आयरलैंड vs ज़िम्बाब्वे, पहला टी-20, कासल एवेन्यू, डबलिन, 27 August 2021 - कमेंट्री

Very full outside off, Simi Singh looks to drive but misses. 6 needed in 5.

Good length ball outside off, Simi looks to cut but misses.

Full on the pads, Simi works it to square leg for a single.

OUT! TIMBER! Richard Ngarava gets his first wicket of the game and what a time to get it. Ngarava serves it full and wide outside off. Barry McCarthy gets behind the line and looks to paddle scoop it over the keeper's head, but he only manages to drag it onto the stumps. Barry McCarthy has to depart.

OUT! RUN OUT! A short ball, on off. Young looks to heave it away but misses. The ball goes to the keeper, who throws it back to the bowler. Richard Ngarava turns and clips the bails at the non-striker's end. Craig Young is short of the crease and he has to depart on a duck. Simi Singh needs to hit the next ball out of the park to get the win for his team or a boundary to make it to the Super Over.

Simi Singh could not manage to end the game on his own, but he put in a good fight till the last ball. A full-length ball, around off. Simi Singh comes across and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. ZIMBABWE WIN THE GAME BY 3 RUNS. They have successfully managed to defend a low score and take a 1-nil lead in this series. 

TWO LEG BYES! Full and on the pads. Singh looks to clip it away but misses. The ball goes to fine leg off the pads. The batters comeback for an easy second.

WIDE! Luke Jongwe can't afford to bowl extras at this stage of the innings. This one goes down the leg side. Wide called.

Good-length ball outside off, driven to cover.

On a length and on off. Singh punches it through cover for a single.

Good length ball on middle, McCarthy punches it to cover for a dot.

Short ball on off, McCarthy pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one 

On middle, Singh flicks it to the leg side for a single.

SWING AND A MISS! On a length, outside off. The ball is moving away from the right-hander. Barry McCarthy stays back and looks to push it out but misses.

Full and on the pads, Barry McCarthy tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Full toss and punished! A full toss and outside off. Singh carves it through covers for a boundary.

PLAY AND A MISS! Good-length ball and outside off. Singh looks to cut it away but misses.

Full and outside off. Singh throws his bat at it. The ball goes towards sweeper cover for a single.

Good-length ball, outside off. Barry McCarthy lets it go through to the keeper.

A length ball, on off. Barry McCarthy pushes it to point.

A slower full-length ball, on off. Barry McCarthy pushes it to cover.

Three dots on the trot! A slower back of a length ball, outside off. Barry McCarthy looks to cut it away. He gets it to cover off the inner half.

Yorker length ball and on off. Barry McCarthy digs it out to cover and takes off for a single.

FOUR! Much-needed boundary for Ireland. On a length and around off. Simi Singh comes down the track and lifts it over cover. The ball races away to the boundary.

SIX! BOOM! Simi Singh is taking the chase head on. A full-length ball, on off. Simi Singh skips down the track and powers it over the long on fence for a biggie. 18 runs needed in 18 balls. 

A length ball, on off. Singh punches it through cover for a single.

Full-length ball and wide outside off. Rock leaves it alone. 

A touch short, on middle. Rock pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.

A slower length ball, just outside off. Singh taps it to point and takes off for a single. The fielder collects the ball and throws it at the striker's end. He hits the stumps but the Rock was well inside the crease.

OUT! TIMBER! Luke Jongwe gets his second wicket of the game. A length ball, around middle and leg. Rock makes room. He swings his blade but misses. The ball goes through to come in contact with the stumps and that will be it for the debutant, Neil Rock.

Full length and on off. Barry McCarthy works it towards point off the outside edge. They take one.

Flighted full and on off. Singh works it towards third man for a single.

Tap and run! Loopy ball, on off. Rock pushes it to cover for a quick single.

WIDE! Full and wide outside off. Singh leaves it alone. Wide called.

FOUR! EDGY! Loopy ball, around off. Singh looks to work it to the off side but gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies past the keeper towards third man and finds the boundary.

Short and outside off. Singh looks to defend it out but misses.

On off, driven to covers.

Short and on the pads. Singh works it towards long on for a single. 33 needed in 30 balls.

Floated full and on middle. Shane Getkate skips down the track. The ball goes towards mid-wicket off the inside edge. They take one.

Darted on the pads. Rock flicks it to square leg just for a single.

