Zimbabwe vs Pakistan | 3rd T20I | 5 December 2024

[Pat_Bee]

Course he is baits his own hooks and goes fishing some days.

[Pat_Bee]

Old bazball on the ropes seriously think we can give them a game next year, they’re as prone to a collapse as we are.

[Andy31]

Just the highlights if it hasn't been posted yet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w65tE6SR0c

The highlight for me was the commentator talking about how players shouldn't hit it in the air towards a fielder. Insightful stuff lol.

Overall
the opening partnerships have been good.
i think we would have taken 2-1 for both series.
Bowling has been great.


Its funny how we only get snippets of the work people have been doing at these academies. How hard is it to do an interview and share this information.

[sloandog]

Just watched the highlights.

A few things I've picked up on.

Bennett looks wooden when he bats, yet he makes it look easy and it's working for him. Almost has a bit of Brendan Taylor 2006/07 about him with those hands and lack off footwork. Hopefully he can keep playing his shots.

Raza has an arrogance and a strut about him which is very obvious to see. He burnt Burl there sitting on his bat.

Madhevere looks completely scrambled. No footwork and I think his wicket epitomises where he's at as a cricketer right now.

Wellington Mazakadza does not turn the ball at all. Have we not got another spinner in the damn Country who can give it a rip?

Musekiwa isn't good enough. Maposa looks like he has something about him

[sam_ahm]

Much needed win and well played Zimbabwe!

I happened to see the match yesterday. Agree with a lot of points by sloandog except the one on Raza. I don't think he is arrogant, he is already under a lot of pressure and was just trying to see Zimbabwe through to the end.

Maposa is someone Zim can work on.

The way Madhevere got cleaned up, shows how much he has regressed. The lad had the potential but clearly needs to go back to domestics and score some runs now.

Musekiwa is not ready for international cricket yet. He looked out of sorts esp against Spin and because of hos 1 off 11 balls Pak got back into the game and Raza got out under pressure.

Burl's bowling can still keep him in the side, I'm expecting at least 2-3 changes for Afg series. Madande, Madhevere, Musikewa out...

[Googly]

They said Clive had dislocated his shoulder..again, and that it required surgery.
Hopefully that goes well for him. There's been a few guys of late with bad injuries.

[Googly]

Ya it is a bit of trolling, but really it's just a firm reminder that they can do what they like when they like and don't believe a word
It's just funny that they're waxing lyrical about his batting, his one over went for 12 plus a wicket of course. He looks really useful though, he's a big strong lad. We've got some amazingly athletic powerful guys in our system, yet we struggle to find a 140 bowler. How do you find that extra 10kph?? I guess it's mostly in the wrist and that 15 degree elbow flex, or if you're born with a hyper-extension like Bumrah.
The funny part is two overs of half trackers that we couldn't put away, made it look legit though.

The closest guy we've got to being hard to read out of hand is Wallace Mubayiwa. When he's having a good spell he's deadly, but just seems to be inconsistent. I really thought he was going to have a big career.

[zimbos_05]

https://x.com/FrankMawoza1/status/1864684893109879124

I can’t cope with this shit much longer

Bennett wins us the game, goes on about a guy who didn't really contribute because he is coached by his mate.

I truly despise TM.

[ZIMDOGGY]

The highlights package from yesterday is all I’ve seen of this bloke
But what am I missing?
He just looks like that generic potato gun 120-125km bowler that we have pumped out repeatedly over the last 15 years that come and go.

[aydee]

The highlights package from yesterday is all I’ve seen of this bloke
But what am I missing?
He just looks like that generic potato gun 120-125km bowler that we have pumped out repeatedly over the last 15 years that come and go.

Had a couple of quite interesting FC games last year.

Remember him bowling Matt Welch neck and crop with a fast inswinger, which made me take notice.