Highlights Ireland vs Zimbabwe T20i T20 Series Ireland vs Zimbabwe, Women 22.07.2025

OUT! Run out. Pitching on a good line and length. Makusha rocks back and edges through the leg side field. She is then run out, as a result of some tidy fielding by Prendergast and Maguire.

Back of a length, pitching outside off again. Makusha gets on the back foot and skies a pull for a pair of runs.

Good length, pitching outside off once more. Makusha gets forward and punches a drive on the on side.

Wide. Back of a length, pitching well outside off stump.

FOUR! Back of a length, pitching outside off stump. Makusha pushes forward and outside edges for four runs back behind point.

Maguire pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Mabhera gets on the front foot and lifts a shaky drive for one run.

Good length from Maguire, outside off stump. Mabhera advances down the pitch but plays and misses while attempting to play a defensive shot

Good length, pitching outside leg stump once again. Makusha goes back and edges behind square on the leg side for two runs.

Full toss, pitching outside leg. Mabhera moves onto the back foot and glances behind square on the on side for a single run.

Good length from Prendergast, pitching outside off once again. Makusha gets on the front foot and drives sloppily on the on side for a single run.

Short of a length, outside off once again. Makusha gets on the front foot and drives sloppily

Prendergast pitches one up, outside off once more. Makusha gets forward and punches a drive

Good length, outside off stump. Makusha gets on the front foot but makes no contact while attempting a drive

Pitched up, on a good line once more. Makusha gets forward and lifts a drive over the leg side field for 1 run.

On a good line and length from Murray. Makusha creates space but decides to allow the ball to pass through to the keeper unchallenged

Full ball, outside off once again. Makusha moves onto the back foot but lets it pass through to the keeper

Full toss, outside off. Makusha gets forward and plays a sweep for a couple of runs.

Good line and length again. Mabhera moves onto the back foot and cuts for a single run.

Pitched up, on line. Mabhera advances and inside edges

OUT! Paul gets the wicket! Pitched up, pitching outside leg. Chigora moves down the pitch but makes no contact while trying a drive, Hunter quickly whips the bails off, and Chigora has to go

Paul pitches one up, pitching outside off stump once more. Chigora moves onto the front foot and drives

Good length from Paul, outside off once more. Chigora rocks back and lofts a cut back behind point for 2 runs.

OUT! Run out. Length ball, outside off again. Mabhera gets on the back foot and punches a drive for a single run through the off side. Dhururu is then run out, as a result of some good fielding by Little and Hunter.

Paul pitches one up, outside off. Mabhera rocks back and lifts a drive over the off side field for a pair of runs.

Pitched up, outside off once more. Mabhera gets forward but swings and misses while trying to play a drive

Pitched up, outside off stump once again. Dhururu moves onto the front foot, and is hit on the body while trying to play a reverse sweep

Full ball, outside off. Mabhera advances down the pitch and plays a drive for one run over the off side.

Full, outside leg and angled across Mabhera. She advances and eases a drive

FOUR! Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Mabhera gets on the front foot and plays a drive for four runs over the off side.

Pitched up, pitching on leg and angled across the batter. Dhururu pushes forward and sweeps for one run back behind square.

Full, on line. Dhururu gets on the front foot and outside edges

Paul pitches one up, outside off. Mabhera pushes forward and drives down the ground.

Pitched up, pitching outside off once more. Mabhera gets on the front foot but makes no contact while trying a drive. Ireland Women appeal, but the umpire gives Mabhera not out.

Length ball, outside off. Mabhera moves down the pitch and cuts

OUT! Paul gets the wicket! Full ball, on a good line. Chipare gets on the back foot and flicks sloppily, and is caught by Murray

Paul pitches one up, outside off stump once again. Chipare rocks back but misses while attempting to play a drive

FOUR! Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Chipare pushes forward and lifts a drive over the off side for 4 runs.

Full ball, pitching near leg stump and angling across the batter. Chipare gets on the front foot and edges through the leg side field for a single run.

Full, pitching on a good line once again. Chipare pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke

OUT! Murray traps Gwanzura in front! Yorker, on line once more. Gwanzura gets forward, and is hit on the pad while attempting a sweep. Ireland Women appeal, the umpire agrees, and Gwanzura has to go

Good line and length. Gwanzura rocks back and edges

Full ball, outside off stump once again. Gwanzura gets forward and drives

OUT! Caught. Full, pitching outside off stump. Tshuma moves onto the front foot and edges, and is caught by Hunter

Good length, outside off. Dhururu gets on the front foot but swings and misses while trying to play a drive

Back of a length, pitching on a good line. Dhururu gets on the back foot and pulls for 2 runs.

