Match Thread: Dragons v Zimbabwe Provinces

[jimbo]

I think the zimbabwe cricket bosses would rather have a pliable captain than a firebrand..Particularly when taibu sounded off at the bosses in 2005...Mahwire was for a while chairman of the players association and he didnt mince his words when it came to chingoka/bvute either

[brmtaylor.com admin]

After all this talk about Mtizwa taking the gloves so Mawoyo can concentrate on his batting, guess who doesn't make the team...

F Kasteni, TMK Mawoyo (wk), B Mujuru, CJ Chibhabha, S Matsikenyeri (c), T Maruma, SK Nyamuzinga, NB Mahwire, AM Manyumwa, TN Garwe, EC Rainsford

The inclusion of Chibhabha strengthens the batting considerably. He is a true number 3 IMO, just not as good as Williams it seems.

I would go with this batting order: Mawoyo, Kasteni, Chibhabha, Mujuru, Matsikenyeri, Nyamuzinga, Manyumwa, Mahwire, Maruma, Rainsford, Garwe

[maehara]

North West 102/1, Zim Provs yet to bat - rain stopped play. Not a particularly good start...

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Zimbabwe 0/27

I'd be very surprised if this game isn't a draw. We can't win, but NW could if they bowl very well. With a draw the most likely result, I'd like to see Zimbabwe bat out the match, hopefully see a few centuries and individual performances. Certainly, now that Mawoyo and Kasteni are settled they should both go on to decent scores, and Chibhabha is next man in and is a very good batsman.

[Train Driver]

Anyone know anything

The cricinfo score is stuck at 27-0 with a minimum 31 overs to bowl.

Is it raining again

[Utseyalitharan]

Zimbabwe Provinces 170/5 (61.0 ov)

The captain spent a good 40 minutes and used up 30 balls in his knock scoring 0...Maruma is proving t be a good player, he got 3 wickets and now he is on 9 and counting

[Utseyalitharan]

Zimbabwe Provinces 1st innings 236/6 Maruma on36....this guy really deserves a place in the side especially test cricket

[zulu]

maruma 47* hes really turnng out into a decent batsman i think he is very talented and one of zimbabwes shining lights for the future.

[brmtaylor.com admin]

8/289 dec, Maruma 74 not out.

Why wasn't he allowed to get his century???? There was no hope of winning, surely Matsikenyeri didn't think we could bowl North West out and then score 200 odd runs in the space of about 60 overs

That's unfair on Maruma, he has been denied a shot at a First Class century

Anyway.... good on him, a great allround performance. 3 wickets and a half century, hopefully he can build on the number wickets in this innings. Also, Mawoyo half century, good work.

And a wonderful 30 ball knock from Stuart Matsikenyeri for his duck. Even Rahul Dravid would laugh at that

[zulu]

mawayo isnt hanging around hes on 23 off 10 balls surely its impossible for a win with only 19 overs to go!