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Coming out of their group stage as undefeated which included Australia and Sri Lanka at home is a marvelous achievement.

Zimbabwe is playing some fantastic cricket with Muzrabani leading the attack, brian bennet giving a good start and than the leadership of Sikander Raza giving them guidance.

Never seen such a structured Zimbabwean side ever.

Hopefully they can sneak in the semi finals
 
Would love it if they beat India. Shame the game is in Chennai as the crowds are actually quite sporting and knowledgeable there. Would be funnier if they beat them in Ahmedabad or Mumbai or something.
 
Babeikh said:
Would love it if they beat India. Shame the game is in Chennai as the crowds are actually quite sporting and knowledgeable there. Would be funnier if they beat them in Ahmedabad or Mumbai or something.
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India is 4-5 level above Zimbabwe. Yes they can certainly defeat Pakistan like 2022 world T20 but they are in different groups. :kp
 
*rose

They have played some incredibly smart cricket throughout the comp. I would love to see them get one up on South Africa. I can see them beating West Indies too. If they get South Africa to chase even a 170ish total in a must-win game they can beat South Africa too.
 
Devadwal said:
India is 4-5 level above Zimbabwe. Yes they can certainly defeat Pakistan like 2022 world T20 but they are in different groups. :kp
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please dont start your garbage in this thread now. We all are fed up with the bakwas u post and threads u derail.

India and Zimbabwe are in the same group, not Pakistan
 
Major said:
please dont start your garbage in this thread now. We all are fed up with the bakwas u post and threads u derail.

India and Zimbabwe are in the same group, not Pakistan
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Why are you hurting just because I showed the mirror. :kp
 
Let's go Down the memory lane
Zim v Ind WC 99 England
Zim won by 3 Runs defending 240 odd.

Henry Olonga claimed 3 wickets with contributions all around , that game sent India packing.

So anything is possible not to get insecure
:floyd
 
Kianig89 said:
Let's go Down the memory lane
Zim v Ind WC 99 England
Zim won by 3 Runs defending 240 odd.

Henry Olonga claimed 3 wickets with contributions all around , that game sent India packing.

So anything is possible not to get insecure
:floyd
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I remember this game very well :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 
Zimbabwe are one of those teams that can make you look silly if you're complacent.

Look at what happened to us in 2022, or Australia in 2007.

Very happy for them.
 
Babeikh said:
Would love it if they beat India. Shame the game is in Chennai as the crowds are actually quite sporting and knowledgeable there. Would be funnier if they beat them in Ahmedabad or Mumbai or something.
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Yeah, Keep dreaming brother Mungerilaal :LOL:
 
I pin it to Sikander's leadership. He really leads from the front, and in the interviews I've seen he's really a good dude.
 
The hype will be the bane.

Zimbawe are okay and have to play by their skins to win against any of the teams in Super Eights.

Now that they won all 3 of their initial group matches, the other teams in their Super group will play very seriously against them.

All it will take is one serious loss in their first Super Eight game to shatter their confidence and they will become punching boys of the group.
 
Raza played T20 league all around the World, his experience and game awareness is better than entire Pakistan team. :kp
 
On a serious note, with Zim's becoming great again, what do we call to troll Babar going forward? Nambabar or Bangbabar?
 
This is just T20.

I think a team's progress should be judged with Test and ODI.

Anyway, good signs for Zimbabwe definitely.
 
Zim has played some really good cricket so far, but Ind and SA are still the huge favorites to advance to the SF. Anything can happen in t20 of course, but it will be a massive massive upset like Aus crashing out of the WC.
 
Prince of Dorne said:
Really happy for Zimbabwe, with ICC's decades of investment into BD going nowhere, I’m hopeful that Zimbabwe, Nepal, and Afghanistan can emerge as the new powerhouses of world cricket.
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Lol. Any of these teams to emerge as genuine competitive teams itself, forget powerhouses, is a long stretch.