Prendergast now coming over the wicket. On a good length, outside off. Dhururu gets forward and plays a defensive stroke

OUT! Prendergast gets the wicket! Prendergast pitches one up, on leg stump and angled across the batter. Ndhlovu gets on the back foot and drives shakily, and is caught by Paul

FOUR! Back of a length from Prendergast, pitching outside off once more. Ndhlovu shuffles down the pitch and lofts a pull for four runs.

Wide. Too wide outside leg. Ndhlovu goes back but makes no contact while trying to play a leg glance

Good length, outside off once more. Ndhlovu gets on the back foot and plays a poor defensive stroke

Full toss, pitching outside leg stump and angling across. Ndhlovu gets forward and drives on the on side for 1 run.

Murray pitches one up, on a good line. Ndhlovu gets forward and edges back behind square for 2 runs.

Good length, outside off stump once more. Tshuma gets on the back foot and eases a drive for a single run through the off side field.

OUT! Caught. Good length from Murray, pitching outside off stump. Biza rocks back and edges, and is caught by Hunter

Full toss, outside leg and angled across. Ndhlovu gets forward and sweeps back behind square for one run.

Short of a length, pitching outside off. Biza gets on the back foot and guides a cut for a single run through point.

Pitched up, pitching on leg and angling across. Ndhlovu pushes forward and sweeps behind square.

Length ball, outside off again. Ndhlovu advances and drives averagely

Wide. McBride now coming around the wicket. Pitching far outside leg. Ndhlovu moves onto the back foot but swings and misses while attempting to play a leg glance

McBride pitches one up, on leg stump and angling across. Biza shuffles down the pitch and drives for a single run.

McBride comes over the wicket to Biza. On a good length, outside off stump. Biza moves onto the back foot and edges

Full ball, outside off stump. Ndhlovu gets forward and sweeps back behind square for one run.

Full ball, outside off again. Ndhlovu moves onto the front foot and edges onto the pads while attempting a sweep

On a good line and length from McBride. Mugeri-Tiripano gets on the back foot and guides a glance for a run.

Pitched up, pitching outside off. Ndhlovu pushes forward and lofts a drive for 1 run.

Back of a length from Kelly, pitching on a good line once more. Ndhlovu gets on the back foot and plays a pull for a single run.

Back of a length from Kelly, on a good line. Ndhlovu rocks back, and is hit on the pads while attempting a pull

Full ball, pitching outside off. Ndhlovu gets on the back foot and punches a mediocre drive on the off side.

Back of a length, pitching outside leg and angling across Ndhlovu. She gets on the back foot and edges behind square.

Back of a length, outside leg. Mugeri-Tiripano goes back and lifts a pull back behind square for one run.

On a good line and length from Kelly. Ndhlovu gets on the back foot and plays a pull behind square for a run.

Wide. Too wide outside leg. Ndhlovu rocks back but swings and misses while attempting to play a sweep

Wide. Pitching well down the leg side. Ndhlovu gets on the back foot but misses while attempting a leg glance

Good line and length from McBride. Mugeri-Tiripano goes back and finesses a glance for 1 run back behind square.

Wide. Pitching far outside leg. Mugeri-Tiripano moves onto the back foot but swings and misses while attempting to play a sweep

Pitched up, outside off. Ndhlovu gets on the front foot and sweeps for one run.

Pitched up, pitching outside off stump again. Ndhlovu moves onto the front foot, and is hit on the pads while trying to play a reverse sweep. Ireland Women appeal, however Ndhlovu is given not out.

Good length, pitching outside leg stump. Ndhlovu moves onto the back foot, and is hit on the pads while trying a glance

FOUR! Full ball, pitching outside leg again. Ndhlovu moves onto the back foot and lofts a sweep for 4 runs behind square.

Good length, pitching outside off. Mugeri-Tiripano gets on the front foot and defends

Length ball, outside off. Mugeri-Tiripano shuffles down the pitch and plays a defensive stroke

Length ball, outside off stump. Mugeri-Tiripano pushes forward and drives

Maguire now coming around the wicket. Length ball, outside off once more. Mugeri-Tiripano moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

Length ball, outside leg. Ndhlovu advances and sweeps for one run behind square.

