Afghanistan v Zimbabwe | 3rd ODI | Jan 2, 2016 | Sharjah | Zimbabwe win by 117 runs

[#GreenRoars]

Afghanistan Squad
Afsar Zazai, Amir Hamza, Asghar Stanikzai, Dawlat Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Javed Ahmadi, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Shahzad, Nawaz Khan, Noor Ali Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Rashid Khan, Rokhan Barakzai, Samiullah Shenwari, Shabir Noori, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Yamin Ahmadzai
Zimbabwe Squad
E Chigumbura*, CJ Chibhabha, TS Chisoro, AG Cremer, CR Ervine, LM Jongwe, N Madziva, H Masakadza, WP Masakadza, PJ Moor, R Mutumbami†, T Muzarabani, T Panyangara, Sikandar Raza, MN Waller

 

[#GreenRoars]

Come on Afghans, make it 3-0

 

[Asadullah]

Go Afghans Go, the number 10 team in the world !!

 

[javiersuka]

Zimbabwe 4/2 in 4 overs , another pathetic start for them in the series.

 

[javiersuka]

Boundary by Masakadza

 

[javiersuka]

Anothr boundary by Masa

 

[javiersuka]

20/2 in 6 overs

 

[Shutdown Corner]

Come on Afghans, make it 3-0

It will be 5-0.

And then 7-0 after the t20s are over.

 

[javiersuka]

29-2 in 9

 

[javiersuka]

33-3 in 10.4, Zimbabwe looking worse

 

[javiersuka]

Zimbabwe 38-5 in 14 overs

 

[javiersuka]

Masakakdza on 23

 

[Firebreaker]

Any live streaming of this game?

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Afghanistan players rushed to pray in the drink break..

What to make of that.

 

[Markhor]

My word, Zimbabwe an utter shambles. Needless run-out, now 48-6.

 

[javiersuka]

48-6 in 18 overs

 

[Firebreaker]

Another gone.What is the problem with Zimboks?

 

[#GreenRoars]

And this team embarrassed us couple of months back

 

[javiersuka]

Zimbabwe gets a lot of matches against Afghanistan as well as Bangladesh. Its time we have more matches between Bangladesh and Afghanistan to see who is the better team.

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

And this team embarrassed us couple of months back

They lost some players to Country cricket.

Kyle Jarvis is a decent pace bowler, but not playing for Zim. The other pace bowlers not as good as him.

They lost their best player Brendon Taylor to county cricket as well.

They currently miss Sean Williams, Craig Ervine and Panyangara to injury.. However all those players played when Afg won the series in Zim.

With all those above players playing Zimbabwe is a decent team. And one can argue they should have dept and do well despite missing 5 players, but currently it looks very very bad for them. Dark times for certain.

 

[javiersuka]

52/7

 

[javiersuka]

Zimbabwe must be looking to set a total of around 100 from hereon

 

[Dios]

Zimbabwe still produce some very good talent but can't retain them due to inept administration and race-based selection.

Brendan Taylor+*
Chamu Chibhabha
Hamilton Masakadza
Craig Ervine
Sean Williams
Elton Chigumbura
Malcolm Waller
Graeme Cremer
Kyle Jarvis
Tinashe Panyangara
Tendai Chatara

If Zimbabwe could field the XI above they'd be better than West Indies and Pakistan currently imo.

 

[Firebreaker]

Curran brothers could have played for Zimbos as well

 

[Firebreaker]

100+ runs partnership comes to an end to a loose delivery

 

[#GreenRoars]

Great batting by Masakadza.

 

[HitWicket]

Craig's brother Sean Ervine also another player lost due to the issues in Zimbabwe.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Hammy should get hundred

 

[Abdullah719]

Classic Pakistan-esque chase of 176. 0/2 in the first over.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Pakistani style chase

 

[Rafa]

Afghanistan Choking

 

[#GreenRoars]

3 down now.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Shehzad needs to hit another ton.

 

[Markhor]

Wasn't this pitch at Sharjah relaid recently ? Another poor UAE pitch, lots of turn and such little bounce. Strokeplay and timing becomes difficult leading to attritional contests like this where the spinners are so dominant.

 

[Syed2015]

What was that.

 

[Syed2015]

Dont see Afghanistan winning, with Cremer coming up - in my opinion the best spinner of this lot.

 

[Dios]

Zimbabwe need to attack now that Shehzad's gone. Only one slip wth?

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Wasn't this pitch at Sharjah relaid recently ? Another poor UAE pitch, lots of turn and such little bounce. Strokeplay and timing becomes difficult leading to attritional contests like this where the spinners are so dominant.

Pitch is not bad. Quality of players are pretty average to say the least.

 

[Dios]

Afghanistan collapsing.

 

[Firebreaker]

Zimbabwe need to attack now that Shehzad's gone. Only one slip wth?

That's what I was saying in the last ODI as well.Chigumbura is the worst captain.

 

[#GreenRoars]

45/5 )

 

[Syed2015]

Another one. 46/6.

 

[Syed2015]

Shambolic stuff by AFG to say the least.

 

[Firebreaker]

What a way to shut Afghans but still my money is on Afghanistan.They have some batters coming down the order

 

[Donal Cozzie]

Bad batting deck and two bad batting line ups = mayhem mayhem everywhere

 

[Firebreaker]

Yessss!!!!!!! Way to go

 

[Syed2015]

The accent of the AFG Cricket Board chairman tho. You can easily pick out the Pashto flair in his English.

