Irish cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2024–25

International cricket tour

Irish cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2024–25

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|  Zimbabwe|  Ireland
Dates|  6 – 25 February 2025
Captains|  Johnathan Campbell (Test)
Craig Ervine (ODIs)
Sikandar Raza (T20Is)|  Andrew Balbirnie (Test)
Paul Stirling (ODIs & T20Is)
Test series
Result|  Ireland won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs|  Wessly Madhevere (110)|  Andy McBrine (106)
Most wickets|  Blessing Muzarabani (8)|  Matthew Humphreys (7)
One Day International series
Results|  Zimbabwe won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs|  Brian Bennett (247)|  Paul Stirling (130)
Most wickets|  Blessing Muzarabani (6)
Richard Ngarava (6)|  Mark Adair (6)
Player of the series|  Brian Bennett (Zim)
Twenty20 International series
Results|  Zimbabwe won the 3-match series 1–0
Most runs|  Ryan Burl (80)|  Lorcan Tucker (46)
Most wickets|  Trevor Gwandu (3)|  Craig Young (8)

The Ireland cricket team toured Zimbabwe in February 2025 to play the Zimbabwe cricket team.[1][2] The tour consisted of one Test, three One Day Internationals (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[3][4] In January 2025, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[5][6]

Ireland won the one-off Test match by 63 runs.[7] Matthew Humphreys took six wickets in the last innings to record the best Test innings bowling figures for Ireland.[8]

## Squads

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Zimbabwe |  Ireland

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Test[9] | ODIs[10] | T20Is[11] | Test[12] | ODIs[13] | T20Is[14]

* Johnathan Campbell (c)
* ~~Craig Ervine (c)~~
* Brian Bennett
* Ben Curran
* Joylord Gumbie (wk)
* Trevor Gwandu
* Takudzwanashe Kaitano
* Wessly Madhevere
* Vincent Masekesa
* Nyasha Mayavo (wk)
* Blessing Muzarabani
* Richard Ngarava
* Newman Nyamhuri
* Victor Nyauchi
* Nick Welch
* Sean Williams

* Craig Ervine (c)
* Brian Bennett
* Johnathan Campbell
* Ben Curran
* Trevor Gwandu
* Wessly Madhevere
* Tinotenda Maposa
* Tadiwanashe Marumani
* Wellington Masakadza
* Nyasha Mayavo (wk)
* Blessing Muzarabani
* Richard Ngarava
* Newman Nyamhuri
* Sikandar Raza
* Sean Williams

* Sikandar Raza (c)
* Brian Bennett
* Ryan Burl
* Johnathan Campbell
* Trevor Gwandu
* Wessly Madhevere
* Tinotenda Maposa
* Tadiwanashe Marumani
* Wellington Masakadza
* Nyasha Mayavo (wk)
* Tony Munyonga
* Tashinga Musekiwa
* Blessing Muzarabani
* Dion Myers
* Richard Ngarava
* Newman Nyamhuri

* Andrew Balbirnie (c)
* Mark Adair
* Curtis Campher
* Gavin Hoey
* Graham Hume
* Matthew Humphreys
* Andy McBrine
* Barry McCarthy
* PJ Moor (wk)
* Paul Stirling
* Harry Tector
* Morgan Topping
* Lorcan Tucker (wk)
* Craig Young

* Paul Stirling (c)
* Mark Adair
* Andrew Balbirnie
* Curtis Campher
* George Dockrell
* Gavin Hoey
* Graham Hume
* Matthew Humphreys
* Josh Little
* Andy McBrine
* ~~Barry McCarthy~~
* Jordan Neill
* Harry Tector
* Morgan Topping
* Lorcan Tucker (wk)
* Craig Young

* Paul Stirling (c)
* Mark Adair
* ~~Ross Adair~~
* Curtis Campher
* Gareth Delany
* George Dockrell
* Fionn Hand
* Graham Hume
* Matthew Humphreys
* Josh Little
* ~~Barry McCarthy~~
* Neil Rock (wk)
* Harry Tector
* Tim Tector
* Lorcan Tucker (wk)
* Ben White

On 14 February, Barry McCarthy was ruled out of the ODI and T20I series due to a abdominal muscle injury and Jordan Neill named in ODI squad and Fionn Hand named in T20I squad as his replacement.[15] On 17 February, Ross Adair was ruled out of the T20I series due to a calf injury, with Tim Tector named as his replacement.[16]

## Only Test

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6–10 February 2025
Scorecard

Ireland

Zimbabwe

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260 (56.4 overs)
Andy McBrine 90* (132)
Blessing Muzarabani 7/58 (18 overs)

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267 (86.1 overs)
Nick Welch 90 (173)
Barry McCarthy 4/75 (22 overs)

298 (93.3 overs)
Andrew Balbirnie 66 (160)
Richard Ngarava 4/55 (17.3 overs)