Length ball, pitching on leg and angled across the batter. Ndhlovu rocks back and glances

OUT! Prendergast gets the wicket! On a good length, pitching outside off once again. Mupachikwa gets forward and outside edges, and is caught by Hunter

On a good length, outside off. Mupachikwa moves onto the back foot and defends poorly

On a good line and length from Prendergast once more. Mupachikwa goes back and flicks a glance

On a good line and length. Mupachikwa rocks back and plays a defensive stroke

Wide. Too wide outside leg.

Back of a length, on a good line. Mupachikwa goes back, and is hit on the pads while trying to play a glance. Ireland Women appeal, however umpire KD Cotton gives Mupachikwa not out.

FOUR! Back of a length, outside off stump. Mupachikwa rocks back and pulls for 4 runs.

FOUR! Pitched up, outside off. Ndhlovu rocks back and edges for 4 runs back behind square.

Short of a length, on line. Ndhlovu steps away but opts to let it pass through to Hunter

Maguire pitches one up, pitching outside off. Ndhlovu rocks back and inside edges back behind square for two runs. Good fielding by Kelly prevents a boundary.

Back of a length from Maguire, outside off. Ndhlovu goes back and lifts a drive for 2 runs.

On a good length, outside off stump. Ndhlovu gets on the back foot and cuts shakily

Length ball, pitching on leg and angled across Ndhlovu. She rocks back and glances back behind square.

Good length from Prendergast, pitching outside off once more. Mupachikwa gets forward and defends

Wide. Back of a length from Prendergast, pitching well outside off stump.

On a good line and length from Prendergast. Mupachikwa gets forward and plays a defensive stroke

Back of a length, pitching outside off. Mupachikwa moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke

Good line and length from Prendergast. Mupachikwa moves onto the back foot and defends

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OUT! Run out. Full ball, outside off stump. Stokell advances and drives shakily. Paul is then run out at the bowler's end, following some tidy fielding by Chipare.

Good length from Chipare, pitching on leg and angled across the batter. Paul gets on the back foot and tucks a leg glance behind square for a run.

On a good length, outside leg again. Paul goes back but makes no contact while trying to play a ramp

Full, outside off stump. Paul gets on the back foot and drives down the ground for two runs.

Chipare pitches one up, outside off stump again. Paul goes back and lifts a drive for 2 runs on the on side.

FOUR! Pitched up, pitching outside leg stump and angling across Paul. She moves down the pitch and ramps for four runs behind square on the leg side.

Back of a length, pitching outside off once again. Paul gets on the back foot and lifts a pull for 1 run behind square.

On a good length, pitching outside off. Stokell moves onto the front foot and drives for a run through the on side field.

Chigora pitches one up, on line. Stokell gets forward and lofts a flick for two runs.

Full toss, outside off. Paul rocks back and cuts for one run.

Length ball, outside off. Stokell gets on the back foot and eases a drive through the off side field for 1 run.

Back of a length, outside off stump once again. Paul moves onto the back foot and pulls for one run behind square.

Good length, outside off. Stokell moves down the pitch and skies a drive for 2 runs over the off side field.

Good line and length once again. Paul moves onto the back foot and finesses a glance behind square for 1 run.

Full ball, pitching on a good line. Stokell gets on the front foot and punches a drive past the bowler for 1 run.

Length ball, on leg stump and angled across Stokell. She pushes forward and glances for two runs behind square on the on side.

Good line and length from Makusha. Paul rocks back and drives down the ground for one run.

Yorker, pitching on leg and angled across. Stokell gets on the back foot and plays a flick for a single run behind square.

Good length from Ndhlovu, outside off. Stokell moves onto the front foot and punches a drive for one run.

OUT! Ndhlovu gets one through! Good length, outside off. Prendergast advances and edges onto the pads while attempting to play a pull, the stumps are disturbed, and Prendergast has to depart

Ndhlovu comes around the wicket. Good length from Ndhlovu, outside off stump. Prendergast moves down the pitch and inside edges

Ndhlovu comes over the wicket. Good length from Ndhlovu, outside off. Paul gets on the back foot and drives for 1 run.

Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Paul moves onto the front foot but swings and misses while attempting to play a reverse sweep

FOUR! Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Paul advances and glances behind point for four runs.

Pitched up, outside off again. Paul gets on the back foot and skies a drive for a run on the off side.

Pitched up, outside leg and angled across. Lewis moves onto the back foot and flicks for a couple of runs.

FOUR MORE! Back of a length, pitching on a good line. Lewis moves down the pitch and ramps for 4 runs back behind square.

DROPPED! Good length, pitching outside off. Lewis goes back and pulls for 4 runs. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is put down by Chipare. That was a tough chance for Chipare.

