| Ireland women's cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2021–22 | |||
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| Zimbabwe Women | Ireland Women | ||
| Dates | 5 – 11 October 2021 | ||
| Captains | Mary-Anne Musonda | Laura Delany | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Ireland Women won the 4-match series 3–1 | ||
| Most runs | Mary-Anne Musonda (169) | Gaby Lewis (263) | |
| Most wickets | Josephine Nkomo (4) | Cara Murray (8) | |
| Player of the series | Gaby Lewis (Ire) | ||
TheIreland women's cricket team played fourWomen's One Day Internationals (WODIs) against theZimbabwe women's cricket team in October 2021.[1] The matches were used by both teams for their preparation for the2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament,[2] also held in Zimbabwe in November and December 2021.[3] They were the first WODI matches to be played by Ireland since June 2018, when theyhosted New Zealand,[4] and the first ever WODI matches to be played by Zimbabwe since they were granted WODI status by theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) in April 2021.[5][6]
Zimbabwe won the opening match of the series by four wickets,[7] with their captainMary-Anne Musonda scoring an unbeaten century.[8] Ireland won the second match by 80 runs to level the series.[9] Ireland won the third WODI by eight wickets to go 2–1 in the series with one match to play.[10] Ireland then won the final match by 85 runs to win the series 3–1.[11] In the final match, Ireland'sAmy Hunter became the youngest player, male or female, to score an ODI century.[12]
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 Zimbabwe[13] |  Ireland[14] |
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Zimbabwe Women won by 4 wickets Harare Sports Club,Harare Umpires:Iknow Chabi (Zim) andStanley Gogwe (Zim) Player of the match:Mary-Anne Musonda (Zim) |
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Ireland Women won by 80 runs Harare Sports Club,Harare Umpires:Iknow Chabi (Zim) andStanley Gogwe (Zim) Player of the match:Leah Paul (Ire) |
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Ireland Women won by 8 wickets Harare Sports Club,Harare Umpires:Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match:Gaby Lewis (Ire) |
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Ireland Women won by 85 runs Harare Sports Club,Harare Umpires:Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Tafadzwa Musakwa (Zim) Player of the match:Amy Hunter (Ire) |
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