IRE vs ZIM 2nd ODI Commentary - Stormont (10 September 2021)

OUT! CAUGHT! Tucker's cameo ends! Full on off, Tucker looks to go over deep mid-wicket but does not time it well. It goes to Wellington Masakadza who takes it easily.

Full toss on off, Adair drives it to long on for a single.

OUT! RUN OUT! Singh is short! Full on middle, Simi Singh heaves it to deep mid-wicket and wants a couple. He takes off. Madhevere throws it to the keeper, Regis Chakabva, who whips the bails off. The third umpire is called for and the replays show that Singh is well short despite the dive.

SIX! Cracked! Full on off, McBrine lifts it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. What a way to get off the mark!

OUT! RUN OUT! McBrine goes! Very full outside off, McBrine lets it go. Adair calls him for the bye. Chakabva throws it to Jongwe and he does the rest. Wide and also a wicket.

Very full on off, Adair defends it to covers for one.

FOUR! What a shot to end the innings! Full on middle, Young lifts it over the bowler's head for a boundary. IRELAND END ON 282 FOR 8.

Short ball around off, Tector looks to pull but gets hit on the top edge of the bat and goes to the leg side. A single taken.

Full outside off, Tucker drives it to deep cover for one.

FOUR! That's nicely done by Tector! Full outside off, Tector drives it through extra cover for a boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Tector goes after a fine knock! Short ball around off. Tector looks to pull but it takes the top edge and goes to the side of the pitch on the off side. Ngarava calls for it and takes it.

Full outside off, Tucker looks to drive but misses.

Good length ball on middle, Tucker looks to flick but it goes off the pads to the off side. A leg bye taken.

Short ball outside off, Tucker makes room and then lifts it over cover for a couple.

Full on middle, Tucker scoops it to the leg side for one.

Full on the pads, Tector looks to flick but it goes off the pads to the off side. A single given so that means that there was an edge. It is fifty for Harry Tector as well.

FOUR! Good-length ball on middle, Tucker flicks it to deep square leg for a boundary. This is some brilliant hitting by these two.

Slower ball outside off, Tucker looks to swing it away but misses.

FOUR! Lovely! Full on middle, Tucker heaves it to deep square leg for a boundary.

Good-length ball outside off. Tector plays it to deep cover for a single.

Full on middle, Tucker works it to the leg side for one.

Good-length ball outside off, Tector cuts it to point.

Full on off, Tector plays it to cover for a single.

Full outside off, Tucker paddles it to backward square leg for a couple.

Short ball on the pads, Tucker looks to pull but gets hit on the body and it goes to the leg side. A single taken.

SIX! Bang! Good-length ball on middle. Tucker makes room and then lifts it over cover for a biggie.

Full on middle, Tucker works it to long on for one.

FOUR! Excellent batting! Low full toss on middle, Tector reverse-scoops it over short third man for a boundary.

FOUR! Good-length ball outside off, Tector cuts it through point for a boundary. Tector is putting on a great show here!

Full on off, Tector drives it to mid off for one.

Low full toss outside off, Tucker drives it to deep cover for a couple.

Back of a length, outside off. Tector pushes it past point for one.

Short ball, down the leg side. Tucker pulls it past square leg for one.

FOUR! Pumped! Length ball, on the pads. Tector pulls it away. The ball goes between the fielders at deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

FOUR! That is nicely done! Length ball, on the pads. Tector shuffles across and paddles it to the fine leg fence.

Fuller ball, on off. Tector pushes it past covers for one.

On a length, around off. Tucker pushes it to third man for one.

Length ball, outside off. Tucker gets the inside edge on the pads while looking to block. The ball goes to the off side for one.

Shorter ball, outside off. Tector misses the cut.

FOUR! Lucky boundary! Short ball, outside off. Tector cuts it hard. The man at point leaps up but cannot get to the ball. It runs to the fence.

Back of a length, on the pads. Pulled to deep square leg for one.

On a length, outside off. Tucker drives it past covers. They get back of the second.

Short ball, on leg. Tucker pulls it past deep square leg for a couple.

On a length, on off. Tector shuffles across and paddles it to short fine leg for one.

FOUR! Almost a wicket! Short ball, on off. George Dockrell pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder runs to his left and sticks his left hand out but the ball goes over him. It bounces once and goes over the ropes.

Length ball, outside off. Pushed to deep cover for a couple.

OUT! TAKEN! This time the catch is taken! Short ball, outside off. George Dockrell goes for the pull but does not middle it. The ball goes straight to Milton Shumba at deep mid-wicket and he takes it with ease.

