Ireland vs Zimbabwe, ZIM in IRE, One-off Test Match, 2024 Full score card

FOUR! Done and dusted! The crowd erupts as history has been made in Belfast, two back-to-back Test wins for the Ireland! Sean Williams bowls it fuller on and around off. Mark Adair strides out and uses his bottom hand to loft it over the mid on region and no one at the long on fence to stop that. Mark Adair finishes off in style and it's a huge day for the Irish cricket team. Ireland beats Zimbabwe by four wickets in their first meeting in a Test match.

Huge appeal once again but nothing from the Umpire! Richard Ngarava bowls much fuller on middle and leg angling in. Andy Balbirnie tries to flick it but misses on the inner edge. The ball thumps the pad but it seems it would past the leg side.

Back of a length on middle. Andy McBrine shuffles a bit to pull it towards square leg but misses and thumps his stomach. The ball dropped down and got stuck in his pad. He walks off and hands the delivery to the bowler.

Singles are coming comfortably now! Fuller delivery just outside off, angling it away from the batter. Mark Adair hangs back and dabs it towards the backward point region for a single.

Excellent running and every run is now being applauded by the crowd, just 5 more required! Hard length on middle and angling in, Mark Adair pushes the ball down in front of mid on and scampers across for one.

On a good length and shaping it back into the pads, Mark Adair stabs the ball down wide of the keeper down the leg side and runs a single.

Top delivery! On a hard length on off, this one shoots off the deck and angles across sharply as Mark Adair plays inside the line of the ball.

Quicker now, short and on leg. Andy McBrine nudges it towards square leg for no runs.

Drangs his lengh back aorund off. Mark Adair cuts it towards deep cover region and gets another important single.

On a length and on leg. Mark Adair clips it towards the mad at mid-wicket.

Short and aorund off. Mark Adair eases it towards the cover region.

Short delivery on middle and leg. Andy McBrine flicks it towards square leg for a single. 8 runs needed now!

In air.. but safe! It looks like Andy McBrine wants to finish it off early! Flat and fuller on off and middle. Andy McBrine comes dancing down the track to loft it, but fails to gain the desired elevation. The ball drops safe at long on the region where Tendai Chatara has a chase but fails to get the skier. Two runs taken in between !

With just 11 runs more required for Ireland, the umpires have officially extended play!

On a length on middle. Mark Adair flicks it towards mid-wicket.

Back of a length just outside off. Mark Adair hops and blocks it down the pitch.

FOUR! The timing of that flick was just exquisite! Runs are coming thick and fast from the Irish willows! Richard Ngarava bowls it fuller on middle and shapes it towards the middle stump. Mark Adair detects the swing and glances it from the crease towards the deep mid-wicket fence for four more runs added into his account.

There seems to be a slight delay as Richard Ngarava seems to have swallowed an insect and is just checking out his throat. Also, there seems to be an issue with the foot marks but we are now good to continue.

Short and wide outside off. Andy McBrine eases it towards deep point and gets another single.

Fuller on the pads. Mark Adair flicks it towards fine leg for a single.

FIFTY FOR Andy McBrine! What an exceptional inning by one of the experienced players of Ireland! This one is short and wide outside off. Andy McBrine stabs it towards the deep point region and takes a comfortable single. He raises his bat to the occasion and soaks all the applause from the Irish spectators.

Richard Ngarava is brought back into the attack and Craig Ervine will be hoping he pulls off a miracle just as he did on Day 3.

Fuller delivery on off and angles it in towards the batter. Mark Adair defends it down.

Fuller on pads. Mark Adair eases it towards vacant mid-wicket and gets a couple of runs.

FOUR! EXCELLENT SHOT! Victor Nyauchi pitches it up outside off. Mark Adair plants his front foot and drives it beautifully through the cover region. The shot was just like the cream on the top of a cake. Only 20 more required for Ireland now.

Pitches up, on middle and leg. Andy McBrine flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Fullish delivery on stump. Andy Balbirnie pushes it back to the bowler.

Superb glovework by Clive Madande. Fuller down the leg. Andy McBrine tries to flick it but misses. The keeper dives to his right and makes an interesting stop.

Right then, we do finally see the concussion substitute in action as Victor Nyauchi has now been handed the ball just a few minutes before the Lunch break. However, if the umpires feel there is a possibility of the game ending, they can extend the session for half an hour more.

Fullish delivery to end the over. Mark Adair pushes it back to the bowler. Blessing Muzarabani bends and makes a one-handed stop.

Back of a length now outside off. Mark Adair lifts his willow up and leaves it alone to the keeper.

Fuller delivery on off, angling it in. Mark Adair tries to work it across the line but gets the connection on his outer edge. The ball rolls towards cover for no runs.

Full-length delivery again just outside off, shaping it in. Mark Adair with no footwork hangs back and taps it outside off solidly.

Digs it in short now outside off. Mark Adair stands tall to perform an uppercut but misses the connection. Clive Madande keeps it well.

Fuller delivery outside off, around sixth stump. Mark Adair plants his front foot and blocks it outside off.

Fullish delivery on off and middle. Andy McBrine lunges and eases it back to the bowler.

Drags his length back on middle and leg. Mark Adair tucks it toward mid-wicket to get a single.

Pitches up on the stumps. Mark Adair prods and defends it down.

On a length, outside off. Mark Adair leaves it alone.

Short on middle and leg. Andy McBrine uses the spin and nudges it towards square leg for a single.

Short delivery outside off. Andy McBrine cuts it from the inner part of his willow towards the left of the slip.

Good length, wide of the off stump and left alone by Adair.

Short of a length outside off and angling away, this one jumps off the deck and Mark Adair does well to sway away from the line of the moving ball.

Short ball, spilled down the leg side, Clive Madande dives to his right and parries the ball away a bit. The batters pick up a bye.

Dug in a bit shorter and angled well across the off stump, Andy McBrine doesn't play at it.

Good length in and around the off stump line, Andy McBrine stays put and pushes it out on the off side.

Pitches the ball up on middle and leg stump, Andy McBrine clips it nicely and well in front of square on the leg side for a couple of runs more. McBrine moves on to 47 now.

Loops the ball up but on a shorter length, Mark Adair looks to pull but miscues it to mid on.

Nicely tossed up and outside off stump, Adair leaves it alone.

Shorter in length over middle and leg, Mark Adair stays back and tucks it down behind square on the leg side.

Bowled flatter and just outside off stump, Mark Adair watchfully leaves it alone.

Full and angled across the off stump, Andy McBrine gets inside the line and sweeps it behind square leg for a single.

A bit of width on offer outside off stump, Andy McBrine slaps the ball away through the cover-point region for a couple of runs.

Change? Yes, Sean Williams joins the attack yet again.

Length ball on the pads, McBrine tucks it away neatly in front of square on the leg side and picks up a single. Ireland now need 33 runs for the win and Zimbabwe need 4 wickets.

Back of a length and outside off, Mark Adair presses back and nudges it down just behind the man at backward point for a single.

FOUR! Not where Adair intended it to go but he will take it with both hands. Pitched up wide of the off stump, Adair goes hard at the cover drive and gets it off the outer half of the bat between the gully region and backward point for a boundary.

Hard length around off stump, Mark Adair solidly blocks it to the man at short extra cover.

That's kept low! On a good length and shaping away from around off, the ball though dies after pitching and Mark Adair is beaten all ends up.

Prodigious movement on offer for Blessing Muzarabani. Too short and wide, Andy McBrine goes chasing after it but the ball keeps angling away and goes past the diving keeper and through the slip cordon. The batters get a bye.

On a fuller length and wide of the off stump, Mark Adair leaves it alone for the keeper to collect. That wicket has certainly dried up the runs for Ireland.

On a shortish length on middle and angling down leg, Mark Adair walks across a bit to the off side, looking to flick it off the legs but the ball goes down to the keeper.

Back of a length on leg stump, Andy McBrine walks down the pitch and tucks it off his hips down to fine leg for a single.

Beaten! Just pulls the length back a smidge and angles it across the off stump, Andy McBrine attempts the cover drive again but it isn't full enough to drive and the ball beats the outside edge.

Pitched up outside off stump, Andy McBrine gets on the front foot and drives it away straight to the man at covers.

Half a shout for LBW but it is pitching outside leg stump. Tendai Chatara hits the deck hard around leg stump and angles it across, the ball stays low and takes Andy McBrine completely by surprise and he gets pinged right in front of the stumps but will stay on.

Good length on the fifth stump line, Mark Adair shoulders arms at it.

Play and a miss! Back of a length again and outside off stump, angling away, Mark Adair has a bit of a poke at it but the ball eludes him.

Just back of a length and over the stumps, Mark Adair hops onto the back foot and keeps it out.

Mark Adair comes out to the middle.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Is there a twist in the tale? Blessing Muzarabani finally gets Zimbabwe their first wicket on Day 4 and this could make things interesting. Muzarabani goes a bit wider on the crease and bowls it slightly fuller, angling it in from outside off. The ball doesn't rise much and Lorcan Tucker goes for the cover drive but the ball takes a bottom edge and crashes into the stumps. Tucker has to walk back after a fine knock and Ireland now need 41 runs with 4 wickets in hand.

FOUR! Not a good follow-up delivery from Blessing Muzarabani and Lorcan Tucker is all over it. Banged in halfway down the track and angling down leg, Tucker gets in position and hooks it in between the fielders at deep square leg and fine leg for a boundary.

Oh, too close for comfort! Lovely length from Blessing Muzarabani, using his height and kissing the good length around off. The ball nips away sharply and Lorcan Tucker tries to block it off the back foot but the ball zips past the outside edge.

Hits the deck hard around middle and off and gets the ball to leave the left-hander, Andy McBrine hangs back and pulls out of the shot, playing inside the line of the ball.

Back of a length outside off, Lorcan Tucker hangs back and lets the ball come on before dabbing it wide of gully for a quick single.

Chatara is bowling a fine spell here but needs to pick up a wicket. Goes full on off and tries to slip one in through the gate, Lorcan Tucker is up to the challenge and digs it out to the right of mid on.

Good length in the channel around off, Lorcan Tucker defends the ball solidly off the front foot.

Just back of a length and angled back in from around off, this one jags back in a fair bit and Tucker is beaten on the inside edge, getting hit high on the pads.

Hard length around off stump, Lorcan Tucker stands tall and punches it down towards cover.

Full and wide outside off, angling further away, Andy McBrine with an expansive drive but he gets nowhere near the ball.

That's a top effort in the deep from Brian Bennett. Short ball around the hips, Andy McBrine hangs back and pulls it along the turf and wide of deep fine leg. Bennett races across and dives in to make the save but has to scamper and makes another the save as the ball was rolling back onto the ropes. Two runs taken.

Another big appeal, this time for LBW and again, it is turned down. Blessing Muzarabani isn't happy with the decision but that was clearly pitching outside leg stump. Pitched up around leg stump and angling across, Andy McBrine plays all over it and gets hit on the pads but survives.

Banged in on a hard length around off and this one takes off after pitching and angles away from the left-hander.

A big appeal for caught behind but the umpire shakes his head. Hard length on leg stump and just angling down, Andy McBrine swivels to pull but misses and the ball gets deflected back to the keeper. Clive Madande dives forward to take the catch and replays later show that it did come off the thigh pad, excellent decision.

Another lovely shot from the willow of Lorcan Tucker and with that he brings up a second Test FIFTY and this could well be a very crucial one as well. Blessing Muzarabani begins a new spell with a full and wide one, Tucker leans on and drives it firmly in front of sweeper cover. The fielder there covers good ground to his right and dives in to save a run. Less than 50 runs required for Ireland now.

Smart batting to take the single right after the boundary. Hard length outside off, Tucker presses back and pushes it away to covers for one.

FOUR! A shot of real authority from Lorcan Tucker and Zimbabwe are in serious trouble here. Length ball around middle, Tucker just shimmies down the track and lifts the back leg before whipping the ball well in front of mid-wicket and picks up a boundary.

Back of a length and outside off, punched away off the back foot towards deep point for another single. There's an applause from the crowd as this partnership moves on to 81 runs and becomes Ireland's highest sixth-wicket partnership in Test cricket.

Pitches the ball further up around off stump, Andy McBrine prods forward and pushes it to mid off.

Half a shout for LBW but turned down! Hard length on middle and leg, nipping back in sharply, Andy McBrine gets undone as he looks to flick and gets hit on the pads. Probably slanting down leg and looked a tad bit high as well.

Drop and run! Pitched up in the channel around off, Lorcan Tucker leans on and pushes it away with soft hands to the left of the cover fielder before picking up an easy single.

