ICC World Cup - Zimbabwe v Ireland

16 March 2007

RESULT: Match Tied

Scorecard | Commentary | Partnerships

THE SCORE

Zimbabwe

221

ALL OUT

Ireland

9/221

Current Run Rate	4.42
Required Run Rate	0.00
Runs Required	1
Balls Remaining	0

Current Partnership		R		M	B	S/R
	Rainsford, E	1		8	1	100.00
	Matsikenyeri, S	74		117	77	96.10
Current Bowlers		O	M	R	W	E/R
	O'Brien, K	2	1	9	1	4.50
	White, A	3	1	15	1	5.00

MATCH DETAILS

Venue: Sabina Park
Weather: Fine	Pitch: Slow	Outfield: Slow
Umpires: Gould, I (ENG), Jerling, B (RSA), Bowden, B (NZ), Mahanama, R (SL)
Toss Won By: Zimbabwe		Decision: Bowl

SCORECARD

IRE Innings ZIM Innings

Ireland		R	M	B	4	6	S/R
Porterfield, W	c. Sibanda, V b. Mpofu, C	0	4	6	0	0	0.00
Bray, J	not out	115	201	137	10	2	83.94
Morgan, E	c. Chigumbura, E b. Brent, G	21	39	27	4	0	77.78
O'Brien, N	c. Taylor, B b. Chigumbura, E	1	3	5	0	0	20.00
Botha, A	b. Chigumbura, E	1	16	8	0	0	12.50
O'Brien, K	c. Taylor, B b. Rainsford, E	10	35	28	2	0	35.71
White, A	lbw b. Brent, G	28	51	48	3	0	58.33
Johnston, T	run out (Williams, S)	20	25	24	2	0	83.33
McCallan, K	st. Taylor, B b. Williams, S	0	2	3	0	0	0.00
Langford-Smith, D	c. Taylor, B b. Mpofu, C	15	22	17	1	0	88.24
Rankin, B
Extras	(b 1,lb 1,w 5,nb 3)	10
Total	(9 wickets; 50 overs)	221

F.O.W.

1/0 (Porterfield, W), 2/43 (Morgan, E), 3/44 (O'Brien, N), 4/64 (Botha, A), 5/89 (O'Brien, K), 6/145 (White, A), 7/182 (Johnston, T), 8/182 (McCallan, K), 9/221 (Langford-Smith, D)

Zimbabwe - Bowling	O	M	R	W	E/R
Mpofu, C	10	3	58	2	5.80	(2w)
Rainsford, E	7	0	44	1	6.29	(1nb,1w)
Chigumbura, E	6	2	21	2	3.50	(2nb)
Brent, G	10	1	40	2	4.00	(2w)
Utseya, P	10	0	29	0	2.90
Williams, S	6	1	21	1	3.50
Matsikenyeri, S	1	0	6	0	6.00

Zimbabwe		R	M	B	4	6	S/R
Chigumbura, E	c. Bray, J b. McCallan, K	4	7	9	0	0	44.44
Dabengwa, K		0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sibanda, V	hit wkt b.White, A	67	121	84	9	0	79.76
Duffin, T	c. O'Brien, N b. Rankin, B	12	23	22	2	0	54.55
Chibhabha, C	c. Langford-Smith, D b. Johnston, T	12	68	36	1	0	33.33
Williams, S	c. Rankin, B b. McCallan, K	14	11	13	2	0	107.69
Matsikenyeri, S	Not Out	74	117	77	9	1	96.10
Taylor, B	run out (McCallan, K)	24	57	40	3	0	60.00
Brent, G	lbw b. Botha, A	3	15	12	0	0	25.00
Utseya, P	c. Morgan, E b. O'Brien, K	1	4	3	0	0	33.33
Mpofu, C	run out (Johnston, T)	0	3	5	0	0	0.00
Extras	(w 7,nb 2)	9
Total	(10 wickets; 50 overs)	221

49.6	White to Matsikenyeri, OUT! White delivers the ball on a good line and full. Rainsford is run out by O'Brien for 1 off 1 ball. That is the end of the over. White has figures of 1/15 from his 3 overs. Ireland take their last wicket, Zimbabwe are 10/221.
49.5	White to Matsikenyeri, 2 runs. Dropped catch by Johnston! White bowls it yorker length, in the corridor. Matsikenyeri strikes it for two runs. Johnston fields the ball. The score is 9 for 221.
49.4	White to Rainsford, 1 run. White pitches the ball outside off and short of a good length. Rainsford plays the delivery through mid-off most of the way to the boundary for a single. Rainsford gets off the mark. Gathered by O'Brien in the field. Zimbabwe moves along to 9/219.
49.3	White to Matsikenyeri, 1 run. White bowls it yorker length, towards leg stump. Matsikenyeri plays the ball in front of square on the legside inside the circle for one. Morgan fields it. Zimbabwe progresses to 9 for 218.
49.2	White to Matsikenyeri, 2 runs. White delivers the ball wide outside off and on a good length. Matsikenyeri strikes the ball behind square on the offside most of the way to the boundary for 2 runs. Gathered by Bray. The score advances to 9/217.
49.1	White to Matsikenyeri, 2 runs. White bowls it on a good length, outside off stump. Matsikenyeri plays the ball through mid-off most of the way to the boundary for 2 runs. Johnston fields it. Zimbabwe progresses to 9 for 215.
48.6	O'Brien to Mpofu, OUT! O'Brien pitches the ball towards leg stump and on a good length. Mpofu is run out by Johnston for a duck from 5 balls. O'Brien completes the over. He has figures of 1/9 from his 2 overs. Ireland snare another wicket, Zimbabwe are 9/213.
48.5	O'Brien to Mpofu, no run. O'Brien pitches the ball on a good line and on a good length. Mpofu hits the delivery straight not far from the wicket. Fielded by O'Brien.
48.4	O'Brien to Mpofu, no run. O'Brien pitches the ball outside off and full. Mpofu hits it behind square on the offside close to the pitch. O'Brien gathers the ball in the field.
48.3	O'Brien to Mpofu, no run. O'Brien delivers the ball on a good line and fuller than a good length. Mpofu strikes the ball down the ground close to the pitch. Fielded by O'Brien.
48.2	O'Brien to Mpofu, no run. O'Brien pitches the ball towards leg stump and on a good length. Mpofu hits it towards mid-on inside the circle. McCallan gathers the ball in the field.
48.1	O'Brien to Utseya, OUT! O'Brien pitches the ball outside off and fuller than a good length. Utseya hits the delivery in front of square on the offside inside the circle in the air. Utseya is caught Morgan from the bowling of O'Brien for 1 runs off 3 deliveries. O'Brien has figures of 1/9. Zimbabwe are 8/213 after the loss of another wicket.
47.6	Botha to Matsikenyeri, no run. Botha pitches the ball on a good line and fuller than a good length. Matsikenyeri plays the delivery towards mid-off close to the wicket. Gathered by Botha in the field. Botha completes the over. He has figures of 1/32 from his 10 overs.
47.5	Botha to Utseya, 1 run. Botha bowls it yorker length, in the corridor. Utseya plays the ball fine on the legside not far from the wicket for one. Utseya is off the mark. O'Brien fields it. Zimbabwe progresses to 7 for 213.
47.4	Botha to Utseya, no run. Botha delivers the ball on a good line and fuller than a good length. Utseya strikes the ball towards mid-off not far from the wicket. Gathered by Botha.
47.3	Botha to Brent, OUT! Botha bowls it yorker length, in the corridor. Brent is lbw to Botha for 3 from 12 balls. The bowler has figures of 1 for 31. Zimbabwe are 7 for 212 after Ireland take their seventh wicket.
47.2	Botha to Brent, no run. Botha pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Brent plays the delivery in front of square on the offside inside the circle. Gathered by Morgan in the field.
47.1	Botha to Brent, no run. Botha bowls it on a good length, outside off stump. Brent strikes it towards the covers inside the circle. Morgan fields the ball.
46.6	Johnston to Matsikenyeri, no run. Johnston delivers the ball on a good line and fuller than a good length. Matsikenyeri hits the delivery straight close to the pitch. Fielded by Johnston. That is the end of the over. Johnston has figures of 1/32 from his 10 overs.
46.5	Johnston to Matsikenyeri, no run. Johnston pitches the ball on a good line and fuller than a good length. Matsikenyeri plays it towards mid-off close to the pitch. Johnston fields the ball.
46.4	Johnston to Brent, 1 run. Johnston delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Brent hits the delivery towards the covers inside the circle for a single. Fielded by O'Brien. The score is 6/212.
46.3	Johnston to Matsikenyeri, 1 run. Johnston bowls it on a good length, towards leg stump. Matsikenyeri hits it towards mid-wicket inside the circle for one run. McCallan fields it. The score is 6 for 211.
46.2	Johnston to Matsikenyeri, no run. Johnston delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Matsikenyeri hits the ball square on the offside inside the circle. Fielded by Porterfield.
46.1	Johnston to Matsikenyeri, no run. Johnston pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Matsikenyeri strikes it towards the covers inside the circle. Collected by Morgan.
44.6	Botha to Brent, no run. Botha pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Ball goes through to the keeper. The keeper fields the ball. Botha has completed his over. The bowler has figures of 0 for 31 from his 9 overs.
44.5	Botha to Matsikenyeri, 1 run. Botha delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Matsikenyeri strikes the delivery straight inside the circle for a single. Fielded by Morgan. Zimbabwe moves along to 6/210.
44.4	Botha to Matsikenyeri, no run. Botha pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Matsikenyeri plays it in front of square on the offside inside the circle. Ball is fielded by Morgan.
44.3	Botha to Matsikenyeri, no run. Botha pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Matsikenyeri strikes the delivery towards the covers close to the pitch. Fielded by Porterfield.
44.2	Botha to Matsikenyeri, no run. Botha pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Taken by O'Brien. The keeper fields the ball.
44.1	Botha to Brent, 1 run. Botha delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Brent plays the ball towards the covers inside the circle for one. Ball is fielded by Johnston. Zimbabwe advances to 6/209.
43.6	Johnston to Brent, 1 run. Johnston pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Brent plays the ball in front of square on the offside not far from the wicket for one. Brent is off the mark. Fielded by Porterfield. Johnston finishes the 44th over of the innings. The bowler has figures of 1 for 30 from his 9 overs. The scoreboard says 6 for 208.
43.5	Johnston to Brent, no run. Johnston pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Brent plays the ball towards mid-off close to the wicket. Ball is fielded by McCallan.
43.4	Johnston to Brent, no run. Johnston bowls it on a good length, outside off stump. Through to the keeper. The keeper fields the ball.
43.3	Johnston to Brent, no run. Johnston pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. The keeper takes the ball. The keeper fields the ball.
43.2	Johnston to Brent, no run. Johnston delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Ball goes through to O'Brien. The keeper fields the ball.
43.1	Johnston to Brent, no run. Johnston pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Through to O'Brien. The keeper fields the ball.

Zimbabwe		Wicket	R	M	B	S/R	Score
Duffin, T	Sibanda, V	1st	26	23	36	72.22	1/26
Chibhabha, C	Sibanda, V	2nd	66	68	91	72.53	2/92
Williams, S	Sibanda, V	3rd	15	11	15	100.00	3/107
Sibanda, V	Matsikenyeri, S	4th	21	19	29	72.41	4/128
Chigumbura, E	Matsikenyeri, S	5th	5	7	11	45.45	5/133
Taylor, B	Matsikenyeri, S	6th	70	57	82	85.37	6/203
Brent, G	Matsikenyeri, S	7th	9	15	23	39.13	7/212
Utseya, P	Matsikenyeri, S	8th	1	4	4	25.00	8/213
Mpofu, C	Matsikenyeri, S	9th	0	3	5	0.00	9/213
Rainsford, E	Matsikenyeri, S	10th	8	8	6	133.33	10/221

Ireland - Bowling	O	M	R	W	E/R
Johnston, T	10	2	32	1	3.20
Langford-Smith, D	9	0	34	0	3.78	(5w)
Rankin, B	7	1	43	1	6.14	(2w)
Botha, A	10	2	32	1	3.20	(2nb)
McCallan, K	8	1	56	2	7.00
White, A	3	1	15	1	5.00
O'Brien, K	2	1	9	1	4.50