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International Cricket Captain: Forumer's Challenge
- Thread starter Howe_zat
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smash84
The Tiger King
haha.....so true.....great win for CWHurray to the stats boosting series
Howe_zat
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2nd Test vs Zimbabwe
The CWers changed Phlegm for Dean and were asked to field first on a spinning wicket.
Noble got the early breakthrough when Chari was bowled for 8, and Dong struck twice in his opening spell to reduce the Zimbabweans to 39/3. Rogers fell when he was bowled by Clark, and the visitors went to lunch on 100/4.
Hing struck twice after lunch with both Vermeulen and Ferreira getting caught at short leg. Strydom was the only batsman for the away side to show any kind of fight as he reached 50, but Dong came back for his second spell and swiftly got through the tail. Streak, Price and Rainsford all fell for single figures, the latter being Dong's fifth wicket. Strydom (caught behind off Dean for 57) was the last man out, and Zimbabwe had folded for 143.
Narang and REMOVED made it to tea without loss and then began to erase the deficit. Narang brought up his 50 late in the day, but neither opener fell in the session as they constructed the hundred partnership. Stumps came on 107/0 to end a day of CW dominance.
REMOVED just had time to reach his own 50 in the morning before edging one from Streak. Ballich joined Narang at the crease and the pair gained the lead for CW, before Narang departed in the same manner as his opening partner, for 71. Ballich and Riley reached lunch on 180/2, and then 270/2 at tea after both had brought up fifties.
Riley brought up his second successive hundred from 189 balls, before Ballich followed suit with his more cautious 240-ball effort. The partnership passed 200 before Riley was lbw to Ewing, which brought the close at 377/3, a lead of 234.
Day 3 began with another wicket as Ballich finally departed - lbw to Streak - but Dharan and especially Clark stamped CW's authority back on with their aggressive stand. The pair put on 114 before lunch, with Clark on 66* from just 91 balls.
The 500 came up soon after the break, before Clark was bowled by Rainsford for 71. Dharan was on 99 when he followed suit, missing a wild slog to get himself over the milestone. By then CW had moved onto 576/6 and Ikram brought up the 600 with Hing before tea.
Ikram's fifty came off 93 balls and was the seventh of the innings. He reached 72 by the time he and Hing (29) were both lbw in one Ewing over, and CW declared on 659/8. Zimbabwe batted out the remaining hour on day three, reaching 42/0, and so would have two days to save the match.
Dean broke the opening stand with his first over on day four, before Noble struck twice to dismiss Chari and Ewing. Further breakthroughs for Hing (Strydom caught at slip for 16) and then Ikram (Rogers at short leg for the same score) meant that the match was essentially finished by lunch. Zimbabwe were 112/5.
CW needed only an hour after lunch to clean up, Clark and Dean doing the damage with two more wickets each. When Rainsford was bowled around his legs by Ikram for 3, Zimbabwe hadn't even beaten their first innings score, as they were all out for 138. It capped a dull and rather pathetic 2-0 Test series.
CW won by an innings and 378 runs
MotM and MotS - Alasdair Riley
The CWers changed Phlegm for Dean and were asked to field first on a spinning wicket.
Noble got the early breakthrough when Chari was bowled for 8, and Dong struck twice in his opening spell to reduce the Zimbabweans to 39/3. Rogers fell when he was bowled by Clark, and the visitors went to lunch on 100/4.
Hing struck twice after lunch with both Vermeulen and Ferreira getting caught at short leg. Strydom was the only batsman for the away side to show any kind of fight as he reached 50, but Dong came back for his second spell and swiftly got through the tail. Streak, Price and Rainsford all fell for single figures, the latter being Dong's fifth wicket. Strydom (caught behind off Dean for 57) was the last man out, and Zimbabwe had folded for 143.
Narang and REMOVED made it to tea without loss and then began to erase the deficit. Narang brought up his 50 late in the day, but neither opener fell in the session as they constructed the hundred partnership. Stumps came on 107/0 to end a day of CW dominance.
REMOVED just had time to reach his own 50 in the morning before edging one from Streak. Ballich joined Narang at the crease and the pair gained the lead for CW, before Narang departed in the same manner as his opening partner, for 71. Ballich and Riley reached lunch on 180/2, and then 270/2 at tea after both had brought up fifties.
Riley brought up his second successive hundred from 189 balls, before Ballich followed suit with his more cautious 240-ball effort. The partnership passed 200 before Riley was lbw to Ewing, which brought the close at 377/3, a lead of 234.
Day 3 began with another wicket as Ballich finally departed - lbw to Streak - but Dharan and especially Clark stamped CW's authority back on with their aggressive stand. The pair put on 114 before lunch, with Clark on 66* from just 91 balls.
The 500 came up soon after the break, before Clark was bowled by Rainsford for 71. Dharan was on 99 when he followed suit, missing a wild slog to get himself over the milestone. By then CW had moved onto 576/6 and Ikram brought up the 600 with Hing before tea.
Ikram's fifty came off 93 balls and was the seventh of the innings. He reached 72 by the time he and Hing (29) were both lbw in one Ewing over, and CW declared on 659/8. Zimbabwe batted out the remaining hour on day three, reaching 42/0, and so would have two days to save the match.
Dean broke the opening stand with his first over on day four, before Noble struck twice to dismiss Chari and Ewing. Further breakthroughs for Hing (Strydom caught at slip for 16) and then Ikram (Rogers at short leg for the same score) meant that the match was essentially finished by lunch. Zimbabwe were 112/5.
CW needed only an hour after lunch to clean up, Clark and Dean doing the damage with two more wickets each. When Rainsford was bowled around his legs by Ikram for 3, Zimbabwe hadn't even beaten their first innings score, as they were all out for 138. It capped a dull and rather pathetic 2-0 Test series.
CW won by an innings and 378 runs
MotM and MotS - Alasdair Riley
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is there anything I can't to?
Howe_zat
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We have lots of bowlers. Also, you played the second match. Also, not missing much. What a dull series that was to play.I.got rested even though I don't play ODIs?
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Damn at doing a Sehwag and missing my hundred Nice win though..
Nice win though..
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weeman27bob
International Vice-Captain
Can we play Zimbabwe all the time please?
Cevno
Hall of Fame Member
Irfan Pathan was last seen asking the same question tbh
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weeman27bob
International Vice-Captain
Also, I wouldn't mind it if you spelt my name right Jake