Last updated:
Ben Curran Hundred for Zimbabwe: The brother of England’s Sam Karen and Tom Karen have scored a century while playing for another country. Ben Karen played a century for Zimbabwe on Tuesday.
Ben Karen played a century for Zimbabwe.
New Delhi. The brother of England’s Sam Karen and Tom Karen have scored a century while playing for another country. Ben Karen played a century for Zimbabwe on Tuesday. 28 -year -old Ben Karen is a specialist batter. Thanks to his 118 -run innings, Zimbabwe defeated Ireland by 9 wickets. Zimbabwe also won the three-match series 2–1 with this. Ben Karen, who scored the first century of his ODI career, was elected Player of the Match.
Ben Karen’s father Kevin played for Zimbabwe. His international career was of 11 ODIs. Kevin Karen shifted to England from Zimbabwe after retirement. After this, his two sons Tom Karen and Sam Karen started playing for England. On the other hand, Ben Karen is playing for Zimbabwe only. He has played 6 ODIs and 3 Test matches so far. Ben’s brothers Sam and Tom Karen have been playing in the IPL.
The third ODI between Zimbabwe and Ireland was played at Harare. In this match, Ireland scored 240 runs for 6 wickets while batting first. Andy Balburney scored the highest 64 runs for Ireland. Lorcon Tucker (61) and Harry Tractors (51) scored half -centuries.
Zimbabwe had no problem in achieving the target of 141 runs. When his opener Ben Karen scored a century, Brian Bennett scored an excellent innings of 48 runs in 48 balls. Zimbabwe lost the only wicket at a score of 124. After Brian Bennett was dismissed, Ben Karen along with his captain Craig Irwin (69) brought his team to the target. Zimbabwe won the match by scoring 246 runs for 1 wicket in just 39.3 overs. Ben Karen remained unbeaten after scoring 118 runs in 130 balls. He hit 14 fours in his innings.
Delhi,Delhi,Delhi
February 18, 2025, 21:18 IST
Big and younger brothers play for England, the third hit a century for Zimbabwe