Zimbabwe moved shakily to 29/3 against Pakistan in the World Cup Group A match at the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy on Monday.
9th over: Craig Ervine plays a good drive through mid-wicket for three runs off Wahab Riaz as Zimbabwe moves to 29/3. Ervine is on eight and Tatenda Taibu on eleven. The fast bowlers are looking threatening and have generally used the helpful conditions beautifully.
6th over: Vusi Sibanda is caught at second slip by Misbah ul Haq off Umar Gul for 5 and Zimbabwe slips to 13/3. Gul is bowling at pace, because that delivery was a 146.4 km/h-rocket. And the ball is nipping away or back into the batsmen off the seam.
2nd over: Regis Chakabva is trapped in front by Umar Gul for a duck and Zimbabwe is reeling on 5/2. The ball moved from the middle-stump to leg-stump. Chakabva is gone for a duck. The ball is moving around in overcast conditions.
1st over: Abdul Razzaq gets a delivery to swing away and Brendan Taylor nicks it to Kamran Akmal. It is a straight forward catch, and Taylor is gone for 4 as Zimbabwe slips to 5/1.
It is a big blow, for Taylor was generally Zimbabwe's best batsman during their campaign so far.
Conditions are overcast. There is a covering of grass, while the pitch is also on the dry side.
Some observers say that inconsistent bounce later on, and assistance for the new ball bowlers.could make life difficult for the batsmen.
Pakistan would like to resurrect their World Cup campaign after their comprehensive 110-run defeat to New Zealand.
It was not only the magnitude of their loss against New Zealand that angered their fans, but also their lack of intensity and their sloppiness in all three disciplines.
Zimbabwe has flattered to deceive in their World Cup-games so far.
New Zealand romped to a 10-wicket win against Zimbabwe.
The Southern African team would have been devastated by the way they compiled their innings.
Their batting performance was characterized by soft dismissals by the top-order and a lack of a coherent plan.
Brendan Taylor was one of the only Zimbabweans that impressed, but he will need assistance from the rest of the top-order to challenge Pakistan.
Teams:
Zimbabwe: Elton Chigumbura (captain), Brendan Taylor, Regis Chakabva, Tatenda Taibu (wk), Craig Ervine, Hamilton Masakadza, Greg Lamb, Prosper Utseya, Graeme Cremer, Ray Price, Vusi Sibanda.
Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal (wk), Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Asad Shafiq, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul.
9th over: Craig Ervine plays a good drive through mid-wicket for three runs off Wahab Riaz as Zimbabwe moves to 29/3. Ervine is on eight and Tatenda Taibu on eleven. The fast bowlers are looking threatening and have generally used the helpful conditions beautifully.
6th over: Vusi Sibanda is caught at second slip by Misbah ul Haq off Umar Gul for 5 and Zimbabwe slips to 13/3. Gul is bowling at pace, because that delivery was a 146.4 km/h-rocket. And the ball is nipping away or back into the batsmen off the seam.
2nd over: Regis Chakabva is trapped in front by Umar Gul for a duck and Zimbabwe is reeling on 5/2. The ball moved from the middle-stump to leg-stump. Chakabva is gone for a duck. The ball is moving around in overcast conditions.
1st over: Abdul Razzaq gets a delivery to swing away and Brendan Taylor nicks it to Kamran Akmal. It is a straight forward catch, and Taylor is gone for 4 as Zimbabwe slips to 5/1.
It is a big blow, for Taylor was generally Zimbabwe's best batsman during their campaign so far.
Conditions are overcast. There is a covering of grass, while the pitch is also on the dry side.
Some observers say that inconsistent bounce later on, and assistance for the new ball bowlers.could make life difficult for the batsmen.
Pakistan would like to resurrect their World Cup campaign after their comprehensive 110-run defeat to New Zealand.
It was not only the magnitude of their loss against New Zealand that angered their fans, but also their lack of intensity and their sloppiness in all three disciplines.
Zimbabwe has flattered to deceive in their World Cup-games so far.
New Zealand romped to a 10-wicket win against Zimbabwe.
The Southern African team would have been devastated by the way they compiled their innings.
Their batting performance was characterized by soft dismissals by the top-order and a lack of a coherent plan.
Brendan Taylor was one of the only Zimbabweans that impressed, but he will need assistance from the rest of the top-order to challenge Pakistan.
Teams:
Zimbabwe: Elton Chigumbura (captain), Brendan Taylor, Regis Chakabva, Tatenda Taibu (wk), Craig Ervine, Hamilton Masakadza, Greg Lamb, Prosper Utseya, Graeme Cremer, Ray Price, Vusi Sibanda.
Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal (wk), Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Asad Shafiq, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul.
