Ireland's 4-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second match of the T20 series is a matter of great joy for Ireland fans. In today's match, due to the hard work of the players of the Ireland team, they reached the target of 166 runs set by the Zimbabwe team. In this match, the players of the Ireland team have shown excellent performance both in terms of batting and bowling. However, I think the players of the opposing Zimbabwe team could have batted a little better in the first innings. Then maybe something different could have happened for the Zimbabwean team. Unfortunately, in this match, the players of the Zimbabwean team tried hard to prevent the victory of the Ireland team but failed.
Considering the 1st match 165 runs was definitely not low for the Ireland team. But they won the match with 2 balls to spare. The Zimbabwe team lost the match due to the absence of Sikandar Raza in today's squad. If he included in the today's match, maybe the result of the match could have changed. After all both teams have won one each in the series which is good for both teams. The next match will decide the series. But today after taking 5 wickets of Zimbabwe team I thought that maybe the runs will not be much but what is interesting is that no other wicket fell after 5 wickets. In Zimbabwe team, such a big partnership really deserves praise. Ryan Burl and Clive Madande both are unbeaten in the match.
Yes, we would have seen something better if Sikandar Raza was in the match. In the first match, he quarreled with his teammates, which resulted in a two-match ban. Sikandar Raza played very well in the first match, batting and bowling very well. Had he stayed in the second match, Zimbabwe's batting line-up would have been stronger and would have been able to target more runs. He could show great performance in bowling.
Tadiwanashe Marumani, the opening batsman of the Zimbabwe team, was dismissed for 1 run in the first match as well, and was also dismissed in the second innings after playing just one ball. Having performed poorly in two consecutive matches, I think Tadiwanashe Marumani should be changed from the XI in the next match.
Zimbabwe did not perform as expected at home. The opposition lost to Ireland by four wickets. Zimbabwe eventually fought back to win and took the game to the last over. Today again the third match of the series will be played. As the series is level with both the teams playing one match each, so today's match will be the final match for them whoever wins today will win the series. Let's see which team can show great performance today and win the series. However, due to the absence of Sikandar Raza in the Zimbabwean XI, the team is a bit shaky. Can Zimbabwe win the series at home today?