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The pre toss squads are on cricinfo, interesting that the Zim squad is actually 14 with Steven Nyamuzinga as the extra player.
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Well, Zim have won the toss and elected to field first.
Always a great disagreement in 20/20 about fielding or batting first, in my opinion it's got to be a lot easier to bat under the floodlights than field, so Utseya get's the nod from me.
cricinfo are showing the team as Chibhabha, Chigumbura, Masakadza, Matsikenyeri, Nyamuzinga, Mupariwa, Muzarabani, Price, Taibu, Taylor & Utseya. I think that means Chakabva, Dabengwa and Maruma are the men to miss out.
Chigumbura has bowled the 1st over for just 1 run, keep it up 😂
Always a great disagreement in 20/20 about fielding or batting first, in my opinion it's got to be a lot easier to bat under the floodlights than field, so Utseya get's the nod from me.
cricinfo are showing the team as Chibhabha, Chigumbura, Masakadza, Matsikenyeri, Nyamuzinga, Mupariwa, Muzarabani, Price, Taibu, Taylor & Utseya. I think that means Chakabva, Dabengwa and Maruma are the men to miss out.
Chigumbura has bowled the 1st over for just 1 run, keep it up 😂
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cricinfo have a change to the Zim team, Dabengwa is now shown as playing rather than Muzarabani.
Latset score, Warriors 69-4 after 14 overs, a wicket each for Chigumbura and Price with 2 run outs. The run rate is only 4.92 at this stage, a very good effort so far.
Latset score, Warriors 69-4 after 14 overs, a wicket each for Chigumbura and Price with 2 run outs. The run rate is only 4.92 at this stage, a very good effort so far.
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Sharegood effort from zim restricting warriors to 122-5. The spinners bowled well in paticular Dabengwa getting 1-20 in 4 overs thats outstanding, he is ideally suited to this format. 1 thing ill critisize is Utseyas captancy. I dont get it he bowls Chibahba (a bowler who generally gets smacked for plenty) at the death!? when theres Chigumbura and Mupariwa who still have overs left.
The boys should win this 1 eazy
The boys should win this 1 eazy
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I agree with you there Zulu, sometimes the decisions that Utseya makes with the bowling make me want to tear my hair out.
Mupariwa 2 overs for 8, Chigumbura 3 for 14, Chibhabha 3 for 27, Utseya 4 for 25, I just don't see it.
Meanwhile Zim are now 71-2 from 10, Chibhabha is making up for his bowling with 25* from 23.
52 to win in 10 overs, please don't blow it boys 8-)
Mupariwa 2 overs for 8, Chigumbura 3 for 14, Chibhabha 3 for 27, Utseya 4 for 25, I just don't see it.
Meanwhile Zim are now 71-2 from 10, Chibhabha is making up for his bowling with 25* from 23.
52 to win in 10 overs, please don't blow it boys 8-)
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Flying along nicely at the moment - shame Taibu's just gone, but still some decent batting left.
::crosses fingers::
::crosses fingers::
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It's turning into a real dogs dinner now, 91-7 after 15.5 overs.
Just Nyamuzinga, Utseya, Price & Mupariwa left to get 32 from 4.1 overs.
Just Nyamuzinga, Utseya, Price & Mupariwa left to get 32 from 4.1 overs.
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Train Driver wrote:It's turning into a real dogs dinner now, 91-7 after 15.5 overs.
Just Nyamuzinga, Utseya, Price & Mupariwa left to get 32 from 4.1 overs.
Only Zimbabwe can colapse like that unbelievable!
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The boys did it..Mr price lending his experience to the camp and no doubt helping to calm nyamunzinga so they could get over the finishing line
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ShareI thought they were gonna loose it then. Nymaguniza must of kept his cool through his little innings a reliff the boys did it. A wins a win so good start to the tourney
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A nice easy way to start off, well done Steven Nyamuzinga & Ray Price.
I hope that the next 5 games will be a little less heart stopping 8-)
A nice easy way to start off, well done Steven Nyamuzinga & Ray Price.
I hope that the next 5 games will be a little less heart stopping 8-)
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Great to see Zim win. I hope they reach latter stages, and prove the critics wrong. It sucks having a full member regarded as a "minnow" in a league of franchises.
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this is a great win for the boys. this should give them cofindence for the next lot of games
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Eagles v Chevrons
Bloemfontein, 26 March
Eagles have won the toss and opted to bat. Since Zim seem to like chasing, that's a good thing.
Eagles squad:
MN van Wyk, LL Bosman, D Elgar, HH Dippenaar, R McLaren, RT Bailey, AK Kruger, R Telemachus, D du Preez, J Coetzee, T Tshabalala, RR Rossouw
Zimbabwe team:
H Masakadza, T Taibu, CJ Chibhabha, BRM Taylor, E Chigumbura, S Matsikenyeri, KM Dabengwa, SK Nyamuzinga, P Utseya, RW Price, T Mupariwa
Bloemfontein, 26 March
Eagles have won the toss and opted to bat. Since Zim seem to like chasing, that's a good thing.
Eagles squad:
MN van Wyk, LL Bosman, D Elgar, HH Dippenaar, R McLaren, RT Bailey, AK Kruger, R Telemachus, D du Preez, J Coetzee, T Tshabalala, RR Rossouw
Zimbabwe team:
H Masakadza, T Taibu, CJ Chibhabha, BRM Taylor, E Chigumbura, S Matsikenyeri, KM Dabengwa, SK Nyamuzinga, P Utseya, RW Price, T Mupariwa
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Oh dear :roll:
I think the boys are just beginning to learn the nasty lessons of how 20/20 can be played.
62-0 from 7 overs, Chibhabha 1 over for 18, Chigumbura 3 overs for 28.
I think the boys are just beginning to learn the nasty lessons of how 20/20 can be played.
62-0 from 7 overs, Chibhabha 1 over for 18, Chigumbura 3 overs for 28.
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It's a one-man show, though - get rid of Bosman and they may get a chance to pull it back, van Wyk is just knocking singles to get Bosman back on strike. If he stays there much longer, Eagles will be well out of reach.
I'm sure Prosper's wishing he could live up to his "Dots" nickname today... :(
8.6 Utseya to van Wyk, no run
8.5 Utseya to Bosman, 1 run
8.4 Utseya to Bosman, 2 runs
8.3 Utseya to Bosman, SIX
8.2 Utseya to Bosman, 2 runs
8.1 Utseya to Bosman, SIX
I'm sure Prosper's wishing he could live up to his "Dots" nickname today... :(
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9.5 Price to van Wyk, OUT
MN van Wyk c Chigumbura b Price 21 (37m 21b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
It's a start, but the wrong batsman out...
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