U19 World Cup | South Africa | Jan-Feb 2024

[secretzimbo]

Given how bad this pitch has been and considering we are up against Australia, I honestly think if we score 100 tomorrow it will be an achievement.

[sam_ahm]

The boys should aim for a big win against Australia. It will create headlines and it will shoot up the stocks of these U19 players. It will also assure Zim of 2 points in super 6 and ease the path into super 6.

They don't have anything to lose. The pitch, if it behaves like how it has, is a bit of a lottery. I don't see any reason why an upset is not possible IF the boys play well. Got to believe and push hard here.

[secretzimbo]

I’d have brought Chimusoro in for Sunguro but they’ve gone same XI.

We just need to save face. I fear this could be extremely brutal and one sided today. Which could really knock their confidence ahead of the crucial Namibia match.

[Googly]

Sadly the pitch is good

[secretzimbo]

It must be a different strip today?

[Googly]

If we don't get this Dixon dude it's going to get ugly

[secretzimbo]

Anesu looks decent, but yet another Zimbabwean who looks very capable of bowling a yard or two quicker than he is actually is

[ZIMDOGGY]

Namibia of course have geographical issues that ZImbabwe doesn't, the country is very large and sparsely populated. The white population is mostly concentrated in a few urban centres, but not entirely. I wonder how they keep track of rural talent?

The article I saw on Namibian cricket from 2 years back says they only have 9 cricket grounds in the country and its all played in Windhoek, nowhere else.
Wonder if thats true or is still the case.

[Googly]

Ya thats about right. Its a vast empty land with no water and very few people. Absolutely beautiful place. Windhoek is First World.

[Googly]

Probably the tidiest, neatest most well run City in Africa