Irish cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2015–16

The Irish cricket team toured Zimbabwe between 9 and 20 October 2015.[1] The tour consisted of three One Day International (ODI) matches and a four-day game.[2] Zimbabwe won the three-match ODI series 2–1 and the tour match was drawn.[3]

Irish cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2015–16
 
  Zimbabwe Ireland
Dates 9 – 20 October 2015
Captains Elton Chigumbura William Porterfield
One Day International series
Results Zimbabwe won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Craig Ervine (161) Gary Wilson (154)
Most wickets Wellington Masakadza (4) Tim Murtagh (6)
Player of the series Sikandar Raza (Zim)

Squads edit

  Zimbabwe[4]   Ireland[5]

ODI series edit

1st ODI edit

9 October 2015
Scorecard
Ireland  
219/8 (50 overs)
v
  Zimbabwe
222/8 (49 overs)
Gary Wilson 70* (88)
John Nyumbu 2/35 (10 overs)
Sikandar Raza 60* (72)
George Dockrell 2/29 (10 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 2 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Zim)

2nd ODI edit

11 October 2015
Scorecard
Ireland  
268/7 (50 overs)
v
  Zimbabwe
270/5 (48.3 overs)
Paul Stirling 72 (77)
Sikandar Raza 3/49 (10 overs)
Craig Ervine 101* (122)
Kevin O'Brien 2/46 (10 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Jeremiah Matibiri (Zim)
Player of the match: Craig Ervine (Zim)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

3rd ODI edit

13 October 2015
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  
187 (49.2 overs)
v
  Ireland
189/8 (46.5 overs)
Sean Williams 51 (69)
Tim Murtagh 4/32 (10 overs)
Paul Stirling 50 (92)
Wellington Masakadza 2/31 (8 overs)
Ireland won by 2 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Tim Murtagh (Ire)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Taurai Muzarabani (Zim) made his ODI debut.

Tour match edit

First-class: Zimbabwe A vs Ireland edit

17 – 20 October
Scorecard
v
392 (102.3 overs)
Malcolm Waller 138 (183)
John Mooney 4/74 (21 overs)
353 (95.4 overs)
Stuart Poynter 125 (166)
Trevor Garwe 4/61 (19.4 overs)
346/6d (71 overs)
Malcolm Waller 118 (166)
Kevin O'Brien 2/34 (10 overs)
271/5 (81.5 overs)
John Mooney 65 (106)
Brian Vitori 2/51 (16 overs)
Match drawn
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Owen Chirombe (Zim)
  • Zimbabwe A won the toss and elected to bat.

References edit

  1. ^ "Ireland to travel to Zimbabwe next month for one-day series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Ireland to tour Zimbabwe for three ODIs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Zim To Host Ireland For Limited-Overs Series". Pindula News. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Masakadza dropped from Zimbabwe squad". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Kevin O'Brien returns for Zimbabwe, Namibia tour". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.

External links edit