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. Watch: Adair traps Ervine

    Zim 79-3

    Mark Adair picks up his first wicket of the day by dismissing Craig Ervine

  2. Zim 79-3

    Sean Williams is wasting no time at the crease as he takes Curtis Campher to the boundary twice in that over. Just what Zimbabwe needed after the loss of Ervine.

  3. Zim 71-3

    Barry McCarthy steaming in at Stormont on Saturday morningPress Eye

    Barry McCarthy steaming in at Stormont on Saturday morning

  4. Zim 71-3

    Four leg byes follow the wicket of Ervine while his replacement Williams gets off the mark but a big wicket from Mark Adair. He has bowled well and that will do his confidence the world of good.

    Curtis Campher will take the ball for the first time today from the Dundonald end.

  5. wicket

    WICKET

    Ervine lbw Adair (Zim 66-3)

    Mark Adair takes his first wicket of the day as he gets the Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine lbw.

    Not sure Ervine was too impressed with the call but he is gone and is replaced by Sean Williams.

  6. Zim 66-2

    An excellent over from Craig Young as his productive outing continues. He holds the visitors scoreless in the 19th over of the day.

  7. Zim 63-2

    Alvin McCaig
    BBC Sport NI at Stormont

    The Zimbabwe support may be small in number but they're bringing atmosphere, colour and song to the party.

    Myers and Ervine are rebuilding after those two quick wickets and Ireland want another one before lunch.

  8. Zim 63-2

    Dion Myers is beginning to look comfortable at the crease as he finds a boundary. The small but noisy cohort of Zimbabwe fans are enjoying his knock which is now at 19 off 31 balls.

  9. Zim 57-2

    Two more for the tourists as the dangerous Young is back from the Dundonald end.

  10. Zim 55-2

    Myers and Ervine are starting to settle in but Craig Young is still looking dangerous with ball in hand.

    Mark Adair is back bowling from the City end.

  11. Zim 53-2

    Big shouts for lbw on Myers from Adair's ball but the umpire is unmoved. A shot that looked to be catchable drops on grass too as Zimbabwe add on six more.

  12. Watch: Masvaure edges to Tucker

    Zim 47-2

    Barry McCarthy and Lorcan Tucker combine to dismiss Prince Masvaure

  13. Drinks break

    Zim 47-2

    Time for drinks here at Stormont as Zimbabwe extend their lead to seven.

  14. Zim 45-2

    Barry McCarthy is bouncing a few in on Dion Myers and making him look pretty uncomfortable. Ireland's bowlers have enjoyed their morning so far.

  15. Zim 44-2

    Craig Young gives up his first runs of the day but looks dangerous. He almost catches Myers lbw but it hit him just above the pad.

  16. Watch: Young strikes for hosts

    Zim 40-2

    Craig Young and Andrew Balbirnie link up to see off Gumbie

  17. Zim 40-2

    Alvin McCaig
    BBC Sport NI at Stormont

    One wicket did indeed bring another and Ireland will be out to press home the advantage with two new batters at the crease.

    Tight, disciplined bowling has been rewarded with both openers dismissed and Zimbabwe now under pressure.

  18. Zim 40-2

    The Chevrons are level but is has cost them two wickets since they last scored a run. Ervine and Myers the two new men at the crease will look to steady the ship now.

  19. wicket

    WICKET

    Masvaure c Tucker b McCarthy (Zim 38-2)

    An excellent start to the day for the hosts as Barry McCarthy takes the wicket of Prince Masvaure thanks to his keeper Lorcan Tucker.

    Both openers for the tourists are now gone. In comes captain Craig Ervine at four.

  20. Zim 38-1

    Alvin McCaig
    BBC Sport NI at Stormont

    That's the breakthrough Ireland were looking for and it came after a few play and misses from the openers.

    This time Gumbie edges to slip and Young is again looking good after impressing in the first innings.

    One wicket often brings two and that's what the hosts are aiming for.