Had Zimbabwe scored 30 to 40 more runs, the outcome of the match could have gone in a different direction. But in the end the second match of the series went in favor of Ireland, Ireland did not have to get much momentum to win the match. Stirling and Curtis Campher's second-wicket stand of 144 made it easy for Ireland to win. Curtis Campher performed very well in both the batting and bowling units for which he bagged the man of the match award. Ireland leveled the series today won by 6 wickets, so the third match on Tuesday will be crucial for both sides.
For a team like Zimbabwe, it is not an easy task to collect close to 300. I would say that Zimbabwe managed to deliver a decent target. I would not call the target of 246 runs on this pitch a small target. If Zimbabwe's bowlers could have done well, they had a chance to win. But the performance of Zimbabwe's bowlers was quite weak. So Ireland reached the target of victory by losing only 4 wickets. Paul Stirling played two very important innings of 89 runs and Curtis Campher 63 runs. As a result, Ireland reached the target of victory quite easily.