The way Lord Hamilton's men rule this tournament they could as well take on the XXII of Harare today. Oh, for the days of odd-numbered matches. :)
How nice would it be, if the national side would tour the country for some exhibition matches against the likes of the XXXIII of Masvingo or the XXXXIV of Gweru (if you can find 44 cricketers there).
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I hope Brighton Mucgochi continues to shine and improve so he can take the mantle of the left arm spinner in the side from Pricey …..
As I've said in previous posts a left arm spinner is very valuable in limited overs cricket with the large amount of right hand batsman and their ability to cramp them up on off stump …….
As I've said in previous posts a left arm spinner is very valuable in limited overs cricket with the large amount of right hand batsman and their ability to cramp them up on off stump …….
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Team B: 157 for 6)
Team C: batted on, 176 for 4
Team C won by seven wickets.
Both teams in this match at Harare Sports Club lost to Team A yesterday, so it was basically a battle to get off the bottom of the log.
Team B, led by Prosper Utseya, went in first and were given a good start by Vusimuzi Sibanda (17) and Tinotenda Mawoyo (33), who made 50 in less than eight overs.
This laid a good foundation for Elton Chigumbura, who was in superb form from the start. He hammered 70 not out off 41 balls, including four fours and five sixes, without getting too much help from his partners. The most successful bowler was Tapiwa Mufudza, who was only given two overs, but took two wickets for five runs.
Team C, led by Brendan Taylor, had a target of 158 – difficult under normal circumstances, but probably not if Team B fielded as badly as they did yesterday. Taylor took the Essex player, Mark Pettini, in with him to open, and they put on 40 in less than six overs, mostly to Pettini, before Taylor miscued a drive and departed for 6. The fielding, if not inspired, was at least much better than in the first match.
Sean Williams batted so well that he outshone Pettini, and none of the bowlers were able to contain the batsmen. The pair virtually won the match for their side, putting on 92 in just over 10 overs. Pettini eventually retired on 67 off 51 balls, while Williams made 54 off 32. Malcolm Waller saw his team home and finished with 30 off 13 balls.
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Chigumbura, Waller and Williams join Raza and Hammie in good form, as i mentioned previously the top 7 (including Vusi and Taylor) pick themselves.
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The young spinner Mufudza seems to do well at every opportunity maybe a player for the future .....
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jaybro wrote:The young spinner Mufudza seems to do well at every opportunity maybe a player for the future .....
He has been brilliant especially in the T20s so far. If he has the temperament, why not throw him into the lot? It would be a huge gamble, for sure, and I don't expect anyone to stick his neck out for such a selection.
The usual conservatism will see Vusi eat up deliveries at the top of the order, some typical unproductive swishing and swatting by Chamu, Utseya bowling wicketless and tidy stuff at 7-8 rpo, and Sean Williams dish up two tasty overs for 20 runs.
Let's use some imagination for once.
Have I mentioned that I'm a fan of 'Bones'? :oops:
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Does anyone have any scorecards ????
Doesnt sound like Cephaus Zhuwao is making much of an impact .....
Doesnt sound like Cephaus Zhuwao is making much of an impact .....
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foreignfield wrote:The usual conservatism will see Vusi eat up deliveries at the top of the order, some typical unproductive swishing and swatting by Chamu, Utseya bowling wicketless and tidy stuff at 7-8 rpo, and Sean Williams dish up two tasty overs for 20 runs.
Let's use some imagination for once.
:D We have been a tactically aloof team right through our history. Otherwise, why would we see a Paul Strang sent in as pinch hitter at 3 in a star studded 1999 WC line up when you had the likes of Whittall and Streak not getting to bat? For the talent we had back then, with good strategies, we could have won a lot more matches.
The only strategic masterstrokes I can remember were promoting Travis Friend to no. 3 in a 2004 ODI vs SA / Eng, who went on to score 80 (but we still lost) and the idea of Price opening the bowling and restricting damage in power plays in ODIs and T20s.
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I agree about Zimbabwe's tactical limitations. We have also had a few unorthodox batsmen through the years who could have been much more destructive, but had the flair coached out of them in the name of proper technique.
My All-time Zimbabwe XI
Neil Johnson, Brendan Taylor, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower (w), David Houghton, Sean Williams, Heath Streak (c), Andy Blignaut, Paul Strang, Eddo Brandes, Blessing Muzarabani
Neil Johnson, Brendan Taylor, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower (w), David Houghton, Sean Williams, Heath Streak (c), Andy Blignaut, Paul Strang, Eddo Brandes, Blessing Muzarabani
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I'm going to put an idea out there to see if anyone agrees, what about if we played Shingi as an all rounder / floating batsman ???? Id open with BRMT and HM with Williams Waller Raza and Chigs in the middle order with Shingi as the floater if we get off to a good start Shingi could be moved up to 3 or 4 as a pitch hitter to keep the run rate going but if we go 1 or 2 down early we can leave him down the order to stabilise the innings with Waller and Williams ......
He would also give us another bowling option but won't be required to bowl 4 overs because we have a few options with HM Williams and Waller ......
I'm thinking a side like this
1.HM
2.BRMT
3.SRB
4.SW
5.MW
6.Chigs
7.Shingi
8.Pro
9.Mushangwe / Mutumbodzi / Mugochi / Mufudza
10.Vitori / Chatara
11.Mpofu / Muzanghe
Obviously the 2nd spinner role is undecided and with the two pace bowlers I think we need one strike bowler and another who can bowl good at the depth .......
Any thoughts ????
He would also give us another bowling option but won't be required to bowl 4 overs because we have a few options with HM Williams and Waller ......
I'm thinking a side like this
1.HM
2.BRMT
3.SRB
4.SW
5.MW
6.Chigs
7.Shingi
8.Pro
9.Mushangwe / Mutumbodzi / Mugochi / Mufudza
10.Vitori / Chatara
11.Mpofu / Muzanghe
Obviously the 2nd spinner role is undecided and with the two pace bowlers I think we need one strike bowler and another who can bowl good at the depth .......
Any thoughts ????
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