 

[Firebreaker]

Bad batting deck and two bad batting line ups = mayhem mayhem everywhere

Namibia played against us on this deck two years ago and they were bowled out for 39

 

[aloo paratha]

What a way to shut Afghans but still my money is on Afghanistan.They have some batters coming down the order

Too bad UAE can't even talk for someone to shut them up

 

[Firebreaker]

That Rashid guy is 17 years old and I am 17 year old too and my photo is in Post pics of yourself thread and then you can compare

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

49/8

What a comeback by Zimbabwe.

 

[Syed2015]

Seems like AFG surrender without any fight.

 

[Firebreaker]

HAHAHHAHAHAHAH 49/8.Cremer isn't even required

 

[Syed2015]

AFG making Jongwe look like Malcolm Marshall.

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

That Rashid guy is 17 years old and I am 17 year old too and my photo is in Post pics of yourself thread and then you can compare

You are weight much more then him.

 

[Firebreaker]

You are weight much more then him.

Yes but I look much younger than him.He doesn't even have much hair left which shows he's in early 30s

 

[Dios]

Afghanistan Cricket chairman: "In the history of Afghanistan cricket no one has helped more than India"

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Yes but I look much younger than him.He doesn't even have much hair left which shows he's in early 30s

He is around 24-25

 

[Firebreaker]

Afghanistan Cricket chairman: "In the history of Afghanistan cricket no one has helped more than India"

Then get out of here and host games in India

 

[Firebreaker]

Binny-esque spell from Jongwe

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Then get out of here and host games in India

You don't own the UAE. They are not playing for free.

Some of the statement you make about UAE is really cringeworthy.

 

[Firebreaker]

So Aghanistan can't even play a medium pace like Jongwe and here people want them to play Tests

 

[aloo paratha]

So Aghanistan can't even play a medium pace like Jongwe and here people want them to play Tests

Yeah because one match means so much. Can clearly tell you're jealous about Afghanistan and what they have been able to do compared to what UAE could do...

 

[Donal Cozzie]

You don't own the UAE. They are not playing for free.

Some of the statement you make about UAE is really cringeworthy.

UAE arent even the most important cricket team in the UAE

 

[Firebreaker]

Yeah because one match means so much. Can clearly tell you're jealous about Afghanistan and what they have been able to do compared to what UAE could do...

Why so much hate on UAE? Hum kia parathon me aloo nhi daalte?

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

UAE arent even the most important cricket team in the UAE

What cricket is Ireland playing? Why are they not playing a series against Afghanistan?

Better to play some cricket then nothing at all.

 

[aloo paratha]

Why so much hate on UAE? Hum kia parathon me aloo nhi daalte?

Because I know the intention behind all these posts which is to bash Afghanistan in favour of UAE who have done nothing this year.

 

[Donal Cozzie]

What cricket is Ireland playing? Why are they not playing a series against Afghanistan?

Better to play some cricket then nothing at all.

Playing PNG in the IC Cup in Australia in a few weeks, followed by 3 t20's vs PNG and 3 further t20's in the UAE vs unconfirmed opposition on the way back from that trip.

Last played in late October, players understandably need some time off and we cant play any cricket in winter anyway due to our weather.

4 ODI's vs SL and Pakistan and 2 ODI's vs SA and Aus (in SA no less) as well as the WC and IC Cup games for the year scheduled too.

 

[aloo paratha]

Hoping for a miracle

 

[aloo paratha]

Playing PNG in the IC Cup in Australia in a few weeks, followed by 3 t20's vs PNG and 3 further t20's in the UAE vs unconfirmed opposition on the way back from that trip.

Last played in late October, players understandably need some time off and we cant play any cricket in winter anyway due to our weather.

4 ODI's vs SL and Pakistan and 2 ODI's vs SA and Aus (in SA no less) as well as the WC and IC Cup games for the year scheduled too.

Hope you beat Sri Lanka for your own good but not Pakistan please

 

[Firebreaker]

Hoping for a miracle

Keep on dreaming

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Playing PNG in the IC Cup in Australia in a few weeks, followed by 3 t20's vs PNG and 3 further t20's in the UAE vs unconfirmed opposition on the way back from that trip.

Last played in late October, players understandably need some time off and we cant play any cricket in winter anyway due to our weather.

4 ODI's vs SL and Pakistan and 2 ODI's vs SA and Aus (in SA no less) as well as the WC and IC Cup games for the year scheduled too.

That's good. Any new talent or still the old guns? I hear Rankin is back, but Cusack and Mooney gone to retirement?

 

[Firebreaker]

If Taylor,Jarvis and Williams were playing for Zimbabwe,Afghanistan wouldn't even have come closer

 

[Firebreaker]

All gone for Afghans for 58

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Good Comeback. Afghanistan still lead the series 2-1

 

[#GreenRoars]

58 all out

 

[Firebreaker]

Good Comeback. Afghanistan still lead the series 2-1

Whatever but this is a slap on the face of Associates

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

If Taylor,Jarvis and Williams were playing for Zimbabwe,Afghanistan wouldn't even have come closer

Afghanistan played series against Zimbabwe with Taylor and Willams playing and draw that series 2-2 in Zimbabwe
Won 3-2 and 2-0(T20) in Zim with Williams playing all games.

Afghanistan also missing their best bowler Hamid Hassan who is much better bowler then Kyle Jarvis.

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Whatever but this is a slap on the face of Associates

Are you sure you are 17 and not 7?

 

[MMHS]

Mashallah, apart from a partnership of 110, 20 wickets crashed for about 125. I think, at PSL, we 'll watch "2 movies at 1 ticket" - cricket & hockey.