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Zimbabwe vs Ireland, Only Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Ireland tour of Zimbabwe, 2025 Venue: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Date & Time: Feb 06-Feb 10, 10:00 AM LOCAL

Andrew Balbirnie 66(160)

57.3
W
Madhevere to Balbirnie, out Lbw!! Another wicket goes! Zimbabwe's spinners are doing the trick. Tossed up full on off-stump, Balbirnie prods forward looking to work it into the leg-side and it turns sharply again, beats the inside edge and hits him flush in front. Looked like a good shout, umpire Kumar Dharmasena took his time but raised the finger. Maiden Test wicket for Madhevere as well. Balbirnie lbw b Madhevere 66(160) [4s-2]
57.2
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, length delivery turning sharply into leg-stump, smothered to square leg
57.1
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, length delivery just outside off, blocked
56.5
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, 1 run, full on middle, worked to mid-on
56.3
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, 1 run, flatter delivery outside off, cut to deep point
56.2
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, no run, tossed up full outside off, driven to cover
56.1
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, no run, flatter delivery outside off, knocked back towards the bowler
55.1
Madhevere to Balbirnie, 3 runs, length delivery outside off, cut away to deep backward point
54.6
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, 1 run, full outside off, driven out to cover
54.5
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, no run, full outside off, left alone
54.2
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, driven out to sweeper cover
54.1
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, no run, tossed up full on middle, defended straight back to the bowler
53.4
Madhevere to Balbirnie, 1 run, length delivery outside off, eased towards backward point
53.3
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, full on off-stump, driven to cover
53.2
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, full on off-stump, Balbirnie prods forward and defends
53.1
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, full on middle, worked into the leg-side
52.5
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, 1 run, full on off-stump, driven firmly towards cover, fielder deflects it towards mid-off
52.4
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, no run, length delivery outside off, left alone
52.1
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, 1 run, length delivery on middle, worked to mid-wicket
51.4
Madhevere to Balbirnie, 1 run, length delivery just outside off, knocked towards cover for one
51.3
Madhevere to Balbirnie, 2 runs, length delivery on leg-stump, worked down to long leg
51.2
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, length delivery on leg-stump, worked to square leg
51.1
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, length delivery on middle, defended
50.5
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, 1 run, flighted close to off, Balbirnie inside halves the block and the ball rolls to square leg
50.4
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, no run, tossed up around off, Balbirnie leans forward and defends with a straight bat
50.3
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, no run, floated up on off, Balbirnie inside halves the block to mid-wicket
50.2
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, no run, slower and spins away outside off, Balbirnie ignores
49.6
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, spinning into the pads, Balbirnie goes back and knocks it to mid-wicket
49.5
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, tossed up outside off, Balbirnie inside halves the forward block to mid-wicket
49.4
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, flighted outside off, Balbirnie eases it to the off-side
49.3
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, goes back to a short of length delivery, knocks it to mid-wicket
48.6
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, no run, shortens the length around off, Balbirnie rides the bounce and knocks it towards point
48.5
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, no run, once more teases it up outside off and lures Balbirnie, but the Ireland skipper leaves
48.4
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, no run, floated up and spinning away, Balbirnie ignores
48.3
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, no run, bit too full in length, Balbirnie blocks it back with a straight bat
48.2
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, no run, this time Balbirnie can't resist. He prods forward and goes feeling for the ball, spins away and beats the outside edge
48.1
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, no run, tossed up around off, Balbirnie judges it well and lets it pass
46.6
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, no run, fraction short outside off, Balbirnie cuts and picks out backward point
46.5
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, no run, flighted outside off, Balbirnie presses across and blocks towards point
46.4
Johnathan Campbell to Balbirnie, no run, tad quicker around off, Balbirnie hangs back and knocks it to point
45.6
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, flighted around off, Balbirnie stays back and turns it to mid-wicket
