A record 84-run stand between Lorcan Tucker and Andy McBrine helped Ireland to a four-wicket Test victory over Zimbabwe at Stormont.
The hosts were struggling on 33-5 at the start of play in a chase of 158, but Tucker (56) and McBrine (55 not out) batted superbly to notch up the country’s highest sixth-wicket partnership in Tests.
Zimbabwe looked favourites to secure a first Test win since 2021 but their bowling lacked the sparkle which had resulted in an Irish top-order collapse on Saturday.
Having lost their opening seven Tests, the hosts have now recorded back-to-back wins after a maiden success against Afghanistan earlier this year.
It was the first Test match to be played in Northern Ireland and it was an enthralling encounter in Belfast.
The game ebbed and flowed over the first three days with a familiar pattern of good batting conditions in the morning followed by the bowlers hitting back in the afternoon.
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