IRE vs ZIM 3rd T20I Commentary - Bready (01 September 2021)

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

OUT! RICHARD NGARAVA IS RUN OUT! That is the end of the game. Fuller in length on leg, Chatara squeezes it out to mid-wicket. He takes off for a single but then says no. In the meantime, Richard Ngarava is already halfway down the track. He tries to get back to the crease but Shane Getkate picks up the ball and hits the stumps at the bowler's end. IRELAND WIN BY 40 RUNS.

Just short of the deep square leg fielder. Fuller in length, on leg. Ryan Burl whips it towards deep square leg. The fielder there runs ahead in an attempt to catch the ball but it falls just short of him. A run taken.

Back of a length, outside off. Chatara looks to play it away from the body and misses. 

On off, guided to third man for one.

OUT! TAKEN! Mark Adair gets his third wicket. He serves a short-of-a-length ball on leg, Ryan Burl goes for the pull shot, but he holes out to the fine leg fielder where Simi Singh takes a good low catch. 

On the pads, Ngarava looks to work it on the leg side but inside-edges it to fine leg for one.

On a length around off, Tendai Chatara cuts it through point for a single. 

FOUR! Nicely played! Length ball well outside off, Ryan Burl gets into the line of the ball and laps it towards fine leg for a boundary. 

SIX! SLAMMED! Right in the slot, on off. Ryan Burl stands tall and hammers it over long on for a maximum. That went miles over. 

Full and wide outside off, Burl drags it down to long on for one.

Full again on middle and leg, clipped on the leg side for a single.

A low full toss outside off, Burl smashes it to wide of long off but only for a single.

On leg, Chatara tucks it to short fine leg. He takes off for a single but is sent back by Burl. 45 needed from 18 balls.

Good-length ball, outside off. Ryan Burl advances down the track and swings his bat but only connects it with thin air around him.

FOUR! Streaky! Short of a length, outside off. Ryan Burl looks to guide it to third man but miscues. The ball goes off the top edge over the keeper's head for a boundary. 

Fuller in length, outside off. Burl again swings his bat and again fails to connect. 

 Good-length ball on middle, Burl defends it down onto the deck. The batters take off for a quick single. Little quickly runs and kicks the ball and hits the stumps. Wellington Masakadza was well in though.

OUT! TIMBER! Josh Little bags his second. A touch fuller and on off, Wellington Masakadza looks to work it on the leg side and exposes his stumps. He misses and the ball skids through to rattle the stumps. 

Length ball on off, Chatara hits it to cover. 58 needed from 24 balls.

Shortish, outside off, Burl looks to slash it away but he misses. 

Around off, flatter too, punched off the back foot through covers and the batters come back for the second. 

Floats it up, outside off, pushed through covers for one. 

Loopy, outside off, Wellington Masakadza gets low and drags his sweep to deep mid-wicket and the man in the deep does well to dive and stop the ball. Saves a couple of runs for his side. 

Leg bye. Outside off, Wellington Masakadza steps out but misses his shot. The ball takes the pad and goes to the off side, for a leg bye. 

Around off, pushed through mid off for one. 63 more needed in 30 balls!

 OUT! BOWLED! That should be the game. The skipper of Zimbabwe has to head back and he looked like the last hope for the visitors to win this game. Now, with him gone, the game looks to be in Ireland's grasp. On a length, around middle and leg, the ball stays slightly low as Craig Ervine looks to force this through the leg side but misses. The furniture behind takes a beating. 75 needed in 41 balls! 

Fuller, outside off, Wellington Masakadza swings at this but misses. 

Back of a length, around off, worked to sweeper cover for one. 

On the pads, flicked to deep square leg for one. 

WIDE. This is slipped down the leg side, Wellington Masakadza looks to flick but misses. Wide signalled. 

Around off, on a length, worked through mid on for a run. 

Good-length ball on middle, worked through square leg and one more run is taken. 

Tossed it up, outside off. Burl looks to cut it away but misses. 

Loopy ball on off, punched to the right of the bowler.

