Big game tonight. I think a win today would be a huge accomplishment for this team irrespective of the status of this series. Luckily none of that rubbish 13-a-side stuff was going on; they were proper games and I actually reckon there's a chance that in a couple of decades time these matches could get upgraded to full international status anyway.
I think bowling first might be the best option for Zimbabwe. South Africa have shown their middle order is quite shaky, so I reckon it's better to get Amla and Levi to be taking risks (which they'd have to do more batting first) in order to get them out and expose the other batsmen.
Masakadza has been in great touch this series, he just needs to keep doing his thing. Sibanda just needs to support him by rotating the strike; we have a long tail so the longer those two are out there the better.
Mpofu and Muzhunge have both had a good tournament. Muzhunge has pretty much signed his papers for the ICC World Twenty20 on his efforts so far, and good on him. Cremer has starred. Jarvis has had a bit of a mixed tournament, some overs have been brilliant and some have been atrocious. But he is a strike bowler and that is to be expected; although it would be nicer if his bad overs went for something like 10-12 instead of 16-18.
I reckon a score of 160 is par based on the last couple of efforts; anything less is hard to defend but anything more will be challenging.
http://www.jagobd.com/channel9uk.html and http://www.lankacricket.tv should have streaming.
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Jarvis gets another one, be nice if we could keep them under 140, would of liked to of seen Cremer bowl his final over
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Yeah I would have too, but I understand why Taylor gave Waller a second over. Let's keep them to under 140, come on Muzhunge!
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brmtaylor.com admin wrote:Yeah I would have too, but I understand why Taylor gave Waller a second over. Let's keep them to under 140, come on Muzhunge!
I dont have an issue with giving Waller a second over but would of taken an over of Muzhunge
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A very manageable target for Zimbabwe. Too bad I have to work and can't watch the second half of the match. Great to ee a big crowd at Harare Sports Club.
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brmtaylor.com admin wrote:Yeah I would have too, but I understand why Taylor gave Waller a second over. Let's keep them to under 140, come on Muzhunge!
I dont have an issue with giving Waller a second over but would of taken an over of Muzhunge
In hindsight it might have been better to give the final over to Mpofu; and yeah, good point maybe about giving Cremer one of Muzhunge's. He didn't have such a great outing today.
But chasing 147, well - it's definitely achievable. Only if the top order score the bulk of the runs though; we don't want to leave too many for Cremer to chase.
I agree with eugene. Great crowd in - any guesses as to how many thousand? I thought yesterday looked bigger and could have been pushing 8 to 10 - there was no room in the stands or on the embankment.
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zimfan1 wrote:
brmtaylor.com admin wrote:Yeah I would have too, but I understand why Taylor gave Waller a second over. Let's keep them to under 140, come on Muzhunge!
I dont have an issue with giving Waller a second over but would of taken an over of Muzhunge
In hindsight it might have been better to give the final over to Mpofu; and yeah, good point maybe about giving Cremer one of Muzhunge's. He didn't have such a great outing today.
But chasing 147, well - it's definitely achievable. Only if the top order score the bulk of the runs though; we don't want to leave too many for Cremer to chase.
I agree with eugene. Great crowd in - any guesses as to how many thousand? I thought yesterday looked bigger and could have been pushing 8 to 10 - there was no room in the stands or on the embankment.
I think the offical capacity of HSC is 10,000 but that was before the redevelopment. At a guess i would say that the ground is 75-80% full so between 7 and 8 thousand which is a great effort for a cricket match now days in Zimbabwe
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Superb error on cricinfo at the moment
Sibanda out for 23 in 17 minutes from 2 balls with 1 four, i bet him and Hammy are a bit knackered after running a 19
His strike rate 1150.00
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Sibanda out for 23 in 17 minutes from 2 balls with 1 four, i bet him and Hammy are a bit knackered after running a 19
His strike rate 1150.00
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21 of that over from Peterson, massive 6 from Hamilton, keep to keep wickets in hand here with Cremer coming in at 7
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Looks like we are cantering home, great fightback after the last two matches, that will teach South Africa to take us lightly ;)
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Glad i came homefrom the pub early to see this. great performance
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So sad I missed this run chase. When someone has some hihglights please post them! Great victory for Zimbabwe - South Africa have paid dearly for underestimating both us and Bangladesh. Taylor again leads us home to victory. After the dismal tour of New Zealand we needed something like this. When is the next international series in Zimbabwe?
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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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Sharegreat win well done zimbabwe many posistives but i rekon the biggest is the crowd for the tournament they were excellant and them scenes after the match were awesome
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The images of the crowd flowing out on to the ground was special. It was obviously a feeling of pure ecstasy for everyone out there - and I thought it showed how well mannered the crowd was when they all filed off the ground in unison after a few minutes. That was a great crowd and it was great to watch that live on TV. From what would have been a pretty underwhelming bilateral series has come a tightly contested and high quality tri-series tournament.
What a superb and comprehensive victory. Even though it wasn't a full international, it has to stand right up there with the Test win against Bangladesh and the T20 win against Australia as great Zimbabwe wins of the modern era because it was obvious how meaningful it was to the players and the fans.
Interesting trivia: Taylor, Masakadza and Sibanda were the highest scorers - in that order - both today and in the T20 win over Australia in 2007. Sibanda scored 23 runs off 15 balls in both matches. Taylor kept wicket and was unbeaten in both matches (60 then, 59 today). Utseya got 1/29 then and 1/28 today. Probably the key information here is that full team efforts win matches, as was the case then with Taylor, Sibanda, Chigumbura and Brent and today with Taylor, Sibanda, Masakadza, Jarvis and Cremer.
What a superb and comprehensive victory. Even though it wasn't a full international, it has to stand right up there with the Test win against Bangladesh and the T20 win against Australia as great Zimbabwe wins of the modern era because it was obvious how meaningful it was to the players and the fans.
Interesting trivia: Taylor, Masakadza and Sibanda were the highest scorers - in that order - both today and in the T20 win over Australia in 2007. Sibanda scored 23 runs off 15 balls in both matches. Taylor kept wicket and was unbeaten in both matches (60 then, 59 today). Utseya got 1/29 then and 1/28 today. Probably the key information here is that full team efforts win matches, as was the case then with Taylor, Sibanda, Chigumbura and Brent and today with Taylor, Sibanda, Masakadza, Jarvis and Cremer.
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Had to go out after the Saffers' innings, therefore missed the run-chase, but what a glorious way to finish the series. So pleased for all the lads!
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Anyone notice that on cricinfo the Score sheet says Vusi hit zero sizes but the commentary shows that he tonked Tsotsobe for 6. But somehow it doesnt change his final score
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Congratulations...well done Zimbabwe!
I think ZIM are making that transition to becoming a very strong side on their home turf.
I think ZIM are making that transition to becoming a very strong side on their home turf.
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bayhaus wrote:Anyone notice that on cricinfo the Score sheet says Vusi hit zero sizes but the commentary shows that he tonked Tsotsobe for 6. But somehow it doesnt change his final score
A conspiracy brewing perhaps?
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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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