Hobart, Australia (BBN)-Ireland in a tough game crushed Zimbabwe by five runs in the 30th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 on Saturday.Playing in the second innings, Zimbabwe scored 326 losing all wickets in 49.3 overs, coming on the verge of victory.
Earlier, Ireland made 331 total losing eight wickets in 50 overs.
Prior to beginning of today Pool B match, Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field first,
A win for Ireland will take them one step closer to reaching the quarter-finals.
TEAM
Ireland: WTS Porterfield*, PR Stirling, EC Joyce, NJ O'Brien, A Balbirnie, GC Wilson†, KJ O'Brien, JF Mooney, AR Cusack, GH Dockrell, A McBrine
Zimbabwe: CJ Chibhabha, Sikandar Raza, SF Mire, H Masakadza, BRM Taylor*†, SC Williams, CR Ervine, RW Chakabva, T Mupariwa, T Panyangara, TL Chatara
BBN/AS/AI-07Mar15-5:40pm (BST)