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The Zimbabwe team lost 9 wickets in the first day's play despite the relatively low number of runs in the match. Ireland's bowling performance in today's match was excellent especially Barry McCarthy bowled brilliantly due to which Zimbabwe team is still under pressure. Prince Masvaure batted brilliantly for the Zimbabwe team in today's match, he scored 74 runs but unfortunately could not reach the century. Moreover Joylord Gumbie he batted amazingly 49 runs scored in 99 balls, these two batsmen batted well all other batsmen did not do very well for the team, however at the moment Zimbabwe team team runs 208, wickets 9.
By looking at the first test match I was not expecting a good performance by West Indies but they perform really well in the first inning. And they had a led of 41 runs. And this that was a good luck of them. But in the second inning their batting was not good. And I also appreciate the bowling of Shoaib Bashir only he is the one who destroyed the West Indies team. He collected some crucial wickets which made a lot of pressure of West Indies team. They have another match and I hope West Indies will do better in upcoming match. 
Tomorrow there is a match between England and West Indies, I am 100% sure, there is once again no chance for the West Indies because as they lost the first two matches against England, we can judge the West Indies team that they show poor performance.
Also, in the last two matches, the West Indies lost the series while in the last test that match was finished early, it is the prove, the worst team West Indies will lose against England in this match too . This match will start from tomorrow at Birmingham. By the way, after this series the England team has another series against Sri Lanka in which they will also play test matches.
Unchanged England seek 3-0, as Test cricket desperately seeks a contest
Ireland won the toss and sent Zimbabwe into bat, they had so far reached 85 for no wickets by the lunch break. Joylord Gumbie took a personal 49 just one run away from his half-century and is doing well on his debut. From the point of view of experience, Zimbabwe has played Tests much earlier than Ireland, so I will definitely put Zimbabwe ahead in the only Test match. Ireland have some good bowlers in ODI cricket and they playing today, but their experience is not useful now, they must use the experienced to take control of the match. The match has just started today and it is not clear which way it will go, but for now Zimbabwe are in a good position.
1 st day and 3 rd session is continuing in pitch and start of game, Ireland team won the toss and got a chance to choose bat or field first and choosing right decision. Ireland took field first and this game was held on Civil Service Cricket Club ground. Zimbabwe team scored 187 runs in 60.3 overs by losing 4 wickets. Player of Zimbabwe team playing great and also showed brilliant effort. Gumbie scores 49 runs in 99 balls and hitting seven 4s. Prince also batted outstanding and he made 74 runs in 152 balls and hitted eight 4s. Ervin team leader performed very poor and scored 5 runs and same d.myers scored only 10 runs. These are all dismissed from pitch and right now, Williams and Bennett both is playing their inning in pitch hope zimbabwe team grab good runs in 1 st dat and 1 st Inning. 
Zimbabwe seems to be in a very strong position now. They are 153/3 at the time of tea. Prince Masvaure is still there with 70 not out, with Sean Williams at the other end. For Ireland, Barry McCarthy has picked up 2 wickets, and Craig Young has picked one. My question is why Josh Little is not in the playing XI. Is franchise cricket more important than test cricket? Especially for Ireland, who play 1-2 test matches per year? Brian Bennett and Clive Madande are yet to come for Zimbabwe, and a total of above 400 looks very much on the cards here.
A completely irrelevant test match is taking place at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Stormont, between Ireland and Zimbabwe. I don't understand the point in having just three teams in second division test cricket. Ideally there should be at least 8 teams. Apart from the existing ones (Zimbabwe, Ireland and Afghanistan), they can add Scotland, Netherlands, Nepal, Namibia and USA. Anyway, at this point, Zimbabwe has got a good start. They are at 65/0, without the loss of any wickets. Prince Masvaure and Joylord Gumbie are at the crease.
Zimbabwe squad touring to Ireland sqaud for play just a test match and this match has begun now and playing at crease and toss already done among both sqauds. First inning of Zimbabwe sqaud is ongoing at crease and their batters performance seems very good and their start was total admirable. Ireland sqaud bowlers are seeming very difficult to face the Zimbabwe sqaud batters and restrict them at low scores target. Ireland bowlers successfully managed to pick two wickets who played very impressively. Joylord Gumbie batter managed to collect 49 scores after playing 99 scores and one more score need to complete mid century but sadly he was wiped out. This batter Joylord Gumbie made a good batting partnership with the batter Prince Masvaure, he still not got out and also collect 56 scores. If this batter will not in next few overs then this batter will prove very danger for Ireland squad because his performance is going very fantastic. 
