Zimbabwe dominate first session at Queens Sports Clubs

Brandon Moyo, Sports Writer

Zimbabwe’s fast bowlers, led by Blessing Muzarabani put the Chevrons in the front seat on the first session of day one of their one-off Test match against Ireland at Queens Sports Club.
Muzarabani picked up four wickets in just seven overs in the morning session with Ireland going to the lunch break on 111/6. Richard Ngarava and Trevor Gwandu picked up the other two scalps.
Ireland won the toss and elected to bat first.
Playing on a wicket with some grass cover, Zimbabwe’s seamers made full use of the conditions in the morning with Muzarabani striking as early the first over, getting PJ Moor caught for four runs.
In the fourth over, Ngarava bowled Curtis Campher with a plumb delivery, leaving the visitors on 17/2.
Muzarabani would get his second in the fifth over, getting the Irish skipper Andy Balbirnie caught for nine runs off 10 deliveries.
Harry Tector was the next to fall, caught on the slips by Takudzwanashe Kaitano off a Muzarabani delivery for a nine-ball duck.
Muzarabani’s fourth wicket was Paul Stirling, who he also had caught for 10 runs.
In the 16th over, a 51-run sixth wicket partnership between Lorcan Tucker and Andy McBrine was broken by Gwandu.
Tucker was bowled for 33 runs off 28 balls.
Going into the break, Andy McBrine (25 runs off 41 balls) and Mark Adair (14 runs off as many deliveries were in the middle).