WIDE! Loopy ball, down leg. Wide called.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust. Ireland look to be in some trouble now. Loopy ball, full and on off. Shane Getkate gets out the reverse sweep. The ball goes towards short third man. Tendai Chatara there pouches it comfortably.

On off, pushed to long on.

Full and on middle. Simi Singh tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Full and outside off. Rock drives it to cover.

Toosed up, on off. Shane Getkate defends it out.

Flatter and on off. Getkate pushes it to the off side.

On off, Getkate sweeps it to square leg.

Tossed up, on off. Getkate drives it through cover for a single.

Short and on off. Rock stays back and pushes it to mid off for a single.

Loopy back, on off. Getkate pushes it through cover for another single.

Floated and around off. Campher pushes it through cover for a single.

Tossed up, on middle. Getkate defends it back to the bowler.

Quicker, full and on off. Getkate looks to defend it out. The ball takes the outside edge and goes towards third man. They take one.

Flighted full and on off. Campher punches it through point off the back foot. They take one.

Full and on off. Getkate drives it past the bowler. They take one.

OUT! CAUGHT! Curtis Campher goes for the big one but pays the price instead. Loopy ball, full and on off. Curtis Campher gets low and whips it across the line towards deep mid-wicket. Dion Myers is present there and he takes the catch comfortably. Ireland have lost their advantage in this game.

Looped up, full and on off. Dockrell works it towards long on for a single.

Floated and on off. Kevin O'Brien pushes it through point for a single.

FOUR! Dockrell is getting into the action now. Full and on off. George Dockrell drives it down the ground. The ball ends up in the boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT! Ryan Burl gets his second wicket and makes it three for Zimbabwe. Loopy ball, full and outside off. George Dockrell latches onto it and hits it uppishly towards long off. Wellington Masakadza comes running in and takes a good low catch.

OUT! TIMBER! Ryan Burl has certainly got his team back in the game. He has now gotten the set batter Kevin O'Brien going. Loopy ball, around off. Kevin O'Brien stays back and looks to defend it out but misses. The ball goes through the gap between bat and pad to rattle the stumps. Kevin O'Brien does not believe it. Ryan Burl is on a Hat-trick now.

On off, flicked to the leg side for a single.

WIDE! A length ball, down the leg side. Kevin O'Brien looks to flick it away but misses. Wide called.

FOUR! SMASHED! A full ball, on off. Kevin O'Brien gets under it and lifts it over cover. The ball ends up in the boundary.

On a length, outside off. Kevin O'Brien gudies it to short third man for a single.

A length ball, on the pads. Dockrell tucks it to square leg for a single.

FOUR! Second boundary of the over. It looks like Kevin O'Brien is finding his feet in this innings. A slower length ball, outside off. Kevin O'Brien lifts it over the cover region and the ball races away to the boundary.

LEG BYE! A length ball, on the pads. Kevin O'Brien looks to clip it but misses. The ball goes towards square leg off the pads. The batters collect a leg bye.

Back of a length and on off. Dockrell guides it towards third man for a single. 59 runs needed in 60 balls.

Floated and on off. Andy Balbirnie pushes it to cover for a quick single.

IN THE AIR..SAFE! Floated full and on off. Kevin O'Brien looks to heave it away. The ball takes the outside edge and flies high in the air towards cover. The ball lands in a vacant space. They take one.

OUT! LBW! Ryan Burl comes into the attack and takes no time to find a breakthrough. He sends the Irish skipper back to the hut. Loopy ball, full and on off. Andy Balbirnie looks to sweep it away but gets rapped on the pads. Ryan Burl puts in an appeal and the umpire raises his finger in a flash.

Tossed up, on off. Dockrell pushes it to cover for a single.

Short and outside off. Kevin O'Brien looks to cut it away but misses.

On off, Kevin O'Brien punches it through cover for a single.

A full-length ball, on off. Andy Balbirnie hits it to sweeper cover for a single.

On a length and around off. Kevin O'Brien plays it late and guides it to the right of the keeper.

A length ball, on off. Kevin O'Brien pushes it to cover and takes off for a single.

Full and on off. Andy Balbirnie stays back and swings. The ball takes the inside edge and goes towards deep square leg for a single.

A short ball, on off. Kevin O'Brien pulls it hard but straight to the fielder at mid-wicket.

A full-length ball, on off. Kevin O'Brien lifts it over mid off. The fielder back pedals, but the ball falls safely in front of him. They take a couple.

Looped up, outside off. Kevin O'Brien looks to push it to the off side but misses.