45.5
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, tossed up around off, Balbirnie blocks with minimal forward press
45.4
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, once again Balbirnie prefers to hang back and defend with a straight bat
45.3
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, flighted outside off, Balbirnie drops it with soft hands to the off-side
45.2
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, goes back and waits for the ball to turn in, gently knocks it to mid-wicket
45.1
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run,
44.5
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, 1 run, angled into the pads, Balbirnie flicks to deep square leg
44.4
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, no run, good length ball outside off, Balbirnie leaves
44.3
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, no run, full pitcher around off, Balbirnie eases it to mid-off
44.2
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, no run, on a length and outside off, Balbirnie ignores
43.6
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, stifled appeal for LBW. Sharp turn and the ball goes past Balbirnie's forward defensive, beats the inside edge and strikes him on the pad, but the impact was outside off and that's what saved Balbirnie
43.5
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, loopy delivery around off, Balbirnie drives firmly to mid-off
42.6
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, no run, short and angled across, Balbirnie ignores
42.4
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, 1 run, good length ball on leg, Balbirnie knocks it past mid-wicket and settles with a single
41.4
F
Madhevere to Balbirnie, 1 run, fifty for Balbirnie. He raises his bat and soaks in the applause of his team mates. Very full delivery at the stumps, Balbirnie flicks it to deep square leg. Top knock from the skipper..
41.3
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, attacks the stumps, Balbirnie turns it gently towards mid-wicket
40.6
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, no run, back of a length delivery, Balbirnie knocks it to cover
40.5
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, 2 runs, oh no! Madhevere might have injured himself. Fraction short and angled across, Balbirnie cuts it behind square and Madhevere runs across from deep point, dives awkwardly and saves the boundary. He landed on his left arm and is seen clutching it..
40.4
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, no run, good length ball around off, Balbirnie prods forward and blocks to mid-on
40.3
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, no run, short of length delivery, Balbirnie gets on top of the bounce and defends
39.6
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, tossed up on middle, Balbirnie misses the flick and is rapped on the pads, going down leg
39.5
Madhevere to Balbirnie, 2 runs, fraction short outside off, Balbirnie cuts it through the vacant backward point region and picks up a brace
39.4
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, flighted outside off, Balbirnie presses across and defends to the off-side
38.5
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, 1 run, full delivery on off, Balbirnie is rooted to the crease and squirts it off the outer half to point
38.4
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, no run, good length ball around off, Balbirnie defends to the off-side
38.1
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, 1 run, short of length around off, Balbirnie knocks it square on the off-side
37.5
Madhevere to Balbirnie, 1 run, low full toss outside off, Balbirnie toe-ends the drive to mid-off and quickly crosses over
37.4
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, stays back to a fullish delivery and brings his bat down in time to keep it out
37.3
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, flighted outside off, Balbirnie reaches across and defends it back
37.2
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, turn and bounce. Spins in from off and ends up down leg, Balbirnie aborts from the glance and lets it pass
37.1
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, tossed up on off, Balbirnie eases it to mid-off
35.6
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, quicker and fuller around off, Balbirnie settles into the forward defensive
35.3
Madhevere to Balbirnie, leg byes, 1 run, drifts down leg, Balbirnie misses the glance and the ball deflects off the pad
35.2
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, bit too full in length, Balbirnie drives and picks out mid-on
35.1
Madhevere to Balbirnie, no run, tossed up on middle, Balbirnie works it towards mid-wicket and wants a single, sent back
34.1
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, 1 run, full and straight on middle, clipped away to deep mid-wicket
33.3
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, 1 run, nearly chopped on! Just short of length outside off, Balbirnie looked to punch it into the off-side with an angled bat and nearly chopped it on off a thick inside edge
33.2
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, 2 runs, length delivery slanting across outside off, Balbirnie waits for it and opens the face of the bat to steer it away to deep backward point
33.1
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, no run, short of length outside off, blocked into the off-side
