Ireland Scores First Test Cricket Win on Home Soil – Sport for Business

The Ireland men’s Cricket team secured their second ever Test victory by beating Zimbabwe by four-wickets in Stormont on Sunday. It was the first time they have won on home soil.

They did so thanks to superb half-centuries from Lorcan Tucker (56) and Andy McBrine (55*), with the latter rounding out a superb Test match by adding a match-winning unbeaten fourth innings to his seven wickets across the Test with the ball.

Starting the day requiring 125 runs for victory and with just five wickets in hand after being reduced to 33-5 by the close on Day Four, Ireland still had a considerable task on their hands.

But Tucker got into his work almost immediately with a series of impressive shots. McBrine soon got up to speed himself, with the pair putting on 96 for the sixth wicket before Tucker was dismissed.

Zimbabwe could not seize the initiative from there, though, as McBrine and Mark Adair (24*) saw their team home within the first session of the day.

Victory means Ireland have won each of their previous two Test matches after beating Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi earlier this year to open their account in cricket’s longest format.

It also provides an historic week in Northern Ireland with the perfect ending with test cricket in the region for the first time and then clinching a first Test win on home soil.

Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly attended the match.

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