Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan | First Test | 26 December 2024 - 30 December 2024 | Queens Sports Club

[Jemisi]

Excluding Gary Ballance, we haven't had a Test centurion other than the usual big 3 and Taylor/Masakadza since Cremer in 2016. Thank you Brian Bennett. There is some hope for the future

Great point

[CrimsonAvenger]

What a dream innings for us this has been!

Have we ever had 3 centurions in a single innings? May be the one with the two Flowers and Whittall in that innings win over Pakistan? Not sure...

Couple of times - BD and yes, the Flowers and Whittall against PAK

Thanks!

[brmtaylor.com admin]

There's a dodgy stream at https://new.crichd-player.top/channel-3 ... 3?player=1 (but naturally it cut out when Bennett was on about 98)

Well done to Bennett, what a fun knock

Excluding Gary Ballance, we haven't had a Test centurion other than the usual big 3 and Taylor/Masakadza since Cremer in 2016. Thank you Brian Bennett. There is some hope for the future

Geez that is a depressing stat. Ideally the likes of Madhevere, Shumba and Burl would be forming the backbone of the batting lineup now but it just hasn't happened (... yet, I think they can still turn it around). Although maybe Bennett and Myers will pick up the slack.

Hopefully this gives BB the confidence to go on and do this against the big teams as well.

[tawac]

To imagine Zimbabwe has the Nick Welch, Mattew Welch sitting in the wing waiting for their chance as well.

[tgk]

That is the most satisfying Zim innings I've watched in a long while

[TapsC2]

Big big statement from Bennett there. There is hope. I think besides the usual suspects only Regis, Kaia and Mire have scored a hundred. He is the first of the kids. Gives us hope. To do it after the 2 veterans did the same is huge.

[brmtaylor.com admin]

That is the most satisfying Zim innings I've watched in a long while

Agreed, this has actually been fun to watch.

The only caveat is this is against a team of no-names, but that's never stopped Zim choking before. So it's good to see them punish some really rubbish bowling.

It looks like a road so it's totally possible that Afg will rack up a big score too, but hopefully the bowlers come to the party.

[TapsC2]

Overall I think it went perfectly. The top order set it up nicely. Not only with the runs but with tiring them out. Kaitano faced almost 20 overs. The top order faced almost 36 overs in total. Then you have the main guys coming in and scoring. Beautiful scenes. Worked out perfectly. Dion and Gumbie will be kicking themselves. There were runs there.

[Jemisi]

Overall I think it went perfectly. The top order set it up nicely. Not only with the runs but with tiring them out. Kaitano faced almost 20 overs. The top order faced almost 36 overs in total. Then you have the main guys coming in and scoring. Beautiful scenes. Worked out perfectly. Dion and Gumbie will be kicking themselves. There were runs there.

Yeah, everyone contributed which is something we are forever complaining about lacking. Only Mavuta falling without having a partnership.

[CrimsonAvenger]

While the BRMT Admin is still here, and also some of us extremely rare visitors are here today incidentally, the most important question:

When are we giving the well deserved ZCF Knighthood to Sean Colin Williams?