Zimbabwe vs Ireland Head to Head Record and Match Stats
Covers 42 matches between Zimbabwe and Ireland from Mar 2007 to Feb 2025 (Tests, ODIs and T20Is with ball-by-ball records).
Ireland edge the Zimbabwe vs Ireland head to head by 20 wins to 16 in 42 games recorded between Mar 2007 and Feb 2025. That lead comes from two Test wins and a two-game margin in ODIs, while the T20I record is level.
Weather has played a part too: five games ended without a result, and the most recent meeting, a T20I at Harare Sports Club on 25 Feb 2025, was one of them. Below are the format-by-format records, the results timeline, the leading players, the biggest wins and where these sides usually meet.
Zimbabwe vs Ireland Head to Head in Each Format
The two teams have played only two Tests, and Ireland won both. The first was by 4 wickets at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast in Jul 2024. The second was by 63 runs at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo in Feb 2025, despite 7/58 from Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe).
Ireland lead the ODIs 10 to 8 in 22 games, with one tie and three no results. The very first ODI in the data, at Sabina Park on 15 Mar 2007, was the tie. The most recent ODI series, in Harare in Feb 2025, went to Zimbabwe two games to one, finishing with a 9-wicket win on 18 Feb.
T20Is are split 8 wins each in 18 matches since Mar 2014. Of the last ten T20Is, Zimbabwe won five and Ireland three, with two washed out. Their full records are on the Zimbabwe team records and Ireland cricket stats pages.
Zimbabwe vs Ireland Head to Head Record by Format
Format
Matches
Zimbabwe won
Ireland won
Tied
Drawn
NR
First match
Latest match
Tests
2
0
2
0
0
0
25 Jul 2024
6 Feb 2025
ODIs
22
8
10
1
–
3
15 Mar 2007
18 Feb 2025
T20Is
18
8
8
0
–
2
17 Mar 2014
25 Feb 2025
All formats
42
16
20
1
0
5
15 Mar 2007
25 Feb 2025
Zimbabwe vs Ireland in Tests
Tests in this record book: 2, from Jul 2024 to Feb 2025.
Most runs in Tests
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
AR McBrine Ireland
2
4
189
90*
94.50
64.29
0
2
L Tucker Ireland
2
4
147
58
36.75
78.19
0
2
MR Adair Ireland
2
4
117
78
39.00
73.58
0
1
PJ Moor Ireland
2
4
113
79
28.25
76.87
0
1
W Madhevere Zimbabwe
1
2
110
84
55.00
48.67
0
1
A Balbirnie Ireland
2
4
98
66
24.50
43.75
0
1
NR Welch Zimbabwe
1
2
95
90
47.50
49.22
0
1
PS Masvaure Zimbabwe
1
2
86
74
43.00
46.74
0
1
SC Williams Zimbabwe
1
2
75
40
37.50
70.75
0
0
J Gumbie Zimbabwe
1
2
73
49
36.50
50.69
0
0
Most wickets in Tests
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
B Muzarabani Zimbabwe
2
4
13
7/58
17.92
3.43
1
AR McBrine Ireland
2
4
11
4/38
18.45
2.52
0
BJ McCarthy Ireland
2
4
10
4/75
17.20
2.80
0
R Ngarava Zimbabwe
2
4
10
4/53
22.60
4.25
0
MJ Humphreys Ireland
2
3
8
6/57
14.38
2.39
1
MR Adair Ireland
2
4
7
2/42
27.71
2.77
0
TL Chivanga Zimbabwe
1
1
3
3/39
13.00
3.90
0
T Gwandu Zimbabwe
1
2
3
2/28
27.00
4.76
0
CA Young Ireland
2
4
3
2/37
44.33
3.24
0
SC Williams Zimbabwe
1
2
2
2/11
16.00
3.15
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Date
AR McBrine Ireland
90*
132
12
0
6 Feb 2025
NR Welch Zimbabwe
90
173
9
1
6 Feb 2025
W Madhevere Zimbabwe
84
195
8
0
6 Feb 2025
PJ Moor Ireland
79
105
11
0
25 Jul 2024
MR Adair Ireland
78
91
13
0
6 Feb 2025
Best bowling in an innings
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Date
B Muzarabani Zimbabwe
7/58
18
6 Feb 2025
MJ Humphreys Ireland
6/57
28
6 Feb 2025
AR McBrine Ireland
4/38
23
25 Jul 2024
R Ngarava Zimbabwe
4/53
11
25 Jul 2024
R Ngarava Zimbabwe
4/55
17.3
6 Feb 2025
Highest team totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Ireland
298
93.3
Zimbabwe
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
6 Feb 2025
Zimbabwe
267
86.1
Ireland
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
6 Feb 2025
Ireland
260
56.4
Zimbabwe
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
6 Feb 2025
Ireland
250
58.3
Zimbabwe
Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
25 Jul 2024
Zimbabwe
228
86.3
Ireland
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
6 Feb 2025
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Zimbabwe
197
71
Ireland
Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
25 Jul 2024
Zimbabwe
210
71.3
Ireland
Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
25 Jul 2024
Zimbabwe
228
86.3
Ireland
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
6 Feb 2025
Ireland
250
58.3
Zimbabwe
Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
25 Jul 2024
Ireland
260
56.4
Zimbabwe
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
6 Feb 2025
Latest results
Date
Venue
Result
6 Feb 2025
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Ireland won by 63 runs
25 Jul 2024
Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
Ireland won by 4 wickets
Zimbabwe vs Ireland in ODIs
ODIs in this record book: 22, from Mar 2007 to Feb 2025.