Shorter ball, on off. Tector pulls it towards deep square leg for a couple.

Yorker, on off. Tector blocks it out.

Loopy ball, on off. Tector sweeps it to short third man.

Shorter ball, on the pads. Worked towards short fine leg for one.

SIX! Just over the fielder! George Dockrell comes down the track and hits it down the ground. The ball goes just over the man at long on for a maximum.

Flatter ball, on off. Punched to long on for one.

Shorter ball, around off. Tector pushes it past covers for one.

Shorter ball, on off. George Dockrell pulls it to deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Flatter ball, around off. Pushed past covers for one.

Loopy ball, on off. George Dockrell pushes it past covers for one.

SIX! That is a lovely shot by Tector! Tossed up, on off. He extends his arms and hits it over covers. The man from long off gets across to his left but the ball goes over him.

Shorter ball, on off. Pushed past covers for one.

Shorter ball, on leg. George Dockrell works it to mid-wicket for one.

Shorter ball, on leg. Pulled to deep square leg for one.

Loopy ball, on off. Blocked out.

Tossed up, around off. Harry Tector misses the sweep.

Flatter ball, on off. Tector pushes it back to the bowler.

Tossed up, around off. Tector chips it over mid off. The fielder tries to get under it but does not. The batters take two.

On middle, worked to the leg side for one.

Loopy ball outside off, Dockrell lifts it over cover for a couple of runs.

Good length ball on middle, Dockrell defends it out onto the pitch.

Good length ball outside off, Dockrell looks to punch it off the back foot but misses.

Outside off, left alone by Dockrell.

Good length ball on middle, worked to the leg side for a single.

Fullish ball on off, Tector pushes it to cover for one.

Good length ball outside off, Dockrell punches it to deep cover for a couple.

Floated ball outside off, Tector cuts it through the point region for a couple.

Tossed up on middle, Tector plays it back to the bowler.

Loopy ball on middle, worked down to long on for a single.

Flighted ball outside off, George pushes it to cover.

Flatter ball outside off, Dockrell punches it to deep cover for a single.

Tossed up on middle, Tector pushes it back to the bowler.

Good-length ball on off, Porterfield defends it out.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! What a ball from Richard Ngarava! Brilliant! Good-length ball outside off, Porterfield looks to defend but it takes the outside edge and goes to Chakabva who makes no mistake. A good knock by William Porterfield ends, he would have wanted to bat till the end of the innings.

Good-length ball on off, Dockrell defends it to cover.

On a length outside off, Dockrell guides it to third man for one.

Good-length ball on middle, Tector nudges it to the leg side for one.

FOUR! What a shot this is! Full outside off, Dockrell drives it through cover for a boundary.

Full on middle, Tector plays it back to the bowler.

Flatter ball on middle, Harry works it to mid-wicket.

Loopy ball on off, Tector plays it to mid off for one.

Flatter ball on off, Porterfield looks to defend but gets hit on the pads.

On off, driven to long off for one.

Flatter ball on middle, Tector tucks it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Oh, that is smacked by Andy Balbirnie! Back of a length, outside off. He rocks back and pulls it hard to the mid-wicket fence.

Length ball, down the leg side. Andy Balbirnie misses the flick. There is an appeal for caught but turned down. It is not given a wide, so there was likely some bat on it.

Length ball, on off. Pushed to covers for one. 150 up for Ireland.

Short of a length, outside off. Punched to deep point for one.

OUT! TAKEN! There comes the big wicket of Andy Balbirnie! This is a shorter ball, on the pads. He whips it to the leg side. The man from fine leg, Brendan Taylor, runs forward and slides to take the catch. A good knock by Andy Balbirnie ends.

Shorter ball, outside off. William Porterfield cuts it to point.

FIVE WIDES! The Irish are getting runs at a fast pace now! Full ball, lands on leg and turns down the leg side. The fielder fails to collect and the ball races to the fence.

Tossed up, outside off. Andy Balbirnie gets hit on the pads while looking to sweep.

Fuller ball, on off. Pushed back to the bowler.

Tossed up, outside off. This time Andy Balbirnie sweeps it to deep square leg for one.

Fuller ball, on off. Pushed to long off for one.

Another single as Andy Balbirnie works this to long on.

This is flatter, outside off. William Porterfield pushes it to covers.

SIX! That is a massive strike! This is tossed up, around middle. Andy Balbirnie gets low and sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

FOUR! Nicely played again! Shorter ball, on off. Andy Balbirnie rocks back and cuts it to the backward point fence.

Shorter ball, around off. Andy Balbirnie runs it towards third man for one.

