First match of the Plascon Paints (in association with Union Hardware and Croco Motors) limited overs international series.
Entrance $10 in the tobacco stand/$3 everywhere else.
Free entry for OAPs or school kids in school uniform, OAPs in their old school uniforms get $3 cash back 😂
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Zimbabwe vs Pakistan | 1st LOI | 24 November 2024
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Guess we need to be staring down the barrel to get a performance out of the boys 😂 phenomenally disciplined bowling only conceding one wide in 21 overs.
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Pat_Bee wrote: ↑Sun Nov 24, 2024 6:52 pm
Guess we need to be staring down the barrel to get a performance out of the boys 😂 phenomenally disciplined bowling only conceding one wide in 21 overs.
Would have been few more wides if their batters had not kept on nicking balls down leg to Marumani 😂
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Pakistan recently beat Australia in Australia in an ODI series so Zimbabwe could lay claim to being superior to Australia now. Although given Australia's efforts in Perth it might be a good time to arrange a test match against them!
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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Some good highlights from today. Marumani took 3 excellent catches, dropped one dolly and put down a tough chance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln88URSo_HY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln88URSo_HY
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Anyone know how many MOTM awards Raza has won playing for Zim over the past three years? It must be a ridiculous number.
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I don't understand the wicket-keeping situation. Why did Marumani have the gloves? He's not bad, and clearly he took a couple of good catches today, but Gumbie is unquestionably a better wicketkeeper. They both open the batting so that isn't an explanation either. Was Gumbie injured or something? makes no sense.
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Two bites of the cherry to wrap up the series starting Tuesday. Great win today.
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secretzimbo wrote: ↑Sun Nov 24, 2024 11:02 pm
I don't understand the wicket-keeping situation. Why did Marumani have the gloves? He's not bad, and clearly he took a couple of good catches today, but Gumbie is unquestionably a better wicketkeeper. They both open the batting so that isn't an explanation either. Was Gumbie injured or something? makes no sense.
Maybe rotating the keepers or trying to save Gumbie for the test
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sloandog wrote: ↑Sun Nov 24, 2024 10:04 pm
Makes me laugh the prize money 😄
But then they'll offer $30 000 prize money in the absolutely meaningless NPL
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secretzimbo wrote: ↑Sun Nov 24, 2024 11:02 pm
I don't understand the wicket-keeping situation. Why did Marumani have the gloves? He's not bad, and clearly he took a couple of good catches today, but Gumbie is unquestionably a better wicketkeeper. They both open the batting so that isn't an explanation either. Was Gumbie injured or something? makes no sense.
So many options. This is a good space for Zimbabwe to be in. We have 2/3 good players who can play the same role. Good space to be. We just need to see who does what. No need to overload players risking injury. To think no more than a year ago in the test against West Indies we were scraping the bottom of the barrel trying to find a playing 11.
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This country always does this to me. They are super poor in the 1st half, then I wake up and we have somehow won.
Imagine if we could just get our s**t in order and be consistent across the whole aspect of the game. Batters do their job, bowlers do their job.
On a side note, what was with the Orange caps? I hate Ihsan sports as our kit supplier. Has Mukhulani got an investment in the brand or something?
Imagine if we could just get our s**t in order and be consistent across the whole aspect of the game. Batters do their job, bowlers do their job.
On a side note, what was with the Orange caps? I hate Ihsan sports as our kit supplier. Has Mukhulani got an investment in the brand or something?
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Orange caps were a one off, for a local charity. Pakistan also wore them, which was a nice touch from them.
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zimbos_05 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 25, 2024 8:59 am
On a side note, what was with the Orange caps? I hate Ihsan sports as our kit supplier. Has Mukhulani got an investment in the brand or something?
Kidzcan fundraiser. Like pink day in Australia or red day in England I suppose.
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For the kids,
but probably Mukhulani's kids.
To afford gold crusted toilet lids and a home chef for KFC when they hungry.
but probably Mukhulani's kids.
To afford gold crusted toilet lids and a home chef for KFC when they hungry.
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secretzimbo wrote: ↑Mon Nov 25, 2024 9:09 am
Orange caps were a one off, for a local charity. Pakistan also wore them, which was a nice touch from them.
Ah ok. Extremely random colour for cancer, unless I'm just not used to orange being used. Feels a little poorly organised or done though.
Still think Ihsan kits are terrible. Surely we can do better than them. We can't be getting that much money from them. There must be a supplier out there that is wanting to partner with Zim cricket and can actually produce a decent looking kit.
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