The Ireland cricket team toured Zimbabwe in December 2023 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2][3] The T20I series formed part of Ireland's preparation for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[4]
| Irish cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2023–24 | |||
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| Zimbabwe | Ireland | ||
| Dates | 7 – 17 December 2023 | ||
| Captains | Sikandar Raza[n 1] | Paul Stirling | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Ireland won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Joylord Gumbie (105) | Curtis Campher (106) | |
| Most wickets | Brandon Mavuta (3) | Josh Little (7) | |
| Player of the series | Curtis Campher (Ire) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Ireland won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Clive Madande (91) | Harry Tector (126) | |
| Most wickets | Richard Ngarava (5) | Craig Young (5) | |
| Player of the series | Harry Tector (Ire) | ||
The first T20I was the first international match to be played under flood lights in Zimbabwe.[5][6] Ireland won the T20I series 2–1 to seal their first away T20I series win against a Full Member team.[7]
Ireland won the ODI series by 2–0, after first match was washed out by rain.[8] It was Ireland's first men's ODI series victory in Zimbabwe.[9][10]
Squads
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 Zimbabwe[11]
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Zimbabwe[13]
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- Injured Craig Ervine was ruled out of T20I series, with Tinashe Kamunhukamwe replaced him in Zimbabwe's squad.[15]
- Sean Williams captained Zimbabwe for the second T20I,[16] after Sikandar Raza was banned for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct.[17]
- Ryan Burl captained Zimbabwe for the third T20I, after Sean Williams was ruled injured for the third T20I.[18]
T20I series
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Brian Bennett and Trevor Gwandu (Zim) both made their T20I debuts.
- Mark Adair became the first male cricketer from Ireland to take 100 wickets in T20Is.[19]
2nd T20I
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
ODI series
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during Zimbabwe's innings prevented any further play.
2nd ODI
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Josh Little recorded best bowling figure for Ireland in ODIs (6/36).[20]
- Tony Munyonga replaced Ryan Burl as concussion substitute for Zimbabwe.[21]
3rd ODI
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 40 overs per side due to rain.
- Ireland were set a revised target of 201 runs from 40 overs due to rain.
- Andrew Balbirnie (Ire) scored his 3,000th run in ODIs.[8]
Notes
edit- ^ Sean Williams & Ryan Burl captained Zimbabwe in the 2nd & 3rd T20Is respectively.
References
edit- ^ "Zimbabwe to host Ireland for white-ball series". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Ireland Men's squad named for Zimbabwe Tour". Cricket World. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Hume, Rock in Ireland's T20I squad for Zimbabwe series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Men's series set to get underway on Thursday; Stirling speaks to media". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Ireland to tour Zimbabwe". The Chronicle. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "No surprises in Ireland squad". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Dockrell and Tector steer Ireland to 2-1 series win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Campher, Balbirnie and Hume ensure Ireland win 2-0". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Balbirnie's leads Ireland to ODI series victory". Cricket World. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Gumbie hits fighting fifty but Ireland win third ODI to claim series". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Zimbabwe pick seven new players for Ireland ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Ireland Men's squad named for Zimbabwe Tour". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Zimbabwe name new faces for Ireland T20Is". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Ireland name white-ball squad for Zimbabwe tour". A Sports. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "ZIM vs IRE: Craig Ervine ruled out of three-match T20I series, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe announced as replacement". Crictracker. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Two-match ban ends Sikandar Raza's involvement in T20I series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Zimbabwe star faces suspension for two games after ICC Code of Conduct breach". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Ireland take T20 decider to secure historic series win in Zimbabwe". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Ireland suffer agonising defeat at hands of Zimbabwe's Blessing Muzarabani in Harare". News Letter. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Zimbabwe v Ireland ODI: Josh Little and Curtis Campher shine as tourists take 1-0 ODI series lead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Josh Little's record 6 for 36 puts Ireland 1-0 up". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2023.