Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to field.
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Ireland innings
1st over - Paul Stirling gets Ireland off to a strong start with two fours off Tinashe Panyangara. IRE: 9-0
3rd over - Loose shot from Stirling (10) as he hits Panyangara straight to Sean Williams at point. IRE: 16-1
5th over - Ed Joyce edges his first ball off Panyangara but is
lucky that as it falls just short of Hamilton Masakadza at first slip.
IRE: 21-1
7th over - William Porterfield collects his first four as he
gets underneath a full toss from Panyangara to hit it to the point
boundary. IRE: 27-1
8th over - Joyce hits a crisp square drive off Tendai Chatara for his first four. IRE: 34-1
10th over - Poor delivery down the leg side from Chatara and Joyce glances him to fine leg for four. IRE: 41-1
13th over - Porterfield gets a couple off Sikandar Raza to bring up the 50 for Ireland. IRE: 50-1
18th over - Joyce lofts Tawanda Mupariwa straight down the
ground for a four and also brings up the 50-run stand. IRE: 70-1
20th over - Joyce miscues a pull off Mupariwa and hits the ball
high in the air but the bowler can't hold onto the catch despite getting
both hands to it. IRE: 79-1
21st over - Porterfield (29) now tries to clear mid-off against
Williams but perishes as Masakadza takes the catch. Andy Balbirnie hits a
crisp cover drive on his first ball for a four. IRE: 84-2
23rd over - Joyce gives himself room and hits Williams to the cover boundary for his fourth four. IRE: 94-2
24th over - Joyce brings up his 11th ODI fifty with a cut off
Masakadza as the third man fielder makes a mess of it to give away a
boundary. IRE: 101-2
25th over - Joyce hits Williams straight down the ground for his sixth four. IRE: 109-2
26th over - Poor short ball from Raza and Joyce pulls him over the mid-wicket boundary for a six. IRE: 117-2
27th over - Balbirnie connects his sweep well off Williams for his second four. IRE: 125-2
29th over - Panyangara comes back and Joyce greets him with an
off-driven four, which is a no ball as well. Joyce then gets bowled on
the free hit. IRE: 137-2
30th over - It's Chatara's turn now as Joyce pulls the first
ball of his new spell for a six out of the ground. IRE: 146-2
32nd over - Balbirnie plays a lap sweep to guide Masakadza to fine leg for a four. IRE: 159-2
35th over - Joyce pulls Williams for a four. IRE: 179-2
36th over - Balbirnie hits Mupariwa for a four over the off-side. IRE: 186-2
37th over - Joyce brings up his hundred in 96 balls with a pull
for two runs off Panyangara and then hits the bowler over covers for a
four. IRE: 198-2
38th over - Joyce dropped by Craig Ervine on 105 and then
Balbirnie brings up his fifty with a six off Raza. Joyce then picks up
the second six in the over with a hit over mid-wicket. IRE: 212-2
39th over - Chatara finally gets Joyce out for 112 as Ervine manages to hold on to the catch. IRE: 218-3
40th over - Kevin O'Brien hits Mupariwa for his first four and then is dropped at cover. IRE: 223-3
41st over - Second six for Balbirnie as he deposits Williams over the mid-wicket fence. IRE: 233-3
42nd over - O'Brien shows his power, hitting Raza for a straight four. IRE: 239-3
43rd over - Balbirnie gets two fours and two sixes in the over against Panyangara. IRE: 260-3
44th over - A boundary each for O'Brien and Balbirnie in the over off Mupariwa. IRE: 271-3
45th over - O'Brien (24) skies one to be caught at mid-off as Chatara gets his second wicket. IRE: 281-4
46th over - First four for Gary Wilson now as he cuts Mupariwa to point. IRE: 289-4
47th over - Wilson gets a four and a six off Chatara as the 300 comes up for Ireland. IRE: 304-4
48th over - Wilson (25) gets his third four and then gets out
against Williams. John Mooney gets two consecutive fours but is then
bowled to give Williams his second wicket of the over. IRE: 320-6
49th over - Niall O'Brien (2) guides Chatara straight to third man to get out. IRE: 325-7
50th over - Heartbreak for Balbirnie as he falls on 97, run out
trying to get back on strike. IRE: 331-8 (Compiled by Sudipto Ganguly;
editing by Patrick Johnston/Peter Rutherford)
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