Zimbabwe Vs United States of America T20 Qualifier 2022

[Googly]

Ya that winning feeling is a rare thing for us and much needed. Good on them.
I've been surprised how the opposition have struggled so much against our spin. I mean the spinners bowled well, but the batsmen really made a meal of it. None of them were particularly adept at the sweeps or reverses and just generally bottled it. Raza and Williams play spin particularly well and that's probably been the difference.

I don't know what spinners PNG have, but if they've done their homework it's going to be pace off the bulk of the deliveries. I wonder if Kaia gets another shot, and where in the line-up. I've not seen enough of him to comment whether he can go at 140% or better. Maybe he can?
It's vexing that we haven't had a look at Marumani. He's either not impressing in the nets or he's really pissed on someone's battery. He can go and hug it out with Evans.

Jeez I'd really like to see Burl at 3. It's late in the day to experiment, but we're just not getting the best out of him.
Can he go over the top thru cover, I wonder. I just hate that flicky pull shot that he's got going when he tries to drag everything over cow. That's his get out shot, gets it wrong so often.

[Googly]

And again the commentators wondering why Williams was going at a run a ball, well they actually bowled well, they had a decent attack. Theron was the only one that got pumped, and of course that spinner in the last over, but the others bowled tidily. Hindsight is a fine thing but USA will have a bit to reflect on, some poor bowling changes cost them about 40 runs, that should have been a much tighter game.

[Kriterion_BD]

Thats a pretty convincing win against a decent USA side. Biggest issue for ZIM is now choosing between aisle and window seats on the flight to Australia.

[Donald]

Thats a pretty convincing win against a decent USA side. Biggest issue for ZIM is now choosing between aisle and window seats on the flight to Australia.

Need to vanquish the UAE memories first bud by beating PNG tomorrow.
Interestingly in this tournament zimbabwe haven't chased a total yet. That could well be our undoing if PNG get a half decent total of 130+

[slcricfan1]

Ya that winning feeling is a rare thing for us and much needed. Good on them.
I've been surprised how the opposition have struggled so much against our spin. I mean the spinners bowled well, but the batsmen really made a meal of it. None of them were particularly adept at the sweeps or reverses and just generally bottled it. Raza and Williams play spin particularly well and that's probably been the difference.

I don't know what spinners PNG have, but if they've done their homework it's going to be pace off the bulk of the deliveries. I wonder if Kaia gets another shot, and where in the line-up. I've not seen enough of him to comment whether he can go at 140% or better. Maybe he can?
It's vexing that we haven't had a look at Marumani. He's either not impressing in the nets or he's really pissed on someone's battery. He can go and hug it out with Evans.

Jeez I'd really like to see Burl at 3. It's late in the day to experiment, but we're just not getting the best out of him.
Can he go over the top thru cover, I wonder. I just hate that flicky pull shot that he's got going when he tries to drag everything over cow. That's his get out shot, gets it wrong so often.

Burl will only play in top order once Ervine and co retires I think.

I kinda understand why burl comes so low. At least with this lineup Ervine has a use. If ervine came later on I`d guess that he would not be able to be half the power hitter than Burl is though I know thats not a particularly high bar

[TapsC2]

I think the only way Burl moves up is if they try Munyonga or Marumani at 7. That position which Kaia batted today needs to be where Raza plays with Burl following. Both of these guys need a maybe 8 to 10 deliveries to settle. Raza has done well because he is coming in fairly early.

Today wouldn't be a bad day to try that.

[TapsC2]

Shumba is another guy who is batting too low.

[Jemisi]

Yeah were wasting a couple of overs in the middle with this number 4 arrangement

[Googly]

Shumba is another guy who is batting too low.

Who would he bat ahead of? I've not seen him have a good T20 innings at a decent strike rate.
I'm sure he's capable. As with most things cricket, you usually only get a few opportunities to show what you've got and you've got to grab a couple.
Chakabva and Ervine are the two guys that aren't doing too well. Both of them look hugely capable right up to the point where they go out prematurely playing stupid shots. Ervine averages around 23 at 120% and Reggie about 17 at a similar strike rate. I'm not too sure what opposition that's against, but mostly associate level I'd think and those are not great stats. It's mostly about the strike rate. You need to be averaging at least in the high twenties, but at around 140% plus and then you're really doing your job as an opener, well anywhere in the line-up actually.
You're seeing less batsmen in good teams going at a run a ball for 20 deliveries with a view to going big thereafter. If you get out at that point you've essentially chewed up at least an over.
Lower down the order even if you had an average in the high teens but at 140-150% you're also doing a good job.
It's extreme, but Burl's innings of 8 off 2 at the back end is not shit, it's a lot better than 12 off 12.
I saw Ervine do an old fashioned thing yesterday. He hit a great shot, got the next delivery in his slot and took a single, you've just got to believe in yourself and keep banging them in that powerplay. If you can get just one over to go for 20 it instantly changes the game.

[CrimsonAvenger]

Yeah were wasting a couple of overs in the middle with this number 4 arrangement

Yeah, having Kaia at 4 in a T20I while Marumani and Munyonga are on the bench and Shumba and Burl batting much below in the same line up is easily one the most stupid calls humanly possible.

Imagine if he did not get out as early as he did