Do or Die Match: Zim vs WI

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Yeah. Wasn't quick enough to get a screenshot. Got one of the T Duffin name card on the old scoreboard though:

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[maehara]

As spotted by a CI commenter: assuming there's no more play today, Zim have played 4, won 1, lost 1, tied 1, no-result 1. Full house, collect your prize of a place in the final.

[maehara]

Ten Sports just aired an ad for the final "Sri Lanka vs West Indies"

Obviously they didn't have much faith in Zimbabwe for this series.

Either than, or they're on the phone now to the umpires, impressing on them how much money they think they'll lose if WI aren't given just one more over to clear that D/L deficit. ¬_¬

[eugene]

The worst thing about this rain delay is I don't know which brand of deodorant or shaving foam I should buy.

So many choices.

[CrimsonAvenger]

OR... why not send some of our batsmen to play in the Ranji Trophy? They've got like 600 FC teams over there. Even someone like Chari would make a first XI somewhere you'd think.

There are 28 FC teams. And that does not mean the standard is so low for a Chari kind of guy to walk in to a side. To give an example, Karnataka have been in finals in 3 out of last 4 seasons and are table toppers again this season in one of the groups. They have won the Ranji Trophy twice out of those 3 occasions. At any point, there are 25 guys fighting to be in the final 15 this season. And you can see at least half a dozen former Karnataka cricketers with more than decent FC records who have left the state in search of regular first team opportunities in teams like Vidarbha and Assam.

[brmtaylor.com admin]

https://twitter.com/RoshanCricket/statu ... 7397511168

The West Indies vs @ZimCricketv ODI game has been called off due to rain and bad light. So its @OfficialSLC vs @ZimCricketv in the final!

[eugene]

A glorious victory.

[maehara]

A lucky victory.

FTFY.

[brmtaylor.com admin]

I don't think it was entirely a lucky win. Raza/Chisoro put on a big chanceless partnership. And when we were bowling we had the momentum.
Maybe we were lucky to be on the right side of DL when the rain hit, but if weather hadn't intervened I think Zim was in a good position to win anyway.

[Kriterion_BD]

Say what you will, but zim are still knocking over established sides every year. Great comeback win...