The wickets of the batsmen went flying one after the other. None of the batsmen bothered to stay on the wicket. In the end, it happened that his 9 wickets fell for just 83 runs.
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New Delhi: In cricket, the partnerships formed between the lower order batsmen are often used to save the team’s shame. A similar partnership was seen between the 10th and 11th number batsman on Zimbabwe’s land. Although this partnership did not bring victory to the team, but it definitely saved it from losing badly. This emphasis of the 10th and 11th number batsmen was seen in the third ODI between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.
Bangladesh had batted first in the match. Playing first, he scored 256 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs. In response, when Zimbabwe’s team came out to bat, its condition looked very bad.
When Zimbabwe batsmen forgot to settle on the wicket
The wickets of Zimbabwe’s batsmen went flying one after the other. None of the batsmen bothered to stay on the wicket. In the end, it happened that his 9 wickets fell for only 83 runs, that is, chasing the target of 257 runs in front of the team, they also had to score 100 runs.
But, what I got to see after that was amazing. The work that Zimbabwe’s top order batsmen did not do, what their middle order did not do, was seen doing the work by two tail batsmen i.e. 10th and 11th number batsmen.
10th and 11th number batsman added 68 runs
The 10th and 11th number batsmen Richard and Newchi shared a 68-run partnership for the 10th wicket. Richard scored 34 runs while Victor Newchi scored 26 runs. After this, the third highest 25 runs came from extras. After all this, the team’s score reached 151 runs from 83 runs for 9 wickets. However, Zimbabwe still did not get victory. Even then he had to lose the third ODI by 105 runs. But this partnership worked to reduce the margin of defeat, which once seemed even bigger.
Let us tell you that Zimbabwe won the 3-match ODI series against Bangladesh 2-1. The special thing is that both these players ranked 10th and 11th will also be seen playing against India. The way the entire Zimbabwe team has played against Bangladesh, it seems that the task will not be easy for Team India.
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