DRINKS! It has been a fast-paced first hour of play on Day 4 and Ireland have somehow managed to turn things around big time. They came into Day 4 on the verge of being blown away by the Zimbabwean pacers but the pair of Andy McBrine and Lorcan Tucker has batted brilliantly under the basking Sun. The pitch seems pretty flat and the pacers haven't managed to hit their strides at all. A wicket or two can still change the complexion of the game but it has to happen sooner rather than later for Zimbabwe. Let's see how the next phase of play unfolds.

Good running and with that the 100 comes up for Ireland and there is a huge round of applause from the home fans. Bowled flatter and around off, staying a tad low, Lorcan Tucker camps back and jams the ball away in front of point for a quick single. Ireland now need 58 more runs to win with 5 wickets in hand.

The arm ball now, spearing it in at the pads, Lorcan Tucker manages to rock back and keep it out.

Tossed up again and around off stump, Lorcan Tucker presses forward to block it off.

Tossed up fuller and on the stumps, Tucker leans forward to defend.

Nicely bowled but Ireland keep chipping away at the target. Flighted ball around off, drifted in and turning away, Lorcan Tucker plays it with soft hands and gets an outside edge that runs down to deep third for a couple of runs.

Another long chase for Tendai Chatara but this time, there's another fielder backing up and it will be three runs. Fractionally short and around off, Andy McBrine backs away and latches onto the ball before cutting it behind point for three more runs.

Good length, in and around the top of off stump and jagging back in, Lorcan Tucker defends it late and with soft hands.

On a shorter length and outside off stump, Andy McBrine stands tall and cuts the ball away through the point region for a single in the deep.

Good, positive running! Back of a length and over the stumps, Tucker presses back and just dabs the ball down in front of mid on and picks up a quick single.

Good length, well wide of the off stump and angling further away, Lorcan Tucker shoulders arms at it.

Nicely bowled again! Drags the length back and gets it to shape away beautifully from the fourth stump line, Lorcan Tucker plays inside the line of the ball.

FOUR! Edged and through the gap! Top delivery from Tendai Chatara, pitching it up on a nagging length and in the channel. Lorcan Tucker is drawn into the drive and gets a thick outside edge but luckily for him, the ball between second slip and gully for four more runs.

Tossed up fuller on off. Andy McBrine pushes it back to the bowler.

Huge appeal but nothing the Umpire says nothing! Sean Williams drags his length back, pitching it outside off, springing it in. Andy McBrine goes deep into his crease and covers the stump but flicks it but misses. The ball thumps the upper part of his pad. It seems the ball would past down the leg. Good decision by the Umpire!

Fuller on middle. Andy McBrine lunges and blocks it down as well.

Fuller on off. Andy McBrine strides out and defends it back to the bowler.

Tossed up fuller around off. Andy McBrine gets on his knees to sweep it towards deep fine leg. Double taken in between.

Short delivery to start on middle, spinning it in. Andy McBrine eases it towards short leg.

Time for some spin as Sean Williams is now brought into the attack. Can the golden-arm deliver when his team is under the pump?

Pitches up once again on off and middle. Lorcan Tucker prods and rest it back to the bowler.

Fuller delivery on the stumps. Lorcan Tucker pushes it back to the bowler.

Fuller delivery on leg, angling it in. Andy McBrine has a glance at it towards square leg and gets three runs in between. Ireland are remarkably now just 72 runs away from victory, with 5 wickets still intact.

On a length just outside off. Andy McBrine lunges out and defends it solidly outside off.

Back of a length around off. Andy McBrine camps back and dabs it down to the bowler.

Fuller on the stumps. Andy McBrine eases it back to the bowler.

A dot to close out an expensive over. Quite full and on off stump, Lorcan Tucker eases the ball out to mid off.

Ooh...that's well bowled! A well-directed short ball right at the batter, Lorcan Tucker gets in an awful position and tries to fend it away but gets it off the shoulder of the bat and the ball lands well short of the gully fielder.

A dot ball! Fuller and around off, Lorcan Tucker taps the ball away in front of point.

FOUR! CRACKED! Now that would be some salt over the cut for Zimbabwe! Back of a length on middle and leg. Lorcan Tucker pulls it hard towards the same deep square leg fence and this time, no chance for Tendai Chatara to chase it down. Four more for the Irish men.

FIVE RUNS! Extraordinary piece of running in between the sticks! Back of a length on leg and middle. Andy McBrine stays deep inside his crease and glances it with soft hands towards the deep square leg region. Tendai Chatara from the short mid-wicket has a chase and saves the boundary but after saving he crashes against the advertisement board. There was no such backup for him and he had to get on his feet and chase the ball back all by himself. Andy McBrine and Lorcan Tucker were excellent with their communication and ran five between the wickets.

On a length on middle and off, angling away from the batter. Lorcan Tucker plants his front foot halfway towards cover for a single.

A maiden to begin with from Tendai Chatara! Pitches up on middle and off. Andy McBrine with no footwork rests the delivery down the pitch.

Fuller now on middle and off. Andy McBrine pushes it towards mid off for no runs.

Back of a length on leg and middle. Andy McBrine pats it down from the crease.

Fuller now wide outside off. Andy McBrine lunges and extends his arm to drive it but finds the fielder at the cover region.

Back of a length on off. Andy McBrine gets behind the line and dabs it down the track.

Starts with a bit of a loosener, comes from over the wicket and bowls it full and wide of the off stump, dying down as well. Andy McBrine leaves it alone.

Craig Ervine does make a bowling change and it was certainly required. Tendai Chatara comes into the attack now.

Back of a length just outside off. Lorcan Tucker keeps it outside off.

FOUR! The timing of the glance was perfect! Poor delivery once again from Richard Ngarava. He is just struggling to get the line and length today. On a length down leg, shaping a shy bit in. Tucker waits for the delivery and glances at it. The ball rolls towards the deep fine leg and picks up a boundary as the 50 partnership also comes up between these two.

Good-length delivery on middle. Lorcan Tucker prods halfway and blocks it back to the bowler.

And again, back of a length outside off, angling it away. Lorcan Tucker is happy to make a leave at it as well.

On a length outside off. Lorcan Tucker prods to cover the stumps and lifts his willow high to leave this one as well.

Back of a length outside off, shaping it away from the batter. Lorcan Tucker is not interested in playing at it.

A bit fuller than the previous one on middle. Andy McBrine respects the delivery and pats it down the track.

On a length on leg and middle. Andy McBrine rocks back and blocks it back to the bowler.

On a length, down the leg side. Andy McBrine tries to whip it towards his leg side but misses on the inner edge.

Fuller now on the stump. Andy McBrine with no footwork eases it down.

FOUR! Back-to-back! Towards the leg side now! Back of a length middle and leg. Andy McBrine rocks back and pulls it hard from the middle of his willow towards the deep mid-wicket fence. Runs are coming thick and fast for Ireland!

FOUR! GLORIOUS! Good-length delivery outside off, no movement on the ball. Andy McBrine detects the delivery around his radar and punches it hard through cover for another boundary.

Fuller delivery on middle and off. Lorcan Tucker rests it down.

Back of a length outside off. Lorcan Tucker tries to cut at it but misses on the outer edge.

FOUR! STREAKY! Fuller delivery outside off. Lorcan Tucker lunges out to block it outside off, but gets nicked on the outer edge. The ball rolls past the backward point fielder and another boundary is added to Lorcan's account. Ireland now need 97 runs to win.

Back of a length on middle. Andy McBrine flicks it towards square leg for a single.

Back of a length on the stumps. Andy McBrine blocks it from the crease.

FOUR! WONDERFUL! Absolutely cracked shot! Short of a length, outside off. Andy McBrine stays back at his crease and pulls it hard, in front of the deep square leg fence for four more runs. There was a fielder at the deep but couldn't race with the ball.

Banged in short over the stumps, Andy McBrine gets on top of the bounce and plays a controlled pull shot down to deep backward square leg for a single.

On a length outside off. Andy McBrine rocks back and eases it outside off.

WIDE! On a length wide outside off and swings it away from the batter. Andy McBrine has to do noting to it for getting a bonus run.

Back of a length, but sprays down the leg. Andy McBrine leaves it alone.

50 up for Ireland! Back of a length on off and middle. Lorcan Tucker stays back and nudges it towards square leg to gather a single. A warm round of applause from the Irish spectators!

Short delivery on off. Lorcan Tucker hangs back and blocks it down solidly.

FOUR! Absolutely delightful to see that shot coming up from the willow of Lorcan Tucker! A half volley on off and middle. Lorcan Tucker plants his front foot and eases using the pace of the bowler against him. He gives a firm push and gets the ball towards the right of the bowler and it rolls away towards the long on fence for a boundary.

Back of a length on middle. Andy McBrine camps back and dabs it down, back to the bowler.

On a length on middle. Andy McBrine looks to pull but gets all gloves at it. The ball rolls towards the mid-wicket region for no runs.

Good running between the wickets! Fullish delivery once again on off, angling it away from the batter. Lorcan Tucker taps it from the outer part of his willow towards the left of the backward point fielder and sprints down to take a single.

A bit fuller now on leg and middle. Lorcan Tucker lunges halfway and works it towards square leg for a brace.

Short delivery on leg and the delivery straightens a bit after pitching. Lorcan Tucker cramps for no room and tries to tap it down but misses and the ball thumps his upper thigh pad.

Hard-length delivery on middle and leg. Andy McBrine turns a bit and glances it staying deep in his crease towards deep fine leg for one.

Back of a length outside off. Lorcan Tucker hangs back and keeps it outside off. A maiden over from Muzarabani.

Good leave! On a length delivery outside off, shaping it in towards the batter. Lorcan Tucker watchfully leaves it. The delivery was a bit dangerous as it was nipping in late.

And again, a hard-length delivery outside off. Lorcan Tucker is not interested in playing at it.

Good-length delivery outside off. Lorcan Tucker covers the stump and is happy to not propose anything to it.

Back of a length once again on off. Lorcan Tucker gets behind the line and dabs it down the pitch.

On a length outside off. Lorcan Tucker lifts his bat high and leaves it alone for the keeper to collect.

FOUR! SHOT! Hard length once again on middle and leg, angling in. Andy McBrine whips it towards deep mid-wicket fence four his first boundary of the day.

Good stop! Back of a length outside off. Andy McBrine cuts it towards the left of the backward point fielder but Brian Bennett dives and makes a one-handed stop. No runs taken!

Good keeping by Clive Madande! On a length down the leg once again. Andy McBrine leaves it. Clive Madande behind the stump dives to his right and gloves it well.

Back of a length outside off and this time, shapes it a shy bit away from the batter. Andy McBrine plays it inside the line and gets beaten on the outer edge by a large gap.

On a length on off. Andy McBrine camps back and dabs it down.

On a length to start the over, down the leg side. Andy McBrine drops his stance and is happy to not provide anything to it.

Richard Ngarava, with his tail up, will bowl from the other end.

Good leave! Back of a length outside off, swinging away after leaving the batter. Lorcan Tucker shuffles a bit and lifts his willow up to leave it alone.

Back of a length on middle. Lorcan Tucker gets behind the line and pats it down.

FOUR! BEAUTIFUL! What a way to open the account for Irish on Day 4! Fuller delivery a bit wider, outside off. Lorcan Tucker strides out, crouches a bit, extends his arms, and drills it through the gap of the cover region for four runs. That is some positive intent by Lorcan!

Still no movement with the ball! Blessing Muzarabani bowls full length once again outside off. Lorcan Tucker punches it but towards the fielder at cover.

Pitches up once again outside off. Lorcan Tucker lunges and pushes it gently once again towards the short cover fielder.

Blessing Muzarabani comes over the wicket and bowls it full and outside off, on the sixth stump. Lorcan Tucker prods and pushes it towards the cover region for no runs.

We are ready for the start of Day 4 and it is Kyle McCallan, the former Irish international player who rings the Roy Torrens Bell. It is a lovely and bright morning and the umpires slowly make their way out to the middle. The players of Zimbabwe have taken their places on the field and Blessing Muzarabani is at the top of his mark, raring to go. The overnight batters for Ireland, Lorcan Tucker and Andy McBrine stride out to the middle as well. Let's play...

PITCH REPORT - Kyle McCallan is pitchside. He reckons that it will be the final day of play and adds that on a good length, there are a few indentations and the grass has been removed from the part. Mentions that there will be some up and down movement as the Zimbabwe pacers like to hit the deck and the batters will have to bat out of their skin.

Ten minutes to go for the start of Day 4 and live visuals show that it is bright and sunny at the moment in Belfast which is a huge positive sign for the players and the spectators. So, buckle up and get ready for what could be the final session of play in this game. Also, Victor Nyauchi has been approved as the concussion substitute by the match referee and let's hope that Tanaka Chivanga is back soon.

