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		<title>Zimbabwe vs Canada &#8211; Live World Cup Cricket Streaming</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe take on Canada in their second match in this years ICC Cricket World Cup and I am sure all Zimbos around the globe would like to wish Zimbabwe the best of luck. Zimbabwe vs Canada Live Video Streaming You can now also watch live video streaming of the game right here on Chirundu.com: Game [...]]]></description>
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<p>Zimbabwe take on Canada in their second match in this years ICC Cricket World Cup and I am sure all Zimbos around the globe would like to wish Zimbabwe the best of luck. </p>
<p><strong>Zimbabwe vs Canada Live Video Streaming</strong><br />
You can now also watch live video streaming of the game right here on Chirundu.com:</p>
<h3>Game Over</h3>
<p><strong>Zimbabwe 298/9 (50 ov) | Canada 123 (42.1 ov)<br />
Zimbabwe won by 175 runs</strong></p>
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<p>This was a no-contest from the time Taibu and Ervine put on in one partnership more than what Canada could get. Zimbabwe were solid, Canada hopeless. Tatenda Taibu top scored with 98 and Craig Ervine put on 85. The pick of the Zimbabwe bowlers was Ray Price who got 3 for 16.</p>
<p>This was Zim&#8217;s fourth-biggest win in ODIs by a runs margin and their most emphatic in a World Cup.</p>
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<h3>Preview &#038; the Game So Far</h3>
<p>Even though Zimbabwe lost to Australia last week, they can be pretty proud of putting up a good performance and so should go into this game with a good deal of confidence.</p>
<p><strong>End of Zimbabwe Innings: Zim 298/9 (RR: 5.96)</strong><br />
Zimbabwe have managed to post a pretty challenging score, though we looked good to get much more when Taibu and Ervine were going strong. But once again the batting let us down a little and Zim lost five for 52 at one stage with Balaji chipping in with wickets in the middle overs. Nevetheless, Canada have a daunting task ahead of them. It could come down to how they handle spin. Zimbabwe have three specialist spinners and enough part-timers, do Canada have the wherewithal to combat them?</p>
<p><strong>At the Toss</strong></p>
<p>Zimbabwe won the toss in the battle of the reds at Nagpur and Elton Chigumbura decided to bat first against Canada. Chigumbura implied that the reason for this was that he'd like to give his batsmen the chance to find some form and set up a good total for his spinners to bowl at.</p>
<p>The Canadian captain, Ashish Bagai, did not seem too upset with losing the toss and said he would've have bowled first anyway in the hope of taking advantage of any life in the wicket first thing in the morning.</p>
<p>It's not often that Zimbabwe start as such overwhelming favourites, but they can't afford to take this opposition lightly. Canada have boldly stated that wins over Kenya and Zimbabwe were their goals coming into this tournament, and although their only ODI against the Zimbabweans, at Port of Spain in May 2006, resulted in a 143-run thrashing they've had more joy in Twenty20s. At King City in October 2008 they fought to a tie, only to concede the match in a bowl-off.</p>
<p>As usual spin is our strength with the trio of Ray Price, Graeme Cremer and Prosper Utseya restraining the batsmen. The Zimbabwe Spinners in the <a href="http://www.chirundu.com/zimbabwe-vs-australia-live-world-cup-cricket-streaming-2011-02/">last game against Australia</a> in fact, bowled 39 of the 50 overs and did very well, it was the the batting that failed the team. There is significant experience in the top and middle orders but the bulk of the responsibility in Zimbabwe's chase fell on those lower down the list. On what is expected to be a flat pitch, against a Canadian attack, Zimbabwe's batsmen have the right opportunity to get into the groove.</p>
<p>People to look out for include Charles Coventry - Since his incredible, record-equalling 194 against Bangladesh, he hasn't quite lived up to his potential. He is an attacking batsman who is exciting to watch when in full flow. His last 18 innings have just brought him one half-century. He's got starts, a spate of scores between 10 and 20, but his failure to push on has undermined, somewhat, the hype around him after that landmark achievement.</p>
<p>Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura hinted his team would retain its three-pronged spin attack. They could go in with an unchanged team. They have seamer Shingirai Masakadza, allrounder Tinashe Panyangara and left-hand batsman Terry Duffin in the 15-man squad as well.</p>
<p><strong>Zimbabwe team</strong><br />
1 Brendan Taylor, 2 Charles Coventry, 3 Tatenda Taibu (wk), 4 Craig Ervine, 5 Sean Williams, 6 Greg Lamb, 7 Elton Chigumbura (capt), 8 Prosper Utseya, 9 Graeme Cremer, 10 Ray Price, 11 Chris Mpofu</p>
<p><strong>Canada team</strong><br />
1 Nitish Kumar, 2 John Davison, 3 Ruvindu Gunasekara, 4 Ashish Bagai (capt/wk), 5 Jimmy Hansra, 6 Zubin Surkari, 7 Tyson Gordon, 8 Rizwan Cheema, 9 Khurram Chohan, 10 Harvir Baidwan, 11 Balaji Rao</p>
