Story Zimbabwe - A Struggle [ICC 2005]

[gary0808]

1st One Day International-Zimbabwe vs New Zealand

New Zealand 272-6 (Fulton 120 Hondo 2-43)

defeated

Zimbawe 240 (Mutyambizi 64 Schwass 6-41)

Managers Thoughts: A loss hurts but this loss shows we have potential in all areas of the game. If It wasn't for Fulton and Schwass we would have probably won the game. Mutyambizi and Goodwin performed with the bat both making 64. Hopefully we can get a win in this series.

 

[w3lshrugby]

shame about you not doing this story anymore

 

[gary0808]

No I am doing this story but it might not be as regular updates as usual.

Thanks for enjoying it

 

[w3lshrugby]

yay! great news, good luck with everything else.

 

[gary0808]

2nd One Day International-Zimbabwe vs New Zealand (0-1)

New Zealand 278-6 (Fulton 86* Streak 3-49)

defeated

Zimbabwe 114 (Vermeulen 31 Tuffey 4-22)

by 158 runs

MOM: D.Tuffey

Managers Thoughts: Well it's back to the Zimbabwe of the disastrous First Test. We bowled poorly, we batted poorly and in One Dayers you get punished. Tuffey and Fulton we're far too good.

 

[gary0808]

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand-3rd One Day International(0-2)

Zimbabwe 172-8 (Streak 49 O'Brien 3-39)

lost to

New Zealand 176-1 (Fleming 97 Price 1-44)

Managers Thoughts: It sounds silly but I'm slightly pleased with our batting. Even though we collapsed to 62-6 we still batted out the full 50 overs which is something we haven't done this year. Streak got back to form with the bat. Fleming and McMillan we're just too good.

Team for India 1st Test
M.Vermuelen
S.Carlisle
M.Goodwin(c)
L.Mutyambizi
G.Strydom
G.Ewing
H.Streak
N.Ferreira(wk)
R.Price
D.Hondo
E.Rainsford

 

[gary0808]

ZIMBABWE vs INDIA Test Series

Series Aims
-Limit India to One win
-Score above 350

1st Test Match
India 401(Sehwag 129 Hondo 4-79) and 298-6 dec (Kambli 78* Ewing 3-58)

defeated
Zimbabwe 266 (Carlisle 61 Kumble 3-88) and 186 (Vermuelen 52 Kumble 4-56)

by 249 runs
MOM: Virender Sehwag

Managers Thoughts: We took this match to the last half hour with 2 wickets remaining and we felt confident of getting the draw vs India which would be good for our chances going into the 2nd test match. All we needed to do was score 70 more in our first innings to get that draw. We are becoming known as collapsing when the pressure is on

 

[gary0808]

The 2nd Test Match-Zimbabwe vs India (0-1)

India 515 (Dharmani 152 Ewing 3-132) and 182-2 dec (Ghambir 82 Streak 1-27)

defeated

Zimbawe 327 (Mutyambizi 74 H.Singh 7-110) and 157 (Carlisle 32 H.Singh 5-57)

by 213 runs

MoM: P.Dharmani

Managers Thoughts: It's just a repeat of the first match with slightly more runs. Mutyambizi batted well but yet again no century. It is very frustrating that we nearly get that draw but we meet people like Laxman, Dharmani and Harbhajan. Hopefully we can get a win in the One Day Series.

MoS:Harbhajan Singh

 

[gary0808]

Am I talking to myself

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Kinda
Nah, I'm reading...

 

[gary0808]

Thanks! I think...

Is there any advice you could give me

 

[Wildwil]

Like the story so far mate.

 

[gary0808]

Thanks Wildwil. I'm going to change updates day to day like the way I did when it was a Pakistan thread

 

[gary0808]

THe day to day updates will be after this One Day Series!

Zimbabwe vs India-1st One Day International

Zimbabwe-158-9 (Streak-46 Salvi 3-36)

lost to

India-162-3 (Kambli-66* Streak 1-20)

by 7 wickets

Managers Thoughts: We batted slowly because we we're reduced to 72-6 and we wanted to last the full 50 overs. We suceeded due to a brave and battling knock from Heath Streak. We started well getting them for 50-2 but Kambli was too strong in the end. Streak is a fantastic player and interesting news will follow later.

 

[gary0808]

ZIMBABWE vs INDIA-2nd ODI

Zimbabwe 179 (Ewing 54* Mohanty 5-39)

lost to

New Zealand 180-6 (Gambhir 93 Mbangwa 2-35)

by 4 wickets
MoM.Mohanty

Managers Thoughts:Well we bowled very well indeed but we still have this problem with batting, especially in One Day Cricket. I know we can do better than that. The lower order keep bailing us out.
Nothing was going to stop Mohanty today.