Right then, the Test match is set up wonderfully and both teams now stand a chance at making history by winning the first-ever Test match to be played in Belfast. The weather forecast for the whole of Day 4 is mostly cloudy and chances of rain are almost none. We have seen a few showers out of the blue, so, rain affecting the day's play cannot be ruled out just yet but the weather should hold up well. Stick around as the start of Day 4 isn't far away.

Chasing 158 runs for the win, Ireland stumbled big time as Richard Ngarava ripped through their top order and there was rain late on Day 3 which meant only 8 overs could be bowled and Ireland lost 5 wickets for just 33 runs. Lorcan Tucker and Andy McBrine currently occupy the crease but Ireland do bat deep and if this partnership brews for a bit longer, the hosts can have a real chance of notching up back-to-back Test wins for the first-time ever in their fairly short red-ball history.

With both teams having bowled once within the first two days, it was Ireland who irked out a lead of 40 runs. Zimbabwe batted 4 overs late on Day 2 and then came back out on Day 3 with an opportunity to set a defendable total. Zimbabwe weren't at their best with the bat but as many as six dropped catches and a couple of decent knocks in the middle order saw them take a final lead of 157 runs before getting bundled out for 197 runs.

Hello and a warm welcome to Day 4 of the One-off Test between Ireland and Zimbabwe at Test cricket's newest venue, Stormont in Belfast. We have had three engrossing days of Test cricket and it all boils down to this - Ireland need 125 runs with 5 wickets in hand.

... DAY 4, SESSION 1 ...

Right then, we have had three quite engrossing days of Test cricket, all of which have been marred by rain but haven't been shy of providing entertainment. Also, right at the end of the broadcast, the on-air commentators did confirm that Tanaka Chivanga will be out of the game and will be replaced by a concussion substitute. But who will that substitute player be, is yet to be confirmed. Join us on Sunday for Day 4, in all likeliness the final day of the Test match for the result. The first ball will be bowled at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT), weather permitting that is but you can join us sooner for the build-up. Cheers!

Ireland will be so disappointed with how Day 3 has eventually panned out and just as they seemed to be let off the hook for dropping a massive six catches, these early wickets have pegged them way back. The batters simply didn't turn up in the chase and with the star batter from the first innings, Peter Moor getting out for a duck, no one else has been able to take the mantle. Harry Tector might have been a tad unlucky with his dismissal but overall, the Irish batters have been second-best. Lorcan Tucker and Andy McBrine have a big job to do early on Day 4 if Ireland are to have any chance of winning this game.

With only 157 runs to defend, Zimbabwe sure did come out all guns blazing and after a wayward first delivery, the front-line pacers were on the money. Richard Ngarava who had a nightmare of a first innings with the ball, bowled probably one of his best spells ever as he sent back four Irish batters in four overs and handed Zimbabwe a huge advantage. Blessing Muzarabani piled on the pressure from the other end and picked up a wicket as well and with just 5 wickets remaining, the visitors will be hoping to spoil the party for the Irish in their first Test match in Belfast.

What a fascinating day of Test cricket we have just witnessed in Stormont and the game sure moved at a brisk pace on Day 3. We saw Zimbabwe get bowled out on Day 1 and then Ireland on Day 2 but on Day 3 we have seen as many as 15 wickets which has taken the game into its final stage. It was another up-and-down innings from Zimbabwe but Andy McBrine's four-fer aided by some good pace bowling saw Ireland bundle out the visitors for 197 runs.

Oh, we didn't see that coming from the recent visuals! PLAY HAS BEEN ABANDONED ON DAY 3! Given it is already the fourth innings and we still have a couple of days left, the umpires have called play off with Ireland being 33/5 in their pursuit of 158 runs for the win.

UPDATE 10.50 pm IST (5.20 pm GMT) - The rain has stopped and the visuals look a bit brighter as well than they did when the players went off. The covers are still on but the groundstaff has started the drying process and we might just see some play after all. Stay tuned as an official update shouldn't be far away.

UPDATE 10.35 pm IST (5.05 pm GMT) - Not much to report from Stormont but it does seem like it isn't raining at the moment and even if it is, it is quite light. Probably, the light is still an issue for the umpires and with Zimbabwe wanting to bowl their pacers, play cannot just resume like that unless there is enough bright light. Let's stay hopeful of getting some more play in before Day 3.

UPDATE 10.19 pm IST (4.49 pm GMT) - A slight drizzle now and things have gotten pretty dark as well. The umpires are in conversation with the Zimbabwean skipper and wait a minute, umpires are taking the players off the field. Initially, the players are taken off for bad light but the rain has just picked up a touch as well. The covers are now coming on which is never a good sign. Stay tuned for more updates and hopefully, it isn't a long delay.

On a length on middle and leg. Andy McBrine tucks it towards wide mid on for no runs.

Length delivery outside off. Andy McBrine rocks back and punches it outside off.

FOUR! Runs are coming up from the Irish willow! Full-length delivery from Richard outside of. Andy McBrine lunges forward, leans towards the delivery and drives it wide of the cover fielder for his first boundary of the inning.

Short of a length at the body line of the batter. Andy McBrine tries to pull it but ends up tucking it towards his leg side.

Back of a length around off. Andy McBrine gets behind the line and dabs it down.

Fuller outside off. Andy McBrine tris to block it down but gets beaten on the outer edge.

Fuller, and shaping in outside off. Lorcan Tucker leaves it alone.

FOUR! Confidence is fuming from Lorcan Tucker's willow! Short delivery on off and middle. Lorcan Tucker hangs back and pulls it hard towards deep mid-wicket for another boundary. There is some nervous round of applause from the Irish spectators!

FOUR! Confident piece of batting! This one is fuller just outside off shaping in. Lorcan Tucker lunges halfway, uses the pace of the bowler against him and pushes it towards the long off fence for a boundary.

Length delivery just outside off. Lorcan Tucker eases it towards gully for no runs.

Fuller delivery, shaping it in towards the stump. Lorcan Tucker nudges it towards mid-wicket for no runs.

Length delivery outside off. Lorcan Tucker looks to defend at it but misses on the outer edge.

On a length around off. Andy McBrine gets behind the line and defends it outside off.

Andy McBrine walks in with Ireland in dire straits.

OUT! TAKEN! Richard Ngarava is just on fire! This is an exceptional spell! Richard Ngarava bowls this one on a length outside off and nips it away. Paul Stirling looks to drive and gets nicked like any other batter in this inning. The ball carries over towards the right of the keeper. Clive Madande moves to his right and takes the simple catch into his gloves. Ireland 21/5 and on the brink at the moment.

Back of a length outside off. Paul Stirling plays it inside the line and misses.

Fuller on pads. Lorcan Tucker tucks it towards mid on for a single.

FOUR BYES! Poor work behind the sticks! On a length outside off and the ball straightens after pitching. Lorcan Tucker tires to block it outside off but misses with thin air. Clive Madande behind the stump tries to glove it but the ball bursts out of his hands and goes to the boundary.

Lorcan Tucker is the new man in.

OUT! TAKEN! Caught behind! Another bites the dust! The Irish batters are coming and going! Richard Ngarava comes over the wicket and bowls fuller outside off, shaping it further away from the batter. Harry Tector prods forward and tries to drive at it but gets a slight nick on the outer edge. That was just a half appeal from the Chevrons but they got the approval from the Umpire. Tector is devastated as he feels his bat hit the ground and it really seems touch and go but the most important man on the field felt there was an edge and Tector has to make the long walk back to the hut.

Back of a length shapes it in. Paul Stirling tries to glance at it but misses the connection and hits the pads.

Short delivery outside off. Paul Stirling leaves it alone.

Short delivery, shaping it in. Paul Stirling looks to pull at it but gets the upper part of is willow. The ball rolls towards square leg region and the batters get a couple of runs.

Length delivery around off. Paul Stirling gets behind the line and blocks it back to the bowler.

Good-length delivery outside off. Paul Stirling looks to punch at it but misses on the outer edge.

Back of a length on middle, jagged in vigorously. Paul Stirling with no footwork tries to flick it but thumps his thigh and the ball loops towards short leg.

On a length on leg. Paul Stirling flicks it towards fine leg and gets a single.

FOUR! Bad delivery and got punished! Full toss delivery around off. Paul Stirling defects the bad ball and drills it hard through the mid off region to get four important runs.

On a length on off. Paul Stirling gets behind the line and blocks it down.

Oh.. what happened there? A huge appeal for a catch and the umpire turns it down. Richard Ngarava bowls a short delivery on middle and off. Paul Stirling covers the stump and drops his stance but the ball thumps the shoulder of the batter and balloons towards the third slip. Zimbabwe players looked very convinced that it came off the bat, but it was a good decision by the umpire!

On a length on to pads. Paul Stirling hangs back and closes his bat in time to flick it towards square leg for a couple of runs.

Swing and a miss! Much fuller outside off. Paul Stirling crouches down and looks for a drive but fails to connect and misses on the outer edge.

Oh... some movement off the pitch and a good leave as well! Back of a length on off and middle, angling it in. Harry Tector lifts his bat up and allows the delivery watchfully.

Short of a length and around middle and leg, the ball nips back in, Harry Tector misses on the block and gets hit high on the pad.

Gets off the mark does Paul Stirling! Blessing Muzarabani keeps it outside off and on a length, Paul Stirling punches it to point who makes half a stop allowing the batters to cross.

On a length and into the pads, Paul Stirling misses out on the flick and gets pinged on the pads.

Paul Stirling walks in with Ireland in a huge spot of bother.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Would you believe it? Ireland are 3 down for just 6 runs in the blink of an eye and Zimbabwe are pumped up. Immaculate length from Blessing Muzarabani bowled in and around the off stump line, getting it to just nip off the deck. Andy Balbirnie gets on the front foot to drive but plays a bit away from the body and the outside edge is found. The ball goes wide of third slip where Prince Masvaure dives across to his right and takes a fine low catch with both hands. Ireland still need 152 runs which seems far, far away.

Short of a length outside off, nips it in. Andy Balbirnie gets behind the stump and dabs it down.

Oh hello? What just happened? Ngarava hits the hard length around the fifth stump line, outside off, Harry Tector looks to push it but gets an under edge that zips past the off stump. Could have easily gone back to rattle the stumps.

Outside off, on a length, Harry Tector leaves it alone.

No hattrick for Richard Ngarava, but this was an exceptional delivery! Angles it across on a length and just outside off, the ball kicks off the deck beating the outside edge of Harry Tector's blade as he looks to block it out straight.

Harry Tector walks in to face the hat-trick ball.

OUT! TAKEN! On a hat-trick now! Short of a length once again outside off. Curtis Campher tries to cut it through to the cover point region but ends up elevating it a bit high toward the fielder. Brian Bennett stays where he is and reverse-cups the catch pretty easily. This is an exceptional start from the Chevrons!

Curtis Campher walks in at number 3.

OUT! TAKEN! That was a beautiful catch by Joylord Gumbie! Outstanding! Richard Ngarava bowls this one short as well on middle leg and middle at the batter's body line. Peter Moor rises to the bounce and tries to dab it down but takes his eyes off the ball at the very last moment. Ends up looping it towards the right of the short square-leg fielder. Joylord Gumbie dives low to his right and gets that fabulous catch. Peter Moor has to depart for a duck and his magic willow didn't work this time!

Richard Ngarava, the left arm pacer, comes over the wicket and bowls back of a length outside off. Peter Moor hangs back and punches it towards the backward point fielder.

Richard Ngarava to operate from the other end. Also, Tanaka Chivanga doesn't seem to catch a break as he has hurt himself on that final delivery in an attempt to stop the boundary. He is off the field now and Johnathan Campbell comes on as the substitute fielder.

FOUR! Fullish delivery once again just outside off. Andy Balbirnie plants his front foot and drive it from the middle of his bat through the cover region. The ball doesn't have enough legs to roll towards the fence. The cover fielder makes a chase and saves the boundary. Three runs taken taken by the batters but it is later confirmed that Chivanga was in contact with the ropes when he pulled the back in and it will be a boundary.

Full and outside off. Andy Balbirnie drives it towards the cover region. Fine stop at cover!

CLOSE! On a length outside off but shaping it in. Andy Balbirnie looks to defend it but gets an inner edge which deflects the ball and misses the off stump.

Back of a length outside off. Andy Balbirnie plays it inside the line and gets beaten on the outer edge.

Full and outside off, nipping it away from the batter. Andy Balbirnie gets forward to drive it back towards off.

NO BALL! Overstepping now! Short of a length outside off. Andy Balbirnie punches it towards cover.