There is no way a team can be really good at cricket if they don't play long and taxing Test series against the top nations home and away because that is what gets you elite bowling skills and elite technical batting skills.

In T20, sure, these teams can get elite hitters but not elite bowlers and neither elite technical batters, especially, for tough conditions.

For these nations to have any semblance of pathway to powerhouse of cricket, then they need to play 3+ Test series across the world and at home against the Top 6-8 nations.

Tell this to ICC and they'll reply 'tu paise dega??'
 
Can Zimbabwe win a Test series or an ODI series against a top 9 side? That would signify progress.

T20 is not a good metric.
 
Devadwal said:
How and Why? You are same guy who said Pakistan will win India. But ..... :kp
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I don't believe i said that no - Although I think India having to fly crying on Air India to Colombo for their home game does mean we have already won.
 
deltexas said:
Zim has played some really good cricket so far, but Ind and SA are still the huge favorites to advance to the SF. Anything can happen in t20 of course, but it will be a massive massive upset like Aus crashing out of the WC.
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Aussies crashing out? That was one of the weakest Australian teams. Stoinis was their main bowler, lol.

Their board didn't care much as they weren't getting much money out of their national T20 team. How many Australians are even watching the world barring the desi origin ones?

Their Board's market is Test cricket, Big Bash and local T20Is. That's where they make their bread and butter.
 
bk19xsa said:
Aussies crashing out? That was one of the weakest Australian teams. Stoinis was their main bowler, lol.

Their board didn't care much as they weren't getting much money out of their national T20 team. How many Australians are even watching the world barring the desi origin ones?

Their Board's market is Test cricket, Big Bash and local T20Is. That's where they make their bread and butter.
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Australia didn't send their full teams for CT 2025 or 2026 World T20.

This Aussie attack only had Zampa. Rest of the bowlers were all rookies/part-timers.

It shows Australia don't rate CT and World T20 a lot. :inti
 
bk19xsa said:
Aussies crashing out? That was one of the weakest Australian teams. Stoinis was their main bowler, lol.

Their board didn't care much as they weren't getting much money out of their national T20 team. How many Australians are even watching the world barring the desi origin ones?

Their Board's market is Test cricket, Big Bash and local T20Is. That's where they make their bread and butter.
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Still , you would expect Aus to go to the super 8s weak or not. And totally not true they dont care about T20 WCs. Media and Asian fans created story as Aus have been poor in T20 WCs. Wait for the changes that will now happen - Maxwell Stoinis Smith will be dropped for good. The Aus players value in IPL only goes up if they perform in WCs and more so against Ind. The fact is their bowling had 4 all time greats in the line up and now all of them will leave within an year of each other and that will be the biggest hole to fill for them
 
Babeikh said:
I don't believe i said that no - Although I think India having to fly crying on Air India to Colombo for their home game does mean we have already won.
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Congratulations for pakistan victory over india. This is how Pakistani celebrate fake victory against india but in reality India humiliated pakistan both on and off field.

:klopp :kp
 
The thread was to discuss zimbabwes team performance in this world t20. How guys like bennet, muzrabani, Burl and Raza have performed.

But it seems like the usual indian trolls are hijacking this thread and spreading their usual bakwas here aswell.

Its just annoying watching this happen. No serious discussion around here
 
Major said:
The thread was to discuss zimbabwes team performance in this world t20. How guys like bennet, muzrabani, Burl and Raza have performed.

But it seems like the usual indian trolls are hijacking this thread and spreading their usual bakwas here aswell.

Its just annoying watching this happen. No serious discussion around here
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We need a separate/secret section here where we can discuss things without Indian inputs. :qdkcheeky
 
International cricket needed this kind of performance from Zimbabwe in an ICC tournament. Reminds me of 1999 World Cup when they were one of the most dangerous sides in the comp. In that edition they beat both India and South Africa, who were one of the favorites. Not sure if this will lead to a resurgence of Zimbabwe Cricket because the structural and financial problems they face still remain the same, but very happy for all the success they have been able to achieve in this tournament.
 