FOUR! Back of a length, outside off stump once again. Lewis gets on the back foot and pulls for four runs.

Chipare pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Prendergast gets on the front foot and drives for a couple of runs through the off side.

Full ball, pitching on a good line. Prendergast gets on the front foot and drives

Full ball, pitching outside leg stump and angling across. Lewis rocks back and eases a drive for one run down the ground.

FOUR! Full ball, pitching outside off. Lewis moves onto the front foot and plays a drive for four runs.

Full ball, outside off. Lewis gets forward but makes no contact while attempting to play a drive

Prendergast brings up her 50! Good line and length from Chipare. Prendergast rocks back and glances on the leg side for one run.

FOUR! Tshuma pitches one up, pitching outside leg stump. Lewis advances and sweeps for four runs behind square.

On a good line and length. Prendergast moves onto the back foot and eases a drive for 1 run.

Good length from Tshuma, outside off. Prendergast gets on the back foot and lofts a cut for a pair of runs behind point.

Full ball, pitching outside off once again. Lewis moves onto the front foot and skies a drive down the ground for 1 run.

DROPPED! Full toss, outside off. Prendergast gets on the front foot and drives poorly for a run. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is put down.

Good length from Tshuma, pitching on leg and angling across. Lewis moves onto the back foot and skies a pull for a single run back behind square.

On a good length, pitching outside off. Lewis pushes forward and cuts for one run through point.

Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Prendergast rocks back and cuts for a run through point.

Good length from Chipare, pitching outside off. Lewis moves onto the front foot and eases a drive for 1 run.

Good line and length from Chipare. Prendergast moves onto the back foot and finesses a glance for a single run.

FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off. Prendergast goes back and late cuts for 4 runs behind point.

Chipare pitches one up, on a good line again. Prendergast gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

Full ball, on a good line. Lewis gets on the front foot and eases a bad drive

Full, pitching outside leg and angling across. Prendergast gets forward and plays a flick for a run.

Biza pitches one up, outside leg and angling across. Prendergast moves onto the back foot and tucks a glance for a pair of runs through the leg side field.

FOUR MORE! Good length from Biza, outside off stump. Prendergast rocks back and late cuts behind point for four runs.

Back-to-back boundaries! Yorker, pitching outside leg stump. Prendergast gets on the front foot and sweeps for four runs behind square.

FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off. Prendergast goes back and guides a late cut behind point for four runs.

Full ball, pitching outside off stump once more. Lewis goes back and drives on the off side.

Good length, pitching outside off once again. Prendergast moves onto the back foot and finesses a glance for a single run.

Good length, pitching outside off once again. Lewis gets forward and drives for one run on the off side.

Ndhlovu pitches one up, outside off stump. Lewis gets on the front foot and drives poorly

Ndhlovu pitches one up, on a good line. Prendergast pushes forward and drives through the on side field for one run.

Full ball, pitching on leg and angling across Lewis. She gets forward and sweeps back behind square for 1 run.

On a good length, pitching outside off stump once again. Prendergast gets on the back foot and glances

FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off stump again. Prendergast rocks back and cuts late for four runs behind point.

Full toss, outside off stump. Lewis gets on the front foot and eases a drive for a single run.

Full ball, pitching outside off stump again. Prendergast moves onto the front foot and punches a drive for one run.

Pitched up, outside off stump. Prendergast gets on the front foot and cuts

Full, pitching outside off once again. Prendergast gets on the front foot and drives for two runs on the off side.

Good length, outside off. Lewis gets on the back foot but swings and misses while attempting a late cut

FOUR! Ndhlovu pitches one up, on line. Lewis gets forward and lifts a sweep back behind square for four runs.

On a good length, pitching outside off. Prendergast gets on the back foot and drives for a single run through the off side field.

Wide. Pitching well down the leg side. Prendergast gets on the back foot and finesses a glance

Ndhlovu pitches one up, pitching outside off. Lewis gets on the front foot and drives for one run through the off side field.

Full ball, outside off stump again. Lewis gets on the front foot and eases a drive through the off side for two runs.

Full ball, pitching outside off stump again. Prendergast rocks back and cuts for a run.

Mabhera pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Lewis pushes forward and edges

Mabhera pitches one up, on line. Prendergast moves down the pitch and punches a drive for one run.

Pitching on a good line and length. Prendergast rocks back and plays a drive

FOUR! On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Prendergast moves onto the back foot and skies a square cut for 4 runs.