SIX! Bam! William Porterfield gets going now! This is tossed up, in the slot. He smacks it way over the long off fence.

Shorter ball, outside off. Cut away past point for one.

Fuller ball, on off. Pushed to covers for one.

Loopy ball, on off. Blocked out.

Flatter ball, around off. William Porterfield punches it past covers for one.

Tossed up, on off. Blocked out.

Loopy ball, on off. Andy Balbirnie lifts it over covers for a couple.

FOUR! Nicely played! Tossed up, on middle. Andy Balbirnie gets low and sweeps it to the square leg fence for a boundary.

Flatter ball, on off. Pushed to long on for one.

Tossed up, on leg. William Porterfield comes down the track and blocks it.

Shorter ball, around off. Punched to deep cover for one.

Loopy ball, on leg. William Porterfield works it to backward square leg for one.

Nicely driven to deep cover for yet another single.

Loopy ball, on leg. William Porterfield gets low and sweeps it nicely to deep square leg for one.

Darted on the pads. Andy Balbirnie blocks this out.

Tossed up outside off, Porterfield drives it to cover.

On off, pushed to long off for a single.

Flighted on middle, worked to mid-wicket.

Flatter ball on middle, Balbirnie plays it back to the bowler.

Full on middle, Balbirnie sweeps it to deep square leg for one.

Short and outside off, Porterfield punches it to deep cover for one.

Short and outside off, Balbirnie punches it to deep cover for a single.

Loopy ball outside off, Porterfield looks to drive but misses.

Floated on off, Porterfield uses his feet and looks to flick but it goes off the inside edge to the leg side.

On middle, worked to the mid-wicket region.

Short and outside off, cut to deep point for one.

Full on off, Balbirnie pushes it back to the bowler.

Flatter ball outside off, cut to deep point for a couple of runs.

Loopy ball on middle, Balbirnie plays it back to the bowler.

Quicker ball on off, Balbirnie defends it to cover.

Full on middle, Balbirnie plays it back to Wesley.

Flatter on the pads, worked to the leg side for one.

Flatter ball on off, Porterfield punches it to cover.

Flatter on middle, AB works it to mid-wicket.

Full on middle, Balbirnie sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Full on off, Porterfield pushes it to mid off.

Flatter ball outside off, Porterfield looks to cut but misses.

Tossed up on off, Porterfield plays it back to the bowler.

Full outside off, Porterfield drives it to cover.

On off, pushed back to the bowler.

Loopy ball on off, Porterfield defends it to point.

Flatter ball on middle, William tucks it to deep square leg for a single.

Flighted ball outside off, Andy drives it to deep cover for one.

Short ball outside off, Porterfield looks to pull but misses.

FOUR! Fifty for William Porterfield! Continues his form from the last game! Full on the pads, Porterfield sweeps it to fine leg for a boundary.

Shorter ball, outside off. Punched to deep cover for one.

Tossed up, around off. William Porterfield hits it towards mid off.

Full ball, on the pads. William Porterfield clips it past the diving mid-wicket fielder for one.

Nicely tossed up, around off. Andy Balbirnie is beaten as he looks to block.

Fuller ball, on off. Pushed back to the bowler.

Tossed up, outside off. Andy Balbirnie goes for the sweep but gets hit on the pads.

Shorter ball, around off. William Porterfield works it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Loopy ball, on off. Andy Balbirnie blocks it out.

Fuller ball, on off. Pushed past covers for one. Andy Balbirnie is off the mark.

Nicely tossed up, outside off. William Porterfield pushes it to long off for one.

Shorter ball, outside off. Andy Balbirnie cuts it past point for a couple.

Loopy ball, on leg. Andy Balbirnie sweeps it to fine leg for one.

Tossed up, around off. Paul Stirling is beaten as he looks to block.

Fuller ball, on off. Paul Stirling goes for the sweep but gets hit on the pads.

OUT! TAKEN! That is such a good catch! Full ball, on leg. Paul Stirling chips it towards mid-wicket. The fielder, Sikandar Raza, gets to his left and dives to take the catch with his left hand. The TV umpire is called in to check whether the ball bounced on its way to the fielder, but the replay shows that it is not a bump ball.

Loopy ball, around off. Andy Balbirnie looks to block it but is beaten.

Darted on the pads. The ball hits the pads and goes to short fine leg.

Loopy ball, on off. Blocked out.

Loopy ball, outside off. William Porterfield looks to block but is beaten.

Loopy ball, on off. William Porterfield misses the sweep.

Shorter ball, around off. Pushed to covers.

Just a single as William Porterfield pushes it to long off.

