**Official** Group C Discussion - Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe

[theegyptian]

Lol Mendis.

I thought Zimbabwe were improving the past couple of years but they seem to have gone in the opposite direction recently based of this awful performance.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Have to say Mendis, J looks a useful cricketer. Decent control for a wrist spinner and has a well-disguised Bosie too.

93/9 with just Mpofu to come...

 

[BoyBrumby]

Yeah, not a great contest, tbf.

Zim really let themselves down, as santimonious an old prick as that makes me sound.

 

[Nomanculture]

Not the perfect outing SL would have wanted, although the scorecard suggests otherwise. Batting was patchy. Munaweera at the top couldn't get going, hopefully he can adjust quickly. Ground fielding was abysmal as well, lots of direct hits missed, sloppy outfielding and throws not getting collected cleanly. A better team would have made SL pay.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Mpofu out for Price (and quite right too) and yer Saffers prefer some random (Farhaan Behardien, ftr; never seen the boy play) to Ontong & du Plessis.

Watchful stuff from the Zimba openers; just a short single off Steyn's first over.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Sibanda brings out a big, expansive drive to a full one.

& misses. Morkel cleans him up. 2/1. Taylor to the crease.

 

[MW1304]

They can't get bat on ball atm, pretty embarrassing.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Yeah, really stinking out the joint here, Zimbabwe.

Good, disciplined stuff from Morne & Steyn tho.

 

[_Ed_]

Hardly a bumper crowd, is it? Almost more people on the field than in the stands from the shots I've seen.

 

[BeeGee]

Oh great. No upsets in the first round of games, so far. That means the early upset will be Bangladesh beating NZ.
I blame Afghanistan.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Huh. Kallis suddenly on a hat-trick. Plumbest LBW ever, quite possibly.

EDIT: Not the worst hat-trick ball you'll see either; 85mph and tailing in, but Cremer good enough to keep it out.

 

[BoyBrumby]

My word, Heath Streak's got into his pies in a big way since he hung his bowling spikes up, hasn't he?

Ervine holding this together.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Kallis loves playing against minnows doesn't he?

 

[BoyBrumby]

A fourth for Kallis. Perfectly directed bouncer that cramps Ervine for room as he tried to lob it over de Villiers.

4/8 from three overs now. Might just make a cricketer, the boy.

 

[BeeGee]

4/8 from three overs now. Might just make a cricketer, the boy.

He's got potential. Could do with losing a few pounds, though.

Very disappointing from Zim.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Ha, Sibanda shells Hamish at backward point with 6 needed.

Fitting, somehow. Worst game ever.

 

[stumpski]

They never had a prayer of going through from this group or even of causing an upset, but it was important for the Zim boys to compete and give a good account of themselves. Failing to make 100 in either game, it's hard to say that they have - and they'll be out before England, Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand have played a match.

 

[stumpski]

Mpofu out for Price (and quite right too) and yer Saffers prefer some random (Farhaan Behardien, ftr; never seen the boy play) to Ontong & du Plessis.

For now, he will have to remain mysterious. 50 to Levi, scores level.

 

[stumpski]

Fireworks scarcely justified tbh.

 

[social]

Kallis loves playing against minnows doesn't he?

Sure does

Would've bet good money on him scoring a ton against the Poms this year but no-one would take my cash