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<p>Amazon, have a bunch of Zim related cricket books, including &quot;<a href="http://www.chirundu.com/book-review-blood-sweat-and-treason-henry-olonga-2010-07/">Blood, Sweat And Treason</a>&quot; by Henry Olonga, "A History of the Rhodesia and Zimbabwe National Sides" by Jonty Winch who traces the history of cricket in this country (Zimbabwe) from the first recorded game played in 1890, through two World Wars and a guerilla war, to the comparative peace of post-independence and eventual world recognition in the 1980s when Zimbabwe was able to send a side to England to take part in the I.C.C. Trophy competition which it won.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.chirundu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/duncan-fletcher.jpg" alt="" title="duncan fletcher" width="104" height="160" class="alignright size-full wp-image-484" align="right" />There is also the Autobiography of another great Zimbabwean cricket coach Duncan Fletcher "Behind the Shades"</p>
<p><img src="http://www.chirundu.com/images/flag-usa.gif" alt="UK Shoppers" width="25" height="17" align="absmiddle"> <strong>USA: Amazon.com</strong></p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D19%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26y%3D19%26field-keywords%3DZimbabwe%2520cricket%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&#038;tag=chirunducom-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957">Zimbabwe Cricket on Amazon.com</a><img src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=chirunducom-20&#038;l=ur2&#038;o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></p>
<p>At the moment Amazon UK don't have as wide selection as the US site, but I have ordered books from the US and had them delivered to the UK with no problems.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.chirundu.com/images/flag-uk.gif" alt="UK Shoppers" width="25" height="17" align="absmiddle"> <strong>UK: Amazon.co.uk</strong><br />
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<h3>Where to Buy Blood, Sweat and Treason</h3>
<p><img src="http://www.chirundu.com/images/books/bloood-sweat-and-treason-henry-olonga.jpg" alt="Blood, Sweat &#038; Treason by Henry Olonga" width="115" height="115" align="right" />Currently available in Hardcover it is available online through Amazon, in the UK and US</p>
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<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D12%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26fsc%3D-1%26y%3D17%26field-keywords%3Dblood%2520Sweat%2520and%2520Treason%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Dstripbooks&#038;tag=chirunducom-21&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1634&#038;creative=19450">Blood, Sweat and Treason on Amazon.co.uk</a><img src="https://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=chirunducom-21&#038;l=ur2&#038;o=2" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></p>
<p><img src="http://www.chirundu.com/images/flag-usa.gif" alt="US Shoppers" width="25" height="17" align="absmiddle"> <strong>USA</strong></p>
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<h4 class='related-posts-header'>Related Posts</h4><ul class="related-posts-list"><li class="related-post"><a href="http://www.chirundu.com/zimbabwe-cricket-icc-world-twenty20-team-guide-2010-04/">Zimbabwe Cricket: ICC World Twenty20 team guide</a> </li><li class="related-post"><a href="http://www.chirundu.com/zimbabwe-win-first-two-cricket-world-cup-warm-up-matches-2011-02/">Zimbabwe win first two cricket world cup warm up games</a> </li><li class="related-post"><a href="http://www.chirundu.com/zimbabwe-return-to-test-cricket-at-home-2011-08/">Zimbabwe Return to Test Cricket at Home</a> </li><li class="related-post"><a href="http://www.chirundu.com/zimbabwe-vs-australia-live-world-cup-cricket-streaming-2011-02/">Zimbabwe vs Australia - Live World Cup Cricket Streaming</a> </li><li class="related-post"><a href="http://www.chirundu.com/cricket-zimbabwe-thump-sri-lanka-by-eight-wickets-2010-06/">Cricket: Zimbabwe thump Sri Lanka by eight wickets</a> </li></ul>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Cricket: Zimbabwe thump India by record margin</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chirundu Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is not often that I get to write a headline like this and in fact Zimbabwe&#8217;s seven-wicket win is our largest victory over India in one day internationals ever! It is also the first time that we have beaten them in back-to-back games in our cricketing history. Zimbabwe bounced back from their poor showing [...]]]></description>
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<p>It is not often that I get to write a headline like this and in fact Zimbabwe&#8217;s seven-wicket win is our largest victory over India in one day internationals ever! It is also the first time that we have beaten them in back-to-back games in our cricketing history.</p>
<p>Zimbabwe bounced back from their poor showing against Sri Lanka in Bulawayo on Tuesday and as if to prove that their <a href="http://www.chirundu.com/cricket-zimbabwe-beat-india-in-first-one-dayer-2010-05/">first win over India</a> last Friday wasn&#8217;t a fluke, Zimbabwe won even more convincingly &#8211; with a bonus point this time, which means that our qualification for the final of this tri-series is highly possible. </p>