31.6
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, no run, full on off-stump, tapped to square leg off the inner half
31.5
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, no run, length delivery on off-stump, blocked
31.4
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, no run, short of length just outside off, Balbirnie stands tall and blocks
31.3
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, no run, full outside off from round the wicket, left alone
31.1
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, 1 run, length delivery on leg-stump, tucked away to deep square leg
29.6
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, length delivery outside off, left alone
29.6
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no ball, banged in short outside off, Balbirnie ducks, Ngarava oversteps
29.2
Ngarava to Balbirnie, 1 run, length delivery on middle, clipped to mid-wicket
29.1
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, full on off-stump from round the wicket, Balbirnie prods forward and blocks
28.2
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, 1 run, length delivery on off-stump, blocked to mid-wicket, they pinch a quick single
28.1
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, full on middle, clipped to mid-wicket
27.2
Ngarava to Balbirnie, 1 run, pitched up full outside off, driven to point
27.1
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, banged in short on middle, Balbirnie ducks under the bouncer
26.2
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, 1 run, short of length just outside off, nips back in sharply as Curtis Campher tucks it towards deep square leg
24.6
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, full on off-stump, Balbirnie prods forward and blocks
24.5
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, short of length on off-stump, firmly blocked
24.4
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, pitched up full on off-stump, driven straight back to the bowler
23.6
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, length delivery outside off, left alone
23.5
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, pitched up full on off-stump, driven to mid-off
23.4
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, full outside off, Balbirnie shoulders arms
23.3
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, full and just outside off, left alone
23.2
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, length delivery outside off, left alone
23.1
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, short of length just outside off, Balbirnie steers it towards gully
22.2
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, 1 run, full and on the pads, clipped down to deep square leg
21.6
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, full and outside off, left alone
21.5
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, edge goes to ground! Full and wide outside off, Balbirnie prods forward and looks to drive, takes a thick outside edge but goes very low, falls short by a long way
21.4
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, full on off-stump, knocked towards cover
21.3
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, full and just outside off, knocked into the covers
21.2
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, touch fuller on middle, defended straight back to the bowler again
21.1
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, length delivery on middle, defended straight back to the bowler
19.6
Brian Bennett to Balbirnie, no run, full ball on off, Balbirnie leans ahead and eases it towards mid-on
19.5
Brian Bennett to Balbirnie, no run, slow through the air and turning in from a back of a length outside off, tucked to short mid-wicket
19.4
Brian Bennett to Balbirnie, no run, fired in on a back of a length outside off, Balbirnie leaves it alone
19.3
Brian Bennett to Balbirnie, no run, turning in from a length outside off, Balbirnie leans ahead a touch and blocks it towards short mid-wicket
19.2
Brian Bennett to Balbirnie, no run, full ball drifting in on middle and leg, Balbirnie lunges in defence
18.6
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, fuller length ball shaping in from outside off, Balbirnie leans ahead and taps it towards mid-on
18.5
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, pitched up on off, Balbirnie covers the line and bunts it back to Muzarabani
17.1
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, 1 run, good length ball on off, glided towards gully who makes a half-stop but can't prevent the single
16.1
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, 1 run, short of length ball on the hips, worked to deep square leg
15.6
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, 1 run, very full outside off, Balbirnie carves it to deep point to retain strike
15.5
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, no run, a full-toss on off, pushed to mid-off
15.4
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, no run, short of length ball on off, Balbirnie shuffles a bit and blocks it towards short mid-wicket
15.3
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, no run, on a driveable length well outside off, luring Balbirnie to go for a booming drive but he resists
15.1
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, 1 run, hard length ball outside off, played with an angled bat to deep backward point
14.6
