Scouting report on the upcoming Zim series

[RazabQ]

Even as we indulge in dreams of Kiwi-beat-downs, our next opponent Zimbabwe are getting stronger. Check out the scorecard of the recent 20/20 against a full-strength Saffers side:

http://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa...ch/463141.html

They scored all those runs for only 4 wickets against good bowlers on a sporting wicket! Shalara to amader bowler ke kheye felbe. And they aren't as weak against spin as they used to be. And - they consider series against us as their Ashes. They absolutely want to beat us super bad.

Food for thought fellas.

[Haru-party]

dont worry vai. oita pure batting paradise chilo. tarporo jodi bekayday pore jai..........baikka nayeem ase na

[MohammedC]

Chibhabha scored 52 of 32 ball. Here is little something from memory lane.




Tamim is hungry and he is coming to get you.

[Blah]

They scored all those runs for only 4 wickets against good bowlers on a sporting wicket!

I don't know if you watched the game live, but the pitch was a very good batting wicket. Also the SA team was a bit rusty in all departments. This was their first international game after a long break. I wouldn't take much from this game. If this is the best bowling and fielding attack Zim has to offer than we have a lot to be happy about.

[simon]

and to add more ,SA fast bowlers r really quick so a slight touch can bring boundries,whereas our bwlrs r so slow,the boundries are big too.

[al Furqaan]

they've certainly improved. but this was hardly a "full strength" SA side. who the devil is mclaren? who are kuhn, theron, ingram and miller also?

thats 5 no-namers out of XI. its akin to the wins that ZIM got against India A and SL A over the summer.

that being said, this is a zim side capable of beating us twice at home, and perhaps even of edging a series victory at home. i think 5-0 is out of the question come december, and i think 4-1 will be a good result. 3-2 will be a disappointment.

i'm more interested to seeing the likes of tamim bat against their lineup in a Test match next summer.

[Dilscoop]

Nothing would please me more than a 5-0 and sending G-Flower mama back to retirement.

[Rifat]

Good thread RazabQ.

Is it too early to try guys like Shuvogoto Hom or Nasir Hossain in this series?

I don't know why i am so sick and tired of playing Zimbabwe...no cricket calender year is complete for Bangladesh without playing them i guess

just my personal thought!

[Habib]

Originally Posted by Dilscoop
Nothing would please me more than a 5-0 and sending G-Flower mama back to retirement.

Ditto.

[magic boy]

jalamoi thread , motivational for fans..its like shikkhok beter bari diye ghum theke chhatroder jagiye tullo. thank u.

cant wait for BD-Zim masala dhamaka

[Dilscoop]

I just went through Zim pictures, they are looking pretty intense. HStreak is there, Donald helping the bowlers, Flower is back after a good CC season I hear....

[shakibrulz]

Zimbabwe is much better now on infrastructure Gillespie, Donald etc as coaches for their domestic sides

Oh and BTW IceMan going to own the Zimbocks, ma word.

[al-Sagar]

tamim will end the series with four 50's and SR of 200+ ....

SN will score 3 match winning centuries ....

and shakib will get the wickets

no tension

[Tigers_eye]

Sec #1.

Gauging T20 innings @ whereever and trying to draw light in an ODI series in slow turning pitch where the average is ....?
+++

An analysis of their spinners would be more fruitful.

[nsd3]

Zim will find it harder than before in Dhaka.
Ban will have to fight harder to win this time.
I'm hoping for a 4-1 win for Ban.

[auntu]

If SN can find his form against his favorite opponents and TI as hungry as ever with magics from Moyna I think we would be very much able to seal that series 5-0. Provided some good knocks from Big Z and Rock.

And also if Ash can cash some in the NCL, Bagh mama might give him chance. Let's hope Pagla be fit and RBX in good rhythm.

[BANFAN]

Originally Posted by offstump
tamim will end the series with four 50's and SR of 200+ ....

SN will score 3 match winning centuries ....

and shakib will get the wickets

no tension

Flower is Back and don't be surprized if Streak and a few others make a come back. Then it will be a bloody series.

[Tigers_eye]

Originally Posted by BANFAN
Flower is Back and don't be surprized if Streak and a few others make a come back. Then it will be a bloody series.

Zim of new could handle Zim of old in their current form. Age takes it toll after a certain time on most of us. I wish they all comeback. Get Andy as well. Emon dhuna khaito....

[M.H.Rubel]

Still not thinking about ZIM.Age NZ ke size kre ni tar po ZIM ke size krbo no tension.

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[Huda]

Originally Posted by al Furqaan
they've certainly improved. but this was hardly a "full strength" SA side. who the devil is mclaren? who are kuhn, theron, ingram and miller also?

thats 5 no-namers out of XI. its akin to the wins that ZIM got against India A and SL A over the summer.

that being said, this is a zim side capable of beating us twice at home, and perhaps even of edging a series victory at home. i think 5-0 is out of the question come december, and i think 4-1 will be a good result. 3-2 will be a disappointment.

i'm more interested to seeing the likes of tamim bat against their lineup in a Test match next summer.

Al furqan that was a full strength T20 side for the saffers at this present in time. Mclaren has been a regular in the past 12 months and recently played in the IPL etc. They have a couple of injuries so Ingram was playing, but Miller is now a regular to be in the limited overs format with Kuhn being tested out as a keeper (has been prolific in domestic cricket). Theron is the only guy i have not heard of.

[Spitfire_x86]

Theron did very well in this year's IPL and Champions League.

[Tiger444]

We shouldn't be that tough on Zimbabwe on whether they played a full strength team..a lot of times teams do that to us so we shouldn't be that nit picky..fact is they played pretty well but got beaten pretty comfortably..I feel we should NEVER EVER take Zimbabwe lightly..they're the closest team to us to be honest..their better then the rest of the associates but not good enough against the test playing nations..we also fit in this category..plus they always give us a good fight so we should give it our 100%..last time they came we won 4-1 but it could've been 3-2 has it not been for Naeem's great innings..so I believe it will be a 4-1 or 3-2 result..We have to play really good cricket to beat them convincingly though..

[roman]

Originally Posted by BANFAN
Flower is Back and don't be surprized if Streak and a few others make a come back. Then it will be a bloody series.

AFAIK Streak is the head coach of ZIM. So there is no way he can make a come back. Good to see One of the flower brothers came back to the side. It'll be an exciting series.

[tkandi4]

Zim's bowling is very weak. Plus we now have minnow-basher on the team. I wouldn't worry much now.

[Habib]

Originally Posted by roman
AFAIK Streak is the head coach of ZIM. So there is no way he can make a come back. Good to see One of the flower brothers came back to the side. It'll be an exciting series.

Well you never know