[Match Thread] Zimbabwe v Pakistan (3rd ODI)

[andybligz93]

taylor gone , close to game over , very poor shot

[Flower power]

i think Chiggs will be on fire with the bat today like he was with the ball

[takleg]

Such a bad way to end a terrific series for the skipper...

[andybligz93]

arrrr

[Zimfanatic69]

Here we go again.

Another collapse.

What a shambles.

[brmtaylor.com admin]

93 from 71 balls required. When you look at it that way it shouldn't be impossible. Waller has to put on a quickfire 30 or 40 though leaving Chigumbura to finish things off. If Masakadza can stay at the other end and make 45 or 50 himself... maybe a win can still happen.

A lot would have to go right though and recent history suggests it might not happen.

[jimbo]

I would have stuck in Vitori after chigs, That boy can hit a long ball

[brmtaylor.com admin]

from Waller.

And now out

[zimfanatic]

Same old Zimbabwe,same old story. I don't know what the selectors think they're doing. And i put this series loss down to the batsmen. The bowlers have played well - fast bowling could have been better but they're inexperienced so no complains.

Yesterday,the culprit was Chamu Chibhabha and i don't know why the selectors are going with the same tested and failed material. He's never won a match for us,he can neither rotate the strike
nor take on the boundaries with ease. And he was the one responsible for Vusi's wicket. He was neither getting a move on nor running well. What's his role? He's not clean enough attacker
to be an aggressive player nor has the temperament to play long innings. In short,he's pretty much useless.

Same thing with Masakadza,he cannot play with soft hands,can he? The best option is to send him to open the innings. That's when he can get boundaries and do well. To be frank,if it had not been for
his 178* against Kenya,his average would have been lying somewhere in early twenties just like Chamu. And,i haven't seen any improvement in his game. I look at Vusi and there you have a wonderful batsman.
Isn't the same thing when i look at hamilton. The team is demanding too much of Elton,Brendan and Tatenda. They are the consistent ones and its nice to see elton bowl well.

Every team has an aggressor and i am not too sure what the team is demanding off Vusi. There has to be someone who complements him. Chamu can do nothing. No one care how highly people think of you based in your domestic performance,you have to shine at the international level and he has been given enough chances already. Zim cricket will go nowhere by going back and bringing failed players from the past.
There's no left hander and C.ervine has already shown what class he is. So,i say,he should be allowed to bat up the order. You can't expect a classy batsman to run riot and hit big when there's only 7-8 overs to play. Ervine deserves a chance up the order.

Zimbabwe has to look back at the Ind-sl tri series and learn from it. During that time,zim got to good starts and they built slowly but solidly in the middle over and then accelerated again. Due to the fast start,they could afford to slow down in the middle.

So,few things for zim cricket :

1. Rotation of strike
2. A decent opener
3. Positioning of the players
4. Bringing the left hander in - Craig Ervine

[ZIMDOGGY]

yep thats what annoyed me,

history and his stats will see him go down as making a good knock of 68 with a reasonable strike rate,

however the reality was he lost us the game by never attempting to accelerate the run rate, putting pressure on the other guys. perhaps its the result of having a few lead in low scores he just wanted the tallyu next to his name.

He played for himself and i disrespect that.

Opposite of waller whos copping the raw end of the stick and having a dig, often on the back of a sluggish top order