Zimbabwe vs Ireland, 3rd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Ireland tour of Zimbabwe, 2025 Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare Date & Time: Feb 18, 09:30 AM LOCAL
Andrew Balbirnie 64(99)
32.4
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, out Caught by Madhevere!! Top-edge on the slog sweep and has been taken at deep mid. The batter has played one shot too many. Was slower, bit of extra bounce, Balbirnie looked to slog sweep and was an easy catch for the man who came in from deep mid to take it. Third one down for Ireland. Wellington Masakadza lets out a loud roar. Balbirnie c Madhevere b Wellington Masakadza 64(99) [4s-4 6s-1]
32.3
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, SIX, flat and over! The batter sits down, gets hold of the tossed up and smokes it over deep mid. That was hit with a lot of power and over the man at deep mid. Came off the meat of the bat as he timed it well
32.2
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, 2 runs, tossed up delivery, at the sticks, Balbirnie sits down and slog sweeps. The ball plugs into the outfield and the man at long-on cuts it off. They get a brace. Balbirnie looking to be more positive and playing some attacking shots
32.1
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, no run, short ball, outside off, patted down to point. Little bit of bounce on that one
31.5
Raza to Balbirnie, 1 run, stays back and nudges the ball down to long leg for a single
31.4
Raza to Balbirnie, 2 runs, goes aerial and sends it over cover sans any timing, the ball bobbles down to deep cover for a couple of runs
31.3
Raza to Balbirnie, no run, stays back and tucks the ball down to mid-wicket
31.2
Raza to Balbirnie, no run, flatter one, outside off, Balbirnie looks to slog sweep and misses
31.1
Raza to Balbirnie, no run, tucks the ball down to mid-wicket as that was at the sticks
30.6
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, 1 run, walks across, the batter looks to flay that away. The ball goes off the edge, the keeper gloves it down to the long leg fielder for a single. Was a good attempt from the keeper
30.4
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, 1 run, short of length delivery, Balbirnie hops back to stab it down. The ball dribbles near the sticks and they get a single as the keeper was unable to throw the sticks down
30.3
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, FOUR, short, wide, lot of bounce on it, the ball off the edge and the ball flies down to third man for a four. Got the room and threw his hands at it. Fifty for Balbirnie. He has taken his time but has now decided to take the attack on
30.2
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, shortish, outside off, patted down to gully off the angled face of the bat
29.6
Raza to Balbirnie, 2 runs, now he goes over extra-cover. It's full outside off, Balbirnie gets forward and lofts, Gwandu from long-off gets across and cuts it off to his left, saves two
29.5
Raza to Balbirnie, no run, off-break on a length on off, Balbirnie goes on the back foot to punch to mid-wicket
29.4
Raza to Balbirnie, 2 runs, tossed up leg-break outside off, Balbirnie gets forward to go over extra-cover, but slices it over point, just over Ben Curran's head
28.5
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, 1 run, dropped by Madhevere at backward point. Balbirnie cuts and can't keep it down, simple catch and Madhevere puts it down, Muzarabani is not a happy man, Madhevere suggests he did not pick it from the background
28.2
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, 1 run, short of length and around off, Balbirnie tries to punch, chops it in front of Marumani, Tector responds and they complete the quick single with ease
28.1
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, short of length and tight on off, Balbirnie goes on the back foot to defend to the point region
27.6
Raza to Balbirnie, 1 run, off-break outside off on a length, Balbirnie goes on the back foot to punch wide of cover-point for one
27.5
Raza to Balbirnie, no run, the off-break on off and middle, Balbirnie punches to mid-wicket
27.1
Raza to Balbirnie, 1 run, good length just outside off, Balbirnie goes on the back foot to punch to long-off
26.5
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, 1 run, good length on middle, worked away wide of mid-wicket
26.2
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, 1 run, tossed up full on off, Balbirnie sweeps aerially and it's on the bounce to deep square-leg
25.6
Raza to Balbirnie, no run, flat good length outside off, Balbirnie taps it towards cover, off the back foot
25.2
Raza to Balbirnie, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Balbirnie gets forward to drive to long-off
25.1
Raza to Balbirnie, no run, tossed up full outside off, driven straight to the fielder at point
24.6
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, 1 run, flat back of a length just outside off, Balbirnie goes on the back foot to punch to sweeper cover
24.5
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, no run, Balbirnie shuffles across and gets outside off, tries the sweep and inside-edges it on to the pads
24.3
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, 1 run, good length and flat on middle, flicked through backward square-leg
23.6
