*Official* New Zealand in Zimbabwe

[Hurricane]

Why bring Patel back on after Sibanda's wicket? The wicket hasn't changed the fact he's still bowling crap.

Because of his serious spinners beard.

 

[Nigel Benjamin]

Jeets' having a memorable test

 

[Hurricane]

Jeets' having a memorable test

If this ends his career then it is not a bad thing. He is actually good when he bowls with confidence - but if you go after him his big move is to go around the wicket - if you still go after him he panics.

 

[_Ed_]

Dropped. Wasn't easy, but still.

 

[BeeGee]

Plumb.

Vettori having no luck at all.

 

[_Ed_]

That was ridiculously plumb. Poor Dan.

 

[Hurricane]

It wasn't plumb it was close to being outside the line. It was out though. It looked out live. And it looked out in slow motion.

 

[_Ed_]

That one was possibly a bit marginal and was given, so we're even.

 

[straw man]

Thanks Taibu. Thought Vettori would be our most important bowler this innings - it's a pity he's so much less successful vs more experienced batsmen. With the new ball coming soon I'm hoping to see us knock over the rest of the Zimbabwe lower order/tail. That would somewhat make up for throwing it away and failing to make 500 in the first innings.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Haha, that Dean du Plessis guy looks blind.

 

[DingDong]

7.5
Patel to Masakadza, no run, and just as I said it, here's a bat-pad. Hami thrusts his pad forward to defend, the ball turns touch, hits the inside edge onto the pads, but it lobs too straight of short leg


jeets just needed that to go to hand young spinners need a bit of luck early in a spell hopefully he can learn from this and grow

 

[ch00baka]

Haha, that Dean du Plessis guy looks blind.

Mr du Plessis actually is blind. Amazing that he can commentate with such accuracy.

Here is an interesting article about the matter: Zimbabwe's blind cricket commentator - Telegraph

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Mr du Plessis actually is blind. Amazing that he can commentate with such accuracy.

Here is an interesting article about the matter: Zimbabwe's blind cricket commentator - Telegraph

Wow. I thought it was funny because he couldn't possibly commentate blind........

Wrong, I was.

 

[Flem274*]

I actually like it when Patel bowls now. It means something actually bloody happens.

 

[ch00baka]

One of the other commentators mentioned during the ODIs that he has the stump mic unusually loud when he's in the box. That seemed a bit strange so I decided to do some research about the guy.
I thought it was a joke at first too, but when I found out it's true I decided it's rather extraordinary.

 

[Nigel Benjamin]

jeets just needed that to go to hand young spinners need a bit of luck early in a spell hopefully he can learn from this and grow

Jeets a young spinner?

 

[Howe_zat]

The fact that ch00baka is posting should go in Site Announcements.

 

[Nigel Benjamin]

Good knock Waller!

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well done Waller on debut and Martin for 200 wickets.

 

[BeeGee]

Guptill's usual dismissal, playing across the line to a straight delivery.

Zimbabwe have a great chance here. If they can chip out 2 or 3 wickets before stumps they can place themselves to push for a win in this game.