[Match Thread] Zimbabwe v Bangladesh - 1st ODI

[CrimsonAvenger]

Anyone think Waller should come in for Utseya?

What about Mutizwa? If filling overs is not a concern, we should definitely go for Mutizwa. And Mazza as captain, he deserves another chance

[CrimsonAvenger]

Coming back to this game, a great one for Chiggs, and indeed, impressed with Matsi, did well to keep the scoreboard ticking. A dominating win in the end. Still no words to define how I am feeling about Taibu...

[Boundary]

A great win for Zimbabwe. A few years ago we wouldn't have recovered from a batting collapse and would have ended up all out for 130. It is great to see more maturity from the side, especially Stuart Matsikenyeri who finally seems to be living up to his potential.

Let's hope we can push on from this win and take the series.

A Zimbabwe Collapse averted, that must be news on it's own

[Train Driver]

Thanks for the link to the live stream zimfan1, really good to be able to see the side playing live for a change

Thanks as well for NOT finding a link to todays Mountaineers v Rhinos match

[maehara]

Thanks as well for NOT finding a link to todays Mountaineers v Rhinos match

Yes, Rhinos are being well and truly trampled in Mutare...

[Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic)]

Mutizwa my bet though waller played decently in warmup. Unleashing a surprise weapon may put them on backfoot just like Jarv in 2day's game so Mutizwa should play

[CrimsonAvenger]

Winning vice captain from post match ceremony...

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And the Man of the Moment...

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[Train Driver]

Depending on how bad the injury to Utseya is, i wonder if Timycen Maruma has had a stand-by telephone call yet ?

A bowling line-up of Chigumbura, Jarvis, Chibhabha, Price & Cremer with Masakadza and Matsikenyeri as fall backs, yep, i'll go for Mutizwa in the 2nd ODI as well ........

[zimfan1]

I dont think we should forget Chappie Coventry who made an important contribution in todays game, scored a quick 32 to help stop the rot along with Matsikenyeri. Observing him today i was very impressed at the way he played the spinners, his theroy was to go on the back foot and almost punch them away to to leg side and rocking back to cut if they dropped short. Perhaps a few of the batsman can learn from this.

[Lostart]

Great win for sure but a bit more support from some of the other batsmen and bowlers would have been good. To see some really great cricket, which Zim did play, almost spoilt by average bowling and shot selection is a real worry. I am sure the Bangladeshi batsmen will go away and work on how they play the back-of-a-length stuff. The spinners need to front up and be more consistant, Utseya being injured, a funny way to do it too, will hurt the side a bit.