Irish cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2024–25
| 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 | Wessly 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
| Zimbabwe | Ireland | ||||
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| 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 an 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
6–10 February 2025
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- 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
1st ODI
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- 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
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
3rd ODI
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Ben Curran (Zim) scored his maiden century in ODIs.[22][23]
T20I series
1st T20I
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- 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
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
3rd T20I
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- 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
- ^ "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.