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| 1-Zimbabwe lost an early wicket after being sent in, but Hamilton Masakadza played a few inventive shots |
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| 2-Alex Cusack let Masakadza off when he was on 13, and Zimbabwe moved confidently past |
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| 3-Masakadza and Brendan Taylor were looking dangerous when Andy McBrine came on and struck twice |
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| 4-Taylor carried on to score 59, and Zimbabwe set Ireland a target of 164 |
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| 5-Paul Stirling was aggressive at the start of Ireland's chase |
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| 6-William Porterfield gave him good support at the other end |
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| 7-The openers added 80, and Ireland seemed to be running away with the game |
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| 8-But Zimbabwe pulled things back with a clump of wickets. Tendai Chatara bowled economically and removed Stirling for 60 |
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| 9-It came down to the last ball, off which Ireland sneaked the winning bye to leave Zimbabwe's players in a state of dejection |