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, 1 run, good length ball in the channel, a tentative push from Balbirnie and he ekes an inside edge through square leg
14.5
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, no run, pitched up outside off, driven on the up to mid-off
14.4
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, no run, back of a length ball down leg, Balbirnie looks to glance but misses
14.3
4
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, FOUR, edged but in the gap! Pitched up outside off, swinging away a touch, Balbirnie looks to drive with minimal foot movement and gets a thick outside edge between second slip and gully
14.2
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, no run, hard length ball on off, Balbirnie covers the line and blocks it to the off-side
14.1
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, no run, a sharp bouncer angling in on off, Balbirnie has to duck under it quickly
13.5
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, byes, 1 run, full ball down leg, Balbirnie looks to clip but misses. Nyasha Mayavo can't collect it cleanly and a bye results
13.4
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, no run, back of a length ball on leg-stump, tucked to mid-wicket
13.3
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, no run, a play and a miss! A pacy full ball outside off, Balbirnie looks to drive on the up but is beaten for pace
13.2
4
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, leg byes, FOUR, back of a length ball outside leg, Balbirnie looks to tuck it across but it deflects off his thigh pad and beats the dive of the keeper. Bonus runs these
13.1
Newman Nyamhuri to Balbirnie, no run, short of length ball outside off, keeps low, Balbirnie hangs back to block but gets beaten on the outside edge
12.1
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, 1 run, hard length ball outside off, Balbirnie hangs back and taps it through point
11.5
Ngarava to Balbirnie, 1 run, full ball outside off, Balbirnie carves it to deep point
11.4
Ngarava to Balbirnie, 2 runs, Ngarava switches to round the wicket and bowls a back of a length ball outside off. Balbirnie gets an outside edge on the push but it bounces in front of second slip and goes past him. A couple results
11.3
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, short of length ball outside off, holding its line, Balbirnie lets it through
11.2
Ngarava to Balbirnie, 2 runs, beautiful stroke! Short of length ball and some room on offer, Balbirnie camps back and punches it with good timing to deep backward point's left and comes back for the second run
11.1
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, pitched up well outside off, left alone
10.1
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, 1 run, back of a length ball outside off, a bit of extra bounce, Balbirnie hops and dabs it towards point for a brisk single
8.6
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, no run, full ball outside off, Balbirnie strokes it to to extra cover
8.2
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, 1 run, short of length outside off, dabbed with an open bat-face to backward point
8.1
Trevor Gwandu to Balbirnie, no run, back of a length ball outside off, Balbirnie looks to cut but gets beaten
5.6
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, full outside off, left alone
5.5
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, full outside off, Balbirnie prods forward to defend and gets a thick outside edge that goes to gully
5.4
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, length delivery on off-stump, eased towards cover
4.6
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, length delivery on middle, Balbirnie clips it towards mid-wicket
4.5
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, 2 runs, length delivery outside off, punched out towards deep cover, they get back for two
4.4
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, full just outside off, Balbirnie prods forward and blocks it into the off-side
4.3
4
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, FOUR, short of length just outside off, Balbirnie hangs back and gets on top of the bounce before punching it away through backward point
4.2
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, short of length just outside off, bunted towards mid-off
4.1
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, no run, full on off-stump, Balbirnie prods forward and blocks
3.2
Ngarava to Balbirnie, 1 run, length delivery on off-stump, Balbirnie blocks, gets a thick inside edge that goes towards mid-wicket
3.1
Ngarava to Balbirnie, 4 runs, overpitched outside off, Balbirnie leans into the drive and creams it through the covers, it just pulls up short of the ropes and the fielder catches up to it, they do end up running all four though
2.1
Muzarabani to Balbirnie, 1 run, short of length on middle, tucked to mid-wicket
1.4
Ngarava to Balbirnie, 3 runs, short of length on middle, Balbirnie tucks it off his hips and picks up three as it goes down to deep backward square leg
1.3
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, pitched up full on off-stump, hint of shape back in, Balbirnie gets a thick inside edge onto the pads and it goes towards the slips
1.2
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, length delivery on middle, knocked to mid-on
1.1
Ngarava to Balbirnie, no run, full on off-stump, knocked to mid-off
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