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228 (86.3 overs)
Wessly Madhevere 84 (195)
Matthew Humphreys 6/57 (28 overs)

Ireland won by 63 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Andy McBrine (Ire)

* Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Johnathan Campbell, Nyasha Mayavo and Nick Welch (Zim) all made their Test debuts.
* Johnathan Campbell captained Zimbabwe after Craig Ervine withdrew due to the birth of his child,[17] and thus became the 36th player to captain his country on Test debut.[18]
* Matthew Humphreys (Ire) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[19][20]

## ODI series

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### 1st ODI

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14 February 2025
09:30
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
299/5 (50 overs)

Ireland
250 (46 overs)

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Brian Bennett 169 (163)
Mark Adair 2/55 (10 overs)

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Curtis Campher 44 (57)
Blessing Muzarabani 4/51 (9 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 49 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Allahudien Paleker (SA) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Brian Bennett (Zim)

* Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
* Johnathan Campbell (Zim) made his ODI debut.
* Brian Bennett (Zim) scored his maiden century in ODIs.[21]

### 2nd ODI

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16 February 2025
09:30
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
245 (49 overs)

Ireland
249/4 (48.4 overs)

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Wessly Madhevere 61 (70)
Mark Adair 4/54 (10 overs)

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Paul Stirling 89 (102)
Trevor Gwandu 2/50 (9 overs)

Ireland won by 6 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Allahudien Paleker (SA)
Player of the match: Curtis Campher (Ire)

* Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

### 3rd ODI

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18 February 2025
09:30
Scorecard

Ireland
240/6 (50 overs)

Zimbabwe
246/1 (39.3 overs)

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Andrew Balbirnie 64 (99)
Richard Ngarava 2/42 (10 overs)

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Ben Curran 118* (130)
Graham Hume 1/39 (8 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 9 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Allahudien Paleker (SA)
Player of the match: Ben Curran (Zim)

* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
* Ben Curran (Zim) scored his maiden century in ODIs.[22][23]

## T20I series

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### 1st T20I

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22 February 2025
13:30
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
77/5 (9 overs)

Ireland

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Ryan Burl 36 (18)
Joshua Little 2/8 (2 overs)

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No result
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Langton Rusere (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim)

* Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 9 overs per side due to rain.
* Rain prevented any further play.

### 2nd T20I

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23 February 2025
13:30
Scorecard

Ireland
137/8 (20 overs)

Zimbabwe
141/7 (19.2 overs)

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Lorcan Tucker 46 (40)
Trevor Gwandu 3/24 (4 overs)

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Tony Munyonga 43* (30)
Craig Young 4/24 (4 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Tony Munyonga (Zim)

* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

### 3rd T20I

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25 February 2025
18:30 (N)
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
142/6 (18 overs)

Ireland

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Sikandar Raza 34 (27)
Gareth Delany 2/5 (1 over)

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No result
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim)

* Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain and wet outfield.
* Rain prevented any further play.
* Tim Tector (Ire) made his T20I debut.

## References

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1. ^ "Zimbabwe To Host Ireland For Multi-Format Series In February". CNN-News18. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
2. ^ "Ireland name squads as Zimbabwe announce fixtures for all-format tour". CricTracker. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
3. ^ "Zimbabwe set to host Ireland for all-format series in February". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
4. ^ "Ireland name squads as Zimbabwe announce all-format in-bound tour". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
5. ^ "Zimbabwe to host Ireland for Test, limited-overs series". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
6. ^ "Zimbabwe to host Ireland for full tour". 3-mob.com. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
7. ^ "Ireland beat Zimbabwe by 63 runs in one-off Test". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
8. ^ "Matthew Humphreys shines as Ireland beat Zimbabwe". RTÉ. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
9. ^ "Zimbabwe pick uncapped Masekesa and Welch for one-off Test against Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
10. ^ "ZC announces Zimbabwe squads for Ireland series". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
11. ^ "Zimbabwe bring in new faces for multi-format series against Ireland". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
12. ^ "Squad named and fixtures released for Ireland Men's tour of Zimbabwe". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
13. ^ "Topping handed first Irish call-up for Zimbabwe tour". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
14. ^ "Ireland announce squads for Zimbabwe series". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
15. ^ "Enforced change". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
16. ^ "T20I squad change". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
17. ^ "Jonathan Campbell named Zimbabwe test captain on debut against Ireland". Chronicle. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
18. ^ "Captains on Test debut, full list: Uncapped all-rounder leads Zimbabwe in Ireland Test". Wisden. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
19. ^ "Three in a row". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
20. ^ "Humphreys spins Ireland to a hat-trick of Test wins". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
21. ^ "Bennett's 169 helps Zimbabwe beat Ireland in ODI". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
22. ^ "Zimbabwe defeat Ireland to win ODI series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
23. ^ "Ben Curran's maiden ODI ton leads Zimbabwe to 2-1 series win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2025.

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