Zimbabwean cricket team in Ireland in 2019

Zimbabwean cricket team in Ireland in 2019
 
  Ireland Zimbabwe
Dates 29 June – 14 July 2019
Captains William Porterfield (ODIs)
Gary Wilson (T20Is)		 Hamilton Masakadza
One Day International series
Results Ireland won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs James McCollum (148) Craig Ervine (156)
Most wickets Tim Murtagh (9) Solomon Mire (5)
Player of the series Tim Murtagh (Ire)
Twenty20 International series
Results 3-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Paul Stirling (83) Craig Ervine (123)
Most wickets Mark Adair (4) Tendai Chatara (3)
Kyle Jarvis (3)
Player of the series Craig Ervine (Zim)[1]

The Zimbabwe cricket team toured Ireland in June and July 2019 to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[2] All the matches were played at the Stormont Cricket Ground in Belfast and the Bready Cricket Club Ground in Magheramason.[3][4] Zimbabwe last toured Ireland in 2003.[5]

Cricket Ireland had considered cancelling the tour, following poor ticket sales for international matches earlier in the season, but the International Cricket Council (ICC) provided a US$500,000 bailout.[6] The T20Is were scheduled to take place on the same days and venues as the corresponding women's fixtures.[7][8] However, in June 2019, the women's tour was cancelled 48 hours before it was due to take place, due to a funding issue from Zimbabwe Cricket.[9][10] With the cancellation of the women's matches, Cricket Ireland revised the start time of the first men's T20I fixture.[11]

Ireland won the first two ODIs of the tour, taking an unassailable lead in the series, and their first series win at home against a Full Member side.[12] It was Ireland's first ODI series win at home since beating Scotland in September 2014.[13] Ireland won the third match by six wickets to win the series 3–0,[14] their first clean-sweep in ODIs against a Full Member team.[15] The T20I series was tied 1–1, after the first match was washed out.[16]

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  3. ^ "Windies confirmed as fifth touring side to Ireland in 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Ireland to play West Indies and Bangladesh in ODI series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Andy McBrine discusses July internationals as Zimbabwe name touring squad". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  6. ^ "ICC bailout Ireland after fraud shock". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Three double-headers announced among 12-match international summer schedule for Ireland Women". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Ireland Women to play West Indies, Zimbabwe and Scotland in summer series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Zimbabwe cancel women's tour". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Zimbabwe women's tour to Ireland cancelled because of funding issues". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Changes to Ireland Women schedule and amended start time to Ireland Men's 1st T20I against Zimbabwe". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  12. ^ "First-ever series win at home against a Full Member, as Ireland go 2-0 up against Zimbabwe". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Ireland hold off Zimbabwe to clinch historic series win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  14. ^ "ODI series: Ireland defeat Zimbabwe to complete ODI series whitewash". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Ireland cruise to historic ODI series sweep". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Zimbabwe beat Ireland at Bready to tie T20 series at 1–1". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2019.