Zimbabwe women's cricket team in Ireland in 2025

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Zimbabwe women's cricket team in Ireland in 2025
  Cricket Ireland flag.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
  Ireland Zimbabwe
Dates 20 – 28 July 2025
Captains Gaby Lewis Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano
One Day International series
Results Ireland won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Orla Prendergast (117) Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano (104)
Most wickets Lara McBride (5) Loreen Tshuma (6)
Player of the series Orla Prendergast (Ire)
Twenty20 International series
Results Ireland won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Gaby Lewis (154) Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano (92)
Most wickets Cara Murray (7) Beloved Biza (2)
Kudzai Chigora (2)
Tendai Makusha (2)
Player of the series Gaby Lewis (Ire)

The Zimbabwe women's cricket team toured Ireland in July 2025 to play the Ireland women's cricket team. [1] [2] The tour consisted of two One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [3] [4] In March 2025, the Cricket Ireland (CI) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2025 home international season. [5]

Contents

Ireland won the first T20I by six wickets with Gaby Lewis scored 67 runs and Cara Murray's 3-for. [6] Gaby Lewis' 87 runs and Cara Murray's 3-for, the hosts won the second T20I by 65 runs and sealed the series. [7] [8] Ireland won the third and last game of the T20I series by 51 runs, with Amy Hunter scored a half century and Sophie MacMahon took 3 wickets and the hosts clean swept the series 3-0. [9]

Ireland won the first ODI by 97 runs very comfortably with three half centuries such are Orla Prendergast (50), Sarah Forbes (54) and Gaby Lewis (51), and lead the series 1-0. [10] [11] The hosts won the second and last ODI by four wickets, with the Orla Prendergast scord unbeaten 67 runs and Lara McBride took four wickets, and clean swept the series. [12] [13]

Squads

Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
ODIs [14] T20Is [15] ODIs & T20Is [16]

T20I series

1st T20I

20 July 2025
16:00
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
117/9 (20 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
118/4 (16.5 overs)
Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano 42 (50)
Cara Murray 3/19 (4 overs)
Gaby Lewis 67 (49)
Kudzai Chigora 2/18 (3.5 overs)
Ireland won by 6 wickets
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Mark Hawthorne (Ire)
Player of the match: Gaby Lewis (Ire)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Lara McBride (Ire) and Tendai Makusha (Zim) both made their T20I debuts.
  • Orla Prendergast (Ire) played in her 100th international match.
  • Arlene Kelly (Ire) took her 100th wicket in international cricket.
  • Amy Hunter (Ire) scored her 1,000th run in T20Is. [17]
  • Gaby Lewis became the first Irish woman to pass 4,000 runs across all formats. [18]

2nd T20I

22 July 2025
16:00
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
176/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
111 (20 overs)
Gaby Lewis 87 (50)
Tendai Makusha 2/30 (4 overs)
Kelis Ndhlovu 46 (40)
Cara Murray 3/17 (4 overs)
Ireland won by 65 runs
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Jonathan Kennedy (Ire)
Player of the match: Gaby Lewis (Ire)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • Cara Murray (Ire) played her 50th T20I match. [19]

3rd T20I

23 July 2025
16:00
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
180/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
129/7 (20 overs)
Amy Hunter 59 (40)
Beloved Biza 2/21 (4 overs)
Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano 39 (42)
Sophie MacMahon 3/21 (4 overs)
Ireland won by 51 runs
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Jonathan Kennedy (Ire)
Player of the match: Amy Hunter (Ire)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Amy Hunter (Ire) scored her 2,000th run in international cricket. [20] [21]

ODI series

1st ODI

26 July 2025
10:45
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
288/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
191 (48.1 overs)
Sarah Forbes 54 (78)
Kelis Ndhlovu 3/50 (9 overs)
Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano 48 (65)
Orla Prendergast 2/20 (10 overs)
Ireland won by 97 runs
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Kim Cotton (NZ)
Player of the match: Orla Prendergast (Ire)

2nd ODI

28 July 2025
10:45
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
178 (49.1 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
182/6 (38.5 overs)
Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano 56 (92)
Alana Dalzell 4/36 (10 overs)
Orla Prendergast 67* (72)
Loreen Tshuma 4/35 (10 overs)
Ireland won by 4 wickets
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Kim Cotton (NZ)
Player of the match: Orla Prendergast (Ire)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Leah Paul (Ire) played in her 100th international match. [26]

References

  1. "Zimbabwe Women to tour Ireland for white-ball series". Zimbabwe Cricket . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. "Women's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council . 4 November 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  3. "Zimbabwe Women's Tour of Ireland announced; 3 T20Is and 2 ODIs Scheduled". Female Cricket. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  4. "Ireland call off Afghanistan series 'for financial reasons'". BBC Sport . Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  5. "International fixtures unveiled for summer '25". Cricket Ireland . Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  6. "Gaby Lewis, Cara Murray Shine as Ireland Beat Zimbabwe by 6 Wickets in 1st T20I". Female Cricket. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  7. "Ireland seal T20 series victory against Zimbabwe". BBC Sport . Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  8. "Ireland Women Clinch T20I Series vs Zimbabwe as Gaby Lewis, Prendergast, and Murray Star Again". Female Cricket. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  9. "Ireland secure T20 series sweep against Zimbabwe". BBC Sport . Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  10. "All-round Ireland go 1-0 up with comfortable win". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  11. "All-Rounder Orla Prendergast's Shines as Ireland Takes ODI Series Lead Against Zimbabwe with A 97-Run Win". Female Cricket. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  12. "Prendergast helps Ireland to ODI sweep over Zimbabwe". BBC Sport . Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  13. "Ireland complete series win over Zimbabwe with four-wicket triumph at Stormont". RTÉ. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  14. "Ireland Women's squads named". Cricket Ireland . Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  15. "Ireland name white-ball squads to face Zimbabwe". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  16. "Zimbabwe Women depart for Ireland white-ball tour". Zimbabwe Cricket . Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  17. "Ireland claim opening T20 success over Zimbabwe". BBC Sport . Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  18. "Gaby Lewis Becomes First Irish Woman to Score 4,000 International Runs". Female Cricket. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  19. @cricketireland (22 July 2025). "𝐂𝐚𝐩 𝟓𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐲! A special moment as Cara makes her 𝟓𝟎𝐭𝐡 T20I appearance for Ireland!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  20. "Ireland's Amy Hunter Crosses 2000 International Runs with Defining Fifty Against Zimbabwe". Female Cricket. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  21. "Amy Hunter reaches milestone runs mark as Ireland wrap up series win against Zimbabwe". RTÉ . Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  22. "Ireland seal ODI victory against Zimbabwe". BBC Sport . Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  23. "Orla Prendergast Surpasses 1,000 ODI Runs Milestone for Ireland in Match-Defining Knock". Female Cricket. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  24. "Amy Hunter Becomes the Youngest Ireland Woman to Complete 1,000 ODI Runs". Female Cricket. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  25. @cricketireland (26 July 2025). "50 ODI wickets for Cara Murray!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  26. "All-Rounder Leah Paul Makes Her 100th International Appearance for Ireland". Female Cricket. Retrieved 28 July 2025.