[MATCH THREAD] 2nd Test Afghanistan v Zimbabwe @Abu Dhabi

[Zimco]

I know I have said this multiple times but Don just isn’t it in this format.

Especially on a pitch like this

I've also said many times, Zimbabwe needs to look at a younger player to take his role as the third seamer who can hold a bat

Mashinge
Jongwe
Mumba
Madziva
Mambo
Akram

All guys who can do this role

Jongwe really pissed off the administration didn't he

[Jemisi]

This is getting ugly

[TapsC2]

We have to bat really long in our first innings. That’s our only chance of getting a result in this game. The toss was vital here

[TapsC2]

We might be better off taking the new ball tomorrow morning

[sloandog]

Jesus this wicket is flaaaaat

[Jemisi]

Gotta get one here

[CrimsonAvenger]

Well, this has been a bad day. Can only feel decent if we can snare a wicket or two with the new ball. Else, we are doomed.

Losing toss was a huge disadvantage here, obviously. I would have picked Ngarava in Don's place, but can't complain much about the team selection, given the win last match. Not the brightest captaincy by the looks of it. Underbowling Nyauchi and possibly could have bowled Burl more - for the sheer possibility of more turn with leg spin on a flat deck.

[zimlover]

Williams under bowling Nyauchi is shocking, he has looked the most threatening of our bowlers

[TapsC2]

For me a competitive test team has 6 reliable batsmen (including the keeper), 1 all rounder and 4 specialist bowlers. The goal is to take 20 wickets for the least amount of runs. That’s how you win. When we are playing a team on a similar level to us this should be the target. We should only be playing 8 batsmen for better teams.

[TapsC2]

We were always going to be in trouble once the 2 specialists struggled. Like Kriterion once said after we won that test in Bangladesh, our all rounders are primarily batsmen and will struggle on a flat pitch