Ireland v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 – ICC World Twenty20 Warm-up Matches – Live Score and Match Update (First Innings Update)
Supported by wicketkeeper batsman Niall O'Brien’s half-century, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Twenty20 Warm-up Match against Zimbabwe, being played at the Moors Sports Club Ground in Colombo, today on September
13.
Despite the fact that they lost a 3-match T20I series (0-3) against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 in July this year, Ireland go into the tournament after having won 10 of the 11 matches they played during the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in March this year, including the final
against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Afghanistan-c745.
Meanwhile, Zimbabwe will be coming into the tournament on an equal high – despite having lost their last official T20I series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 XI to emerge the victors during an unofficial
tri-series they hosted earlier this year.
The warm-up match kicked off with Zimbabwe winning the toss and electing to field first, with medium-pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PR-Stirling-c2200 (13), both of
whom joined forces to establish a 34-run stand.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ed-Joyce-c1417, who contributed an individual score of
29.
The partnership between Joyce and Porterfield yielded only 2 runs, after which the latter became Mpofu’s first victim of the day, in the 5th over, leaving Ireland at 36 for 2. However, Niall O'Brien (62) stepped in to revive the team’s innings,
establishing a pivotal 83-run stand with Joyce.
Their combined efforts got their side up to 119 by the 14th over, after which Joyce was caught out by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GC-Wilson-c1474 registered a lacklustre performance, contributing just 2 runs after which he was trapped,
lbw, by Mpofu.
Ireland received another major boost with the innings of Kevin O'Brien, who contributed an individual unbeaten score of 30 runs (off 14 deliveries, including 4 boundaries), in addition to partnering with his brother Niall for a 5th-wicket 46-run
stand, which got the team total up to 172.
The final over resulted in the dismissal of Niall O’Brien, who was caught out by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DT-Johnston-c1405 (7*) got Ireland up to 181, at the expense of 5 wickets, by the end of
20 overs.
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