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A belated to happy birthday Vusi Sibanda :D

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11 Facts about Vusi Sibanda - A stylish playmaker

By Sayantan Bhattacharjee - Oct 10, 2015

Vusi Sibanda is a right-handed opening batsman for Zimbabwe. He is known for his solid technique, Sibanda has been a prolific scorer in the domestic circuit. Sibanda’s match winning performances helped him cement his place in the national line-up. Today, on his 32nd birthday, we wish Sibanda a good time. Let’s check out some of the interesting facts about this opening batsman.

1. Highfields Hero: Vusimuzi Sibanda was born on 10th October 1983, Highfields, Harare.

2. Major caps: He played for Zimbabwe, Africa XI, Mid West Rhinos, Zimbabwe A, Zimbabwe Cricket Academy, Zimbabwe XI.

3. Solid Technique: Sibanda is well known for his solid technique. He was little inconsistent early on, but his shot-making capabilities makes him a vital cog in the national line-up.

4. Early call up: Sibanda made his Test debut vs West Indies at Harare, 2003-2004. Sibanda played 14 Test matches for Zimbabwe, scoring 591 runs with a best of 93.

5. Colored burst: Sibanda made his ODI debut against West Indies at Bulawayo, 2003-2004. He scored a gritty 58 on debut. He played 124 ODI games for Zimbabwe, scoring 2898 runs.

6. Early blow: In May 2005, his place in the national team came under threat by the imminent return of the ‘rebel’ Zimbabwean cricketers who walked out on the team in a dispute with Zimbabwe Cricket. The return was unsuccessful and Sibanda again became a regular at the top of the order for Zimbabwe.

7. Ton up: Vusi Sibanda scored a match winning 116 against Bermuda in the year 2006.

8. Comeback tale: He made a return to international cricket (although he denied ever retiring) for the Africa XI in the 2007 Afro-Asia Cup. He played in 2 of the 3 ODIs, scoring 80 runs at an average of 40.00. Although Sibanda wasn’t playing initially in the 2011 Cricket World Cup an injury to Sean Williams meant a call-up for him. He scored 61 off 57 balls in an innings that included 7 fours. His knock helped Zimbabwe reached 308/6.

9. Golden arm: His best ODI bowling figures of 1 for 12 came against England, Birmingham, ICC Champions Trophy 2004.

10. Efforts in winning cause: Sibanda scored two centuries (116, 103*) in international cricket against Bermuda and Bangladesh respectively. Zimbabwe won the match on both occasions.

11. Match winner: Vusi Sibanda was awarded the Man of the Series award for his heroics against Bangladesh in the year 2013. He had scored 152 runs in 3 matches and grabbed 2 vital catches.
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Averaged 40 for Africa XI against top attacks in trying conditions. Played alongside great names too. :D http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine ... ew=innings

FIRST MATCH

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SECOND MATCH

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Couldn't have been too trying they scored over 300 both times .....

Scoring 35 and 45 is nothing to crow about ......
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Interesting to read how he was dismissed. http://www.espncricinfo.com/aac2007/con ... 97392.html


Vusi, a player starved of international cricket, showed no signs of rustiness as he managed to get nicely behind the line of the ball and caress it past the infield.

Dippenaar, often given the cold shoulder by the selectors in the South African one-day squad, found his feet and piloted the chase with Sibanda for company, adding 60 for the second wicket. The trump card for Asia was Fernando, and he rewarded his captain almost immediately, sending back Sibanda and Justin Kemp in the same over. Both dismissals were characterised by intelligent seam bowling - Sibanda succumbed to the pull after being softened up by a vicious lifter off the previous ball, while Kemp was squared up by an inswinging yorker which knocked back his middle stump.

Sweet chin music

The last thing you expect on a flat batting pitch is to see a ball that is potentially life-threatening. Vusi Sibanda, having cruised to 35 off 37 balls, was batting with minimum fuss. In the 13th over, Fernando jolted him out of his comfort zone with a brute of a delivery. It was short-pitched on leg stump and it rose so sharply that Sibanda, in his hurry to get his head out of the way, arched backwards, lost his balance and hit the turf. He was shaken no doubt, and when Fernando let him have another short one next ball, Sibanda top-edged the pull and was comfortably caught by Dhoni.


Dilhara turns up the heat http://www.espncricinfo.com/aac2007/con ... 97452.html


Fernando kept the ball full in his first over, and tested Vusi Sibanda with a yorker. He produced another boot-crusher to Boeta Dippenaar early in the 13th over, which was dug out for a single. When Sibanda took strike for the next ball, he probably expected another one aimed at the toe, only to be caught unawares by a deadly bouncer.

Pitched short on leg stump, it wasn't short enough to allow the batsman to evade it calmly. Sibanda had backed away towards leg stump but saw the ball rise sharply towards his helmet. With a sharp jolt, he arched out of the way and as he did so, lost balance and fell to the ground. Visibly shaken, he prepared to face Fernando again.

