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Marvellous Murray helps Irish snatch series

IRELAND has pulled off an emphatic 81-run win in the third ODI against Zimbabwe to take the white ball series 2-0 in Harare. After the Irish were bowled out for 180, they restricted Zimbabwe to 99 thanks to a stellar bowling display from Cara Murray. Murray’s magical 6-31 saw her earn Player of the Match […]

Rain sets up thrilling draw in Harare

RAIN again was not the friend of Zimbabwe and Ireland in Harare, as rain delays saw the match end in the draw. After Zimbabwe made 9/227 from its 50 overs, Ireland needed 203 off 43 overs but could only make 9/202. Zimbabwe made a really strong start to its innings, putting on a 92 run […]

Rain does not thwart dominant Irish in big first up win

IRELAND has gotten its multi format series against Zimbabwe off to the perfect start, downing the hosts by 10 wickets in a rain affected first One Day International clash in Harare. The match was initially restricted to a 46-over match, but Zimbabwe was bowled out for 170 in the 43rd over of its innings. After […]

PREVIEW | Zimbabwe vs Ireland – Women’s

IT is not just the big countries of world cricket battling it out against each other at the moment. The last time these two sides met was in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier decider in 2022 where Ireland emerged victorious by four runs to book their place at last year’s T20 World […]

Luck of the Irish did not rub off on DLS as India wins again

IRELAND have ended its T20 World Cup campaign on the losing end of the Duckworth Lewis System, going down to India by five runs. India won the toss and chose to bat first, and made 6/155 from its 20 overs. A 62 run opening stance between Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana really set the tone […]

Pakistan on the board as India wins again at World Cup

IT was a good day for neighbours India and Pakistan overnight at the World Cup, with both sides picking up wins. Pakistan notched its first of the tournament after downing Ireland, while India earned its second after breezing past the West Indies. India does it easy against West Indies India remains undefeated in the T20 […]