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
Gary Ballance 52(67)
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]
45.5
Joshua Little to Gary Ballance, 1 run, short delivery, Ballance pulls to deep square leg. Just one
45.1
Joshua Little to Gary Ballance, 1 run, short of length delivery, cut to backward point. Fumble and they get a run
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?
43.3
Mark Adair to Gary Ballance, 1 run, worked around to deep square leg
43.2
Mark Adair to Gary Ballance, no run,
42.6
Joshua Little to Gary Ballance, no run, yorker on the stumps, Ballance digs it out
41.5
Andy McBrine to Gary Ballance, 1 run, cut to deep backward point and he wants to change his gloves
41.1
Andy McBrine to Gary Ballance, 1 run, advances and works it through backward square leg
40.6
Joshua Little to Gary Ballance, 1 run, full and angling in, Ballance flicks through backward square leg
40.5
Joshua Little to Gary Ballance, no run, outside off stump, Ballance guides to the off-side
40.4
Joshua Little to Gary Ballance, no run, slower delivery on the stumps, Ballance works it to leg
40.2
Joshua Little to Gary Ballance, 1 run, full delivery outside off stump, Ballance guides it to backward point
39.6
Campher to Gary Ballance, 2 runs, short of length delivery, Ballance drives to deep cover for a couple of runs
39.5
Campher to Gary Ballance, out Ryan Burl Run Out!! This is so unfortunate for Zimbabwe. Ryan Burl looked set to take the hosts home. This was a firm straight drive from Gary Ballance, the bowler stuck his left hand out in his followthrough and fingertipped that onto the stumps. Burl was a long way out as he was looking to run and that led to his downfall. End of a tough 67-run stand. Ryan Burl run out (Campher) 41(39) [4s-5]
39.4
Campher to Gary Ballance, FOUR, driven down the ground and he times it sweetly to the long-off boundary
39.3
Campher to Gary Ballance, no run,
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
37.5
Campher to Gary Ballance, 1 run, taps it square of the wicket
37.4
Campher to Gary Ballance, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Ballance taps it to the off-side
37.3
Campher to Gary Ballance, no run, shortish delivery on the leg stump, Ballance works it to leg
37.1
Campher to Gary Ballance, 1 run, slower delivery outside off stump, Ballance drives to mid-off for a quick single
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
35.4
Tector to Gary Ballance, 1 run, flighted delivery, Ballance drives to long-off
35.2
Tector to Gary Ballance, 1 run, cut to deep backward point
34.6
Joshua Little to Gary Ballance, FOUR, short delivery on the stumps, Ballance gets inside the line and pulls through backward square leg. Gets the placement right. Oh there was a fielder in the circle and it just evaded him
34.5
Joshua Little to Gary Ballance, no run, fullish delivery on the stumps, Ballance drives towards mid-on
34.2
Joshua Little to Gary Ballance, 1 run, shortish delivery, Ballance works it through backward square leg
34.1
Joshua Little to Gary Ballance, 2 runs, good length delivery on the stumps, Ballance glanced to deep backward square leg, direct-hit but Ballance is home
33.3
Tector to Gary Ballance, 1 run, full delivery, Ballance sweeps to mid-wicket, fumble and they get a run
32.3
Andy McBrine to Gary Ballance, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Ballance drives down to long-on
32.1
Andy McBrine to Gary Ballance, 1 run, pushed to long-on
31.6
Tector to Gary Ballance, 1 run, full ball, driven to long-off
30.6
Andy McBrine to Gary Ballance, no run, full delivery on the stumps, Ballance sweeps to backward square leg
30.4
Andy McBrine to Gary Ballance, 1 run, punched off the back foot to deep cover
30.2
Andy McBrine to Gary Ballance, 1 run, Ballance defends towards backward point, looks at his partner who shouts "yes, yes, yes, yes" and takes off. Well judged quick single from Ryan Burl
29.5
Tector to Gary Ballance, 1 run, knocked to long-off
28.4
Mark Adair to Gary Ballance, 1 run, shortish delivery, Ballance pulls through backward square leg
28.1
Mark Adair to Gary Ballance, 1 run, pulled away through backward square leg
27.4
Campher to Gary Ballance, 1 run, this time he drives to the right of cover
27.3
Campher to Gary Ballance, no run, driven to the left of cover, oh brilliant save to the left by the fielder, He didn't expect that. The bowler quickly attacked the ball and fired the throw as Ballance was halfway down the pitch, but the throw was wayward
26.4
Mark Adair to Gary Ballance, 1 run, shortish delivery, Ballance works it to backward square leg
25.6
Campher to Gary Ballance, no run, guided to hand
25.5
Campher to Gary Ballance, no run, tries to dab it fine but finds backward point
25.4
Campher to Gary Ballance, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Ballance defends
25.3
Campher to Gary Ballance, 2 runs, short of length delivery outside off stump, Ballance cuts and mistimes it over backward point
25.2
Campher to Gary Ballance, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Ballance dabs to backward point
25.1
Campher to Gary Ballance, 2 runs, short of length delivery outside off stump, Ballance cuts square of the wicket on the off-side
24.2
Joshua Little to Gary Ballance, 1 run, short delivery on the leg stump, Ballance sweeps through backward square leg
24.1
Joshua Little to Gary Ballance, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Ballance knocks it to leg
23.2
Andy McBrine to Gary Ballance, 1 run, full delivery outside off stump, Ballance slices to deep cover
23.1
Andy McBrine to Gary Ballance, no run, on the leg stump, Ballance works it to leg
22.6
Joshua Little to Gary Ballance, 1 run, fullish delivery, Ballance looks to drive, the ball goes to deep backward point off the edge
22.2
Joshua Little to Gary Ballance, byes, 1 run, Ballance swings and misses, the keeper fumbled
22.1
Joshua Little to Gary Ballance, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Ballance defends off the back foot
21.6
Andy McBrine to Gary Ballance, 1 run, driven to long-off
21.5
Andy McBrine to Gary Ballance, no run, pushed to the off-side
21.4
Andy McBrine to Gary Ballance, no run, blocked
21.3
Andy McBrine to Gary Ballance, 2 runs, chipped in the airrr, clears mid-off. It plugs again, but the crowd roar as they reckon the fielder was touching the rope when he tried to flick the ball back. They could be right. The cushion is definitely moving. Should be four. Oh no, the third ump says not a boundary. Shocker. Hope it doesn't come down to these two runs later on
20.4
Joshua Little to Gary Ballance, 1 run, yorker on the stumps, Ballance digs it out just in time to mid-wicket
20.2
Joshua Little to Gary Ballance, 1 run, short of length delivery, Ballance taps it to point
19.6
Andy McBrine to Gary Ballance, no run, blocked off the front foot
19.4
Andy McBrine to Gary Ballance, 1 run, punched to point
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