<p><strong>India Bat First</strong><br />
The day started well with Zimbabwe winning the toss and deciding to put India into bat and on a slow pitch at the Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe&#8217;s four spinners led by Greg Lamb (3-45) combined beautifully. Our opening bowlers, Andy Blignaut and Ray Price, gave India no free scoring opportunities and it must be said that India&#8217;s Dinesh Karthik and M Vijay were also very cautious scoring only 26 runs in the first 10 overs (five of them in wides). The result was to restrict India to a very gettable 194-9, with only Ravindra Jadeja (51) getting a decent score for India.</p>
<p><strong>The Zimbabwe Innings</strong></p>
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<p>Watching Zimbabwe&#8217;s Tatenda Taibu who was due to come into bat at number 3 sitting on the boundary waiting to come into bat (main picture) was a feature of the day as Zimbabwe&#8217;s opening pair of Brendan Taylor and Hamilton Masakadza punished the bowlers, adding 128 runs in 26.3 overs, which is Zimbabwe&#8217;s highest for the first wicket against India, bettering the 121 between Grant Flower and Alistair Campbell at Vadodara on April 5, 199</p>
<p>When the opening stand was broken, it was man of the match Brendan Taylor who having made 83 in the previous game against India was the first to go as he was caught by Murali Vijay off the bowling of Pragyan Ojha for 74. Taylor was strong on the backfoot, plundering six fours and one six from 90 balls and he has now also scored 1038 runs at Harare and is the only the third batsman to do so, joining Zimbabwe&#8217;s Andy Flower (1291) and Grant Flower (1099)</p>
<p>Taibu still had to wait as Zimbabwe who were now obviously already looking for the bonus point win decided to send in Charles Coventry, who scored a brisk 20 of 23 balls. </p>
<p>Masakadza eventually fell for 66 runs off 86 balls after Virat Kohli held on to a great catch from the bowling of Ravindra Jadeja having faced 86 balls and smashed four fours and two towering sixes off spinner Amit Mishra in the 31st over. This was Hamilton&#8217;s first fifty against India and his 16th overall.</p>
<p>By this time Zimbabwe were well on course for the win, with Elton Chigumbura (16 not out) and Tatenda Taibu (13 not out) easing the side home with plenty of overs in hand.</p>
<p>After the game Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura said that he &#8220;thought all the bowlers bowled really well and when we batted, we knew it was just a matter of getting good partnerships, and Hami and BT batted really well.&#8221; He also revealed that he persuaded coach Alan Butcher to play Blignaut instead of Chris Mpofu. &#8211; &#8220;He is a very fair coach,&#8221; Chigumbura said. &#8220;Our relationship is good because we meet each halfway. I know what he wants and he knows what I want. For example, today I wanted Andy Blignaut to play and he wanted Chris Mpofu to play.&#8221;</p>
<p>Blignaut, returned that faith shown in him and bowled a full spell for Zimbabwe for the first time since his international cricket comeback a few months ago. He has been used mainly as a middle-order batsman who bowled a bit. But today he extracted good movement to claim 1-23 from his 10 overs. &#8220;During practice he (Blignaut) has been bowling well and we thought if we drop Chris instead (of Blignaut) it will give us good balance because Blignaut can also bat.&#8221;</p>
<h3>Zimbabwe Stats</h3>
<ul>
<li>This is the first time that Zimbabwe has recorded successive wins against India in ODIs. In their previous ODI against India at Bulawayo on May 28, 2010, Zimbabwe won by six wickets. </li>
<li>Zimbabwe&#8217;s seven-wicket win is the 10th against India in ODIs out of 51 played &#8211; winning % 21.56 (Lost 39 and Tied 2). </li>
<li>Zimbabwe&#8217;s seven-wicket victory is the biggest over India at Harare and the second biggest against India ever, next only to the eight-wicket victory at Bulawayo on February 15, 1997.  </li>
<li>Greg Lamb&#8217;s (3/45) is to date his career-best bowling performance in ODIs. </li>
<li>Blignaut captured his 50th wicket in ODIs &#8211; his victim being Ravindra Jadeja. </li>
<li>Brendan Taylor&#8217;s second half-century (74 off 90 balls) against India is his 19th in ODIs and has now scored 1500 runs at home at an average of 36.58, including twelve fifties, in 48 matches. He has now also scored 1038 runs at Harare and is the only the third batsman to do so, joining Zimbabwe&#8217;s Andy Flower (1291) and Grant Flower (1099). </li>
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<h3>Next Games</h3>
<p>The next game in the Series is on Saturday June 5th where India will take on Sri Lanka at the Harare Sports Club and then Zimbabwe play Sri Lanka also at HSC on June 7th. The final is on June 9th.</p>
