ZIM tour of NZ 2012

al Furqaan · #1 January 27, 2012, 08:44 PM

first away test for the "new" ZIM...since their test return. NZ on a high after beating AUS who just pummelled IND.

NZ post 495-7 dec, and ZIM bowled out for just 51, and then 3-1 following on.

We really need to beat ZIM when we tour them again to make up for our shitty preperation before the last tour.

al Furqaan · #2 January 27, 2012, 08:50 PM

56-12 now ZIM effectively

we could see history in the sense of a team being bowled out twice in the fewest balls, the shortest test in terms of balls bowled, and some batsman perhaps getting dismissed twice in the same session.

tiger_army · #3 January 27, 2012, 08:57 PM

what a joke

al Furqaan · #4 January 27, 2012, 09:05 PM

rest easy, for now at least, its actually our match against India at Mirpur 2007 that is perhaps the most lopsided test match ever. not ZIM, not even current IND.

TigerEz · #5 January 27, 2012, 09:12 PM

zimbabwe doesnt deserve to play test....sorry but ireland deserves their place

Night_wolf · #6 January 27, 2012, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerEz
zimbabwe doesnt deserve to play test....sorry but ireland deserves their place

umm but Bangladesh do?...dont u think its a little silly to call out other countries names when we ourself don't deserve it

NoName · #7 January 27, 2012, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerEz
zimbabwe doesnt deserve to play test....sorry but ireland deserves their place

To be fair, we lost to this team xD

Antora · #8 January 27, 2012, 10:47 PM

Zimbabwew made Bangladesh look like a top test playing nation with their performance today .

al Furqaan · #9 January 27, 2012, 10:53 PM

ZIM have competed fairly well at home...they just need to cook a little while longer. But Taylor is class, and a few other players have a lot of upside.

Dilscoop · #10 January 27, 2012, 10:55 PM

Edited: They made India look like a top test playing nation.

Tiger444 · #11 January 27, 2012, 11:52 PM

This shows that Zimbabwe needs a while before they can be on the level of the test level teams other then us. They were good at home but it's going to be a while before they can start competing in other countries.

al Furqaan · #12 January 28, 2012, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Tiger444
This shows that Zimbabwe needs a while before they can be on the level of the test level teams other then us. They were good at home but it's going to be a while before they can start competing in other countries.

There are countries that have been playing test cricket for 80 years and still aren't competitive away from home, except for a small patch of 2-3 years.

al Furqaan · #13 January 28, 2012, 01:29 AM

Just ran some numbers, this loss by ZIM just beats our loss here by a sliver 37.2 to 36.04, or 3% as the most lopsided match in recent Test history.

Most lopsided basically being a ratio of runs scored between the two sides in a given match.

Naimul_Hd · #14 January 28, 2012, 05:34 AM

Zim got bowled out twice in a single day, and that too in the very last day of the test match ! whoah ! now i am feeling ashamed to get beaten by this team.

Nadim · #15 January 28, 2012, 06:06 AM

Vetori is really ordinary

Only if our players knew how to play a LFM bowler

zman · #16 January 28, 2012, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Naimul_Hd
Zim got bowled out twice in a single day, and that too in the very last day of the test match ! whoah ! now i am feeling ashamed to get beaten by this team.

Nothing more to add from my side.

TigerEz · #17 January 28, 2012, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by nadim 98
Vetori is really ordinary

Only if our players knew how to play a LFM bowler

our problem is we have to many left handers in our side, and thats why vitamintory was so extra ordinary against us

Tiger444 · #18 January 28, 2012, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by al Furqaan
There are countries that have been playing test cricket for 80 years and still aren't competitive away from home, except for a small patch of 2-3 years.

True. Hint hint India hint hint. Yes it does show how we shouldve beaten this team. No matter what, we were the better team. Complacency and lack of respect for the opposition is to be blamed for the defeat. Hopefully next series against Zimbabwe we'll do better.

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CricketPagolChele · #19 January 28, 2012, 07:03 PM

Zimbabwe also suffered the ignominy of being
bowled out twice in a day. Zimbabwe and India are the
only teams to suffer the fate previously. However, they
managed to go past their lowest aggregate in a match
(158) which came against New Zealand in 2005.
Zimbabwe, who faced only 28.5 overs, beat their
previous record for the fewest overs faced in a
completed innings.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/conte...ry/551328.html