[Series Thread] Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh

[zimfan1]

But my personal preference is Sibanda OUT and Rainsford IN. That gives the team a more balanced outlook and as Hami is back with a bang he deserves promotion again.

What about if Williams is fit?

[Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic)]

But my personal preference is Sibanda OUT and Rainsford IN. That gives the team a more balanced outlook and as Hami is back with a bang he deserves promotion again.

What about if Williams is fit?

Surely at no.3. Matsi out from my team.

1. Mark Vermeulen
2. Hamilton Masakadza
3. Sean Williams
4. Charles Coventry
5. Brendan Taylor (w)
6. Malcolm Waller
7. Elton Chigumbura
8. Prosper Utseya (c)
9. Ray Price
10. Tawanda Mupariwa
11. Ed Rainsford

[Detective RDS]

Link: http://www1.herald.co.zw/inside.aspx?sectid=8692&cat=5

Zim keep hopes alive

Cricinfo.

ZIMBABWE’S batting has improved with each outing this series, and yesterday they kept their hopes alive with a victory that brought Bangladesh’s winning run to a screeching halt with a 69-run victory at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.

On a flat batting track the hosts briefly threatened to combust in another jittery display from the top order, but Hamilton Masakadza lit up the innings with a maiden ODI century, supported by a calm Brendan Taylor and Elton Chigumbura.

Zimbabwe were in control when Chigumbura joined Taylor in the 39th over, and what proceeded to unfold turned a solid batting act into an exhibition of butchery.

The pair added 90 from 50 balls, Chigumbura racing to his half-century from just 26 balls, and 60 from the batting Powerplay lifted the total to 323, Zimbabwe’s best at the venue and against Bangladesh.

In reply, the visitors came up with a batting effort as edgy as Tuesday’s had been powerful, with only Raqibul Hasan and Mahbubul Alam showing any fight.

Early signs indicated this game could be one for the bowlers when Zimbabwe slipped to 17 for 2 and then 60 for 3, but Masakadza and Taylor stood up to be counted.

Zimbabwe’s top order will do well to take a few lessons from Masakadza, who assessed the situation smartly, bided his time against the bit of swing Mahbubul got and consolidated in the middle overs.

He acted as a glue to guarantee Zimbabwe’s innings didn’t fall apart.

Quick to capitalise on even marginal errors in length, Masakadza stroked delicate drives between cover and backward point off either foot.

With Taylor offering cool support the pair counter-attacked in an efficient manner, knocking the ball into the gaps and not trying to play the spinners too safely — a factor that had stifled Zimbabwe in the series opener.

Boundaries didn’t flow — at one stage Zimbabwe went 11 overs without finding the ropes — but the run rate rarely dropped.

The pair regularly spoke mid-pitch, no doubt stressing in the fact that all that was required was level-headed batting, and that a wicket would put too much pressure on those to follow.

After a long absence playing cricket in England, Taylor came back strongly with a fluent half-century.

He complemented his senior partner with an innings that relied solidly on on-side play. He judged singles superbly and his half-century came up from 62 balls without a boundary.

When Mahbubul came back to bowl the 35th over, Masakadza dumped him over midwicket for six to go past his previous best of 87. Two balls after bringing up three figures, Masakadza was bowled for 102, but the final chapter of the innings was adrenalin-fuelled.
— Cricinfo.

[Makhaya00]

I'm Confident Zimbabwe can win the 4th ODI, should be a close match.

[maehara]

Welcome to the boards, Makhaya00!

All-change in the ODI rankings after the 3rd ODI, by the way - ZImbabwe gained 4 ranking points (and Bangladesh lost 4) from the match, which puts Zim back into 10th above Ireland again. Zim need to win at least one of the remaining two matches to be sure of staying in 10th, though...

[Makhaya00]

Thanks for the welcome maehara.

Do you guys reckon Sibanda will be dropped for Sean Williams? I think he will be dropped, he hasn't gone too good so far in the series and Sean Williams is a handy batsman.

[Eshen]

Bangladesh management dropped Mehrab after his lackluster show in his lone match of the series and called back opening batsman Zunaed Siddique. I hope Zunaed will use the opportunity to show how wrong Siddons was to drop him in the last match.

[syedmahm]

Bangladesh management dropped Mehrab after his lackluster show in his lone match of the series and called back opening batsman Zunaed Siddique. I hope Zunaed will use the opportunity to show how wrong Siddons was to drop him in the last match.

I think it was never been a good move to drop Zunaed from the squad, when Bangladesh were getting a decent start in most of the matches.

[Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic)]

Zimbabwe have won and opted to bat. "We just need to apply ourselves and the runs will come," says Utseya

HURRAAYYYYYYYYYYY

[Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic)]

Malcolm Waller is playing for Zimbabwe, there's no Sibanda