T20 squad should be announced this weekend. Possibly they'll announce the Test squad at the same time, or wait a while, I'm not sure.
Let's see who can guess the closest! 16-man squad for each. Try to be realistic and remember its ZC....
I'll go with;
T20:
1 Chibhabha (C) :evil: :(
2 Taylor (Wk)
3 Marumani
4 Ervine
5 Williams
6 Madhevere
7 Burl
8 Evans
9 Mavuta
10 Muzarabani
11 Ngarava
Squad: Myers, Musakanda, Chakabva, Wellington, Chivanga
Test:
1 Masvaure
2 Kasuza
3 BT
4 Ervine
5 Williams (C)
6 Roy Kaia
7 Burl
8 Chakabva (Wk)
9 Tiripano
10 Blessing
11 Nyauchi
Squad: Madhevere, Musakanda, Mavuta, Chisoro, Innocent Kaia
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I think Myers will be selected in the test side. He has every opportunity here in the Pro 50 to do with Marumani has done.
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Also good to see that Brad Evans has been kept on standby. Shows he is on their radar and rightly so.
I watched Tshuma bowl on youtube and he has such a lovely action. He has a yard as well
I watched Tshuma bowl on youtube and he has such a lovely action. He has a yard as well
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sloandog wrote: ↑Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:48 am
I think Myers will be selected in the test side. He has every opportunity here in the Pro 50 to do with Marumani has done.
Hope so! He needs to have a good week in the Pro50. As it stands I think Musakanda, Roy Kaia and even Innoocent Kaia are ahead of him for Test places.
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Not a bad side, bowling still looks weak to me, Blessing & Ngarava are perfect for ODI & Test cricket but they both go for plenty in t20s. Spin is a hude issue too, Wellington again gets picked lol, honestly even Mehluli Sibanda is calling them out for this 😂 😂
Good to see Mufudza seems like another random selection, they seem clueless on who is their best spinner so they're giving everyone a turn. Since Cremer retired we've seen Mavuta, Wellington, Chisoro, Ndlovu, Mutombodzi & now Mufudza all play as front line spinners, along with the part-time guys Raza, Williams, Wes & Burl.
Jongwe is also a bit random, he didn't exactly set the world alight during the t20 comp but after 5 years in the wilderness he's back in ??
Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR
LM Jongwe 5 5 1 94 41* 23.50 94 100.00 5 11.0 0 83 4 2/16 20.75 7.54 16.5
Tuskers vs Eagles 04 (09) 0/6 (1) 16-Apr-2021 Harare T20
Tuskers vs Rhinos 12 (10) 1/20 (3) 15-Apr-2021 Harare T20
Tuskers vs Goats 14 (20) 2/16 (3) 14-Apr-2021 Harare T20
Tuskers vs Rocks 41*(29) 0/23 (2) 12-Apr-2021 Harare T20
Tuskers vs Eagles 23 (26) 1/18 (2) 11-Apr-2021 Harare T20
Honestly am I missing something here?
Good to see Mufudza seems like another random selection, they seem clueless on who is their best spinner so they're giving everyone a turn. Since Cremer retired we've seen Mavuta, Wellington, Chisoro, Ndlovu, Mutombodzi & now Mufudza all play as front line spinners, along with the part-time guys Raza, Williams, Wes & Burl.
Jongwe is also a bit random, he didn't exactly set the world alight during the t20 comp but after 5 years in the wilderness he's back in ??
Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR
LM Jongwe 5 5 1 94 41* 23.50 94 100.00 5 11.0 0 83 4 2/16 20.75 7.54 16.5
Tuskers vs Eagles 04 (09) 0/6 (1) 16-Apr-2021 Harare T20
Tuskers vs Rhinos 12 (10) 1/20 (3) 15-Apr-2021 Harare T20
Tuskers vs Goats 14 (20) 2/16 (3) 14-Apr-2021 Harare T20
Tuskers vs Rocks 41*(29) 0/23 (2) 12-Apr-2021 Harare T20
Tuskers vs Eagles 23 (26) 1/18 (2) 11-Apr-2021 Harare T20
Honestly am I missing something here?
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Also Chivanga got lucky to be picked I reckon, he was going for nearly 10 an over and didn't really take a bucket load of wickets, yet he was picked over the more economical Evans and the more experienced and threatening Chatara
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jaybro wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:09 am
Not a bad side, bowling still looks weak to me, Blessing & Ngarava are perfect for ODI & Test cricket but they both go for plenty in t20s. Spin is a hude issue too, Wellington again gets picked lol, honestly even Mehluli Sibanda is calling them out for this 😂 😂
Good to see Mufudza seems like another random selection, they seem clueless on who is their best spinner so they're giving everyone a turn. Since Cremer retired we've seen Mavuta, Wellington, Chisoro, Ndlovu, Mutombodzi & now Mufudza all play as front line spinners, along with the part-time guys Raza, Williams, Wes & Burl.