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, no run, good length on off, Balbirnie with a slight shuffle defends to cover
23.1
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, 1 run, just wide of the diving backward point to his left. A short of length delivery and angled in on off, Balbirnie looks to defend and the thick outside-edge just eludes the fielder
22.4
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, 1 run, full on off, Balbirnie gets forward to drive to long-on
22.2
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, 1 run, tossed up full on off, Balbirnie gets forward to drive and beats the diving mid-wicket to his left
21.6
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, no run, full on off, Balbirnie gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to on-drive to mid-on
21.5
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, no run, short of length and angling into off, flicked in the air but well short of mid-wicket
21.3
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, 1 run, good length on off, turned wide of mid-wicket for a quick single
21.2
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, no run, short of length on off, Balbirnie gets right behind the line to defend it back
21.1
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, no run, beautiful delivery, short of length and on the fourth-stump line, holds its line and beats the back foot defence of Balbirnie, so close to the outside-edge
20.3
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Balbirnie gets forward to drive to long-off
20.1
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, 1 run, good length on off, worked away to deep backward square-leg off the back foot
18.5
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, 1 run, flat back of a length just outside off, Balbirnie goes on the back foot to punch to sweeper cover
18.3
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, 1 run, flat and on the pads, flicked to deep backward square-leg
18.2
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, no run, slower and tossed up full outside off, Balbirnie drives square and finds backward point
17.6
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, no run, full outside off, Balbirnie gets forward and times the drive but straight to the fielder at cover
17.5
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, no run, short of length on off, Balbirnie works it to mid-wicket
16.3
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, 1 run, full outside off, Balbirnie gets forward to drive to long-off
16.2
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, no run, tossed up full on off, Balbirnie gets forward to defend it back to Wellington Masakadza
16.1
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, no run, tossed up around off, Balbirnie gets forward to drive it back to Wellington Masakadza
14.6
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, FOUR, good calculated hit. A length delivery outside off, Balbirnie gets low and sweeps it to the deep backward square-leg fence, into the gap
14.2
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Balbirnie gets forward to drive to sweeper cover
14.1
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, no run, tossed up full on middle, flicked to mid-wicket who makes a good stop
12.3
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, 1 run, short of length on off, worked away wide of mid-wicket for one
12.2
Wellington Masakadza to Balbirnie, no run, wide of the crease and short of length on middle, punched and short mid-wicket gets across and cuts it off to his left
11.6
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, no run, full on off, Balbirnie gets forward and defends it solidly back to Trevor Gwandu
11.5
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, no run, fullish outside off, Balbirnie gets forward to push to cover
11.2
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, 1 run, short of length outside off, Balbirnie short-arm jabs wide of mid-wicket for one
11.1
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, FOUR, the free-hit goes for four. A slower-ball off-cutter on off, Balbirnie swipes it over mid-wicket and it's into the gap
11.1
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, no ball, 2 runs, Trevor Gwandu starts with a no-ball, short of length outside off, punched wide of cover and Raza chases to keep it to a couple
9.6
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, a maiden over from Muzarabani. Rising back of a length delivery outside off, Balbirnie stands tall to tap to cover
9.5
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, back of a length outside off, rising and Balbirnie again lets it go
9.4
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, short of length and rising outside off, Balbirnie lets it go
9.3
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, full and angling into the pads, Balbirnie gets forward to flick and the thick inside-edge hits the pads, rolls to square-leg
9.2
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, short of length on off, Balbirnie goes on the back foot and defends solidly to mid-on
9.1
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, short of length outside off, Balbirnie goes on the back foot and punches to backward point