I dont know a huge amount about their current domestic league but they don't have a premier T20 tournament at home, nor is their first class cricket particularly strong. These are two excuses we Pakistanis use to cover up our teams failures but Zimbabweans have overcome them to find a good bunch of T20 cricketers.
 
sweep_shot said:
Can Zimbabwe win a Test series or an ODI series against a top 9 side? That would signify progress.

T20 is not a good metric.
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Nah its no longer a metric. It's because they aren't chasing this test success and putting unnecessary pressure on themselves that Zimbabweans and some associates are doing so well.

Test cricket being the pinnacle probably killed good teams of the past like Kenya. It was an unsustainable goal. Probably hampered Bangladesh too rather than aided them.
 
Devadwal said:
Congratulations for pakistan victory over india. This is how Pakistani celebrate fake victory against india but in reality India humiliated pakistan both on and off field.

:klopp :kp
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No we've seen the tears. Your own home games aren't in India any more. Says it all.
 
Babeikh said:
No we've seen the tears. Your own home games aren't in India any more. Says it all.
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We haven't made any fuss about it. We are going to thrashed Pakistan at anywhere in the World. Thoka diya or thokte Rahenge. :klopp :kp
 
financeinafrica.com

Twenty-nine years on, Zimbabwe’s inflation returns to single digits amid gold rally - Finance in Africa

Official data show Zimbabwe’s inflation in local currency slowed sharply to 4.1% in January, from 15% in December and 10.1% a year earlier
financeinafrica.com financeinafrica.com

Zimbabwe's inflation, once so bad that they produced $1 trillion banknotes, is now down to 4% which is the lowest in decades.

Seems like they're turning things around ! Hopefully people will invest in what's a beautiful country and a highly literate population.
 
I reckon they have a chance against West Indies.

Then they have a mammoth task against two potential contenders in India and South Africa who for strange reasons have been clubbed in the same Super 8 group by stupid ICC
 
They have two good off spinners to trouble Indian batting lineup. India is scoring at 6.00 econ and 13.00 average against off spinners in this tournament. Abhishek Sharma gets out against any off spinner. 6 left handed not helping the cause. Erasmus, Ayub, Tariq and Aryan Dutt all performed well against India
 
Saw this on Zimbabwe Reddit. Seems like WC fever is spreading.
 

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Devadwal said:
We haven't made any fuss about it. We are going to thrashed Pakistan at anywhere in the World. Thoka diya or thokte Rahenge. :klopp :kp
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Yes you can beat us at cricket but you can't play your home games at home!
 
Babeikh said:
Yes you can beat us at cricket but you can't play your home games at home!
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We played the game in orginal co- hosting country unlike Pakistan who forced by ICC to Play the home game outside the host nation.

:klopp :kp
 
Devadwal said:
We played the game in orginal co- hosting country unlike Pakistan who forced by ICC to Play the home game outside the host nation.

:klopp :kp
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Co host or not we didn't let you play your home game at home that's why your team was crying at Colombo airport waiting for luggage.
 
Kianig89 said:
Let's go Down the memory lane
Zim v Ind WC 99 England
Zim won by 3 Runs defending 240 odd.

Henry Olonga claimed 3 wickets with contributions all around , that game sent India packing.

So anything is possible not to get insecure
:floyd
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That did not, India still made the super 6 but lost there. Coming back to the top, Zimbabwe look amazing in the tournament and it won't be surprising if they continue to get a few more wins under their belt. Every team including India will be worried facing them in the super 8's
 
We kept Zimbabwe alive by having bunch of series with them. I hope we limit much of our series with them in the future. Let India invite Zimbabwe.
 
Amazing tournament for them

Expect them take down one more big team in super 8
 
Pakistan feels like a proud dad right now, training Zimbabwe since annual bilateral series since 2013.
 
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