Ireland women's cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2023–24
International cricket tour
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The Ireland women's cricket team toured Zimbabwe in January and February 2024 to play the Zimbabwe women's cricket team.[1] The tour consisted of three One Day International (ODI) and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[2] The T20I matches formed part of both teams' preparations for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier.[3]
| Ireland women's cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2023–24 | |||
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| Zimbabwe | Ireland | ||
| Dates | 18 January – 2 February 2024 | ||
| Captains | Mary-Anne Musonda | Laura Delany | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Ireland won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Ashley Ndiraya (113) | Gaby Lewis (115) | |
| Most wickets |
Loreen Tshuma (4) Kelis Ndhlovu (4) | Cara Murray (10) | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Ireland won the 5-match series 5–0 | ||
| Most runs | Kelis Ndhlovu (157) | Amy Hunter (240) | |
| Most wickets | Kelis Ndhlovu (4) | Laura Delany (8) | |
| Player of the series | Amy Hunter (Ire) | ||
Ireland comfortably won the rain-affected first ODI by 10 wickets.[4] The second match ended in a rain-affected tie.[5] A victory by 81 runs in the third game[6] handed the ODI series 2–0 to Ireland.[7][8]
The tourists won the first T20I by 57 runs.[9] During the match, Amy Hunter became the first Irish woman, and the third Irish cricketer (men or women), to score a century in both T20Is and ODIs.[10][11] Ireland also won the next two matches of the series to take an unassailable lead in the T20I series.[12][13] Ireland won the rain-curtailed fourth match by 9 wickets.[14] The tourists went on to win the fifth game by 14 runs,[15] and therefore swept the T20I series 5–0.[16]
Squads
 Zimbabwe |
 Ireland | |
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| ODIs & T20Is[17] | ODIs[18] | T20Is[19] |
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Sophie MacMahon returned home after the first T20I due to a knee injury sustained while fielding.[20]
Tour match
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Orla Prendergast 56 (52) Kudzai Chigora 2/31 (6 overs) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Zimbabwe A were set a revised target of 252 runs in 36 overs due to rain.
ODI series
1st ODI
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Gaby Lewis 65* (41) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Ireland were set a revised target of 110 runs in 21 overs due to rain.
- Kudzai Chigora and Michelle Mavunga (Zim) both made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
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Gaby Lewis 42 (64) Kelis Ndhlovu 3/36 (9 overs) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Ireland were set a revised target of 203 runs in 43 overs due to rain.
- Lindokuhle Mabhero (Zim) made her ODI debut.
3rd ODI
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
T20I series
1st T20I
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kudzai Chigora (Zim) made her T20I debut.
- Amy Hunter (Ire) scored her first century in T20Is.[21]
2nd T20I
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Christine Mutasa (Zim) made her T20I debut.
3rd T20I
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Laura Delany (Ire) became the first Irish women cricketer to play in her 100 T20Is.[22]
4th T20I
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 8 overs per side due to rain.
5th T20I
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Gaby Lewis 42 (33) Kelis Ndhlovu 3/20 (4 overs) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Beloved Biza (Zim) and Joanna Loughran (Ire) both made their T20I debuts.