Most Runs in Zimbabwe vs Ireland ODIs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
CR Ervine Zimbabwe
14
14
657
105
59.73
85.10
2
5
PR Stirling Ireland
18
18
656
89
36.44
73.13
0
5
A Balbirnie Ireland
17
17
619
121*
41.27
79.87
2
3
Sikandar Raza Zimbabwe
17
17
525
69*
37.50
89.90
0
5
HT Tector Ireland
10
10
445
101*
55.62
83.33
1
4
SC Williams Zimbabwe
11
11
427
96
38.82
78.06
0
4
L Tucker Ireland
12
12
341
61
42.62
91.91
0
2
WTS Porterfield Ireland
13
13
316
75
24.31
59.62
0
2
BJ Bennett Zimbabwe
3
3
247
169
82.33
100.82
1
0
RP Burl Zimbabwe
8
8
246
59
35.14
78.59
0
2
Most Wickets in Zimbabwe vs Ireland ODIs
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
MR Adair Ireland
14
14
19
4/54
28.79
5.00
0
TJ Murtagh Ireland
7
7
18
5/21
14.94
3.97
1
J Little Ireland
10
10
18
6/36
24.78
5.79
1
AR McBrine Ireland
17
17
16
3/26
42.56
4.83
0
B Muzarabani Zimbabwe
9
9
15
4/29
21.27
4.22
0
GI Hume Ireland
9
9
13
4/34
25.15
5.07
0
R Ngarava Zimbabwe
9
9
13
3/52
31.08
5.17
0
SC Williams Zimbabwe
10
10
12
3/72
31.08
5.33
0
TL Chatara Zimbabwe
5
5
10
3/36
21.30
4.70
0
WP Masakadza Zimbabwe
12
12
8
2/31
52.50
4.66
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Date
BJ Bennett Zimbabwe
169
163
20
3
14 Feb 2025
BRM Taylor Zimbabwe
121
91
11
4
7 Mar 2015
A Balbirnie Ireland
121*
137
13
3
18 Jan 2023
BJ Curran Zimbabwe
118*
130
14
0
18 Feb 2025
JP Bray Ireland
115*
137
10
2
15 Mar 2007
Best bowling in an innings
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Date
J Little Ireland
6/36
10
15 Dec 2023
TJ Murtagh Ireland
5/21
10
4 Jul 2019
B Muzarabani Zimbabwe
4/29
9.4
8 Sep 2021
AR Cusack Ireland
4/32
9.3
7 Mar 2015
TJ Murtagh Ireland
4/32
10
13 Oct 2015
Highest team totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Ireland
331/8
50
Zimbabwe
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
7 Mar 2015
Zimbabwe
326
49.3
Ireland
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
7 Mar 2015
Zimbabwe
303/8
50
Ireland
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
17 Oct 2008
Zimbabwe
299/5
50
Ireland
Harare Sports Club, Harare
14 Feb 2025
Ireland
294/7
50
Zimbabwe
Harare Sports Club, Harare
21 Jan 2023
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Ireland
104
34.2
Zimbabwe
Harare Sports Club, Harare
16 Mar 2018
Zimbabwe
131
34
Ireland
Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
13 Sep 2021
Ireland
147
46
Zimbabwe
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
17 Oct 2008
Zimbabwe
166
42.5
Ireland
Harare Sports Club, Harare
15 Dec 2023
Zimbabwe
187
49.2
Ireland
Harare Sports Club, Harare
13 Oct 2015
Biggest wins
Result
Format
Venue
Date
Zimbabwe won by 156 runs
ODI
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
17 Oct 2008
Zimbabwe won by 107 runs
ODI
Harare Sports Club, Harare
16 Mar 2018
Zimbabwe won by 49 runs
ODI
Harare Sports Club, Harare
14 Feb 2025
Zimbabwe won by 9 wickets
ODI
Harare Sports Club, Harare
18 Feb 2025
Ireland won by 6 wickets
ODI
Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
7 Jul 2019
Ireland won by 6 wickets
ODI
Harare Sports Club, Harare
16 Feb 2025
Zimbabwe vs Ireland ODI Match Results
Date
Venue
Result
18 Feb 2025
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Zimbabwe won by 9 wickets
16 Feb 2025
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Ireland won by 6 wickets
14 Feb 2025
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Zimbabwe won by 49 runs
17 Dec 2023
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Ireland won by 7 wickets (DLS)