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<p>Amazon, have a bunch of Zim related cricket books, including &quot;<a href="http://www.chirundu.com/book-review-blood-sweat-and-treason-henry-olonga-2010-07/">Blood, Sweat And Treason</a>&quot; by Henry Olonga, &#8220;A History of the Rhodesia and Zimbabwe National Sides&#8221; by Jonty Winch who traces the history of cricket in this country (Zimbabwe) from the first recorded game played in 1890, through two World Wars and a guerilla war, to the comparative peace of post-independence and eventual world recognition in the 1980s when Zimbabwe was able to send a side to England to take part in the I.C.C. Trophy competition which it won.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.chirundu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/duncan-fletcher.jpg" alt="" title="duncan fletcher" width="104" height="160" class="alignright size-full wp-image-484" align="right" />There is also the Autobiography of another great Zimbabwean cricket coach Duncan Fletcher &#8220;Behind the Shades&#8221;</p>
<p><img src="http://www.chirundu.com/images/flag-usa.gif" alt="UK Shoppers" width="25" height="17" align="absmiddle"> <strong>USA: Amazon.com</strong></p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D19%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26y%3D19%26field-keywords%3DZimbabwe%2520cricket%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&#038;tag=chirunducom-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957">Zimbabwe Cricket on Amazon.com</a><img src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=chirunducom-20&#038;l=ur2&#038;o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></p>
<p>At the moment Amazon UK don&#8217;t have as wide selection as the US site, but I have ordered books from the US and had them delivered to the UK with no problems.</p>
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		<title>Cricket: Zimbabwe now beat Defending Champions Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chirundu Jason</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Zim Sport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Coventry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fresh from their warm up victory over Australia, Zimbabwe have now gone on to beat defending World Twenty20 champions Pakistan with a 12-run win in their final warm-up game before the 2010 World Twenty20 tournament gets underway on Friday. Zimbabwe&#8217;s InningsPakistan won the toss and put Zimbabwe in to bat. Zimbabwe made 143-7 from their [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-661" title="Elton Chigumbura" src="http://www.chirundu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/elton-chigumbura-500x333.jpg" alt="Elton Chigumbura" width="500" height="333" /></p>
<p>Fresh from their warm up <a href="http://www.chirundu.com/zimbabwe-beat-australia-cricket-world-twenty20-warm-up-2010-04/">victory over Australia</a>, Zimbabwe have now gone on to beat defending World Twenty20 champions Pakistan with a 12-run win in their final warm-up game before the 2010 World Twenty20 tournament gets underway on Friday.</p>
<p><strong>Zimbabwe&#8217;s Innings</strong><br />Pakistan won the toss and put Zimbabwe in to bat. Zimbabwe made 143-7 from their 20 overs with Elton Chigumbura smashing 49 not out from just 35 balls where he shared a key 62-run partnership with Charles Coventry and helping to rescue their team who had only made 64 for 5 in the 12th over.</p>
<p>Chigumbura’s unbeaten 49 contained three fours and three sixes, but even so 143 looked to be a low score as the Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi did well with the ball taking 4-24.</p>
<p><strong>Pakistan&#8217;s Innings</strong><br /> Pakistan started well with Kamran Akmal making 37 from 27 balls as but after that they they were in deep trouble at 67 for 5 after 10 overs.</p>
<p>Fawad Alam and Misbah-ul-Haq added 51 in in 7.4 overs for the sixth wicket, before Zimbabwean spinner Prosper Utseya turned the game around for his country as he dismissed both men on his way to impressive figures of 4 for 15 in four overs.</p>
<p>Pakistan ended their innings on 131 with Chigumbura again doing well with the ball, claiming 3 for 16 in three overs and Captain Prosper Utseya claimed four for 15.</p>
<p>Pakistan begin their campaign on Saturday against Bangladesh in St Lucia while Zimbabwe start against Sri Lanka in Guyana on Monday.</p>
<p><strong>Other Warm Up Games</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>In Thursday&#8217;s other warm-ups, Australia recovered from their <a href="http://www.chirundu.com/zimbabwe-beat-australia-cricket-world-twenty20-warm-up-2010-04/">defeat to Zimbabwe</a> by crushing the Windward Islands by 101 runs in St Lucia.</li>
<li>South Africa were limited to 125-5 off their 20 overs before Eoin Morgan top-scored with 63 from 62 balls to lead England to victory after his side had been reeling at 9-3.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Zimbabwe Score Card</strong></p>
<p><strong>H Masakadza</strong> c Umar Akmal b Shahid Afridi 33<br />
<strong>CJ Chibhabha</strong> c Umar Akmal b Mohammad Sami	2<br />
<strong>T Taibu</strong> run out (Misbah-ul-Haq) 2<br />
<strong>BRM Taylor</strong>	c Mohammad Hafeez b Shahid Afridi	20<br />
<strong>AM Blignaut</strong> c Mohammad Hafeez b Shahid Afridi 1<br />
<strong>CK Coventry</strong> c Mohammad Hafeez b Shahid Afridi 30	1<br />
<strong>E Chigumbura</strong> not out	49<br />
<strong>CR Ervine</strong> run out (Mohammad Sami) 2<br />
<strong>GA Lamb</strong> not out	 0<br />
Extras	(lb 2, w 2)	4					</p>
<p><strong>Total (7 wickets; 20 overs) 143	(7.15 runs per over)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Pakistan Score Card</strong><br />
<strong>Kamran Akmal</strong> c Mpofu b Utseya 37<br />
