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I'm going to have a crack at picking our best T20 unit. Remember T20 is a completly different format to ODI's, and now we've finally got the depth in our Domestic Leagues, we have a good chance of beating some of the best sides. :D

Squad of 15

Batters:

Brendon Taylor

Gregory Strydom

Vusi Sibanda

Tatenda Taibu

Charles Coventry

Greg Lamb

Craig Ervine

All-Rounders

Dougie Marrilliar

Timcen Maruma

Elton Chigumbura

Bowlers

Kyle Jarvis

Raymond Price Captain

Graeme Cremer

Christopher Mpofu

Edward Rainsford

On Standby: Gavin Ewing, Stuart Matsikinyeri, Foster Mutizwa and Sean Williams.

I've not included Sean Williams in the squad because i don't think he's suited to T20 cricket. Still, i'm not ruling out that he wouldn't prove me wrong :D
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Your leaving out the two top run scores in the domestic T20 Chibabha and Masakadza

And Utseya was outstanding in the final yesterday
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My bad i thought i included Hammie :oops:

Craig Ervine probably will miss out :roll:
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I would have the following line up

1.Hamilton Masakadza

2.Chamu Chibhabha

3.Tatenda Taibu (WK)

4. Brendon Taylor

5.Charles Coventry

6Elton Chigumbura

7.Timycen Maruma

8.Prosper Utseya

9.Ray Price

10.Edward Rainsford

11.Christopher Mpofu

I think this team can shake up any team in the world
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No place for Kyle Jarvis ?? :o
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I think we need to give Jarvis enough time to mature in the domestic structure, we would be in situation were we would juss throw youngsters because they was no one to play as was the case in the noughties . We can give him intertcontinental cup games in Zim A or something . Half baked youngsters will mot do us good , but youngsters realesed at the right time willwork great
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Flower power wrote:I think we need to give Jarvis enough time to mature in the domestic structure, we would be in situation were we would juss throw youngsters because they was no one to play as was the case in the noughties . We can give him intertcontinental cup games in Zim A or something . Half baked youngsters will mot do us good , but youngsters realesed at the right time willwork great


Yes i understand where you coming from, but with the lack of pace and potency in the current Zimbabwean bowlign attack....can we really afford to leave him out ?? It's a tough one. But you are right Flower Power, youngsters with experience behind them will do us great servive.
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This is a little too early, but here's the squad I would go for: With a lot of "multidimensional players".

Playing XI

Masakadza

Chibhabha

Sibanda

Taylor

Taibu

Blignaut

Chigumbura

Utseya

Price

Jarvis

Mpofu

Others

Williams

Mutizwa

Maruma / Lamb

Shingi / Rainsford

Blignaut has to be talked into representing Zim at least in T20 WC. No doubts about that. He was the best timer of the ball in the whole Stanbic Bank T20.

Willie has to be there to save face if we witness the trademark collapse again.

Cremer misses out as I would like to go for the tried and tested combination of Prosper and Pricey. Yes, may be Pricey as skipper.
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Forgot Matsi here, Matsi replaces Mutizwa in the squad, Mutizwa has a bright future though.
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1. Hamilton Masakadza

2. Doug Marillier

3. Tatenda Taibu

4. Brendan Taylor

5. Sean Williams

6. Andy Blignaut

7. Elton Chigumbura

8. Prosper Utseya

9. Ray Price

10. Christopher Mpofu

11. Kyle Jarvis

12. Chamu Chibhabha (I will begrudgingly include Chamu due to his performances in the Stanbic T20 even though I don't think he is an international calibre player)

13. Greg Lamb

14. Charles Coventry

15. Edward Rainsford
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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