Here we go, Zimbabwe has started their bowling with extras! On a length but sprays it down the leg. Clive Madande dives to his left but fails to reach it. The batters get a bye down to fine leg and the Irish chase is underway.

OUT! TAKEN! It looks like Tanaka lost his patience over there, which resulted in a wicket for the Irish. Andy McBrine bowls it a bit short and on and around off. Tanaka Chivanga comes down the track to heave it across the line over the mid-wicket region but gets a thick outer edge. The ball goes high up in the sky at the cover region and it's Mark Adair who magnetized himself towards the line of the skier, gets low and takes the comfortable catch. Adair did dislocate his finger on the left hand on an earlier dropped catch but has popped it back in and that is staggering. Zimbabwe are bundled out for 197 runs.

Tossed up fuller on off. Tanaka Chivanga prods forward to flick but gets the inner part of his bat. The ball rolls towards his leg side.

Full and on the stumps. Tanaka Chivanga gets forward to blocks it down.

Length delivery once again outside off. Tanaka Chivanga leaves this one happily as well.

Drags his length back outside off, springing it away. Tanaka Chivanga prods to cover the stump and leaves it alone.

Lenght delivery outside off. Tanaka Chivanga defends it forward.

Fuller on stump. Tendai Chatara defends it back to the bowler.

Short delivery once again on middle and leg. Tanaka Chivanga hooks this one. The ball loops towards deep fine leg for a single.

Fuller now outside off, swinging away from the batter. Tanaka Chivanga walks off his stance and gives it a big swing but it was no way near the delivery.

And another one! That bounce actually hit the shoulder of the batter. Barry bowls another bouncer on leg, to the body lane of the batter. Tanaka Chivanga cramped for no room and got a hit on his shoulder. But he looks good to continue!

Short of a length, around off. Tanaka Chivanga tries to perform a backfoot defence but misses the connection on the outer edge.

Oh my... that bounce was something! Barry McCarthy welcomes Tanaka Chivanga with a firey bounce on middle and leg. Tanaka Chivanga arches back but fails to balance himself and falls to the ground.

A loud appeal for LBW, but turned down! Tossed up around off and gets the ball to turn back in, Tendai Chatara plants his front leg across and looks to keep it out but misses it onto his pads.

Drifts this into the pads does McBrine, Tanaka Chivanga whips it to long on for a single.

Tossed up, around off, Tanaka Chivanga blocks it out.

Straight into the stumps, on a fuller length, Tanaka Chivanga blocks it on the front foot.

Fuller and outside off, Tanaka Chivanga opts not to play at it.

Well then, Tanaka Chivanga is back out in the middle. Brave from Chivanga and it is confirmed that he has passed the concussion tests and will join Tendai Chatara for the final wicket.

OUT! CAUGHT! Andy McBrine gets the breakthrough! He bowls it short and just outside off. Richard Ngarava rocks back to cut it hard but gets nicked on the outer part of his willow. The ball zips to the keeper. Lorcan Tucker was a bit lucky as the ball thumped the upper part of his gloves and bounced high up in the sky and Tucker was able to collect it safely. But he takes the skier. Richard Ngarava has to depart now!

Fullish and sliding down the leg. Tendai Chatara prods and tries to flick it but misses and thumps his pad. It would past down the leg.

Update - Zimbabwe now have the option to use a concussion substitute if they choose to.

Play and a miss! Back of a length on off and shaping is away. Tendai Chatara camps back to blocks it down but misses on the outer edge.

FOUR! EXCELLENT SHOT! Fuller delivery outside off. Tendai Chatara hangs back and opens his bat's surface towards to guide the delivery towards the fence of the backward point for a boundary.

Full and just outside off. Tendai Chatara tries to push it towards off but get beaten on the outer edge.

Short delivery on middle. Richard Ngarava pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.

Appeal goes round but the umpire was unmoved! Barry McCarthy bowls it fuller on leg and middle. Richard Ngarava tries to heave at it but misses on the inner edge. It seems the impact was outside leg and that was the reason Richard Ngarava is still at the crease.

Tossed up around off, Richard Ngarava pushes it to mid off and scampers through for a quick single. The lead now stands at 150 runs for Zimbabwe.

Half a shout for a catch but there's no bat on that one. Tossed-up delivery, drifted full and into the pads, Richard Ngarava looks to flick but plays all around it and the ball goes straight off the pads into the hands of the fielder at first slip.

Tossed up outside off, defended towards cover again.

Nice and full outside off stump, Richard Ngarava pushes it away towards cover.

Around off stump, Richard Ngarava looks to open up his arms but opts to hold back and defends it out.

Tossed up from around the stumps, dropping it onto off stump, Richard Ngarava strides forward to defend.

Tendai Chatara strides out to bat next.

Ouch! That looks nasty. Tanaka Chivanga is down with a blow on his helmet. The physio is called out immediately! The replay shows that it hit him high on the left shoulder but it still looks bad. Good to see that, Tanaka Chivanga is back on his feet! Although, he is now walking off the ground. That's not ideal for Zimbabwe but glad he is okay.

Ouch! Tanaka Chivanga is looking in some discomfort and is unable to continue. A blow to the batting team as Tanaka Chivanga is retired hurt.

Oh, that is a nasty blow and Tanaka Chivanga is on the ground. Barry McCarthy brings out the bumper now and angles it back in from outside off. Chivanga gets across a bit and looks to duck but opts to just turn his back on the ball and gets a blow to the side of the helmet it seems. The physio is out and Chivanga is lying on the ground, hopefully, everything is fine here. The replays show that the ball actually ricocheted off the shoulder and then went into the helmet.

And again! A smidge fuller than the last ball and bowled from wider on the crease, the ball angles in and then straightens beautifully, Tanaka Chivanga looks to block but the ball zips past the outside edge.

BEAUTY! Nagging length around off, angling back in and then just leaving the right-hander after pitching, Chivanaga is beaten all ends up past the outside edge.

McCarthy goes full and straight now, Tanaka Chivanga does well to dig the ball out back towards the bowler.

On a hard length over the stumps, Tanaka Chivanga camps back and keeps the ball down in front of mid-wicket.

Pitched up around off and cutting right across the right-hander, Tanaka Chivanga has a look at it and plays extravagantly inside the line of the ball.

Floated up now, full on off stump, Richard Ngarava blocks it off.

Turn and bounce! Bowled from around the stumps to the left-hander, getting it to dip around off and sharply turn away, Richard Ngarava watches it well and leaves it alone.

Tossed up full on the stumps, Tanaka Chivanga skips down the pitch, turns it into a full toss and pushes it down to long on for an easy single.

Nicely tossed up around off, Tanaka Chivanga strokes the ball towards cover now.

Quicker and on a good length around off, Tanaka Chivanga hops back and dabs the ball down on the off side.

Tossed up on a dragged length and over middle, Tanaka Chivanga presses back to defend.

Hard length on the pads, swinging across, Tanaka Chivanga manages to dab it down towards fine leg and picks up a single.

Pitched up full and on the fifth stump line, Tanaka Chivanga prods ahead and leaves it alone.

Nicely bowled! On a length around off and shaping away, Tanaka Chivanga looks to play at it but the ball zips past the outside edge.

Ooh...that stayed low and Ireland almost conceded five runs there. Pitched up on a tight line around off, squaring up Tanaka Chivanga, the ball beats the outside edge and rolls through the keeper's gloves, just avoiding the helmet and the batters pick up a couple of byes.

Back of a length and wide of the off stump, Tanaka Chivanga curtails his inhibitions and leaves it alone.

Yorker-length delivery on middle, Richard Ngarava jams the bat down just in time and squirts the ball away past the leg stump for a single.

Barry McCarthy (12-1-25-1) will share the ball from the other end.

Tanaka Chivanga is off the mark! Fuller one around off stump, Chivanga squeezes the ball away past the slip cordon and towards short third man for a couple of runs.

Flighted up wide of the off stump now, Tanaka Chivanga plants his front pad across trying to pad it away but the ball goes past it.

This is bowled in and around the off stump line again and Tanaka Chivanga makes yet another block.

Another one that is tossed up around off stump, Tanaka Chivanga defends it off the front foot.

Tossed up full and on off and middle, Tanaka Chivanga blocks it down the pitch.

We are back for the final session of the day! Both the umpires make their way back out to the middle and are followed by the Irish fielders who are spreading out to take the field. Richard Ngarava will resume his stay at the crease and will now be joined by Tanaka Chivanga. It will be Andy McBrine to start this session with the ball for Ireland. Away we go..

... DAY 3, SESSION 3 ...

With the game finely poised, slightly tilted in favour of Ireland, we can certainly expect this final session to be the best of the day. Zimbabwe will be hoping for their tail-enders to extend the innings and push the lead score to somewhere around the 180-200 run mark. Meanwhile, Ireland will aim to wrap things up quickly, keeping the final total low. Grab yourself some coffee and be back for all the action in the final session, set to commence at 8.43 pm IST (3.13 pm GMT).

Clive Madande got the monkey off his back by adding 10 runs to his Test career tally, but he squandered his start with an unnecessary loose shot given the context of the game. Mark Adair soon joined the attack and redeemed himself by taking the crucial wicket of Dion Myers. This was followed by Andy McBrine striking again just before Tea, capping off a successful session for Ireland.

Soon after Lunch, Andy McBrine and Barry McCarthy bowled well in tandem. Despite a slight drizzle, which wasn't enough to call the players off the field, the bowlers seemed unsettled for a couple of overs. Capitalizing on this, both Sean Williams and Dion Myers attacked the pacers specifically Craig Young, scoring 15 runs off his over. Young, however, made a strong comeback in his next over, dismissing Sean Williams, who considering the form he is in, posed a significant threat to Ireland. A couple of overs later, Mark Adair dropped Brian Bennett, but fortune favored Ireland as Matthew Humphreys claimed his wicket right after the drinks break, easing Irish nerves considerably.

It's the end of another fascinating session of play, fortunately, free from any weather disruptions. Ireland, having taken five wickets this session, will be mighty pleased with themselves, especially after a torrid outing in the field marked by six dropped catches today. Zimbabwe, despite adding a solid 86 runs off 32.1 overs this session, have lost the backbone of their batting unit and are now hanging by a thread heading into Tea with the lead of 142 runs.

OUT! CAUGHT! A well-judged catch in the deep from Harry Tector and that will be TEA on DAY 3! Andy McBrine tosses the ball up on a length around off stump, Blessing Muzarabani goes down on one knee and brings out the big slog sweep, gets it high on the bat though and the ball gets skied wide of long on where Tector covers good ground to his right and takes the catch. Zimbabwe lose their 8th wicket on the stroke of Tea and lead by 142 runs.

Another big inswinger, on a length and angling back in from around off, Richard Ngarava gets forward and pushes it to covers but the batters opt against the single.

Good length in and around the off stump line, Richard Ngarava watches it all the way and plays inside the line again.

A big inswinger now, full and angling back in onto the stumps from outside off, Richard Ngarava manages to block it off.

Pitches it further up outside off stump and gets the ball to swing away, Richard Ngarava leaves it alone.

Changes the angle of attack by coming from around the stumps and angles it back in from outside off stump, on a length and Richard Ngarava plays well inside the line of the ball.

FOUR! Hammered down the ground! Overpitched around middle, Richard Ngarava gets on the front foot and drills the ball through the mid on region to pick up his second boundary.

Flatter and fuller on middle. Blessing Muzarabani prods and flicks it towards the fielder at short mid-wicket.

EDGED AND DROPPED! A sixth dropped-catch of the innings and Ireland won't be happy about that. Nicely tossed up outside off, full as well, Blessing Muzarabani is drawn onto the front foot and gets an outside edge on the lunge. The ball just carries to Paul Stirling at first slip but he is unable to get low and endsup spilling it.

Quicker and fuller around off stump, Blessing Muzarabani blocks it off onto the off side.

Tossed up again, defended again by Blessing Muzarabani.

Nice and full around off, jammed out to the off side.

Tossed up on off stump, Blessing Muzarabani leans on to defend.

Fuller in length around off and slanting away from the left-hander, Richard Ngarava prods forward and makes the leave.

FOUR! Picked up and dispatched! Length ball on the stumps and angling back in, Richard Ngarava takes the front leg out and swipes it away through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Bowled short and angled well across the off stump, Richard Ngarava leaves it alone.

Pitches it right up on the stumps, shaping it back in, Richard Ngarava drives it towards wide mid on.

Richard Ngarava walks out to bat next.

OUT! LBW! Oh, that's stayed low and Dion Myers has to walk back too. Mark Adair has been at the center of all the action yet again, this time with the ball. This is bowled on a hard length and angled into the stumps, Dion Myers looks to defend it with a straight bat but the ball stays really low and skids right on to ping him on the pads. No hesitation from the umpire is raising the finger and Myers has to walk back after a fighting knock. Ireland back in command now.

