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[ZoraxDoom]

Do you want to play Taibu, Zorax?

Yup. Drop Matsikenyeri from the playing XI, and Mufambisi from the squad.

 

[GrayNicolls]

Zimbabwe vs Kenya at The Rose Bowl

This is the first game of the "Minor Tri-Series" in England, here at the Rose Bowl. The pitch is looking excellent for batting.
Altogether, the Zimbabwe team looks a much stronger outfit, and coached by Coach of the Year Zorax Doom, they should look to get off to a winning start.

Here at the toss, then. Tikolo wins the toss and elects to bowl. A very strange decision, he must want to see what a decent score is on this pitch.

ZIMBABWE innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Brendan Taylor      c. Patel       b. Mishra       25    25    1    1  100.0%
Chamu Chibhabha     c. Modi        b. Luseno       35    64    4    0   54.7%
Vusimuzi Sibanda    lbw            b. Mishra       33    58    1    0   56.9%
Hamilton Masakadza  lbw            b. Varaiya       3    13    0    0   23.1%
Sean Williams                      b. Varaiya      32    41    4    0   78.0%
Tatenda Taibu       c. Tikolo      b. Varaiya      25    40    2    0   62.5%
Elton Chigumbura    c. Patel       b. Varaiya       8    11    1    0   72.7%
Tawanda Mupariwa    c. Ongondo     b. Varaiya       0     4    0    0    0.0%
Prosper Utseya                     b. Tikolo        7    17    0    0   41.2%
Anthony Ireland     c. Luseno      b. Ongondo       5    11    0    0   45.5%
Ed Rainsford        not out                         3     4    0    0   75.0%
 
 Total:  184/10      Overs:  47.4          Run Rate:  3.68      Extras:  8

Bowling seemed to be the right thing to do for Kenya as Zimbabwe collapsed to a poor total of 184 all out. Chamu Chibhabha top scored, playing some nice strokes including a scorching cover drive. But, he like the rest of his team collapsed.

Hiren Varaiya was the bowler of the innings for Kenya, taking 5 wickets and cleaning up the middle order.

KENYA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Peter Ongondo         4.0      0      17      1      4.25     0      1 
Thomas Odoyo         10.0      0      38      0      3.80     1      1 
Tammay Mishra         7.0      1      18      2      2.57     0      0 
Steve Tikolo          8.4      0      32      1      3.69     0      0 
Alfred Luseno         6.0      0      15      1      2.50     0      1 
Nehemiah Odhiambo     2.0      0       2      0      1.00     0      0 
Hiren Varaiya        10.0      0      59      5      5.90     1      0 
 
 
EXTRAS           Wides: 2      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 0 

Total: 184/10         Overs: 47.4         Run Rate: 3.68      Extras: 8

The Zimbabweans had a not so hard task of bowling out the Kenyans for under 184.

KENYA innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Kennedy Otieno      c. Taylor      b. Utseya       16    23    0    0   69.6%
Brijal Patel        lbw            b. Mupariwa     26    30    2    0   86.7%
Hitesh Modi                    c & b. Mupariwa     23    31    2    1   74.2%
Steve Tikolo        c. Taibu       b. Mupariwa     60    71    4    1   84.5%
Tammay Mishra       c. Sibanda     b. Mupariwa     16    11    2    1  145.5%
Collins Obuya       c. Utseya      b. Mupariwa     24    42    0    0   57.1%
Thomas Odoyo        not out                         8    12    0    0   66.7%
Peter Ongondo       lbw            b. Ireland       7    20    0    0   35.0%
Nehemiah Odhiambo   not out                         0     2    0    0    0.0%
Alfred Luseno        
Hiren Varaiya        
 
 Total:  185/7       Overs:  40.1          Run Rate:  4.61      Extras:  5

Kenya chased down the target, but they were hard pushed. A late surge by the Zimbabweans saw many Kenyan wickets fall, but they held on for the win.
Steve Tikolo playing a majestic innings of 60, and taking his team to victory.

Tawanda Mupariwa bowled very well for the Zimbabweans, and to think that Zorax Doom wasn't going to pick him, until a friendly ICC official suggested it.

ZIMBABWE Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Tawanda Mupariwa      9.0      0      39      5      4.33     0      1 
Anthony Ireland       8.0      0      35      1      4.38     1      0 
Vusimuzi Sibanda      4.0      0      21      0      5.25     0      0 
Ed Rainsford         10.0      0      47      0      4.70     0      0 
Prosper Utseya        4.0      0      23      1      5.75     0      0 
Hamilton Masakadza    1.0      0       5      0      5.00     0      0 
Elton Chigumbura      4.1      0      12      0      2.88     0      0

Zimbabwe's middle order panicked when the top order wickets fell, and they just gave their wickets away. Kenya held on, despite the pressure of Tawanda Mupariwa and the other members of the Zimbabwean attack and sealed the win with a legbye.

Kenya win the match by 3 wickets and the Man of the Match is Hiren Varaiya.

Tawanda Mupariwa must feel as if he were robbed.

 

[Leicester Fox]

who's next?

 

[GrayNicolls]

South Africa vs Australia is the next match.

 

[plympilgrim]

great work grays, soz about lack of posts over last few days, i haven't been here, keep up the great work nic

 

[GrayNicolls]

Can I have South Africa and Australia's teams please.

I don't think Kiwi_Macca can be Oz manager anymore as he has been fairly inactive, so Oz job is up for takings. If anyone wants. Unless Kiwi comes back.

 

[gamerkid22]

Nice win for Kenya . Also your presentation is awesome . Keep it up.

 

[GrayNicolls]

Cheers gamer.

 

[plympilgrim]

great work grays, lookin forward to my next game

 

[gamerkid22]

can i control Australia ?i think there is no manager for Aussies.

 

[GrayNicolls]

He hasn't been on in some time, so yeah. You can. Welcome gamer.

 

[plympilgrim]

welcome gamer lookin forward to facin you soon as i am the poms

(england)

 

[gamerkid22]

Thanks plympilgrim . it will be a tough fight

 

[ZoraxDoom]

This isn't right.

Tammay Mishra         7.0      1      18      2      2.57     0      0

What stats did you give him? He isn't supposed to bowl, let alone bowl well!

 

[Pak_cricketer]

South Africa Announce Line-Up

Graeme Smith (C) (BAT)
Boeta Dippenaar (BAT)
Jacques Kallis (ALL)
Ashwell Prince (BAT)
Herschelle Gibbs (BAT)
Jacques Rudolph (BAT)
Justin Kemp (ALL)
Mark Boucher (BAT) (WKT)
Andre Nel (BOWL)
Makhaya Ntini (BOWL)
Shaun Pollock (BOWL)