[Match Thread] West Indies 'A' v Zimbabwe (2nd Twenty20)

[Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic)]

West Indies 'A' v Zimbabwe (2nd Twenty20)
St Andrew's 24/Apr/2010

West Indies A squad
BJ Bess, KC Brathwaite, TM Dowlin*, SO Dowrich†, KA Edwards, AB Fudadin, ST Gabriel, JC Guillen, JAM Haynes, JO Holder, I Khan, NT Pascal, S Shillingford, DS Smith

Zimbabwe squad
AM Blignaut, TL Chatara, CJ Chibhabha, E Chigumbura, CK Coventry, AG Cremer, CR Ervine, GA Lamb, T Maruma, H Masakadza, CB Mpofu, RW Price, V Sibanda, T Taibu†, BRM Taylor, P Utseya*

[Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic)]

West Indies A won the toss and elected to field

[jamthala]

zim need to put a fight again

[Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic)]

Masakadza-Chibhabha progressing at Progress park. Rest of the team:

T Taibu†, BRM Taylor, V Sibanda, T Maruma, CK Coventry, AG Cremer, P Utseya*, CR Ervine, RW Price

Mazza hit second 4. two more woooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww

25/0 in 3 overs

[muyendesi]

guys where is chigumbura??

[Conant]

guys where is chigumbura??

Geting a much needed break. There isn't much more for Chigumbura to learn from this kind of opposition (probably Taibu too) though the batmen need the batting practice.

But I think we are beggining to see which four batsmen are going to carry us in the future in both or all three formats of the game. Masakadza, Chibhabha, Taibu, and Craig Ervine, hopefully to be joined by Williams and Mtizwa.

There is no hope for Vusi in this form of the game, though I hope to see him opening in the tests with someone capable. Coventry is not ideal for any form -- he struggles in domestic cricket and even at his best looks less than fluent (Hope to eat my words again in the not too distant future Dr Situ).

The less said about Brandan Taylor the better. Very soon even the godchild of Zimbabwe cricket will be left out for tournaments with other incompetents like Stuart Matsikenyeri

[jamthala]

Zim going to win,west indies A 36/5 in 8.2 overs

[tawac]

Zimbabwe really letting us down. Now it seems they is more hype in the built up to these matches than the actual match which leaves one totally confused as to in which direction Zimcricket is really going. But alas the more games we play the more these fellas learn what the do wrong and I hope how to correct their short comings as well. Players like Hami, Taibu, Taylor, Price, Chigumbura should dig deeper so as to carry the team. IF players like Chibhabha, C. Ervine, Mpofu come to the party as well then that will be a bonus.

[jamthala]

Poor bowling by zim at death,

[sloandog]

It's obvious to me that Craig Ervine will be a great asset to our side in all formats. He's shown that he can bat both conservatively and breathtakingly quick. What we now need to do is make sure that he stays with us