Sikandar Raza has lifted the team from nowhere and has inspired the whole unit to do better every game.
Sikandar Raza has lifted the team from nowhere and has inspired the whole unit to do better every game. Zimbabwe have been sensational in this tournament so far. They cleared Round 1 with ease and then got fortunate with a rain-affected game against South Africa in their first game of the Super 12s. What followed was simply remarkable, the Zimbabwean troop went on to win against Pakistan which is the biggest upset in this T20 World Cup so far. In their most recent encounter, they lost to Bangladesh in a game which went down to the wire with more than a bit of drama in the end.
Like Zimbabwe, the Dutch team also depend on the performances of a few players, Bas de Leede has been their go-to player throughout this tournament. The bowling unit has done a brilliant job of restricting opponents to low totals, it’s their batting that has not looked settled in this T20 World Cup. In spite of losing to Sri Lanka, they got through to enter the Super 12s with some luck on their side, as Namibia lost to UAE in the finals game of Round 1. With teams like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and South Africa in the same group, they had accepted their fate but yet fought hard to get a win in the bag but failed to do so.
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“The real highlight for us would be to make the semis. I think that would really put the icing on the cake. The guys are still very positive that we’ll get there. We’ve just got to come into these last two games with a lot of energy.” Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine said in a press conference ahead of the match
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Wicket-keepers: Scott Edwards
Batters: Craig Ervine, Tom Cooper, Wesley Madhevere
Bowlers: Fred Klaasen, Paul van Meekeren, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani
All-Rounders: Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Colin Ackermann
Captain: Sikandar Raza
Vice Captain: Colin Ackermann
Zimbabwe Probable Playing XI: Wesley Madhevere, Craig Ervine (c), Milton Shumba, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva (wk), Ryan Burl, Tendai Chatara, Brad Evans, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani
Netherlands Probable Playing XI: Vikramjit Singh, Max O’Dowd, Stephan Myburgh, Tom Cooper, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (capt, wk), Roelof van der Merwe, Tim Pringle, Logan van Beek, Fred Klaasen, Paul van Meekeren
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