Back of a length and outside off stump, left alone by Dion Myers.

Tossed up on the stumps, blocked off by the batter.

On a length and at the stumps, Blessing Muzarabani leans on and flicks it to mid-wicket.

Blessing Muzarabani walks out to bat at number 8 for Zimbabwe.

OUT! CAUGHT! A lovely piece of bowling from Andy McBrine but that's another disappointing shot from Clive Madande and he will be livid with himself. McBrins slows it up a bit and throws the ball full around off stump, no foot movement from Madande as he looks to smash it across the line but loses his shape. The ball gets skewed up in the air towards the cover region where Barry McCarthy settles under it and takes a simple catch. Madanade departs for 10 (30) and Zimbabwe lead by 134 runs.

On a fuller length wide of the off stump, this is driven away wide of covers for a single.

Quicker and flatter around off, sliding on with the arm, Dion Myers just about manages to rock back and jams the ball out past first slip.

Drops the length short over leg stump, Dion Myers goes on the back foot and works it away to mid-wicket.

Pitched-up delivery wide of the off stump, trying to angle it in, Clive Madande plants his front leg across and punches it sweetly to covers.

A wee-bit fuller and outside off stump, Madande leaves it alone as the ball dies on its way to the keeper.

Hard length over off and middle, Clive Madande gets right behind the line of the ball and makes another block.

Short of a length and around off, this one jags back in sharply with some additional bounce, Madande does well to hop back and keeps it down back on the deck.

A touch short and wide, Dion Myers stands tall and latches onto the width before slapping the ball on the up to deep point for a single.

Hard length, wide of the off stump and there's that extravagant leave again from Dion Myers.

Half a shout for LBW but turned down! Nagging length, flighted on off and turning back in, Clive Madande looks to block but gets beaten on the inside edge and wears it on the pads.

Stump-to-stump bowling, Clive Madande defends it off the front foot.

FOUR! That's a confidence-boosting shot from Madande! Fractionally short again from Andy McBrine around middle, Madande rocks onto the back foot, picks it up and lifts it over the mid-wicket region for a boundary.

On a good length and at the stumps, Clive Madande tucks it in front of short leg.

Fractionally shorter around off, Dion Myers gets nicely onto the back foot and pushes it away wide of point for a single.

Nagging length on off stump, turning back in, Dion Myers opts to go on the back foot and blocks it out.

Short of a length and sliding on from outside off stump, Clive Madande hops onto the back foot and keeps it down in front of covers.

Back of a length and outside off, Dion Myers presses back and punches it to the right of Harry Tector at cover-point who makes a half stop and allows the single.

Bowled back of a length and fairly wide of the off stump, an extravagant leave from Dion Myers as he tucks his hands back behind his waist.

A tired-looking delivery this from Adair, full and angled well down leg without much pace on it. Left alone for the keeper to collect.

On a hard length and over off stump, Dion Myers stays put and solidly blocks it off.

Some swing right away for Mark Adair. On a good length around middle and this one just slants back onto the pads. Clive Madande misses the flick and the ball goes off the pads towards short fine leg as the batters pick up a leg bye.

Mark Adair (11-1-32-1) comes back into the attack and will surely look to redeem himself for those dropped chances earlier.

Fuller one on middle, Clive Madande drives it to the right of the diving bowler who fails to make the stop and the batters pick up a single.

Tossed up on middle, Clive Madande skips down the pitch and flicks it straight to short mid-wicket.

Just drags the length back now and keeps the line around off, Madande presses back before punching it towards cover.

Nice and full again around the off stump, Madande defends it off the front foot.

Goes back to over the wicket and bustles in before bowling it full on off stump, Madande blocks it off.

A loosener from around the stumps as this is bowled short and down leg, Dion Myers sits down and pulls the ball away well behind deep square leg and picks up three runs.

Flighted delivery on the stumps, Clive Madande leans right ahead and blocks it with a straight bat.

Bowled flatter and on a shorter length around off, Madande nudges it down towards backward point.

FIFTY up for Dion Myers and what a knock this could turn out to be! A tad bit short around off, Myers rocks back and dabs the ball down towards point before picking up a single. Myers will now look to muster up a few more crucial runs for his side.

Quicker through the air and shorter at the batter, Dion Myers works it off the back foot in front of short leg.

Excellent running! Floated up around off, Madande plays it with soft hands in front of covers and scampers across for a run.

Bowled well short and outside off, Dion Myers backs away well and cuts it firmly to covers where Mark Adair makes a good diving stop. The batters do get a single.

Another maiden for Andy McBrine! Nicely tossed up in and around the stumps, Madande blocks it off.

Fuller in length and around off, stroked away off the front foot to the left of the bowler.

Tossed up on a nagging length around middle, Madande prods halfway and defends it back on the deck.

On a fuller length and on off stump, Clive Madande blocks it off the front foot.

Tossed up again around off and trying to spin it back in, Clive Madande gets a big stride across and smothers the spin.

Tossed-up delivery on middle stump, just a smidge fuller and Clive Madande blocks it off the front foot.

Drags the length right back and angles it in from around off stump, Myers rocks back and pushes it away towards cover. Zimbabwe currently lead by 118 runs and have 5 wickets in hand.

Nicely flighted up on the stumps, getting it to dip as well, Dion Myers lunges forward and solidly blocks it off.

Bowled flatter around off stump, Dion Myers rocks back and punches the ball away to covers.

Quicker and shorter on middle and leg, Clive Madande camps back and forces the ball past the diving fielder at backward square leg and picks up three handy runs.

Flatter delivery, a tad wide of the off stump, Myers latches onto it and cuts it to deep point for one more.

Clive Madande gets the monkey off his back and does have a Test run to his name! Drifted in on a length and at the pads, Mdanade works it with soft hands in front of mid-wicket and picks up an easy single. That will make him feel at ease.

A maiden for Andy McBrine! Tossed up on the stumps, Dion Myers takes the front leg out and flicks it to short mid-wicket.

Bowled flatter and just down leg, Dion Myers hangs back and dabs the ball down to leg slip.

On the shorter side and around leg stump, Dion Myers hops on the back foot and works it to mid-wicket.

Flighted delivery, bowling it full and around off, Myers leans on and strokes it to extra cover.

Drags the length back now, bowling it over middle and leg, Dion Myers presses back and tucks it to square leg.

Floated up from around the stumps and on middle stump, Dion Myers watchfully nudges it leg side.

Fuller and on off. Clive Madande plays it outside off.

Tossed up fuller on the stump. Clive Madande lunges and defends it back to the bowler.

Fuller on off and middle. Clive Madande prods and blocks it down the track.

Short delivery around off. Dion Myers camps back and punches it towards the cover region but takes a single.

Drags his length back once again outside off. Dion Myers chops it towards the man at the cover.

Tossed up fuller outside off. Dion Myers cuts it towards point. Great effort at the point region not allowing any single.

Drags the length short on the final ball and gets the ball to turn back in, Dion Myers rocks back and cuts it to point for a single.

Fuller and on off, Dion Myers prods ahead and blocks it to the left of the bowler.

Straighter and into the stumps, Dion Myers tucks it past short leg and towards square leg.

Continues to bowl it full and attacks the stumps, Dion Myers tucks it to short leg.

Pitches it up again around off, Dion Myers keeps it out to the off side.

Floats it up, around middle and off, Dion Myers gets ahead and blocks it out.

One debutant replaces the other as Clive Madande walks out to bat. He will be at the non-striker's end and that golden duck in hs maiden Test inning would probably still be on his mind.

OUT! TAKEN! That was wonderfully bowled by Matthew Humphreys and what a take by Peter Moor! Good-length delivery on middle and angled towards the pads, but the ball stays low after the bounce. Brian Bennett with no footwork tries to nudge it towards his leg side but the ball goes flat to short leg. Peter Moor stays low and takes a composed safe catch with his both hands. Brian Bennett has to depart as well. Ireland in a good position here!

Short delivery outside off. Brian Bennett cuts it towards point and gets a brace.

Short delivery on off. Brian Bennett opens his stance to cut it but gets it inner edge and the ball rolls towards the leg side. Brian Bennett is struggling here!

Short delivery on middle. Brian Bennett keeps it outside off.

Short delivery angles down the leg. Brian Bennett camps back to flick it but misses the hit with a very thin inner edge.

Flatter and fuller just outside off. Dion Myers prods and lap sweeps the delivery uppishly towards deep fine leg and gets a couple of runs.

Matthew Humphreys has once again been tossed the ball probably because there are two right-handers at the crease.

Bowls it nice and full around middle and leg, Brian Bennett tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Fuller and turning back in sharp with some kick off the deck, Brian Bennett rocks back and keeps it out to mid off.

Tossed up fuller on off. Brian Bennett watchfully prods and rests it down.

Fuller on middle. Brian Bennett eases it back to the bowler.

Again, there's a bit of a drizzle but again it is very gentle and the umpires are in no way worried about it, at least for now.

Short and outside off. Brian Bennett hangs back and cuts it towards deep cover-point for a couple of runs.

Fuller on off. Brian Bennett eases it towards cover.

Huge appeal by the Irish players, but the Umpire says nothing! In fact, Craig Young was so sure about it that he already went on for his celebration. Young bowls it on a good length on middle, nipping it in. Dion Myers tries to flick it across the line but gets beaten on the inner edge. It seems the ball would pass the leg stump as it was swinging in vigorously. But the replays show that it was pretty straight and probably, the height was the only thing in question here.

Hard-length once again outside off. Dion Myers leaves this one as well.

Back of a length outside off. Dion Myers covers the stump and leaves it alone.

Full-length delivery outside off, on the sixth wicket. Dion Myers camps back and pats it solidly towards backward point for no runs.

Pitches up, on middle. Dion Myers lunges halfway and nudges it towards his leg side.

Full-length delivery outside off, jagging it away. Dion Myers extends his arm and drives it towards sweeper cover for a brace.

Fuller and off, spinning it in. Dion Myers works it with the turn and pushes it towards square leg for a single.

Drags his length back once more on middle. Dion Myers hangs back to dab it down.

Quick one now, short and outside off. Brian Bennett guides it towards short third man and gets a single.

Fuller on middle. Brian Bennett prods and works it across the line towards his leg side.

Short and around off. Brian Bennett hangs back and eases it outside off.

Tossed up fuller, on off. Brian Bennett blocks it down.

Drinks break! An absorbing hour or so of play after the Lunch break and Ireland have just about managed to break a crucial stand. Sean Williams and Dion Myers looked well-set after the interval and added some quick runs to the Zimbabwean lead which now stands at exactly 100 runs. However, the wicket of Williams will certainly dent a hole in the plans of the visitors and Myers will now have to shoulder more of the responsibility as a couple of debutants and the tail is left.

On a length wide outside off, nipping it away from the batter. Dion Myers stays at his stance and is not interested to perform anything at it.

On a length, sprays down the leg. Dion Myers tries to flick it but misses.

Fuller delivery, outside off, swinging it away. Dion Myers is happy to leave it.

Full and on the stumps. Dion Myers drives it towards mid on for no runs.

On a length and on off, Dion Myers looks to push at it away from his body but gets beaten.

DROPPED again! Mark Adair, the culprit, again! This is the second time he has dropped one at slip! This will bother the Irish side! Young lands it on a length and just around off, Brian Bennett with hard hands pokes at it and gets a thick outside edge in front of the third slip. Adair gets his hands down but the ball just zips through his palms for a single. The 100-run lead also comes up for Zimbabwe.

Slower once again, fuller and on middle. Dion Myers works it across the line towards square leg.

Short on the stump. Dion Myers hangs back and pats it back to the bowler.

Fullish delivery  outside off. Dion Myers gets forward to push it towards silly mid on.

A bit slower and on a length on middle. Dion Myers hangs back and pushes it back to the bowler.

Fuller on off once again. Dion Myers gets forward and defend it.

Tossed up fuller on off. Dion Myers prods to block it down.

FOUR! CRACKED! What a way to start his innings! Fuller and outside off, swinging it away from the batter. Brian Bennett plants his front foot and creams it beautifully towards the deep point for another boundary.

Short once again on off. Brian Bennett defends it towards gully.

WIDE! Short delivery, but flies all the way over the batter. Brian Bennett leaves it alone.

Brian Bennett is in at number 6.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Young was attacking the stumps since the start of the over but this time bowls on a good length, just outside off and nips it away from the batter. Sean Williams thought the ball would attack the off stump but got it all wrong. He tries to push the delivery outside off but the ball catches the outer edge and flies straight to the keeper. Lorcan Tucker makes no mistake this time and catches it into his safe pair of gloves. The Irish spectators enjoyed it and a ripple of applause for the important wicket. Sean Williams has to depart after having a fine knock!

