DTVHINDIZIM vs IRE: This happened for the first time in Test cricket, Andy McBrine scored 5 runs by running on one ball, watch the video
Ireland won the only Test match against Zimbabwe by 4 wickets. Ireland vs Zimbabwe, Only Test (Image Credit- Twitter The only Test match between Zimbabwe and Ireland (Ireland vs Zimbabwe) was played at the Civil Service Cricket Club Belfast. Let us tell you that in this match, host Ireland won against Zimbabwe by 4 wickets. So, in this match, a very strange incident was seen in the second innings of Ireland. When Ireland came out to chase the target of 158 runs given by Zimbabwe, the team’s score was 75/5 after 18 overs on the fourth day of the match. But in the next over, on a ball bowled by Richard Ngarwa, Andy McBrine, who was on strike, played a shot towards off south. The ball was moving fast towards the boundary line, but during this time Tendui Chatara stops the ball before it becomes a four and sends it back inside the field, but due to the momentum of his body, he goes beyond the leg hoarding on the boundary line. Meanwhile, the batsman on strike gets a chance to run for more runs, and Andy McBrien runs on this ball and takes 5 runs. Let us tell you that this is the first time in Test cricket that a player has scored 5 runs on a ball by hitting a single shot. Watch the amazing video of this incident McBrine hits Ngarava for 5⃣! Yep, you read that right… ▪️ Ireland 86-5 (19 overs)▪️ Zimbabwe 197 (71 overs)▪️ Ireland 250 (58.3 overs)▪️ Zimbabwe 210 (71.3 overs) WATCH (Ireland/UK): https://t.co/DeHsISzoPwWATCH (Rest of the world): https://t.co/HZ1cGTFoHvSCORE:… pic.twitter.com/0Rr6GRZoa7 — Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland) July 28, 2024 On the other hand, if we tell you about this match, Ireland has won by 4 wickets. Zimbabwe scored 210 runs in the first innings, in response to which Ireland scored 250 runs in the first innings. Then Zimbabwe scored 197 runs in the second innings and Ireland got a target of 158 runs to win, which the Irish team achieved by losing 6 wickets in 36.1 overs. Andy McBrien (55*) was awarded the Player of the Match award (POTM) for his brilliant half-century in the second innings of the Irish team.
