World T20 Match-3: Ireland put Zimbabwe into bat

SYLHET: Ireland captain William Porterfield won the toss and elected to field first against Zimbabwe in the third match (Group ‘B’) of the fifth ICC World Twenty20 first round here at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium on Monday.

While the Irish will be aiming to make an impressive start to the tournament with a big win over a side that has been away from competitive cricket for more than six months, Zimbabwe’s pride will be at stake as they are the only Full Member nation of the ICC which is in the qualifying round.

The Brendan Taylor-led side hasn’t played international cricket since their famous victory over Pakistan in the final Test of the two-match series at Harare in September 2013, as this is the only bright spot as well as a source of inspiration for them.

Teams:
Ireland: William Porterfield (captain), Alex Cusack, George Dockrell, Ed Joyce, Andy McBrine, Tim Murtagh, Kevin Obrien, Niall Obrien, Andrew Poynter, James Shannon, Max Sorensen,. Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Gary Wilson, Craig Young.

Zimbabwe: Brendan Taylor (captain), Timycen Maruma, Hamilton Masakadza, Tendai Chatara, Elton Chigumbura, Tafadzwa Kamungozi, Sikandar Raza, Prosper Utseya, Brian Vitori, Malcolm Waller, Sean Williams, Shingi Masakadza, Natsai M’shangwe, Tinashe Panyangara, Vusi Sibanda.