INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Zimbabwe on Monday beat Ireland by 31 runs in their first World Cup 2022 match in Australia.The win has put Zimbabwe back on the big stage
with a statement win over Ireland in their first major tournament appearance since 2016.It was also Zimbabwe&s first World Cup win over
Ireland in four meetings across the 50- and 20-over formats, and puts them second on the Group B table behind Scotland.In chilly conditions
and on a surface with extra bounce, Zimbabwe were in early trouble on 39 for 3 inside the first six overs but then recovered to 79 for 4 at
the halfway stage, ESPN Cricket reported.Sikandar Raza took the reins from there on, and powered his way to his sixth T20I half-century
while also sharing in a 58-run fifth-wicket stand with Milton Shumba.Raza also added 33 from 17 balls with No
9 Luke Jongwe at the death to give the bowlers a decent total to defend.Ireland&s fast bowlers clearly had a plan for the opening exchanges
of their game against Zimbabwe & that seemed to be to bowl short & and they stuck to it almost to perfection
Collectively, they only delivered one full delivery in the first five overs while testing Zimbabwe&s top four with pace, bounce and seam
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