Ireland achieved a six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe, leveling the series with a total of 249 for 4. Curtis Campher shone with both bat and ball, taking 3 wickets and forming a 144-run partnership with Paul Stirling, who scored 89. Zimbabwe posted 245, with half-centuries from Wessly Madhevere and Sikandar Raza. Mark Adair also excelled, claiming 4 wickets. Ireland started strong, and despite losing an early wicket, Campher and Stirling maintained the momentum. They comfortably chased down the target, with Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker finishing the match, ensuring a solid performance from the Irish side in Harare.
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<div><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><p><i><b>Ireland</b> 249 for 4 (Stirling 89, Campher 63, Gwandu 2-50) defeated <b>Zimbabwe</b> 245 (Madhevere 61, Raza 58, Adair 4-54, Campher 3-13) by six wickets</i></p></span><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><div>Curtis Campher delivered another outstanding all-round performance, setting the stage for Ireland's series-tying victory in Harare. His three-wicket spell disrupted Zimbabwe's momentum, limiting them to a subpar total, while his partnership of 144 runs with Paul Stirling, who made a commendable 89, ensured Ireland was always well ahead in the chase.</div></span><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><div>After falling short in their first ODI chase, Ireland was eager to bowl first again on a pitch that offered more assistance. Even with half-centuries from Wessly Madhevere and Sikandar Raza, the Irish bowlers maintained control and prevented Zimbabwe from gaining a significant advantage.</div></span><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><div>Mark Adair claimed four wickets, but it was Campher's crucial spell that broke the pivotal 74-run partnership between Madhevere and Raza, significantly undermining the hosts just as they began to settle.</div></span><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><p>Although Ireland lost an early wicket, Stirling and Campher kept the scoring rate steady, leaving Zimbabwe unable to initiate a comeback by the time they fell.</p></span><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><p>Chasing a target of 246, Andy Balbirnie opened for Ireland with an exquisite drive through cover point on the first ball. Stirling followed in the second over, taking Blessing Muzarabani on with a boundary through the covers. However, Muzarabani struggled to find his rhythm, conceding 14 runs in a ten-ball over.</p></span><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><p>Nevertheless, Muzarabani rebounded and dismissed Balbirnie at slip with a well-placed short ball in the sixth over. He also troubled Campher, beating his outside edge on a couple of occasions.</p></span><aside class="ds-mt-4 ds-mb-8"><div class="ds-cursor-pointer ds-rounded-xl ds-cursor-default ds-w-full"><div class="ds-flex ds-flex-col ds-space-y-4 ds-rounded-xl"><div class="ds-flex ds-flex-col ds-space-y-3"><div class="ds-relative"><img alt="Craig Ervine loses his middle stump, Zimbabwe vs Ireland, 2nd ODI, Harare, February 16, 2025" class="ds-rounded-xl" src="https://wassets.hscicdn.com/static/images/lazyimage-noaspect.svg"/></div><div class=""><div class="ds-flex ds-flex-col"><p><span class="ds-text-compact-s"><span class="ds-text-typo">Craig Ervine lost his middle stump to Josh Little</span></span><span class="ds-text-compact-s ds-mx-2"><span>•</span></span><span class="ds-text-compact-s"><span>Zimbabwe Cricket</span></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></aside><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><p>However, Campher and Stirling weathered the new ball and kept Ireland's innings on track, with Stirling capitalizing on fielding restrictions to hit several boundaries, including the match's first six in the ninth over bowled by Trevor Gwandu.</p></span><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><p>The fifty-run partnership was reached in just 51 balls, with both batters effectively rotating the strike amidst the occasional boundary. Zimbabwe's generosity in extras, totaling 23 runs, also assisted Ireland significantly.</p></span><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><p>Stirling achieved his half-century in the 24th over, quickly followed by the century partnership with Campher.</p></span><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><p>Campher reached his fifty in the 30th over, celebrating with a pull that cleared the square leg boundary. The partnership was ultimately broken when a low-length delivery from Gwandu deceived Campher's pull attempt, resulting in his dismissal.