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I'm going to have a crack at picking our best T20 unit. Remember T20 is a completly different format to ODI's, and now we've finally got the depth in our Domestic Leagues, we have a good chance of beating some of the best sides.

Squad of 15

Batters:

Brendon Taylor
Gregory Strydom
Vusi Sibanda
Tatenda Taibu
Charles Coventry
Greg Lamb
Craig Ervine

All-Rounders
Dougie Marrilliar
Timcen Maruma
Elton Chigumbura


Bowlers
Kyle Jarvis
Raymond Price Captain
Graeme Cremer
Christopher Mpofu
Edward Rainsford

On Standby: Gavin Ewing, Stuart Matsikinyeri, Foster Mutizwa and Sean Williams.

I've not included Sean Williams in the squad because i don't think he's suited to T20 cricket. Still, i'm not ruling out that he wouldn't prove me wrong

Your leaving out the two top run scores in the domestic T20 Chibabha and Masakadza

And Utseya was outstanding in the final yesterday

My bad i thought i included Hammie
Craig Ervine probably will miss out

I would have the following line up

1.Hamilton Masakadza
2.Chamu Chibhabha
3.Tatenda Taibu (WK)
4. Brendon Taylor
5.Charles Coventry
6Elton Chigumbura
7.Timycen Maruma
8.Prosper Utseya
9.Ray Price
10.Edward Rainsford
11.Christopher Mpofu

I think this team can shake up any team in the world

No place for Kyle Jarvis ??

I think we need to give Jarvis enough time to mature in the domestic structure, we would be in situation were we would juss throw youngsters because they was no one to play as was the case in the noughties . We can give him intertcontinental cup games in Zim A or something . Half baked youngsters will mot do us good , but youngsters realesed at the right time willwork great

Flower power wrote:I think we need to give Jarvis enough time to mature in the domestic structure, we would be in situation were we would juss throw youngsters because they was no one to play as was the case in the noughties . We can give him intertcontinental cup games in Zim A or something . Half baked youngsters will mot do us good , but youngsters realesed at the right time willwork great

Yes i understand where you coming from, but with the lack of pace and potency in the current Zimbabwean bowlign attack....can we really afford to leave him out ?? It's a tough one. But you are right Flower Power, youngsters with experience behind them will do us great servive.

This is a little too early, but here's the squad I would go for: With a lot of "multidimensional players".

Playing XI

Masakadza
Chibhabha
Sibanda
Taylor
Taibu
Blignaut
Chigumbura
Utseya
Price
Jarvis
Mpofu

Others

Williams
Mutizwa
Maruma / Lamb
Shingi / Rainsford

Blignaut has to be talked into representing Zim at least in T20 WC. No doubts about that. He was the best timer of the ball in the whole Stanbic Bank T20.

Willie has to be there to save face if we witness the trademark collapse again.

Cremer misses out as I would like to go for the tried and tested combination of Prosper and Pricey. Yes, may be Pricey as skipper.

Forgot Matsi here, Matsi replaces Mutizwa in the squad, Mutizwa has a bright future though.

1. Hamilton Masakadza
2. Doug Marillier
3. Tatenda Taibu
4. Brendan Taylor
5. Sean Williams
6. Andy Blignaut
7. Elton Chigumbura
8. Prosper Utseya
9. Ray Price
10. Christopher Mpofu
11. Kyle Jarvis

12. Chamu Chibhabha (I will begrudgingly include Chamu due to his performances in the Stanbic T20 even though I don't think he is an international calibre player)
13. Greg Lamb
14. Charles Coventry
15. Edward Rainsford