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Ireland vs Zimbabwe, 4th T20I at Bready, SCOT v ZIM, Sep 02 2021 - Match Result

RESULT
4th T20I, Bready, September 02, 2021, Zimbabwe tour of Ireland and Scotland
174/4
(20 ov, T:175) 110/9

Ireland won by 64 runs

Player Of The Match
4/23 & 2 catches
mark-adair
Match centre 
Scores: Vairavan | Comms: @himanshu_a30
Scorecard summary
Ireland 174/4(20 overs)
Zimbabwe 110/9(20 overs)
28 (30)
4/23 (4)
24* (20)
2/19 (4)
end of over 2010 runs
ZIM: 110/9CRR: 5.50 
Richard Ngarava11 (8b 2x4)
Luke Jongwe24 (20b 2x4)
Craig Young 4-0-23-1
Barry McCarthy 4-0-24-1

6.16pm A one-sided affair comes to an end. Zimbabwe lost the plot with the bat in the powerplay, where Adair struck thrice, enough for Ireland to push the visitors back early. 175 was always going to be a mountain of a chase once they were 30 for 4 at one stage.

Time for the presentation.

Adair is the Player of the Match: "It was nice to come back and make an impact. Generally as a bowling group we have been good. We look at that first T20I, and we looked at how we want to go about things. [Looking ahead to the T20 World Cup] Good to see the lads in form on the right time. We enjoy playing cricket here in the north-west. We played well against South Africa [too]. The plan is to win this series 4-1."

Here's Zimbabwe captain Ervine: "We never really got going. It is something we need to sort out. We were pleased to restrict Ireland to 174. Having new batters at the death helped us... [On Masakadza] He has been excellent. He has come leaps and bounds, and is one of the main bowlers. Unfortunately, we missed Ryan Burl today. Every game is important - obviously the series is gone - and we want to try different combinations, and Saturday allows us to do that."

The winning captain Balbirnie: "We weren't sure what was a good score. Probably 180 was a winning score - we didn't get there - but a pretty complete performance. We don't play a lot of T20 cricket. We can hopefully get the best out of people with the World Cup around. Adair has been bowing brilliantly - and Shane again! We want a squad of 15 who can all play on any given day. We also need to see what the other guys can do. Hopefully come the World Cup, we can put in the performances. It was a great atmosphere here like yesterday. We have won the series - that is great - but with the one-day games around the corner, we want some momentum."

That rounds up our coverage of the match, with only one T20I left before we head over to the ODIs. And until then, it is a goodbye from Vairavan, Hemant and me, Himanshu!

19.6
Young to Ngarava, no run

just past the off stump! He goes for the hoick to the leg side to this fullish ball outside off, but misses. With that, Ireland win by 64 runs and also take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series

19.5
4
Young to Ngarava, FOUR runs

slashed to deep point, and beats the point fielder to his right. Makes room to this very full ball on off, and drills that away

19.4
4
Young to Ngarava, FOUR runs

bowls this from wide of the crease, but Ngarava manages to swipe this fullish ball wide of off by playing across the line. The ball races to deep square despite him almost playing after taking his eyes off

19.3
1
Young to Jongwe, 1 run

fullish on off, and heaved powerfully to long-on on the bounce

19.2
1
Young to Ngarava, 1 run

fuller on middle and off, and swung across the line behind the wicket to fine leg. Simi at deep square runs to his left to stop that

Around the stumps now

19.1
Young to Ngarava, no run

goes for the heave to this fullish ball on middle, and misses. Ireland appeal for a caught behind, but not given. Looked like it was off the thigh pad

Young over the wicket

end of over 198 runs
ZIM: 100/9CRR: 5.26 RRR: 75.00 • Need 75 from 6b
Richard Ngarava2 (3b)
Luke Jongwe23 (19b 2x4)
Barry McCarthy 4-0-24-1
Mark Adair 4-0-23-4
18.6
1
McCarthy to Ngarava, 1 run

good length ball outside off, and he almost swings for the hills. But the ball lofts down to long-off, and up comes the Zimbabwe hundred

Over the wicket to Ngarava

18.5
1
McCarthy to Jongwe, 1 run

very full on off - almost a yorker - and drilled to deep point

18.4
McCarthy to Jongwe, no run

change of pace on a good length just outside off. Cut to Stirling at point

18.3
2
McCarthy to Jongwe, 2 runs

slower ball on a full length on off. Clipped to deep square leg for two more

18.2
2
McCarthy to Jongwe, 2 runs

yorker on middle, and jammed off the inside edge to fine leg. Quick running for two, but it barely matters

18.1
2
McCarthy to Jongwe, 2 runs

change of pace first ball, and short of a length on middle and off. Pulled behind square to the right of the man at the fence

McCarthy back from over the wicket

end of over 186 runs • 1 wicket
ZIM: 92/9CRR: 5.11 RRR: 41.50 • Need 83 from 12b
Richard Ngarava1 (2b)
Luke Jongwe16 (14b 2x4)
Mark Adair 4-0-23-4
Craig Young 3-0-13-1
17.6
Adair to Ngarava, no run

slower ball on a good length just outside off, with the ball angling in a touch. Tapped close to his body. With that ends Adair's spell, and he finishes with 4 for 23

17.5
1
Adair to Jongwe, 1 run

yorker length on off, and pushed to deep point

17.4
4
Adair to Jongwe, FOUR runs

pulled powerfully and along the ground to deep square leg. The fielder runs to his right and dives, but the ball leaves him. It was a short delivery on off, and he played handsomely at that

Adair has three deliveries to try and get his fifth. Can he?

17.3
1
Adair to Ngarava, 1 run

lofted down to long-on, with Adair again going full and straight on middle

Ngarava is the last man. Adair around the wicket

17.2
W
Adair to Muzarabani, OUT

knocks back the off stump! Number four for Adair today. Pretty full and straight on off, and with good pace too. Too quick for a tailender, who tries to have a go at that while playing from leg stump, but misses. One more wicket to go. Can Adair get his fifth?

Blessing Muzarabani b Adair 2 (8b 0x4 0x6 11m) SR: 25
17.1
Adair to Muzarabani, no run

full in length on off, and pushed to point

end of over 174 runs
ZIM: 86/8CRR: 5.05 RRR: 29.66 • Need 89 from 18b
Luke Jongwe11 (12b 1x4)
Blessing Muzarabani2 (6b)
Craig Young 3-0-13-1
Mark Adair 3-0-17-3
16.6
2
Young to Jongwe, 2 runs

long-off runs a long way forward and dives, but the ball just falls short! That was flayed in the air and down the ground off a full ball on middle and off, which lacked pace. Very good effort by the fielder though

16.5
Young to Jongwe, no run

goes fullish on middle and off, and Jongwe plays this by making room. Opens the bat face to tap to point

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
KJ O'Brien
47 runs (39)
6 fours1 six
Productive shot
square drive
12 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
89%
PR Stirling
39 runs (33)
4 fours0 six
Productive shot
square drive
11 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
91%
Best performances - bowlers
MR Adair
O
4
M
0
R
23
W
4
ECO
5.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
SC Getkate
O
4
M
0
R
19
W
2
ECO
4.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Match details
Bready Cricket Club, Magheramason, Bready
TossZimbabwe, elected to field first
Series
Season2021
Player Of The Match
Series resultIreland led the 5-match series 3-1
Match numberT20I no. 1248
Hours of play (local time)15.00 start, First Session 15.00-16.30, Interval 16.30-16.50, Second Session 16.50-18.20
Match days2 September 2021 - day (20-over match)
Umpires
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Language
English
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