JaFanatic Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 Zimbabwe were exposed against both seas and spin with Australia A needing just one session of the third day on Saturday to wrap up an 80-run victory, after setting them a gettable target of 241 runs to win. In two successive innings, Zimbabwe’s batsmen failed to post a total in excess of 200 after being bundled out for 142 and 160 in both innings respectively. Hamilton Masakadza was the only batsman to record a half-century in the match with night watchman Kyle Jarvis’ fighting 34 in the second innings, the second best contribution with the bat in both innings. While Zimbabwe’s batting department looked out of sorts, their seam bowling department provided the silver lining with a promising display against a strong Australian line-up featuring four capped Test players. The pace trio of Kyle Jarvis, Tendai Chatara and Elton Chigumbura showed very good form, claiming 17 of the 20 Australia A wickets to fall in both innings. In an interview with NewsDay Sport yesterday, national team captain Brendan Taylor praised the bowlers for putting up a strong display, but admitted that the batsmen needed to step up if Zimbabwe are to do well against India. “Obviously the result didn’t go the way we would have wanted, but the match against Australia was definitely a good workout ahead of the India series,” said Taylor. “The bowlers were excellent against a very strong batting department, managing to restrict them to small totals in both innings and can take some positives from that ahead of the India series. “Unfortunately our batting was not as good and we didn’t manage to get the runs as we would have liked, but the match practice was important for us and can only take us forward going into the India series,” said Taylor. India arrived in Harare yesterday evening ahead of the first ODI on Wednesday and Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) communications manager Lovemore Banda said his organisation was ready to make the best out of this tour. “We have left no stone unturned in our preparations,” said Banda, adding: “It is not every day that we host India and so we are doing our best to ensure that we derive maximum benefits from the tour.” ZC will host a dinner at a Harare hotel this evening, and cricket fans are expected to buy tickets for the function for an opportunity to mix with the world champions. Tomorrow, the India squad will conduct a coaching clinic for first-team players from 11 Harare schools, in a new ZC development initiative dubbed the Future Zimbabwe Stars Programme, which will see local and visiting national teams going out to help school cricketers with their game. http://www.newsday.co.zw/2013/07/22/zim-in-batting-concerns-as-india-arrive/
G_B_ Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 hmm the zim players will be hopeful that they get an good performance in and who knows they might even get an IPL contract. Brendon Taylor for one is better than a lot of C grade aussies like Dan christian who populate the ipl
zakk Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 Rohit Dhawan Kohli Pujara Raina Karthik Sir :hatsoff: Mishra Vinay Shami Mohit
Sooda Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 Honestly this series is a waste of time, selectors should have gone with a full A team and sent the same guys for the Tri Series in SA I hope Kohli sits out the last 2 matches and Raina captains. I think he should not even be playing. Yes Kohlis best spot is 3, but we are playing Zimbabawe and Pujara has to play- 3 or opening would be best place to put him. VK is more than versatile enough to bat at 4 for this series alone. Given the squad id like as good a mix of youth and experience as possible. As said before, Pujara, Dhawan, Rahane, Kohli, DK, Rayudu, Rassool, Mishra, V Kumar, Shami, Mohit Depending on injuries but regardless of where the series stands after two matches Id get Raina in for Kohli to captain and Rohit in for Dhawan. At some point maybe last 2 matches Saha in and play DK as batsman. Also get Nadeem for Mishra maybe for last 2 matches.
JaFanatic Posted July 23, 2013 Author Posted July 23, 2013 India vs Zimbabwe - 1st ODI - Pre match discussion Harare, July 23: With most of their top stars rested, a depleted Indian cricket team will seek revenge for the humiliation it suffered two years ago when it takes on minnows Zimbabwe in a five-match ODI series starting tomorrow (July 24), well aware of the perils of taking the home side lightly. On their previous trip here, another depleted Indian team, captained by Suresh Raina, lost both its matches to Zimbabwe in a tri-series which also featured familiar foes Sri Lanka. The Indians, being led by Virat Kohli this time after MS Dhoni was rested, would do well to revise the lessons of that trip before taking the field tomorrow. Zimbabwe may not be too big a force to reckon with in international cricket but can be a handful for an under-strength team. And India can be called a depleted side given that top spinner R Ashwin, and frontline pacer Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav would also be missing from action apart from Dhoni. "All along we've prepared and hoped we might surprise them in one of the games," Zimbabwe coach Andy Waller has stated. "You've got to be realistic, but as long as we're competitive and do the best we can. Our guys are hugely excited about this. It's a great experience for them, and we've been preparing knowing that the best side in the world are coming," he added. The Indian batting would revolve around the likes of Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan. Rohit has blossomed in the opening role and would look to strengthen his position with some good knocks here. In fact, Shikhar and Rohit average 57.72 in partnership and have put together three century stands so far. Cheteshwar Pujara would lend stability to the middle order where Suresh Raina will also have an important role to play. Raina would look to wipe off the memories of the previous tour's debacle under his captaincy. India's bowling attack has an all-new look to it with the duo of Shami Ahmed and rookie Mohit Sharma comprising the pace department, aiming to earn some brownie points for themselves. Vinay Kumar and Jaydev Unadkat are the other speedsters in the squad. The spin attack would feature debutant Parveez Rasool, the first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to get the national selectors' nod, and the experienced Amit Mishra. Dinesh Karthik would don the gloves behind the stumps in Dhoni's absence. The Brendon Taylor-led Zimbabwean team, which has been training for the series for the last two months, is devoid of any major stars. Taylor is their star in the batting department and has the best record against India in ODIs, with 184 runs at an average of 46 in four games. The squad features five seamers, including Kyle Jarvis, Tendai Chatara, Brian Vitori, Elton Chigumbura and the uncapped Michael Chinouya. A look at overall record would make India the favourites as Zimbabwe have only beaten them 10 times out of the 51 ODIs played between the two sides. Squads India: Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik, Cheteshwar Pujara, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Parveez Rasool, Shami Ahmed, R Vinay Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohit Sharma. Zimbabwe: Brendan Taylor (captain and wicketkeeper), Sikandar Raza, Tendai Chatara, Michael Chinouya, Elton Chigumbura, Graeme Cremer, Kyle Jarvis, Timycen Maruma, Hamilton Masakadza, Natsai M'shangwe, Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Vusimuzi Sibanda, Prosper Utseya, Brian Vitori, Malcolm Waller, Sean Williams. http://www.thatscricket.com/news/2013/07/23/preview-match-1-india-vs-zimbabwe-harare-068618.html
MCcricket Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 Our batting is very strong, looking to see the greenhorns perform well, Shami, Mohit should bowl well, although bowling is one dimensional, no real pace, Rassool looks like a decent all rounder, hoping to see Rayudu and Pujara.India could open with Dhawan, Kartik as he is useless down the order right now, Rohit, Kohli, Pujara can come in after them, don't know what Mishra is doing in this team.
