Pakistan v Zimbabwe: 1st ODI – Zimbabwean players to watch out for
Pakistan and Zimbabwe are going to play the 1st ODI from the series of three matches today, September 8, at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. The game is set to start at 9:30 according to the local time.
Before this, Pakistan won the one-off Test comprehensive by 7 wickets. The Zimbabweans, who beat Bangladesh in a home series some weeks back, seem to be in good form. However, their first defeat against Pakistan has alerted them to a great extent and they
will plunge into today’s clash with a new strategy.
Team Zimbabwe’s current ODI squad contains some world class players who are supposed to shine against the visitors and steer their side to taste victory.
Here we take a brief glance on the star and stylish cricketers of the home team in light of their key career records.
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http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 poses to be an impertinent pillar of his team’s batting department, along with being a successful skipper. Leading by example, he was instrumental in Zimbabwe’s tremendous victories over the Tigers.
Being a wicketkeeper, he knows well how to stand firm before the stumps and deal different varieties of deliveries.
His batting average in the 50-over format of the game has been satisfactory since the start of his International career. Taylor was resplendent in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Cricket World Cup 2011 and elevated to the captaincy just after the gala tournament.
The batsman has a natural ability to build up long innings and partnerships but his unbridled aggression often costs him early dismissals. However, he is a composed and brilliant batsman as a whole.
Making his ODI debut in 2004 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, Taylor has played 123 One Day matches so far, scoring 3535 runs with the help of four centuries and 21 fifties. The leader is likely to make an impact in today’s tie and earn success for his side.
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Taibu is the top-order batsman whose entire career is marked with consistency. The right-hander has immense aggression that helps him to hit hard in the limited-over format of the game.
The occasional wicketkeeper inherited the game from his family and started playing at a very early age, establishing himself as a good batsman and impressing the national selectors who hurried to pick him up for the national team when he was just 18-years-old.
Just after two years of making his International debut, he was named as the vice-captain for his team’s tour to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 and one year later, he elevated to the post of captaincy.
In his a decade-old International career, he has played 141 ODIs and scored 3159 runs, including 2 centuries and 20 fifties.
The batsman has been in great form since the dawn of the calendar year. In the last Test, he made 44 and 58 in the two innings. He is likely to thrive in today’s game as well with full fervour.
Ray Price
The 35-year-old left-arm spinner is the only spin strength of his team’s bowling department. He has proved himself to be a reliable and pressure reliving bowler.
Price was instrumental in the World Cup 2011 where he triggered some stunning breakthroughs. He also performed well against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, he bagged four wickets, two in each innings.
He is being regarded as the most impressive spinner since the retirement of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Andrew-Strang-c80999. Having taken a 7-wicket haul in his second Test in 2001, he emerged as a specialist spinner.
The left-arm bowler staged his ODI debut in 2002 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. Having played 93 ODIs so far, he has 94 wickets to his name. The spinner is keen to shine today to turn the tables to his side.
Last Word
These three players will surely give tough time to Pakistan and make the competition a thrilling one and if luck smiles on them, Team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 is likely to start on a winning note.
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