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Zimbabwe: Chevrons Humiliated
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The Herald (Harare)
28 March 2008
Posted to the web 28 March 2008
Harare
A Fine performance by Loots Bosman condemned the Zimbabwe Chevrons to a 98-run defeat at the hands of the Eagles in their second Standard Bank Pro20 match in Bloemfontein on Wednesday night.
The defeat came a day after the Zimbabwe side beat the Chevrolet Warriors by two wickets. The hosts won the toss and elected to bat in a move that paid dividends as the Zimbabwean bowlers took serious punishment with Bosman plundered 94 off just 50 balls to take the Eagles to 181 for 3 after 17 overs in a rain-interrupted innings.
According to reports from South Africa, Bosman scored three singles off his first 12 balls, but then exploded into action, hitting six fours and a six off his next 10 balls. And in total the South African had seven fours and six sixes on his way to what looked like a century before he was caught by Hamilton Masakadza off the bowling of left-arm spinner Keith Dabengwa. Morne van Wyk (21 off 21), Dean Elgar (24 not out off 15) and Ryan McLaren (27 off 17 balls) were the sideshows because the limelight was where it belonged, firmly on Bosman. Bosman's onslaught ensured that four of the six Zimbabwe bowlers would go for more than 10 runs an over.
Zimbabwe's target was adjusted to 184 because the home side's innings was interrupted after 9.5 overs. The Eagles struck a massive early blow in the Zimbabwe innings when former captain Tatenda Taibu was run out off a wide, without facing a ball, in the first over.
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Chamu Chibhabha was run out by Bosman in the next over and Zimbabwe simply had no chance of overcoming the escalating required run-rate. Hamilton Masakadza and Brendan Taylor baled some of the water out of the sinking ship, both top scoring for the visitors with 28 of 26 balls. But off-spinner Thandi Tshabalala then tormented the middle-order, who were hitting out in desperate fashion, to finish with 2 for 16 in his four overs.
Brief Scorecard
Gestetner Diamond Eagles (181 for 3): (L. Bosman 94, R. McLaren 27; T. Mupariwa 1/14, K. Dabengwa 1/20)Zimbabwe Chevrons (85 for 9): (H. Masakadza 28, B. Taylor 28; T. Tshabalala 2/16, D. Elgar 1/4)
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