Young bowls fuller on middle and leg. Dion Myers closes his willow to nudge it towards square leg for a single.

Back of a length on middle and leg. Dion Myers dabs it down, towards his leg side.

A bit slower and fuller to start the over, on off. Dion Myers prods halfway and pushes it from the outer part of his willow towards the short cover region.

The ground staff has brought out a bit of sawdust as there is an issue with the bowler's landing area. Craig Young checks it one more time and makes his way to his mark.

Drags his length back, outside off. Sean Williams rises to the bounce and cuts it, but finds the fielder at the cover region.

EDGED AWAY! Fuller delivery just outside off. Dion Myers prods to block it down but gets nicked on the outer edge. The ball rolls towards deep backward point, and they take a single.

Full-length delivery just outside off. Dion Myers lunges and works it across the line towards short mid-wicket.

On a length on off. Dion Myers blocks it down the pitch.

Short delivery now, just outside off. Sean Williams stands tall and cuts it towards deep cover point to gain a comfortable single.

Flatter and fuller on off. Sean Williams prods and defends it outside off.

FOUR! That's absolutely thumped from Myers! 15 runs come off this over and Zimbabwe are cruising along at good rate! Young keeps it short and over middle, Dion Myers picks the bones out of it and pummels his pull over mid-wicket for a boundary.

On a length and outside off, Dion Myers leaves it alone.

On a length and into the pads, Sean Williams looks to tuck it on the leg side but gets pinged on the pads. The ball trickles over to the left of the bowler and they steal a leg bye.

FOUR! Sean Williams is taking on Young! Has the slight drizzle made it a bit harder for the bowlers? Certainly looks like it! Young keeps it short of a length and outside off, Sean Williams waits back and punches it through cover for a boundary. 10 runs off his 3 balls so far.

On a good length and on off, Sean Williams cuts it to deep point for a couple more.

FOUR! That's a shot and a half! Young digs it short and over middle, Sean Williams quickly shuffles back and pulls it neatly behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

Barry McCarthy has come off the field just to freshen up and Craig Young has been brought back into the attack from the City End.

Another dropped catch? Oh dear, yes, Dion Myers has definitely edged that and Lorcan Tucker drops one too. The fourth one that has gone down today! McBrine bowls it nicely on a fuller length and on off, Dion Myers rocks back and looks for the cut and gets an outside edge straight into the mitts of the keeper who spills it out.

Tosses it full and on off, Dion Myers keeps it out.

The umpires now have a chat but the consensus is that the conditions are good enough for play to continue. Ireland would love to come off at the moment as they cannot spin or swing a wet ball but it is what it is.

Fuller and into the pads, Sean Williams tucks it to square leg for a single.

The drizzle has now settled in and the bowlers are having to dry the ball after every delivery. Still, not heavy enough for the players to come off and things have slowed down here.

Fuller in length and on middle and off, Sean Williams lunges out to block but gets an inside edge to square leg region for a couple of runs.

Full and on off, Sean Williams gets it off the center of the bat this time and he blocks it on the front foot.

That's a nice loud appeal for LBW, but it seemed to be sliding down leg stump. Andy McBrine pushes it through with the angle coming into the left-hander on middle and leg, Sean Williams prods out and looks to keep it out but misses onto his pad.

That's a wild flash from Dion Myers out of nowhere!  McCarthy keeps it on a  back of a length and outside off, Myers with no real foot movement extends his arms and tries to slash it away but gets beaten.

Angling down leg, on a length, Dion Myers attempts to tickle it past the keeper with a flat bat but misses out.

Keeps it short and angling over middle and leg, Dion Myers ducks under this one.

On a fuller length and on middle and off, Dion Myers with a confident stride out punches it to mid off.

On a back of a length and angling away, just outside off, Sean Williams rides back on the bounce and punches it to deep cover for a single.

Tap and run! On a length and angling into middle and leg, Dion Myers knocks it in front of mid on and steals a quick run.

A slight halt in play as Dion Myers is covering his glasses and a few specks of rain have now started to fall as well. Play will continue as the umpires feel it isn't heavy by any means.

Fuller and on off, Sean Williams blocks it out.

DROPPED by Matthew Humphreys! Another chance goes down begging! McBrine keeps it short and outside off, Dion Myers shuffles back and cuts it over to Humphreys at backward point who tries to take it over his head but slips it through the hands. The batters cross for a run.

Digs it short and on middle and off, Dion Myers rocks back and punches it to mid on.

Slanst it full and on the stumps, Sean Williams pushes it through cover for a single.

Keeps it short and on off, Sean Williams punches it well but straight to cover.

Pushes this one full and on the stumps, Dion Myers charges ahead and flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller in length and swinging in, from outside off, Sean Williams offers no shot. The ball further moves back in beating the keeper and the batters steal a couple of byes off it.

Nicely bowled by McCarthy! Hits the length right around off and gets the ball to nip back into the left-hander. Sean Williams despite being cramped for any room does well to cut it away to backward point.

On the pads and on a length, Dion Myers tucks it to deep square leg for a single.

Hits the deck hard on a length over off, the ball shapes away, Dion Myers watches the line very closely and offers no shot.

Gets it up, right around middle and off, on a fuller length, Dion Myers gets his bat in the front and blocks it equally well.

An away swinger, pitching on a fuller length and well outside off, Dion Myers is happy to back away and leave it alone.

Full and on off, Sean Williams pushes it to cover.

Nicely bowled! Floats it full and on off, gets the ball to turn away off the deck beating the outside edge of Williams' blade.

Drags the length short and gets it onto the pads, Dion Myers nudges it to deep fine leg for a single.

Slants it in, on a fuller length and into the pads, Sean Williams clips it to long on for a single.

And again! Fuller in length, Sean Williams defends it to the off side.

Fuller and on off, Sean Williams plants his front leg out and blocks it right under his eyeline.

On a length and outside off, swings away further, Dion Myers leaves it alone.

A half-hearted appeal for LBW, but the umpire turns it down! Angling in, on middle and off, Dion Myers with no foot movement looks to block it out and misses. The ball sneaks through the big gap between bat and pad to wrap him high on the back thigh.

Into the stumps, on a fuller length, Dion Myers gets his bat ahead and defends it to the on side.

Back of a length, over off, Dion Myers shifts his weight back quickly and crisps his punch through off but can't beat the man at cover.

Angling in, around off, on a good length, Dion Myers gets right behind the line and stabs it down the deck.

On a length and outside off, Dion Myers holds his shape and makes a leave.

A maiden for Andy McBrine! Keeps it tight and full around middle and leg, Sean Williams pushes it to cover.

Tosses it full and on middle and off, Sean Williams gets a good stride in and blocks it back to the bowler.

Into the pads this time, on a fuller length, Sean Williams sees it out.

Drags the length slightly shorter than the previous one but keeps it straight, Sean Williams rocks back and keeps it out.

Full and slanting into the stumps, Sean Williams blocks it under his eyes.

From around the wicket, flights it full and on off, Sean Williams makes room and cuts it straight to backward point.

Swinging away, on a good length, outside off, Dion Myers leaves it alone.

Slightly short of a good length and around middle and off, Sean Williams taps it to cover and gets a single.

Angling it away, on a good length, Sean Williams leans ahead and taps it to cover.

Tails in a yorker, on leg, Dion Myers looks to flick it fine but makes no connection off the bat. The ball brushes his front boot and trickles to the left of the keeper who dives to his left to make a stop. The batter across for a leg bye.

Attacks the stumps, on a fuller length, Sean Williams taps it to the right of mid on for a single.

Starts from over the wicket and hurls it on a good length, just outside off and with some inward shape, Sean Williams leaves it alone.

Barry McCarthy to operate from the other end.

Keeps it straight and full, Dion Myers eases it back to the bowler.

Full and at the stumps, Dion Myers tucks it in front of short leg.

Tosses it a tad fuller and on middle, Dion Myers tucks it behind the square on the leg side for a couple of runs. 100 runs come up for Zimbabwe and the lead now is 60 runs.

Back to over the wicket and serves it on a fuller length and on middle and leg, Dion Myers tucks it to mid-wicket.

Switches to around the wicket for the left-hander and bowls it fuller and on off, Sean Williams cuts it to deep point for a single.

Comes from over the wicket and lands it full and into the pads, Dion Myers clips it to the right of mid-wicket for a single.

We are back for the post-Lunch session on Day 3! The Sun is beating down on the ground and the umpires are making their way out to the middle. The Irish players just stretch a bit before huddling up and taking to the field. The duo of Dion Myers and Sean Williams is also back out for Zimbabwe. It will be the off-spin of Andy McBrine to get proceedings underway with the ball in this session. Let's go...

... DAY 3, SESSION 2 ...

Right then, Zimbabwe have done well to stretch their lead to 56 runs at the end of the first session on Day 3 but still have a lot of work to do. Dion Myers and Sean Williams have both looked assured at the crease so far but a break in play can always tamper with the flow of things. With the game on a knife's edge, the post-Lunch session will be crucial for both sides to build an advantage and press it home. Join us in a bit as the post-Lunch session is scheduled to begin at 6.12 pm IST (12.42 pm GMT), delayed by a couple of minutes as the first session concluded a tad bit late.

Ireland won't be too displeased by their exploits with the ball but would have liked one more wicket or to have conceded fewer runs. The main trio of Irish pacers - Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy and Craig Young each picked up a wicket but just like in the first innings, McCarthy looked the best of the bunch. A couple of early dropped catches could have proved costly but they have done more than a decent job in the field since then and will look to come out firing after the interval.

At the start of Day 3, Zimbabwe were 12 for 0 in 4 overs and have added a further 84 runs in 26 overs. Once again, the openers looked solid but Gumbie and Masvaure both fell in quick succession, leaving skipper Craig Ervine to come to the fore. Ervine tried to get his eye in but seem to struggle a bit and it was Dion Myers at the other end who was able to keep the scoreboard ticking. Ervine was finally put out of his misery as he offered no shot to a length ball but since then, Sean Williams has come in and added quick runs to the total.

An uninterrupted session to start Day 3 and at the Lunch interval, neither side has really been able to take a significant lead over the other. However, in the past 2 days, we have seen things change very quickly in the post-Lunch session and in general, it has been a positive one for the fielding side.

Short delivery once again on middle and leg. Sean Williams goes deep into the crease and flicks it towards deep square leg for a brace. That will be LUNCH on DAY 3!

Short and on middle. Sean Williams rocks back and dabs it down.

Short and on leg. Sean Williams rotates and glances it towards deep fine leg, past the short leggy. A couple taken in between.

On a length on middle and leg. Dion Myers eases it to the right of the bowler. Matthew Humphreys dives and tries to make a stop but misses. The batters takes a single.

Flatter and shorter just outside off. Dion Myers hangs back to cut it but cuts it straight to the fielder at short cover.

Short delivery but the ball stays low after the bounce. Sean Williams hangs back and flicks it towards deep square leg for one.

The left-arm spinner, Matthew Humphreys does finally get to bowl his first over in a home Test match and it will be the last over before Lunch as well.

Flatter one and fuller on middle and leg. Sean Williams nudges it towards square leg for a single.

Fuller delivery on off. Sean Williams pats it down.

Tossed up fuller on off. Sean Williams prods and blocks it well towards cover.

On a length on off and just outside off. Sean Williams rocks back and eases it outside off.

A bit short on off. Sean Williams hangs back and taps it back to the bowler.

Tossed up fuller on stump. Sean Williams blocks it outside off.

Fuller and wide outside off. Dion Myers leaves it alone.

Bangs a short delivery. Dion Myers ducks at it.

Good work in the deep! Back of a length outside off, angling it away. Sean Williams detects the movement of the delivery and cuts it hard towards deep cover-point. The fielder at the deep has a chase to his left and slides to save the boundary. The ball bounces off the ground at the moment he is fielding, for that he parries it further but saves it at the end.

Pitches up on leg and middle. Sean Williams flicks it but straight to the man at the mid-wicket.

Fuller now, just outside off, angling it away from the batter. Sean Williams isn't interested to perform anything at it.

Curtis Campher comes over the wicket, and pitches on a length on middle and leg. Dion Myers nudges it towards mid-wicket for a single.

A change from both ends as Curtis Campher comes into the attack now.

A bit short outside off. Sean Williams eases it towards short third man for no runs.

Fullish once again, around off. Sean Williams prods and blocks it outisde off.

Andy McBrine comes round the wicket now, bowls fuller on off. Sean Williams rests it down.

Short delivery once again a bit wider than the previous one. Dion Myers once again goes deep into the crease and cuts it towards the sweeper cover. The man at short cover gives a chase and saves the boundary. Three runs taken in between.

