Zimbabwe`s Presidents XI Disappoint in SA
By Perkins-Tino Bare
Zimbabwe A got their campaign off to a
disapointing start in the 2015 edition of the Africa T20 Cup being
played in Benoni South Africa. Zimbabwe sent a team led by Malcolm
Waller, dubbed the President`s XI.
Zimbabwe`s first match was against
Easterns but it was abandoned without a ball being balled on the day.
The second match was played on Saturday and this was against the
Northerns in which Zimbabwe lost by 6 wickets with 12 balls remaining
in the match.
Malcolm Waller and Richmond stepped up
as the cream in the team which lost as they both chipped in with 36
but it was still not enough to carry the boys through. Waller hit 2
fours and 2 sixes in his innings and had a strike rate of 128.57
whilst wicket-keeper/ batsman Mutumbami had 1 four and a staggering 3
sixes.
As for the rest they could not even
handle it as they were being bowled out for pathetic figures. First
in tio bat for Zimbabwe was PJ Moor who last got as run for the
Chevrons in the Banglawash and he waws bowled out for 5 from 8 balls.
Next in was Kasuza and Sauramba who were both bowled out for ducks
giving the Northerns a strong hold in the match.
Rory Kaia waqs stumped for 6 in a
rather wasteful innings whilst the trio of Luke Jongwe, Neville
Madziva, and Wellington Masakadza all chipped with a combined figure
of 16 wrapping up the innings. Chris Mutombodzi showed some
resisitance in the match as he was able to hold his wicket being the
last man standing but with just 13 runs and a four to show for it.
Zimbabwe set a target of 117 /8 in their alloted 20 overs.
Pick of the bowlers was Wellington
Masakadza who had 3 wickets conceding just 12 runs from 3 overs which
saw him ending the day with an economy of 4.00. Neville Madziva on
the other hand played a disappoinitng innins in which he had an
economy of 6.00 in his 3 overs with only one wicket. This is a guy
who platys regular cricket for the Chevrons and willl be sticking his
head out for selection in a couple of weeks when we take on Paakistan
yet he`s showing such a poor form. MASlcolom Waller did not receive a
glorious return to bowling as he also conceded 15 runs from 2 overs
with no wicket to welcome him back after that ban which lasted close
to a year. The biggest culprit in terms of biowling was Chris
Mutombodzi who only bowled an over conceding 19 runs and in the
process bolwing one no ball and 2 wides.
Zimbabwe is in pool A with
Northerns,Easterns and Western Province. The two matches see
Zimbabwe`s President XI lying 3rd in the pool with 6
points whilst Northerns are leaders with 10 points.
Easterns are 2nd also with 6
pts like Zimbabwe`s President`s XI but they have a superior net run
rate of +0.025 whilst we trail with one of -0.034.
Next up is a tie against Western
Province which they must win to [progress to the semi finaqls
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