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*Official* Match 18 - New Zealand v Zimbabwe

Who will win this match?

  • Total voters
    15
  • Poll closed .
TT Boy

TT Boy

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Gotta laugh. Zim have no one to blame but themselves, should have picked a few more real batsman in their 15. As predicated, NZ versus minnow = hiding. Expect Pak and Sri Lanka to return the favour to NZ.
 
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
NZ Guy said:
Vettori turned it a cm! ****s going to turn square come Zimbabwes turn with the ball!:ph34r:
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Haha, Zimbabwe's spinners are a bunch of Vettoris too though really. Cremer turns it a little bit but not as much as you'd expect from a leggie and Price/Lamb/Utseya only turn it about as much as Vettori.
 
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
TT Boy said:
Gotta laugh. Zim have no one to blame but themselves, should have picked a few more real batsman in their 15. As predicated, NZ versus minnow = hiding. Expect Pak and Sri Lanka to return the favour to NZ.
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The number of opportunities the cricket gods gave Zimbabwe to bring in Hamilton is what makes it so frustrating. They've had three withdrawals since they named the squad and two of them were top order batsmen. Hell I'd even fancy Mark Vermeulen again at this point.
 
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TT Boy

TT Boy

Hall of Fame Member
Prince EWS said:
The number of opportunities the cricket gods gave Zimbabwe to bring in Hamilton is what makes it so frustrating. They've had three withdrawals since they named the squad and two of them were top order batsmen. Hell I'd even fancy Mark Vermeulen again at this point.
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Expect the usual faces like Sibanda, Matsikenyeri and Justice to return after this WC shower. Justice is a pretty handy cricketer, equipped himself well against the South African quicks but the guy just can't play spin. Vettori's arm ball would have got him first ball. Problem for Zim is the leading run getters domestically are predominately foreigners (Horton, Hall, Compton), yet non-qualified Zimbos (Raza, Wessels - Zim need a 4th WK in their XI!) and don't want to play for Zim (Ballance, Sean Ervine) cricketers. Hamilton is the notable exception.
 
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
If Lamb can get a good score here it'll almost make up for the terrible performance as a whole here. Well not really because it was an absolute crucial game, but you know what I mean.

He's got the ability to score runs in the middle order in ODI cricket IMO; he's dominated one day domestic cricket back in Zimbabwe and he was a good one day batsman for Hampshire for a few seasons too. He's just been frozen at international level with the bat; needs that one innings to get his confidence up. It'd help balance the side a lot better too. The odd thing is the fact that he's been ridiculously effective with the ball despite averaging about 80 with the pill in the Logan Cup; he's looked a proper one day bowler at times too.
 
wellAlbidarned

wellAlbidarned

International Coach
Alternatively, let them take ****loads of singles by bowling a medium-pacer on leg stump with half the fielders out. Great captaincy.
 
TT Boy

TT Boy

Hall of Fame Member
Lamb has never contributed with the bat before, so today would be a good time to start. Only problem with Lamb is that it is hard to drop him, as the bowling has come on leaps and bounds. He was turning it square when he was in the Windies last year and they couldn't play him for toffee.
 
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
TT Boy said:
Expect the usual faces like Sibanda, Matsikenyeri and Justice to return after this WC shower. Justice is a pretty handy cricketer, equipped himself well against the South African quicks but the guy just can't play spin. Vettori's arm ball would have got him first ball. Problem for Zim is the leading run getters domestically are predominately foreigners (Horton, Hall, Compton), yet non-qualified Zimbos (Raza, Wessels - Zim need a 4th WK in their XI!) and don't want to play for Zim (Ballance, Sean Ervine) cricketers. Hamilton is the notable exception.
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Yeah Justice is a good option to open on bouncier pitches - I supported his omission from this squad but I'd have him there or thereabouts in different conditions. I'd prefer Sibanda to Coventry opening, as frustrating as he's been.

The guy who's really been unlucky to not get more of a go is Mutizwa. I've seen very little of him but he scores loads of runs in both forms of cricket whenever he's sighted. He either has a really terrible-looking technique or he's sleeping with a selector's wife.
 
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
TT Boy said:
Lamb has never contributed with the bat before, so today would be a good time to start. Only problem with Lamb is that it is hard to drop him, as the bowling has come on leaps and bounds. He was turning it square when he was in the Windies last year and they couldn't play him for toffee.
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Yep, indeed. Funny that he still can't buy a wicket in the Logan Cup but if he can produce anything even remotely like his domestic batting exploits he'll balance the side really well given how he bowls in ODIs.
 
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