VB Series: India vs Zimbabwe @ Hobart

[ScouseCat]

Zimbabwe are 5 for 89 in the 31st over at Hobart, already looking well out of their depth against India. Verinder Sehwag has taken 2 wickets with his part time spinners, Carlisle made a slow 36 to be the top scorer for Zimbabwe at the moment.

 

[spanna]

Very hard to see the Zimbo's being competitive in this competition.

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Their approach has been diabolical. They're playing to hold their wickets, meanwhile their number 3 gets dismissed after a shot that even Stupid MacGill would be ashamed of.

Their top order is disgraceful. Heath Streak is their best batsman and should be batting at 3, whilst Andy Blignaut should be batting at 5-6.

 

[spanna]

Their top order is disgraceful. Heath Streak is their best batsman and should be batting at 3, whilst Andy Blignaut should be batting at 5-6.

And Blignaut should be given a licence to play shots from the get-go.

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Meanwhile, Streak is currently 46 from 60.

 

[Fall Out Boy]

This Ervine bloke can certainly hit the ball.

47 from 30, with 3 sixes.

 

[bluechampion]

better.

Zimbabwe 207 from their 50 overs.

Not bad, given their situation. Mind you, it's all down to Streak and Ervine.
The Indians may struggle if the Zimbos are as tight in the field this game as last.

 

[spanna]

I couldn't see the game. Can anyone tell me how Dravid kept?

 

[ViperV10]

Bloody good effort by the Zimbots to get 207 after again early wickets fell. By the looks of it they made 93 off the last 72 balls...thank Ervine a lot for that.

Will be interesting to see if the bowlers can again bowl well enough to trouble the opposition. There could still be a match in this yet.

 

[ScouseCat]

Originally posted by spanna
And Blignaut should be given a licence to play shots from the get-go.

He was the one who smacked us around in the World Cup in the latter overs in Harare. Maybe Zimbabwe should open with Blignaut and give him a licence to hit over the top in the first 15 overs. Scoring at 3 runs per over in the first 15 overs just doesn't cut the mustard in this country, so it could be worth a try.

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Originally posted by spanna
I couldn't see the game. Can anyone tell me how Dravid kept?

He was ordinary.

Ian Healy spent much of his time tearing Dravid's approach apart.

 

[spanna]

Thanks Phat.

Will be interested to see how long India perservere with Dravid as keeper.

 

[Tank]

I reckon India'll stick with Dravid as keeper for the whole series...if they bring in Patel then they have to drop one of Laxman or Singh and Laxman is too good a batsman to drop and Singh too good a fielder as well as being a hard hitting batsman.

 

[spanna]

Good point Tank. I also think that Patel showed in the tests that he may not be up to keeping in the one dayers anyway.

Huge talent for the future though, considering he is only 18, and showed plenty of heart with the bat.

 

[JUBJUB]

Who is the 3rd umpire today ?
How the hell did he not give Ervine a 4 when the Indian had his elbow on the boundary in the 2nd last oval .

 

[ViperV10]

Doesn't look like the bowlers have come to play today...India are going to kill them...and quickly too.

0/91 off 17 overs.
Tendulkar on 35 off 40
Sehwag on 45 off 63

 

[ScouseCat]

India beat Zimbabwe by 7 wickets with more then 12 overs to spare today in Hobart. Chasing the Zimbabwe score of 6 for 208, India were never troubled in reaching the target... Sehwag 90, Tendulkar 44, Ganguly 32 not out and Laxman 13 not out in India's score of 3 for 211. India gained all 6 points from the match.

 

[Slax]

I'm starting to really like the odds of $10 I took on Sehwag to be the highest run scorer in the VB series.