Flighted, on off. Kevin O'Brien punches it to cover.

FOUR! Finally, some confidence booster for Kevin O'Brien. Full and on off. Kevin O'Brien makes room and lifts it over covers. The ball ends up in the boundary.

Floated full and on middle. Kevin O'Brien works it towards long on for a single.

On off, kept out.

Darted on the pads. Andy Balbirnie flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Full and on off. Stirling plays it to point.

OUT! TIMBER! Luke Jongwe draws the first blood and it is a huge wicket of Paul Stirling for Zimbabwe. A length ball, around off. This one nips in a bit. Paul Stirling looks to go for the booming drive but misses. The ball goes through the gap between the bat and pad, to shatter the stumps. 

A full-length ball, on the pads. Andy Balbirnie flicks it to square leg for a single.

EDGY! A length ball, on off. Kevin O'Brien looks to flick it to the leg side, but again he only manages to get a leading edge, The ball goes towards cover but lands safely. They take another single.

A length ball, on the pads. Andy Balbirnie flicks it towards deep square leg for a run.

On a length and on off. Kevin O'Brien works it to mid on and takes off for a single.

On a length, around off. Kevin O'Brien works it to the leg side off the inner half.

A length ball, around the hips. Kevin O'Brien stays back and tucks it to square leg for a single.

On a length, around off. Paul Stirling opens the face of the bat and guides it towards third man. They take one.

EDGED! Back of a length and on off. Kevin O'Brien stays back and looks to work it to the leg side. The ball takes the leading edge and goes towards cover. The ball lands safely there. The batters take a quick single.

CLOSE! A short ball, on middle and off. Paul Stirling stays back, the ball takes off the gloves. The keeper leaps but could not grab the ball. The batter sneak a single.

A length ball, on the pads. Kevin O'Brien looks to flick it to the leg side but the ball ends up at cover, off the outer half.

SWING AND A MISS! A sevent dot on the trot for Richard Ngarava. On a length, outside off. Kevin O'Brien looks to go after it but misses. He is finding it difficult to connect with the bat.

Nothing different this time. A length ball, outside off. Moving away. Kevin O'Brien looks to drive it to the off side but misses.

A length ball, on off. Kevin O'Brien pushes it to cover and rotates the strike.

FOUR! Paul Stirling will not miss out on such stuff.  A full-length ball, on off. Paul Stirling hangs back and slashes it through cover for a boundary.

FOUR! Two in a row. A length ball, outside off. Paul Stirling comes across and guides it towards third man for a boundary. He is in some exceptional touch.

Oh, did I jinx it? A swing and a miss now! A length ball, outside off. Paul Stirling looks to go after it but misses. The ball ends up with the keeper.

FOUR! Up and over! A short ball, outside off. Paul Stirling stays back and cuts it over point. The ball races away to the boundary.

Short and outside off. Stirling swings hard. The ball flies over mid off. This time the fielder cuts it off. They take two.

FOUR! Second boundary off the over. Short ball, outside off. Stirling hangs back and cuts it through cover for a boundary.

A length ball, on off. Paul Stirling blocks it out.

A length ball, on off. Paul Stirling pushes it towards cover.

A full-length ball, on off. Paul Stirling defends it to the leg side. A good recovery by Tendai Chatara.

SWING AND A MISS! Good-length ball, outside off. The ball moves away a bit. Kevin O'Brien hangs back and looks to chase it but misses.

BEATEN! Richard Ngarava starts his over with two beauties. A length ball, outside off, moving away. Kevin O'Brien stays back and looks to go for the booming drive but misses. The ball beats the outside edge.

Back of a length and on the body. Kevin O'Brien flicks it through square leg for a single.

On a length, outside off. Kevin O'Brien looks to smash it through covers but misses his shot.

A sharp bouncer, outside off. Kevin O'Brien looks to go for the upper cut but the ball bounces over the blade.

A length ball, on off. Kevin O'Brien works it back to the bowler off the inner half.

Flatter full and on off. Paul Stirling defends it back to the bowler.

Loopy ball, full and on off. Stiring looks to sweep it away and gets rapped on the pads. Wellington Masakadza puts in an appeal but the umpire says no.

FOUR! Swept away. Paul Stirling gets off the mark in style. Full and on off. Paul Stirling gets low and sweeps it through square leg for a boundary.

Outside off, Stirling looks to cut but misses.

Flatter ball outside off, Stirling cuts it to point.

Full outside off, Stirling drives it to cover.