Zimbabwean cricket team in Ireland in 2021 explained

Series Name:Zimbabwean cricket team in Ireland in 2021
Team1 Image:Cricket Ireland flag.svg
Team1 Name:Ireland
Team2 Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Team2 Name:Zimbabwe
From Date:27 August
To Date:13 September 2021
Team1 Captain:Andrew Balbirnie
Team2 Captain:Craig Ervine
No Of Odis:3
Team1 Odis Won:1
Team2 Odis Won:1
Team1 Odis Most Runs:William Porterfield (158)
Team2 Odis Most Runs:Craig Ervine (121)
Team1 Odis Most Wickets:Andy McBrine (4)
Josh Little (4)
Team2 Odis Most Wickets:Blessing Muzarabani (6)
Player Of Odi Series:William Porterfield (Ire)
No Of Twenty20s:5
Team1 Twenty20s Won:3
Team2 Twenty20s Won:2
Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs:Paul Stirling (234)
Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs:Craig Ervine (160)
Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets:Mark Adair (10)
Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets:Luke Jongwe (7)
Player Of Twenty20 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]

Squads

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]

T20I series

5th T20I

ODI series

3rd ODI

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Ireland must enter bubble to start busy year in UAE . Belfast Telegraph . 18 December 2020 . 5 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Ireland could host Pakistan T20Is in England but Test opportunities remain limited . ESPN Cricinfo . 5 January 2021.
  3. Web site: Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced . International Cricket Council . 11 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Men's Future Tours Programme . 11 October 2019 . International Cricket Council.
  5. Web site: Home international fixtures announced for Ireland Men's cricket team . Cricket Ireland . 15 February 2021 . 15 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210215133100/https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/home-international-fixtures-announced-for-ireland-mens-cricket-team . dead .
  6. News: Ireland cricket: Home summer series against South Africa and Zimbabwe confirmed . BBC Sport . 15 February 2021.
  7. Web site: Ireland schedule extra matches against Zimbabwe . Cricket Europe . 29 April 2021 . 29 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429125852/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000005/000532.shtml . dead .
  8. Web site: Graham Ford speaks on eve of Inter-Pros, as two new men's T20Is and Wolves series venue confirmed . Cricket Ireland . 29 April 2021 . 29 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429112813/https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/graham-ford-speaks-on-eve-of-inter-pros-as-two-new-mens-t20is-and-wolves-se . dead .
  9. Web site: Statement on Zimbabwe Men's tour . Cricket Ireland . 22 July 2021 . 22 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210722164657/https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/statement-on-zimbabwe-mens-tour . dead .
  10. News: Ireland v Zimbabwe: Series to be rescheduled over Covid-19 quarantine requirements . BBC Sport . 22 July 2021.
  11. Web site: Zimbabwe's tour of Ireland postponed; ZC seeks government clearance for travel . ESPN Cricinfo . 4 August 2021.
  12. Web site: Graham Ford about Ireland Men's prospects, as new dates released for rescheduled Zimbabwe series . Cricket Ireland . 5 August 2021 . 5 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210805160902/https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/graham-ford-zimbabwe-series-new-dates . dead .
  13. Web site: Zimbabwe's rescheduled tour of Ireland to begin on August 27 . ESPN Cricinfo . 5 August 2021.
  14. News: Ireland lose to Zimbabwe by three runs in Twenty20 opener at Clontarf . BBC Sport . 2 September 2021.
  15. Web site: Kevin O'Brien, Paul Stirling, Mark Adair secure series victory for Ireland . ESPN Cricinfo . 2 September 2021.
  16. News: Ireland v Zimbabwe: Hosts claim T20 series victory . BBC Sport . 2 September 2021.
  17. Web site: Luke Jongwe and Donald Tiripano three-fors seal Zimbabwe win in low-scoring final match . ESPN Cricinfo . 4 September 2021.
  18. News: Zimbabwe make light work of Irish bowlers to win first ODI . The Irish Times . 13 September 2021.
  19. Web site: Rain forces abandonment of second Ireland-Zimbabwe ODI . International Cricket Council . 13 September 2021.
  20. Web site: Brendan Taylor to retire from international cricket . ESPN Cricinfo . 12 September 2021.
  21. News: Ireland v Zimbabwe: Hosts win final ODI to draw series as Brendan Taylor bows out . BBC Sport . 14 September 2021.
  22. Web site: Josh Little, spinners help Ireland level series as Brendan Taylor has forgettable farewell . ESPN Cricinfo . 13 September 2021.
  23. Web site: Squads announced for the men's series against Zimbabwe . Cricket Ireland . 19 August 2021 . 19 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210819161238/https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/squads-announced-for-the-mens-series-against-zimbabwe . dead .
  24. Web site: Curtis Campher called up for Zimbabwe T20Is . CricBuzz . 19 August 2021 . 19 August 2021.
  25. Web site: Craig Ervine named Zimbabwe captain for Ireland, Scotland tours . ESPN Cricinfo . 24 August 2021.
  26. Web site: Taylor, Ervine, Williams return for Ireland, Scotland tour . CricBuzz . 19 August 2021 . 19 August 2021.
  27. Web site: Campher blow for Ireland . Cricket Europe . 7 September 2021 . 7 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210907044927/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000012/001219.shtml . dead .
  28. Web site: Shane Getkate to replace Curtis Campher in Ireland's World Cup Super League squad . Cricket Ireland . 7 September 2021 . 6 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210906165312/https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/shane-getkate-to-replace-curtis-campher-in-irelands-world-cup-super-league . dead .

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