Andrew Balbirnie struck an unbeaten 82 as Eire beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets in Harare on Sunday to seal a 2-0 one-day worldwide collection victory.
Needing 201 runs to win a match decreased to 40 overs a facet due to rain, the vacationer misplaced captain Paul Stirling with simply 12 on the scoreboard.
However Balbirnie shook off current detached kind to create partnerships of 70 with Curtis Campher (40) and 63 with Harry Tector (33) to take the match away from the host.
Balbirnie patiently constructed his innings, compiling a complete together with a six and 4 fours off 102 balls.
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“I feel in the event you bide your time, you’re going to get some luck. Typically it goes your means, typically it doesn’t,” stated the right-hand batter.
“It was good to be on the market on the finish on a difficult wicket. I knew if I set myself up for the again finish, I’d do effectively.”
The match-winning runs, a 4 from wicketkeeper Lorcan Tucker, got here with 13 balls to spare as Eire reached 204-3 at Harare Sports activities Membership.
Zimbabwe made 197, thanks primarily to Joylord Gumbie (72) and back-in-form Sikandar Raza (37), whereas Graham Hume and Campher took 4 wickets every for the Irish.
Eire missed Josh Little, the six-wicket star of their win on Friday, as he picked up a niggling harm.
The tour marked a powerful begin to the captaincy of Stirling as Eire additionally received the previous three-match Twenty20 collection. The primary ODI was deserted attributable to rain.
“I feel we saved our greatest efficiency for the final match. I’m so completely happy for the lads. We now have labored laborious lately and it was good to be rewarded,” stated the skipper.
Eire got here to the southern Africa nation by no means having received a collection there — then succeeded twice inside eight days.
Temporary scores
Zimbabwe 197 in 40 overs (J. Gumbie 72, S. Raza 37, W. Masakadza 24; G. Hume 4-34, C. Campher 4-37) v Eire 204-3 in 37.5 overs (A. Balbirnie 82 not out, Campher 40, H. Tector 33, L. Tucker 29 not out)
Eire received by seven wickets on DLS methodology