Zimbabwe v Ireland ODI: Brian Bennett’s 169 helps hosts win Harare series opener
Brian Bennett’s outstanding 169 helped Zimbabwe win 49 defeats Ireland in the opening day of Harare.
The 21-year-old became the fourth youngest player to hit the ODI 150 as his 163-ball knock helped the hosts accumulate 299-5, while Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine contributed 66 .
Bennett’s virgin odi century only appeared in his seventh game.
Irish Captain Paul Stirling is the youngest player who won an ODI 150 in 2010 against Canada in 177, when he was 20 years and four days.
Stirling’s 32 goals were fired after Andrew Balbirnie was fired by Ireland’s first answer, and Curtis Campher’s 44 people helped tourists regroup 109-2, can only fall to 169-6.
A 73-time competitive partnership between George Dockrell (34) and Andy McBrine (32) moved Ireland within 60 runs in the target race, but Both were rejected by the blessing of four of the No. 45 balls to effectively end the Irish hope. .
Matthew Humphreys and Josh Little left three more games, Richard Ngarava once won Balbirnie At the wicket, he stepped on the Irish tail.
Harry Tector (39) and Lorcan Tucker (31) also started the Irish game, but neither of their batsman scored enough to put Zimbabwe’s target seriously threaten.
Muzarabani ended 4-51 as a draft pick for Zimbabwean bowlers, while Ngarava won the match 3-56, Wesley Madhevere rejected Tector and Mark Adair.
The three-game ODI series continues on Sunday in Harare, with the second one ahead of Tuesday’s end.
The Zimbabwe tour in Ireland began with them Test Bulawayo’s victory, It will then end with a three-game T20 series in Harare.
Irish seaman Barry McCarthy was excluded from the white ball game due to a abdominal injury and replaced by Jordan Neill for the remaining ODI, while Fionn Hand requisitioned the T20 squad.
Neill, eighteen, was captain of Ireland during last year’s Under 19 World Cup football match and will contact the team after a short trip to South Africa, where he has been playing cricket.
