ज़िम्बाब्वे vs आयरलैंड, मैच 4, बेलेरीव ओवल, होबार्ट, 17 October 2022 - कमेंट्री

Short in length and on middle. Little looks to ramp it away but misses.

Short again. Little fails to connect his bat.

On a length and outside off. Little shuffles to paddle it but misses.

FOUR! A length ball, outside off. Little slaps it hard through covers for a boundary. These runs will make a difference eventually in the net run rate.

A slower bumper on middle. Little lets it go.

Short ball on middle. Little looks to play to third man but misses. Zimbabwe win by 31 runs. 

FOUR LEG BYES! Zimbabwe are untidy at the backend! Short in length and on off. McCarthy looks to pull but misses. It goes off his body and past the diving keeper to third man. 

A slower full ball, outside off. McCarthy swings and misses.

Slower ball again. McCarthy looks to heave but misses.

Short of a length and outside off. McCarthy pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

On middle on a length. Little flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.

SIX! Ireland are not giving away still! Tad short and outside off. McCarthy pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Zimbabwe have to wait a bit more! Short and on middle. McCarthy looks to pull but gets a top edge. It goes high and to square leg. The keeper calls and dives but fails to pouch it cleanly. A single. Was just away from his reach.

Outside off. Little has a wild swing and misses.

Outside off, played to third man for a single.

Short ball on middle. McCarthy looks to pull but misses.

FOUR! This is full and on leg. McCarthy makes room and lofts it straight down for a boundary.

The wait continues for Zimbabwe! Touch short and on middle. McCarthy again mistimes his pull. The ball goes to deep square leg where the fielder runs in but fails to judge the flight of the ball. 

Short in length and around off. McCarthy comes down the track as he swings across but misses. It goes over the stumps. 

This is full and outside off, driven to mid off.

SIX! THAT IS CLEAN! Fuller ball, outside off, slower one. McCarthy slogs it high over mid-wicket for a biggie. 

Length ball, outside off. McCarthy pulls it to deep square leg for one.

Outside off, punched to covers for one.

A full toss on middle. McCarthy pulls it to deep mid-wicket who collects on a bounce. One more.

Full ball, outside off. Adair looks to go inside-out but misses.

Follows Adair on the leg side, this is hit to long on for a single.

No ball! On middle. McCarthy flicks it to deep square leg. Blessing Muzarabani has overstepped and a free hit will follow.

SIX! BIGGIE! Short and on off. Adair pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie. 

On a length and way outside off. Adair looks to drive but misses.

OUT! TAKEN! This is full and outside off. Mark Adair makes room and spoons it to backward point. Sikandar Raza dives forward and takes a low catch. A good slow ball from Blessing Muzarabani who gets his second wicket. 

On a length and on middle. Blocked out.

This is on a length and outside off, it lands and nips back in sharply. Gareth Delany looks to shack it but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW but nothing given. Zimbabwe take the review but the replay shows the ball goes past the wicket. 

On middle, this is hit to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full and on middle. Adair whips it behind square leg for one.

OUT! TAKEN! Zimbabwe are edging closer! Tendai Chatara rolls his finger on this length ball. This is on off. Gareth Delany hits it high and to long on where Milton Shumba takes the skier. A poor shot and Delany has to go. 

OUT! TIMBER! Tendai Chatara gets another one! This is full and just outside off. Singh looks to drive it away but gets an inside edge and it ricochets onto the off pole. What a performance this is from Zimbabwe. Tendai Chatara is on a Hat-trick.

A length ball on middle. McCarthy blocks it out solidly.

FOUR! Much needed! Tossed up, outside off. Gareth Delany lofts it over the bowler's head for four.

A single as this is hit to long on.

Flatter, slower and on middle. Adair pushes it back to Raza.

Bye! This is outside off. Adair looks to drive but misses. The keeper fails to stop and it goes behind for a bye.

On middle, Gareth Delany flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 100 up!

This is full and around leg. Adair makes room to drive but misses.

Around off, pushed through covers for one.

Short and outside off, Campher slaps it to sweeper cover for a brace.

OUT! TIMBER! Another partnership is broken! Zimbabwe back on top! This is very full and angling on middle. Campher goes way across the line to sweep and fails to connect the ball. The stumps are disturbed. 

Flatter and outside off. Adair slaps it to deep point for one.

On middle, played back to the bowler.

Tossed up on off. Gareth Delany smacks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

THREE RUNS! Tossed up on off. Campher scoops it over short fine leg now. 

Length ball, outside off. Gareth Delany slaps it to long off for a single.

Wide! Way down the leg side. Campher misses his sweep.

Very full and on off, this is hit to long on for a single.

SIX! A welcome and a much needed boundary! Flighted full and on middle. Gareth Delany launches it over long on and clears the big fence. 

On middle, kept out.

Flat and on off, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up on middle. Gareth Delany drives it to long on for a single.

On middle. Campher reverse sweeps it to point. Only one.

Around off, pushed through covers for a single.

Short and outside off, cut hard to deep cover for one. 

Tossed up, on off. Gareth Delany slog-sweeps it. The fielder makes an excellent stop as he flicks the ball away from the ropes for a couple.

On off, this is driven to the left of long off for a brace.

FLatter and outside off. Dockrell chops it on the off side. 