<strong>Khalid Latif</strong>	c Masakadza b Mpofu 1<br />
<strong>Mohammad Hafeez</strong> c Cremer b Chigumbura 9<br />
<strong>Shahid Afridi</strong> c Cremer b Price 7<br />
<strong>Umar Akmal</strong>	c Cremer b Utseya 7<br />
<strong>Fawad Alam	c Masakadza</strong> b Utseya	32<br />
<strong>Misbah-ul-Haq</strong> c Chibhabha b Utseya 21<br />
<strong>Abdul Razzaq</strong> b Mpofu 2<br />
<strong>Abdur Rehman</strong> c Utseya b Chigumbura 7<br />
<strong>Mohammad Sami </strong>c Cremer b Chigumbura	3<br />
<strong>Mohammad Asi</strong>f not out 0<br />
Extras (w 5) 5					</p>
<p><strong>Total (all out; 20 overs) 131 (6.55 runs per over)</strong></p>
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<p>Amazon, have a bunch of Zim related cricket books, including &quot;<a href="http://www.chirundu.com/book-review-blood-sweat-and-treason-henry-olonga-2010-07/">Blood, Sweat And Treason</a>&quot; by Henry Olonga, &#8220;A History of the Rhodesia and Zimbabwe National Sides&#8221; by Jonty Winch who traces the history of cricket in this country (Zimbabwe) from the first recorded game played in 1890, through two World Wars and a guerilla war, to the comparative peace of post-independence and eventual world recognition in the 1980s when Zimbabwe was able to send a side to England to take part in the I.C.C. Trophy competition which it won.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.chirundu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/duncan-fletcher.jpg" alt="" title="duncan fletcher" width="104" height="160" class="alignright size-full wp-image-484" align="right" />There is also the Autobiography of another great Zimbabwean cricket coach Duncan Fletcher &#8220;Behind the Shades&#8221;</p>
<p><img src="http://www.chirundu.com/images/flag-usa.gif" alt="UK Shoppers" width="25" height="17" align="absmiddle"> <strong>USA: Amazon.com</strong></p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D19%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26y%3D19%26field-keywords%3DZimbabwe%2520cricket%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&#038;tag=chirunducom-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957">Zimbabwe Cricket on Amazon.com</a><img src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=chirunducom-20&#038;l=ur2&#038;o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></p>
<p>At the moment Amazon UK don&#8217;t have as wide selection as the US site, but I have ordered books from the US and had them delivered to the UK with no problems.</p>
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		<title>Zimbabwe Cricket: ICC World Twenty20 team guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chirundu Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Zim Sport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andy Blignaut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brendan Taylor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chamu Chibhabha]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe Squad for the ICC Cricket World Twenty20: Prosper Utseya (capt), Brendan Taylor (wk), Andy Blignaut, Charles Coventry, Hamilton Masakadza, Tatenda Taibu (wk), Greg Lamb, Elton Chigumbura, Vusi Sibanda, Ray Price, Graeme Cremer, Chamu Chibhabha, Chris Mpofu, Timycen Maruma, Craig Ervine. Zimbabwe cricket is slowly returning from their lowest point and becoming once again a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.chirundu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/zimbabwe-cricket.jpg" alt="Zimbabwe Cricket" title="Zimbabwe Cricket" width="460" height="276" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-656" /></p>
<p><strong>Zimbabwe Squad for the ICC Cricket World Twenty20</strong>: <em>Prosper Utseya (capt), Brendan Taylor (wk), Andy Blignaut, Charles Coventry, Hamilton Masakadza, Tatenda Taibu (wk), Greg Lamb, Elton Chigumbura, Vusi Sibanda, Ray Price, Graeme Cremer, Chamu Chibhabha, Chris Mpofu, Timycen Maruma, Craig Ervine.</em></p>
<p>Zimbabwe cricket is slowly returning from their lowest point and becoming once again a respected team in international cricket and Alan Butcher, the new Zimbabwe coach, is banking on his team to pull off an upset during the opening round of World Twenty20 matches in the West Indies. They have been grouped with New Zealand and Sri Lanka for the opening phase of the tournament and Butcher believes the nature of the format gives his side a chance.</p>
<p>The introduction of Heath Streak and Alan Butcher as coaches along with the return of experienced players like wicketkeeper Tatenda Taibu, spinner Ray Price and all-rounder <a href="http://www.chirundu.com/andy-blignaut-returns-to-zimbabwe-cricket-2010-04/">Andy Blignaut</a> has given Zimbabwe a much-needed boost.</p>
<p>As shown in the recent series that had with the West Indies where Zimbabwe won a few games including a <a href="http://www.chirundu.com/zimbabwe-beat-west-indies-cricket-2010-03/">Twenty20 international</a>, the slower Caribbean pitches will suit Zimbabwe&#8217;s good slow bowling attack, and they have plenty of it with left-armer Price, leggie Graeme Cremer and off-spinners Greg Lamb, who has done well since returning to his homeland after five seasons with Hampshire, and skipper Prosper Utseya.</p>
