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Ireland women's cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2023–24

Ireland women's cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2023–24
 
  Zimbabwe Ireland
Dates 18 January – 2 February 2024
Captains Mary-Anne Musonda Laura Delany
One Day International series
Results Ireland won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs Ashley Ndiraya (113) Gaby Lewis (115)
Most wickets Loreen Tshuma (4)
Kelis Ndhlovu (4)		 Cara Murray (10)
Twenty20 International series
Results Ireland won the 5-match series 5–0
Most runs Kelis Ndhlovu (157) Amy Hunter (240)
Most wickets Kelis Ndhlovu (4) Laura Delany (8)
Player of the series Amy Hunter (Ire)

The Ireland women's cricket team toured Zimbabwe in January and February 2024 to play the Zimbabwe women's cricket team.[1] The tour consisted of three One Day International (ODI) and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[2] The T20I matches formed part of both teams' preparations for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier.[3]

Ireland comfortably won the rain-affected first ODI by 10 wickets.[4] The second match ended in a rain-affected tie.[5] Ireland won the third game by 81 runs,[6] and therefore won the ODI series 2–0.[7][8]

The tourists won the first T20I by 57 runs.[9] During the match, Amy Hunter became the first Irish woman, and the third Irish cricketer (men or women), to score a century in both T20Is and ODIs.[10][11] Ireland also won the next two matches of the series to take an unassailable lead in the T20I series.[12][13] Ireland won the rain-curtailed fourth match by 9 wickets.[14] The tourists went on to win the fifth game by 14 runs,[15] and therefore swept the T20I series 5-0.[16]

Squads

 Zimbabwe  Ireland
ODIs & T20Is[17] ODIs[18] T20Is[19]

Sophie MacMahon returned home after the first T20I due to a knee injury sustained while fielding.[20]

Tour match

16 January 2024
09:15
Scorecard
Ireland 
222/6 (36 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe A
101 (31.3 overs)
Orla Prendergast 56 (52)
Kudzai Chigora 2/31 (6 overs)
Loryn Phiri 19 (30)
Cara Murray 3/13 (4.3 overs)
Ireland won by 151 runs (DLS method)
Sunrise Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Innocent Chinyoka (Zim) and Matsiliso Moyo (Zim)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Zimbabwe A were set a revised target of 252 runs in 36 overs due to rain.

ODI series

1st ODI

18 January 2024
09:15
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
170 (42.5 overs)
v
 Ireland
110/0 (13.1 overs)
Ashley Ndiraya 47 (53)
Freya Sargent 3/29 (7.5 overs)
Gaby Lewis 65* (41)
Ireland won by 10 wickets (DLS method)
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) and Collin Tlou (Zim)
Player of the match: Gaby Lewis (Ire)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ireland were set a revised target of 110 runs in 21 overs due to rain.
  • Kudzai Chigora and Michelle Mavunga (Zim) both made their ODI debuts.

2nd ODI

21 January 2024
09:15
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
227/9 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
202/9 (43 overs)
Chiedza Dhururu 46 (74)
Arlene Kelly 4/35 (10 overs)
Gaby Lewis 42 (64)
Kelis Ndhlovu 3/36 (9 overs)
Match tied (DLS method)
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) and David Shawane (Zim)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ireland were set a revised target of 203 runs in 43 overs due to rain.
  • Lindokuhle Mabhero (Zim) made her ODI debut.

3rd ODI

23 January 2024
09:15
Scorecard
Ireland 
180 (48.1 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
99 (30.5 overs)
Orla Prendergast 41 (67)
Loreen Tshuma 2/27 (9 overs)
Ashley Ndiraya 25 (35)
Cara Murray 6/31 (6.5 overs)
Ireland won by 81 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Percival Sizara (Zim) and Collin Tlou (Zim)
Player of the match: Cara Murray (Ire)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

