Date: December 2
Start of play: 07:30 GMT
Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare, 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: C. Chibhabha (hamstring), V. Sibanda (thigh)
Live stream: Haven't found one, if you do please post it in this thread :) Live commentary can be found at both Cricinfo and Cricbuzz
Live commentary: http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/wivzims ... 17579.html
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Match Thread - 2nd ODI - Zimbabwe vs West Indies
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zimdan wrote:Do you guys own the latest zimbabwe cricket shirt?
I've been trying to get hold of one for ages - not easily available in Ireland, sadly. There was one on ebay a while back, went for £50 - so obviously I'm not the only person looking..!
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zimdan wrote:Yes they are extremely hard to come by, however they have many in the zimbabwe cricshop in Harare.
zimcricket.org has had an online "Cricshop" link for about a year now, but they have never put anything on there :?
46.6 Chibhabha to Ramdin, OUT
D Ramdin c Chigumbura b Chibhabha 16 (18b 1x4 0x6) SR: 88.88
He got the breakthrough, good on him.
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ive got the 2004 jersey, the last jersey to be produced with the old zimbabwe cricket logo.
looks very similar to the one they wear now just a different logo and shirt sponsor.
looks very similar to the one they wear now just a different logo and shirt sponsor.
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I liked the shirt they were wearing during the VB Series in 2003-04. That was a nice shirt. The current one is pretty good though. :)
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End of over 48 (23 runs) - West Indies 274/6
I hope that doesn't come back to bite us...
48.1 Chibhabha to Lewis, OUT
RN Lewis c Masakadza b Chibhabha 19 (18b 0x4 1x6) SR: 105.55
Good captaincy to bring Chibhabha back on. I wouldn't have done it, I would have brought Chigumbura on.
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Sharei hope there is no serios reason why chimgumbura couldn't bowl at the end i hope he is not injured :|
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I think it just unorthodox captaincy. He had overs left in the first ODI if I remember correctly.
I wonder if he or Brent will bowl the last over.
I wonder if he or Brent will bowl the last over.
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Sharethey did well in the middle of the game to tire them down and slow the run rate but no one could bowl well at the death
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WI finish on 286/9, so Zim need 287 to win. That's a challenge, but not entirely impossible...
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287 is gettabke, just need 2-3 guys to get 50+.
They did it yesterday so im banking on them to get somehwere close again.
They did it yesterday so im banking on them to get somehwere close again.
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Chris Gayle has a hamstring injury. I assume this is series ending.
This leaves WI without a captain, and without a bowler. This has to work to Zimbabwe's advantage batting second. It's a tough score, but not impossible. Sibanda and Taylor need to get us off to a good start - usually that works by Sibanda playing the attacking role and Taylor pushing for the singles.
Hopefully Taibu comes good in this innings and puts in a big score, like that century he made against South Africa chasing 320 or so (Zim made 295 (?) that innings).
We could have a game on our hands here, but we need to keep wickets in hand in the first 20 overs, just as the Windies did.
This leaves WI without a captain, and without a bowler. This has to work to Zimbabwe's advantage batting second. It's a tough score, but not impossible. Sibanda and Taylor need to get us off to a good start - usually that works by Sibanda playing the attacking role and Taylor pushing for the singles.
Hopefully Taibu comes good in this innings and puts in a big score, like that century he made against South Africa chasing 320 or so (Zim made 295 (?) that innings).
We could have a game on our hands here, but we need to keep wickets in hand in the first 20 overs, just as the Windies did.
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brmtaylor.com admin wrote:We could have a game on our hands here, but we need to keep wickets in hand in the first 20 overs, just as the Windies did.
That's the bit that always worries me - you never know if the batsmen are going to fire or not. Cue some well-chewed nails while reading the commentary and expecting to see a wicket fall every few balls...
But they have been becoming more consistent lately - the collapses do still happen, but they're not as often. Here's hoping today isn't one of them...
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Sharei would put chimgumbura up the order to get some runs early and quickely cause is zimbabwe biggest hitter
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I think regardless of the score, Tatenda Taibu should enter at number 3. He is considered to be Zimbabwe's only world class batsman (I dispute that... Masakadza? Taylor?) and the WI bowlers will be well aware of that.
Andy, I agree with you. I think Chigumbura at number 4 might not be such a bad idea today, particularly if we need to up the run rate a bit.
Andy, I agree with you. I think Chigumbura at number 4 might not be such a bad idea today, particularly if we need to up the run rate a bit.
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ShareVery much unlike Sibanda not to attck early on. The Windies bowlers must be doing some good work. Its just a matter of time though before he explodes.
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They must be trying to play themselves in, keep wickets in hand. He only just got off the mark.
5.2 Powell to Sibanda, FOUR, good shot, picks up the length well and pulls well in the air behind square leg to the fence.
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