Typical of #TheCricket that once you get in to a vital must win scenario, the weather insists on getting involved and makes the decision for everyone. Unlucky for Australia but they had their chance. Zimbabwe had their chance and took it with both hands. That's #sportsball! #T20WC #IREvZIM
The end came with a whimper to the grave for Ireland, and by extension Australia...
ABANDONED
Ireland vs Zimbabwe, 32nd Match, Group B
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Match abandoned without a ball bowled […]
A BLOCKBUSTER TUESDAY OF GLOBAL CRICKET!
Tuesday, February 17, 2026:
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And of course it's Kandy (damn you non-existent edit button!) Covers are coming off but it's almost certainly going to be a reduced overs biff... #T20WC #IREvZIM
#T20WC #IREvZIM Nobody expected the group game between Ireland and Zimbabwe to have such consequences, but then nobody expected Australia to lose to Zimbabwe and then Sri Lanka leaving them at risk of an early exit. Even a rain off knocks them out and guess what it's doing in Colombo right now.. 🌧️🌧️🌧️
Matthew Hayden bigging up a Zimbabwean bowling attack, is it?
#T20WorldCup #T20WC #ZIMvIRE #IREvZIM
Highest successful chase for Ireland women in a home ODI:
261 v SL at Stormont, Belfast, 2024
179 v ZIM at Stormont, Belfast, today
155 v ENG at Stormont, Belfast, 2024
144 v SA at The Vineyard, Dublin, 2016
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Ireland 182/6 (38.5) complete the series victory.
Prendergast 67* (72)
Lewis 44 (59)
Tshuma 4-35, her ODI career best.
Chigora 1-30
Ireland win by 4 wickets with 67 balls to spare.
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Best ODI bowling figures for Zimbabwe women:
5-22 Kelis Ndhlovu v THA at Bangkok, 2023
4-35 Loreen Tshuma v IRE at Stormont, today
3-15 Francisca Chipare v PNG at Harare, 2024
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livestream
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Back to back fifties for Orla Prendergast (57 balls faced). This is the first time she has made 50+ scores in consecutive ODIs.
Ireland 149/6 (33.1) need 30 off 101 to clinch the series win.
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Ireland 148/6 () have lost 3/22, as Loreen Tshuma takes her maiden 4-fer in ODIs.
31 off 102 required.
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Zimbabwe 178 all out (49.1)
Mugeri-Tiripano 56 (92)
Mupachikwa 45 (86)
Dalzell 4-36
McBride 3-22
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2nd women's ODI
Ireland v Zimbabwe
Stormont, Belfast
Zimbabwe win the toss and bat.
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livestream
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Zimbabwe bowled out for 191 (48.1)
Mugeri-Tiripano 48 (65)
Pasipanodya 32* (71)
Kelly 2-17
Prendergast 2-20
Ireland win by 97 runs.
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Fastest woman to 50 wickets in ODIs for Ireland:
Innings
32 Cara Murray
41 Ciara Metcalfe
50 Barbara McDonald
53 Isobel Joyce
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Cara Murray takes her 50th ODI wicket. In terms of innings bowled (32), Murray is the fastest Irish woman to reach that mark and the joint 10th fastest in women's ODIs overall.
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Highest total for Ireland women in a home ODI:
288/9 v ZIM at Stormont, today
269/4 v PAK at Pembroke, 2000
261/7 v SL at Stormont, 2024
255/5 v SL at Stormont, 2024
242/7 v PAK at Rush, 2000
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Having been 194/2 Ireland may be slightly disappointed with a total of 288/9 (50.0), but Zimbabwe are still faced with a record chase.
Forbes 54 (78)
Lewis 51 (61)
Ndhlovu 3-50
Tshuma 2-37
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Hunter trapped lbw by Tshuma for 43 (39).
Ireland 194/3 (32.2)
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Fewest balls faced to bring up 1,000 runs in women's ODIs:
917 Ash Gardner AUS
943 Nat Sciver-Brunt ENG
1011 Meg Lanning AUS
1022 Alyssa Healy AUS
1074 Chloe Tryon SA
1087 Melie Kerr NZ
1065-1134 Rebecca Rolls NZ
1145 Jess Duffin AUS
1154 Amy Hunter IRE👈
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Youngest woman to bring up 1,000 runs in ODIs:
18y 290d Laura Wolvaardt (SA)
19y 104d Sarah Taylor (ENG)
19y 118d Stafanie Taylor (WI)
19y 288d Amy Hunter (IRE)☘️
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Fastest Irish woman to 1,000 ODI runs
Innings
35 Gaby Lewis
37 Amy Hunter👈
39 Leah Paul
47 Cecelia Joyce
51 Miriam Grealey
52 Caitriona Beggs
52 Laura Delany
66 Clare Shilllington
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Amy Hunter becomes the second fastest Irish woman to bring up 1,000 ODI runs (37 innings), and the fourth youngest woman from any nation to reach that mark (19y 288d).
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Century opening partnerships for Ireland women in home ODIs:
181 Linehan & Moore v DEN at Sandymount, 1995
116 Forbes & Lewis v ZIM at Stormont, today
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Lewis goes for 51 (61) c Makusha b Mabhera
Ireland 116/1 (21.3)
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1st women's ODI
Ireland v Zimbabwe
Stormont, Belfast
Head to head
IRE 5-1 ZIM
1 tie
Zimbabwe win the toss and bowl.
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