[Match Thread]: 2018 Tri-Series Match 4 (Potential Semi-final) | Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka

[strikerlube]

Look we avoided giving them a bonus point. That's a positive. The PJ Moor runout was the killer for us in my opinion, followed by BT not going on with it.

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Look we avoided giving them a bonus point. That's a positive. The PJ Moor runout was the killer for us in my opinion, followed by BT not going on with it.

Yeah, if this had been a 240 target it would have been very interesting. Another 20 from BT and a 20 from PJ and there it is.

Oh well, as you say at least we didn't give the bonus point. Just have to hope that BD smashes SL again.

[CrimsonAvenger]

We are still ahead on NRR. If BD win against us with a lesser margin compared to SL, we are through. If we want to surprise BD in our last league match, then that's a different story.

[brmtaylor.com admin]

We are still ahead on NRR. If BD win against us with a lesser margin compared to SL, we are through. If we want to surprise BD in our last league match, then that's a different story.

I think that's a pretty compelling reason to bat second if we win the toss in the next game. Even if we can't win, if we know the target we can limit the NRR damage I guess.

[firebreaker]

No way Zimbabwe should bat second because it could lead to them losing by a heavy margin like SL

[brmtaylor.com admin]

No way Zimbabwe should bat second because it could lead to them losing by a heavy margin like SL

Make a low score batting first and BD will just come out swinging so they can go home early.

I guess the idea is just try not to get smashed either way

[The Robot]

Need to play Mpofu slowers, cutters, pace change works more in slow & sticky surface of Bangladesh. Craig Ervine out, Ryan Murray should be in.

[zimbos_05]

Ok, so at the risk of being labelled too negative, are we just going to ignore the same mistakes and errors that come up, even when we win?

It's the simple things that we keep doing that lead to the same results. Not playing with a straight bat. No foot movement (stretching for the ball). Lazy running.

Our fielding is still quite below the standards we once were. Our bowling lines could improve as well.

There are signs of positivity, but it just seems like we keep making the same errors, and we are getting left behind big time especially by teams like Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

[eugene]

Zimbabwean fielding has been mediocre for quite some time now. I don't really know how we let fielding standards slip so much, it was the one thing we, along with New Zealand and South Africa used to lead the way in. Admittedly everyone can field pretty well these days, but Zimbabwe should not be near the bottom in fielding ability.

[jaybro]

Average bowling today from Jarvis and Muzarabani.Jarvis looks very ordinary at the moment,Club bowler at best.

What game were u watching ??

Thought we bowled well without luck could easily of had a few early wickets and Cremer probably should have had 2 slips for Thisara's first 5 balls.

The Moor run-out was the big play for me, another 30-40 runs could really have made this game interesting.

I still think our batting is too hit and miss to play 3 out and out No.11's. We really need to put some effort into getting Jongwe or Mashinge into the ODI side IMO

The decision to only take 1 back up batsman has backfired big time, we have zero options apart from Murray who is highly un-likely to make an impact with the bat against BD in BD.

The idea of having Murray in the side also makes BT field so we have another big and slow fielder to go with Hami, Ervine, Moor, Chatara and Blessing.

Can we bring Vusi as a professional sub fielder ?