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| Tarisai Musakanda. (Photo Source: Twitter) |
Match Details:
The 3rd T20 game in Tanzania tour of Zimbabwe will be played between Mid West Rhinos and Tanzania at the Kwekwe Sports Club.The match starts at 2:00 PM local time (5:30 PM IST) (12:00 PM GMT).
Preview:
The Tanzania tour of Zimbabwe commenced on Monday where the visiting Tanzania team took on Mid West Rhinos at the Kwekwe Sports Club. The two teams are due to face off in six Twenty20 games over this week. A doubleheader was played on Monday where both the teams won one match apiece. The Rhinos won the first game by 16 runs defending 131/7 but lost the afternoon match by 4 runs chasing a target of 135. This tour will be Tanzania team’s preparation for the Africa sub-regional Group A qualifiers starting in the last week of April where six teams will take part.Weather Condition/Report:
The Kwekwe Sports Club is likely to be under clouds on Tuesday afternoon but no rain is expected during the match.Pitch Condition/Report:
The Kwekwe Sports Club last hosted official T20s way back in 2013. Tanzania’s tour gave a chance to Kwekwe SC to host the T20 format yet again. The first two matches of the tour played on Monday turned out to be low scoring ones. The venue usually offers big totals when it comes to professional matches. The low totals could be due to less fire-power in the batting and the surface becoming tired due to two games in a day.Average first innings score: 133 (This T20 series)
Record of chasing teams: Won – 0, Lost – 2
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)Playing XIs:
Mid-West Rhinos:Takudzwanashe Kaitano (C), Trevor Chibvongodze, Tarisai Musakanda, Remembrance Nyathi, Bright Matsiwe (WK), Trevor Gwandu, Tashinga Musekiwa, Christopher Masike, Jabulisa Tshuma, Tafara Chingwara, Ronald Masocha.
Bench: Wallace Mubaiwa, Walter Matawu.
Tanzania:
Abhik Patwa Ramesh, Jittin Pratap Singh, Jatinkumar Darji, Kassim Nassoro Mussa, Ashish Dilip Kamani, Athumani Kassimu Kakonzi (C), Zamoyoni Ramadhani Jabeneke, Salum Jumbe Ally, Riziki Kulwa Mohamed Kiseto, Nasibu Kelvin Mapunda (WK), Nassoro Zahoro Saidi.
Bench: Muhammed Ali, Muhammad Zafar Khan, Ally Mpeka Kimote, Mohamed Omari Kitunda, Harsheed Anantakumar Chohan, Jumanne Mohamed Mussa, Issa Juma Kikasi.
Top Picks:
Takudzwanashe Kaitano, the Mid-West Rhinos skipper scored a total of 62 runs which included a 48-run knock during the doubleheader. Muhammad Zafar Khan didn’t feature in the first two matches but is likely to make an appearance on Tuesday. In five unofficial T20s for Tanzania, he scored 178 runs at an average of 44.5 with a fifty. Jabulisa Tshuma took five wickets across the two matches played on Monday where no other player picked more than three wickets. Abhik Patwa Ramesh scored 52 runs across the first two T20s. He has an experience of playing 72 matches for Tanzania across all formats scoring 1604 runs with nine fifties.Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain options – Tarisai Musakanda, Remembrance Nyathi, Abhik Patwa RameshVice-Captain options – Jatinkumar Darji, Jabulisa Tshuma, Salum Jumbe Ally
Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:
Keeper – Bright MatsiweBatsmen – Abhik Patwa Ramesh, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Jatinkumar Darji (VC), Tarisai Musakanda (C)
All-Rounders – Trevor Chibvongodze, Athumani Kassimu Kakonzi, Zamoyoni Ramadhani Jabeneke
Bowlers – Christopher Masike, Jabulisa Tshuma, Salum Jumbe Ally
Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:
Keeper – Bright MatsiweBatsmen – Abhik Patwa Ramesh (VC), Jatinkumar Darji, Tarisai Musakanda, Remembrance Nyathi (C)
All-Rounders – Trevor Gwandu, Ashish Dilip Kamani, Athumani Kassimu Kakonzi
Bowlers – Tafara Chingwara, Jabulisa Tshuma, Salum Jumbe Ally