jilipark Zimbabwe Vs Ireland, 2nd T20I: ZIM Beat IRE By Three Wickets, Take 1-0 Lead In Series

Action from the second T20 international between Zimbabwe and Ireland in Harare. Photo: X/Zimbabwe Cricket Action from the second T20 international between Zimbabwe and Ireland in Harare. Photo: X/Zimbabwe Cricket

A quickfire unbeaten 43 (off 30 deliveries) from Tony Munyonga guided Zimbabwe to a tense three-wicket win over Ireland in the second T20 international of the three-match series at Harare Sports Clubjilipark, Harare on Sunday (February 23, 2024). (More Cricket News)

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Craig Young's four-wicket haul seemed to have put Ireland in command, but Munyonga stood tall to rescue the hosts and hand them a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Earlier, opener Lorcan Tucker top-scored for Ireland as they stuttered to 137 for eight in 20 overs. In response, the hosts kept losing wickets at regular intervals before Munyonga shepherded them past the target along with Richard Ngarava (12 not out off 7).

Toss Update

Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bowl first against Ireland. Both teams named unchanged playing XIs from the first game.

Explaining his decision to bowl first, Zimbabwe skipper Sikandar Raza said: "Normally, the wicket is pretty good, but yesterday, I found that it was a bit tacky because of all the moisture. And it was still raining this morning as well, so we want to make sure that we put them under pressure early on."

After the Antwerp stage and two matches in London, India is placed fourth in the points table with 24 points from 14 matches.

"We have faced tough challenges but each match has been a valuable learning experience for us. Despite the setbacks, our team has shown resilience and improvement, especially in our closely contested matches against Belgium and Great Britain," Navneet was quoted as saying in a Hockey India press release.

His opposite number Paul Stirling said he would have bowled first too but hoped the toss would not matter much. "I thought we started really well yesterday and we ticked a lot of things," he added.

Zimbabwe Vs Ireland, 2nd T20I: Playing XIs

Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Wessly Madhevere, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl,phpgames Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu

Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, Neil Rock, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Graham Hume, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Benjamin White

Unchanged team for the second T20I against Ireland#ZIMvIRE #Travel&ExperienceZimbabwe pic.twitter.com/ECE8PFjHP9

— Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv) February 23, 2025

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl first. Here is our Playing XI.WATCH: https://t.co/9yYVcF0Oml (Ireland/UK)SCORE: https://t.co/sHRWZDV4jQMATCH PROGRAMME: https://t.co/0kPZwSIIgN#BackingGreen @FailteSolar ☘️🏏 pic.twitter.com/26ugmx9VXu

— Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland) February 23, 2025

The first match was washed out due to rain, as only nine overs of action was possible on Saturday.

Zimbabwe Vs Ireland, T20I Series: Live Streaming Details

The T20 international series between Zimbabwe and Ireland is being live streamed on the FanCode app and website in India. It is not being telecast on any TV channel in India.jilipark