Ireland qualify for T20 World Cup after four run win over Zimbabwe

Ireland Women’s cricket team survived a nail-biting semi-final to beat Zimbabwe by four runs, and ensure qualification to the 2023 ICC T20 World Cup in South Africa

Fri, 23 Sep, 2022 - 16:31

Cian Locke

Ireland Women’s cricket team survived a nail-biting semi-final to beat Zimbabwe by four runs, and ensure qualification to the 2023 ICC T20 World Cup in South Africa.

In a true all-round team performance, Ireland’s top six batters registered double-figures, while the bowlers remained composed under mounting pressure - with stand-out bowlers Jane Maguire and Arlene Kelly taking four crucial wickets between them - as Ed Joyce’s team held on to claim one of the two T20 World Cup spots on offer.