<p>Zimbabwe&#8217;s tactics throughout the series with the West Indies was based around their spinners, with the new ball given to Ray Price and they set to continue with a similar style of play on what is likely to be a slow, low wicket at Providence in Guyana.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.chirundu.com/hamilton-masakadzas-record-2009-10/">Hamilton Masakadza</a> and Elton Chigumbura can hit a long ball while Charles Coventry, who recently lost his record for the highest one-day international individual score to Sachin Tendulkar, has the potential to dent the better bowling attacks in world cricket.</p>
<p>Zimbabwe will draw strength from their recent victorys over the <a href="http://www.chirundu.com/zimbabwe-beat-west-indies-again-2010-03/">West Indies</a> and over <a href="http://www.chirundu.com/zimbabwe-beat-australia-cricket-world-twenty20-warm-up-2010-04/">Australia in a warm up match</a> as well as in the 2007 tournament, but will still find it hard to beat teams like New Zealand and Sri Lanka on a regular basis.</p>
<p><strong>Zimbabwe&#8217;s Recent Highlights</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Beat Australia in Cape Town in 2007 in its first ICC WT20 match, to emulate their victory over the same team in its first ICC CWC match in 1983.</li>
<li>Beat West Indies by 26 runs in a Twenty20 International at Port-of-Spain in February this year.</li>
<li>Beat Australia in a Warm Up Game.</li>
<li>Its highest Twenty20 International total is 184-5 against Canada at Toronto in 2008.</li>
<li>Two Zimbabweans, Ray Price and Prosper Utseya, are amongst the four bowlers who have conceded just six runs in four overs of a Twenty20 International.</li>
<li>Reached the Super Six stage in ICC CWC 1999 and ICC CWC 2003, but have yet to reach a semi-final in an ICC event.</li>
<li>Have recorded ODI wins over all other Full members of the ICC.</li>
<li>The domestic Twenty20 tournament held in Zimbabwe in February this year was won by Mountaineers who beat Mashonaland Eagles in the final.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Zimbabwe&#8217;s First Round Fixtures:</h3>
<p><strong>Mon May 3 &#8211; Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe</strong><br />
13:30 GMT | 09:30 local | 14:30 BST<br />
Providence Stadium, Guyana</p>
<p><strong>Tue May 4 &#8211; New Zealand v Zimbabwe</strong><br />
13:30 GMT | 09:30 local | 14:30 BST<br />
Providence Stadium, Guyana</p>
<p><strong>Six hitters:</strong> Charles Coventry, Hamilton Masakadza, Elton Chigumbura, Andy Blignaut<br /> <strong>Toe-cruncher:</strong> Andy Blignaut<br /> <strong>Spinners:</strong> Ray Price, Greg Lamb, Prosper Utesya, Graeme Cremer<br /> <strong>Best fielder:</strong> Graeme Cremer<br /> <strong>Ones to watch: </strong>Charles Coventry, Tatenda Taibu</p>
<h3>Zimbabwe &#8211; Players</h3>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="25%"><img src="../images/cricket/prosper-utseya.jpg" alt="Picture of Prosper Utseya" border="0"></p>
<p>Prosper<br />
    Utseya- CAPTAIN</p>
</td>
<td width="25%"><img src="../images/cricket/ray-price.jpg" alt="Picture of Ray Price" border="0"></p>
<p>Ray Price</p>
</td>
<td width="25%"><img src="../images/cricket/tatenda-taibu.jpg" alt="Picture of Tatenda Taibu" border="0"></p>
<p>Tatenda<br />
    Taibu</p>
</td>
<td width="25%"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/in/cricket/fufp/608_thumb-806b686729fe205c1f7be57b4f65c8ce.jpg" alt="Picture of Andy Blignaut" border="0"></p>
<p>Andy<br />
    Blignaut</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p><img src="../images/cricket/visi-sibanda.jpg" alt="Picture of Vusi Sibanda" border="0"> </p>
<p>Vusi Sibanda</p>
</td>
<td>
<p><img src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/in/cricket/fufp/3558_thumb-26-3-2010-150d5308ff643995f8a1e42d9eea8d2b.jpg" alt="Picture of Brendan Taylor" border="0"> </p>
<p>Brendan<br />
    Taylor</p>
</td>
<td><img src="../images/cricket/charles-coventry.jpg" alt="Picture of Charles Coventry" border="0"></p>
<p>Charles<br />
    Coventry</p>
</td>
<td><img src="../images/cricket/hamilton-masakadza.jpg" alt="Picture of Hamilton Masakadza" border="0"></p>
<p>Hamilton<br />
    Masakadza</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p><img src="../images/cricket/graeme-cremer.jpg" alt="Picture of Graeme Cremer" border="0"> </p>
<p>Graeme<br />
    Cremer</p>
</td>
<td>
<p><img src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/in/cricket/fufp/3713_thumb-26-3-2010-6fb97eae67859b8437a4cfdd1546e973.jpg" alt="Picture of Chamu Chibhabha" border="0"> </p>
<p>Chamu<br />
    Chibhabha</p>
</td>
<td><img src="../images/cricket/chris-mpofu.jpg" alt="Picture of Chris Mpofu" border="0"></p>
<p>Chris Mpofu</p>
</td>
<td><img src="../images/cricket/elton-chigumbura.jpg" alt="Picture of Elton Chigumbura" border="0"></p>
<p>Elton<br />
    Chigumbura</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="../images/cricket/timycen-maruma.jpg" alt="Picture of Timycen Maruma" border="0"></p>
<p>Timycen<br />
    Maruma</p>
</td>
<td><img src="../images/cricket/greg-lamb.jpg" alt="Picture of Greg Lamb" border="0"></p>
<p>Greg Lamb</p>
</td>
<td><img src="../images/cricket/craig-ervine.jpg" alt="Picture of Craig Ervine" border="0"></p>
