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Recent Match Report – Zimbabwe vs Ireland 3rd ODI 2023/24
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Recent Match Report – Zimbabwe vs Ireland 3rd ODI 2023/24

Ireland 204 for 3 (Balbirnie 82*, Campher 40, Mavuta 1-19) beat Zimbabwe 197 (Gumbie 72*, Hume 4-34, Campher 4-37) by 7 wickets (DLS)Career-best bowling performances from Campher and Graham Hume helped restrict Zimbabwe to 197 in 40 overs before Balbirnie, Campher and Harry Tector knocked off the target with 13 balls to spare in Harare.Set a DLS-adjusted target of 201 from 40 overs, Ireland lost Paul Stirling early, but a 70-run stand between Balbirnie and Campher meant that the visitors were set to finish their tour of Zimbabwe on a high barring a spectacular collapse.While Balbirnie struggled to get the ball away in the first ten overs, opting for a more watchful approach on a tricky surface, Campher followed up his half-century from the second ODI with a fluent 40 with six boundaries b...
Recent Match Report – Zimbabwe vs Ireland 1st T20I 2023/24
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Recent Match Report – Zimbabwe vs Ireland 1st T20I 2023/24

Zimbabwe chose to bowl against IrelandZimbabwe asked Ireland to bat in the first T20I in Harare as they look to bounce back after failing to qualify for the 2024 T20 World Cup.Middle-order batter Brian Bennett and fast bowler Trevor Gwandu, who earned maiden call-ups for the series, have been handed their debuts.Allrounder Wessly Madhevere is set to open alongside Tadiwanashe Madhevere, with Sikandar Raza slotting back in the middle order, having opened in their last game against Kenya.It was a late call to leave Craig Ervine, who complained of groin niggle, out of the XI.For Ireland, there was one change from the XI that they fielded in their last T20I, against India in August, with Gareth Delany coming in for legspinner Ben White, who is not a part of the squad touring Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe...