Zimbabwean cricket team in Ireland in 2021 | |||
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Ireland | Zimbabwe | ||
Dates | 27 August – 13 September 2021 | ||
Captains | Andrew Balbirnie | Craig Ervine | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
Most runs | William Porterfield (158) | Craig Ervine (121) | |
Most wickets |
Andy McBrine (4) Josh Little (4) | Blessing Muzarabani (6) | |
Player of the series | William Porterfield (Ire) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | Ireland won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
Most runs | Paul Stirling (234) | Craig Ervine (160) | |
Most wickets | Mark Adair (10) | Luke Jongwe (7) | |
Player of the series | Paul Stirling (Ire) |
The Zimbabwe cricket team toured Ireland in August and September 2021 to play three One Day International (ODI) and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [1] [2] The ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. [3] [4] Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures in February 2021. [5] [6] Originally, three T20I matches were scheduled to be played, [7] but two more T20I matches were added in April 2021, after planned matches against Pakistan were cancelled. [8]
However, on 22 July 2021, Cricket Ireland announced that the series would need to be rescheduled due to quarantine requirements needed for the visiting team. [9] The aim was to reschedule the matches for August-September 2021. [10] Zimbabwe Cricket requested government clearance to travel to Ireland, with 19 August 2021 proposed as the date to depart for the tour. [11] On 5 August 2021, Cricket Ireland confirmed the new itinerary for the tour, [12] with the series starting on 27 August 2021. [13]
Zimbabwe won the first T20I match by three runs. [14] However, Ireland went on to win the next three matches, [15] winning the series with a match to spare. [16] Zimbabwe won the fifth T20I match by five runs, with Ireland winning the series 3–2. [17]
Zimbabwe won the first ODI by 38 runs. [18] In the second ODI, Ireland scored 282/8 before the match was washed out, ending in a no result. [19] The day before the third ODI of the series, Zimbabwe's Brendan Taylor announced that he would retire from international cricket following the match. [20] Ireland went on to win the match by seven wickets, [21] with the series drawn 1–1. [22]
Ireland | Zimbabwe | |
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ODIs [23] | T20Is [24] | ODIs and T20Is [25] |
Zimbabwe did not name individual squads for the ODI and T20I matches, opting instead to name a combined squad of 18 players for the tour. [26] Curtis Campher was ruled out of Ireland's ODI squad after suffering an injury in the first T20I match. [27] Shane Getkate was named as Campher's replacement for Ireland's ODI matches. [28]
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