Series Thread: Al Barakha Cup (Canada T20)

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Sack Utseya.

He put on Dabengwa... yes DABENGWA. Not Maruma (who hasn't bowled!?!?!), not Chigumbura who has a wicket, not Mupariwa WHO HAS AN OVER LEFT.



Poor captaincy, everyone knows Dabengwa is a useless bowler. And guess what, first ball gets smashed for six. I suppose Mpofu will be brought back on now....

[Kopje]

Keith dabengwa don't do this to me!! Dude is expensive, he should slow his balls and be on target

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Despite that shocking over, SL still need 18 from 18. It's not over yet... at least Mupariwa has been given the ball now. And Utseya still has an over left.

This has been a very good game, besides the two Mpofu overs and Dabengwa's over.

[Kopje]

We need Maruma and Price for the last 2 overs

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Price has bowled his 4, Mupariwa has bowled his 4.

Forgot about the bowling restrictions, only 17 overs so Utseya can only bowl 3.

Chigumbura should be given the ball now. 9 from 12 needed, they can do that without taking risks... only wickets can win the match for Zimbabwe now, and Chigumbura is our strike bowler.

Edit: Haha you have to wonder what is going through Utseya's mind, Dabengwa has been given another over.

[Kopje]

WE HAVE OFFICIALLY LOST , but played well like champions, we could have won thanks to Utseya 's stupidity, Dabengwa and Mpofu's poor bowling

[Kopje]

The day i meet Prosper Utseya, is the day i will beat the crap out of him. He has sunk me to an all time low.

[brmtaylor.com admin]

WE HAVE OFFICIALLY LOST , but played well like champions, we could have won thanks to Utseya 's stupidity, Dabengwa and Mpofu's poor bowling

As I posted in the "Ray Price should be our captain" thread, Utseya is obviously not suited to this. Not to single Utseya out though, the coach has to take some of the blame. Matsikenyeri opening, Mpofu taking the new ball... these are things that Chawaguta would have had a say in. Utseya has made some strange decisions before, but after seeing today's match I just don't think he's up to it.

I honestly believe that we snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Sri Lanka didn't win the game, Zimbabwe lost it. The way Mupariwa and Price were bowling we had the game, we just had to maintain the momentum. Enter Keith Dabengwa

Alistair Campbell made me laugh though; when the Sri Lankans disappeared before the presentations, and Mendis and Jayawardene were nowhere to be seen to collect their awards, he said "Maybe the Sri Lankans have decided they need a bit more practise"

[andy24]

i have just seen the scorecard this morning and looks like ZIm are not the far off becoming a leading 20'20 nation. When you think about it, All they needed today was one of these batsman in the side Sinbanda/Williams/Taylor. Price looks like his one of the best spinners in the world, with the way he bowled today. the only problem with Zim is they need one more key bowler and use the bowlers they have now a bit wiser. anyway an alrite performance but should be doing better.

And was anyone able to watch the match

[dylan]

good performance today by zim they just needed another batter to make 20 or more and the match would of been a lot more intersting. it was very clear the utseya didnt captain well and hopefully he will do alot better in the next match or question have to be ask is he the right choice for captain. it didnt look like taibu batting form was going to drop about the controversity over his head well batted and masckadza is a batter in the last year or so has improve by a mile and price is a excellant bowler lucky he decided to come back to zim