</p></span><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><p>Harry Tector, who had a sluggish innings of 39 off 78 in the first ODI, was far more proactive, hitting a boundary on the third ball he faced. In the previous game, it had taken him 77 deliveries to score his first run.</p></span><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><p>His promising innings ended quickly when he attempted to cut a short and wide delivery, only to edge it to the wicketkeeper, with Tadiwanashe Marumani snapping up the catch. Stirling, however, kept the momentum going for Ireland by launching Ngarava over long-on.</p></span><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><p>Ngarava finally struck when Stirling mishit a short ball, caught in the deep and falling just 11 runs short of a century. Lorcan Tucker then took control, smashing Gwandu for three consecutive boundaries as Ireland comfortably surpassed the target, with Tucker hitting the winning runs in the second to last over.</p></span><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><p>Earlier, Zimbabwe's openers started cautiously before Brian Bennett exploded with boundaries off Adair and Graham Hume. Bennett had five of his six boundaries on the off side, including two on consecutive deliveries from Adair, before the quick bowler dismissed him with a wide delivery that he inadvertently edged to slip.</p></span><aside class="ds-mt-4 ds-mb-8"><div class="ds-cursor-pointer ds-rounded-xl ds-cursor-default ds-w-full"><div class="ds-flex ds-flex-col ds-space-y-4 ds-rounded-xl"><div class="ds-flex ds-flex-col ds-space-y-3"><div class="ds-relative"><img alt="Sikandar Raza sets off, Zimbabwe vs Ireland, 2nd ODI, Harare, February 16, 2025" class="ds-rounded-xl" src="https://wassets.hscicdn.com/static/images/lazyimage-noaspect.svg"/></div><div class=""><div class="ds-flex ds-flex-col"><p><span class="ds-text-compact-s"><span class="ds-text-typo">Sikandar Raza's fifty went in vain</span></span><span class="ds-text-compact-s ds-mx-2"><span>•</span></span><span class="ds-text-compact-s"><span>Zimbabwe Cricket</span></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></aside><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><p>Following Bennett's dismissal, Ireland managed to rein in the scoring. Curran and Craig Ervine could only muster nine runs from 25 balls before Josh Little delivered a full ball that deceived Ervine's inside edge, uprooting his middle stump. Curran's frustrating innings ended when he chopped the ball onto his stumps in Andy McBrine's first over, finishing with 18 off 36 balls.</p></span><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><p>Raza started slowly against McBrine, who bowled a wicket maiden with four dot balls, before he found his first run with a boundary off the spinner in his next over. Madhevere, looking proactive from the outset, and Raza ensured Zimbabwe maintained a steady flow of runs with regular boundaries, with Madhevere bringing up a quick-fire half-century in the 27th over.</p></span><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><p>However, a sharp bowling change saw the momentum shift back to Ireland's favor. Campher came into the attack in the 30th over and, in his second over, expertly set up Madhevere, bowling a series of outswingers before delivering a straight one that trapped him lbw.</p></span><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><p>In his next over, he bowled a length delivery to Johnathan Campbell, resulting in an appeal for caught behind. Although the sound on the replays suggested the ball brushed his pad, there was no doubt about Campher's next victim when he hit Marumani plumb in front two balls later.</p></span><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><p>Raza and Masakadza stabilized the innings, with Raza scoring 27 off 24 balls in a 50-run partnership, bringing up his half-century during their partnership. Raza fell to Adair, attempting to accelerate the scoring with a miscued pull shot caught at deep midwicket, with Tector taking a good catch as he sprinted in from the boundary.</p></span><span class="ds-text-comfortable-l ds-my-4 ci-html-content"><p>Masakadza and Ngarava tried to push Zimbabwe beyond 250, but Ireland efficiently dismissed the tail, with Adair taking two of the last three wickets.</p></span></div><div><p>Abhimanyu Bose is a sub-editor with ESPNcricinfo</p></div>This version maintains the structure of the original text while rephrasing the content for clarity and flow.