Irish cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2022–23
International cricket tour
| Irish cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2022–23 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Zimbabwe | Ireland | ||
| Dates | 12 – 23 January 2023 | ||
| Captains | Craig Ervine[n 1] | Andrew Balbirnie[n 2] | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Ryan Burl (100) | Harry Tector (176) | |
| Most wickets | Tendai Chatara (3) | Josh Little (5) Mark Adair (5) | |
| Player of the series | Harry Tector (Ire) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Zimbabwe won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Craig Ervine (100) | Harry Tector (78) | |
| Most wickets | Ryan Burl (7) | Harry Tector (5) | |
| Player of the series | Ryan Burl (Zim) | ||
The Ireland cricket team toured Zimbabwe in January 2023 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] Zimbabwe won the T20I series 2–1.[3] The ODI series was drawn 1–1 after the final match ended with no result due to rain.[4]
Squads
| ODIs | T20Is | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 Zimbabwe[5] |  Ireland[6] | Zimbabwe[7] | Ireland[8] |
Before the start of the series, Ross Adair replaced Lorcan Tucker in Ireland's T20I squad, as Tucker was released to play in the 2022–23 International League T20 (ILT20).[9] Paul Stirling and Josh Little were also missing from Ireland's T20I squad due to their participation in the ILT20 and the 2022–23 SA20, respectively, while Sikander Raza was unavailable for Zimbabwe due to the ILT20.[10] Zimbabwe included former England player Gary Ballance in their T20I squad.[11] Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie suffered a concussion during the first ODI, after scoring his eighth century in the format, which ruled him out of the remainder of the series.[12] Murray Commins replaced Balbirnie in Ireland's squad for the last two ODIs,[13] and Paul Stirling took over as captain.[14]
T20I series
1st T20I
12 January 2023 13:00 Scorecard |
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Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match: Ryan Burl (Zim) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Gary Ballance (Zim), Ross Adair and Stephen Doheny (Ire) all made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
14 January 2023 13:00 Scorecard |
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Ireland won by 6 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Christopher Phiri (Zim) Player of the match: Ross Adair (Ire) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
3rd T20I
15 January 2023 13:00 Scorecard |
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Craig Ervine 54 (43) Ben White 2/26 (3 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match: Ryan Burl (Zim) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
ODI series
1st ODI
18 January 2023 09:15 Scorecard |
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Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets (DLS method) Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Michael Gough (Eng) Player of the match: Ryan Burl (Zim) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Zimbabwe were set a revised target of 214 runs in 37 overs due to rain.
- Stephen Doheny (Ire) made his ODI debut.
- Gary Ballance made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe after previously playing 16 ODIs for England, becoming the 16th cricketer to represent two international teams in ODIs.[15]
2nd ODI
21 January 2023 09:15 Scorecard |
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Ireland won by 46 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match: Josh Little (Ire) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Murray Commins (Ire) made his ODI debut.
3rd ODI
23 January 2023 09:15 Scorecard |
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
Notes
- ^ Sikandar Raza captained Zimbabwe in the second ODI.
- ^ Paul Stirling captained Ireland in the last two ODIs.
References
- ^ "Self imposed Test famine set to end for Ireland". CricketEurope. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Ireland's FTP announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Zimbabwe v Ireland T20: Ryan Burl's late knock helps hosts clinch Harare series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Ireland and Zimbabwe share spoils after rain ruins final ODI". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Raza returns for Zimbabwe's ODI series against Ireland". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Squads named for Ireland Men's Tour of Zimbabwe". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Gary Ballance included in Zimbabwe squad for home T20Is against Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Doheny named in Ireland's white-ball squads for Zimbabwe tour". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Ross Adair called up; Tucker and Tector franchise cricket deals". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Ireland begin 2023 with Zimbabwean Challenge". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Former England player named in Zimbabwe squad for Ireland T20Is". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Zimbabwe v Ireland ODI: Irish skipper Andrew Balbirnie to miss rest of series with concussion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Andrew Balbirnie out of Zimbabwe series, Murray Commins to join squad". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Andrew Balbirnie ruled out of Zimbabwe series due to 'mild concussive episode'". Irish Times. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Records: Combined Test, ODI and T20I records. Individual records (captains, players, umpires), Representing two countries". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
External links
- Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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