*Official* Match 12 - Canada v Zimbabwe

[James]

Canada v Zimbabwe
Mon Feb 28
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
04:00 GMT | 09:30 local | 15:00 EST | 14:30 CST | 12:00 WST

Canada Squad

Ashish Bagai (captain/keeper), Rizwan Cheema, Harvir Baidwan, Balaji Rao, John Davison, Parth Desai, Tyson Gordon, Ruvindu Gunasekera, Jimmy Hansra, Khurram Chohan, Nitish Kumar, Henry Osinde, Hiral Patel, Zubin Surkari, Karl Whatham, Hamza Tariq


Zimbabwe Squad

Elton Chigumbura (captain), Regis Chakabva, Charles Coventry, Graeme Cremer, Terry Duffin, Craig Ervine, Greg Lamb, Shingirai Masakadza, Chris Mpofu, Tinashe Panyangara, Ray Price, Tatenda Taibu (wicketkeeper), Brendan Taylor, Prosper Utseya, Sean Williams

 

[Nate]

Excited for this game tbh. Hoping for an even contest. Go Canada!

 

[Howe_zat]

Will be interesting to see what happens to the Canadian top four. They've been totally unable to cope with top pace bowling so far, but Zimbabwe will be bowling three spinners and the offcutting Mpofu at them. Maybe they'll do a lot better against spin.

 

[Blaze 18]

Rizwan Cheema has to bat higher up the order.

 

[Dhoni_fan]

Rizwan Cheema has to bat higher up the order.

You took the words out of my mouth, he is the stand out player for Canada he has hd some superb cameos against the world's best bowlers why would Canada put him so low as 7 against Sri Lanka, he needs to bat ideally in the top 3 at worst 4, Canada can certainly win this match, and I will be pulling for them!

 

[Bahnz]

Zimbo batting first, that might be dangerous. Could see them collapsing, but I guess we'll find out.

 

[Nate]

Hoping for some early swing for Chohan.

 

[Nate]

That will do! Come on Kanucks!

 

[_Ed_]

What a start!

 

[Contra]

Come on Canada!

 

[Turbinator]

Canada

 

[joels344]

Go Canada!

 

[cnerd123]

Hoping for a big knock from Cheema, but Zim need to score some runs to let him do that.

C'mon Tatenda.

 

[Prince EWS]

Craig Ervine has treated us to a masterclass in how to play beautiful cover drives ball after ball without scoring any runs.

 

[Quaggas]

Go Zim go!

Chohan looks a little like he's having difficulty adjusting to the temperature differential, or something.

 

[Turbinator]

Naweed: "Its true Canada is a hard Ice Hockey country. I'm watching scores at Cricinfo at work "Drilling Rig" and informed my other colleagues about this game and first response I got was... W**? (LOL)

 

[Spark]

Hmm. Canada. The minnows' minnow, it would appear.

 

[Howe_zat]

Hmm. Canada. The minnows' minnow, it would appear.

Willing to bet Kenya to be the minnows' minnow's minnow.

Groups looking more and more uneven as we go.

 

[joels344]

Hmm. Canada. The minnows' minnow, it would appear.

Yeah, probably. I wonder what that makes Kenya, then?

 

[straw man]

To me so far it looks like Canada and Kenya should probably not be present at the tournament, while the other minnows should. Thus leaving 12 teams, which most seem to think is optimal.

Of course should really withhold judgment until end of tournament - who knows if Canada or Kenya on their day might play like the Netherlands did against England, while the Netherlands are probably due a shellacking from someone.