Good length, pitching outside off. Prendergast moves onto the back foot and square cuts

Lewis brings up her 50! Pitching on a good line and length. Lewis gets forward and plays a reverse sweep behind point for 3 runs.

Pitched up, pitching outside off once more. Lewis gets forward and eases a drive for a run through the off side.

Full ball, outside off. Lewis moves onto the back foot and plays a cut

Ndhlovu pitches one up, outside off stump. Lewis advances down the pitch but swings and misses while attempting a sweep

On a good length, outside off stump once again. Prendergast moves onto the back foot and cuts for a run through point.

Pitched up, outside off stump again. Prendergast gets forward and lofts a drive for 2 runs.

Pitched up, outside off once more. Lewis rocks back and square cuts for 1 run back through point.

CHANCE! Mabhera pitches one up, outside off once again. Prendergast shuffles down the pitch but misses while attempting to play a drive. A stumping chance but it's squandered, and Prendergast survives.

Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Prendergast gets on the front foot and drives through the off side field.

Mabhera pitches one up, pitching near leg stump and angling across Prendergast. She gets on the front foot and eases a drive

FOUR! Pitched up, pitching outside off once again. Prendergast shuffles down the pitch and drives for 4 runs.

Full ball, outside off stump. Lewis pushes forward and drives down the ground for a single run.

Mabhera pitches one up, on a good line. Prendergast advances and drives for 1 run.

And again! Length ball, pitching outside off. Lewis gets on the front foot and outside edges for 4 runs back behind point.

FOUR! On a good length, on leg stump and angled across Lewis. She gets forward and sweeps behind square for 4 runs.

On a good line and length. Lewis gets on the front foot and defends

Good length from Chipare, outside off. Lewis rocks back and slices a cut

FOUR! Chipare pitches one up, pitching on leg and angled across. Lewis gets on the front foot and flicks for 4 runs behind square.

Length ball, pitching near leg stump and angled across Lewis. She moves onto the front foot and skies a glance

Good length from Makusha, pitching outside off once more. Prendergast gets on the back foot but makes no contact while attempting to play a cut

Good length from Makusha, pitching outside off stump. Prendergast gets on the back foot but swings and misses while attempting a cut

Good length, pitching outside off stump. Prendergast shuffles down the pitch but swings and misses while attempting to play a drive

Good length from Makusha, pitching outside off. Prendergast advances down the pitch but makes no contact while trying a drive

Pitching on a good line and length. Prendergast gets forward and defends

On a good length, outside off. Prendergast advances but decides to let the ball travel through to the keeper

Wide. Pitching far outside off.

Full toss, outside off. Lewis gets on the front foot and cuts behind point for two runs.

Wide. Back of a length, pitching well down the leg side.

FOUR! Back of a length from Chigora, pitching on a good line. Lewis gets on the back foot and pulls behind square for four runs.

On a good length, outside off. Lewis moves onto the front foot and outside edges through the off side field.

Back-to-back boundaries! Full, pitching outside off. Lewis pushes forward and punches a drive for 4 runs through the off side field.

And another! Full, pitching near leg stump and angled across the batter. Lewis rocks back and flicks behind square for 4 runs. The ball is misfielded costing 3 runs.

FOUR! Back of a length from Chigora, pitching outside off stump. Lewis gets on the back foot and glances back behind point for four runs.

Wide. Back of a length, too wide outside leg. Lewis goes back but misses while attempting to play a pull

Back of a length from Makusha, pitching outside off stump. Prendergast goes back and late cuts

OUT! Makusha gets the wicket! On a good line and length from Makusha once again. Hunter moves onto the front foot, and is hit on the pads while trying to play a defensive shot. Kennedy raises the finger, there's no review, and Hunter is on her way

Pitched up, on line. Hunter pushes forward and eases a drive

Good length from Makusha, outside off stump once more. Lewis gets on the front foot and eases a drive on the off side.

FOUR! Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Lewis gets on the back foot and cuts for 4 runs behind point.

On a good length, outside off. Lewis gets on the front foot and finesses a glance through the off side field.

Wide. Full ball, pitching far outside off.

On a good line and length. Lewis rocks back and guides a glance for one run back behind square.

DROPPED! Short of a length, on a good line. Lewis moves onto the back foot and pulls for a couple of runs. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is put down.

Chigora pitches one up, pitching outside off once again. Lewis pushes forward and inside edges

FOUR! Short of a length, pitching outside off again. Lewis gets on the back foot and pulls for four runs.

On a good length, outside off. Lewis goes back and defends

On a good line and length from Chigora. Hunter moves onto the front foot and guides a glance through the leg side field for one run.