Instead of being predictable and following up with a yorker, Fernando bowled another short ball. Sibanda was late on the pull and top-edged it to Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Two balls later, a 140 km/hr in-cutter burst through Justin Kemp's defence and pegged back the off stump.


http://www.espncricinfo.com/aac2007/con ... 97519.html


The chase was set up by de Villiers and Vusi Sibanda who knocked 117 off the target in 18.2 overs. Against the run of play, Rafique had de Villiers caught at short third man and Boeta Dippenaar snapped up at cover off successive deliveries and, when he deceived Sibanda in the flight and had him stumped on 138 for 3, the wheels seemed to have come off the chase.


http://www.espncricinfo.com/aac2007/con ... 97632.html


He was brought on in the 18th over, after AB de Villiers and Vusi Sibanda had added 117 for the first wicket. Predictably, he began bowling a restrictive line and went for just five off his first over. Sibanda charged down the pitch in his second over and lofted him over long-on for six but Harbhajan came back well, varying his length and conceding only one more from his next five balls. His first spell ended there, two overs that cost 12.

Harbhajan returned to bowl his last two overs right at the end and foxed Elton Chigumbura with another doosra. The batsman was into his shot too early and lost his stumps. His 3 for 49 wasn't a spectacular spell by any stretch of imagination. But it was far better than he has bowled in recent times.


Has always had mixed success with the pull shot. Tends to use it tolash out. Not afraid to use footwork to the spinners. Like most players he runs the risk of misreading it but the willingness to take the risk and cash in more than half the time is encouraging. Bhajji, and a host of average spinners, feasted on Zimbabwe's batsmen recently. That was discouraging to see.

Chigumbura stood tall against them and got an unbeaten century. Managed to get his own back against Bhajji, in arguably Zimbabwe's finest knock lately. unfortunately Zimbabwe fell short of what should have been one of it's greatest ODI chases.
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He played well for Africa XI. I remember watching those games, Pollock scored a great century in one of them. I remember thinking how ludicrous at the time it was that Taylor didn't get a call up while guys like Kasteni and Dabengwa I think played the T20s?!

I was most impressed with the South Africans. Guys like de Villiers and Boucher didn't need to play that series (IIRC Tendulkar thought he was above it) yet they still did. They gained my respect for that.

It's a shame the Afro-Asia series isn't still going; it was a fun concept. Apparently the one played in SA, they had to spray paint the grass green because the weather was not very suitable for playing cricket and the grass had died!
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What would an African XI look like today ??

How Zim players would make it ??

Wouldn't think any Kenyan players would considering they don't even have ODI status ......
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I don't really follow South Africa too closely, but maybe this? Chibhabha, Ervine and Raza are the only ones worth selecting right now I think.

I've never seen Rabada but I just assume he's faster and better than Panyangara.

1. Chibhabha

2. Amla

3. Ervine

4. du Plessis

5. de Villiers (c)

6. Raza

7. de Kock (wk)

8. Steyn

9. Rabada

10. Tahir

11. Morkel
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Honestly I'm not sure if any of the Zim guys would make the RSA ream but yes Chamu, Ervine, Williams, Raza and maybe Chigs could lay some claim, obviously they couldn't just select the whole RSA team .....
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brmtaylor.com admin wrote:
1. Chibhabha

2. Amla

3. Ervine

4. du Plessis

5. de Villiers (c)

6. Raza

7. de Kock (wk)

8. Steyn

9. Rabada

10. Tahir

11. Morkel

1.AB(wk), 2.Amla(c), 3.JP, 4.Farhaan, 5.Zondo, 6.Williams, 7.Chigumbura, 8.Rabada, 9.Steyn, 10.Phangiso, 11.Tsotsobe

Top 5 fastest bowlers in South Africa right now: 1.Viljoen, 2. Parnell, 3.Rabada, 4.Marchant, 5.Morkel. I think Steyn would just about make the top 10. Rabada will eventually top that list, but Parnell on song has raw pace and swing.

Bowling the odd fast ball is not too difficult - bouncer, yorker etc. Sustained pace at 145kph+ ball after ball, over after over, is not easy to achieve. Guys like Wahab Riaz can pull it off once in a blue moon, others really have to bend they back like Steyn.

Anyone remember this Test match in PE?

http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-afric ... 21339.html


In six overs he out-bowled the world's top four, according to the ICC rankings, including the best (Dale Steyn) and the most in-form (Johnson).


It's a pity the Proteas refuse to give him the new ball more often than not. Parnell is deadly.
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Vusi problem is that he has waaaay too much drama off the field. leading some to say that he actually thrives on it and when I heard that he beat up his wife I lost all respect for him.
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jaybro wrote:These are big claims I'm sure bayhaus would be 99% he was right before airing this ......

I'll take his word .....

None of my questions are questioning the fact that bayhaus actually heard those things being said by whoever of Vusi.

Plenty things were said of Graeme Smith, some even by his own wife which the papers reported on but were ordered to apologise.

It's one thing to discuss something like this, but quite another matter to do so without considering certain things. I'm trying to explain why ZC would not be able to take certain action, and why the papes cannot report the matter. And ultimately why it would be wrong to have certain definitive opinions publicly in situations such as this.
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And because I don't want to be dealing with any takedown issues, that's the end of this thread.
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