Ireland tour Zimbabwe to play three One-Day Internationals and a four-day game against Zimbabwe A as part of their preparations for Intercontinental Cup and World Cricket League matches against Namibia.
Tim Murtagh registered a superb four-wicket haul and followed it with a crucial unbeaten knock of 19 to give Ireland a consolation two-wicket victory in the third and final One-Day International against Zimbabwe in Harare.
We look ahead to the Pakistan-England series in the United Arab Emirates as well as three other series either starting this week or already underway in our latest Mr Predictor show.
For his emphatic knocks in the first two One-Day Internationals against Ireland, helping Zimbabwe to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series, Craig Ervine is the Cricket World Player of the Week.
Craig Ervine hit a sublime unbeaten hundred while Sikandar Raza picked a three-wicket haul as Zimbabwe overhauled Ireland by five wickets in the second One-Day International in Harare to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Riding on the back of splendid half-centuries from Sikandar Raza and Craig Ervine, Zimbabwe managed to beat Ireland in the first One-Day International by two wickets in Harare.
Cricket Ireland have appointed Middlesex batting coach Dave Houghton as a batting consultant for Ireland's tour of Zimbabwe scheduled to be played in October.
Ireland all-rounder Kevin O'Brien has recovered from a hamstring injury to feature in the Ireland squad selected to tour Zimbabwe and Namibia in October.
Cricket Ireland (CI) have confirmed an October tour of Zimbabwe to play three One-Day Iinternationals and a four-day game against Zimbabwe A in Harare.
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