[Match thread] Zimbabwe vs South Africa - Final

Participate in discussion with your fellow Zimbabwe cricket fans!
User avatar
andy24
Posts: 632
Joined: Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:28 am
Supports: Mashonaland Eagles
Location: australia vic

Re: [Match thread] Zimbabwe vs South Africa - Final

Post by andy24 »

Glad i came homefrom the pub early to see this. great performance
:D :D

User avatar
andy24
Posts: 632
Joined: Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:28 am
Supports: Mashonaland Eagles
Location: australia vic

Re: [Match thread] Zimbabwe vs South Africa - Final

Post by andy24 »

and just a casual pitch invasion. Great crowd today

User avatar
eugene
Posts: 7653
Joined: Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:31 pm
Supports: Matabeleland Tuskers

Re: [Match thread] Zimbabwe vs South Africa - Final

Post by eugene »

So sad I missed this run chase. When someone has some hihglights please post them! Great victory for Zimbabwe - South Africa have paid dearly for underestimating both us and Bangladesh. Taylor again leads us home to victory. After the dismal tour of New Zealand we needed something like this. When is the next international series in Zimbabwe?
Neil Johnson, Alistair Campbell, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower (w), Grant Flower, Dave Houghton, Guy Whittall, Heath Streak (c), Andy Blignaut, Ray Price, Eddo Brandes

User avatar
dylan
Posts: 122
Joined: Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:50 am
Supports: MidWest Rhinos

Re: [Match thread] Zimbabwe vs South Africa - Final

Post by dylan »

great win well done zimbabwe many posistives but i rekon the biggest is the crowd for the tournament they were excellant and them scenes after the match were awesome

User avatar
brmtaylor.com admin
Administrator
Posts: 7924
Joined: Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:22 pm
Contact:

Re: [Match thread] Zimbabwe vs South Africa - Final

Post by brmtaylor.com admin »

The images of the crowd flowing out on to the ground was special. It was obviously a feeling of pure ecstasy for everyone out there - and I thought it showed how well mannered the crowd was when they all filed off the ground in unison after a few minutes. That was a great crowd and it was great to watch that live on TV. From what would have been a pretty underwhelming bilateral series has come a tightly contested and high quality tri-series tournament.

What a superb and comprehensive victory. Even though it wasn't a full international, it has to stand right up there with the Test win against Bangladesh and the T20 win against Australia as great Zimbabwe wins of the modern era because it was obvious how meaningful it was to the players and the fans.

Interesting trivia: Taylor, Masakadza and Sibanda were the highest scorers - in that order - both today and in the T20 win over Australia in 2007. Sibanda scored 23 runs off 15 balls in both matches. Taylor kept wicket and was unbeaten in both matches (60 then, 59 today). Utseya got 1/29 then and 1/28 today. Probably the key information here is that full team efforts win matches, as was the case then with Taylor, Sibanda, Chigumbura and Brent and today with Taylor, Sibanda, Masakadza, Jarvis and Cremer.

foreignfield
Posts: 4944
Joined: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:39 am
Supports: Mountaineers

Re: [Match thread] Zimbabwe vs South Africa - Final

Post by foreignfield »

Had to go out after the Saffers' innings, therefore missed the run-chase, but what a glorious way to finish the series. So pleased for all the lads!

sloandog
Posts: 9843
Joined: Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:28 am
Supports: MidWest Rhinos
Location: Manchester UK

Re: [Match thread] Zimbabwe vs South Africa - Final

Post by sloandog »

highlighst ;)

User avatar
bayhaus
Posts: 1548
Joined: Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:24 am
Supports: Mountaineers
Location: Johannesburg
Contact:

Re: [Match thread] Zimbabwe vs South Africa - Final

Post by bayhaus »

Anyone notice that on cricinfo the Score sheet says Vusi hit zero sizes but the commentary shows that he tonked Tsotsobe for 6. But somehow it doesnt change his final score
POVOAfrika = Arts + Culture + Sustainability
Follow on Twitter
My Blog

Kriterion_BD
Posts: 7035
Joined: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:41 am

Re: [Match thread] Zimbabwe vs South Africa - Final

Post by Kriterion_BD »

Congratulations...well done Zimbabwe!

I think ZIM are making that transition to becoming a very strong side on their home turf.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjtuZBykSzM (Noreaga - Blood Money Part 3)

User avatar
eugene
Posts: 7653
Joined: Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:31 pm
Supports: Matabeleland Tuskers

Re: [Match thread] Zimbabwe vs South Africa - Final

Post by eugene »

bayhaus wrote:Anyone notice that on cricinfo the Score sheet says Vusi hit zero sizes but the commentary shows that he tonked Tsotsobe for 6. But somehow it doesnt change his final score

A conspiracy brewing perhaps?
Neil Johnson, Alistair Campbell, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower (w), Grant Flower, Dave Houghton, Guy Whittall, Heath Streak (c), Andy Blignaut, Ray Price, Eddo Brandes

Post Reply