A completely irrelevant test match is taking place at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Stormont, between Ireland and Zimbabwe. I don't understand the point in having just three teams in second division test cricket. Ideally there should be at least 8 teams. Apart from the existing ones (Zimbabwe, Ireland and Afghanistan), they can add Scotland, Netherlands, Nepal, Namibia and USA. Anyway, at this point, Zimbabwe has got a good start. They are at 65/0, without the loss of any wickets. Prince Masvaure and Joylord Gumbie are at the crease.
Ireland won the toss and sent Zimbabwe into bat, they had so far reached 85 for no wickets by the lunch break. Joylord Gumbie took a personal 49 just one run away from his half-century and is doing well on his debut. From the point of view of experience, Zimbabwe has played Tests much earlier than Ireland, so I will definitely put Zimbabwe ahead in the only Test match. Ireland have some good bowlers in ODI cricket and they playing today, but their experience is not useful now, they must use the experienced to take control of the match. The match has just started today and it is not clear which way it will go, but for now Zimbabwe are in a good position. 
The West Indies led by 41 runs in the first innings but were then beaten by 241 runs. Although three wickets fell to make 84 runs in the first innings, the Athanaze and Kavem Hodge partnership helped West Indies to collect big in the first innings. Among the top order batsmen of the two teams, the performance of England batsmen was ahead in this match, but in the case of West Indies, the top order batsmen did not show performance in both the innings. Talking about the second innings, West Indies put in a cheap performance. In the second innings Mikyle Louis and Brathwaite put on 66 runs in the opening partnership, when Mikyle got out, the procession of wickets started. England used only four bowlers in the second innings and the bowlers bowled brilliantly, especially Shoaib Bashir. West Indies need to work harder and bat patiently if they can hope for anything in the third Test.
By looking at the first test match I was not expecting a good performance by West Indies but they perform really well in the first inning. And they had a led of 41 runs. And this that was a good luck of them. But in the second inning their batting was not good. And I also appreciate the bowling of Shoaib Bashir only he is the one who destroyed the West Indies team. He collected some crucial wickets which made a lot of pressure of West Indies team. They have another match and I hope West Indies will do better in upcoming match.
A completely irrelevant test match is taking place at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Stormont, between Ireland and Zimbabwe. I don't understand the point in having just three teams in second division test cricket. Ideally there should be at least 8 teams. Apart from the existing ones (Zimbabwe, Ireland and Afghanistan), they can add Scotland, Netherlands, Nepal, Namibia and USA. Anyway, at this point, Zimbabwe has got a good start. They are at 65/0, without the loss of any wickets. Prince Masvaure and Joylord Gumbie are at the crease.
In the first Test of the three-match Test series, West Indies lost by a series margin to England and in that match we saw the five-day game come to an end before just three days were over. West Indies batsmen could not stand up against England bowlers on the other hand West Indies bowlers could not bowl well against England batsmen resulting in a big defeat. The two teams will again face each other to play the second Test match of the series on 18th. I will put England ahead in the second test as well and there is a possibility of England winning the second test by a big margin. The West Indies cricketers must be patient enough in the second Test match if they rush too much then the same result as the first Test match can be repeated in the second Test match.
IMO, unless there is rain interruption England is going to sweep the series 3-0 and each of the matches will be won by them with a big margin. For West Indies, the biggest challenge remains facing the England seamers. Although Anderson is gone, they need to deal with Mark Wood, Chris Woakes and Gus Atkinson. And Atkinson nabbed 12 wickets in the first test and the West Indian batsmen were completely clueless against him. The only one who got a score of more than 30 in the first test was tailender Gudakesh Motie.
The Zimbabwean team is batting in the first innings of the Zimbabwe vs Ireland test match. Today's match will be played very seriously by both teams although I can see Ireland team in great bowling form in today's match. The Ireland team that is bowling today, the Zimbabwean team is not able to bat well, the batsmen are under a lot of pressure. Although no wickets have fallen so far, their runs have been very low, with Zimbabwean batsmen Prince Masvaure and Joylord Gumbie in the openers scoring just 11 runs in their partnership of 5 overs.
