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[Match Thread] Eagles v Tuskers (Faithwear)
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:40 am
by Train Driver
The same weather in Harare, 18C and mostly cloudy, but play underway without a problem
Tuskers won the toss and put Eagles in to bat, the teams
Eagles : Chigumbura*, Butterworth, Chakabva, Garwe, Gupo, Hondo, Jarvis, Lamb, Masvaure, Mutizwa & Price
Tuskers : S Williams*, Coventry, Dabengwa, Ebrahim, Ewing, Meth, Mpofu, Mujuru, Mupariwa, Nyumbu & Strydom
Eagles off to a fairly good start with the 1st wicket just having fallen at 60-1 in the 15th over, Masvaure 33*, Gupo 21, Mupariwa 1-15
Re: [Match Thread] Eagles v Tuskers (Faithwear)
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:37 am
by Train Driver
Tuskers fighting back
Eagles now 109-3 after 32.3 overs, Mutizwa 27* Lamb 2*
Gupo 21, Masvaure 47, Butterworth 5, Dabengwa 1-3, Mupariwa 1-15, Nyumbu 1-16
Re: [Match Thread] Eagles v Tuskers (Faithwear)
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:55 am
by Train Driver
Eagles innings over with 236-4 on the board, Lamb 88*, Mutizwa 56, Masvaure 47
Some good tight bowling from Nyumbu 8-1-30-1 and Ewing 10-1-29-0, strange decision by Williams not to give any more overs to Mupariwa 5-2-15-1 though, especially as Mpofu 8-1-51-1 and Meth 8-0-48-0 got some stick
This is it for Tuskers now, 237 required or they will be the team sitting out the semi finals
Re: [Match Thread] Eagles v Tuskers (Faithwear)
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:05 am
by tawac
Greg Lamb and Foster Mutizwa have really made a different for the Eagles this season. Two more contenders for national team places.
Re: [Match Thread] Eagles v Tuskers (Faithwear)
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:05 pm
by maehara
53/1 after 7 overs. If they lose this one, it won't be for lack of trying...
Re: [Match Thread] Eagles v Tuskers (Faithwear)
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:31 pm
by Train Driver
Masvaure has just made a breakthrough for Eagles, Tuskers now 71-2 from 12 overs
Ewing 46*, Ebrahim 0*, Williams 12, Mujuru 5, Masvaure 1-0, Garwe 1-23
166 still needed @ 4.36
Re: [Match Thread] Eagles v Tuskers (Faithwear)
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:51 pm
by zimfan1
tawac wrote:Greg Lamb and Foster Mutizwa have really made a different for the Eagles this season. Two more contenders for national team places.
They will certaintly be in the 15 man sqaud but will be intresting to see if they make it into the eleven.
Re: [Match Thread] Eagles v Tuskers (Faithwear)
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:24 pm
by CrimsonAvenger
I must admit, its been a painful season following Tuskers, when even your best player gets injured and struggles for form, this is bound to happen.

Already started looking forward to T20s to see if there is any change of luck.
Re: [Match Thread] Eagles v Tuskers (Faithwear)
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:31 pm
by Train Driver
I wouldn't claim to be more intelligent than the next man, but am i the only one who is amazed by some of the bowling changes these days ?
Hondo 7-2-11-1 and Masvaure 5-1-18-2 have the Tuskers batsman in a stranglehold, so Chigumbura takes them off
WHY
Tuskers 108-4, Ebrahim 19* and Strydom 3*, needing 129 more @ 4.77
Re: [Match Thread] Eagles v Tuskers (Faithwear)
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:24 pm
by Train Driver
No idea what cricinfo are up to
Tuskers are supposed to be 224-7 after 48.4 overs but Nyumbu and Mupariwa are now still to bat, opener Mujuru is 6* from 17 balls after batting through the entire innings and Mpofu is 24*
I think the rain must have affected the Harare Pigeon Results Service
Oh !! now it's 223-8 from 48.4 and Mujuru is out for 5 from 14 balls .............