Zimbabwe vs Ireland, 2nd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Ireland tour of Zimbabwe, 2023 Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare Date & Time: Jan 21, 09:15 AM LOCAL
Graham Hume 2-52(9 ov)
46.6
Hume to Nyauchi, FOUR, full delivery, Nyauchi lofts and clears mid-off, gets four
46.5
Hume to Nyauchi, no run, slower delivery, Nyauchi toe-ends the drive to the off-side
46.4
Hume to Chatara, 1 run, full delivery, Chatara drives to cover. Stirling aims at the bowler's end as Chatara gives up. Misses the direct-hit
46.3
Hume to Gary Ballance, out Caught by Joshua Little!! Oh shot! But wait, Little has taken a stunner at long-off. Ballance advances and looks to smash it over the rope, hit it flat though. Little dives after moving to his right and pulls off a remarkable catch. End of a fine innings from Gary Ballance. The game is in Ireland's bag now. They just got to zip it. Gary Ballance c Joshua Little b Hume 52(67) [4s-2]
46.2
Hume to Nyauchi, 1 run, yorker outside off stump, Nyauchi digsit out to point
46.1
Hume to Nyauchi, no run, short of length delivery, Nyauchi slogs and misses
44.6
Hume to Ngarava, 2 runs, and Ngarava comes out slogging. Doesn't have a choice though. Went one handed and cleared mid-wicket for two runs
44.5
Hume to Brad Evans, out Caught by Tector!! In the airrrr, brilliant diving catch at deep mid-wicket. Pace off on this length delivery, Evans slogs, doesn't time it well. Great judgement as he had to time the dive perfectly right. And he took it inches off the turf. Ireland slowly gaining control now. Almost 2 runs per ball needed now. Brad Evans c Tector b Hume 14(12) [4s-1]
44.4
Hume to Brad Evans, 2 runs, goes for the yorker, squeezed out behind square. Again brilliant running as he steals the second run using the big square boundary
44.3
Hume to Brad Evans, no run, shortish delivery, Evans looks to pull and misses
44.2
Hume to Brad Evans, 2 runs, wristed to deep square leg, again Evans races back before the throw reached the stumps
44.1
Hume to Gary Ballance, 1 run, slower delivery, cut to backward point and that's the first ODI fifty for Gary Ballance in Zimbabwe colours. He had scored two more for England before. Can he guide the hosts home today?
38.6
Hume to Gary Ballance, 2 runs, moved across and tried to pull behind square but toe-ended this towards deep mid-wicket
38.5
Hume to Gary Ballance, no run, short of length delivery, Ballance defends off the back foot
38.4
Hume to Gary Ballance, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Ballance works it to mid-wicket
38.3
Hume to Gary Ballance, no run, defended towards short cover, Hume gets to the ball himself, Ryan Burl sent back and no damage done
38.2
Hume to Ryan Burl, 1 run, shortish delivery, Burl works it to short fine leg
38.1
Hume to Ryan Burl, no run, short of length delivery, Burl pushes it back to the bowler
36.6
Hume to Ryan Burl, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Burl defends
36.5
Hume to Ryan Burl, no run, short of length delivery, Burl defends off the back foot
36.4
Hume to Ryan Burl, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Burl defends
36.3
Hume to Ryan Burl, no run, short of length delivery, Burl defends
36.2
Hume to Gary Ballance, 1 run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Ballance looks to cut, gets a thick edge to deep backward point
36.1
Hume to Gary Ballance, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Ballance looks to slash and misses
14.6
Hume to Chibhabha, 1 run, driven to long-on
14.5
Hume to Kaia, 1 run, slower delivery outside off stump, Kaia slices to third man
14.4
Hume to Chibhabha, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Chibhabha cuts to deep point
14.3
Hume to Kaia, 1 run, guided to third man
14.2
Hume to Chibhabha, 1 run, short of length delivery, Chibhabha under edges the pull and searches for the ball, but Kaia calls for a quick single. Keeper kicks the ball onto the stumps but Kaia just home
14.1
Hume to Chibhabha, no run, Chibhabha misses the flick and gets hit on the thigh pad
12.6
Hume to Chibhabha, leg byes, 2 runs, slower delivery down leg, off the pad and past the keeper for two more as Chibhabha misses the glance
12.5
Hume to Chibhabha, no run, covers the line and defends
12.4
Hume to Chibhabha, FOUR, goes aerial and times it sweetly. Just bounces in the long-on fence for four. Picked this length delivery on the rise and sent it over wide mid-on
12.3
Hume to Chibhabha, no run, fullish delivery on the stumps, Chibhabha knocks it to the on-side
12.2
Hume to Chibhabha, 2 runs, on the leg stump, Chibhabha flicks it through backward square leg
12.1
Hume to Kaia, 1 run, Kaia advances to go big, drags it towards deep square leg
9.6
Hume to Kaia, 1 run, fullish delivery, Kaia flicks towards mid-wicket
9.5
Hume to Kaia, no run, fullish delivery, Kaia mistimes the drive
9.4
Hume to Chibhabha, 1 run, knocked to mid-on off the back foot, risky run but it's not a pick up from Hume moving to the right and they escape a runout
9.3
Hume to Chibhabha, no run, punched off the back foot
9.2
Hume to Kaia, 3 runs, slogs but mistimes. Clears square leg though and they race back for three and the crowd right behind their team cheering every run
9.1
Hume to Kaia, 2 runs, another tuck through backward square leg for two more
7.6
Hume to Kaia, SIX, pull shottttt, just over the man at fine leg. Ireland thought they had their second wicket. Short delivery, Kaia pulls, just manages to get the timing right and escapes the the fielder
7.5
Hume to Kaia, FOUR, short of length delivery, Kaia pulls, gets it to the right of mid-on and it escapes for four
7.4
Hume to Chibhabha, 1 run, in the airrr, just wide of backward point. Cut uppishly, in fact it's gully and Stirling the man there. Very tough, stuck his left hand out but it didn't stick
7.3
Hume to Chibhabha, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Chibhabha pushes towards cover
7.2
Hume to Chibhabha, no run,
7.1
Hume to Chibhabha, no run,
5.6
Hume to Chibhabha, FOUR, edged but they removed the slip. Short of a length delivery angling in and then nipping away, Chibhabha plays inside the line looking to guide through the off-side, gets a thick edge that escapes for four
5.5
Hume to Chibhabha, no run, covers the line and keeps it out
5.4
Hume to Kaia, 1 run, full delivery on the stumps, Kaia works it to mid-on
5.3
Hume to Kaia, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Kaia punches towards cover
5.2
Hume to Kaia, no run, wants to cut this but it's too close and he mistimes to backward point
5.1
Hume to Kaia, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Kaia defends
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