<p>Craig Ervine</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<p>Amazon, have a bunch of Zim related cricket books, including &quot;<a href="http://www.chirundu.com/book-review-blood-sweat-and-treason-henry-olonga-2010-07/">Blood, Sweat And Treason</a>&quot; by Henry Olonga, &#8220;A History of the Rhodesia and Zimbabwe National Sides&#8221; by Jonty Winch who traces the history of cricket in this country (Zimbabwe) from the first recorded game played in 1890, through two World Wars and a guerilla war, to the comparative peace of post-independence and eventual world recognition in the 1980s when Zimbabwe was able to send a side to England to take part in the I.C.C. Trophy competition which it won.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.chirundu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/duncan-fletcher.jpg" alt="" title="duncan fletcher" width="104" height="160" class="alignright size-full wp-image-484" align="right" />There is also the Autobiography of another great Zimbabwean cricket coach Duncan Fletcher &#8220;Behind the Shades&#8221;</p>
<p><img src="http://www.chirundu.com/images/flag-usa.gif" alt="UK Shoppers" width="25" height="17" align="absmiddle"> <strong>USA: Amazon.com</strong></p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D19%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26y%3D19%26field-keywords%3DZimbabwe%2520cricket%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&#038;tag=chirunducom-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957">Zimbabwe Cricket on Amazon.com</a><img src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=chirunducom-20&#038;l=ur2&#038;o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></p>
<p>At the moment Amazon UK don&#8217;t have as wide selection as the US site, but I have ordered books from the US and had them delivered to the UK with no problems.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.chirundu.com/images/flag-uk.gif" alt="UK Shoppers" width="25" height="17" align="absmiddle"> <strong>UK: Amazon.co.uk</strong><br />
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		<title>Preview: Zimbabwe Vs West Indies ODI</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chirundu Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first game of the five match one day series between the West Indies and Zimbabwe will be played at the Provedence ground in Guyana on Thursday March 4th and is to be shown live on Sky Sports 4 from 13:25 here in the UK. The two sides recently played out a low-scoring but very [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.chirundu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/zim-cricket.jpg" alt="" title="Zim Cricket" width="300" height="300" class="alignright size-full wp-image-532" align="right" />The first game of the five match one day series between the West Indies and Zimbabwe will be played at the Provedence ground in Guyana on Thursday March 4th and is to be shown live on Sky Sports 4 from 13:25 here in the UK. The two sides recently played out a low-scoring but very thrilling T20I, where <a href="http://www.chirundu.com/zimbabwe-beat-west-indies-cricket-2010-03/">Zimbabwe beat a Denesh Ramdin-led West Indies side</a>.</p>
<p><strong>West Indies still favourites</strong><br />
Despite that loss, it is the lack of Zimbabwean firepower and the previous record that will allow West Indies to go into the game as favourites according to the bookies and it is Chris Gayle’s return to the West Indian side obviously means that he will be favoured to get to a big one. He hdid not have a very good tour of Australia and hence will look to use this opportunity to overcome the form issues before the start of the IPL. West Indies will also be strengthened by the return to international cricket of Shivnaraine Chanderpaul, while Adrian Barath will be tested in his opener’s role. </p>
<p>Kieron Pollard’s recent elevation to an ODI player, as compared to his earlier T20I specialist tag saw him take off well in Australia. He could be the man to watch out for in the series, and how he goes about his business in the first game will make for an interesting viewing.</p>
<p>Zimbabwe’s batsmen have not been as consistent as they would have liked, but that has probably to do with their lack of exposure at the highest level. Most of their recent games against teams like Bangladesh have also been lost and that has mainly to do with the fact that the likes of Hamilton Masakadza, Brendan Taylor and Charles Coventry have not been able to perform well as regularly as they would have liked.</p>
<p>The one batsman who missed out in the Twenty20, but cannot be counted out is Tatenda Taibu who had begun the tour with a century and who will look to make this innings count as well.</p>
<p><strong>Team news</strong><br />
Though Dwayne Bravo and Ramnaresh Sarwan have not been included in the squad for the opening one-day game, West Indies will be boosted by Gayle&#8217;s return, and will also depend heavily on Chanderpaul&#8217;s extensive experience and calm batting.</p>
<p>West Indies (probable) &#8211; 1 Chris Gayle (capt), 2 Adrian Barath, 3 Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 4 Narsingh Deonarine, 5 Kieron Pollard, 6 Denesh Ramdin (wk), 7 Darren Sammy, 8 Dwayne Smith, 9 Kemar Roach, 10 Sulieman Benn, 11 Nikita Miller</p>
