Ireland vs Zimbabwe One Off Test Day 3 Full Highlights
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00:00That's going to be Mark Adair to get play underway this morning.
00:16And there's shape, gentle away swing as Adair gets loose, he's bowling to Joe Lord-Gumby.
00:25That's very nicely bowled by Mark Adair.
00:28Well played, soft hands, worked through the gully region for the first boundary of the morning.
00:37That's off the hip, and it's going to beat fine leg, Matthew Humphreys down there.
00:43The second boundary of the morning.
00:50Spoke too soon, Murphy.
00:52An authoritative drive, well into it, good stride forward into the ball.
00:57Met the half-volley, that's positive through the covers, the applause of Prince Muswary, the end of the 10th over.
01:06Edged away through that vacant area between third slip and gully.
01:10No deep third in place, four more to the total.
01:13Zimbabwe be more cautious.
01:16Edged and gone, Young pitches it up.
01:19Balbirnie takes the catch, look at how pumped up the Irish captain is.
01:24And Gumby is the first wicket to fall.
01:28Now there's a sound, but is it the edge? Yes, it is.
01:33Prince Muswary's reaction is no, it's not.
01:36The sound was soft.
01:38It wasn't like leather on wood.
01:41It was probably just brushed.
01:44The inner thigh pad, Muswary is not happy, but he has to go.
01:48That's stuck there.
01:50Edged, but very played with control and real control.
01:54Myers will get off the mark, you've got to give credit to the batter here.
01:57Nice delivery, yes from Young, four to the total.
02:03Short, wide and four.
02:06Well played by Dion Myers.
02:09Well fielded by the Irish batting coach, Gary Wilson.
02:16That's wide.
02:18And latched on to from Dion Myers.
02:20He's strong in that area.
02:22Cut in front of the scorer for his second boundary of the morning.
02:26It's very special.
02:29Now big appeal, no shot offered.
02:32And the finger goes up.
02:34And Mark Adair loves every second of it.
02:39Irvine, a misjudgment in a big way.
02:43Ireland know how big a wicket that is.
02:46The fact he didn't play the shot is ultimately
02:50what has led to the finger going up from Richard Kettlebrae.
02:54Irvine doesn't like it.
02:56This is another still three slips in place.
03:00Was this bat?
03:02Now I don't think it was from the initial indication from Umpire Kettlebrae.
03:06He thinks it's come off the pad.
03:08So Legbys will be signalled, four to the total.
03:11Get arms moving up, arms moving over.
03:14Nice play by Williams through the covers.
03:17Gets right on top of the bounce.
03:18He's going to get four.
03:19It was back of a length from Curtis Camper.
03:22Playing against...
03:24My brother-in-law.
03:25Hearts of years.
03:27This is going to be more runs than four of them.
03:29Not in as much control this time.
03:32But there's a great little Zimbabwean section of the crowd that's enjoying.
03:40The problem is he's bowling to Zimbabwe's best player of spin.
03:43In the shape of Sean Williams.
03:45Sean Williams will pick up a brace prior to the lunch break.
03:49It'll be six runs from Humphreys first over.
03:51It means that Zimbabwe maybe just edged the latter half of that session.
03:57But Ireland have picked three wickets up.
03:59As it has throughout this Test match.
04:02It's intrigued us.
04:04It's enthralled us.
04:05And neither side has ever got far ahead.
04:08It was a wicket apiece to young McCarthy and Adair.
04:11Ireland's three primary seamers.
04:13And Tina Mawayo.
04:14It's hard to say that either side whilst they're having their lunch
04:18will be overly comfortable or confident yet of their position.
04:22Big spell from the city end for Craig Young.
04:26Starts short and it's hooked away and hooked away with real conviction.
04:31It's going to be four more to the total.
04:33Adding insult to the injury of that drop.
04:35Concerned faces in the Irish support staff.
04:43The batting looks to be getting easier.
04:45And Sean Williams is exposing that brilliantly.
04:49Just set up to be hit.
04:50One of Williams' favourite areas.
04:52A cut shot well in front of square.
04:59Now a stroke of real confidence.
05:02Almost a hint of arrogance to that.
05:04And it has the Zimbabwean fans on the right of your screen.
