Zimbabwe are all set to host Ireland for a bilateral series, starting with the one-off Test on Thursday, February 6. The two sides will take on each other in the red-ball format, before going head-to-head in three ODIs and as many T20Is.
Zimbabwe will host Ireland for a series starting February 6, 2025, featuring a one-off Test. This will be their second Test meeting
Zimbabwe are all set to host Ireland for a bilateral series, starting with the one-off Test on Thursday, February 6. The two sides will take on each other in the red-ball format, before going head-to-head in three ODIs and as many T20Is.
It will be the first time that Zimbabwe will be hosting the Irish in the longest format. The upcoming Test match will be their second meeting in the longest format.
Their first-ever match took play in July last year when Ireland beat Zimbabwe by four wickets in Belfast. Andy McBrine was awarded the Player of the Match, for taking seven wickets and scoring 83 runs in the match.
Ireland Test Squad:
Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gavin Hoey, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, PJ Moor, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Morgan Topping, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Young
Zimbabwe Test Squad:
Ben Curran, Craig Ervine (c), Nick Welch, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Brian Bennett, Johnathan Campbell, Sean Williams, Vincent Msakesa, Joylord Gumbie (wk), Nyasha Mayavo (wk), Blessing Muzarabani, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava, Trevor Gwandu, Victor Nyauchi
When will the ZIM vs IRE One-off Test match begin?
The one-off Test match between Zimbabwe and Ireland will begin on Thursday, February 6 at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. The toss is scheduled for 1:00 pm IST, whereas the action kick-starts at 1:30 pm IST.
Where to watch the ZIM vs IRE One-off Test match?
In India, the series can be live streamed on the FanCode app and website.