<p>Chris Mpofu and Kyle Jarvis both proved expensive in Zimbabwe&#8217;s warm-up game against the UWI Vice Chancellor&#8217;s XI, and with another spin-friendly surface expected in Guyana, Zimbabwe could well go for a three-pronged slow bowling attack once again.</p>
<p>Zimbabwe (probable): 1 Vusi Sibanda, 2 Hamilton Masakadza, 3 Brendan Taylor 4 Tatenda Taibu (wk), 5 Charles Coventry, 6 Greg Lamb, 7 Elton Chigumbura, 8 Prosper Utseya (capt), 9 Ray Price, 10 Graeme Cremer, 11 Shingirai Masakadza</p>
<p><strong>Fancy a Flutter?</strong><br />
Make the game even more interesting and put some money on it:<br />
<strong>Favourites:</strong> West Indies (1/4 at Boylesports)<br />
<strong>Top West Indian batsman:</strong> Chris Gayle (13/5 at Totesport)<br />
<strong>Top Zimbabwean batsman:</strong> Tatenda Taibu (9/2 at Boylesports)</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2450802-10368662?sid=WI-vs-Zim-Preview" target="_blank">Free £60 bet when you bet with totesport!</a><img src="http://www.tqlkg.com/image-2450802-10368662" width="1" height="1" border="0"/> &#8211; Totesport  are currently offering you a £60 in free bets when you open an account with them.</p>
<h3><img src="http://www.chirundu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cricket_rich_heritage.jpg" alt="" title="crickets rich heritage" width="100" height="137" class="alignright size-full wp-image-480" align="right" />Zimbabwe Cricket Books</h3>
<p>Amazon, have a bunch of Zim related cricket books, including &#8220;A History of the Rhodesia and Zimbabwe National Sides&#8221; by Jonty Winch who traces the history of cricket in this country (Zimbabwe) from the first recorded game played in 1890, through two World Wars and a guerilla war, to the comparative peace of post-independence and eventual world recognition in the 1980s when Zimbabwe was able to send a side to England to take part in the I.C.C. Trophy competition which it won.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.chirundu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/duncan-fletcher.jpg" alt="" title="duncan fletcher" width="104" height="160" class="alignright size-full wp-image-484" align="right" />There is also the Autobiography of another great Zimbabwean cricket coach Duncan Fletcher &#8220;Behind the Shades&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>USA: Amazon.com</strong><br />
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D0%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26y%3D0%26field-keywords%3DZimbabwe%2520cricket%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&#038;tag=chirunducom-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957">Zimbabwe Cricket Books on Amazon.com</a><img src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=chirunducom-20&#038;l=ur2&#038;o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></p>
<p>At the moment Amazon UK don&#8217;t have as wide selection as the US site, but I have ordered books from the US and had them delivered to the UK with no problems.</p>
<p><strong>UK: Amazon.co.uk</strong><br />
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D0%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26y%3D0%26field-keywords%3DZimbabwe%2520cricket%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&#038;tag=chirunducom-21&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1634&#038;creative=19450">Zimbabwe Cricket on Amazon.co.uk</a><img src="https://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=chirunducom-21&#038;l=ur2&#038;o=2" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></p>
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		<title>Coventry equals ODI batting record</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chirundu Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charles Coventry equaled the highest individual one-day international score but could not prevent Zimbabwe losing the series against Bangladesh. Fourth one-day international, Bulawayo: Bangladesh 313-8 (47.5 overs) bt Zimbabwe 312-8 (50 overs) by four wickets Coventry fired an unbeaten 194 from 156 balls to equal the total set by Pakistan&#8217;s Saeed Anwar in 1997. Coventry [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><img class="alignright size-large wp-image-216" title="Charles Coventry" src="http://www.chirundu.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/charles-coventry-261x500.gif" alt="Charles Coventry" width="261" height="500" align="right" />Charles Coventry equaled the highest individual one-day international score but could not prevent Zimbabwe losing the series against Bangladesh.</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong><span style="font-size: 11px;"><strong>Fourth one-day international, Bulawayo:</strong><br />
<strong>Bangladesh 313-8 (47.5 overs) bt Zimbabwe 312-8 (50 overs) by four wickets</strong></span></p>
<p>Coventry fired an unbeaten 194 from 156 balls to equal the total set by Pakistan&#8217;s Saeed Anwar in 1997. Coventry fired 16 fours and seven sixes as he equalled Anwar&#8217;s feat with his maiden international ton. But with his Zimbabwe side managing 312-8 from their 50 overs, Bangladesh reached 313-6 with 13 balls to spare. The win gives Bangladesh an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series with one match still to play.</p>
<p><strong>Video Coverage of Coventry&#8217;s unbeaten 194 from 156 balls:</strong></p>
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