| Ireland women's cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2021–22 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Zimbabwe Women | Ireland Women | ||
| Dates | 5 – 11 October 2021 | ||
| Captains | Mary-Anne Musonda | Laura Delany | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Ireland Women won the 4-match series 3–1 | ||
| Most runs | Mary-Anne Musonda (169) | Gaby Lewis (263) | |
| Most wickets | Josephine Nkomo (4) | Cara Murray (8) | |
| Player of the series | Gaby Lewis (Ire) | ||
The Ireland women's cricket team played four Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) against the Zimbabwe women's cricket team in October 2021. [1] The matches were used by both teams for their preparation for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, [2] also in Zimbabwe. [3] They were the first WODI matches to be played by Ireland since June 2018, when they hosted New Zealand, [4] and the first ever WODI matches to be played by Zimbabwe since they were granted WODI status by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in April 2021. [5] [6]
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Zimbabwe won the opening match of the series by four wickets, [7] with their captain Mary-Anne Musonda scoring an unbeaten century. [8] Ireland won the second match by 80 runs to level the series. [9] Ireland won the third WODI by eight wickets to go 2–1 in the series with one match to play. [10] Ireland then won the final match by 85 runs to win the series 3–1. [11] In the final match, Ireland's Amy Hunter became the youngest player, male or female, to score an ODI century. [12]
