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We aren't the only ones disappointed with Hugo.

Anyone watching the Ten Sports coverage/stream will know what I mean. The only Zimbabwean in the commentary team is a bloke named Hugo Ribatika, a Harare newsreader. He has a great voice, but knows nothing about cricket.

At one stage he referred to Zimbabwe as South Africa (huh??) and called Gary Brent - Barry Ground (or something to that effect? :? )

Where is Andy Pycroft and Pommie? :cry:


Blind cricket commentator accuses ZC of bias

OUTSPOKEN cricket analyst, Dean Du Plessis, who pulls no punches when he talks of the state of the Zimbabwean game, was sidelined in the just ended Ten Sports/Croco motors One Day International series, The Zimbabwean has learnt.

The blind radio and television commentator who felt his candid talk got Zimbabwe Cricket out to teach him something said he had been treated "unfairly on the basis that I'm blind and because I'm white."

"ZC doesn't like me because I'm outspoken, they don't want to be told the truth," he said.

Television newsreader, Hugo Ribatika and former Zimbabwean pace bowler, Douglas Hondo, were among the commentators on television. Ribatika disappointed most cricket enthusiasts with his "obvious comments."

"Hugo Ribatika may be a sports commentator but when it comes to cricket live on tv, we need someone who is analytical. The man spent most of his time making obvious comments that any of us could have made…" said a cricket fan who requested anonymity. - Gracey Chirumanzu
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Unless Chigumbura can take a hattrick in his final 2 overs, I think this game is gone.

But wow, Zimbabwe have been very competitive, and it is good to see that their bowling was strengthened by Brend replacing Mpofu. Obviously, Utseya's injury (he injured himself when batting - at the time I didn't realise it was serious, but he was hopping around on one foot) has exposed the bowling depth, so I would expect to see Maruma play in the next match in place of Matsikenyeri (or maybe Maruma and Mpofu will both come in if Utseya has to be sidelined).
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masakdza wont be hapy. two droped catches and he droped one. :(
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Noooooo :cry:
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gess three droped catches. i was goin to say zim have fielded well. :(
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45.1 Chibhabha to Shahid Afridi, 1 run, Dropped: but a brilliant effort by Sibanda, Afridi slices uppishly on the front foot, Sibanda runs to his left, nearly catches it one-handed, he appears to have it in control but the ball slips out

That was a very very difficult opportunity. And our good friend Hugo says "you can't let those chances go, no excuses at this level". Give me a break Hugo, that was a bloody difficult chance. Go back to reading the news.
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even though zim lost, great effort by them. i still think they should of made more. i think they did great with the ball. without utseya. price was fantastic. i think the batting just needs to b little bit better. zim havnt humilated themselves atleast. they have been very competive
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I agree. If we had made 270... wow, it would have been a whole different game. Perhaps next time we should bowl first.

I think these changes for the 3rd ODI:

In: Maruma, Mpofu

Out: Matsikenyeri, Utseya

The middle order is our biggest problem. It seems very simple to me... Masakadza moves into the middle order! He has proven he can bat well, so put him at number 5 or 6 so we have someone who can score in the last 20 overs. Likewise, Taylor batted well but is better suited as opener.

Sibanda, Taylor, Chibhabha, Taibu, Masakadza, Williams, Chigumbura, Brent, Price, Maruma, Mpofu
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Another disappointing result and yet another lost opportunity.

The frustrating thing about the Zim side to me, is that the individual players are there and they are turning in good individual performances but, and a very big but, when are they going to start putting these performances together as a team ?

If this side could start firing together they are more than capable of putting scores of 300 on the board and then give the bowlers a chance to relax a bit and bowl with more freedom and less worry. The more uptight and worried about the scoring rate a bowler is, the more likely he is to get knocked around.

Come on lads, lets see you turn in a good TEAM performance in game 3, you are definitely getting there.
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Yet again Zimbabwe blew the chance of winning a match. These batting collapses are becoming tiresome. This Zimbabwe ODI team has played too many matches for inexperience to be used as an excuse. Also the fielding als o let us down at times with too many dropped chances.

I see a few others on this forum have commented about the lack of fast bowlers. This is a real problem (not just for Zimbabwe). Whatever happened to Ryan Bennett and Ian Nicolson. I seem to recall they bowled rather quickly. Although their accuracy wasnt always the greatest.

Lets hope Zimbabwe can pull things together for the third match.
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
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I think Ian Nicholson went to South Africa to play for the Highveld Lions academy team. Not sure what Bennett is up to.
To all Zimbabwe Fans,

Watch LIVE Covereage of Zim vs Pak at

http://www.BhejaFry.net/livecricket.php :D

We will try to bring more Zim cricket at BhejaFry.net

All we need is your support.

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Thanks bhejafry, that's great to know :D

Seeing your title closely resembles a normal match thread, I have turned this into the match thread :)
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Zimbabwe team has one change - Brent for Mpofu.
its not the best start 2/27 hopefully taibu and masakadza can get a partnaship goin
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do u still have the stream to work taylor. mine just says chanell ofline
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Yes, that link has gone offline. But I have found another one at http://www.acricket.com/ in the meantime. The admin as bhejafry says theirs will be back online soon.
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masakdza 50 well done :D

we just need this partnership to last
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Only Zimbabwe could go from 4/211 to 8/220.
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