15 Dec 2023
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Ireland won by 4 wickets
13 Dec 2023
Harare Sports Club, Harare
No result
23 Jan 2023
Harare Sports Club, Harare
No result
21 Jan 2023
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Ireland won by 46 runs
18 Jan 2023
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets (DLS)
13 Sep 2021
Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
Ireland won by 7 wickets (DLS)
Zimbabwe vs Ireland in T20Is
T20Is in this record book: 18, from Mar 2014 to Feb 2025.
Most Runs in Zimbabwe vs Ireland T20Is
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
PR Stirling Ireland
13
13
408
115*
37.09
151.11
1
2
CR Ervine Zimbabwe
11
11
392
68*
43.56
126.86
0
4
RP Burl Zimbabwe
14
14
308
38*
28.00
125.20
0
0
HT Tector Ireland
10
10
238
54*
29.75
112.26
0
1
Sikandar Raza Zimbabwe
7
7
216
82
30.86
135.85
0
2
A Balbirnie Ireland
13
13
213
36
17.75
112.70
0
0
KJ O’Brien Ireland
8
8
206
60
25.75
123.35
0
1
GH Dockrell Ireland
12
12
205
49*
29.29
137.58
0
0
SC Williams Zimbabwe
8
8
194
58*
32.33
161.67
0
1
C Campher Ireland
9
9
159
37
19.88
110.42
0
0
Most Wickets in Zimbabwe vs Ireland T20Is
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
MR Adair Ireland
12
12
24
4/23
13.12
7.38
0
CA Young Ireland
12
12
18
4/24
17.22
6.89
0
R Ngarava Zimbabwe
13
13
15
2/20
21.80
7.08
0
J Little Ireland
10
10
14
3/24
16.07
6.37
0
RP Burl Zimbabwe
10
10
13
3/22
17.77
7.45
0
TL Chatara Zimbabwe
10
10
12
2/17
21.75
7.39
0
SC Getkate Ireland
7
7
10
3/20
18.40
7.67
0
LM Jongwe Zimbabwe
9
9
10
3/29
24.30
7.92
0
WP Masakadza Zimbabwe
10
10
9
2/13
24.44
6.29
0
B Muzarabani Zimbabwe
7
7
8
3/23
20.75
5.93
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Date
PR Stirling Ireland
115*
75
8
8
1 Sep 2021
PR Stirling Ireland
83*
36
6
7
12 Jul 2019
Sikandar Raza Zimbabwe
82
48
5
5
17 Oct 2022
CR Ervine Zimbabwe
68*
47
6
4
14 Jul 2019
CR Ervine Zimbabwe
67*
57
7
1
4 Sep 2021
Best bowling in an innings
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Date
MR Adair Ireland
4/23
4
2 Sep 2021
CA Young Ireland
4/24
4
23 Feb 2025
T Panyangara Zimbabwe
4/37
4
17 Mar 2014
MR Adair Ireland
4/40
3
12 Jul 2019
MR Adair Ireland
3/11
3
1 Sep 2021
Highest team totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Ireland
178/2
20
Zimbabwe
Bready Cricket Club
1 Sep 2021
Ireland
174/4
20
Zimbabwe
Bready Cricket Club
2 Sep 2021
Zimbabwe
174/7
20
Ireland
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
17 Oct 2022
Zimbabwe
172/2
16.4
Ireland
Bready, Derry
14 Jul 2019
Ireland
171/9
20
Zimbabwe
Bready, Derry
14 Jul 2019
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Ireland
114
19.2
Zimbabwe
Harare Sports Club, Harare
12 Jan 2023
Ireland
119
20
Zimbabwe
Bready Cricket Club
4 Sep 2021
Zimbabwe
138
18.2
Ireland
Bready Cricket Club
1 Sep 2021
Zimbabwe
144
20
Ireland
Harare Sports Club, Harare
14 Jan 2023
Biggest wins
Result
Format
Venue
Date
Ireland won by 64 runs
T20I
Bready Cricket Club
2 Sep 2021
Ireland won by 40 runs
T20I
Bready Cricket Club
1 Sep 2021
Zimbabwe won by 31 runs
T20I
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
17 Oct 2022
Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets
T20I
Bready, Derry
14 Jul 2019
Ireland won by 7 wickets
T20I
Castle Avenue, Dublin
29 Aug 2021
Ireland won by 6 wickets
T20I
Harare Sports Club, Harare
14 Jan 2023
Latest results
Date
Venue
Result
25 Feb 2025
Harare Sports Club, Harare
No result
