A 144-run partnership between captain Paul Stirling and Curtis Campher steered Eire to a six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe as they levelled the ODI collection in Harare.
The hosts had been dimissed for 245 with Wesley Madhevere (61) and Sikandar Raza (58) placing on 74 for the fourth wicket.
Stirling (89) and Campher (63), who additionally took 3-13, set the Irish on target for victory they usually reached 249-4 with eight balls to spare.
Zimbabwe secured a 49-run win in Friday’s opener and the perimeters will meet once more on the Harare Sports activities Membership on Tuesday for the decider.
Eire received the toss on Sunday and elected to area with the Chevrons shifting to 73-3 earlier than Madhevere and Sikandar Raza put them in a very good place.
Campher trapped Madhevere and adopted it up with two wickets in two balls to swing the momentum in Eire’s favour.
Sikandar Raza steadied Zimbabwe’s innings and from 157-6 they had been bowled out for 245 with an over remaining with Mark Adair claiming 4-54.
Andrew Balbirnie fell for 11 earlier than fellow opener Stirling and Campher took Eire to 171-1.
Lorcan Tucker (30*) and George Dockrell (20*) had been on the creased as victory was sealed.
“I feel we had been higher [than the first ODI] – there is no lull in that center interval, Sikandar and Wesley battled rather well and that is once we had been underneath essentially the most strain,” stated Stirling.
“I chucked the ball to Curtis and he actually turned the sport on it is head. I feel 250 was about proper for us to chase and we acquired there.”
