Match Thread: Only Test Zimbabwe v Ireland (6th -10th February 2025)

[Andy31]

A backward drive from your number 11 for four.

Go Zim

[andruid]

And we have a lead! Muzarabani is having the game of his life and Gwandu has been so so solid so far.

Bless him.

[andruid]

And we have a lead! Muzarabani is having the game of his life and Gwandu has been so so solid so far.

Bless him.

[Andy31]

So close.

He deserved a 50.
Saw the spinner and his eyes lit up.

Expecting a good opening spell from him

[Googly]

Each time I hear about these quotas I truly feel bad: I rule you out because you are white, I rule you in because you are black. This is racism!
This is the african application of that damned woke ideology.

On the other hand I feel well because (if I'm not wrong) this is the first time Zimbabwe plays without Raza, Williams, Ervine.
Only one or two years ago a squad without the big three was seen as a nightmare. Now we are attending a match where Zimbabwe is not at all under last matches par.
Clearly a "par" where you are a bit struggling against Ireland is not to be enthusiastic, it is anyway not the total collapse which was envisioned.

its stupid in a zimbabwean context.

'Lets make a quota to deny the 15 kids in the system of a certain race opportunities. Lets deny opportunities to a minority that make 0.1% of the population.

A sport that they took to Zimbabwe mind you.


Usually diversity quotas are in place or justified to protect minorities, not rub them out.

BS
There's something fundamentally wrong when a tiny 0.1% of the population, backed by material advantages—often built on the exploitation of cheap Black labor—ends up disproportionately representing the other 99.9% in a so-called national sport. Ideally, selection should come from the widest possible talent pool. The real focus should be on inspiring and enabling every Black kid to see cricket as a sport they can play, excel in, and one day represent their country in.

I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.
Material advantages?
We've been independent for nearly half a century, grow up man and remove that giant chip off both shoulders. The whites built an entire country in half that time. Shame on you!!!

Get better at shit and it will all work out. Build one, just one, only one, high end private black school that can produce leaders. Stop believing you're owed something, you are owed absolutely fuck all now, theres nothing left to take, its all gone, up your game.

[Bulawayo Boy]

7 fer and 47. Go Blessing!

[Bulawayo Boy]

Each time I hear about these quotas I truly feel bad: I rule you out because you are white, I rule you in because you are black. This is racism!
This is the african application of that damned woke ideology.

On the other hand I feel well because (if I'm not wrong) this is the first time Zimbabwe plays without Raza, Williams, Ervine.
Only one or two years ago a squad without the big three was seen as a nightmare. Now we are attending a match where Zimbabwe is not at all under last matches par.
Clearly a "par" where you are a bit struggling against Ireland is not to be enthusiastic, it is anyway not the total collapse which was envisioned.

its stupid in a zimbabwean context.

'Lets make a quota to deny the 15 kids in the system of a certain race opportunities. Lets deny opportunities to a minority that make 0.1% of the population.

A sport that they took to Zimbabwe mind you.


Usually diversity quotas are in place or justified to protect minorities, not rub them out.

BS
There's something fundamentally wrong when a tiny 0.1% of the population, backed by material advantages—often built on the exploitation of cheap Black labor—ends up disproportionately representing the other 99.9% in a so-called national sport. Ideally, selection should come from the widest possible talent pool. The real focus should be on inspiring and enabling every Black kid to see cricket as a sport they can play, excel in, and one day represent their country in.

There's nothing that has stopped the all black Zimbabwe government promoting cricket since 1980. Nothing. It's just greed and incompetence.

[ilovearsenal04]

The conovs between Blessing and Trevor were real comedy gold. The over before he was bowled, he kept telling Trevor that Craig Young was the bowler that was going to get to him 50. He then smashed him for two boundary shots (getting 4 of one and the other straight to a fielder). He was very confident about his craft today! Should now bowl with fire!

[andrea lanzoni]

Each time I hear about these quotas I truly feel bad: I rule you out because you are white, I rule you in because you are black. This is racism!
This is the african application of that damned woke ideology.

On the other hand I feel well because (if I'm not wrong) this is the first time Zimbabwe plays without Raza, Williams, Ervine.
Only one or two years ago a squad without the big three was seen as a nightmare. Now we are attending a match where Zimbabwe is not at all under last matches par.
Clearly a "par" where you are a bit struggling against Ireland is not to be enthusiastic, it is anyway not the total collapse which was envisioned.

its stupid in a zimbabwean context.

'Lets make a quota to deny the 15 kids in the system of a certain race opportunities. Lets deny opportunities to a minority that make 0.1% of the population.

A sport that they took to Zimbabwe mind you.


Usually diversity quotas are in place or justified to protect minorities, not rub them out.

BS
There's something fundamentally wrong when a tiny 0.1% of the population, backed by material advantages—often built on the exploitation of cheap Black labor—ends up disproportionately representing the other 99.9% in a so-called national sport. Ideally, selection should come from the widest possible talent pool. The real focus should be on inspiring and enabling every Black kid to see cricket as a sport they can play, excel in, and one day represent their country in.

Non sense: in NBA 70% of players are black whilst they account for a little more than 14% of the overall population.
I could find several examples around the world to bear witness that claiming that good white cricketers cannot play for their national team is indeed a racist deterioration of a woke culture.

Among the several examples I provide you one which may well fit the Zimbabwe case. The example pertains Italy.

In a sport, surely unknown of in Africa, such as luge.
Italy has won several medals in winter Olympics in this sport. Always Italy team has been composed 100% by german speaking Italians.
German mother tongue Italians are about 370.000 people (Jannick Sinner among them).
Total Italian population is 60 millions.
Do the math and you see that german speaking italians account for a meagre 0.6% of the Italian population.

Nonetheless, there is never been one non german speaking in a luge team.
No Italian has ever objected this status quo. We all support our german speaking lugers.

You mean that (in the past) whites have had economic advantages? Hahahaha: you should see the economic and political privileges in the Italian province of Bolzano were all german speaking Italians live. I assure you: beyond your imagination.

[Jemisi]

Richie with the breakthrough