Zimbabwean cricket team in Ireland in 2024

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Zimbabwean cricket team in Ireland in 2024

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|  Ireland|  Zimbabwe
Dates|  25 – 28 July 2024
Captains|  Andrew Balbirnie|  Craig Ervine
Test series
Result|  Ireland won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs|  Andy McBrine (83)|  Prince Masvaure (86)
Most wickets|  Andy McBrine (7)|  Blessing Muzarabani (5)

The Zimbabwe cricket team toured Ireland in July 2024 to play the Ireland cricket team.[1][2] The tour consisted of one Test match,[3][4] which was the first such match between the two teams and the first Test played at Stormont cricket ground in Belfast.[5][6] Ireland won the match.[7]

## Squads

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Ireland[8] |  Zimbabwe[9]

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

* Craig Ervine (c)
* Brian Bennett
* Johnathan Campbell
* Tendai Chatara
* Tanaka Chivanga
* Joylord Gumbie (wk)
* Roy Kaia
* Clive Madande (wk)
* Wellington Masakadza
* Prince Masvaure
* Blessing Muzarabani
* Dion Myers
* Richard Ngarava
* Victor Nyauchi
* Sean Williams

## Only Test

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25–28 July 2024
Scorecard

Zimbabwe

Ireland

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210 (71.3 overs)
Prince Masvaure 74 (152)
Andy McBrine 3/37 (13 overs)

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250 (58.3 overs)
PJ Moor 79 (105)
Tanaka Chivanga 3/39 (10 overs)

197 (71 overs)
Dion Myers 40 (65)
Andy McBrine 4/38 (23 overs)

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158/6 (36.1 overs)
Lorcan Tucker 56 (64)
Richard Ngarava 4/53 (11 overs)

Ireland won by 4 wickets
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Andy McBrine (Ire)

* Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
* This was the first Test to be played at this venue.[10]
* Brian Bennett, Joylord Gumbie and Clive Madande (Zim) all made their Test debuts.

## References

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1. ^ "Ireland to host South Africa in Abu Dhabi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
2. ^ "Cricket Ireland announces schedule for the upcoming games against South Africa and Zimbabwe". Cricket Times. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
3. ^ "Ireland to host South Africa in Abu Dhabi in September". CricTracker. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
4. ^ "Ireland v Zimbabwe Test Match At Stormont Announcement". Northern Cricket Union. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
5. ^ "T20 World Cup in focus as Ireland outline busy summer schedule". International Cricket Council. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
6. ^ "Ireland confirm visit of Zimbabwe for first ever Test match held in Belfast". The Irish Times. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
7. ^ "Ireland clinch four-wicket win over Zimbabwe - as it happened". bbc.com. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
8. ^ "Squad named for historic Belfast Test". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
9. ^ "Zimbabwe announce squad for first ever Test against Ireland". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
10. ^ "Stormont to host first-ever Test in Belfast as Ireland confirm Zimbabwe summer visit". News Letter. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

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