Ireland beat Zimbabwe for the third consecutive test victory, because Spinner Matthew Humphreys takes six Wickket | Current news
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On the last day, Ireland ended up a 63 run over Zimbabwee in Bulaway to secure its third consecutive victory in the test match.
Zimbabwe continued 183-7 in the chase of 292 and ended up rejected by 228, because Ireland Spinner Matthew Humphreys secured a 6-57 best career in his third match, securing a maiden test in his third match.
Ireland lost its first seven games after it was given the status of a test, including two against England in Lord’s, before defeating Afghanistan in the UAE in the UAE last February and then recorded a four lean over Zimbabwe in Belfast next July.
This last victory is secured despite the laterally slipped to 31-5 on the open day after deciding to hit and the first four were discarded due to individual figures.
Tourists gathered at 260 in their first scams, mainly thanks to Andy McBrine (90no) and Mark Adair (78), who shared the position of the seventh wall of 127.
McBrine also added 51 with Lorcan Tucker, 33, for sixth Wickket, while former Zimbabwe’s former Northamptonshire sailor blessed Muzarabani claimed 7-58.
Muzarabani then scored 47, not from the number 10, putting 67 for the final Wickket with the last man Trevor Gwandu to encourage Zimbabwe at 267 and first place of seven.
Half a century from Tucker (58) and captain of Ireland Andy Balbirnie, 66, led visitors for 298 seconds before the Zimbabwe fell to 38-4.
Wesley Madhevere (85), Brian Bennett (45) and Johnathan Campbell, 33, held the hosts on the surface of the fourth day affected by rain – Madhevere and Bennett added 65 for the Fifth Wickket before Madhevere and Campbell set up 56 for seven.
However, Humphreys fired each of these three players and when he leased Madhevere with a new ball in the last morning to leave the Zimbabwea down and still needed 74 driving, the game was over.
McBrine ended the victory for Ireland three excessive bowling of Richard Ngarava (14).
The sides will now meet in three one-day international, starting with Harare on Friday, before playing so much T20 International.