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It's pretty clear that Maruma has gotten starts, same with Chisoro and Masvaure, but perhaps they've been playing the role of chasing the game.
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In such games, Chibhabha, Maruma and Masvaure shoul dreally be batitng higher than the rest of the guys. Chibhabha is already doing so - not well - but I think Masvaure opening, and Timecyn at first drop will give the youngsters a bit of room to adapt.

Likes of Kasuza, Kaia, Burl and Musakanda need that kind of cushion. Foreign conditions are never easy.

No matter what anyone says, Chari is absolute talent. They just need to find the right spot for him. Like Vusi, it's simply not opening.

Again it's a case of sacrificing a player who can potentially be a 35-40 average. this boy has done well across all formats at domestic, A/XI and international(in parts). After Chakabva what other batsman does Zimbabwe really have? Maruma is a bit older, while Mutombodzi for some reason was excluded.

But those four - Chakabva, Chari, Timecyn and Maruma should really be backed more.

Burl it's not clear what format he's good at if any. Moor is hopeless outside of Tests and ZIm won't play any so he may as well retire as an international cricketer now and change careers. Chakabva has potential to be an ODI anchor but mostly Tests. Musakanda has got potential across formats but still very raw.

Just like Mutombodzi, Nathan Waller in hindsight should have made this tour.

In Neville Madziva ZIM have a potential gem there. This boy must be a very smart cricketer. Surely it plays a huge role in his game. I can't imagine what else makes him over-perform. Would be interesting to know what his captaincy credentials are like.

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Blanked 5-0 apparently. They chased down a tough target of 313!

As bad as we looked, there is no way this team should have lost 5-0. Lot of questions to be answered.

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CrimsonAvenger wrote:
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Blanked 5-0 apparently. They chased down a tough target of 313!

As bad as we looked, there is no way this team should have lost 5-0. Lot of questions to be answered.
That is quite poor against a side that is now in WCL division 2. There were a good number of capped players in the side as well. were there any key players missing? what happened to Jongwe...seems he's totally fallen off the wagon granted I didnt think he had the batting or bowling ability.
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Player by player breakdown:

Prince Masvaure - 182 runs @ 46, SR 77. Couple of decent knocks higher up the order. Probably advanced his cause here, along with that 4th day ton in the Logan Cup a few weeks ago. Can chip in with a few overs too. Probably playing the best cricket of his career at the moment, but too old to be the future...

Brian Chari - 98 runs @ 33, SR 67. 1 50, but seems to struggle to score at a respectable SR in one day cricket. Suggesting that he may be a better bet for the longer formats long term.

PJ Moor - 159 runs @ 32, SR 89. Totally inconsistent. Struggled badly before producing the most explosive innings of the tour. Sufficiently experienced now to suggest that this is unlikely to ever really change. However, the ability to score 70 off 30 will mean he keeps getting opportunities.

Tarisai Musakanda - 98 runs @ 31, SR 90. Similar story to Moor, always so inconsistent. One fluent innings and a couple of failures. He does naturally score at a good SR for one day cricket. Much more inexperienced and young, so plenty of scope for improvement. Will he find the consistency to match his fluency?

Chamu Chibhabha - 123 runs @ 25, SR 65. 0 wickets, Econ 6.1. Very disappointing tour will have seen him slip down the pecking order. Not many runs, low SR and no wickets in 20 overs at an Econ over 6. Has he played his last ODI?

Tendai Chisoro - 98 runs @ 25, SR 108. 3 wickets @ 62, Econ 5.1. Handy lower order batting, but his main skill underwhelmed, considering how much national team cricket he has played recently.

Timycen Maruma - 116 runs @ 23, SR 77. 2 wickets @ 48, Econ 4.8. Another disappointment. Played every match, but couldn't influence any of them. As far away from a comeback as ever. Good to see his bowling slowly re-introduce itself though.

