
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Ireland Tour of Zimbabwe 2023- Zimbabwe vs Ireland - 3rd ODI - 23 January 2023
The 3rd ODI of the Ireland Tour of Zimbabwe 2023 will be played between Ireland and Zimbabwe on the 23rd of January 2023 at the Harare Sports Club, Harare.
LIVE SCORES - Ireland and Zimbabwe 1st ODI
Top Tournament Stats - Ireland Tour of Zimbabwe 2023
Current Form Zimbabwe and Ireland:
The top wicket taker for Zimbabwe in the ODI series is Tendai Chatara with 3 scalps under his belt.
The top run scorer for Ireland in the ODI series is Harry Tector with 176 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Ireland in the ODI series is Josh Little with 5 scalps under his belt.
Ireland have beaten Zimbabwe in the second ODI of the tour by 46 runs to level the 3 match series at 1-1.
Ireland batted first and they posted a big total of 294 for 7 in 50 overs. The start was great as Paul Stirling and Stephen Doheny were involved in a first wicket partnership of 104 runs. Harry Tector then provided impetus into the innings with his knock of 75 runs in 61 balls. He hit 7 fours and 1 huge six. On the back of these brilliant batting performances, Ireland got to a big total of 294 in 50 overs of play.
During the chase, Zimbabwe got off to a terrible start. They lost Tadiwanashe Marumani early on in the innings. Innocent Kaia and Chamu Chibhabha then revived the innings with their second wicket partnership of 89 runs. Gary Ballance and Ryan Burl tried their best to take Zimbabwe over the line. They smashed 52 and 41 runs respectively. Once Ryan Burl was run out, there wasn't much left in the match as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 248 in the 48th over, losing the match by 46 runs.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Ireland ODI Squad: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Graham Hume, Tyrone Kane, Josh Little, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker
Zimbabwe ODI Squad: Craig Ervine (capt), Gary Ballance, Ryan Burl, Tendai Chatara, Bradley Evans, Luke Jongwe, Innocent Kaia, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Richard Ngarava, Victor Nyauchi, Sean Williams.
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Zimbabwe
Who will win?- Zimbabwe
Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe), Stephen Doheny (Ireland)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken)- Richard Ngarava (Zimbabwe), Mark Adair (Ireland)
Most Sixes – Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe), Stephen Doheny (Ireland)
Player of the Match- Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)
Team Scores Batting first – Ireland 260+, Zimbabwe 280+
Match Handicap: Zimbabwe
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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