Zimbabwe v Afghanistan, 4th ODI
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, 22 October 2015
2-1 to Zimbabwe with 2 to play. And the 3rd game was close enough that it wasn't a foregone conclusion. So, does this game tie up the series for Zim, or make the 5th game a tie-break..?
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[Match Thread] Zimbabwe v Afghanistan, 4th ODI
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The Afghans back themselves to make it 2-2, then 2-3! :|
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Our aim was to score 250 - Noor Ali
Afghanistan opener Noor Ali Zadran, who top-scored with 56 and gave his team a steady start, rued the loss of quick wickets in the middler order and said they were looking to score much more than their score of 223 for 8.
"[Our] target was to score 250 on this wicket and get them out," he said. "[In] our first session we were 124 for 1, after second wicket fell we lost five wickets for only 17 runs (25 runs). We didn't achieve the target [we wanted to set].
However, Noor Ali was not completely disheartened about trailing 2-1 in the series and said they were known to bounce back.
"We are very good in bouncing back because first match we lost, after that we bounced back. Inshallah we will bounce back and win the series 3-2."
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bavuma_rabada wrote:The Afghans back themselves to make it 2-2, then 2-3! :|
Obviously... :?
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It's nice to be winning for a change. Let's keep it going.
In some ways Zim are like my favourite football club, formerly a perennial plucky Bundesliga 1 underdog, now forever in limbo between the top flight and the second division (we're due a promotion this year). It's always a refreshing feeling to string together a number of wins for a change and spend some time at the top, even if it's all happening at a lower level.
In some ways Zim are like my favourite football club, formerly a perennial plucky Bundesliga 1 underdog, now forever in limbo between the top flight and the second division (we're due a promotion this year). It's always a refreshing feeling to string together a number of wins for a change and spend some time at the top, even if it's all happening at a lower level.
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wat do you want a captain to say..... even chigz has said that more than any captain ever :D :o
wat do you want a captain to say..... even chigz has said that more than any captain ever :D :o
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Of course they back themselves to win the series they're only 1 game behind .....
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foreignfield wrote:It's nice to be winning for a change. Let's keep it going.
In some ways Zim are like my favourite football club, formerly a perennial plucky Bundesliga 1 underdog, now forever in limbo between the top flight and the second division (we're due a promotion this year). It's always a refreshing feeling to string together a number of wins for a change and spend some time at the top, even if it's all happening at a lower level.
Which team?
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
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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We are really excited over a win over afghanistan?
we should be destroying them.
we should be destroying them.
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ZIMDOGGY wrote:we should be destroying them.
Yes, I had my hopes up after the first ODI. As someone said before, a 3-2 win is as good as a loss. We must go for 4-1 (now that 5-0 is not possible).
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3-2 would be like getting a bare pass mark if we win tonight and lose the dead rubber. 3-2 in a decider would be a fail.
4-1 would be a credit and reasonable, even we are shooting to take a game off a top side in a 5 match series.
5-0 would have been great.
2-3 would be a massive fail.
4-1 would be a credit and reasonable, even we are shooting to take a game off a top side in a 5 match series.
5-0 would have been great.
2-3 would be a massive fail.
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