Short one now, just outside off. Dion Myers goes deep into the crease and cuts it but straight to cover.

Andy McBrine starts over the wicket, and pitches it fuller on off. Dion Myers prods and eases it to the leg side.

Just a few minutes left now for the Lunch break and Andy Balbirnie has decided that it is time for some spin as Andy McBrine has been tossed the ball.

Back of a length on off. Sean Williams hangs back and pats it down.

Fuller delivery, angling it to the leg. Sean Williams beautifully flicks it towards deep fine leg region and gets a couple of runs.

Fuller delivery just outside off. Sean Williams lunges halfway and defends it outside off.

Back of a length, wide outside off. Sean Williams lifts his willow up and is not interested to play at it.

Back of a length on off. Sean Williams rocks back and dabs it down.

LEG BYE! On a length, angling it towards the batter. Dion Myers tries to block it but misses on the inner edge and thumps his pad. The ball rolls towards the leg side and the batter gets a single.

Hard-length delivery outside off. Sean Williams is happy to make a leave.

FOUR! Two boundaries in one over! Sean Williams is trying to ease the situation for Zimbabwe! Back of a length outside off. Sean Williams once again camps back and opens his willow to use the pace of the ball and guide it toward deep backward point.

Length delivery on off, shaping it away. Sean Williams tries to push it towards off but gets beaten on the outer edge.

FOUR! That timing was absolutely perfect! Back of a length outside off, angling it away. Sean Williams holds back and just opens his willow to guide the delivery towards the deep point fence for a boundary.

Fullish outside off. Sean Williams tries to drive it but gets beaten on the outer edge.

Fuller outside off. Sean Williams blocks it outside off.

On a length on middle. Sean Williams tries to push at it but gets the inner edge. The ball rolls towards square leg and gets a single.

Angling away, outside off and on a fuller length, Sean Williams leaves it alone.

Fuller delivery wide outside off. Sean Williams leaves it alone.

FOUR LEG BYES! Fuller delivery, pitching it down the leg and angling it a bit in. Sean Williams tries to flick it but misses. The ball brushes the side of the pad and zips past the right of the keeper. Andy Balbirnie leaps to his right but fails to keep it.

Sean Williams is the new batter in.

OUT! LBW! Ireland were desperate to have that wicket and it's none other than Mark Adair who delivers on his home turf. Adair bowls it on a good length on middle and off, not providing any swing to the delivery. Craig Ervine covers the stump and lifts his willow high up to allow the delivery but the ball thumps his lower back thigh pad. Appeal goes all the way and the Umpire nods his head and raises his finger up. Craig Ervine who was crumbling under pressure since the start has to depart now! He goes for 7 (22) and Zimbabwe have slipped from 38/0 to 66/3. They lead by just 26 runs.

On a length down the leg. Craig Ervine tries to flick but misses. Kepper takes it well.

CLOSE! A bit fuller than the usual delivery, but no movement on the ball. Dion Myers tries to block it but again get beaten on the outer edge.

Good-length delivery outside off, jaggs it back. Dion Myers respects the delivery and performs a leave.

Back of a length just outside off, angling it in but nipping it away once again. This time Dion Myers fall for it and performs a block but gets beaten with a thin air.

On a length once again to the same channel, nipping it away from the batter. Dion Myers once again shoulders the delivery not taking any risk.

On a length just outside off, on the sixth wicket. Dion Myers prods to cover the stump and withdraws his willow.

Back of a length outside off. Dion Myers lets that one through.

Fuller delivery, attacking the batter once again. Craig Ervine blocks it back to the bowler. Mark Adair dives to his right and makes a one-handed stop. No runs from the delivery.

Fuller delivery now just outside off. Craig Ervine tries to block it outside off but gets an outer edge. The ball rolls towards deep backward point and they get a brace.

On a length on off and middle, angling in. Dion Myers nudges it towards wide mid on and gets a single.

Beaten! Good-length delivery on off and nipping it away from the batter once again. Dion Myers hangs back and tries to perform a block but misses with a thin air.

Hard-length delivery outside off and shaping it away from the batter. Dion Myers covers the stump and lifts his willow high up to allow the delivery.

Short delivery coming up once again on middle. Dion Myers drops his stance and is happy to make a leave.

On a length outside off, angling way outside. Craig Ervine leaves this delivery alone.

Fires a short delivery on middle. Craig Ervine decides to duck at it.

Back of a length attacking the hips of the batter now. Dion Myers stays at his crease and nudges it towards square leg for a single.

FOUR! CRACKED! Dion Myers is looking well-settled here! This is a good-length delivery outside off, with no swing to propose. Dion Myers camps back crouches a bit and cuts it beautifully like a hot knife through the butter, towards the deep cover-point fence for four more runs.

On a length on off. Craig Ervine hangs back and soft hands the delivery towards cover-point for a single.

Play and a miss! Once again Craig Ervine is having a bit of difficulty facing the delivery nagging outside off. Young bowls back of a length outside off and angles it in a bit. Craig Ervine plays it inside the line but misses with a large gap on his outside edge.

Bangs short one now, down the leg. Dion Myers drops his stance to leave this one as well.

GOOD LEAVE! Good-length delivery just outside off and jagging it back a shy bit. Dion Myers detects the movement, prods and withdraws his willow to allow it to the keeper.

Fuller delivery on middle and leg, nipping it in towards the pads. Dion Myers does well to glance at it towards deep fine leg for a brace.

Back of a length, pitching it just outside off. Dion Myers rocks back and pats it down.

Fullish delivery just outside off. Dion Myers prods and drives it gently towards the man at the cover region.

On a length, wide outside off. Dion Myers is happy to leave this delivery.

Adair switches to around the stumps and bowls it back of a length outside off. The ball angles back in as Craig Ervine pulls out of his attempted push off the back foot.

Fuller delivery on leg. Dion Myers clips it towards deep square leg. The batters takes a comfortable single.

Short delivery once again just outside off. Craig Ervine this time punches it successfully towards point and gets a single.

On a length, down the leg side now. Craig Ervine attempts to flick it but fails to gain any connection.

Play and a miss once again! Back of a length outside off, shaping it away. Craig Ervine camps back to punch it towards cover but misses on the outer edge.

Hard-length delivery and angles it outside off. Craig Ervine tries to push it outside off but gets beaten on the outer edge.

Short delivery on off. Dion Myers pulls it hard towards deep mid-wicket and gets a couple of runs.

An appeal for LBW, pretty big one too but 'No,' says the Umpire! This is on a length on middle and leg, nipping it in. Dion Myers strides out to block it but gets beaten on the inner edge and thumps his pad. It seems the ball must have passed down the leg stump.

On a nagging length, just outside off. Dion Myers tries to block it inside the line but gets nicked on the outer edge. The ball bounces off towards second slip.

Back of a length outside off, closer to the wicket. Dion Myers camps back and eases it outside off.

FOUR! Cuts it and cuts it pretty well! Back of a length outside off, shaping it away from the batter. Dion Myers hangs back, waits for the delivery and extends his arm to cut the delivery through the point region to get his second boundary of the inning.

Mark Adair comes over the wicket, pitching it fuller on off. Dion Myers prods and blocks it firmly.

Drinks break! A fascinating first hour or so on Day 3 and Ireland have the early advantage. After a cautious start from Zimbabwe with the bat, the openers almost single-handedly wrote off Ireland's lead of 40 runs but Joylord Gumbie was caught out. At the start of the very next over, Prince Masvaure too fell and that has left Zimbabwe a bit reeling here. The Irish pacers have done decently well and will be happy with those two wickets. The focus from both teams will now be on consistency before the Lunch break. Also, Barry McCarthy has now been given a break and Mark Adair is brought back on.

Digs it short and over middle, Craig Ervine ducks and leaves it alone. Zimbabwe lead by 7 runs after the first hour of play on Day 3.

Beats the bat this time! Hits the deck hard on a short of a length and hanging away just outside off, Craig Ervine tries to stab it with a straight at but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Fuller this time and into the pads, Dion Myers clips it to the right of mid-wicket for a single.

Straightens the line and attacks the top of off, on a length, Dion Myers taps it to cover.

Serves it on a length, outside off, Dion Myers leaves it alone.

Attacks the off stump, on a length, Craig Ervine tucks it behind square on the leg side for a single.

Swings it away, on a length and outside off, Dion Myers leaves it alone.

On a length and on off, Dion Myers blocks it down the deck.

That one shoots off the deck! McCarthy digs it short and angles it into the right-hander on middle and leg. The ball climbs on the batter but Myers is equal to the task and sways out of the line.

Swinging away, from outside off and on a length, Dion Myers leaves it alone.

On a length and on the pads, Craig Ervine tucks it behind square on the leg side for a single.

Angling away, on a short of a length and outside off, Craig Ervine shoulders arms.

Gets the line closer to the fourth and fifth stump, and gets the ball to shape away off the deck, Dion Myers presses ahead and looks for the push but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Keeps it outside off again, and on a shorter length, Dion Myers opts not to offer any shot.

On a length and outside off, Dion Myers leaves it alone.

Ouch! That would hurt! Young hits the deck hard on a length and over middle, Dion Myers looks to keep it out with an angled bat but misses onto his groin.

FOUR! Nicely done! Zimbabwe now take the lead! Fuller in length and on off, Dion Myers with very soft hands steers this one through gully for a boundary.

Comes from over the wicket and lands it on a length and on off, Dion Myers blocks it out.

Attacks the pads on a length, Dion Myers misses out on his flick. The ball deflects off his pads and rolls over to the on side for a leg bye. Zimbabwe have now got rid of the deficit.

Lands it on a good length and on the pads, Craig Ervine clips it to square leg and gets a single to get off the mark.

Keeps it tight on a length and outside off, Craig Ervine cuts it to point.

On a good length and on off, Craig Ervine looks to keep it out but gets beaten with the angle.

Fuller in length and on the pads, Craig Ervine flicks it to mid-wicket.

The skipper, Craig Ervine walks in with Zimbabwe in a slight spot of bother.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Ireland get two in quick succession and Zimbabwe are in some real trouble now having lost both the openers for just 38 runs. A truly deserved wicket for Barry McCarthy after all his hard work! He steams in from over the wicket and lands it on a hard length on middle and off, the ball nips back in sharp and cuts Masvaure in halves. On the way, it takes an inside edge and goes straight into the mitts of Lorcan Tucker. Prince Masvaure looks very upset and feels it went off his thigh pad. It was a watchful knock from Masvaure but sadly for him and his team, there is nothing much to show on the scoreboard. 12 from 32 does indicate that he faced plenty of time in the middle, but having spent all that time, the team, instead of surging ahead, gets pushed back.

Angles it in, on a fuller length and on the pads, Dion Myers flicks it to mid-wicket.

Shorter in length and on off, Dion Myers blocks it out.

Dion Myers walks in at number 3.

OUT! TAKEN! Craig Young delivers in his very first over and Ireland fielders look pumped! The bowling change works perfectly for them. Young comes from over the wicket and serves it fuller in length and on off. The ball swings away off the deck. Joylord Gumbie is drawn ahead into the shot and looks to play at it with hard hands. The ball nicks the outside edge and shoots behind to Andy Balbirnie at second slip who takes a very sharp catch around his chest. The 38-run opening stand is broken and Zimbabwe still trail by 2 runs.

Keeps it tight on length and outside off, Joylord Gumbie leaves it alone.

Fuller this time just around off, Joylord Gumbie nudges it to the on side.

Nice start from Young! Comes from over the wicket and hurls it on a length, just outside off, with away movement off the deck, Joylord Gumbie plays inside the line and misses.

First bowling change of the morning as Craig Young comes into the attack.

A beauty to end the over! Angles this away just outside off and on a nagging length, Prince Masvaure looks for a gentle push but is beaten on the outside edge.

Bowls it on a length and on off, Prince Masvaure presses ahead and blocks it.

Hits the deck on a shorter length again and over middle and leg, Prince Masvaure ducks underneath.

On a short of a length and on off, Joylord Gumbie punches it to deep point for a single.

That could have easily dropped back onto the stumps! This will encourage the Irish pacers. McCarthy digs it very short and aims the helmet over middle and leg, Joylord Gumbie is hurried back onto the crease and looks to keep it out. He sticks his bat out and gets pinged high on the blade. The ball just drops to the right of leg stump.

FOUR! Edged but seemed to be deliberate. McCarthy bangs it on a short of a length and on off, Joylord Gumbie rocks back and covers the line and just opens the bat face. The ball catches the outside edge and races past gully for a boundary.

On top of off, and on a length, Prince Masvaure tucks it to mid-wicket.

