Craig Ervine said overcast conditions the reason behind his decision
Toss Zimbabwe chose to bowl vs Ireland
Ireland, though, remained unchanged from the 38-run defeat in the previous match.
The visitors bagged crucial ten Super League points after what was just their second win in the cycle leading up to the 2023 World Cup.
Ireland: 1 William Porterfield, 2 Paul Stirling, 3 Andy Balbirnie (capt), 4 Harry Tector, 5 George Dockrell, 6 Simi Singh, 7 Lorcan Tucker (wk), 8 Andrew McBrine, 9 Mark Adair, 10 Craig Young, 11 Josh Little
Zimbabwe: 1 Brendan Taylor, 2 Regis Chakabva (wk), 3 Craig Ervine (capt), 4 Wessley Madhevere, 5 Sean Williams, 6 Milton Shumba, 7 Sikandar Raza, 8 Luke Jongwe, 9 Willington Masakadza, 10 Blessing Muzarabani, 11 Richard Ngarava
Himanshu Agrawal is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo