Date: December 7
Start of play: 07:30 GMT
Venue: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe squad: Prosper Utseya (captain), Gary Brent (vice captain), Chamunorwa Chibhabha, Elton Chigumbura, Graeme Cremer, Keith Dabengwa, Terrence Duffin, Trevor Garwe, Blessing Mahwire, Timycen Maruma, Hamilton Masakadza, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Christopher Mpofu, Tawanda Mupariwa, Raymond Price, Vusimuzi Sibanda, Tatenda Taibu, Brendan Taylor, Sean Williams.
West Indies squad: Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Chris Gayle, Devon Smith, Denesh Ramdin, Dwayne Bravo, Daren Powell, Fidel Edwards, Runako Morton, Jerome Taylor, Rawl Lewis, Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels, Narsingh Deonarine, Brenton Parchment, Ravindarnath Rampaul
Injury concerns: Chris Gayle (WI, 3 weeks)
Live stream: http://livecricket.bollym4u.com/ (possible)
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Match Thread - 4th ODI - Zimbabwe vs West Indies
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My squad
1. Sinbanda
2. Taylor
3. Taibu
4. Chibahbaha
5. Matsikeneri
6. Dabengwa
7. Chigumbura
8. Usteya
9. Price
10. Brent
11. Mpofo
Get rid of Masakadza for another bowler. Tempted to put wiliams in but theres no one in the middle order thats bad enough. move taibu up to three.
1. Sinbanda
2. Taylor
3. Taibu
4. Chibahbaha
5. Matsikeneri
6. Dabengwa
7. Chigumbura
8. Usteya
9. Price
10. Brent
11. Mpofo
Get rid of Masakadza for another bowler. Tempted to put wiliams in but theres no one in the middle order thats bad enough. move taibu up to three.
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Sharei would rather have williams in place of dabengwa.painfull decision though.masakadza has to go.chibhabha has a liking for the windies and i like the openers as they are.come on boys lets go for it.PS i`m loving the ray price/utseya combination.if we can get some pace upfront!
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Williams is an automatic selection. As we speculated about a week ago, whether he has an injury or not is uncertain. We can only assume that he does, and that is why he is being left out of the team. I agree with you, between Dabengwa and Williams, Williams gets the spot every time.
The Price/Utseya combination is fantastic. Particularly Price, who's been going at less than 4 an over. Overs 10-20 are the problem. Brent and Chigumbura can contain the Windies for the first powerplay, but then they get their eye in, Brent gets hammered and the part-timers come on for the second and third powerplay. It's not working. We need Mpofu, Mupariwa or Mahwire (someone with more pace than Brent) who can take some of the pressure of Chigumbura.
Williams is an automatic selection. As we speculated about a week ago, whether he has an injury or not is uncertain. We can only assume that he does, and that is why he is being left out of the team. I agree with you, between Dabengwa and Williams, Williams gets the spot every time.
The Price/Utseya combination is fantastic. Particularly Price, who's been going at less than 4 an over. Overs 10-20 are the problem. Brent and Chigumbura can contain the Windies for the first powerplay, but then they get their eye in, Brent gets hammered and the part-timers come on for the second and third powerplay. It's not working. We need Mpofu, Mupariwa or Mahwire (someone with more pace than Brent) who can take some of the pressure of Chigumbura.
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Tawanda isnt an option i feel, simply because he doesnt have the pace. his ma ball is about 78mph, although h does possess swing so i guess its touch and go with him.
mahwire is another option however mpofu has been putting in some good domestic performances before his injury so hopefuly he can be reselected. unsure about why you guys feel dabengwa should be dropped, he's a better bowler than williams although his batting might not be as good but i feel out bowling is the weakness against big hitting opposition like the windies.
mahwire is another option however mpofu has been putting in some good domestic performances before his injury so hopefuly he can be reselected. unsure about why you guys feel dabengwa should be dropped, he's a better bowler than williams although his batting might not be as good but i feel out bowling is the weakness against big hitting opposition like the windies.
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ShareThanx for the welcome brmtaylor.
