Zimbabwe vs Cricket Web XI at the CW Oval
1st ODI
Pitch: Some seam throughout, but still good for batting.
Toss: Zimbabwe, bat
CW XI
Cloete
Bugssy
Rich_2001
Blewy (C)
Marc71178
C Buts
Ash Chaulk (wk)
Lord of Darkness
Dave
David Jr.
Chris Broadbent
12th Man: A Massive Zebra
Zimbabwe
S Matsikenyeri
BRM Taylor
V Sibanda
DD Ebrahim
T Taibu (C)(wk)
E Chigumbura
T Panyangara
ML Nkala
W Mwayenga
DT Hondo
ER Rainsford
12th Man: P Utseya
ZIMBABWE 175 47.4 overs
CRICKET WEB XI 176/5 37.4 overs
Cricket Web XI won by 5 wickets
Man of the match: Blewy
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*Zimbabwe innings*
2.4 David(Jr.) to Matsi'yeri, OUT, What a brilliant catch by C Buts
S Matsikenyeri 7 (9b 1X4)
c. Buts b. David(Jr.)
Great way for the young man to start the series. Fine catch diving to his right at 2nd slip.
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3.2 Dave to Taylor, OUT, Thats plumb in front of the wicket
BRM Taylor 3 (9b)
lbw b. Dave
It looked like he'd bowled him initially, but that yorker hit the batsman's toe there. They don't get more plumb than that!
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4.2 David(Jr.) to Sibanda, OUT, That didnt look so convincing but the umpire has no doubt, out LBW
V Sibanda 5 (7b)
lbw b. David(Jr.)
Zimbabwe, not surprisingly, in big trouble early. They're struggling to cope with the pace, though admittedly the umpire did not help at all there. That was high...
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5.4 Dave to Ebrahim, SIX, ???!!! Its coming towards the commentary box Im leaving!!!
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10.3 Broadbent to Taibu, OUT, Rich_2001 takes an easy catch to dismiss T Taibu
T Taibu 12 (19b 1X4)
c. Rich_2001 b. Broadbent
That's the key man! Lovely bowling in that corridor of uncertainty and Rich took the simplest of slip catches.
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11.2 Dave to Chigumbura, FOUR, Slashed over cover for a boundary
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11.6 Dave to Ebrahim, FOUR, That was a bad delivery by Dave, deserving this punishment
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12.5 Broadbent to Chigumbura, OUT, That didnt look so convincing but the umpire has no doubt, out LBW
E Chigumbura 6 (11b 1X4)
lbw b. Broadbent
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14.2 Broadbent to Ebrahim, FOUR, Short and wide. A rare bad ball by Broadbent punished...
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15.3 Dave to Ebrahim, FOUR, Brilliant cover drive by DD Ebrahim
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19.5 Bugssy to Ebrahim, OUT, Thats plumb in front of the wicket
DD Ebrahim 44 (49b 4X4 1X6)
lbw b. Bugssy
You certainly can't fault the line of the CW bowlers today. Another LBW...
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21.6 Bugssy to Nkala, OUT, Dave takes an easy catch to dismiss ML Nkala
ML Nkala 2 (6b)
c. Dave b. Bugssy
Another one! Golden arm Bugssy takes another wicket this season. Poor shot there though... that ball was nowhere near the line to pull.
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39.5 David(Jr.) to Panyangara, OUT, Thats out by a couple of inches. Dave made an excellent effort in the field
T Panyangara 25 (69b)
run out (Dave)
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44.2 Broadbent to Mwayenga, OUT, Broadbent takes another! Good line and length and that little bit of late movement had Mwayenga in trouble
W Mwayenga 33 (74b)
lbw b. Broadbent
Almost over now...
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47.4 Dave to Hondo, OUT, What a brilliant catch by Marc71178 at square leg!
DT Hondo 18 (28b 1X4)
c. Marc71178 b. Dave
That was hit very hard and Marc jumped to hold it one-handed. Great stuff!
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*CW XI innings*
6.2 Rainsford to Bugssy, one run, Dropped! Taibu made a big mess of that chance off the bottom edge. Bugssy gets away with a very loose shot there...
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9.4 Rainsford to Bugssy, FOUR, Driven beautifully straight there
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10.1 Mwayenga to Cloete, FOUR, That was a bad delivery by W Mwayenga, deserving this punishment
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11.4 Panyangara to Bugssy, OUT, Thats plumb in front of the wicket
Bugssy 21 (40b 2X4)
lbw b. Panyangara
Zimbabwe breaks through. Good tight bowling, but some lazy footwork really.
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12.2 Hondo to Rich_2001, FOUR, EXPLOSIVE PULL!
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13.2 Rainsford to Rich_2001, OUT, Bowled him! Great delivery by Rainsford. Rich_2001 didnt have a clue
Rich_2001 5 (7b 1X4)
b. Rainsford
Might there be a very unexpected game on here? Zimbabwe prize another one...
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14.2 Hondo to Cloete, SIX, Display of Raw power and brutality by Cloete
He's not going to hang around and see if there's drama at the end!
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15.2 Rainsford to Blewy, FOUR, Swivelled and pulled gorgeously!
15.3 Rainsford to Blewy, no run, That ball was a mystery to the batsman
15.4 Rainsford to Blewy, FOUR, ER Rainsford cant belive it - edged past Taibu and fine for a boundary!
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18.6 Chigumbura to Cloete, OUT, That didnt look so convincing but the umpire has no doubt, out LBW
Cloete 45 (46b 2X4 1X6)
lbw b. Chigumbura
Height may be in question there, but that's another timely wicket for the Zimbabweans. They're not out of this yet... 91/3...
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22.2 Mwayenga to Blewy, FOUR, Brilliant cover drive by Blewy
22.3 Mwayenga to Blewy, FOUR, That was a bad delivery by W Mwayenga, deserving this punishment
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23.5 Nkala to Marc71178, OUT, S Matsikenyeri takes an easy catch to dismiss Marc71178
Marc71178 3 (8b)
c. Matsi'yeri b. Nkala
Good delivery! Another one down. The Zimbabweans are really excited now!
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30.6 Sibanda to Blewy, SIX, ???!!! Its coming towards the commentary box Im leaving!!!
The crowd cheers for Blewy's fifty. Very big innings for the skipper. He's had a torrid time in Tests lately, but has really come through here today when Zimbabwe had his team under pressure.
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31.1 Mwayenga to Buts, FOUR, Lovely shot! Timed through the onside and splitting the fielders on the fence to perfection!
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35.1 Panyangara to Buts, SIX, ???!!! Its coming towards the commentary box Im leaving!!!
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36.6 Sibanda to Blewy, OUT, Thick edge well taken by Taibu
Blewy 61 (79b 8X4 1X6)
c. Taibu b. Sibanda
Unfortunate that Blewy doesn't stay 'til the winning runs, but still a quality knock there.
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37.4 Panyangara to Chaulk, FOUR, Slogged over midoff to the longoff rope! That's it! A composed and very much expected win for the CW XI
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Daily Blast Comment: Some spirit from the Zimbabweans against the CW pace attack, but 175 was always going to be near impossible to defend against the CW XI. Still, Zimbabwe fought to the end and some mature batting from Blewy, Cloete and most impressively C Buts ensured a comfortable win.
