2019 Ireland vs Zimbabwe - 3-match T20I series

[Bomberboyokay]

9.30pm AEST tonight from the beautiful city of Belfast.



First of a 3-match series.

Possible Playing 11

Ireland: 1. Paul Stirling, 2. Kevin O’Brien, 3. Andy Balbirnie, 4. Gary Wilson (c), 5. Lorcan Tucker, 6. George Dockrell, 7. Mark Adair, 8. Shane Getkate/Gareth Delany, 9. Andy McBrine, 10. Boyd Rankin, 11. Josh Little

Zimbabwe: 1. Hamilton Masakadza (c), 2. Ryan Burl, 3. Craig Ervine, 4. Brendan Taylor (wk), 5. Sean Williams, 6. Sikandar Raza, 7. Solomon Mire, 8. Richmond Mutumbami, 9. Kyle Jarvis, 10. Donald Tiripano/Chris Mpofu, 11. Tendai Chatara

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[Oaktree]

Interesting series. Hope it's a close one.

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[Howard Littlejohn]

Zimbabwe's European tour has been somwhat underwhelming. Five ODI losses (3 v Ireland, 2 v Netherlands), and a 1-1 tied T20I series against the Dutch. That win only came courtesy of a super over. And among it all, the womens tour was called off for financial reasons.

 

[The Speaker]

Does OP think we're going to care more about T20Is by making separate threads for them?

Ireland's clean sweep of the ODIs was their first over any full member, and when added to the 2-0 clean sweep the Dutch had over the Zimbots with a far-from-full strength squad, suggests that had the WC Qualifiers been held in conditions more similar to England it may not have been WI and Afghanistan going through.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Interetsing thought. I would have still expected those two to get through, but even if it had been a 14 team World Cup if the qualifiers had been in Europe Zimbabwe may still have mised out. That's disturbing for a Test nation of some time (albeit with a lengthy hiatus).
Speaking of which, the lack of an Ireland v Zimbabwe Test on this tour is also a cause for concern.

 

[The Speaker]

Interetsing thought. I would have still expected those two to get through, but even if it had been a 14 team World Cup if the qualifiers had been in Europe Zimbabwe may still have mised out. That's disturbing for a Test nation of some time (albeit with a lengthy hiatus).
Speaking of which, the lack of an Ireland v Zimbabwe Test on this tour is also a cause for concern.

West Indies may not have minded the conditions, but I highly doubt that either Afghanistan or Zimbabwe would've done as well as they did, which would've opened the door for either Scotland or Ireland (or even the Dutcch to do better).

 

[Ishikawa]

Probably of more note was Ireland's clean sweep in the ODI's against a pretty experienced Zimbawe lineup - their bowlers are extremely effective in home conditions.

Nice to see a few relatively new names in the T20 side too.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

 

[Bomberboyokay]

1am AEST tonight from near Londonderry/Derry.

3-match series is 0-0 as the first T20I was washed out.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Ireland won

 

[Ishikawa]

Stirling is a beast! Wouldn't do too well in any fitness test, but gosh he can find the middle of the bat.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Final match tonight 1am AEST. Yes, while the ICC Cricket World Cup Final is happening.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Zimbabwe won. Series was drawn 1-1.

 

[Sammo360]

Probably Zimbabwe’s last match for a while. ICC likely to impose sanctions

D-Day for Zim cricket as ICC meets

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