[Match Thread] Tour Match - Zimbabwe v Cricket South Africa XI

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Sorry, Six days early. I spotted the match shown and at the top of the cricinfo page, and thought that it was starting today. ;)

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Lets hope the starting lineup iz

Mire
Hami
Craig
BT
Raza
Burl ( PJ Moor will play the actual test match)
Chakabva wk ( if he is dropping catches BT or PJ might wk for the test)
Cremer
Chatara
Muzarabani
Mpofu..
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Four-day Test to have 98 overs a day
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/ ... -overs-day
Each day of the upcoming inaugural four-day Test between South Africa and Zimbabwe in Port Elizabeth will need to have a minimum of 98 overs per day, as per the ICC's playing conditions. That is, eight overs more must be bowled every day than what is required in five-day cricket. Also, a lead of 150 will be enough to enforce the follow-on; in five-day cricket the mark stands at 200 runs.

To accommodate the extra overs, the ICC's playing conditions state that play will run for six and a half hours in all each day, instead of the usual six hours for five-day Tests. The home board shall determine the hours of play and duration of the sessions, with each session lasting a minimum of two hours and a maximum of two and a half hours. In Port Elizabeth, the normal hours of play are set to run from 1.30pm local time to 9pm, with the first and second sessions being two hours and 15 minutes each, and the final session running for two hours. An extra 30 minutes will be available to the fielding team to complete the minimum required overs each day.

Beyond the half hour of overtime, any remaining overs cannot be carried over to the following day unless there has been a stoppage for "any reason other than normal intervals" - rain breaks, for example.

Also, the last hour of play on the final day will officially commence only when 83 overs - it's 75 overs in five-day Tests - have been bowled on the day. In cases where 83 overs are bowled ahead of schedule, then the calculations for the last hour will be dictated by the clock, as is the case in five-day cricket.
"Whoever wants to play it can play it," Richardson had said. "The real value is [for] teams like Ireland and Afghanistan, even Zimbabwe who have not been at their best. Teams visiting, for example, South Africa, might be more likely to [take a detour to] play Zimbabwe in a four-day Test than they would in a five-day Test. So I think it has a number of advantages."

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Keen for the tour game. Hope AB doesn't spank us
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I have a feeling it might one of those 15 a side matches so we might see Burl bat and Muzarabani bowl
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Thanks for keeping this thread up near the top. :)

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Anyone else super excited for this match? Can’t help but have wished a few ODIs were to be played afterwards...sigh.

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http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/99 ... r-day-test
With a full allotment of fast bowlers expected to be included, the selectors will face another welcome headache.
Morne Morkel signalled his availability by coming through a three-day game at the weekend in which he took match figures of 7 for 43 as Easterns beat Eastern Province by an innings. Vernon Philander is also back to full fitness, while Dale Steyn will attempt to prove his capacity for multi-day cricket when he turns out for an SA Invitational XI in Zimbabwe's three-day warm-up game in Paarl.
The Zimbabwean batsman have their work cut out. They will need to really step up. But this is what we are always yarning for, to play the best in the world. So no need to cry just go out there and do a job.
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Don't really understand why Morris is being spoken about in the same breath as Steyn Philander and Morkel? Yeah he is fairly quick but I really wouldn't put him in the same category as the other three on any level.
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