The only Test match between Ireland and Zimbabwe is going to start today. Zimbabwe team is visiting Ireland to play this test series against Ireland. If we judge the strength between these two teams in Test ODI and T20 format then both teams will be equal.
In the only Test match, we want to keep these two teams equally ahead as they are not less than each other in terms of performance. Zimbabwe cricket team got test status from ICC long before Ireland cricket but still there is no improvement in their cricket. Due to which they have performed poorly in most of the series against different teams, let's see how strong Zimbabwe can show in the only test match against Ireland. Maybe the Ireland team will try to take advantage of their own home ground in this test match even if they will be more confident in this match.
In the only Test match, we want to keep these two teams equally ahead as they are not less than each other in terms of performance. Zimbabwe cricket team got test status from ICC long before Ireland cricket but still there is no improvement in their cricket. Due to which they have performed poorly in most of the series against different teams, let's see how strong Zimbabwe can show in the only test match against Ireland. Maybe the Ireland team will try to take advantage of their own home ground in this test match even if they will be more confident in this match.
We all expected West Indies to perform worse in the second Test than the performance they did against England in the first Test, but that was not the case. We have seen that West Indies performed well enough against England in the second Test match but if the West Indies bowlers could have bowled a little better then the result of this match could have been different. However, in the first match, West Indies were defeated by England by innings and big runs, but in the second test match, at least West Indies were not defeated by innings. England have already won the series against West Indies so now the third match for West Indies is only a match to save their honor. I hope they will surely give tough competition against England in the third match.
So not being defeated by an innings is a big thing now? West Indies still lost the match by 241 runs. That is a massive margin, in any format of cricket. To be honest, I can't find any improvement in the performance of that team and I don't think that teams such as West Indies should be allowed to play test cricket against top-tier nations such as England. Like I said many times before, we need a top division in test cricket comprising of the following teams - India, Australia, England, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa.
The West Indies led by 41 runs in the first innings but were then beaten by 241 runs. Although three wickets fell to make 84 runs in the first innings, the Athanaze and Kavem Hodge partnership helped West Indies to collect big in the first innings. Among the top order batsmen of the two teams, the performance of England batsmen was ahead in this match, but in the case of West Indies, the top order batsmen did not show performance in both the innings. Talking about the second innings, West Indies put in a cheap performance. In the second innings Mikyle Louis and Brathwaite put on 66 runs in the opening partnership, when Mikyle got out, the procession of wickets started. England used only four bowlers in the second innings and the bowlers bowled brilliantly, especially Shoaib Bashir. West Indies need to work harder and bat patiently if they can hope for anything in the third Test.
By looking at the first test match I was not expecting a good performance by West Indies but they perform really well in the first inning. And they had a led of 41 runs. And this that was a good luck of them. But in the second inning their batting was not good. And I also appreciate the bowling of Shoaib Bashir only he is the one who destroyed the West Indies team. He collected some crucial wickets which made a lot of pressure of West Indies team. They have another match and I hope West Indies will do better in upcoming match. 
Zimbabwe tour of Ireland
After one day there will be a test match between Zimbabwe and Ireland team, this match will be hosted in Belfast. This is not any series match or any significant match in cricket, just only test match, you may say just a tour match.
It will be an important test match for both the team especially the Ireland team
However, I doubt even if this test match will even be played or not as I checked the weather prediction of the venue and it is not healthy at all.
Ahh, not good weather on the ground, from tomorrow it will be raining and also there will rain continuously for four days or a minimum of three days which means maybe we will not see this match and by chance, if there is luck then we may see just one day of play.
After one day there will be a test match between Zimbabwe and Ireland team, this match will be hosted in Belfast. This is not any series match or any significant match in cricket, just only test match, you may say just a tour match.
It will be an important test match for both the team especially the Ireland team
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Ireland's precarious financial position meant they went four years without playing a Test, though they have now played five in the last 15 months. Their most recent fixture came in March, when Adair's eight-wicket match haul proved instrumental in their first-ever Test win over Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi - and won him the match award.
However, I doubt even if this test match will even be played or not as I checked the weather prediction of the venue and it is not healthy at all.
Ahh, not good weather on the ground, from tomorrow it will be raining and also there will rain continuously for four days or a minimum of three days which means maybe we will not see this match and by chance, if there is luck then we may see just one day of play.
