Score Card: Zimbabwe XI vs Australia ‘A’ warm-up match

[bayhaus]

Format: Two-day
Venue: Kwekwe Sports Club
Toss: Australia ‘A’ chose to bat

Australia ‘A’ innings:

David Warner c Chinouya b Mushangwe 152 (141 b, 21x 4s, 4 x 6s)
Philip Hughes b Ncube 27 (34 b, 4 x 4s)
Usman Khawaja c Chakabva b Chigumbura 8 (30 b, 1 x 4s)
Callum Ferguson not out 156 (214 b, 15 x 4s, 1 x 6s)
Aaron Finch c Jarvis b Masakadza 63 (78 b, 6 x 4s, 1 x 6s)
Tim Paine not out 18 (46b, 2 x4s)
Extras (nb 3) 0 3
Total (for four wickets in 90 overs) 426

Fall of wickets:
1-58 (Hughes, 12.5 ov),
2-96 (Khuwaja, 22.2 ov),
3-231 (Warner, 44.5 ov),
4-377 (Finch, 74.3 ov)

Bowling:
Masakadza 12-0-53-1 (nb 2),
Panyangara 13-0-56-0,
Jarvis 15-2-59-0,
Ncube 11-1-59-1,
Chigumbura 12-2-51-1,
Mushangwe 9-0-70-1

via Jeff Murimbechi

[jimbo]

Woudve liked to have seen chatara in the side rather than payangara, jarvis was relatively economical and good to see that Khwaja and Hughes went cheaply

[eugene]

Giving up over 400 runs in a day is a bit concerning. It seems that none of our bowlers were able to contain them.

[takleg]

Giving away 400 runs in one day is totally unacceptable! Mushangwe took a bit of a beating. At least Chigumbura didn't leak runs and also good to see Jarvis bowling economically.

[jimbo]

Warner did the damage, he scored over run a ball, None of the other batsmen did, Does anyone else think im clutching at straws?

[bayhaus]

Okay so people complain that Chatara has very little experience against International opposition Where exactly is he supposed to get that experience if not here. UNLESS he is definitely [playing in the four dayers.

[bayhaus]

Ummm, Jarvis was not economical. 4 an over isn't good.

He actually got the best economy rate of the bowlers and bowled the most overs so for someone coming from injuries I think it can only get better.

[jimbo]

Maybe campbell is keeping back Chatara for the four day matches to be the secret weapon!! lol

I hope some of the pacers make an impression, we need to attack Bangladesh with pace when they tour not spin, A fast bowling troup of Chigumbura/meth and Mpofu does not fill me with confidence, Much better would be Mpofu/Jarvis/Masacadza and maybe chigumbura as the fourth Bowler leaving Price in the mix to be the lone spinner

anyway not a good start by zim, maybe the batters will make more of an impression

[hhm]

A fast bowling troup of Chigumbura/meth and Mpofu does not fill me with confidence, Much better would be Mpofu/Jarvis/Masacadza and maybe chigumbura as the fourth Bowler leaving Price in the mix to be the lone spinner

Interesting! Except I don't understand why you want Shingi ahead of Chatara when the 'training' period and the coaches' assessment adjudged him, Panyangara & Ncube to be behind Chatara. We are not on the ground ourselves, so surely the views of the people working closely with them should be trusted. Again, were Shingi/Jarvis to be selected ahead of Meth, that would invalidate the effort invested & results obtained during the List A series. Jarvis is right when he says he cannot expect to walk into the side. There are two games so if need be, he will get a chance in the second. Fact is, with his pace and potential to increase it, he will and should get preference as time goes by.

Like yourself I don't really favor Chigumbura. But we cannot escape one thing, while his batting may be regressing indefinately right now, he has upped his bowling. Often times in the List A series I hoped he(&Chakabva) would mess up in order to throw his chance away but he didn't crack. He kept his economy down, and has been taking a wicket or two in each game. All of which are a sign that he is trully aware of how vulnerable he is having lost captaincy. As with Prosper, what this has done is reinvigorate him to work harder and deliver more. I don't see the powers that be dropping him unless Jarvis suddenly cracks a confident half-century in this game, which would make them rethink their position on Elton. Other than that he has shown his mental strength and he deserves to be rewarded with our backing.

One other interesting thing is that you're open to having one spinner, which is what I favor as well. As it stands I think both Price & Utseya will be there. Despite a below-par showing, Price is too experienced to be dropped, and how can the selectors explain their decision to Prosper&the god of common-sense, were they to drop him after such a stellar showing.....

[bayhaus]

Zimbabwe XI innings:

Tinotenda Mawoyo c Paine b Butterworth 16 (63 b, 2x 4s)
Chamunorwa Chibhabha b Paine b Siddle 32 (71 b, 4 x 4s)
Vusi Sibanda c Hughes b Copeland 0 0(16 b)
Regis Chakabva c Krejza b Beer 47 (104 b, 4 x 4s, 1 x 6s)
Elton Chigumbura b b Beer 95 (148 b, 12 x 4s, 1 x 6s)
Malcolm Waller c Copeland b Beer 25 (23b, 4 x4s)
Foster Mutizwa b Beer 67 (70b, 5x4s, 2x6s)
Shingirai Masakadza c Hilfenhaus b Beer 00 (2b)
Tinashe Panyangara c Ferguson b Beer 07 (14b, 1x4s)
Kyle Jarvis not out 00 (16b)
Natsai Mushangwe not out 09 (18 b, 1x4s)

Extras (nb 4, lb 1,b 3) 08
Total (for nine wickets in 90 overs) 306

Fall of wickets:
1-42 (Mawoyo, 19.5 ov),
2-51 (Chibhabha, 24.1 ov),
3-54 (Sibanda, 44.5 ov),
4-134 (Chakabva, 57.3 ov),
5-168 (Waller, 63.4 ov),
6-249 (Chigumbura, 76 ov),
7-249 (Masakadza, 77.2 ov),
8-284 (Panyangara, 82 ov),
9-297 (Mutizwa, 85.3o

Bowling:
Hilfenhaus 11-2-25-0,
Copeland 12-3-25-1 (2nb),
Butterworth 11-5-24-1,
Siddle 14-5-22-1 (1nb),
Beer 22-3-109-6 (1 nb),
Krejza 19-2-96-0,
Warner 1-0-01-0

Via Jeff Murimbechi at ZimCricket Backstage FB