Summary

  • Ireland need 158 to win after dimissing Zimbabwe for 197

  • Bad light ends play with Ireland 33-5

  • Hosts slip to 21-5 with Moor, Campher and Tector out for ducks

  • Balbirnie departs on 4 and Stirling for 10

  • Ngarava takes four wickets including two in two balls

  • McBrine finishes with 4-38 for Ireland while Matthew Humphreys claims first Test wicket

  • Myers (57) hits first Test half-century

  • Zimbabwe resumed on 12-0 after bowling Ireland out for 250 on the second day

  • This is the first Test match to be played in Northern Ireland

  • Saturday's third day in Belfast is a sell-out

Live Reporting

Mark Strange and Alvin McCaig

  1. Zim 178-7

    Ngarava gets himself off the mark with a boundary which will do wonders for his confidence as he and Muzarabani look to steady the ship.

  2. wicket

    WICKET

    Myers lbw Adair 57 (Zim 174-7)

    Wickets are like buses for Ireland! Dion Myers' excellent innings is ended by a plumb lbw ball from Mark Adair.

    This has been an excellent spell for the hosts which brings in Richard Ngarava for a brand-new partnership with Muzarabani.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Madande c McCarthy b McBrine 10 (Zim 174-6)

    What's the opposite of the 'curse of the commentator?' He might have got some runs this time but Clive Madande meets a similar fate to his first inning as he pops one up high and not very far into the clutches of Barry McCarthy.

    Both Bennett and Mdande have gone for ten for the last two wickets.

    That brings the 6 foot 10 figure of Blessing Muzurabani to the crease.

  4. Zim 173-5

    Another stifling over from Mark Adair. We are around 20 minutes from tea and how Ireland would love another wicket before then.

  5. Zim 172-5

    Debutant Clive Madande with arguably the shot of the day as he smashes McBrine for a four that almost carries all the way for a six.

    He is certainly growing in confidence but survives a slightly optimistic lbw call.

  6. Zim 167-5

    Adair's return with the ball is reasonably successful and we'll now see the spin of Andy McBrine again from the Dundonald end.

  7. Zim 165-5

    Madande moves on to six while Myers tacks on another three for the tourists. Mark Adair is back bowling from the City end after getting some treatment on his finger on his non-bowling hand.

  8. 50 runs

    50

    Zim 161-5

    It's a maiden Test half-century for Dion Myers as Stormont rises to its feet to salute him. It has been a quietly solid innings for Myers who steadied the ship after the early loss of Gumbie and Masvaure.

  9. Watch: Landmark wicket for Humphreys

    Zim 158-5

    Matthew Humphreys bags his first wicket in Test cricket

  10. Zim 158-5

    Another ripple of applause as Clive Madande gets his first runs of his test career while Dion Myers is edging closer to his half-century on 48.

  11. Zim 153-5

    Andy McBrine follows that up with a good over that earns him a deserved round of applause. This has been a better second session for the hosts.

  12. Zim 152-5

    Alvin McCaig
    BBC Sport NI at Stormont

    A moment to remember for Matthew Humphreys as he takes his first Test wicket.

    It's just a second Test match for the 21-year-old after making his debut against Sri Lanka in Galle last year.

    Humphreys has also contributed with the bat by blazing his way to an unbeaten 27 yesterday evening.

  13. Zim 152-5

    Matthew Humphreys follows up his first test wicket with a 50th over for just one run. Thursday and Friday afternoon were both wicket-laden and Ireland will be hoping to continue that trend here.

  14. wicket

    WICKET

    Bennett c Moor b Humphreys 10 (Zim 151-5)

    It's a first test wicket for Matthew Humphreys as he gets Brian Bennett to poke the ball to PJ Moor for an excellent close-range catch.

    Ireland don't let Bennett strike up a partnership with Myers - who is on 45 - and that brings in wicket keeper Clive Madande who will be hoping to last longer than he did on Thursday when he went for a golden duck.

  15. Zim 146-4

    Zimbabwe survive that scare and march on with two more runs. Spin bowler Matthew Humphreys will now deliver from the City end.

  16. Zim 144-4

    Big shout for lbw against Dion Myers that falls on deaf ears. If anything, it looked closer than the ball that dismissed Craig Ervine earlier but nothing doing for Craig Young.

  17. Zim 142-4

    Flying the flag for Zimbabwe at Stormont on day threePress Eye

    Flying the flag for Zimbabwe at Stormont on day three

  18. Zim 142-4

    The tourists return after drinks to add two to their score off Andy McBrine.

  19. Watch: Williams is gone for 40

    Zim 140-4

    Breakthrough Ireland needed as Craig Young dismisses Sean Williams

  20. Drinks break

    Zim 140-4

    Time for drinks here at Stormont as Zimbabwe get there on 140 runs. They now lead by exactly 100 runs so Ireland will be hoping to keep that total down.