Match No – 3rd Match, Group B – Ireland v Zimbabwe
Day and Date – Mon Mar 17
Match Time – 09:30 GMT | 15:00 IST
Venue – Sylhet Stadium
Result – Ireland won by 3 wickets
| Zimbabwe | 163-5 (20) | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Hamilton Masakadza | c Porterfield b McBrine | 21 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 123.53 |
| Sikandar Raza | c Sorensen b Cusack | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 125.00 |
| *Brendan Taylor | c Joyce b Dockrell | 59 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 128.26 |
| Sean Williams | st Wilson b McBrine | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 177.78 |
| Vusi Sibanda | c Sorensen b Dockrell | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Elton Chigumbura | not out | 22 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 169.23 |
| Timycen Maruma | not out | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 144.44 |
| Tinashe Panyangara | ||||||
| Prosper Utseya | ||||||
| Tendai Chatara | ||||||
| Tafadzwa Kamungozi |
Extras: 6 b:1 lb:4 nb:0 w:1
Total: 163-5 (20) | Curr. RR: 8.15
FOW:Sikandar Raza (14-1, 1.5), Hamilton Masakadza (56-2, 6.2), Sean Williams (78-3, 8.5), Vusi Sibanda (111-4, 14.3), *Brendan Taylor (131-5, 17)
| Ireland | O | M | R | W | Nb | Wd | RPO |
| Paul Stirling | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Alex Cusack | 4 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.25 |
| Max Sorensen | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 |
| George Dockrell | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Andy McBrine | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Kevin Brien | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.67 |
| Ireland | 164-7 (20) | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
| *William Porterfield | c Maruma b Williams | 31 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 134.78 |
| Paul Stirling | c Raza b Chatara | 60 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 176.47 |
| Ed Joyce | b Panyangara | 22 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 78.57 |
| Andrew Poynter | c Chigumbura b Panyangara | 23 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 153.33 |
| Gary Wilson | c Masakadza b Panyangara | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kevin Brien | c Williams b Panyangara | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 170.00 |
| Stuart Thompson | not out | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Max Sorensen | run out (Williams) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Alex Cusack | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Andy McBrine | ||||||
| George Dockrell |
Extras: 8 b:1 lb:3 nb:0 w:4
Total: 164-7 (20) | Curr. RR: 8.20
FOW:*William Porterfield (80-1, 8.2), Paul Stirling (100-2, 10.3), Andrew Poynter (129-3, 14.4), Gary Wilson (129-4, 15), Kevin Brien (157-5, 18), Ed Joyce (162-6, 19.3), Max Sorensen (162-7, 19.4)
| Zimbabwe | O | M | R | W | Nb | Wd | RPO |
| Prosper Utseya | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.50 |
| Tafadzwa Kamungozi | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.50 |
| Tendai Chatara | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 |
| Tinashe Panyangara | 4 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9.25 |
| Sean Williams | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
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