Match Thread: 1st ODI Zimbabwe v Ireland 14th February 2025

[tgk]

What an innings. First 50+ score and he goes and makes it a huge daddy hundred, and he's just 21, so happy we have this guy.

[Jemisi]

oh he deserved not out there. Great effort from the man

[Googly]

Well Raza, Wes, Jonno and Maru fuckef that up. We should have had at least another 20 runs. Hope this doesn't bite us.

[sloandog]

300 is probably below par isn't it. Great knock from Bennett but in hindsight Curran really did struggle to rotate that strike up top. Ervine did what Ervine has always done, although you can't help but feel we could have gone harder much earlier in the innings.

Muz and Ritchie are going to need to turn up yet again and be the main destroyers. Worrying that the cupboard going forward is quite empty. Even back in 2008, Jarvis was bowling rockets at the under 19 WC.

[sloandog]

Well Raza, Wes, Jonno and Maru fuckef that up. We should have had at least another 20 runs. Hope this doesn't bite us.

Not easy coming in the end. And I think the Irish bowlers started to realise that pace off was the way forward

[sloandog]

Imagine an opening combination of Welch and Bennett?

[Jemisi]

Well Raza, Wes, Jonno and Maru fuckef that up. We should have had at least another 20 runs. Hope this doesn't bite us.

Not easy coming in the end. And I think the Irish bowlers started to realise that pace off was the way forward

We certainly left 20 out there. 300 is certainbly a decent target regardless.

The bowlers should be able to get it done.

[Andy31]

Imagine an opening combination of Welch and Bennett?

I would still like Curren and Bennett. Welch i feel would be a good 3.

The interesting question now is Maru our best keeper and do we stick with him down the order.

[Googly]

After all that shouting about Munyonga deserving a shot, which he absolutely does, he doesn't make the starting eleven?

[Googly]

300 is probably below par isn't it. Great knock from Bennett but in hindsight Curran really did struggle to rotate that strike up top. Ervine did what Ervine has always done, although you can't help but feel we could have gone harder much earlier in the innings.

Muz and Ritchie are going to need to turn up yet again and be the main destroyers. Worrying that the cupboard going forward is quite empty. Even back in 2008, Jarvis was bowling rockets at the under 19 WC.

We'll only know once the first 10 have been bowled. Richie and Blessing need to bring their A game. Sterling needs to bring his C game.
Should be a good chase. C'mon Zim