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00:00What a way to open the Irish account here on day four.
00:29Shot. Confidence stroke from Andy McBride.
00:40Angled into the pads and he picks that up beautifully.
00:47That's a good shot. That's a very, very good shot.
00:50Gentle half volley. Morkan Tucker shows his class.
00:59Short ball. Pulled away and pulled away beautifully for four.
01:11Outside edge. It'll run away towards third man and it will run away to the boundary.
01:18A bit earlier. What a beautiful stroke.
01:24That is absolutely gorgeous from Andy McBride.
01:37That's gone away for four as well.
01:40Just getting on the tiptoes, rolling the wrists and controlling that for four.
01:45Islander getting a move on here.
01:47But he's also looking to take wickets.
01:52And the legs and whether it's a tickle or whether it's the thigh pad won't matter.
01:57It's off the bats and it's a 50 partnership for Lorkan Tucker and Andy McBride.
02:01It is runs to the bat of Tucker who has taken to test cricket.
02:05Maybe like no other Irish player has.
02:08He's looked fluent. He's looked impressive.
02:11And there's a growing belief ringing around Stormont.
02:15All of a sudden, Ireland might be thinking of a victory.
02:18All six scores now.
02:21And Tucker adds a bit of insult to injury.
02:24He does not chase after it at all.
02:26He says, Joy Lord Gumby, you can go and fetch that one.
02:29In fact, one of the Irish support staff happy to help the visitors out.
02:34Probably a good decision ultimately.
02:37Edge to edge through the gap between second slip and gully.
02:41It's going to be four more.
02:43That's a gap that Zimbabwe might consider needing to plug.
02:47It's right in front of the family and friends section.
02:50Look at all of those.
02:52As easy as it was last night.
02:54Down the track, a stroke of real authority.
02:58Tucker, he's always positive.
03:00He adores test cricket.
03:05Hooked away with really good placement.
03:08There's two men out there.
03:10Tucker splits them with surgical precision.
03:13Ireland are getting closer with every over, with every run.
03:17And it's Tucker that's leading the charge.
03:23Bowls him. He's chopped on.
03:25There's always a twist.
03:27There's always a turn between these two sides.
03:30And just as Ireland started to look comfortable,
03:33it's Muzurabani who has his second wicket of the second innings.
03:37And Zimbabwe, they have life, they have hope.
03:41And when you've got that in the back of your mind as well.
03:46Slashed away, not really where Adair intended it,
03:49but it is four more.
03:5135 runs required to win.
03:54Still no third in place.
03:56You just wonder from a run-saving capacity,
03:58we've seen five, maybe six boundaries down there.
04:02And that ball has been creamed through the covers from Mark Adair.
04:05He's just lengthened that. He's timed it beautifully.
04:08And that ball bounces over the rope for a boundary.
04:11Much to the delight of the crowd in Belfast and Ireland
04:14are down to needing just 20.
04:19Oh, it's a beautiful shot from Mark Adair.
04:21It's a leg stump half volley.
04:24And that ball crosses the rope.
04:26You can hear the delight in the crowd.
04:28Zimbabwe batting lineup.
04:32Pumped down the ground.
04:34And it's going to be the winning moments here.
04:38History in Belfast.
04:40It's a first ever Test match victory on home soil for Ireland.