Match Thread: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe 1st Test (2nd-6th March)

[ZIMDOGGY]

To be fair Nyauchi has been impressive domestically the last few years. Insane consistency.

[Kriterion_BD]

Nyauchi is bowling amazing.

[jaybro]

Hats off to Sean Williams. Just a few years ago he was the white Hamilton Masakadza. But he's really upped his game of late. Complelely turned his legacy around.

Remember when people said he only scored runs when games were already over just to pad his averages

Williams is and has always been a match winner for Zimbabwe, the captaincy sits well with him obviously too

[TapsC2]

Our fast bowling has really improved, Nyauchi is looking a different bowler from his last Test match

Ngarava has shown some improvement

And Blessing has just been a blessing to us

Is it improvement or because we are playing weaker and weaker opponents ?

This is true. They have been poor to be honest. Reminds me of us 5 or 6 years ago when the likes of NZ would just come and bully us on flat or dusty decks with their fast bowlers. Fast bowling is every minnows weakness

[jaybro]

Makes me think we have been preparing the wrong kind of pitches back home for a while.

I've said it many times that A) Zimbabwe should change their philosophy and become a true SENA side that relies on fast bowling & B) The Zimbabwe seamers never get to bowl in seamer friendly conditions, guys like Mpofu & Panyangara could have had much better career numbers if they got more decks like this and less like the ones prepared at HSC in recent times

[jaybro]

Nyauchi is bowling amazing.

Yeup credit to him, he can certainly move the ball

[ZIMDOGGY]

Taliban truly on the ropes now.
Looking at an innings defeat!!

[zimlover]

Our fast bowling has really improved, Nyauchi is looking a different bowler from his last Test match

Ngarava has shown some improvement

And Blessing has just been a blessing to us

Is it improvement or because we are playing weaker and weaker opponents ?

It looks like improvement or something has clicked in their bowling, but again we can only go with what we see,We have only been able to see The new bowling combination at least 3 times and each time they has been some improvement.

It’s not like we get to watch domestic games and see how they bowl,from this angle it looks like any improvement

[TapsC2]

4 down. Will definitely be over today

[Jemisi]

c'mon Zimbabwe