Ryan Burl - 110 runs @ 22, SR 67. 3 wickets @ 48, Econ 5.4. Probably a step back for Burl. Made the 2nd highest score of the tour, but otherwise struggled. Seems to be another one for whom one day SR is a problem. Was given 23 overs, but no more than a part timer at this stage. Impressive FC average suggests that his strength lies there, rather than the middle order of one day games. Still young.

Innocent Kaia - 40 runs @ 20, SR 66. Yet another who struggles to score quickly. Only played 2 matches, but doesn't appear a very big prospect in one day cricket. Still young though.

Kevin Kasuza - 23 runs @ 11.5, SR 62. 2 failures. Disappointing after a strong 12 months for the Mountaineers. Still young.

Neville Madziva - 5 wickets @ 24, Econ 4.2. Best average and Econ of the regular bowlers. Pushing for a recall.

Brandon Mavuta - 11 wickets @ 23, Econ 5.1. More than twice as many wickets as anyone else from one of the youngest on the trip; impressive. A little expensive, as might be expected from an inexperienced leg spinner, but this tour suggests that he may well have an international future.

William Mashinge - 6 runs @ 2, 0 wickets @ Econ 8.3. Very ugly tour for the young allrounder. Done well to have reached the A side already, but this tour showed he still has a long way to go. Remains a promising young talent, but is currently miles from an international debut.

Richard Ngarava - 0 wickets @ Econ 6. Another horror show. Very disappointing considering he has been in the national team recently, and had a very promising start to the Logan Cup. Remains a decent prospect, as very young, but clearly a long way from being able to influence international matches yet.

Wellington Masakadza - Surprisingly only one game, and he bowled impressively. A better long term prospect than Chisoro, in my opinion.



One positive about this tour, is that the results show that it was clearly much tougher cricket than Logan Cup. Tough standard means that the few strong performances are worthy of significant credit.

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Thanks for that aydee. Yes, Wellington getting such little game time was very surprising, given that Maruma and Burl had to bowl regularly in earlier matches.

And almost every batsman in Zim has this strike rate and strike rotation issue. As Zimdoggy says, too much in the classical long format mould. No imagination. Musakanda seems to be an exception, always busy and looking for runs, but may be overdoes it a bit at this stage.

All in all, a pretty dismal show.

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Not even a List A series, so the results don't matter. Would have been nice to win, but as long as nobody knows the series took place it doesn't matter. It's like that time we lost to Uganda - besides the diehard supporters on this forum, nobody will ever know.

Probably the more concerning thing is that Chibhabha, and to a lesser extent Moor, as an established player didn't dominate against this rubbish attack.

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PJ Moor isn't the kind of guy who will ever consistently dominate anyone I don't think. He could just as easily get a duck against the UAE as he could score a century against an attack consisting of Shane Bond, Shaun Tait, and Brett Lee.
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Very disappointing series and no real major standouts . I'll say it once and I'll say it again Chibabha is rubbish and is not made for international level. Try blooding someone young and fresh who actual might be a decent player in the future. Very dissapointed in burl and pj again especially burl. He seems to be a in a lean patch lately and hasn't really looked good for a while , worrying signs. We need to seriously find the next generation that are gonna replace hammy Taylor and Ervine ect.
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Andybligzz wrote:
Sun Nov 19, 2017 3:27 am
Very dissapointed in burl and pj again especially burl. He seems to be a in a lean patch lately and hasn't really looked good for a while , worrying signs.
I think he needs to shed that beard of his and focus on batting practice. I'm guessing he is giving more time to maintaining that beard than in the nets.

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CrimsonAvenger wrote:
Sun Nov 19, 2017 3:50 am
Andybligzz wrote:
Sun Nov 19, 2017 3:27 am
Very dissapointed in burl and pj again especially burl. He seems to be a in a lean patch lately and hasn't really looked good for a while , worrying signs.
I think he needs to shed that beard of his and focus on batting practice. I'm guessing he is giving more time to maintaining that beard than in the nets.
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