Zim Blown Away In Final ODI
By Perkins-Tino Bare
The Chevrons failed
to build on their recent win as they were once again inconsistent on
the field of play as they lost the final ODI against Pakistan
yesterday in a match payed at the Harare Sports Club showing
absolutely no resitance in the process.
In a rather boring
final played at the Harare Sports Club yesterday, the Chevrons were a
totally different team in the final ODI having won the 2nd
ODI by 5 runs D\L method, as they went on to lose by 7 wickets in
final of the 3 match series played at the Harare Sports Club with 96
balls remaining for the visitors. .
Pakistan won the
toss once again and they decided to send the Chevrons in to bat and
we all thought that they had just missed it once again. The decision
to drop Hamilton Masakdza turned out to be a ggod one as Chamu
Chibhabha and Richmond Mutumbami had an opening partnership of 89
before Chibhabha`s wicket started up the domino fall. We have seen
this one too many times and once again its just a sheer case of
inconsistency from our batsman.
At the peak of the
disaster Zimbabwe lost a total of 9 wickets adding just 65 runs to
18.5 overs of spin. So if we were to play a T20 right now in which we
would be facing an all spin attack we should therefore be very
concerned. The lads were terrible to spin and this is an area that
should be addressed within the team. This time round the chief
proponent of our demise was one Bilal Asif who had a total of 5
wickets in is alloted 10 overs.
Throughout the
series it has always been one person who propels the demise of our
whole team in an innings. This is more than just a case of them
having a good day for it was Wahab Riaz in the 2nd ODI
with 4 wickets, Yasir Shah with 6 wickets in the 1st ODI
and the point here is that surely these guys would have found out a
weak spot in our batting and then attack attack attack that same spot
till they`ve cleaned out our whole batting line-up. This then points
us back the batting coach is they are doing enough in terms of
getting wrongs right for surely this has to be more or less the same
recurrent mistake being exploited here by the Pakistani bowlers.
Also when batsmen
are posting figures of 4 (Chari) 5 (Williams) 0 (Chigumbura) 2(Raza)
4(Mutombodzi) 8 (Waller) then something needs to be done for this is
simply unacceptable. This is schoolboy stuff being produced by these
guys and one then starts to wonder if the win on Saturday was all
just a damp squib. These guys seem to be producing results when they
perform at their very best which they cannot do consistently and we
may as well need an overhaul of the team here. What we have are just
glimpses of what they `re capable to do on the field but we are then
denied that experience as they go ahead to disappoint when it matters
the most.
Right now Brian
Chari is being roped in and he has showed us some good glimpses of
the good batsman he can develop to become. He is never shy of trying
out shots again and again but then what we need is to make ensure
that we get to live these glimpses that we are seeing and not just
end there. This is one person who still needs to develop as a player
and this also includes all the youngsters that are likely to get a
chance in the series against Ireland starting this Friday at the same
venue.
We need a bit more
discipline from the players themselves and this especially comes
together with the mental aptitude to be able to not only handle the
pressure but to also dig ourselves out of trouble. Looking at the
games that we are still yet to play Ireland and Afghanistan are our
best shots at gaining those much needed points and right now it is
absolutely a scramble as they also want to win those series.
Zimbabwe now regroup
to face Ireland for 3 ODI`s and 1 4-Day Match starting this Friday at
the Harare Sports Club.
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