OUT! TIMBER! Sikandar Raza with the ball now! What a day he is having. Surely, George Dockrell didn't see thins coming. A yorker from Raza, right at the base of middle. George Dockrell is late to get his bat down and it goes through and hits the stumps. Ireland now need 111 runs in 64 balls with 5 wickets in hand. 

This is full and outside off. Gareth Delany looks to drive but misses.

Outside off. Gareth Delany looks to drive but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

A single as this is hit to long on.

Two runs now as Campher hits this full ball to deep mid-wicket.

FOUR! A slip could have helped Zimbabwe! Fuller ball on middle. Dockrell looks to heave but gets an outside edge and it flies to third man for four. 

Full and outside off. It goes again off the outside edge, this time over point for a single.

Very full and on middle, flicked behind square on the leg side for one.

Full and on off, pushed to the right of extra cover. Good diving stop. A single. 

MISFIELD AND FOUR! A slower full ball, outside off. Curtis Campher steps across and paddles it to square leg. The fielder gets low and lets it through his hands for a boundary.

Outside off, guided through point for a couple.

Flatter and targeting off. Dockrell slaps it to cover for one.

Around off, pushed back to the bowler.

Touch short, this is hit to point for a single.

Outside off. Dockrell hits hard, it goes more off the upper half and over point for a couple.

A single as this is hit to sweeper cover.

Tossed up, outside off. Curtis Campher sweeps it to deep square leg. Good fielding in the deep. 

FOUR! Length ball, outside off. Dockrell looks to push but gets an outside edge past the keeper to third man for a boundary.

FOUR! Two in a row! On the hips, it is clipped to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Fuller ball, outside off, swinging away. Dockrell pushes it to cover for one.

On middle, nudged to mid-wicket for one.

Short ball on middle. Dockrell pulls it wide of deep square leg. The fielder runs to his right and slides. Two runs.

Around off, blocked out.

That took off. Short and outside off. Dockrell looks to swing but misses.

Ohh! That was a ripper! Short again on middle. Dockrell did well to get his head away. That was a brilliant delivery. 

On the hips, clipped to deep square leg for one.

Excellent stuff from the bowler! On a length and outside off. Curtis Campher defends inside the line and misses.

Outside off, steered to third man for a single.

Length ball on middle. Dockrell works it to square leg for one. What a Powerplay for Zimbabwe. Ireland are reeling on 33/4. They need 142 runs in 84 balls.

Length and outside off, punched to cover.

2 Wides! Down the leg side. Dockrell misses his pull. The keeper gets a hand on it and a single is taken.

On middle, this is hit to mid-wicket for one.

Wide! Down the leg side again. Wided.

Length ball, outside off. Dockrell punches, the fielder at cover half-stops and a single is taken.

Around off, pushed to point.

Short in length and on middle. Curtis Campher skips down and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Outside off, dabbed to point for one.

Four leg byes! Too straight on the pads. Harry Tector misses his clip and it goes off the pads to fine leg for four.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Blessing Muzarabani strikes in his first over! This is on a length and outside off, it nips away a touch. Harry Tector looks to push but gets an outside edge and it goes to Craig Ervine at first slip. Ireland are in real trouble. Three down now.

Full ball, outside off. Curtis Campher looks to push but it goes off the  outside edge to third man for a brace. 

A quick single as this is pushed to mid on.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Second time in the over but this time it is Ireland's skipper who has to depart. Fantastic from Blessing Muzarabani! Extra bounce and pace from him. This is short in length and just outside the off pole. Andy Balbirnie has a feel for it, tries to push but gets an outside edge and Craig Ervine this time takes the catch to his left at first slip. 

Leg bye! On the pads, George Dockrell fends it on the leg side for a quick leg bye.

On off, kept out.

Richard Ngarava drops it short and on middle. Balbirnie looks to pull but gets a top edge behind the keeper for a couple of runs.

On middle, dabbed to backward point for a single.

OUT! TIMBER! PLAYED ALL OVER IT! Lorcan Tucker shuffles way across here. This is on a length and on middle. He misses his wild swing across the line and the ball hits the stumps. Two for Richard Ngarava now.

A bouncer to Tector who evades it well.

Outside off, dabbed to backward point for one.

A length ball, outside off. Lorcan Tucker looks to push but misses.

Bit of movement in the air! This is full and on middle, swinging away. Lorcan Tucker uses his feet to keep it out. 

FOUR! Well played! On a length and outside off. Lorcan Tucker shuffles way across and scoops it over fine leg for a boundary.

Tendai Chatara makes it to swing away! This is on a length, outside off. Lorcan Tucker looks to drive but misses.

Outside off, tapped to point.

A big outswinger, length and outside off. Lorcan Tucker skips down and looks to smash it but misses.

On a length and on middle. Paul Stirling defends it out. 

OUT! BOWLED! What a start for Zimbabwe! This is short in length and outside off. Paul Stirling gets on his toes as he looks to punch but the inward movement takes the inside edge and the ball deflects and hits the stumps. Just what Zimbabwe wanted! The big wicket of the power-hitter.

On middle on a length, Lorcan Tucker defends it out.

A length ball, outside off. Lorcan Tucker takes the aerial route as he hits over covers but slices and it falls safely. Two runs. Ireland are underway.

FOUR! THAT WAS VERY CLOSE! On a length and on middle. Lorcan Tucker leans to defend but gets an inside edge past the leg stump and to fine leg for four runs. 

DROP AND RUN! Length ball on off. Lorcan Tucker blocks on the deck. Andy Balbirnie calls for a single and makes the other end.