Fixtures are out, starts in 3 weeks.
19 October - Zimbabwe v Seychelles
20 October - Zimbabwe v Kenya
22 October - Zimbabwe v Mozambique
23 October - Zimbabwe v Gambia
24 October - Zimbabwe v Rwanda
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ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier
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Few questions...
Is antum eligible now or still issues in this regard?
Will musekiwa get a game as lower order power hitter. Would be good at 7 methinks.
Any domestic 20/20 before these games?
Is antum eligible now or still issues in this regard?
Will musekiwa get a game as lower order power hitter. Would be good at 7 methinks.
Any domestic 20/20 before these games?
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What are the games playing this week? Are they sub-sub regional qualifiers or like the same level and the best from both go to a main Africa qualifier? It’s totally confusing these days 😂
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Donald wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:48 pm
Few questions...
Is antum eligible now or still issues in this regard?
Will musekiwa get a game as lower order power hitter. Would be good at 7 methinks.
Any domestic 20/20 before these games?
No,
No,
No. Possibly some intra-squad warm-ups next week.
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Pat_Bee wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:49 pm
What are the games playing this week? Are they sub-sub regional qualifiers or like the same level and the best from both go to a main Africa qualifier? It’s totally confusing these days 😂
Three separate sub regional qualifiers. Top two in each go to the regional final along with Uganda and Namibia.
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Pat_Bee wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:49 pm
What are the games playing this week? Are they sub-sub regional qualifiers or like the same level and the best from both go to a main Africa qualifier? It’s totally confusing these days 😂
There's 3 sub-regionals. Top two teams from each join Namibia and Uganda in the Africa Final next year.
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That’s nervy stuff, we’d have to at least get through to the Africa final though, won’t we?! 😂 Get tonked by Namibia and Uganda there.
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secretzimbo wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 8:09 pm
Donald wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:48 pm
Few questions...
Is antum eligible now or still issues in this regard?
Will musekiwa get a game as lower order power hitter. Would be good at 7 methinks.
Any domestic 20/20 before these games?
No,
No,
No. Possibly some intra-squad warm-ups next week.
What is the hold up with Antum? Must be a reason given somewhere, ICC or ZC?
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Pat_Bee wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 8:13 pm
That’s nervy stuff, we’d have to at least get through to the Africa final though, won’t we?! 😂 Get tonked by Namibia and Uganda there.
Namibia seem to have fallen off a bit this year, they've been losing a lot. Uganda are surely weaker than Namibia but then it was the case last time too.
Zimbabwe, just as last time, should get through the main qualifier with ease, however with Zimbabwe we would never know.
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zimfan1 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:23 pm
Fixtures are out, starts in 3 weeks.
19 October - Zimbabwe v Seychelles
20 October - Zimbabwe v Kenya
22 October - Zimbabwe v Mozambique
23 October - Zimbabwe v Gambia
24 October - Zimbabwe v Rwanda
In the early days of this forum I used to joke that we'd probably be playing Burkina Faso come 2024, I guess I wasn't too far off.
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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Looking forward to seeing bennett maposa and musekiwa in these matches. Glad raza is still there and committed.
We do need dad's army ( Williams-Ervine) for the tests and one day matches.
We do need dad's army ( Williams-Ervine) for the tests and one day matches.
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Is it tawanda or tinotenda maposa that is in this squad?
Tawanda played in recent afro10
Tawanda played in recent afro10
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55727835 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 6:58 am
What's the deal with Schadendorf? Is he interested in the national squad?
More a case of the selectors being interested in HIM. I've lost complete interest. The NPL was great to see because Takashinga got pumped by a superior, well drilled side with no bias in their selection. See Akram in this side infuriates me, because he's not good enough and he's talking a place of a more deserving player
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sloandog wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 8:34 am
. See Akram in this side infuriates me, because he's not good enough and he's talking a place of a more deserving player
Ya, a guy averaging 30 and striking at 150 with the bat in t20i’s is nowhere near good enough.
His dad must have made a donation to get him selected because he sure wasn’t picked on merit after an appalling series vs Bangladesh.
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The funniest part about it all is that if Akram does get a chance to bat against these sides there is a good chance he will smash them around and secure his place for the future. I doubt he will get a chance to bat unless we are batting first.
The ones I will be watching will be Wes and Maru. Surely the time has come to show something. Our A team dominated similar competition in the Africa Games. They have to make a statement. Somehow you will see Wes struggling.
The ones I will be watching will be Wes and Maru. Surely the time has come to show something. Our A team dominated similar competition in the Africa Games. They have to make a statement. Somehow you will see Wes struggling.
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Why would you bowl him? What conditions require a 115kph trundler who's not that accurate?
And if you're not going to bowl him, why select him as a batsman when there are 20 better ones. And he's a substandard fielder.
And if you're not going to bowl him, why select him as a batsman when there are 20 better ones. And he's a substandard fielder.
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We've watched Wes and Maru in pressure situations against good bowling for 2 or 3 years now, the latest one being this T10.
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We've watched Myers bog a few important innings and dink it around until the game is gone, but he needs some rope, hopefully he'll come good.
Madande isn't good enough and I don't think will be, we've seen plenty of him. The one knee slog to cow is all he's got when he's under pressure.
Musekiwa is in as a finisher. We've got better, but he's certainly got capacity to improve.
Madande isn't good enough and I don't think will be, we've seen plenty of him. The one knee slog to cow is all he's got when he's under pressure.
Musekiwa is in as a finisher. We've got better, but he's certainly got capacity to improve.
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