8.3
Ngarava to Balbirnie, 1 run, just over gully who leaps. Full outside off, Balbirnie gets forward and drives away from the body, he is lucky as the thick outside-edge clears the fielder
8.2
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, fullish outside off, left alone and it dies on the way to Marumani
8.1
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, full outside off, Balbirnie gets forward and drives nicely but straight to the fielder at cover
7.5
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, 1 run, full outside off, Balbirnie gets forward and drives to the left of mid-off for one
7.4
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, full outside off, holds its line, good leave
7.4
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, wide, good take by Marumani. Flung down leg, Balbirnie flicks and misses, Marumani gets across and gloves it to his left
7.3
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, short of length just outside off, Balbirnie goes on the back foot and defends solidly to mid-off
7.2
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, full on middle, stops on Balbirnie a tad, he flicks in the air but well short of square-leg
7.1
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, 2 runs, full on middle, angling into the right-hander, flicked through backward square-leg for a couple
6.4
Ngarava to Balbirnie, 1 run, full outside off, Balbirnie gets forward and drives to the left of mid-off for one
6.3
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, full outside off, Balbirnie gets forward and drives away from the body, the thick outside-edge drops short of gully who dives to his right and stops it
6.2
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, full on the stumps, Balbirnie gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to on-drive to mid-on
6.1
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, short of length outside off, Balbirnie watchfully lets it go
4.6
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, length delivery and nips back in a tad to off, Balbirnie gets forward to push and the thick inside-edge rolls back to Ngarava
4.5
Ngarava to Balbirnie, FOUR, poor delivery and it's put away. Sliding on to the pads, full outside the leg-stump, Balbirnie flicks over the square-leg umpire
4.4
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, full just outside off, Balbirnie gets forward to drive to mid-off
4.3
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, short of length on off, Balbirnie goes on the back foot to push to cover
4.2
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, good length outside off, Balbirnie goes on the back foot to punch to cover
4.1
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, short of length and angling away from the right-hander, Balbirnie pushes away from the body and the thick outside-edge is caught on the first bounce by 2nd slip
3.6
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, 1 run, on a length, the batter presses forward and pats it wide of mid-off for a single
3.5
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, angled in, Balbirnie defends it down to mid-on as the ball shaped in from a length
3.4
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, fuller length delivery, at the sticks, Balbirnie defends it down to mid-off
2.6
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, fuller length delivery, well outside off, driven down to cover. That was hit straight to the fielder
2.5
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, angled across, Balbirnie gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it down to mid-on
2.4
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, fuller length delivery, shapes in, Balbirnie clips the ball down to mid-on off the angled face of the bat
1.6
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, short of length delivery, angled in, Balbirnie looks to defend and gets an inside edge on to the on-side
1.5
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, very full, angled in, the batter pats it down to mid-off. The batter played it off the full face of the bat
1.2
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, 1 run, fuller length delivery, angled in, the batter clips the ball down to mid-on and the fielder dived to his right to stop it. They get a single
1.1
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, left alone to the keeper. That was wide enough to be left alone
0.6
Ngarava to Balbirnie, 1 run, on the pads, the batter tucks it down to fine leg for a single. Ireland and Balbirnie are off the mark. Balbirnie would be itching to get amongst the runs having flopped in the first two games...
0.5
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, angled across, the ball nips away, beats the edge and the keeper pouches it
0.4
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, the batter pats it down into the off-side to find point
0.3
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, the batter pats it down into the off-side to find cover
0.2
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, right behind the line of the delivery and defends it out into the off-side
0.1
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it down on to the on-side
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