Zimbabwe vs Canada: Taibu-Ervine partnership steers Zimbabwe to 298 – ICC World Cup 2011
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Canada-c748 at Nagpur, adding 181 runs for the third wicket to take their team to a total of 298 for 9. Earlier, the Rhodesian captain, Elton Chigumbura, won the toss and elected
to bat first. The decision seemed totally wrong when an in swing from Khurram Chohan trapped Brendan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 in front of his stumps on the very first ball of the innings. A couple of overs later, Charles Coventry swiped across a straight one from Harvir Baidwan
to leave in the same fashion. Canada's pacemen made a dogged start and the Rhodesians lost both their openers within the first four overs. Maple Leaves’s fast bowlers maintained an impeccable line and put the opposition under real pressure until Zimbabwean
little master Taibu and all-rounder Ervine came to the crease.
Taibu played steadily at the start, however as the shine came off the new ball, the conditions eased for his fluent stroke. Ervine, who also made a cautious start, eventually began to pick up the tempo too and used a variety of sweep shots against the spinners.
Taibu made a 99-ball 98 run while Ervine went back to the pavilion after scoring an aggressive 85. Balaji Rao picked up both wickets. After Taibu and Ervince, no Zimbabwean batsman played assertively in front of the fine bowling from Balaji and other medium
pacers. Wickets continued to fall on regular intervals which brought the batting-line to a halt from a scoring huge score. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SC-Williams-c2464 scored a quick 30 while Utseya and Cremer belligerent strokes assisted the Rhodesians to reach a fighting score. Utseya
made 22 runs and got out to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AG-Cremer-c947 scored spectacular 26 before leaving the park. Balaji Rao was the pick of the bowlers as he got four wickets while giving 57 runs in his 10 overs.
Canadian fielders were spiky and sharp on the field and there was rarely a mistake from them. The skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Elton-Chigumbura-c55937, could not continue with his form with the bat and became a victim of Rizwan Cheema’s calculated medium-pace bowling. The Maple Leaves
bowlers gave only four extras, which showcased their purposeful bowling. Khurran Chohan and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rizwan-Cheema-c2328 got only one. Hansra was the most expensive Canadian bowler who gave 41 runs in his four overs. Canada need
299 to win in 50 overs at a rate of almost 6 runs per over.
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