Irish cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2024–25
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International cricket tour
| Irish cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2024–25 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wesley 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
[edit ]| Zimbabwe | Ireland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test[9] | ODIs[10] | T20Is[11] | Test[12] | ODIs[13] | T20Is[14] |
| |||||
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
[edit ]6–10 February 2025
Scorecard
Scorecard
Ireland won by 63 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Andy McBrine (Ire)
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
[edit ]1st ODI
[edit ]Zimbabwe won by 49 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Allahudien Paleker (SA) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Brian Bennett (Zim)
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
[edit ]Ireland won by 6 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Allahudien Paleker (SA)
Player of the match: Curtis Campher (Ire)
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
[edit ]Zimbabwe won by 9 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Allahudien Paleker (SA)
Player of the match: Ben Curran (Zim)
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
[edit ]1st T20I
[edit ]- 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
[edit ]Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Tony Munyonga (Zim)
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
[edit ]- 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
[edit ]- ^ "Zimbabwe To Host Ireland For Multi-Format Series In February". CNN-News18 . Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Ireland name squads as Zimbabwe announce fixtures for all-format tour". CricTracker. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Zimbabwe set to host Ireland for all-format series in February". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Ireland name squads as Zimbabwe announce all-format in-bound tour". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Zimbabwe to host Ireland for Test, limited-overs series". Zimbabwe Cricket . Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Zimbabwe to host Ireland for full tour". 3-mob.com. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Ireland beat Zimbabwe by 63 runs in one-off Test". BBC Sport . Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Matthew Humphreys shines as Ireland beat Zimbabwe". RTÉ . Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Zimbabwe pick uncapped Masekesa and Welch for one-off Test against Ireland". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "ZC announces Zimbabwe squads for Ireland series". Zimbabwe Cricket . Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Zimbabwe bring in new faces for multi-format series against Ireland". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Squad named and fixtures released for Ireland Men's tour of Zimbabwe". Cricket Ireland . Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Topping handed first Irish call-up for Zimbabwe tour". BBC Sport . Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Ireland announce squads for Zimbabwe series". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Enforced change". Cricket Ireland . Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "T20I squad change". Cricket Ireland . Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Jonathan Campbell named Zimbabwe test captain on debut against Ireland". Chronicle. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Captains on Test debut, full list: Uncapped all-rounder leads Zimbabwe in Ireland Test". Wisden. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ "Three in a row". Cricket Ireland . Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Humphreys spins Ireland to a hat-trick of Test wins". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Bennett's 169 helps Zimbabwe beat Ireland in ODI". BBC Sport . Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Zimbabwe defeat Ireland to win ODI series". BBC Sport . Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Ben Curran's maiden ODI ton leads Zimbabwe to 2-1 series win". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 February 2025.