Series thread - MTN Domestic Championship

[Train Driver]

Current standings are

Titans 30 pts from 7 matches
Dolphins 19 pts from 8
Cobras 18 pts from 8
Eagles 18 pts from 8
Lions 12 pts from 8
Warriors 12 pts from 7
Zim 8 pts from 8

[maehara]

By the way Utseyalitharan, I love your confidence but with only 8 points, and just 4 games left, I don't think Zim are likely to make it through to the semi finals, if they do then we are in for some great excitement in the next couple of weeks

Zim papers this morning are all talking about the semis still being a mathematical possibility. A bit like England fans towards the end of Euro 2008 qualifying..

It's still a long shot, but taking the top four from a 7-team league does mean that you can't rule anyone out until late in the day. The only team Chevrons can't catch, given results going their way, are Titans...

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Here is a a rundown of the entire series so far:

Fixtures

Feb 10: Zim v Warriors (Bulawayo)
Warriors win by 6 wk.

Feb 12: Titans v Zim (Benoni D/N)
Titans win by 7 wk.

Feb 13: Eagles v Zim (Kimberley D/N)
Eagles win by 3 wk.

Feb 17: Zim v Cape Cobras (Harare)
Zim win by 39 runs.

Feb 19: Lions v Zim (Potchefstroom D/N)
Lions win by 3 wk.

Feb 20: Dolphins v Zim (Durban D/N)
Dolphins win by 5 wk.

Feb 24: Zim v Titans (Bulawayo)
Titans win by 3 wk.

Feb 27: Zim v Dolphins (Harare)
Zim won by 3 wk.

Mar 2: Zim v Lions (Harare)
Mar 4: Warriors v Zim (East London D/N)
Mar 5: Cape Cobras v Zim (Paarl D/N)
Mar 9: Zim v Eagles (Bulawayo)
Mar 14: Semi Final 1 (D/N)
Mar 16: Semi Final 2
Mar 19: Final

Leading run scorers

Sean Williams 301 runs
Tatenda Taibu 243 runs
Hamilton Masakadza 199 runs

Leading wicket takers

Gary Brent 9 wickets
Tawanda Mupariwa 8 wickets
Raymond Price 8 wickets

Team ladder

Team - M - W - L - Pt
Titans 7-7-0-30
Dolphins 8-4-4-19
Cape Cobras 8-4-4-18
Eagles 8-4-4-18
Lions 8-3-5-12
Warriors 7-3-4-12
Zimbabwe 8-2-6-8

[Train Driver]

Oh no Maehara Please don't tell me that David Beckham is available for the last 4 Chevrons matches

[Kopje]

Oh no Maehara Please don't tell me that David Beckham is available for the last 4 Chevrons matches

If he is, shoot me bru I think we should raise hopes maybe of doing well in the Pro20 Series or the current SAA Comp.

[Train Driver]

It would appear, from supersports, that Lions managed 225-6 in their innings. Hamilton Masakadza the best of the bowlers with 2-10 from 3 overs

[zulu]

heck man the bowling must of been shocking hammy leading wicket taker with his pie chuckers

[Train Driver]

With Warriors winning today this a big game for Zim. A victory against Lions would mean that both sides would be equal on 12 points, although I think that Lions would stay ahead, just, on net run rate. A defeat would leave Zim a long way adrift at the bottom.

If Hamilton Masakadza is the best of the bowlers today, does that mean Ray Price and Tawanda Mupariwa will bat effortlessly to see Zim home to a win

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Masakadza isn't terrible. From what I saw in the Pakistan series he was comparable to Gary Brent in terms of pace, if not a bit faster, but didn't possess the same accuracy.

Regardless, he was probably brought in around the 40th over to tempt the batsmen into attacking, hence the wickets. I hope that was the case anyway

225 means game on. I think that is about Zimbabwe's maximum score for 45 overs, so it should be a very close contest. Fingers crossed anyway.

[Train Driver]

According to supersports he was brought on for the 35th over and, they say, was bowling leg spin. I see that cricinfo still show him as a leggie as well.