05:08Edged and gone.
05:10And Young, well he's given Sean Williams a wee bit of a send off as well.
05:15Furious with being hit for 15 in the previous over.
05:19He's got it fuller.
05:20It's been that length that's caused threat.
05:22And Tucker gleefully takes the catch.
05:25Big, big wicket.
05:26Big moment in the test match.
05:31A little bit too full and a stylish drive.
05:33One of Bennett's favourite strokes.
05:35Beats the dive of Harry Tector at backward point.
05:38And Zimbabwean players in the future.
05:42You see those.
05:43Got him.
05:44Gone straight to short leg.
05:46And PJ Moore under the helmet takes the catch.
05:49And gives Humphreys a test wicket here on home soil.
05:55Well I have to say, there's a ball lifted over mid wicket.
05:59It's an excellent shot.
06:01Slightly back of a length.
06:03Excellent shot.
06:04Slightly back of a length.
06:05And Clive Matanday has rocked back and picked that up over forward square leg.
06:08A terrific shot.
06:09The girls playing the game at the very bottom of that participation pyramid.
06:13The more we're going to see talent.
06:14And we're just about to see another wicket.
06:16And that's a carbon copy of the first innings.
06:18Clive Matanday trying to hit Andy McBride over the top.
06:21He's holed out the cover.
06:23Andy McBride has reminded him of that.
06:26A much needed wicket.
06:27174 now for six.
06:29Every time somebody gets a little bit of a grip in this game.
06:32They loosen it and let the other team in.
06:34We're just three minutes from tee.
06:36And a much needed wicket from the Irish team.
06:41Oh, that's out.
06:42Oh, yes.
06:43There it is.
06:44That ball is kept very low.
06:45Up goes Richard Kelber's finger.
06:47Dion Myers has every right to be disappointed.
06:50That ball has shot along the ground.
06:53Zimbabwe 174 for seven.
06:56The fourth innings.
06:58That ball has been picked up through the leg side.
07:02Nonchalantly by Richard Ngarava.
07:04And we talked about every run counting.
07:06Well, there's four to the Zimbabwean total.
07:09But it's noticeable that the hands are on the knees.
07:12That ball has been drilled through mid-on.
07:14Richard Ngarava's second boundary.
07:17And McBride bowls yet again.
07:19The blessing was from Bane who escaped that.
07:21Harry Tector's underneath it.
07:22It should be a straightforward catch.
07:24And there it is.
07:25And there it is.
07:26The ball has gone up.
07:27Blessing Mr. Bane has taken the catch.
07:29Great catch from Harry Tector.
07:32That's the eighth wicket.
07:34And that is tea on day three of the Test match.
07:39Zimbabwe 182 for eight.
07:41A lead of 142.
07:43And I think the game has turned ever so slightly in the Irish favour.
07:48There's the card.
07:50Caught Tector.
07:51Bowled McBride for a duck.
07:53It's the last wicket of the fall.
07:54Blessing Mr. Bane.
07:55A very fine innings from Dion Myers.
07:57Very unfortunate to go LBW.
07:59A mark of 30.
08:00A ball that kept low.
08:01The major partnership with Sean Williams of 40.
08:03Broken.
08:04Zimbabwe on the precipice here at 182 for eight.
08:11And that's edged through.
08:12Fourth slip.
08:13And that's going to run away for a boundary.
08:16Nicely played.
08:18One of their two batting replacements.
08:23Big appeal.
08:24That's going to be that for number nine.
08:26And we're going to find out quite quickly as to what will happen next.
08:30It's a little feather of an edge.
08:33And it doesn't look as though we will have a concussion replacement.
08:36Just for a split second.
08:38Down the track.
08:39Big shot attempted.
08:40Now it's gone a long way up.
08:41Mark Adair who suffered an injury to his left hand.
08:44But he holds on.
08:46And McBride does have four.
08:49He's got seven in the match.
08:51And Adair loves every second of it.
08:53Ireland know what they'll need to do.
08:58It's 158 they will require in the fourth innings of this historic test.
09:03To make it back to back test match victories.
09:07And the men in green as they trudge off will be ecstatic.
09:10Andy McBride bowls 23 overs unchanged.
