[Match Thread] Zim v Pak 1st Test

[foreignfield]

Time to start a match thread .. and get the good and bad news out first, BT on twitter:

It's kills me to not be with my team mates today.Need to be my fiance and son,waiting on the Docs check up etc. I am confidant boys #believe

Congratulations, skipper!

[foreignfield]

Hami captains the side.

Team: V Sibanda, TMK Mawoyo, H Masakadza*, Sikandar Raza, MN Waller, R Mutumbami†, E Chigumbura, P Utseya, SW Masakadza, T Panyangara, TL Chatara.

The middle order looks very weak.

Not sure about bowling first with Ajmal and Rehman in the Pak side.

[Ming]

Panyangara instead of Vitori....hmmm.

[foreignfield]

Bowling Pak out for under 500 and scoring 200+ in each innings would be a major achievement. I'd happily eat my words, though.

[aydee]

ZCFOutkast: "Maruma for Raza would've made more sense since he can bowl leg spin."

I see our old friend is still banging an old drum. Albeit one with a very slack, loose drumskin...

[jimbo]

Who is Utseya tapping up to get in the side??

[CrimsonAvenger]

Team: V Sibanda, TMK Mawoyo, H Masakadza*, Sikandar Raza, MN Waller, R Mutumbami†, E Chigumbura, P Utseya, SW Masakadza, T Panyangara, TL Chatara.

Well, the team looks pretty close to what brmtaylor.com admin had predicted. Probably no Mushangwe as they felt the team was already very low on experience and felt getting Utseya in. Vitori missing out is not a surprise too, with his fitness record. But how much better is Panyangara? Chinouya was probably a better choice, but time will tell.

[TheBradDevil]

Got him!!! Dangerman Hafeez gone early

[Jemisi]

Well, that is one.

[CrimsonAvenger]

ZCFOutkast: "Maruma for Raza would've made more sense since he can bowl leg spin."

I see our old friend is still banging an old drum. Albeit one with a very slack, loose drumskin...

Maruma's legspin is as old as ZC's financial woes...