Zimbabwean cricket team in Scotland in 2021
{{short description|International cricket tour}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = Zimbabwean cricket team in Scotland in 2021
| team1_image = Flag of Scotland.svg
| team1_name = Scotland
| team2_image = Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
| team2_name = Zimbabwe
| from_date = 15
| to_date = 19 September 2021
| team1_captain = Kyle Coetzer
| team2_captain = Craig Ervine
| no_of_twenty20s = 3
| team1_twenty20s_won = 1
| team2_twenty20s_won = 2
| team1_twenty20s_most_runs = Richie Berrington (168)
| team2_twenty20s_most_runs = Milton Shumba (112)
| team1_twenty20s_most_wickets = Safyaan Sharif (4)
| team2_twenty20s_most_wickets = Tendai Chatara (5)
Luke Jongwe (5)
| player_of_twenty20_series = Milton Shumba (Zim)
}}
The Zimbabwe cricket team toured Scotland in September 2021 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2215272 |title=Zimbabwe to tour Ireland and Scotland in August-September |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=14 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/118559/zimbabwe-set-to-tour-ireland-and-scotland-in-august-september |title=Zimbabwe get go-ahead to tour Ireland and Scotland in August-September |work=CricBuzz |access-date=12 August 2021}} All of the matches took place at The Grange Club in Edinburgh.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketscotland.com/international-cricket-returns-to-scotland-as-three-matches-against-zimbabwe-are-confirmed/ |title=International cricket returns to Scotland as three matches against Zimbabwe are confirmed |work=Cricket Scotland |access-date=26 August 2021}} Scotland's last home international fixtures were in August 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/58344255 |title=Scotland arrange three T20I matches with Zimbabwe in Edinburgh |work=BBC Sport |access-date=26 August 2021}}
Scotland won the first T20I match by seven runs,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/58576056 |title=Berrington & Sharif lead Scotland to seven-run victory over Zimbabwe |work=BBC Sport |access-date=17 September 2021}} with Zimbabwe winning the second match by ten runs to level the series.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/zimbabwe-in-ireland-and-scotland-2021-1251944/scotland-vs-zimbabwe-2nd-t20i-1273272/match-report |title=Williams, Masakadza help Zimbabwe draw level |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 September 2021}} Zimbabwe won the third T20I by six wickets to win the series 2–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2261460 |title=Sensational Shumba helps Zimbabwe to series victory |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=19 September 2021}}
Squads
Zimbabwe's Brendan Taylor retired from international cricket following the final match of Zimbabwe's tour of Ireland, which took place two days prior.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/zimbabwe-news-brendan-taylor-to-retire-from-international-cricket-1277709 |title=Brendan Taylor to retire from international cricket |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=12 September 2021}}
T20I series
=1st T20I=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 15 September 2021
| time = 14:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 141/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Richie Berrington 82* (61)
| wickets1 = Tendai Chatara 2/23 (4 overs)
| score2 = 134/9 (20 overs)
| runs2 = Milton Shumba 45* (30)
| wickets2 = Safyaan Sharif 4/24 (4 overs)
| result = Scotland won by 7 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1273271.html Scorecard]
| venue = The Grange Club, Edinburgh
| umpires = Allan Haggo (Sco) and David McLean (Sco)
| motm = Richie Berrington (Sco)
| toss = Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=2nd T20I=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 17 September 2021
| time = 14:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}
| score1 = 136/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Sean Williams 60* (52)
| wickets1 = Gavin Main 1/17 (3 overs)
| score2 = 126 (19.4 overs)
| runs2 = Matthew Cross 42 (35)
| wickets2 = Richard Ngarava 2/13 (4 overs)
| result = Zimbabwe won by 10 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1273272.html Scorecard]
| venue = The Grange Club, Edinburgh
| umpires = Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and David McLean (Sco)
| motm = Richard Ngarava (Zim)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Innocent Kaia (Zim) made his T20I debut.
- Richie Berrington (Sco) played in his 250th international match.{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000012/001273.shtml |title=Zimbabwe beat Scotland to level series |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=19 September 2021 |archive-date=19 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919225037/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000012/001273.shtml |url-status=dead }}
}}
=3rd T20I=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 19 September 2021
| time = 14:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 177/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = George Munsey 54 (30)
| wickets1 = Luke Jongwe 2/32 (3 overs)
| score2 = 180/4 (19.1 overs)
| runs2 = Milton Shumba 66* (29)
| wickets2 = Michael Leask 2/22 (3 overs)
| result = Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1273273.html Scorecard]
| venue = The Grange Club, Edinburgh
| umpires = Allan Haggo (Sco) and Mark Hawthorne (Ire)
| motm = Milton Shumba (Zim)
| toss = Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/zimbabwe-in-ireland-and-scotland-2021-1251944 Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]
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