T20I series

1st T20I

26 January 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Ireland 
191/3 (20 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
134/5 (20 overs)
Amy Hunter 101* (66)
Kudzai Chigora 2/46 (4 overs)
Mary-Anne Musonda 46 (42)
Alana Dalzell 2/20 (4 overs)
Ireland won by 57 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) and Tafadzwa Musakwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Amy Hunter (Ire)

2nd T20I

28 January 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Ireland 
172/3 (20 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
130/8 (20 overs)
Amy Hunter 77* (57)
Lindokuhle Mabhero 1/12 (1 over)
Kelis Ndhlovu 52 (41)
Laura Delany 4/12 (4 over)
Ireland won by 42 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Matsiliso Moyo (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim)
Player of the match: Laura Delany (Ire)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • Christine Mutasa (Zim) made her T20I debut.

3rd T20I

30 January 2024
13:00
Scorecard
Ireland 
169/3 (20 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
109/7 (20 overs)
Orla Prendergast 69 (48)
Loreen Tshuma 1/29 (4 overs)
Kelis Ndhlovu 36 (31)
Louise Little 2/8 (2 overs)
Ireland won by 60 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) and Tafadzwa Musakwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Orla Prendergast (Ire)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Laura Delany (Ire) became the first Irish women cricketer to play in her 100 T20Is.[22]

4th T20I

1 February 2024
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
65/5 (8 overs)
v
 Ireland
70/1 (7.5 overs)
Kelis Ndhlovu 17 (17)
Georgina Dempsey 1/3 (1 over)
Gaby Lewis 25* (21)
Lindokuhle Mabhero 1/6 (1 over)
Ireland won by 9 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Stanley Gogwe (Zim) and Matsiliso Moyo (Zim)
Player of the match: Orla Prendergast (Ire)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 8 overs per side due to rain.

5th T20I

2 February 2024
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Ireland 
138/7 (20 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
124/8 (20 overs)
Gaby Lewis 42 (33)
Kelis Ndhlovu 3/20 (4 overs)
Mary-Anne Musonda 52 (43)
Laura Delany 3/17 (4 overs)
Ireland won by 14 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Stanley Gogwe (Zim) and Tafadzwa Musakwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Orla Prendergast (Ire)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • Beloved Biza (Zim) and Joanna Loughran (Ire) both made their T20I debuts.

References

  1. ^ "Brent leaves role as Zimbabwe Women Head Coach". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ^ "17-player Ireland Women's squad announced for Zimbabwe tour in January". Cricket Ireland. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Ireland Womens squad announced for Zimbabwe tour". Cricket World. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Zimbabwe v Ireland: Gaby Lewis stars as tourists win rain-hit ODI opener in Harare". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Tied match after seesawing battle between Ireland and Zimbabwe". Cricket World. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Zimbabwe v Ireland: Cara Murray's 6-31 helps tourists clinch Harare ODI series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Cara Murray stars as Ireland clinch ODI series in Zimbabwe". RTE. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Lady Chevrons lose ODI series to Ireland". Chronicle. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Zimbabwe v Ireland T20: Amy Hunter hits century as tourists win series opener". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Amy Hunter makes history with unbeaten century in Ireland's win over Zimbabwe". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Hunter's Harare hundred". Cricket Ireland. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Orla Prendergast stars in Harare as Ireland clinch T20 series win over Zimbabwe". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Ireland continue winning run against Zimbabwe in rain-shortened contest". RTE. February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Zimbabwe v Ireland: Tourists make it four wins from four in five-match T20 series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Zimbabwe v Ireland: Tourists complete five-game T20 clean sweep in Harare". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Ireland complete whitewash victory over Zimbabwe". RTE. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Zimbabwe Women face litmus test against Ireland Women". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Ireland name limited-overs team for Zimbabwe tour". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  19. ^ "Ireland Women to tour Zimbabwe in January..... names squad to the series". Chronicle. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Amy Hunter makes history in T20 win over Zimbabwe". RTE. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  21. ^ "Belfast's Amy Hunter scores unbeaten century for Ireland". The Belfast Telegraph. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  22. ^ "Amy Hunter hits 42 as Ireland secure series win in Zimbabwe". The Belfast Telegraph. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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