[Logan Cup] Match Thread - Tuskers v Rocks

[kartik]

Tuskers
Squad:
GM Ewing*, CK Coventry†, T Mupariwa, KO Meth, CB Mpofu, SC Williams, GM Strydom, KM Dabengwa, DD Ebrahim, J Nyumbu, GT Aliseni, B Mujuru, TM Mboyi, MA Vermeulen, T Duffin, T Madhiri, ML Williams, MM Mabuza
Rocks
Squad:
SO Tikolo*, TM Odoyo, T Machiri, E Chauluka, A Maregwede†, T Chitongo, CJ Chibhabha, BV Vitori, R Chinyengetere, TS Chisoro, R Mutumbami, K Kulinga, SJ Marillier, CR Ervine, K Kondo, H Matanga, T Kamungozi, NB Mahwire

[kartik]

G.Aliseni to play for the tuskers.he will surely add a bit of pace to the tuskers bowling line up.

[zimfan1]

Tuskers gear for second half

Sports Reporter



STRUGGLING Matabeleland Tuskers cricket franchise will today appoint a substantive captain before they take on Southern Rocks in a Logan Cup four-day match that starts this morning at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo.
Vumi Moyo, a convenor of selectors revealed this in a telephone interview and said they were hoping for a better year.
The captain will also be part of the selection panel.
"It's a New Year and we are hoping it will be a better one for us. Tomorrow (today) before the start of the match against Southern Rocks, we are going to announce Tuskers' substantive captain. Whoever is going to be given the captain's role will get the board, executive, technical department and the players' support. Whatever decision he will make, all the stakeholders will have to support him. The captain will be part of the selection panel," said Moyo.
Four players — Terrence Duffin, Dion Ebrahim, Sean Williams and Gregory Strydom — captained Tuskers since the beginning of the season.
Moyo said they had to rotate the captaincy so that they come up with the "right candidate".
"Tuskers has a number of talented guys and the qualities that we were looking at include someone with leadership skills who can balance up his game with the responsibility given to him. The reason why it took long to come up with the captain is that we wanted to make sure that we have the right candidate," said Moyo.
The captain will be expected to lead Tuskers to a better second half of the season.
Meanwhile, Tuskers will tomorrow feature their new signing, fast pace bowler Gerald Aliseni.
"We have a new signing who is an outright pace bowler Gerald (Aliseni). He's been playing his cricket outside the country and he has been fantastic in the nets and we hope he takes that performance with him to the actual game against Rocks tomorrow. His presence has strengthened our bowling attack and we are hopeful he will add value to the team," said Moyo.
Tuskers' will be hoping for a better start to the year, as they did not do well in 2009. They are fourth on the log having lost three matches, won one and drawn three in the Logan Cup. They have only won one match out of the seven they have played of their One Day games.
Tuskers welcome back Charles Coventry who has been out of action due to injury and Mark Vermeulen, out on disciplinary grounds.
The return of the two is likely to strengthen Tuskers' disappointing batting.
Gavin Ewing will be expected to continue with his fine batting form he displayed towards the half-way mark.
Some of the batsmen expected to lead Tuskers' attack include Bornapate Mujuru, former national team player Ebrahim and Mbekezeli Mabuza.
Strydom, Kegan Meth, Keith Dabengwa and skipper Williams will provide entertainment to the crowds with their batting and also claim as many wickets as possible.
Christopher Mpofu and Tawanda Mupariwa are the backbone of the bowling department and will be joined by Aliseni.
Tuskers’ best player so far in the league, hard-working spinner John Nyumbu will be hoping to climb up the success ladder, praying his ball turning skills won't fail him.

[Train Driver]

Play has started in Bulawayo with Rocks having been asked to bat

The cricinfo teams are

Tuskers : Ewing*, Aliseni, Coventry, Dabengwa, Ebrahim, Meth, Mpofu, Mupariwa, Nyumbu, Strydom & Williams

Rocks : Tikolo*, Chibhabha, Chinyengetere, Chisoro, Chitongo, Kulinga, Machiri, Maregwede, Mutumbami, Odoyo & Vitori

and the current cricinfo score is 1-0 with Maregwede and Machiri the openers

[Train Driver]

We have a player update in the Rocks team as Kulinga has been changed to Chauluka

Regardless of any changes Rocks are in big trouble at 23-3 after 13 overs

Machiri 10, Chauluka 1 and Chinyengetere 0 are the men out with Maregwede 12* and Tikolo 0*

Mpofu 2-10 and Aliseni 1-13

[Train Driver]

Pigeon problems again from Bulawayo

After a long break, which included the score going steadily backwards, we now have Rocks at 45-3 in the 19th over

Maregwede 16* and Tikolo 17* while Mpofu has 2-15, the other wicket now belongs to Mupariwa 1-15 not Aliseni

[Train Driver]

Close of play in Bulawayo as well with only 61.5 overs bowled during the day

Rocks 149 - Maregwede 42, Tikolo 33, Chitongo 21 - Meth 3-14, Mpofu 3-31, Aliseni 2-29, Nyumbu 1-29, Mupariwa 1-31

Tuskers 28-1 - Dabengwa 20, Ewing 6*, Ebrahim 0* - Odoyo 1-8

4 points to Tuskers so far

[sloandog]

The Tuskers have done a dcent job in thi match....so far. Meth has picked up 3 wickets with an economy rate of just over 1. Aleseni picked up 2 vital wickets, and Gavin Ewing has blasted a very important 71*. Ebraham is currently on 40* and Williams on 31*

[CrimsonAvenger]

The Cricinfo Scorecard is stuck at 176/2, but yes, a very dominating performance, for a change, by the Tuskers.

The prospect of Meth, Aliseni and Mpofu bowling together with Mupariwa available to keep things tight and frustrate batsmen is very exciting.

Ewing has not scored any big ones this season, but he has many 50s and 60s that have come in quick time. Good from ODI and T20 perspective. Would he b in national team contention? Him as opener has been a good decision so far. But the captaincy musical chair must stop.

[sloandog]

Would he b in national team contention? Him as opener has been a good decision so far.

personally i think he should be in there. I whatched the game where he came in at number 8 for Zimbabwe in 2005 against south Africa in a day night game. He and Streak put on 70. Ewing made 48 of them off just 32 deliveries. I think he deserves a go. If it doesn't work out, we've always got Vermuelan and Coventry and co to back that up. Strydom perhaps ?? What a luxury