Campher stars for Ireland in 6-wicket win over Zimbabwe

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Campher stars for Ireland in 6-wicket win over Zimbabwe

Ireland have beaten Zimbabwe by six wickets off the back of a superb all-round performance from Curtis Campher in Harare.

Levelling their one-day international series at 1-1 with one game to go, the visitors were indebted to Campher who, after taking 3-13 to help bowl Zimbabwe out for 245 in 49 overs, then scored 63 in a second-wicket stand of 144 with captain Paul Stirling to break the back of the chase.

Zimbabwe had been 3-151, opener Brian Bennett making 30, before Campher removed top-scorer Wessly Madhevere for 61 and quickly added the wickets of Johnathan Campbell and Tadiwanashe Marumani.

Sikanda Raza made 58 and lower-order batters Wellington Masakadza (35) and Richard Ngarava (17no) helped Zimbabwe to a competitive total before Mark Adair took the final two wickets to finish with 4-54.

Ireland lost Andy Balbirnie for 11 but opening partner Stirling reached a 65-ball half-century with six fours and a six.

The patient Campher followed in 80 ****** before eventually being trapped lbw by a short delivery from Trevor Gwandu that kept low.

Stirling holed out off Richard Ngarava for 89 but Lorcan Tucker (36no) and George Dockrell (20no) marshalled the closing stages of the chase.

The decider takes place on Tuesday at the same Harare Sports Club venue.

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