A century from Ben Curran helped Zimbabwe beat Eire by 9 wickets and declare a 2-1 victory within the one-day worldwide sequence in Harare.
Opener Curran, who’s the brother of England internationals Sam and Tom, occupied the crease all through his facet’s innings and hit 14 boundaries as he racked up his enormous contribution of 118 not out off 130 balls.
It’s Curran’s first worldwide century since making his debut for Zimbabwe, who he qualifies to play for through his dad, final December.
Eire made 240-6 off their 50 overs with Andrew Balbirnie (64), Lorcan Tucker (61) and Harry Tector (51) all reaching half-centuries.
Eire’s top-scorer Balbirnie, and Tector, constructed an 86-run partnership for the third wicket whereas Tucker and Mark Adair, who completed 26 not out, placed on 67 for the sixth wicket.
Richard Ngarava and Trevor Gwandu had been the decide of the bowlers for the hosts with 2-42 and 2-44 respectively.
In response, Zimbabwe reached their goal off 39.3 overs to finish a cushty victory.
Brian Bennett smashed 48 off 48 balls earlier than falling lbw to Graham Hume, who turned out to be Eire’s sole wicket-taker.
That left the Zimbabweans 124-1 within the twentieth over and Curran’s subsequent partnership with captain Craig Ervine (39*) noticed their facet canter to their decisive win.
Zimbabwe had secured a 49-run win in Friday’s opener earlier than Eire levelled the sequence with a six-wicket victory on Sunday.
The perimeters will now contest a three-match T20 sequence, starting on Saturday, with additional matches on Sunday and Tuesday to conclude Eire’s tour.
Eire might be with out opener Ross Adair for that trio of video games as he was dominated out on Monday with a calf injury.
Eire received the one-off Check between the edges in Bulawayo.
