South Africa suffered an innings defeat in the last Test they played earlier this year, while India beat England and Australia in December
Smith maintains form as two wickets before close leave challengers in strife
She represented New Zealand 61 times, including at the T20 World Cup final in 2009
The two teams have been neck and neck at this year’s tournament
The opener could be out of action for around two weeks with a groin injury
The day started with Zimbabwe on top, but some sensible, and aggressive, batting from Tucker and McBrine made it easy for Ireland in the end
He will miss Strikers’ first game due to the final Test of England’s tour of New Zealand
Now that this will start as a Test of four days or fewer, a team wanting to enforce a follow-on will need to lead by 150 and not 200
The tour includes three T20s, three one-day games and a four-day match on the Gold Coast