Well not really. Big question marks over BT, Wellie and Blessing. Blessing is a shadow of his former self, looks completely disinterested as well. A mediocre Blessing is still going to trouble these teams next week though.
Hopefully Taylor improves as he goes, but he's looking pretty dodgy, but it has been just three innings we've seen in total.
Both our wins were due to Bennett and Marumani. Without their input upfront it might have been very different.
I just don't see where Welly fits into this side. With Williams, Raza and Burl as spin options we are better off with another batter, however I remain completetely unsold on Musekiwa and Munyonga. I've seen them so many times. Musekiwa has a lot of potential, but he's at sea against good spin. Hopefully we don't need them to pull us out of a critical hole at any point.
Namibia have learned fast! They're going to be tough next time around as well.
Bennett
Marumani
? I guess BT
Williams
Raza
Burl
? No idea.
Musekiwa
Evans
Blessing/Maphosa.
Ngarava
Namibia T20 Series (3 T20s 15th - 18th September 2025)
Re: Namibia T20 Series (3 T20s 15th - 18th September 2025)
Not sure how you think that? Nick Welch is a T20 player. Its his exact role. Curran is decent as well. Theyre both better than Musekiwa, Munyonga and Madande in any position. We dont have enuf good players that ZC thinks we now have different players for different formats. If Taylor chews up opportunities in these qualifiers its going to be one of the green label selectors better blunders and we've lost count of those.
Chivanga would be a much better option than Gwandu and perhaps even Maphosa.
Re: Namibia T20 Series (3 T20s 15th - 18th September 2025)
Marumani's shot...he could have hit that for 6 from long on to square and once again he tries to go behind square.
Really not sure why these coaches havent fixed this major glitch of his. Time and again.
Really not sure why these coaches havent fixed this major glitch of his. Time and again.
Re: Namibia T20 Series (3 T20s 15th - 18th September 2025)
Im seeing headlines of consolation win...
Its an ominous win, not a consolation one.
Its an ominous win, not a consolation one.
Re: Namibia T20 Series (3 T20s 15th - 18th September 2025)
Nick Welch is one of the best hitters of the ball we have in domestic cricket but clearly ZC dont consider him as a T20 player ATM. Curran has done well in ODI but like wise ZC will try out Kaitano or Gumbie before he gets a chance. Zimbabwe just doesnt play nearly enough domestic T20 cricket which is something ZC really needs to revisit if we are going to have a proper T20 team.Googly wrote: ↑Thu Sep 18, 2025 3:54 pmNot sure how you think that? Nick Welch is a T20 player. Its his exact role. Curran is decent as well. Theyre both better than Musekiwa, Munyonga and Madande in any position. We dont have enuf good players that ZC thinks we now have different players for different formats. If Taylor chews up opportunities in these qualifiers its going to be one of the green label selectors better blunders and we've lost count of those.
Chivanga would be a much better option than Gwandu and perhaps even Maphosa.
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Re: Namibia T20 Series (3 T20s 15th - 18th September 2025)
They should have made this warm-up a triangular with a Zim A side
Schadendorf/Curran
Welch
Knackers
Frost
Campbell
Welch Jr
Frost
Mubayiwa
Chivanga
Macheka
Nyauchi
Schadendorf/Curran
Welch
Knackers
Frost
Campbell
Welch Jr
Frost
Mubayiwa
Chivanga
Macheka
Nyauchi
Re: Namibia T20 Series (3 T20s 15th - 18th September 2025)
Need Madhevere in there, Madande with the gloves, also Kaia is the A captain. Masuku would probably be a lead seamer. Jongwe as the seam bowling allrounder or matigimu. Muzondo is a decent spinner as well and should get more games for the A team.
I’d go more like this with the ‘A’
Curran / Kaitano
Madhevere
Welch
Naqvi
Campbell
Kaia (c)
Madande (wk)
Matigimu / Jongwe
Muzondo / mubayiwa
Chivanga
Masuku / Macheka
Re: Namibia T20 Series (3 T20s 15th - 18th September 2025)
I would go with that side Cal but have Frost in the squad as well. He can hit a ball.CalZim wrote: ↑Thu Sep 18, 2025 10:51 pmNeed Madhevere in there, Madande with the gloves, also Kaia is the A captain. Masuku would probably be a lead seamer. Jongwe as the seam bowling allrounder or matigimu. Muzondo is a decent spinner as well and should get more games for the A team.