Three dots in a row! Loopy ball, full and on off. Burl pushes it to mid off.

Outside off, Burl steers it to deep cover for a single this time.

FOUR! The skipper gets a boundary now. Made it look easy. Floated, around off, Craig Ervine lofts this one over the covers for a boundary. 

Around off, pushed through mid off for a run. 

Full-length ball, around off, hit down to long on for one. 

On middle, flicked to deep square leg for one. 

OUT! CAUGHT! The sixth one falls and Mark Adair strikes. A slower ball, around off, on a length, Luke Jongwe looks to play this to the leg side, but is through his shot early. The outside edge is induced and the ball lobs up behind, near the keeper. Neil Rock moves to his right and takes this dolly.

The batsman has just blocked that from his crease.

On a length on off, kept out. 

Around off, pushed through covers for a run. 

OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Benjamin White strikes and gets his second wicket. Shumba walks back and Zimbabwe's run chase is slowly falling apart here. White gives this one air, lands it on middle, Milton Shumba gets low and looks to slog sweep but he misses his shot as the ball crashes into the furniture behind. 95 needed in 59 balls! 

On middle, hit to deep mid-wicket for one. 

Flatter, outside off, Craig Ervine looks to slash but misses as the ball takes the inside edge to fine leg for one. 

FOUR! Shortish, around off, Luke Jongwe slaps this one through point. Much needed for Zimbabwe! 

Around off, pushed to covers for one. 

FOUR! Another one. Ervine is leading the charge. Shortish, outside off, Craig Ervine slashes this one through point for a boundary. 

Floated it up outside off, Shumba strokes it to deep cover for one.

SIX! BANG! This one is in the slot, on off. Craig Ervine smokes it over long on for a maximum. 

Flatter ball on middle, Ervine pushes it towards point for a single.

Full and on middle, drilled to long on for one.

Loopy ball on middle, Ervine advances down the track and looks to clip it on the leg side. The ball goes off the outside edge towards point for one.

Full and on middle, Shumba punches it straight down the ground towards long on. He retains the strike by picking up a single. 95 needed from 60 balls.

Tossed up on middle, Shumba looks to tuck it around the corner but gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls on the leg side and the batters take a leg bye.

SIX! Easy pickings! Floated it up on off, Craig Ervine gets low and smacks it over wide of long on for a biggie. 

Full and outside off, eased down to long off for a single.

Full and outside off, Shumba pushes it to long on for a run.

A low full toss on off, Ervine drives it past cover for another single.

A googly on off, Shumba pushes it to cover for a run. 

Good-length ball on off, Myers punches it back to the bowler.

 OUT! TAKEN! Short of a length, on off. Myers goes for the pull shot. He does not time it well though. The ball lands straight into the hands of Kevin O'Brien at deep mid-wicket and he completes the catch. Another one bites the dust for Zimbabwe as they lose their fourth wicket. 

Length ball on middle, Ervine glances it to deep square leg for a run.

On a length, outside off. Shumba punches it to cover for one.

MISFIELD AND FOUR! Fuller in length, on off. Craig Ervine drills it towards mid off. The fielder there runs to his right but fails to stop the ball. A boundary, in the end. 

Short of a length, outside off. Ervine looks to cut it away but misses.

FOUR LEG BYES! Loopy ball down the leg side, Regis Chakabva looks to flick but misses. The keeper fails to collect the ball as well and it races away to the fine leg fence. 

OUT! LBW! Tossed up ball on middle and leg, Regis Chakabva is caught in the crease and looks to play across the line. He misses and gets hit on the pads. Benjamin White pleads for an LBW and the umpire raises his finger. 

Flatter ball on middle, blocked out. 

Full and on off, Ervine steps out and works it to mid-wicket for one.

Outside off, worked to point for a single.

Floated it up outside off, Ervine knocks it back to the bowler.

Good-length ball outside off, Regis Chakabva swings but misses. The keeper fails to collect the ball cleanly and the batters sneak a bye. The keeper has a shy at the striker's end but misses. 