The West Indies led by 41 runs in the first innings but were then beaten by 241 runs. Although three wickets fell to make 84 runs in the first innings, the Athanaze and Kavem Hodge partnership helped West Indies to collect big in the first innings. Among the top order batsmen of the two teams, the performance of England batsmen was ahead in this match, but in the case of West Indies, the top order batsmen did not show performance in both the innings. Talking about the second innings, West Indies put in a cheap performance. In the second innings Mikyle Louis and Brathwaite put on 66 runs in the opening partnership, when Mikyle got out, the procession of wickets started. England used only four bowlers in the second innings and the bowlers bowled brilliantly, especially Shoaib Bashir. West Indies need to work harder and bat patiently if they can hope for anything in the third Test.
By looking at the first test match I was not expecting a good performance by West Indies but they perform really well in the first inning. And they had a led of 41 runs. And this that was a good luck of them. But in the second inning their batting was not good. And I also appreciate the bowling of Shoaib Bashir only he is the one who destroyed the West Indies team. He collected some crucial wickets which made a lot of pressure of West Indies team. They have another match and I hope West Indies will do better in upcoming match. There is one more match left between them and maybe in that match West Indies team will try to play their best to at least keep their honor and win the last match.
By looking at the first test match I was not expecting a good performance by West Indies but they perform really well in the first inning. And they had a led of 41 runs. And this that was a good luck of them. But in the second inning their batting was not good. And I also appreciate the bowling of Shoaib Bashir only he is the one who destroyed the West Indies team. He collected some crucial wickets which made a lot of pressure of West Indies team. They have another match and I hope West Indies will do better in upcoming match.
Historically nature of West Indian cricket is always unpredictable, but recently they have huge decline in quality just because of this, mostly people have no good hopes from them for consistently performing. But here we have good development in second test match's first inning but sadly in second inning we see another disappointment which is clearly indicating things are still not as required.England bowling was not good in second test match but we still have good comeback from them in second inning through Chris Woakes and Shoaib Bashir after Gus Atkinson was also on fire. Now seems like that West Indian batting is having serious trouble in test format because now their batsmen not having any technique which is important for the test matches just because of this, their performance is having serious problems especially against top teams as they are not able to give their best.
Are you forgetting England's tour of India early this year where Bashir played in 3 out of 5 matches, took total of 17 wickets, including two 5 wickets hauls!? India won by an inning in last match, otherwise this stats could have been even better.
By looking at the first test match I was not expecting a good performance by West Indies but they perform really well in the first inning. And they had a led of 41 runs. And this that was a good luck of them. But in the second inning their batting was not good. And I also appreciate the bowling of Shoaib Bashir only he is the one who destroyed the West Indies team. He collected some crucial wickets which made a lot of pressure of West Indies team. They have another match and I hope West Indies will do better in upcoming match.
One off performances doesn't matter much. West Indies imploded during the second innings. And it was not just Shoaib Bashir who did the damage. Chris Woakes was the one who got both the openers, and then Gus Atkinson also nabbed a few crucial wickets. And from the other end, Mark Wood was constantly terrorizing the batsmen with his 90+ mph deliveries. I was a bit concerned for the England bowling after Jimmy Anderson retired, but those concerns are pretty much gone now.
The West Indies led by 41 runs in the first innings but were then beaten by 241 runs. Although three wickets fell to make 84 runs in the first innings, the Athanaze and Kavem Hodge partnership helped West Indies to collect big in the first innings. Among the top order batsmen of the two teams, the performance of England batsmen was ahead in this match, but in the case of West Indies, the top order batsmen did not show performance in both the innings. Talking about the second innings, West Indies put in a cheap performance. In the second innings Mikyle Louis and Brathwaite put on 66 runs in the opening partnership, when Mikyle got out, the procession of wickets started. England used only four bowlers in the second innings and the bowlers bowled brilliantly, especially Shoaib Bashir. West Indies need to work harder and bat patiently if they can hope for anything in the third Test.
By looking at the first test match I was not expecting a good performance by West Indies but they perform really well in the first inning. And they had a led of 41 runs. And this that was a good luck of them. But in the second inning their batting was not good. And I also appreciate the bowling of Shoaib Bashir only he is the one who destroyed the West Indies team. He collected some crucial wickets which made a lot of pressure of West Indies team. They have another match and I hope West Indies will do better in upcoming match. Jump to: