Zimbabwe v Ireland - #BendTheRules Moments
#BendTheRules Moments from the Group B match between Zimbabwe and Ireland

2.6 Panyangara to Stirling, OUT, short and wide, that shot was on, but he ended up slashing underneath the ball and hit it at catchable height to point, just over the head, and Williams takes it easily, with two hands, timing his jump just right PR Stirling c Williams b Panyangara 10 (12m 11b 2x4 0x6) SR: 90.90
19.2 Mupariwa to Joyce, 2 runs, short outside off, and Mupariwa has dropped it. Went for the pull, had to drag it from way outside off, ended up spooning it high towards square leg. The bowler chased after it, got both hands to it, couldn't hold on
20.1 Williams to Porterfield, OUT, gone. Porterfield's agonising innings comes to an end. Williams fires it across the left-hander, who makes room and tries to hit it over extra cover. Ends up scooping a high, simple catch to mid-off WTS Porterfield c Masakadza b Williams 29 (81m 61b 1x4 0x6) SR: 47.54
26.6 Williams to Balbirnie, 1 run, flat, round-arm, angling in towards middle and leg, pushed down the ground towards long-off. Ooh, hang on, the bowler dived to his left, and that was in the air, and he did get his left hand to it, so that could count as a drop
36.3 Panyangara to Joyce, 2 runs, short again, and he pulls it away to the left of deep midwicket to bring up a superb century. Struggled with the slow pace of the pitch early on, but he's grown increasingly fluent, and he's reached the landmark in 96 balls.
38.4 Chatara to Joyce, OUT, gone. Another slower full-toss, and Joyce cleared his front leg to hit it over mid-on, maybe, ended up toe-ending it and popping the simplest of catches to short midwicket EC Joyce c Ervine b Chatara 112 (141m 103b 9x4 3x6) SR: 108.73
44.1 Chatara to KJ O'Brien, OUT, slower ball wide outside off, and Kev goes for the big hit, only succeeds in skewing it high in the air, simple catch to the man at long-on KJ O'Brien c Chakabva b Chatara 24 (27m 22b 4x4 0x6) SR: 109.09
49.1 Mupariwa to Balbirnie, 1 run, OUT, yorker on middle stump, makes room to squeeze it away towards sweeper cover. They take on Chakabva's arm and go for a second, the throw is accurate, and Taylor is quick to remove the bails before Balbirnie could dive into his crease, and the square leg umpire had no hesitation in raising his finger, didn't need to go to the third umpire. Sad end to a superb innings. A Balbirnie run out 97 (127m 79b 7x4 4x6) SR: 122.78
7.5 Mooney to Sikandar Raza, OUT, Mooney strikes. Raza is gone. This was full and swinging away outside off, Raza throws his bat at a drive, the ball catches the outside edge and flies to slip, where Stirling dives sharply to his left to snag the ball Sikandar Raza c Stirling b Mooney 12 (19b 2x4 0x6) SR: 63.15
8.4 Cusack to Chibhabha, OUT, That's a skier and William Porterfield pulls off a smart catch, Cusack exults. Both the Zimbabwe openers are back in the hut. Chibhabha comes down the track, manufactures a length back and looks to launch it over the covers. But he can only skew it up in the air. Porterfield tracks back from point and completes a fine catch CJ Chibhabha c Porterfield b Cusack 18 (32b 3x4 0x6) SR: 56.25
10.3 KJ O'Brien to Masakadza, OUT, KOB goes up for a caught behind appeal. The umpire raises his finger. Has Hamilton Masakadza nicked off? He does not opt for the review and trudges back. Fuller and outside off, he pushes at it, the ball may have slipped off an outside edge to the keeper. Yes, Snicko picks up a spike, vindicating the umpire's decision H Masakadza c †Wilson b KJ O'Brien 5 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 71.42
37.3 Cusack to Taylor, OUT, uh, oh. Taylor's gone. Big, big moment, this. This was full outside off. Taylor was looking to lift it over cover. It was the slower one, he was through his shot too early, and the bat turned in his hands and it looped to mid-on instead BRM Taylor c KJ O'Brien b Cusack 121 (91b 11x4 4x6) SR: 132.96
42.3 McBrine to Ervine, OUT, oh my god. Ervine looked to reverse-sweep a middle-stump ball, and popped a simple catch straight to the man at short third man CR Ervine c NJ O'Brien b McBrine 11 (16b 1x4 0x6) SR: 68.75
49.3 Cusack to Mupariwa, OUT, and he's gone. Ireland have won this. Goes for the big hit over the bowler's head, this was another slower ball, I think, and he didn't get hold of it at all. Got more elevation than distance, and Porterfield, running in from long-on, took it calmly, a captain's catch. Ireland are still in with a definite chance of making the quarterfinals. T Mupariwa c Porterfield b Cusack 18 (7b 2x4 1x6) SR: 257.14
#BendTheRules Moments from the Group B match between Zimbabwe and Ireland
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