Zimbabwe vs Ireland Live Cricket Score - Ireland tour of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe (ZIM) vs Ireland (IRE), Harare Sports Club, Harare. Friday, 14 February 2025

Live Score

ZIM: 299/5 (50.0 ov)

IRE: 250 (46.0 ov)

Zimbabwe won by 49 runs

Toss

Ireland won the toss and elected to bowling.

Match Information

Series: Ireland tour of Zimbabwe

Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare

Date: Friday, 14 February 2025

Format: ODI

About this match

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Players in this match

🏆 Ireland tour of Zimbabwe

ZIM vs IRE 1st ODI Ireland tour of Zimbabwe Live Score, Commentary, Scorecard

📍 Harare Sports Club, Harare📅 Fri 14 Feb🕐 9:30 AM LOCALODICOMPLETED

Zimbabwe299/5v

Ireland250/10

ZIM won by 49 runs

Overview

🏆 Ireland tour of Zimbabwe · 1st ODI

Zimbabwe

299/5

50 ov

VS50-over

Ireland

250/10

46 ov

Zimbabwe won by 49 runs

📍 Venue

Harare Sports Club, Harare

📅 Date

14 Feb 2025

🪙 Toss

IRE · bowling

🏏 Format

50-over

Brian Bennett

Player of the Match

★ MoM

Match Timeline

key moments

🪙

Toss

IRE won the toss & chose to bowl

5️⃣0️⃣

ZIM 50

50 up

8.5 ov

⚡

Powerplay

ZIM 60/0 after 10 overs

10.0 ov

5️⃣0️⃣

Brian Bennett 50

Fifty for Brian Bennett

12.6 ov

💯

ZIM 100

100 up

20.2 ov

💯

ZIM 150

150 up

30.3 ov

💯

Brian Bennett 100

Century for Brian Bennett

31.2 ov

💯

ZIM 200

200 up

37.1 ov

5️⃣0️⃣

Craig Ervine 50

Fifty for Craig Ervine

37.6 ov

💯

ZIM 250

250 up

44.4 ov

🔁

End of innings 1

ZIM 299/5 (50 ov)

5️⃣0️⃣

IRE 50

50 up

7.1 ov

⚡

Powerplay

IRE 60/2 after 10 overs

10.0 ov

💯

IRE 100

100 up

19.5 ov

💯

IRE 150

150 up

29.5 ov

💯

IRE 200

200 up

38.6 ov

💯

IRE 250

250 up

45.5 ov

🔁

End of innings 2

IRE 250/10 (46 ov)

🏆

Result

ZIM won by 49 runs

Scorecard

Batting

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Brian Bennettc Andrew Balbirnie b Mark Adair	169	163	20	3	103.68
Ben Curranc Matthew Humphreys b Andy McBrine	28	44	3	0	63.64
Craig Ervinec Mark Adair b Graham Hume	66	61	3	4	108.20
Sikandar Razac Paul Stirling b Joshua Little	8	8	1	0	100.00
Wesley Madheverec Andrew Balbirnie b Mark Adair	8	13	0	0	61.54
Johnathan Campbellnot out	6	9	0	0	66.67
Tadiwanashe Marumaninot out	2	3	0	0	66.67

Extras (b 0, lb 3, w 8, nb 1, p 0)12

Total299/5 · 50 ov · RR 5.98

Did not bat

Wellington Masakadza Newman Nyamhuri Richard Ngarava Blessing Muzarabani

Fall of Wickets

95-1 Ben Curran (18.4)231-2 Craig Ervine (40.6)242-3 Sikandar Raza (43.1)278-4 Wesley Madhevere (47.1)295-5 Brian Bennett (49.2)

Bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mark Adair	10	0	55	2	5.50
Joshua Little	9	0	75	1	8.33
Graham Hume	9	2	57	1	6.33
Andy McBrine	10	0	53	1	5.30
Matthew Humphreys	10	0	51	0	5.10
Curtis Campher	2	0	5	0	2.50

Partnerships

1st batterextras2nd batter

1st wktBrian Bennett 6395112 balls28 Ben Curran

2nd wktBrian Bennett 66136134 balls66 Craig Ervine

3rd wktBrian Bennett 31113 balls8 Sikandar Raza

4th wktBrian Bennett 253624 balls8 Wesley Madhevere

5th wktBrian Bennett 121713 balls5 Johnathan Campbell

6th wktTadiwanashe Marumani 24*4 balls1 Johnathan Campbell

Commentary

Analysis

Worm · cumulative runs

ZIM IRE wicket

Manhattan · runs per over

RunsBoundary over (10+)Wicket

Phase breakdown

ZIM

Powerplay

60/0

10.0 ov · RR 6.0

Middle

160/1

30.0 ov · RR 5.3

Death

79/4

10.0 ov · RR 7.9

IRE

Powerplay

60/2

10.0 ov · RR 6.0

Middle

151/4

30.0 ov · RR 5.0

Death

39/4

6.0 ov · RR 6.5

Match Facts

🏏Brian Bennett top-scored with 169 (163b)
🎯Blessing Muzarabani took 4/51
💥Craig Ervine cleared the rope 4 times
⚡Fastest fifty: Craig Ervine off 51 balls
🤝Brian Bennett & Craig Ervine added 136 for the 2nd wicket