Tossed up, on off. Paul Stirling sweeps it to deep square leg for one.

Shorter ball, on off. William Porterfield goes for the pull but gets the inside edge back on the pads.

Full ball, on off. William Porterfield misses the sweep and is hit on the pads. The appeal for LBW is turned down.

Just a single as this is pushed to long on.

Fuller ball, on off. Pushed to covers. William Porterfield wants a single but is sent back.

Flighted ball outside off, Stirling looks to defend but misses.

Fuller ball, on leg. Blocked out.

Flatter ball, around leg. Paul Stirling blocks it out.

Tossed up on middle, Stirling works it to the leg side.

NOT OUT! No bat on it! Tossed up on middle, Stirling looks to defend but seems to have missed. It seems to have gone off the pads back to Chakabva who catches it and appeals. The umpire is not interested and Zimbabwe have taken the review. The UltraEdge shows no bat on it. They check for LBW and the Ball Tracker shows that the impact is outside off and the wickets are missing. Review lost.

On middle, flicked to square leg.

Tossed up on off, Paul defends it out.

Short outside off, Stirling punches it to deep cover for one.

Loopy ball on off, Porterfield looks to defend but it goes off the outside edge to short third man for one.

FOUR! Dispatched! Full on middle, Stirling heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary. He is really batting well now.

Loopy ball on off, Stirling uses his feet and defends it to cover.

Full on off, Stirling drives it to cover.

Tossed up on the pads, Stirling nudges it to the leg side.

Flatter ball outside off, Stirling punches it to cover for a single.

Looped up ball on the pads, Porterfield looks to flick but gets hit on the pads.

Full ball on off, WP drives it to cover and takes a quick run.

On middle, nudged to the leg side for a single.

Full on off, driven to deep cover for a single.

Good-length ball on middle, Stirling defends it out.

Good-length ball on middle, Stirling dances down the track and looks to defend but it goes off the inside edge to short fine leg. Stirling looks for the single but is sent back.

On off, guided to third man for one.

Flighted on off, Stirling defends it out.

On middle, worked to the leg side.

Tossed up outside off, Paul drives it to deep cover for a single.

Loopy ball on the pads, Porterfield keeps it out.

Flatter ball on middle, Porterfield punches it down to long on for one.

Looped up ball outside off, pushed to point.

Good-length ball on off, Porterfield defends it to cover.

On a length on off, Porterfield taps it to point.

Full outside off, Porterfield drives it to deep cover for a single.

Full on middle and leg, Stirling works it to mid-wicket.

Good-length ball outside off, Stirling guides it to third man for a single.

On middle, pushed to mid on.

Tossed up, on off. Pushed past covers for one.

Flatter ball, around off. Blocked out.

Fuller ball, on off. William Porterfield blocks it out.

Darted on the pads. William Porterfield works it to mid-wicket.

Shorter ball, outside off. Pushed towards point.

Tossed up, on middle. William Porterfield pushes it to long on for one.

Back of a length, outside off.  William Porterfield pushes it past covers for one.

Short and wide outside off. Paul Stirling cuts it hard but straight to deep point for one.

Fuller ball, on off. William Porterfield gets the outside edge while looking to block. The ball goes to third man for one.

Full ball, on off. Blocked out.

Full-length ball, on off. Paul Stirling comes forward to defend it well.

Full ball, on the pads. Flicked away past square leg for one.

Nicely tossed up, on off. Pushed to mid off.

Flatter ball, around off. Paul Stirling blocks it out.

Darted on the pads. Blocked out by Paul Stirling.

Paul Stirling comes down the track and works it towards mid on.

Nicely tossed up, on off. Pushed to covers.

FOUR! Nicely played by Paul Stirling! Tossed up, on off. He gets low and then sweeps it to the square leg fence. Really well played.

Fuller ball, around off. Pushed past covers for one.

Full ball, on the pads. William Porterfield pushes it to mid on with ease.

Short of a length, wide enough for William Porterfield to leave it with ease.

Full ball, way outside off. Driven to deep cover for one.

Short of a length, outside off. Left alone.

Back of a length, on the pads. Paul Stirling works it to square leg for one.

Length ball, on off. Blocked out.

Fuller ball, on off. Pushed to covers.

Back of a length, outside off. Paul Stirling leaves it.

Length ball, around off. Paul Stirling gets the outside edge while looking to block. The ball takes the outside edge, but goes past first slip. It goes towards third man for one.

FOUR! Nicely played! Length ball, on the body. William Porterfield runs it past the keeper for a boundary.

Length ball, on the pads. Worked towards deep square leg for a couple.

