Zimbabwe struggle against Pakistan in the ICC World Cup 2011
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 were struggling against Pakistan in their match of the ICC World Cup 2011, at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Sri Lanka. The African team scored 85 runs for the loss of five wickets until half way through their innings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Elton-Chigumbura-c55937 elected to bat first after winning the toss today. His decision proved to be a wrong one, as the overcast conditions at the venue were helpful for the new ball bowlers. However, the Zimbabwean captain may have considered the weakness of
Pakistan in chasing totals.
The Zimbabwean openers Brendan Taylor and Regis Chakabva, who gave a 116 run opening stand to their team against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 was the first man to be dismissed after adding four runs to the total. He edged an away-swinging
ball from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kamran-Akmal-c1760, today.
Chakabva was the next wicket to fall. He failed to trouble the scorers today, as he was undone by a beautiful in-swinger by Umar Gul, who shared the new ball today with Razzaq.
Trouble continued for the minnows, as they lost Vusi Sibanda, who scored five runs, in the sixth over of the match. This brought veteran http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tatenda-Taibu-c92882 and promising Craig Ervine at the crease.
The pair played well and scored a 30-run stand for the fourth wicket, but Taibu wasn’t able to carry onto the start he got. He drove one ball from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482, who was fielding at mid-off. The veteran Zimbabwean batsman
got out after scoring 19 runs off 29 balls.
Greg Lamb joined Ervine in the middle and the pair tried to steady the innings for their team. However, Lamb failed to capitalize on the start he got, as he was out after scoring 16 runs from 28 balls.
At the end of 25 overs, Ervine was unbeaten on 39 off 64. He was looking good in the middle, and his innings will be crucial for his team in this match. Chigumbura replaced Lamb on the other end and he was not-out on one off seven balls.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 bowled well today and they will be looking forward to wrap-up the Zimbabwean innings as soon as possible. Gul was the pick of the bowlers, as he took two wickets for his team. He got good support from Razzaq, Afridi and Wahab, who grabbed one wicket
each.
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