09:14He finishes with four for 38.
09:17And surely he's the hero for the Irish with the ball.
09:20It means that the visitors in Babwe have been bowled all out for 197.
09:26Really good innings from young Dion Mars.
09:3057.
09:31You've got to spare a thought for the delivery that he got.
09:33Really one of the only ones to misbehave.
09:35It kept awfully low from a long way back of a length to be trapped LBW.
09:39But once Williams fell for 40 the game turned quickly Kyle.
09:44Midwick it's in quite tight too.
09:47No one at deep third and no gully in place.
09:49We're all set.
09:51And you're not going to believe this.
09:53We've got buys to start the second innings.
09:55And poor old Clive Matanday says oh please not again.
09:59Andrew Leonard here with you.
10:01And I'm joined by Kyle McAllen the former Irish captain.
10:07The first runs off the bat go to Ireland's captain.
10:11A little bit of a test of the outfield.
10:13Javanga Hares after it and does really well.
10:17Body on the line again.
10:18I think it's going to be a run saved.
10:20We may have a boundary check.
10:27Gone.
10:28And PJ Moore has been plucked.
10:32That short leg by Joy Lord Gumby.
10:34That's N'Gorava's brilliant bouncer.
10:37And the early jitters are there again for Ireland.
10:41In a chase in the fourth innings of a test match.
10:43It's a fantastic piece of aggressive left arm bowling.
10:48A few more.
10:49Curtis Camford to the crease.
10:53Gone.
10:54It's two and two.
10:56Zimbabwe on fire.
10:58And it's Richard N'Gorava.
11:02Camford plays away from his body.
11:05Remarkable stroke from his very first delivery.
11:07And a good sharp catch in the gully.
11:10Ireland rocked early.
11:17It's three.
11:18And Balberini now falls two.
11:21Zimbabwe elated.
11:25Cannot quite believe what we're seeing here in the chase.
11:28It's Muzurabani getting into the act with his old pal N'Gorava.
11:32A fantastic tumbling catch held.
11:36Zimbabwe overjoyed.
11:38Ireland rocked and in real trouble.
11:44Full toss and driven just to alleviate that pressure.
11:49He'll get four.
11:50Paul Sterling.
11:51And there are Rokas.
11:53Cheers and applause.
11:55The bowlers will be needed.
11:59Big appeal.
12:00Gone.
12:01Hector can't believe it.
12:03He feels as though he's hit the ground.
12:05He does not feel as though it's the outside edge.
12:08It felt like only half an appeal.
12:10Another Irish batter is headed back to the hutch.
12:13Another one gone for zero.
12:15This time it's Harry Tector and he can't quite believe it.
12:19He sees on a pair.
12:23It's burst through the hands of Medande.
12:25It's four more buys to his tally.
12:28N'Gorava has built up a real head of steam.
12:31Ireland in all sorts of trouble.
12:36Gone.
12:38And that's number five, Sterling.
12:40Looks to drive on the up.
12:42N'Gorava, they can't catch him.
12:44Ireland have halved their batters back in the hutch.
12:47And this test match, well it could be all but over this evening.
12:51It's 21 for five.
12:56Tucker drives very confidently.
12:59With real elegance too.
13:01Campbell is so quick but even he can't cut that off.
13:06Driven by Andy McBride.
13:09Campbell again is going to have another chase.
13:12It'll be a chase in vain.
13:14That's a very nice way to get off the mark.
13:17It might not improve the mood too much of Andy Balberni
13:20who sits with his arms folded.
13:25And they've decided that they will go off the field.
13:29Mitchell Kittleborough has asked the ground staff
13:34to come on and cover the pitch.
13:40I think it's bad light.
13:44The rain has actually got a little heavier as well
13:48as they started to walk off.
14:00The rain has actually got a little heavier as well
14:03as they started to walk off.
14:05The rain has actually got a little heavier as well
14:08as they started to walk off.
14:10The rain has actually got a little heavier as well
14:13as they started to walk off.
14:15The rain has actually got a little heavier as well
14:18as they started to walk off.
14:20The rain has actually got a little heavier as well
14:23as they started to walk off.
14:25The rain has actually got a little heavier as well