FOUR! Loose delivery! Short ball outside off, Stirling cuts it over point for a boundary.

On middle, pushed to mid on.

Full on middle, Stirling flicks it to square leg.

BEATEN! Full outside off, Stirling looks to defend but misses.

Full outside off, Paul guides it to third man for one.

DROPPED! A tough chance goes down! Good-length ball outside off. Porterfield looks to drive but it goes off the outside edge to point where the fielder puts it down.

Good length ball on middle, Stirling defends it back to the bowler.

Good-length ball around off, Stirling mistimes it to mid on.

Short ball around off, Stirling sways away from it. 

Full on off, Stirling looks to flick but it goes off the outside edge to third man for a single.

Short ball around off, Porterfield sways away from it.

Good-length ball on off, Porterfield defends it to cover.

On a length outside off, Porterfield leaves it alone.

Full on the pads, Porterfield whips it to deep square leg for one.

Full ball outside off, Stirling drives it to cover-point where the fielder makes a half-stop. Keeps it down to one.

FOUR! EDGY! Good-length ball around off. Porterfield looks to defend but it goes off the inside edge and it flies to fine leg for a boundary.

BEATEN! Excellent comeback by Ngarava! Good length ball around off, Porterfield looks to defend but misses.

FOUR! Beautifully played! Full on middle, Porterfield flicks it to deep square leg for another boundary.

Good-length ball outside off, Stirling leaves it alone. 

BEATEN! Good length, around off. Stirling looks to defend but misses.

Good-length ball on middle, Stirling clips it to deep square leg for a single.

On the pads, Porterfield flicks it to square leg.

Full on the pads, WP flicks it to fine leg for one.

Short ball outside off, Stirling lets it go to the keeper.

Full on middle, Porterfield flicks it to square leg.

Good-length ball outside off, left alone by Porterfield.

On a length on middle, worked to the leg side.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Full on off, Porterfield drives it straight past the bowler and into the fence.

WIDE! Down the leg side, Porterfield misses his flick. Wided.

Good-length ball on off, William defends it to back to the bowler.

FOUR! Magnificent! Back-of-a-length ball outside off, Porterfield drives it through extra cover for a boundary.

On a length, on middle. William Porterfield looks to block but gets hit on the body.

Back of a length, on leg. Worked to the leg side for one.

FIVE WIDES! Length ball, down the leg side. Paul Stirling misses the flick. The keeper fails to collect and the ball runs to the fence.

Length ball, wide outside off. Paul Stirling shuffles across but the ball is way out of his reach. Left alone. Wide called.

Length ball, outside off. Paul Stirling leaves this one.

Short of a length, lands outside off and comes back in. Paul Stirling sways away from the line of the ball.

Paul Stirling comes down the track to this length ball and then leaves it alone.

On a length, around leg. Worked towards square leg.

On a length, on the pads. Worked to the leg side.

Beaten! This lands a touch fuller, around off. William Porterfield looks to block it from the crease. But the ball lands and then nips away to go past the outside edge.

Back of a length, around off. Blocked out.

On a length, on off. William Porterfield blocks it from the crease.

Short of a length, outside off. William Porterfield rises and then guides it past second slip for one.

Richard Ngarava serves a length ball, on off. Paul Stirling blocks it from the crease.

Fuller ball, around off. Driven to mid off.

Back of a length, outside off. Left alone.

FOUR! Up and over! Full ball, outside off. William Porterfield hits it over point and the ball runs to the fence.

Full ball, wide outside off. Left alone.

Short of a length, outside off. William Porterfield looks to block but pulls his bat back at the last moment.

Fuller ball, outside off. Driven past mid off. The fielder chases it, slides and keeps it to one.

Back of a length, on leg. Paul Stirling blocks this one.

That bounced a lot! Length ball, lands on off and takes off. Paul Stirling looks to block but the ball goes way over him.

Again! This lands on a length and takes off. Paul Stirling is once again beaten as he looks to block.

On a length, on leg. Paul Stirling blocks it.

Back of a length, around off. Paul Stirling works it to the leg side.

FOUR! First runs of the game! Full ball, outside off. Stirling goes hard at it but gets the outside edge. The ball goes over the slip cordon and runs to the fence.

Nicely bowled. Length ball, around off. William Porterfield looks to block but the ball zips past the outside edge.

Back of a length, outside off. Left alone.

Bat on ball! On a length, around off. William Porterfield blocks it from the crease.

On a length, outside off. William looks to block but the ball goes way past the outside edge.

On a length, just outside off. William Porterfield leaves it.

Fuller ball, outside off. Left alone. Maiden to start the game.