Ireland Beats Zimbabwe : Ireland defeated Zimbabwe by 4 wickets in the only Test match played in Belfast. Ireland easily achieved the target of 158 runs for victory by losing 6 wickets. In this way, Ireland achieved a memorable victory in Test cricket in front of their home fans and with this they also made a big record.

Ireland and Zimbabwe played a test match after a long time. Batting first, Zimbabwe scored 210 runs. Prince Masvaure scored the highest 74 runs for his team in the first innings. Barry McCarthy and Andy McBrien took 3-3 wickets for Ireland. In reply, Ireland scored 250 runs in their first innings and took a lead of 40 runs. Peter Moore scored the highest 79 runs for Ireland in the first innings. In the second innings, Zimbabwe's team could score only 197 runs. Andy McBrien once again took 4 wickets.

In this way, Ireland got a target of 158 runs to win but at one point they lost 5 wickets for just 21 runs. 3 top order batsmen could not even open their account. After this, Lorcan Tucker and Andy McBrien made a comeback for the team by making a partnership of 96 runs. Tucker scored 56 and McBrien remained unbeaten on 55 runs. Mark Adair also remained unbeaten on 24 runs and gave victory to the team.

Ireland set a big record in Test cricket

In this way, Ireland achieved only its second victory in Test cricket. They had achieved their first Test victory against Afghanistan and now by defeating Zimbabwe, they tasted victory in Test cricket for the second time. Apart from this, Ireland made another big record in its name. Ireland lost 5 wickets within 25 runs and still won the match. In the history of Test cricket, Ireland has become the first team to win a Test match despite losing 5 wickets within 25 runs while chasing runs in the fourth innings.