What is happenning to Zimbabwe?

Tigers_eye · #1 June 19, 2019, 10:45 AM

Last November @ Sylhet they beat us comprehensively (Shakib and Fizz were missing but everyone else was playing) by 151 runs. I thought they have turned the corner. Winning an overseas TEST match is a big deal. Now they getting hammered by Holland with their best 11 playing. Is Zim following Kenya's path? Where are the Flower Brothers?

aklemalp · #2 June 19, 2019, 10:46 AM

HEath Streak still with them?

Tigers_eye · #3 June 19, 2019, 10:47 AM

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HEath Streak still with them?

I believe so.

aklemalp · #4 June 19, 2019, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
I believe so.

It might just be an off day for them...like the way Ireland beat England in the 2011 world cup

Night_wolf · #5 June 19, 2019, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
I believe so.

streak was fired after Zim failed to qualify for the WC

aklemalp · #6 June 19, 2019, 10:59 AM

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streak was fired after Zim failed to qualify for the WC

And they replaced him with Makhaya Ntini?

roman · #7 June 19, 2019, 11:11 AM

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And they replaced him with Makhaya Ntini?

He was also let go i think

Tigers_eye · #8 June 19, 2019, 10:46 AM

Zim scored 205/8 in 47 overs.
Holland now 112/2 in 24.1 overs. 94 runs needed 8 wkts in hand.

One World · #9 June 19, 2019, 10:51 AM

Aar phote na phool

Make Ash coach for Zim

Night_wolf · #10 June 19, 2019, 10:54 AM

Netherland is not a weak team TBH, bunch of Aus and SA FC players playing for them

adamnsu · #11 June 19, 2019, 10:55 AM

Zimbabwe sadly is long gone. Not much money or incentive to play

NoName · #12 June 19, 2019, 10:58 AM

Bring back Streak

Zeeshan · #13 June 19, 2019, 06:32 PM

Looks like Asaad has found his category.

MHRAM · #14 June 19, 2019, 11:29 PM

Zimbabwe have been substandard for a long time. They haven't produced world class cricketers which is particularly because of their economic state.

Cricket doesn't pay well much anymore and thus not too many guys coming through the ranks and instead opting to choose other careers. Zimbabwe's economic condition is a mess.

brockley · #15 June 23, 2019, 03:19 PM

Holland 3rd win.

Tigers_eye · #16 June 23, 2019, 07:21 PM

Unbelievable. A test side, lose 0-2 against an associate in ODis. Now lost T20 as well. 0-3 in this tour. Did they have any warmup matches? I don't think so. This was an ambush and total destruction.

zman · #17 June 23, 2019, 08:25 PM

It wouldn't hurt playing against South Africa to gain some confidence

NoName · #18 June 23, 2019, 08:39 PM

Can't believe we lost a test match at home to them recently lol

Shadow · #19 June 24, 2019, 12:35 AM

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Can't believe we lost a test match at home to them recently lol

In that match Zimbabwean seam bowlers outclassed the Bangladeshi counterparts. Too many blind spots in Bangladeshi cricket.

Rifat_02 · #20 June 24, 2019, 01:05 AM

Well South Africa lost 0-2 at home to Sri Lanka of all teams , these things can happen. We beat West Indies 2-0 after that

Gowza · #21 June 24, 2019, 01:18 AM

Zimbabwe are struggling to keep some of their players, they tend to lose the good prospects to county cricket, I’m sure that’s not helping the quality of their team or domestic system either.

They actually had some decent pace prospects, not sure what’s happened to them. Kind of a shame for Taylor and Jarvis, they were convinced to come back and play for Zimbabwe and at that time the talent coming through was probably a bit better than it had been for the last 10 years or so and now the team is as bad as it’s ever been, that talent coming through doesn’t seem to be around anymore or if it is it hasn’t developed very well.

I think missing out on this WC has hit them pretty hard.