23 Feb 2025
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets
22 Feb 2025
Harare Sports Club, Harare
No result
10 Dec 2023
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Ireland won by 6 wickets
9 Dec 2023
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Ireland won by 4 wickets
7 Dec 2023
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Zimbabwe won by 1 wicket
15 Jan 2023
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets
14 Jan 2023
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Ireland won by 6 wickets
12 Jan 2023
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
17 Oct 2022
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Zimbabwe won by 31 runs
Most player of the match awards in Zimbabwe vs Ireland matches
Craig Ervine (Zimbabwe) and Paul Stirling (Ireland) are almost tied at the top of the ODI runs, 657 to 656. Ervine got there in four fewer innings and averages 59.73, with 2 hundreds. Andrew Balbirnie (Ireland) has 619. Top of the ODI scores is 169 by Ben Bennett (Zimbabwe) in Harare on 14 Feb 2025; he has played just three ODI innings against Ireland and averages 82.33.
In T20Is Stirling is out on his own with 408 runs, striking at 151.11. His unbeaten 115 at Bready in Sep 2021, from 75 balls, is the best T20I knock in the fixture. Mark Adair (Ireland) heads both bowling lists, taking 19 ODI wickets and 24 more in T20Is for only 13.12 apiece. Josh Little (Ireland) holds the best ODI figures, 6/36 in Harare in Dec 2023.
Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) leads the award count on 5. Andy McBrine (Ireland) is next with 3, two of them from the two Tests, where he scored 189 runs at 94.50.
Harare, Chasing and the Biggest Wins
Harare Sports Club has staged 22 of the 42 games. Zimbabwe have won 10 there and Ireland 8. In Ireland the picture flips: Ireland won 4 of 6 in Belfast and 4 of 5 at Bready.
Chasing is the stronger route. ODI chasers have won 11 times and defenders 7, and the typical first-innings total is 240. T20I chasers have an even stronger hand, winning 11 of 16 decided games, and that same 11 of 16 is how often the toss winner came out on top.
Zimbabwe own the widest ODI margins: 156 runs in Nairobi in Oct 2008 and 107 runs in Harare in Mar 2018, when Ireland fell for 104. Ireland’s biggest win was by 64 runs in a T20I at Bready. The highest total in the rivalry came at Bellerive Oval in Mar 2015, where Ireland made 331/8 and Zimbabwe replied with 326. For other Zimbabwe rivalries, see Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe.
Questions about Zimbabwe vs Ireland
Who has won more matches between Zimbabwe and Ireland?
Ireland lead 20 to 16 from 42 meetings since Mar 2007. One ODI was tied and five games had no result.
Have Zimbabwe and Ireland played Test cricket against each other?
Yes, twice in the data, and Ireland won both. They won by 4 wickets in Belfast in Jul 2024 and by 63 runs in Bulawayo in Feb 2025.
Which batter leads the ODI runs between Zimbabwe and Ireland?
Craig Ervine of Zimbabwe, with 657 runs at 59.73. Paul Stirling of Ireland is one run behind on 656.
Who made the biggest score in a Zimbabwe v Ireland game?
Ben Bennett of Zimbabwe, whose 169 at Harare on 14 Feb 2025 took 163 balls. The T20I record is Paul Stirling’s 115* for Ireland.
What was the last Zimbabwe vs Ireland match result?
The Harare T20I of 25 Feb 2025 produced no result. Two days before, on the same ground, Zimbabwe had won a T20I by 3 wickets.