[Match Thread] Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 1st ODI

[Flower power]

Vusi missed out on another hundred this time . Be patient your ton is coming . Well played innings .

[Boundary]

On reflection, I agree dropping Taibu now isn't particularly helpful. But I get the feeling that if the team is not in a crisis, then Taibu struggles to focus.

[Flower power]

Elton , Elton what conditions do you need to keep your wicket .

[foreignfield]

To be fair to Taibu Rubel is reversing it nicely, the only positive Bangladesh can take out of this match, surely. It's gotten a bit laborously towards the end. Forster strikes me as a run out waiting to happen, quick singles are obviously not his forte.

But so what, it's a win! Great all round performance.

No doubt about the MoM!

[Boundary]

Congrats Zim but I've a slight bitter taste in my mouth. Great bowling upfront, great knock from Vusi but a bit shambles in the middle order. It's a systemic problem that needs to be resolved. Top teams would've won by 3 wickets in 5 overs less. Anyway, a win is a win, so congratulations to the boys.

[Flower power]

Finally we wrap it up . We should learn to be ruthless and show the teams that put meagre totals that we are force to reckon with .
Game on Zimbabwe 5-0 is still possible , hopefully we can get enough points we will be above Ireland and Bangladesh after this series

[ZIMDOGGY]

Ok I have a thought.

Now we know that zim are better than the bangers at hone with a favorable pitch. We have proved that now.
Now I know winning is good business, but if zim want to be gangsta... Like true scarface style gangsta, then the national curator doug Higgins is going to have to start making neutral pitches.

I mean it's all well and good bashing a team that is neutrally about the same strength as you but the boys are going to get the shock of their life when they leave their Harare comfort zone and play in countries like India, Lanka etc and get raped.

NO ONE deserves to be raped.

May as well take this golden opportunity to toughen up the game by 5% or so as part of the lubrication needed to handle the big boys.

Bangladesh may also appreciate the gesture.

[Boundary]

No doubt about the MoM!

Soft spoken, a man of few words, a bit shy - you better get used to these interviews son, you're gonna have plenty more!

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No doubt about the MoM!

Soft spoken, a man of few words, a bit shy - you better get used to these interviews son, you're gonna have plenty more!

I missed the man of the match interview, what happened?

[Boundary]

OK, he's not as 'bad' as Utseya, but he's soft spoken. Pommie asked him about his performance and he basically blushed. then he asked him about his ball swinging into left handers as opposed to away like in the Test and the guy basically said it was a tactic of his, to deny BD batsmen room. So the guy can direct it any way he likes without losing control! Amazing really.