Match Thread Rhinos v Tuskers (Faithwear)

[zimfan1]

Rhinos v Tuskers at Kwekwe
Sep 19 (09:30 local, 07:30 GMT)

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Revenge will be the mission for the highly fancied Tuskers after there suprising defeat in the logan cup due to an inspired all round performance from Greame Cremer. Tuskers boost a formidable batting line up including the hard hitting due of Greg Strydom and Charles Coventry along with the more controlled Terry Duffin and Sean Williams. However Cremer's emergence as a genuine allrounder should not be underestimated and along with main national team strike bowler Ed Rainsford will look to contain the powerfull Tuskers line up. With the Rhinos likely to be without star national team batsman Brendan Taylor who is set to arrive in the country on friday they will be looking to skipper Vusi Sibanda and Friday Kasteni to carry on there good form from the 4 day game. A defeat here for the Tuskers will complete a miserable opening week to the season as they were predicted by many to sweep all that came before them.

Sqauds

Tuskers

Terry Duffin (c), Titus Chipare, Charles Coventry, Keith Dabengwa, Gavin Ewing , Mbekezeli Mabuza, Taurai Madhiri Brandon Marsh, Thabo Mboyi, Chris Mpofu, Bornaparte Mujuru, Tawanda Mupariwa, Cunningham Ncube (wk) Sidwell Ndlovu, Tafadzwa Ngulube (wk) Khawulani Ntuli, John Nyumbu, Gregory Strydom, Mark Vermeulen, Matthew Williams, Sean Williams

Player to watch Charles Coventry burst onto the world stage with his record breaking 194* but now needs to kick onto the next level and achive consitancy as he is one who is in a prime position to be at the front to Zimbabwe's resergence into world cricket.

Rhinos

Vusi Sibanda (c) ,Bothwell Chapungu, Innocent Chikunya ,Michael Chinouya,Tendai Chitongo, Graeme Cremer,Simbarashe Gupo ,Friday Kasteni, Tarisai Mahlunge, Alexander Mavhiko, Solomon Mire, Tafadzwa Mpofu, Brighton Mugochi, Luther Mutyambizi, Taurai Muzarabani Remembrance Nyathi, Ed Rainsford, Brendan Taylor, Malcolm Waller

Player to watch Friday Kasteni been out of the domestic scene for a couple of years after his suprise selection in the 2007 world cup but now has returned to score a century in the 4 day match. If he can have a good season with the Rhinos more national honours will beckon.

[maehara]

I'm told they're having communications issues between Kwekwe and Harare. I wonder if they're waiting for Zimpost to deliver the scorecards to HSC. We've been having trouble calling through to Harare this past week, so I'm prepared to believe it. Issues hopefully to be resolved in time for
this week's matches...

[outswing]

apparently rhino's won today's match...come on the rhino's!!!!

[CrimsonAvenger]

Not a good start for Tuskers, but at least I hope they have started getting into their grooves...

[Detective RDS]

Indeed, it's not at all a good beginning by the Tuskers who is considered to be one of the very favourite franchises to win the domestic titles. Although they did lose, I just hope that individual notable performances have come through...

[zimfan1]

Taylor hit a century

Rhinos 306/7, B Taylor 112 no, S Mire 53, J Nyumbu 3/27.

Tuskers 245/10, M Vermuelen 73, C Coventry 46, T Ngulube 33, T Muzarabani 2/39, S Mire 2/40

good all round performance by Soloman Mire who i hear may not be part of this domestic season for much longer as he had applied to go to a cricket acadamey in Australia for 2 years

[Train Driver]

Brilliant news on the result front and the performance front, especially by BRM and Solomon Mire, not so good news that Mire is off to Australia but, of course, in the long term he could well come back a vastly improved player and ready for the Test cricket that Zim will be playing by then.

Not so good news, still, with the scorecard situation though, anyone know how much it costs to send a bicycle from England to Zim ? at least the scorer could then cycle to ZC HQ with the cards

[maehara]

at least the scorer could then cycle to ZC HQ with the cards

Ah, but then he'd have to cycle on Zimbabwean roads. And we all know what they're like..

[zimfan1]

i think a carrier pigeon may be a good alternative

[tawac]

i think a carrier pigeon may be a good alternative

You guys must be kidding me. ZC are not serious at all. Im sure someone has an internet connection the Kwekwe better still one of the Cellphone networks is now offering 3G sevices surely it couldnt be that hard to get the stats.