Match Thread | Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh | Mirpur, Dhaka | 2020

[CrimsonAvenger]

Why would you start the day with Ndlovu and leak boundaries? Tshuma-Tiripano or Tshuma-Nyauchi would have been the common sense pairing for the first hour.

[tgk]

They're in the lead now, with 7 in hand. I just don't want an innings defeat, that's all.

[Black Mamba]

Tshuma, Tiripano, Nyauchi pace around 120-125 kph, needs batsman to commit mistakes and get wickets, 450+ on the cards.

[tgk]

Could Mumba have done something better than Tshuma or Nyauchi?

[TapsC]

Could Mumba have done something better than Tshuma or Nyauchi?

In my mind with the squad we had I felt we should have played 4 seamers and Mutombodzi instead of Maruma. Mutombodzi and Ainsley will probably give you the same impact with the ball but Mutombodzi can bat at number 7. This is where they missed the trick for me with the resources we had. Ainsley was picked because Maruma was picked

This team isn't balanced

[Stoneman Returns]

Last 2 years, if any cricketer in Zimbabwe has been Overrated is Donald Tiripano. His domestic stats has put him in that category but has been a big failure at international level.

Neither he has got pace or swing or any sort of variation to trouble the batsman and his batting is as good as tailender.

[tgk]

Could Mumba have done something better than Tshuma or Nyauchi?

In my mind with the squad we had I felt we should have played 4 seamers and Mutombodzi instead of Maruma. Mutombodzi and Ainsley will probably give you the same impact with the ball but Mutombodzi can bat at number 7. This is where they missed the trick for me with the resources we had. Ainsley was picked because Maruma was picked

This team isn't balanced

Essentially, Maruma is a waste of space in the XI then.

[TapsC]

I would have liked to see Tshuma get a little bit more bounce with the new ball. I feel like Nyauchi and Don are too similar. Wrong move by the captain for me here. Even try give Raza the new ball. Try something different

[tgk]

Both captains have pulled their weight and then some. The difference is where the other batsmen stepped up as well for Bangladesh, they didn't for Zimbabwe. To add more to that, our bowling attack doesn't know how to attack.

Also, nice to see Masvaure on the field! This should mean he can bat in the 3rd innings.

[jaybro]

Mominul is a flat track bully, never scored a hard run in his life, and he’s gotten some easy ones in this innings.

Pretty sure this is the worst bowling attack to ever play a Test match