IRE VS ZIM - 5th T20I, Zimbabwe tour of Ireland, 2021

Balbirnie collects the trophy and poses for the cameras. Ireland take the series 3-2. Zimbabwe started well and finished well, but it was the middle three games that cost them the series. We can expect the ODI series to be more competitive as the visitors will welcome back some of their senior players. That's all from this game. The ODI leg starts on Wednesday. Join us for that game. Until then, goodbye and stay safe..

Andy Balbirnie: It has been a pretty good series. After going 0-1 down and then winning three on the bounce is quite pleasing. When you lose any game, you are a bit concerned but sometimes it doesn't go your way, we bounced back after the first T20I and hoping for the same from the guys. The guys have come into positions they are not used to and have done well. We have had a great week here and will try to get stuck into the ODI series. We know what to expect from them when coming up against them next week, we will be scrapping it out and the guys can take confidence from this series win.

Paul Stirling | Player of the Series: We will take the series win. Always nice to play here. We love playing cricket at this venue and the weather remains good. We had a couple of good days and it was nice to contribute to the win. Hopefully we (himself and KOB) can gel well in the coming days and look to give the team some good starts. Two good teams, the ODI series will be exciting.

Craig Ervine: It was nice for one of the batters to stick around and the others to bat around. We did feel we were 25-30 runs short at the end of the innings. Getting some runs gives you confidence and that is something we are lacking at the moment. I thought the guys were excellent. We showed the fight the Zimbabwean team always shows. We did not have a good series but it was nice to get a win. We take some momentum from this win into the ODI series.

18:25 Local Time, 17:25 GMT, 22:55 IST: Zimbabwe clinch another low-scoring thriller. The script almost flowed in the same direction as the first T20I. Ireland could not get going right through the innings. They lost the top four inside the powerplay and were left playing catch up. There were some contributions from Neil Rock, Getkate and Young but none had the pedigree to close the game out. Credit to the Zimbabwean pacers. They used the conditions on offer and bowled accordingly. The four-men attack took the pace off and restricted the run scoring, while Tiripano and Jongwe picked three wickets apiece, Ngarava defended 9 off the final over. So, Ireland walk away with the series while Zimbabwe have a consolation win. Hang around for the presentations..

Ngarava to Young, out Joshua Little Run Out!! He's done it again! Zimbabwe win by 5 runs. Ngarava, take a bow! He defended 6 runs in the first game and here he's managed to defend 9. Fires it full and at the stumps, Young walks across and swings across the line, the ball lobs off the pad and bounces in front of Ngarava, he moves forward and under arms the ball onto the stumps, catching Little well short of the crease. Joshua Little run out (Ngarava) 3(4)

Ngarava to Young, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Ngarava to Young, no run, nails the wide yorker outside off, Young swings as hard as possible but does not make any contact. He's down on his haunches. 6 off 1

Ngarava to Joshua Little, 1 run, he's brought Young back on strike. Walks a long way across to play the scoop, does not get it off the middle but gets enough bat to evade the short fine fielder. 6 off 2

Ngarava to Joshua Little, no run, shortens the length and slants it across, Little is late on the cut shot and the ball skids through to beat the under-edge. Another quick chat between the batsmen. 7 off 3

Ngarava to Joshua Little, 2 runs, another misfield by the extra cover fielder. Full delivery outside off, Little drives towards cover and the fielder dives over the ball, the pair race back for the second. 7 off 4 now..

Ngarava to Joshua Little, no run, dot to start. Angled full and outside off, Little tries to reach for it but does not get there, beaten on the outside edge

Richard Ngarava [3.0-0-11-1] is back into the attack

9 needed off the final over. Ngarava defended 6 off the last over in the first game. Can he do it again? They only need a wicket and Little will be on strike. Here we go..

Jongwe to Young, 2 runs, fumble and that allows the extra run. Floaty full delivery outside off, Young drills it to extra cover and the fielder does not gather the ball, the pair are happy to scamper back for the second

Jongwe to Young, 2 runs, slower short of length delivery, Young lifts it over extra cover and pushes for the second, long-off runs around and cannot stop the pair from going back

Jongwe to Young, SIX, much needed maximum for Ireland. Young just keeping the hopes alive. Jongwe errs in length with this slower ball, right in the slot and Young frees his arms, launches it all the way over long-on

Jongwe to Young, no run, no pace on offer, Young is early into the pull and misses it by a long way, the ball brushes something on the way to Chakabva

Jongwe to Young, no run, slower ball outside off, Young makes room and swings through the line, he's nowhere close to making contact

Joshua Little, right handed bat, comes to the crease