Zimbabwe v Afghanistan: 1st ODI
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, 16 October 2015
Afghanistan did well against the development boys - now what about the "proper" team..?
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[Match Thread] Zimbabwe v Afghanistan: 1st ODI
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Absolutely stoked about this series! Like many Bangladeshis, I've got a bit of Afghan ancestry (or at least Pashtun ancestry)...some of these Zadrans and Zais might be 6th cousins!
At any rate, Afghanistan's strength lies in their strength (physically speaking), they aren't like the rest of the Asian sides. They will be a tough team, but Zimbabwe are favorites here as they've beaten Ireland and the Irish are a notch better than the Afghans.
Strengths:
Bowling, particularly their pacers, but even their spinners are pretty decent.
Raw athleticism - something the other 4 Asian sides lack.
Attitude - Afghans are hyper aggressive and will make the Irish look amateur in terms of their sledging and behavior. Wouldn't be surprised if the ICC fines several of them by the end of the series. But it makes the game that much more interesting to watch. They really abused Bangladesh the past 1 year.
Weaknesses:
Batting - they just lack the technique and the overall batsmanship. look for them to try and conserve wickets for the first 35 overs and then explode in the final 10. Won't always be able to pull it off.
Fielding - these guys make a lot of amateur fielding errors and if the ZIM batters are paying attention they should get an extra 10-15 runs just from misfields and overthrows.
My prediction: ZIM to win the series 3-2.
At any rate, Afghanistan's strength lies in their strength (physically speaking), they aren't like the rest of the Asian sides. They will be a tough team, but Zimbabwe are favorites here as they've beaten Ireland and the Irish are a notch better than the Afghans.
Strengths:
Bowling, particularly their pacers, but even their spinners are pretty decent.
Raw athleticism - something the other 4 Asian sides lack.
Attitude - Afghans are hyper aggressive and will make the Irish look amateur in terms of their sledging and behavior. Wouldn't be surprised if the ICC fines several of them by the end of the series. But it makes the game that much more interesting to watch. They really abused Bangladesh the past 1 year.
Weaknesses:
Batting - they just lack the technique and the overall batsmanship. look for them to try and conserve wickets for the first 35 overs and then explode in the final 10. Won't always be able to pull it off.
Fielding - these guys make a lot of amateur fielding errors and if the ZIM batters are paying attention they should get an extra 10-15 runs just from misfields and overthrows.
My prediction: ZIM to win the series 3-2.
Bangladesh cricket fanatic, observer of all others.
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Feeling nervous. A must win game to start things off. :W:
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Today I'd like to see 3 seamers, we have Willy, Raza and Mutombodzi to bowl spin with either Wellington or Johnny Nuumbu ......
Chamu
Richmond
Ervine
Williams
Raza
Chigs
Mutombodzi
Jongwe
Wellington
Madziva / Muzarabani
Tinashe
Chamu
Richmond
Ervine
Williams
Raza
Chigs
Mutombodzi
Jongwe
Wellington
Madziva / Muzarabani
Tinashe
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SpitfiresKent wrote:Finally the residents of Bulawayo have some cricket to watch! :D
On the downside, our record at QSC the past few years is poor, even by our usual standards...
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Nothing on the Cricinfo live page yet, toss was due 10mins ago. Beginning to wonder if they've bothered to send anyone to cover it.
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maehara wrote:Nothing on the Cricinfo live page yet, toss was due 10mins ago. Beginning to wonder if they've bothered to send anyone to cover it.
Internet issues perhaps?
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how have we managed to leave Williams out?
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Jemisi wrote:how have we managed to leave Williams out?
Seems like Chisoro in for Williams... Which doesn't make much sense. They are hardly like for like. Makes the batting look somewhat weaker, it must be said.
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He just top scored...has he got a niggle or is it a cricinfo scorecard stuff up
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So our batting line up will probably go like this:
Chamu
Mutumbami
Ervine
Chigumbura
Raza
Mutombodzi
Chisoro
Jongwe
Wasakadza
Panyangara
Nyumbu
Doesn't exactly look strong...
Chamu
Mutumbami
Ervine
Chigumbura
Raza
Mutombodzi
Chisoro
Jongwe
Wasakadza
Panyangara
Nyumbu
Doesn't exactly look strong...
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