wide outside off. Andy McBrine eases it towards deep point and gets another single. 

FOUR! The timing of that flick was just exquisite! Runs are coming thick and fast from the Irish willows! Richard Ngarava bowls it fuller on middle and shapes it towards the middle stump. Mark Adair detects the swing and glances it from the crease towards the deep mid-wicket fence for four more runs added into his account. 

Back of a length just outside off. Mark Adair hops and blocks it down the pitch. 

On a length on middle. Mark Adair flicks it towards mid-wicket. 

In air.. but safe! It looks like Andy McBrine wants to finish it off early! Flat and fuller on off and middle. Andy McBrine comes dancing down the track to loft it, but fails to gain the desired elevation. The ball drops safe at long on the region where Tendai Chatara has a chase but fails to get the skier. Two runs taken in between !

Short delivery on middle and leg. Andy McBrine flicks it towards square leg for a single. 8 runs needed now!

Short and aorund off. Mark Adair eases it towards the cover region. 

On a length and on leg. Mark Adair clips it towards the mad at mid-wicket. 

Drangs his lengh back aorund off. Mark Adair cuts it towards deep cover region and gets another important single. 

Quicker now, short and on leg. Andy McBrine nudges it towards square leg for no runs. 

Top delivery! On a hard length on off, this one shoots off the deck and angles across sharply as Mark Adair plays inside the line of the ball.

On a good length and shaping it back into the pads, Mark Adair stabs the ball down wide of the keeper down the leg side and runs a single.

Excellent running and every run is now being applauded by the crowd, just 5 more required! Hard length on middle and angling in, Mark Adair pushes the ball down in front of mid on and scampers across for one.

Singles are coming comfortably now! Fuller delivery just outside off, angling it away from the batter. Mark Adair hangs back and dabs it towards the backward point region for a single. 

Back of a length on middle. Andy McBrine shuffles a bit to pull it towards square leg but misses and thumps his stomach. The ball dropped down and got stuck in his pad. He walks off and hands the delivery to the bowler. 

Huge appeal once again but nothing from the Umpire! Richard Ngarava bowls much fuller on middle and leg angling in. Andy Balbirnie tries to flick it but misses on the inner edge. The ball thumps the pad but it seems it would past the leg side. 

FOUR! Done and dusted! The crowd erupts as history has been made in Belfast, two back-to-back Test wins for the Ireland! Sean Williams bowls it fuller on and around off. Mark Adair strides out and uses his bottom hand to loft it over the mid on region and no one at the long on fence to stop that. Mark Adair finishes off in style and it's a huge day for the Irish cricket team. Ireland beats Zimbabwe by four wickets in their first meeting in a Test match.