Sikandar Raza inspired Zimbabwe to a comfortable victory over Ireland in the 4th match of the first round of the T20 World Cup 2022 edition. He scored 82 runs with the bat and picked up a wicket with the ball to take his team home in this crucial match.
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Toss Update: Ireland won the toss and opted to field first.
After being sent into bat first, Zimbabwe scored 174 on the board losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. In-form batter Sikandar Raza did most of the scoring as they got a good total on the board. Raza top-scored for them with 82 runs while the next best was 22 by Wessly Madhevere!
Josh Littler with bowling figures of 3-24 from his 4 overs was the pick of Irish bowlers. Simi Singh (2-31) and Mark Adair (2-39) were the others to claim at least a wicket for Ireland in this match!
Ireland, chasing 175 runs to win, managed to score 143 losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. There were four scores in the 20s but none went on to make it big. In fact, Paul Stirling bagging a 2-ball Duck hampered the chances of Ireland in this tall run-chase.
Blessing Muzarabani was the pick of Zimbabwean bowlers with figures of 3-23 from his 4 overs. Richard Ngarava (2-22) and Tendai Chatara (2-22) also supported him well with the ball. Sean Williams (1-20) and Sikandar Raza (1-22) also contributed with the ball bagging a single wicket each.
Match result: Zimbabwe defeated Ireland by a margin of 31 runs.
Sikandar Raza has been adjudged the Player of the Match for his crucial contribution of 82 runs with the bat and 1-22 with the ball.
Brief Scores: Zimbabwe: 174-7 in 20 overs (Sikandar Raza - 82, Josh Little - 3-24) defeated Ireland: 143-9 in 20 overs (Curtis Campher - 27, Blessing Muzarabani - 3-23) by a margin of 31 runs
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