I’d go more like this with the ‘A’
Curran / Kaitano
Madhevere
Welch
Naqvi
Campbell
Kaia (c)
Madande (wk)
Matigimu / Jongwe
Muzondo / mubayiwa
Chivanga
Masuku / Macheka
Re: Namibia T20 Series (3 T20s 15th - 18th September 2025)
You guys are like our selectors 
We've seen Wes 135 times. He's not a T20 player. A guy of his abilities should be way better than he is by now. So do you stick with a guy and give him another 100 caps because he's played so many internationals that he's better than most of the other guys by virtue of that fact alone? That's a big no for me. He's had his chances, made most of them difficult with substance abuse and chewed up multiple opportunities for other people.
We've seen Madande 57 times. He is not and will never be a international caliber player in any format. Tsiga is miles better and I'll guarantee would be a better T20 bat and he isnt really one. Theyre killing other people's careers by persevering with Madande. This is not a personal attack he just isnt good enough and has zero BMT.
Masuku we know and there are better seamers.
Roy Kaia is a decent player but he can't keep being the de facto A team captain, surely? Innocent is a much better player. We have players with a higher ceiling. Campbell is a good captain and Welch is even better. He understands batters' weaknesses immediately and sets great fields and actually wants to win.
Jongwe we've seen 109 times, there's no reason to revisit his shenanigans.
I left out Matigimu in error.
Kaitano is decent. He's been found out with that ugly shot to mid wicket around his pad. He will get some more opportunities at some point because he's thereabouts, I will bet my bottom dollar he wont have fixed that shot.
Thats the problem with a lot of the players, plenty of opportunities and no improvement. Where would some of our other cricketers be after 50-140 international caps?
The big thing for me is that if youre going to keep getting picked because youre a favorite at least respect your fellow players languishing in domestic watching their cricketing careers burn, that are way better than you, by trying to improve and showing some bottle. I wonder if some of our players are bright enough to have an honest moment of personal reflection and think- how on earth do these morons keep picking me, Im actually pretty shit and there are at least 4 other guys way better than me I doubt, the road to success starts when you're honest with yourself.
We've seen Wes 135 times. He's not a T20 player. A guy of his abilities should be way better than he is by now. So do you stick with a guy and give him another 100 caps because he's played so many internationals that he's better than most of the other guys by virtue of that fact alone? That's a big no for me. He's had his chances, made most of them difficult with substance abuse and chewed up multiple opportunities for other people.
We've seen Madande 57 times. He is not and will never be a international caliber player in any format. Tsiga is miles better and I'll guarantee would be a better T20 bat and he isnt really one. Theyre killing other people's careers by persevering with Madande. This is not a personal attack
he just isnt good enough and has zero BMT. Masuku we know and there are better seamers.
Roy Kaia is a decent player but he can't keep being the de facto A team captain, surely?
Innocent is a much better player. We have players with a higher ceiling. Campbell is a good captain and Welch is even better. He understands batters' weaknesses immediately and sets great fields and actually wants to win. Jongwe we've seen 109 times, there's no reason to revisit his shenanigans.
I left out Matigimu in error.
Kaitano is decent. He's been found out with that ugly shot to mid wicket around his pad. He will get some more opportunities at some point because he's thereabouts, I will bet my bottom dollar he wont have fixed that shot.
Thats the problem with a lot of the players, plenty of opportunities and no improvement. Where would some of our other cricketers be after 50-140 international caps?
The big thing for me is that if youre going to keep getting picked because youre a favorite at least respect your fellow players languishing in domestic watching their cricketing careers burn, that are way better than you, by trying to improve and showing some bottle. I wonder if some of our players are bright enough to have an honest moment of personal reflection and think- how on earth do these morons keep picking me, Im actually pretty shit and there are at least 4 other guys way better than me
I doubt, the road to success starts when you're honest with yourself.Re: Namibia T20 Series (3 T20s 15th - 18th September 2025)
They should ask Brent which of our national squad players would make a Sogo starting line-up.