FOUR! Lovely shot! Length ball on off, Dion Myers steers it through covers for a boundary. 

On a length, outside off. Myers guides it to third man for a single. 

Beaten! Good-length ball, outside off, angling away. Regis Chakabva swings his bat hard but to no avail. 

Short of a length, on middle. Regis pulls it towards deep square leg for a run. 

On a length on middle, Myers smashes it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. End of the Powerplay, Zimbabwe are 50/2.

Fullish ball, Myers drives this to the left of mid on for a run. 

Around off, on a good length, worked wide of square leg and the strike is exchanged. 

FOUR! Drilled! Fuller ball, outside off, Dion Myers whacks this one through mid off for a boundary. 

On middle, hit hard, but straight to the fielder at covers. 

A touch short, around off, pulled to the left of deep mid-wicket for one. 

Length ball around off, Regis Chakabva works this through mid-wicket for one. 

WIDE. This is slipped down the leg side, TM misses his flick. Wided. 

Around off, on a length, whipped away aerially away from deep mid-wicket for a couple. 

On off, defended out by Marumani. 

Length on middle, flicked to the short fine leg fielder. 

A little too straight, on middle, length delivery. Tadiwanashe Marumani goes back and whips this through mid-wicket for a couple. 

OUT! TAKEN! The skipper gets another catch and another Zimbabwean batter, who was looking good, perishes. Tadiwanashe Marumani looked to keep the boundaries rolling and his decision to go after any ball has proved to be his demise. On a length this time, around off, Tadiwanashe Marumani looks to loft this one over covers, but he only manages to chip this one towards extra cover, where Andy Balbirnie shows that he has safe hands. 

Outside off, length, left alone by Regis. 

On middle, worked through mid-wicket for one. 

Flatter, around off, worked to deep mid-wicket for one. 

FOUR! Good shot. Fuller, floated, outside off, whacked past the cover fielder and the ball finds its way to the ropes. 

On middle again, hit down the ground for a single. 

Floated, outside off, Regis Chakabva looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pad. An appeal for LBW but turned down. 

Darted on middle, Regis Chakabva goes back and works this wide of mid-wicket. They run one and decide to take the second. The throw comes to the keeper, who collects and whips the bails off, but the batter made it in. So, not out. 9 off Simi's first over! 

Leg bye. Adair angles a length ball on the pads, Tadiwanashe Marumani looks to flick but misses and the ball takes the pad and goes to the off side for a leg bye. 

OUT! CAUGHT! The batting show by Wesley Madhevere comes to an unfortunate end. He looked very good in the first over but he gifts his wicket away on this occasion. Mark Adair gets a wicket in his very first over. On a length, around the off pole, Wesley Madhevere looks to heave this one over the off side but does not time it well. It goes high in the air towards covers, where the Irish skipper, Andy Balbirnie, pouches this. 

Around off, on a length, guided through short third man for one. 

On a length, outside off, this is punched hard through the cover region. Josh Little there dives to his right and half-stops the ball. Only two on this occasion. 

Around off, this is played through mid-wicket for a run. 

Outside off, a touch short, Regis Chakabva looks to cut it away but only gets an underedge to the keeper. 

Wesley Madhevere and Zimbabwe open their accounts on ball one! Tossed up around off, this is eased through mid on for a single. 

Tadiwanashe Marumani is off the mark on his first ball too! Darted on the pads, flicked to square leg for one. 

FOUR! Wesley Madhevere gets the first boundary of this innings. Tossed up, outside off, Wesley Madhevere moves to the off side and sweeps this one through square leg. Simi Singh runs to his right in the deep, but fails to stop this. 

FOUR! Wesley Madhevere has come out with attacking intent here. Floated, around off, Wesley Madhevere lofts this one over the mid off region and the ball takes a couple of bounces and goes past the ropes. 

FOUR! Hat-trick of boundaries and Wesley has started with fire! Loopy again, on middle, Wesley Madhevere sweeps this one hard to the deep square leg fence. 

14 from the first over! A touch flatter, around off, punched to covers for one.