Perhaps best to do a thread for each round.
Round 1
Tuskers vs Rhinos at Kwekwe
Rocks vs Eagles at Takashinga
Pro 50 - Friday 25th October
Logan Cup - Sunday 27th - Wednesday 30th October
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Franchise Round 1 - Logan Cup & Pro 50 (25th-30th October)
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secretzimbo wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2024 12:19 pm
PommiePom wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2024 10:42 am
Cumball round 2. Don’t get Secret started 😂
mathew numball jonathin cumball in Zim XI will win many match. Ryan Marray also in Zim. Wer is andrew oddendal?
Throw Bread Even and Safe Zabe in the mix too.
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secretzimbo wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2024 12:31 pm
I have never seen a cricketer involved in more run outs than Jonathan C. A big problem for him
I would argue that for both run outs, a run was there for the taking.
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Wouldn’t be a problem soon enough when the 9+2 quota is back and Raza and his old china Faraz are the +2.
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No way Eagles are chasing 419 bazball style in less than a day 😂 Needs to be an enticing target when you declare not one that all but ensures a draw.
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Rocks can still win with some reckless batting but there’s zero pressure. I’d just forward defence it all day and shake hands with an hour to go 😂
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Pat_Bee wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2024 9:55 am
Rocks can still win with some reckless batting but there’s zero pressure. I’d just forward defence it all day and shake hands with an hour to go 😂
If they get Craig out, Rocks will win. Eagles batting line-up is very poor
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Pat_Bee wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2024 9:55 am
Rocks can still win with some reckless batting but there’s zero pressure. I’d just forward defence it all day and shake hands with an hour to go 😂
This is often easier said than done though.
Eagles have a tail that starts at 7 as well.
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Obviously they were/are worried about TK and Maru and Craig being able to go at 4's and 5's, but they should have at least dangled a carrot.
That was a lame declaration.
That was a lame declaration.
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When they make national selections it always puzzles me why they don't consider batting a borderline front-line batter down the order who's been kept out by an incumbent 1-4.
I mean a really good 1-4 who's not in the side will surely be better than a guy who regularly bats at 7, doesn't always get to bat and regularly has an easier time of it with an older ball and tireder (is there such a word?) bowlers.
I mean a really good 1-4 who's not in the side will surely be better than a guy who regularly bats at 7, doesn't always get to bat and regularly has an easier time of it with an older ball and tireder (is there such a word?) bowlers.
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A 1-4 batter will take to the 6/7 slot like the proverbial duck, but a 6/7 has got fokoro chance of opening convincingly.
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Googly wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2024 11:53 am
A 1-4 batter will take to the 6/7 slot like the proverbial duck, but a 6/7 has got fokoro chance of opening convincingly.
The outlandish way to go for me is for Raza to open in tests(if he wants to play) and move Gumbie to maybe number 6 so that he can keep as well. I think Gumbie will be annoying to bowl to if the first 4 wickets don't fall too quickly. He has to be our test keeper.
Raza has opened before in test matches and did fairly well actually.
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secretzimbo wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2024 11:41 am
I didn’t realise Marumani’s FC average was so high. 35!
Had an outstanding season last year.
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Does Prince have another few tests in him? a lot of.things have to go right for him to score runs.
Is Faraz at 8 worth a shot, basically an all-rounder now, could a job as a 3rd pacer with Mavuta/Welly, Raza and Williams as the spin options. With even dome overs from Myers Campbell and Bennett if they both play.
Is Faraz at 8 worth a shot, basically an all-rounder now, could a job as a 3rd pacer with Mavuta/Welly, Raza and Williams as the spin options. With even dome overs from Myers Campbell and Bennett if they both play.
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Faraz is one of the better examples. No doubting he's a decent bat, but there are plenty better, and he's just not an international bowler. He can be ok with the new ball in swing conditions, but he just isn't threatening enough to open.
He keeps making runs though, he's a better batsman than people realize, yet content to bat down the order in domestic.
Raza is not an opener. Absolutely no danger. He will/does struggle in T20 as an opener unless the bowling is completely non threatening. Opening is a different game in all formats. I know many of you disagree about T20 but just my 10c
He keeps making runs though, he's a better batsman than people realize, yet content to bat down the order in domestic.
Raza is not an opener. Absolutely no danger. He will/does struggle in T20 as an opener unless the bowling is completely non threatening. Opening is a different game in all formats. I know many of you disagree about T20 but just my 10c
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