Mahwire is not made for the one dayers.He is embarassingly expensive.Dabengwa and Williams its a toss up but i will go with Williams simply because we have enough allrounders to take the overs between them and what we really need to strentghen is our batting.For the bowling our problems are the first change bowlers,or who gets the new ball.the middle overs have been done wonderfully well by Price and the captain
Mahwire is not made for the one dayers.He is embarassingly expensive.Dabengwa and Williams its a toss up but i will go with Williams simply because we have enough allrounders to take the overs between them and what we really need to strentghen is our batting.For the bowling our problems are the first change bowlers,or who gets the new ball.the middle overs have been done wonderfully well by Price and the captain
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ShareSorry brmtaylor, I missed the speculation about Willaims, what is it?
Do you not think he is injured? He makes my team every time too.
Do you not think he is injured? He makes my team every time too.
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ZIMFAN wrote:Sorry brmtaylor, I missed the speculation about Willaims, what is it?
Do you not think he is injured? He makes my team every time too.
We were thinking that his continuing migraine problems could also be a cover for problems between him and ZC - it seemed strange that he'd have migraines for as long as ZC's injury reports indicated. Just speculation on our part, but the more time passes without one of our best players making an appearance, the more it seems that there's been a falling out.
If that's what has happened, then the fact that ZC keep naming him in the squad at least indicates that they're keen to keep him. Or it could all be a genuine string of injuries.
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I do know first hand that migraines dont go away fast. I would hope this is the case for Sean however i also wouldnt not rule out a rift with ZC.
I do feel he is genuinely injured, and should play some part of the series or the one against Pakistan in january.
I do feel he is genuinely injured, and should play some part of the series or the one against Pakistan in january.
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ShareLets hope its only a mirgrane stopping wiliams from playing. His to good and young to loose.
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andy wrote:Lets hope its only a mirgrane stopping wiliams from playing. His to good and young to loose.
They are manageable. There is a lot of different medication out there for migraines - although how much is in Zimbabwe is a different story. Might be worth a trip to see a doctor down in Cape Town or Jo'burg.
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ShareTheres a good pic of somefans on Zimbabwe cricket website if wont to have a look Brmtaylor.http://www.zimcricket.org/
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It seems Taylor has become a household name in Zimbabwe. Its great to see people go behind players, that support goes a long way.
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andy wrote:Theres a good pic of somefans on Zimbabwe cricket website if wont to have a look Brmtaylor.http://www.zimcricket.org/
Haha, yes, I saw that! I've saved the image to my computer, I'm sure at some point I could use it in a header on the website :)
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64/0 - Sibanda 46, Masakadza 14. Not a bad start at all - although Sibanda's doing most of the work...
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Great start for Zimbabwe. Don't agree with Masakadza opening, strike rate is too low IMO, but seems to be working - even if Sibanda is making the majority of the runs... we have wickets in hand, that's the main thing.
Cricinfo has gone haywire though, they've lost track of the scores.
:?
Cricbuzz seems to be a bit more accurate, but a few balls slower sadly.
http://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-sc ... ary-4.html
Half century for Sibanda :D :D :D
Turn that into a century :D
Cricinfo has gone haywire though, they've lost track of the scores.
17.1 Samuels to Sibanda, no run
16.6 Taylor to Masakadza, 1 run, on the ribs area, played with soft hands and sets off for a single
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Cricbuzz seems to be a bit more accurate, but a few balls slower sadly.
http://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-sc ... ary-4.html
Half century for Sibanda :D :D :D
Turn that into a century :D
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brmtaylor.com admin wrote:Cricinfo has gone haywire though, they've lost track of the scores.
17.1 Samuels to Sibanda, no run
16.6 Taylor to Masakadza, 1 run, on the ribs area, played with soft hands and sets off for a single
Cricbuzz don't seem to be much better:
18.1 Taylor to Sibanda, no run
17.6 Samuels to Sibanda, no run
:)
Turn that into a century :D
He's due one, anyway. If he can avoid the usual rush of blood to the head (and he's doing well enough that he shouldn't need to get carried away), then this could be his day...
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Masakadza seems to have remembered he's out there to score runs:
Let's hope that's not a prelude to something stupid.
Looking forward to later in the day, I'm thinking Chanderpaul's absence evens things up a bit - he's the only real top-class batsmen the Windies have, without him our bowlers should have more of a chance to keep control of their scoring...
20.5 Deonarine to Masakadza, FOUR
20.4 Deonarine to Masakadza, FOUR
Let's hope that's not a prelude to something stupid.
Looking forward to later in the day, I'm thinking Chanderpaul's absence evens things up a bit - he's the only real top-class batsmen the Windies have, without him our bowlers should have more of a chance to keep control of their scoring...
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