Zimbabwe vs Ireland Match Stats

OUT! TIMBER! An absolute ripper of a delivery from Joshua Little and Clive Madande is left dumbfounded. Little comes from around the wicket and angles in a good-length delivery into middle and off. The ball pitches and nips away a touch after coming in with the angle and beats the outside edge of Madande's bat to hit the top of off stump. Ireland tightening their grip on this game as Little picks up his third wicket of the game.

Fullish length angling into middle and leg, Brad Evans plays it toward mid on.

This is short and outside off, Brad Evans taps it in front of point.

FOUR! A length ball angling onto the leg stump, Brad Evans walks past the off stump and flicks it really fine into the fine leg fence and picks up a boundary.

Overthrows and three of them! Back of a length around off, Brad Evans dabs it down to backward point and looks for the single. Evans is sent back and it is Harry Tector who has a shy at the batter's end. He misses and there's no one backing up. The batters push hard for three and get it with ease.

This is full and on leg stump, Gary Ballance flicks it straight to mid-wicket.

A comedy of errors and Zimbabwe do get the single in the end. Short of a length around off, Evans pulls it straight to Andy McBrine at mid-wicket and Gary Ballance calls him for the run. Evans doesn't care about it and McBrine misses the shy at the non-striker's end. Eventually, Evans does start running and Paul Stirling on the follow-up misses the direct hit as well and Evans gets to the other end.

Back of a length and over the stumps, Gary Ballance tucks it toward mid-wicket.

This is shorter and Gary Ballance pulls it down to deep square leg for a single.

This is slower and shorter around off, Brad Evans drags the pull shot behind square on the leg side and races back for the second.

Ever so close! Brad Evans walks past the leg stump and Mark Adair angles in a full toss, trying to follow the batter. Evans misses the drive and the ball misses the leg stump by a whisker.

Well bowled! A slower bumper now, well outside off and out of the reach of Brad Evans.

Comes from around the wicket and bowls it short and outside off. Gary Ballance goes on the back foot and cuts it to the left of the man at point for a single. Ballance gets to his first ODI FIFTY for Zimbabwe and his third overall. Can he up the ante now?

Good running! A tad shorter and on the body, this is played off the back foot and through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Swing and a miss! Slower one, on a good length and around off stump. Brad Evans charges down the track and looks to loft it over long off but misses.

Excellent running yet again! This is very full and on off stump, Brad Evans heaves it off the inner half of the bat through square leg for a couple of runs.

OUT! TAKEN! What a stunning catch from Harry Tector and that might be the last nail in the coffin for Zimbabwe. Graham Hume bowls a slower ball into the pitch and over middle stump. Brad Evans picks it up and pulls it away flat and hard toward deep mid-wicket. Tector comes charging in from the deep and dives at full stretch forward to grab it with both hands. Hume gets his man and Ireland in the driving seat here.

This is pitched up around the off stump, Richard Ngarava uses his long levers and lofts it high towards the cow corner fence. The fielder from long on runs around and keeps it down to a couple of runs. 58 needed now off 30 balls.

Short and outside off, Gary Ballance cuts it firmly to Tyrone Kane at backward point. A fumble by him allows the batters to cross for a single.

OUT! TIMBER! Joshua Little bowls this one on a length and angling in on middle from over the wicket, Richard Ngarava clears his front leg and goes for a mighty heave across the line. Ngarava fails to connect and sees his middle stump dislodged. Joshua Little gets his fourth wicket to pile more misery on Zimbabwe.

On a length and angling away outside off, Victor Nyauchi drives away from his body but misses.

Fuller outside off by Joshua Little, Victor Nyauchi leans forward and drives this one to deep point. Gets off the mark with a single.

Slower and into the wicket on middle, Gary Ballance waits for it and pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.

Full and straight from 'round the wicket, Victor Nyauchi steers this one to deep cover and retains the strike with a single.

Back of a length around off by Graham Hume, Victor Nyauchi goes for a swipe across the line but misses.

Fullish delivery at the stumps, Victor Nyauchi squeezes this one out to backward point and brings Gary Ballance back on strike with a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Gary Ballance departs and that should do it for Ireland! On a length outside off by Graham Hume, Gareth Delany shimmies down the track to thump this one wide of long off. Ends up hitting it flat and straight to long off where Joshua Little takes a fine catch. Ireland are now just a wicket away from sealing this game.

Fuller on off, Tendai Chatara drives this one straight to cover and sets off for a single. Paul Stirling there fires a throw at the non-striker's end but misses. Tendai Chatara would have been in trouble had Stirling hit.

Slower and on a length on off, Victor Nyauchi fails to get this one away on the off side.

FOUR! Just over! Fuller delivery on off, Victor Nyauchi gets underneath the delivery and lofts it over the leaping mid off fielder for a boundary.

Low full toss on off, Tendai Chatara knocks it to cover and takes a single.

Slower and short outside off, Victor Nyauchi swings his bat at it but misses.

OUT! BOWLED! THAT'S IT! Ireland win by 46 runs! Mark Adair keeps it full and straight at the stumps, Victor Nyauchi clears his front leg to go down the ground but connects with thin air. Ends up getting his woodwork disturbed and Ireland are delighted to seal this game. They make it 1-1 in the series with all to play for in the decider.