**Official ** Sri Lanka and West Indies in Zimbabwe 2016

[NUFAN]

1st Test: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare on Oct 29-Nov 2, 2016
(10:00 local | 08:00 GMT)

2nd Test: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare on Nov 6-10, 2016
(10:00 local | 08:00 GMT)


It is always nice surprise when a Test match comes around quicker than you realized.

Rangana Herath (c)Dhananjaya de SilvaNiroshan Dickwella (wk)Lahiru GamageAsela GunaratneDimuth KarunaratneLahiru KumaraSuranga LakmalKasun MadushankaKusal MendisDilruwan PereraKusal PereraLakshan SandakanKaushal Silva

Graeme Cremer (c)Regis Chakabva (wk)Brian ChariMichael ChinouyaCraig ErvineHamilton MasakadzaTino MawoyoPeter MoorChris MpofuCarl MumbaTarisai MusakandaTaurai MuzarabaniSikandar RazaDonald TiripanoMalcolm WallerSean Williams

I know there was a thread about Herath captaining, but this is OFFICIAL.

Good to see Mpofu in the squad, hopefully he puts in a good showing and then he'll do that CW interview that he promised a few years back. I'll never let that down, up there with the lack of Afghanistan flag.

 

[ImpatientLime]

1st stop on the fatty plays captain world tour.

pepper your angus zimbabwe

 

[burr]

I'm just trying to even up the page count.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Nice that Zimbabwe's 100th test match is honoured by our round overlord taking the captaincy of the opposition.

 

[harsh.ag]

Anyone watching this?

 

[Prince EWS]

Anyone watching this?

Will be after stumps in Bangladesh.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I notice that the rival to Chris Martin as crappest bat ever is back for Zimbabwe. An average of 2.45 for Chris Mpofu.

 

[mr_mister]

ehhh more cricket to watch.


and lolunaratne feasting on the zim pop gun attack to maintain his place in the team

what else is new

 

[mr_mister]

i still mix up all these players up even after the aus/sl series.

feel like silva, mendis, perrera and de silva all had one solid innings each in the last series


is just remember karulonatne sucking constantly but good to see he's getting runs

 

[TT Boy]

What was that from K Perera. In 20/20 mode.

 

[vcs]

i still mix up all these players up even after the aus/sl series.

feel like silva, mendis, perrera and de silva all had one solid innings each in the last series


is just remember karulonatne sucking constantly but good to see he's getting runs

I gave the Silvas and Mendises a fair amount of stick when they duly collapsed for 110 or so in the first innings of the series, but they made me eat my words. Kusal Mendis is definitely a talent, his knock in the 2nd innings of the first game was a pretty special effort.

 

[harsh.ag]

What is Tharanga doing back in the side at number 5

 

[NUFAN]

I guess with captain and vice captain out they wanted someone experienced. I would rather Melinda Siriwanda play, but it looks less crazy because i think Zimbabwe bowlers are at a level where Upul is actually capable.

 

[Shady Slim]

What was that from K Perera. In 20/20 mode.

if someone in a T20 scored 110 off 120 you'd be quite peeved with them imo

 

[cnerd123]

Whens the last test series where both captains were also their team's frontline spinners?

 

[Prince EWS]

Whens the last test series where both captains were also their team's frontline spinners?

Reckon it'd probably be New Zealand (Vettori) v Bangladesh (Shakib) in 2009-10.

 

[TT Boy]

He was poor behind the stumps in this game but Moor looks a decent batsman. Really good partnership this.
Gunaratne has to be one of the worst international bowlers I've seen. He bowls slower than most spinners and is serving up half volley after half volley.

 

[Gnske]

That was the epitome of a dodgy innings from Moor

 

[TT Boy]

That was the epitome of a dodgy innings from Moor

End didn't look good but he had a decent plan against the spinners. Herath bowling a WK now. Wicket is dead.

 

[TT Boy]

Nice wicket that. Mendis has decent control. Shouts of bowling Warney from the close fielders.