JaFanatic Posted July 23, 2013 Author Posted July 23, 2013 Our batting is very strong' date=' looking to see the greenhorns perform well, Shami, Mohit should bowl well, although bowling is one dimensional, [b']no real pace, Shami is there for pace :two_thumbs_up: Rassool looks like a decent all rounder, hoping to see Rayudu and Pujara.India could open with Dhawan, Kartik as he is useless down the order right now, Rohit, Kohli, Pujara can come in after them, Why do you want to disturb the opening combo Rohit-Dhawan has the highest average for opening partnership for India. Rohit is just settled in as an opener and he is doing a great job, your idea doesn make any sense at all don't know what Mishra is doing in this team. He earned his place had a good List A outing
msb1991 Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 I hope Sky televise this. I do not mind if this term loses but look forward to seeing how our pace bowlers perform. I think Shami will be impressive.
Bleed-Blue Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 India out to have Zim fun Harare - India's players are seeking a more relaxing time on their five-match ODI tour to coach Duncan Fletcher's home country of Zimbabwe following a "hectic" — and successful — two months. The Champions Trophy winners have been busy and Fletcher will use the limited-overs series against lowly ranked Zimbabwe from Wednesday to allow some new players to stake their claims under the leadership of stand-in captain Virat Kohli, who replaced the rested Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the trip. "The past two months have been hectic, too much nerve-wracking stuff happened," Fletcher said late Monday at a dinner to welcome the visitors. "We are looking forward to a less intense tour here. "I'm sure fans will enjoy the games." India won the Champions Trophy and a recent triangular series final in West Indies by slim margins, and has been playing non-stop in England and the Caribbean for nearly two months. The switch to a more laid back atmosphere was evident at the squad's first training session in Harare, where players kicked a football about and laughed and joked for much of the workout. "We are happy to be in Zimbabwe and also looking forward to having a good time out here," Kohli said. "I believe that the games will be competitive. "Our squad is a young one but we are out here to have fun." Behind the care-free attitude, there is an important objective for India's future with five players in line to possibly make their debuts and graduate to first-team reckoning. New talent Parvez Rasool, Mohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Jaydev Unadkat and Ambati Rayudu are all out to pass their early examinations. Zimbabwe will be under new coach Andy Waller for the first time, and will throw everything into its attempt to upset the top-ranked one-day team and World Cup champion in a rare shot at one of cricket's big teams. "Guys are hugely excited by this," Waller, a former Zimbabwe international, said. "It's a great experience to them, hopefully all the hard work we put in last month is just going to pay off." While India has reached peak ODI form and won 10 of its last 12 matches, the 10th-ranked Zimbabwe last played a 50-over international in early May.
India-KXIP fan Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 Time to butcher this minnow team Hopefully biggest thrashing ever tomorrow
Bleed-Blue Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 Zimbabwe coach Andy Waller is optimistic his side can spring a surprise against world champions India during the upcoming five-match one-day series. The teams meet in Harare on Wednesday in the first of five matches, with three to be played in the capital before the series moves to Bulawayo. On paper it does not appear to be much of a contest, with India reigning World Cup and ICC Champions Trophy winners, but the tourists do not need to look far into the past for a warning that there are no guarantees. On their most recent visit to Zimbabwe two years ago, when they featured in a tri-series also including Sri Lanka, India lost both their matches to the hosts. And former batsman Waller,in charge for his first international series after taking over the reins in May, believes victory in one match is a realistic target. Under strength He said: "All along we've prepared and hoped we might surprise them in one of the games. You've got to be realistic, but as long as we're competitive and do the best we can. "Our guys are hugely excited about this. It's a great experience for them, and we've been preparing knowing that the best side in the world are coming. "I think the guys are up for it. Hopefully all the hard work we've put in the last nine weeks is going to pay off." The main hope for Zimbabwe comes from the make-up of the India squad, which is missing captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and regular bowlers Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ravichandran Ashwin. Virat Kohli will captain the side while new faces Parvez Rasool and Mohit Sharma are in line to make their India debuts. Waller is reluctant to view the squad as under strength, though, saying: "I think they've just got so many players. "With the new guys who've come in, I don't think there's a huge difference to be honest. "We know that they're all very good cricketers, so we don't look at it like a weakened attack at all."
Bleed-Blue Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 IMO this should be the bowling Attack SIR JADEJA,Rasool,Mishra,Mohit,Shami
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