Paul Stirling’s century guided Eire to victory within the third T20I in opposition to Zimbabwe.© Twitter
Paul Stirling’s maiden Twenty20 worldwide century impressed Eire’s 40-run win in opposition to Zimbabwe because the hosts moved 2-1 up of their five-match sequence on Wednesday. Eire opener Stirling hit 115 not out in his staff’s complete of 178 for 2. His 75-ball knock featured eight fours and eight sixes. Zimbabwe had been dismissed for 138 to provide Eire a convincing victory. Stirling reached his fifty at a strike fee of solely simply higher than a run-a-ball, however moved by way of the gears throughout the remaining few overs.
He motored from 52 off 47 to his century within the house of 23 balls, with three maximums off a Tendai Chatara over costing 25 runs citing his three figures.
Within the course of, Stirling turned solely the second participant after Kevin O’Brien to attain 100 for Eire within the format having beforehand been dismissed twice within the 90s.
Zimbabwe misplaced early wickets of their chase as Mark Adair took three for 11.
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The vacationers had been all out with 10 balls of their innings left regardless of the most effective efforts of captain Craig Ervine, who top-scored with 33.
The 2 sides will meet once more in Bready for the fourth match of the sequence on Thursday.
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