North-South Regional T20 Series | 12th-14th Apr 2022

Bold call but Marasa looks more threatening than any of the spin bowlers in the domestic game apart from Wellington. But have leapt ahead of Mavuta and Ndlovu now.

Buffet bowling!!! Quite embarrassing!

Anyone else getting concerned about Wesley's batting? I would open with him.

Shumba for me is further ahead on the mental side of the game and can play the situation. To date I have never seen Wesley's play the situation, he only plays one way which is resulting in very inconsistent outcomes.

Yeah he's very inconsistent with the bat, it's to be expected I suppose at his age. Very capable on his day of course, although Shumba and Madande are probably ahead of him on batting alone at the moment. Need Klusener to work some magic. Anyone know when he's arriving?

Having said that, his bowling has looked much better the last few months and he's looking more and more like a genuine all-rounder.

secretzimbo wrote: ↑Wed Apr 13, 2022 5:58 pm

Yeah he's very inconsistent with the bat, it's to be expected I suppose at his age. Very capable on his day of course, although Shumba and Madande are probably ahead of him on batting alone at the moment. Need Klusener to work some magic. Anyone know when he's arriving?

Having said that, his bowling has looked much better the last few months and he's looking more and more like a genuine all-rounder.

Looks as though as though he competing more with Burl/Raza as a spinning allrounder than a top 4 batsman. He turns the ball quite a lot for an off spinner. Fingers crossed Lance will work his magic.

The biggest issue is the lack of a power hitter at 6/7/8. Burl hase not nailed down that spot, are we expecting too much of Evans to challenge for at spot?

TapsC2 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 4:18 am

CalZim wrote: ↑Wed Apr 13, 2022 6:42 pm

What an innings from Tiripano today, he definitely needs to give up on the bowling now and be considered as a batsmen.

He won’t play for Zimbabwe again but will be useful to have him around the young players in the a side.

I think he might still be useful in specific formats as a lower order batsman who can bowl a bit. For example I think he actually could bat in our top 7 for tests if Regis is keeping. I would trust him over somebody like Wes or Burl in a test match if I'm being honest. I also think he played a big, attacking knock in Bangladesh a few years ago.

I would actual bet money that a number 7 and 8 combo of Tiripano and Wellington would score more runs in a test against Afghanistan than Wes and Burl if they played this year.

Well he’s getting to the point where he can’t bowl at all. Not even 1 over. He was shite again yesterday. I honestly think there are 30+ better bowlers in the country than him now. There are club, school and juniors who bowl with more venom and skill these days. His bowling decline is extraordinary. Wes, Burl, even Shumba I’d be more confident bowling ( I know they are spinners, but still).

So you’re playing him as a genuine specialist batter, and he would need to be in the top six for that. Considering all our other options, I’m not sure picking a 34-year old Tiripano ahead of all our other younger options is wise. Especially as we probably have 4 batters retiring in the next 12-18 months as it is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_iJNv9 ... bweCricket today's stream. They keep starting at a different time each day!

Masuku looks like he's added a bit of pace. Used to be proper military medium but is bowling with a bit of oomph now

Right now I'd go with;

1 Chakabva

2 Ervine

3 Williams

4 Madhevere / Madande

5 Shumba

6 Raza

7 Burl

8 Jongwe / Evans

9 Masakadza

10 Ngarava

11 Blessing

But it's good that we've got lots of senior/A fixtures lined up plus NPL - plenty of time for some of those on the fringes to get in.

Wes was looking good until an absolutely dreadful attempted switch hit where he ended up falling over 😂