Angles it away, on a good length and just outside off, Prince Masvaure reads the line well and shoulders arms.

Errs in both line and length here does Adair. Lands it too full and wayward on off. Prince Masvaure is unbothered and offers nothing.

Angles it away, well outside off, Prince Masvaure leaves it alone.

A nice looking shot that! Adair keeps it short and over off, Joylord Gumbie quickly rocks back and punches it past cover for three good runs. Zimbabwe now trail by just 7 runs.

Keeps it on a back of a length and angling away, just outside off, Prince Masvaure drops it in front of cover and gets to the other end.

FOUR! A real shot of authority from Joylord Gumbie! Too full and on off, Gumbie leans on it and drives it through the gap at covers for four runs.

Angles it away on a short of a length and outside off, Prince Masvaure tucks it in front of cover and gets a single.

Goes full and into the stumps, Prince Masvaure offers a solid front foot defence and pushes it to the right of the bowler.

On a fuller length and into the stumps, Prince Masvaure stabs it down the deck.

Keeps it tight and on middle and off, Prince Masvaure watches the ball closely and leaves it alone.

Hits the length right this time and bowls it around that fourth stump line, Prince Masvaure pokes at it and gets a thick outside edge short of the fielder at gully.

Slightly back of a length and just down leg, Joylord Gumbie sways back inside the line and leaves it alone for the keeper to collect.

Adjusts the line back onto the stumps and on a length, Joylord Gumbie defends it solidly.

On a fuller length and just outside off, gets the batter to play at it. Joylord Gumbie plants his front leg ahead and looks to play it through covers but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Keeps it straight onto the stumps and on a length, Joylord Gumbie shows full face of the bat and blocks it back to the bowler.

On off and on a length, Joylord Gumbie punches it to point.

Continues from over the wicket angle and serves it on a length and just outside off, Joylord Gumbie blocks it out.

Lands it on a length and on middle, Prince Masvaure taps it to square leg.

Angling it into the body, keeps it on a short of a length and over middle and leg, Joylord Gumbie gets on top of his toes and tucks it to the on side for a single.

Keeps it around the pads and lands it on a length, Prince Masvaure clips it behind the square on the leg side for a single.

Serves it back of a length and on leg, Prince Masvaure stays deep in the crease and taps it in front of square leg. The batters set themselves off for the run but then turned back.

Hits the deck hard on a shorter length and over middle and leg, Prince Masvaure awkwardly dabs it back onto the pitch.

Angles it away, on a fuller length and outside off, Prince Masvaure looks at the line closely and makes the leave.

Drags the length short and lands it outside off, Joylord Gumbie leaves it alone.

On a length and outside off, Joylord Gumbie blocks it well.

Full and into the pads, Prince Masvaure looks for the flick but misses. The ball clips his pad and rolls over to the leg side. The batter steal a quick leg bye.

A mix-up but luckily doesn't cost anything! Adair bowls it on a length and on off, Prince Masvaure cuts it in front of the fielder at point. Gumbie from the other end charges for the run but is sent back in time by Masvaure. The fielder misses the shy at the stumps on the bowling end.

Fuller this time and on off, a hint of away movement off the deck. Prince Masvaure looks for the push through covers but gets beaten on the outside edge.

FOUR! Nicely done by Prince Masvaure! Adair comes from over the wicket and lands it on a back of a length and on leg, Masvaure just dabs it fine past short fine leg for a boundary.

Lands it on a god length and outside off, Joylord Gumbie is happy to leave it alone.

Keeps it outside off and on a length, shaping away further, Joylord Gumbie leaves it alone.

On a length and outside off, Joylord Gumbie pushes it to point.

On a fuller length and on middle and off, Joylord Gumbie pushes it to cover.

Dropped again! Can you believe it? McCarthy bowls it nice and full on off, Prince Masvaure looks to drive it through off but gets a thick outside edge falling in front of Mark Adair at the third slip. Adair gets low with both hands but doesn't judge the line well and it goes through his fingers. The batters get a single.

DROPPED! Barry McCarthy drops an easy chance off his own bowling. Oh dear, this could've been a perfect start but is not meant to be. Comes from over the wicket and bowls it full and on middle and off, Prince Masvaure looks to play it straight but is deceived by the lack of pace and chops it back to the left of the bowler. McCarthy on his follow-through does well to get both hands to it but spills it out falling to his left.

Barry McCarthy to bowl from the Belfast end.

On a back of a length and outside off, with some away movement that takes the ball further away from Joylord Gumbie who leaves it alone.

Looks to attack the pads and on a fuller length, Joylord Gumbie clips it to the fielder at square leg.

FOUR! Gumbie gets the first boundary of this morning! Adair bowls it on a length and on off, Joylord Gumbie opens the bat face deliberately and steers it past gully for a boundary.

Straighter and fuller, on off, Joylord Gumbie leans ahead and pushes it to the fielder at point.

Closer to that off stump line, on a length and swinging away, Joylord Gumbie reads the line well and offers no shot.

Adair comes from over the wicket and lands it outside off and on a length, with some away movement off the deck. Joylord Gumbie holds his bat high and leaves this first one alone.

The Roy Torrens Bell is rung signaling the start of the Day's play. The umpires slowly make their way out to the middle and they are followed by the players of Ireland. The opening pair of Joylord Gumbie and Prince Masvaure will resume their overnight stay on the crease for Zimbabwe. Mark Adair will get proceedings underway with the ball. Let's play...

PITCH REPORT - Kyle McCallan is pitchside. McCallan says that the pitch looks good to bat on and has a lot of grass on it but it isn't live grass. Reckons that the ball will carry through nicely and there are a few foot marks near the landing area. Also mentions that the ball didn't turn much on Day 2 but the Sun will dry out the surface and Zimbabwe should be looking to bat the whole day on it.

The weather has been up and down throughout the course of the first two days of this Test match but in general, the forecast for Day 3 is much better. There is a chance of a shower in the afternoon but given the unpredictability, we cannot rule out another curtailed day of Test cricket. 98 overs are once again scheduled to be bowled on Day 3 and if by any means we get those overs in, this match could well be heading into the final summit. It is also a sold-out day as it is a Saturday and the crowd has come in large numbers to support the home side.

On the other hand, Zimbabwe will be focused on batting through the day, steadily accumulating runs without worrying too much about the total, knowing they have two more days of play remaining after today. However, by the end of today's play, we might have a clearer picture of where this Test match is heading. It certainly promises to be a gripping day of Test cricket. Stick around, as the action is set to resume shortly.

The surface still appears favourable for batting, though the occasional seam movement and variable bounce could pose challenges. With the weather forecast looking clear, the pitch might become more conducive for spinners, which could be decisive for both Ireland and Zimbabwe later on. Ireland will be aiming for their pacers to start with tighter lines and lengths, unlike their first innings, to exert pressure on the Zimbabwe batters and restrict them to a total below 200 for a good chance to chase it down.

Just two days after the start, and despite multiple rain stoppages, the game has progressed swiftly, bringing us to the third innings with Zimbabwe trailing by just 28 runs and all wickets intact. The highly anticipated opening stand of Joylord Gumbie and Prince Masvaure, which impressed with a solid start in the first innings, will be keen on adopting the same approach to establish a strong foundation for Zimbabwe in this second innings. With the ball just 4 overs old, the Zimbabwean openers will have the additional task of seeing through the first hour of play today.

Hello and a warm welcome to the start of an action-packed Day 3, the 'moving day' of Test matches! Today is particularly crucial as it marks the pivotal point in this One-off Test between Ireland and Zimbabwe, with the game evenly poised and both teams vying for dominance.

... DAY 3, SESSION 1 ...

Day 3 is generally known as the moving day in Test cricket and given the fact that even after so much of rain, we have seen two completed innings inside the space of the first two days, Day 3 could well and truly be decisive. Ireland do have a lead of 28 runs and will come hard at the opposition batters but Zimbabwe might just get to bat under good sunshine. The pitch though might get weary on Day 3 and the ball might grip and turn a bit more. Day 3 will commence at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT) on Saturday but you can join us beforehand for the build-up. Cheers!

Peter Moor, the star of the show with the bat for Ireland is down for a chat. He says that he is grateful that they got some runs on the board and they are pretty much confident about it. He is happy to contribute some important runs for the team and score runs against Zimbabwe.  He reckons that the pitch is a bit flat and the batters might take use of it but there were plenty deliveries that swung more than they expected, so the pitch also has something for the bowlers as well. He also says that the runs that they got at the end of their innings were important but he also feels their bowlers also have to put pressure on the opposition to capitalize on the lead. He ends up saying that Day 3 would be important for this face-off and it would be an exciting Test.

Zimbabwe will feel that they have been able to get themselves into excellent positions thus far in this game but haven't done justice to it. With the bat, they had a wonderful foundation laid down by the opening pair and then with the ball, they had Ireland on the ropes in that second session but have let the momentum slip. In doing so, they also bowled a record number of byes and in total, the total number of extras bowled was simply underwhelming according to international standards. They will now hope that the openers put on another solid stand on Day 3 and they are able to set a defendable target.

Day 2 began with Ireland starting off their first innings and it was a brisk first-wicket stand between skipper Andy Balbirnie and Peter Moor that got them in a wonderful position. Moor in particular looked like a million bucks but the Irish batters lost their way in the second session. Moor made a solid 79 but they were on the verge of conceding a first-innings lead but Andy McBrine stood up yet again just as he did earlier on with the ball and frustrated the opposition bowlers. After the second rain break, Matthew Humphreys came out and sent the ball to the fence with regularity before McBrine finally got out.

An outstanding rearguard action towards the end of Day 2 and the Test match is set up beautifully. A topsy-turvy day in total with a couple of big rain stoppages and both sides had their moments but at the end of Day 2, Zimbabwe trail by 28 runs and with all wickets intact, they will look to make the best use of the morning session on Day 3 as it is expected to be bright and sunny for most parts of the game going forward.

Full-length delivery down the leg to the left hander. Prince Masvaure tries to glance at it but misses it all. That will be it for the DAY 2.

Fullish delivery, wide outside off. Joylord Gumbie extends his arms to push it towards cover-point and get a single.

Hard-length delivery now, outside off, shaping in. Joylord Gumbie goes deep into the crease, covers the stump and withdraws his willow back to leave the delivery alone.

Fullish delivery on middle. Joylord Gumbie strides out halfway and works it towards the short mid-wicket fielder.

On a length now, on leg, angling it down the leg. Joylord Gumbie tries to nudge at it but misses.

Full-length delivery just outside off. Joylord Gumbie plants his front foot and opens his face of bat towards cover to block it off.

Fuller delivery on off and middle. Prince Masvaure prods and defends it solidly outside off.

FOUR! Oh... streaky! Mark Adair bowls this one a bit fuller just outside off, angling it away from the left-hander. Prince Masvaure tries to push it towards cover but gets nicked on the outer edge which zips past, through the vacant gully region.

Fullish delivery and wide outside off. Prince Masvaure shoulders the delivery.

Good-length delivery outside off. Joylord Gumbie goes deep into his crease and dabs it towards the cover region for single.

On a length outside off, shaping it away. Joylord Gumbie lifts his bat and is happy to let that one through.

On a length just outside off and nipping it away a shy bit. Joylord Gumbie hangs back to block it down but gets beaten on the outer edge narrowly.

Length delivery on middle and leg. Prince Masvaure blocks it towards his leg side for no runs.

Fuller on off. Prince Masvaure prods and defends it solidly.

LEG BYE! Short delivery on middle and leg. Joylord Gumbie hangs back and hops to pat it down, but fails to get any bat to it. The ball thumps the upper thigh pad and the ball rolls towards short fine leg. Single taken.

Fullish once again on middle and leg. Joylord Gumbie puts his face of his bat towards the mid-wicket region and gets a couple of runs.

Back of a length outside off. Joylord Gumbie lets it through.

Barry McCarthy starts off with a fuller delivery just outside off. Joylord Gumbie plants his front foot and pushes it to the right of the mid off. A couple of runs were taken.

Barry McCarthy to bustle in from the other end.

Back of a length nagging just outside off. Prince Masvaure hangs back and is happy to leave the delivery.

Fuller delivery around off. Joylord Gumbie eases it towards vacant cover and gets a single.

On a length wide outside off. Joylord Gumbie lifts his willow up and allows the delivery.

Play and a miss! A bit fuller than the previous one, on off and shaping it away. Joylord Gumbie falls for it and tries to block, but gets beaten on the outer edge.

Good-length delivery just outside off and once again nipping it away. Joylord Gumbie leaves this one as well.

Swing right away! Mark Adair bowls on a length just outside off and shapes it away from the batter. Joylord Gumbie holds his stance and leaves it alone to the keeper.