CWC History: Four matches that resulted in a tie

#3 Ireland vs Zimbabwe (Group Stage, 2007)

Ireland vs Zimbabwe match ended in a tie

Ireland team was known as the giant-killers at the World Cup, courtesy to some of their brilliant performances that created major upsets in the tournament against top cricketing sides.

Ireland was facing Zimbabwe in their first ever World Cup in 2007. The Irish were put into bat first by Zimbabwe. It turned out in favour of the bowling side as the Irishmen saw themselves struggling at 89 for 5 against the Zimbabwean bowlers. But opener Jeremy Bray held up one end and with some paltry contributions from the tail, Ireland managed the score of 221/9.

Chasing a modest total of 222, the Zimbabwe batsmen kept losing their momentum all the way through their innings. Vusi Sibanda kept them in the hunt with a well-made half-century. Soon after his dismissal, Stuart Matsikenyeri took the charge but with little to no help from the other batsmen.

Zimbabwe needed 9 runs off the final over with one wicket in hand. They managed to sneak in 8 runs with a couple of singles and doubles and required 1 off the final delivery. Niall O'Brien stumped Matsikenyeri off the final ball of the over to end the match in a tie.

The Irish team rejoiced as they bounced back from a dire position to tie a World Cup match. The Zimbabwe team, on the other hand, looked distraught as they let the game slipped from their hands. This was the third tied game recorded at the World Cup.