15th Match - West Indies v Zimbabwe

[CricAddict]

They're a bowler light most games.. today I think they're two bowlers light. The fact that a bunch of pie chuckers are going to fill in 15 overs, not to mention Williams trolling for 10 overs, is my whole point.

Third pie chucker in now. So far, luckily for them, they have got away with it. But these guys will probably have to fill up Kamungozi and Sean's overs too.

 

[anil1405]

Time to shift gears Marlon.

 

[Niall]

This is a very shady innings from Samuels.

 

[cnerd123]

Raza looks a handy spinner.

 

[Prince EWS]

Masakadza to bowl the first over of the batting PowerPlay.

I'm out.

 

[_Ed_]

A good hundred with some glimpses of the Gayle of old, but I still think he should have been out in the first over.

 

[viriya]

Only Gayle can hit 6 sixes and still go at <100 SR.

 

[Zinzan]

A good hundred with some glimpses of the Gayle of old, but I still think he should have been out in the first over.

I only caught the replay of that Gayle decision for a split second, but there seemed to be something dodgy about 'virtual' in relation to the bounce. Just didn't look right.

 

[_Ed_]

Two from the over in the power play, and Samuels is sitting on a rollicking 59 (112).

 

[Jimbo the giant]

Samuels making Bells innings look like t20

 

[morgieb]

Very bizarre innings from Samuels.

Still on track for 300 probably, but I have doubts whether that'll be enough at Manuka.

 

[_Ed_]

Gayle's changed gears. Jeepers.

 

[OverratedSanity]

This is not going to be pretty for Zimbabwe.

 

[_Ed_]

Oh, that would have been a stunning catch.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Gayle's been so lucky this innings

 

[Jono]

Not watching, but is Samuels playing the long game here? By that I mean just batting himself into form for the rest of the WC and not caring specifically about the state of this match?

 

[_Ed_]

Ugh, inside edge for four by Samuels.

 

[Prince EWS]

Zimbabwe's death bowling is ****. This is undeniable; they've only got two proper seamers in the side and they're effectively Zimbabwean Kyle Millses.

However, it certainly doesn't help when the whole middle overs period is filled in with batsmen filling in overs who are very happy to go wicketless as long as they go for less than a run a ball. It just lets the batsmen get set and ready for the crap at the death.

This would just be something they had to live with if this was a proper reflection of the bowling talent in Zimbabwe.. but it's not. They're just not picking enough bowlers in the side.

 

[Contra]

Samuel's looks out of sorts, just backing away without any real intent.

 

[_Ed_]

Not watching, but is Samuels playing the long game here? By that I mean just batting himself into form for the rest of the WC and not caring specifically about the state of this match?

Possibly. He's starting to show a bit of intent now, but for the most part it's been bizarrely pedestrian.