Jongwe is also a bit random, he didn't exactly set the world alight during the t20 comp but after 5 years in the wilderness he's back in ??
Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR
LM Jongwe 5 5 1 94 41* 23.50 94 100.00 5 11.0 0 83 4 2/16 20.75 7.54 16.5
Tuskers vs Eagles 04 (09) 0/6 (1) 16-Apr-2021 Harare T20
Tuskers vs Rhinos 12 (10) 1/20 (3) 15-Apr-2021 Harare T20
Tuskers vs Goats 14 (20) 2/16 (3) 14-Apr-2021 Harare T20
Tuskers vs Rocks 41*(29) 0/23 (2) 12-Apr-2021 Harare T20
Tuskers vs Eagles 23 (26) 1/18 (2) 11-Apr-2021 Harare T20
Honestly am I missing something here?
Jongwe hasn't been in the wilderness. He's been playing in the UK.
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Zimco wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:22 am
Jongwe hasn't been in the wilderness. He's been playing in the UK.
Selection wilderness, it's a turn of phrase mate
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jaybro wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:30 am
Zimco wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:22 am
Jongwe hasn't been in the wilderness. He's been playing in the UK.
Selection wilderness, it's a turn of phrase mate
Yeah well he has the stats from the UK so it's not a left field/bad selection
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Zimco wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:44 am
jaybro wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:30 am
Zimco wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:22 am
Jongwe hasn't been in the wilderness. He's been playing in the UK.
Selection wilderness, it's a turn of phrase mate
Yeah well he has the stats from the UK so it's not a left field/bad selection
What stats? I doubt the selectors are going off his club numbers in England from two seasons ago 😂
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Why shouldn't they? This T20 tournament was only like what 4 games? Hardly enough to get a real feel. Selectors should look at all the info. Glenn Maxwell did bad last ipl tournament but now he is dominating this one
You can't look at one series in isolation.
I'm sure the selectors are looking at the blokes bowl in nets.
They also picked Solomon mire off Australian grade experience so they have done it before
You can't look at one series in isolation.
I'm sure the selectors are looking at the blokes bowl in nets.
They also picked Solomon mire off Australian grade experience so they have done it before
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Apparently they picked Chivanga cuz he’s got “pace”. I’m sure 138kmh gun barrel straight half volleys will be enough to subdue Fakhar and co...
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Zimco wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 7:29 am
Why shouldn't they? This T20 tournament was only like what 4 games? Hardly enough to get a real feel. Selectors should look at all the info. Glenn Maxwell did bad last ipl tournament but now he is dominating this one
You can't look at one series in isolation.
I'm sure the selectors are looking at the blokes bowl in nets.
They also picked Solomon mire off Australian grade experience so they have done it before
What were his stats in England? What level of cricket was he playing? Mire was playing in Melbourne A Grade which would be stronger than Logan Cup overall I reckon.
I understand the 5 games was a small portion, but what exactly has made the selectors decide to pick Jongwe after leaving him in the ‘wilderness’ for 5 years?
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Look I like Jongwe and I’m glad he’s back in the side so I don’t want to rubbish him, I’m just trying to work out the thinking to why he was picked & what role he’s going to play?
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Flakeman wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:09 am
Apparently they picked Chivanga cuz he’s got “pace”. I’m sure 138kmh gun barrel straight half volleys will be enough to subdue Fakhar and co...
Worth remembering Chivanga was specifically scouted by ZC and brought back to Zim from the SA scene - we were always going to see him in this series. Apparently he was consistently bowling 140kph+ when in SA. Not sure of his pace in Zim recently but hopefully he can find that extra gas again.
Also I think they consider him a death overs specialist. So I can see that they are trying to build a modern T20 side and get people to fill specific roles. Let's see how he does.
Jongwe & Mufudza are the really weird selections!
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Ok cool, well let’s see how he goes, but he wasn’t impressive vs locals this past week.
Mufudza will get hammered. Chisoro is obviously still a big enemy of someone important. Our best option my a mile.
Mufudza will get hammered. Chisoro is obviously still a big enemy of someone important. Our best option my a mile.
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Flakeman wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 10:15 am
Ok cool, well let’s see how he goes, but he wasn’t impressive vs locals this past week.
Mufudza will get hammered. Chisoro is obviously still a big enemy of someone important. Our best option my a mile.
Chisoro is unstable, It’s not like he threatens quality batsman.
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Chisoros international record is ten times better than the next grouping of spinners. He’s economical
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