Key Battles

this match

Brian Bennett 29 (35)vsAndy McBrine 29r

Brian Bennett 27 (35)vsMark Adair 1W

Brian Bennett 53 (31)vsJoshua Little 53r

Brian Bennett 38 (28)vsGraham Hume 38r

Brian Bennett 20 (28)vsMatthew Humphreys 20r

Craig Ervine 25 (19)vsMatthew Humphreys 25r

Harry Tector 10 (19)vsSikandar Raza 10r

Harry Tector 10 (18)vsWellington Masakadza 10r

Head to Head

32 matches

Zimbabwe

12 won

Ireland

19 won

38%1 drawn59%

Played

ZIM wins

IRE wins

Drawn

Squads

Zimbabwe

Playing XI

Tadiwanashe MarumaniWK

Bowler · LHB · Right arm offbreak

Ben Curran

Batter · LHB · Right arm offbreak

Craig ErvineC

Batter · LHB · Right arm offbreak

Sikandar Raza

Allrounder · RHB · Right arm offbreak

Brian Bennett

Bowler · RHB · Right arm offbreak

Wesley Madhevere

Allrounder · RHB · Right arm offbreak

Johnathan Campbell

Allrounder · LHB · Legbreak googly

Wellington Masakadza

Bowler · LHB · Slow left arm orthodox

Newman Nyamhuri

Bowler · RHB

Richard Ngarava

Bowler · LHB · Left arm fast medium

Blessing Muzarabani

Bowler · RHB · Right arm fast medium

Ireland

Playing XI

Paul StirlingC

Batting Allrounder · RHB · Right arm offbreak

Andrew Balbirnie

Batter · RHB · Right arm offbreak

Harry Tector

Batter · RHB · Right arm offbreak

Lorcan TuckerWK

Wicketkeeper · RHB

Curtis Campher

Allrounder · RHB · Right arm fast medium

George Dockrell

Bowler · RHB · Slow left arm orthodox

Andy McBrine

Bowler · LHB

Mark Adair

Bowler · RHB · Right arm fast

Graham Hume

Bowler · LHB · Right arm fast medium

Matthew Humphreys

Bowler · RHB · Slow left arm orthodox

Joshua Little

Bowler · RHB · Left arm fast medium

Match Info

Series: Ireland tour of Zimbabwe • 2025
Match: 1st ODI
Format: ODI
Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
Capacity: 10,000
Floodlights: Yes (Day/Night)
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 · 9:30 AM LOCAL
Toss: Ireland won the toss & chose to bowl
Result: Zimbabwe won by 49 runs
Player of the Match: Brian Bennett
Umpires: Allahudien Paleker, Langton Rusere
TV Umpire: Forster Mutizwa
Match Referee: Richie Richardson

Format Details

Match Type: One Day International
Duration: ~8 hours
Overs: 50
Innings: 2 (1 per side)
DRS: 2 reviews per innings
Powerplays: Yes

Related News

ZIM 299/5 v IRE 250/10

ZIM won by 49 runs

Overview

🏆 Ireland tour of Zimbabwe · 1st ODI

Zimbabwe

299/5

50 ov

VS50-over

Ireland

250/10

46 ov

Zimbabwe won by 49 runs

📍 Venue

Harare Sports Club, Harare

📅 Date

14 Feb 2025

🪙 Toss

IRE · bowling

🏏 Format

50-over

Brian Bennett

Player of the Match

★ MoM

Match Timeline

key moments

🪙

Toss

IRE won the toss & chose to bowl

5️⃣0️⃣

ZIM 50

50 up

8.5 ov

⚡

Powerplay

ZIM 60/0 after 10 overs

10.0 ov

5️⃣0️⃣

Brian Bennett 50

Fifty for Brian Bennett

12.6 ov

💯

ZIM 100

100 up

20.2 ov

💯

ZIM 150

150 up

30.3 ov

💯

Brian Bennett 100

Century for Brian Bennett

31.2 ov

💯

ZIM 200

200 up

37.1 ov

5️⃣0️⃣

Craig Ervine 50

Fifty for Craig Ervine

37.6 ov

💯

ZIM 250

250 up

44.4 ov

🔁

End of innings 1

ZIM 299/5 (50 ov)

5️⃣0️⃣

IRE 50

50 up

7.1 ov

⚡

Powerplay

IRE 60/2 after 10 overs

10.0 ov

💯

IRE 100

100 up

19.5 ov

💯

IRE 150

150 up

29.5 ov

💯

IRE 200

200 up

38.6 ov

💯

IRE 250

250 up

45.5 ov

🔁

End of innings 2

IRE 250/10 (46 ov)

🏆

Result

ZIM won by 49 runs

Scorecard

Batting

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Brian Bennettc Andrew Balbirnie b Mark Adair	169	163	20	3	103.68
Ben Curranc Matthew Humphreys b Andy McBrine	28	44	3	0	63.64
Craig Ervinec Mark Adair b Graham Hume	66	61	3	4	108.20
Sikandar Razac Paul Stirling b Joshua Little	8	8	1	0	100.00
Wesley Madheverec Andrew Balbirnie b Mark Adair	8	13	0	0	61.54
Johnathan Campbellnot out	6	9	0	0	66.67
Tadiwanashe Marumaninot out	2	3	0	0	66.67