Zimbabwe vs Ireland Match Stats

FOUR! There's the boundary Ireland needed to release all the pressure. This is short and wide outside off, Mark Adair cuts it to the left of the diving man at point and picks up a handy boundary.

Floated up on middle and leg, Mark Adair works it away toward mid-wicket.

Quicker one, fired in on middle, Mark Adair defends it out again.

Flatter this time around off, nudged away in front of point and Mark Adair wants the single but again George Dockrell sends him back, rightly so too.

Nicely drifted into middle and leg, Mark Adair flicks it onto the on side.

Flighted delivery on off and middle, Mark Adair leans forward to make yet another block.

Comes from around the wicket and angles it in on a good length from around off. George Dockrell stays back and bunts it out on the off side.

Keeps it nice and full again around off, George Dockrell defends it toward cover-point.

TWO WIDES! Attempted slower one, looking to go full and attack the pads but it is spilled well down leg. The keeper fumbles as well and they get across for one.

Good length right around the top of off, angling in, Mark Adair defends it out.

Shortish length angling down leg, Mark Adair fails to get it away and the ball just flicks the thigh pad on its way down to the keeper.

On a good length and angled in, this one hits a crack and comes in sharply, Mark Adair gets squared up and gets a leading edge onto the off side.

Hard length around off, angling back in, Mark Adair has to play at it and gets a big inside edge past the stumps for a single.

Starts off with a fuller delivery, on middle and angled in, Mark Adair digs it out toward mid off.

EDGED AND FOUR! Tanaka Chivanga pitches it up a bit around off and gets some movement away from the batter. Mark Adair goes hard at it and gets a thick outside edge through the vacant first slip region and into the third man fence.

WIDE! Good length angling down leg, wide called.

Full and outside off, shaping away a touch, Mark Adair drives it straight toward cover.

A direct hit and Mark Adair was gone for all money! Back of a length over the stumps, Adair nudges it toward mid-wicket and sets off for the single. Sikandar Raza picks up the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end but fails to hit the stumps.

A spicy bumper this, around off and moving away, George Dockrell sways out of the way and leaves it alone for the keeper to collect.

Short again, this time at the body, George Dockrell lifts his front leg up and short-arm jabs it in front of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Short of a length from around the stumps, rising up on the batter, Mark Adair does well to get behind the line and keeps it down on the off side.

Good length on the pads, flicked away behind square leg for a single.

Short again, angling down leg a bit, George Dockrell glances it off the hips down to fine leg and picks up another run.

FOUR! Ireland inching closer to the win now! Richard Ngarava continues to bowl it short and attack the body but this time Mark Adair is waiting for it and he pulls it well behind square leg for a boundary.

A quick bumper now over the stumps, Mark Adair ducks under it well.

WIDE! Goes for another bumper but gets it all wrong as this one flies over the head of Mark Adair. Ireland just one hit away now from victory.

A low full toss around off, Mark Adair goes after it but only manages to get it toward extra cover for a single.

Completely misjudged by Blessing Muzarabani and Mark Adair lets out a cheeky smile. Banged in short around off, Adair mistimes the pull badly in front of mid on and Muzarabani goes back at first before coming forward and then just stops, allowing the ball to pitch in front of him.

Short again, this time the pull shot is forced away between mid-wicket and mid on and Mark Adair picks up a couple of runs.

Another short ball, this time Mark Adair pulls it away over backward square leg without much timing and picks up another single.

WIDE! Misses the yorker and serves a full toss down the leg side. Scores are now level.

OUT! CAUGHT! Would you believe it? With just one needed to win, George Dockrell has held out here and Tanaka Chivanga picks up a wicket. Banged in short over middle, this one climbs on the batter. Dockrell looks to pull it over mid-wicket into the vacant region but ends up getting a top edge. The ball goes really high but Sikandar Raza settles under it well and takes the catch. Also, Andy McBrine is the new man in.

Back of a length and over middle, Andy McBrine gets right behind the line and blocks it out.

Full and outside off, there to be driven but Andy McBrine opts to leave it alone and we will go beyond the 40-over mark.

FOUR! There it is, the winning runs and it is Mark Adair who finishes the proceedings here. This is a short ball banged in around off, Adair bends his back, lets the ball come on and ramps it down to third man for a boundary. Ireland win by four wickets!