Zimbabwe against Ireland 2024/25, ZIM VS IRE only test match report, 06 – 10, 2025

Ireland 260 (McBrine 90*, Adair 78, Muzarabani 7-58, Ngarava 2-65) Trail Zimbabwe 72 for 1 (what 33*, Kaitano 26*, McCarthy 1-25) to 188 runs

What started as a potentially one -sided day in Bulawayo was anything but. Ireland’s zigzagzag through several ups and downs, but Zimbabwe dominated the day.

In response, Zimbabwe Ben Curran lost early, but Takudzwanashe Kaitano and Nick Welchen Healthy Starts searched 21 overs to stump, with the hosts of 188 Runs.

The day started under a sunny sky, but the first over showed the moods of a pitch that could not trust the battery. Peter Moor was dropped out of balls outside, which brought him a border for the fourth ball, but then the lack of jump and pace had his racket jammed and cut the ball in Cordon in Curran.

Curtis Campher got a Jaffa who defeated seams and his racket when he tried to defend in the third time, but then tried to Richard Ngarava in the fourth – the only dough in the top 5 of Ireland that did not fall to Muzarabani. Andy Balbirnie, who had control against the full balls, was the next one who tried to turn a short ball that stopped on the field.

Muzarabani saved his best ball for Harry Tector, who took himself away to take a front edge from the film to let him catch the panties. Then he was supported by the field, the additional pace offered and for the agreements by Paul Stirling, who was caught during slip. And this is exactly how Ireland lost half of your site because nine overs are still bowled.

Tucker first broke the bonds by punishing mistakes in length, especially short balls, which he had cut and pulled with contempt. But he was rejected on a full ball from Trevor Gwandu in the 16th over, for 33 off 28, Ireland 82 for 6.

Adair then took the attack role from Tucker and hit three borders in front of Gwandu Two Overs before lunch.

Zimbabwes plan to use the field was cuped after the break when he lost his spice and the ball of his hardness. Muzarabani could not find a consistency with his line. While his five -over magic only lasted 11 runs, his partners -Newman Nyamhuri and Gwandu -were taken for several borders when Adair brought 48 -ball fifty.

Adair, who received a life from Muzarabani in the 34th over, grew in terms of trust and kept the running quota in and about five. But a short and wide loose delivery of Muzarabani demonstrated Adair’s downfall when he tried to cut it through the point. Barry McCarthy shoveled a bumper to the short leg to give Muzarabani his sixth, but until then Ireland was in a much better condition at 211 for 8.

McBrine, who was at 57, did not run a strike at the beginning of the last session, but he managed to express important runs with Craig Young and Matthew Humphreys for the last two gates. When Humphreys was rejected by Ngarava in the 57th time, McBrine was stranded at 90.

Ireland beat early when Curran tried to benefit from a short and wide ball from McCarthy and was caught afterwards. Ireland tried to define attacking fields, but the Batters from Zimbabwe used two and two three in the two overs to be stuck after the wind.

In the 11th, Adair Kaitano hit a peach who drove away, but Kaitano and what succeeded in looking through Zimbabwe to stumps. And it was largely excellent.