Match Preview

The One Day International between Ireland Women in addition to Zimbabwe Women plays on July 28, 2025, at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin. Both teams prepare to play their best. The game offers competitive cricket, with team pride and ranking points as the reward.

Ireland hosts the series, so they wish to use familiar conditions to their benefit. Zimbabwe wishes to recover after recent tours that showed various results.

Match Details

• Match – Ireland Women versus Zimbabwe Women – ODI
• Date – July 28, 2025
• Location – Stormont
• Game Start Time: 3:15 PM IST

Last Game Summary

Ireland Women

In their last ODI against Zimbabwe on July 26, 2025, Ireland Women won by six wickets. Their bowling limited Zimbabwe to 188 runs. The team’s pace bowlers played well.

Zimbabwe Women

Zimbabwe moved slowly in the middle part of the game. The team scored 188 runs, even with a good start. Their bowlers got early wickets, but Ireland’s middle batters finished the chase with ease.

Important Players

Ireland

• Laura Delany (Captain) – An experienced leader and steady middle order batter. She forms good partnerships.
• Orla Prendergast – A skilled player who hits the ball hard and bowls fast.
• Gaby Lewis – An opening batter who can change the game quickly at the start.
• Cara Murray – A leg spinner who bowls different balls in the middle part of the game and stops partnerships.

Zimbabwe

• Mary-Anne Musonda (Captain) – A right hand batter who shows control and supports the batting order.
• Josephine Nkomo – A player who stays calm and bowls useful medium pace.
• Modester Mupachikwa – A reliable wicketkeeper batter who holds the batting together.
• Esther Mbofana – A pace bowler whose throws bounce well and swing – she helps the team get early wickets.

‍What is at Stake

The game matters for both teams; they want to gain points in the ICC Women’s ODI Championship standings. Ireland plays at home. Zimbabwe plays well on other fields and shows it can bounce back. A victory here changes the series – it also affects entry into big ICC tournaments.

Conclusion

The game will be close. Both teams want to play better and more steadily. Ireland will use its full group of players plus the people cheering them on. Zimbabwe wants to get past recent problems hitting the ball. If you like exciting pursuits or good bowling, July 28, 2025, offers good women’s cricket.

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