Zimbabwe captain blames poor batting for flop

Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura (L), seen here listening to manager Alan Butcher during a precision event during a Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium in Ahmedabad, upon Mar 3. Chigumbura has singled out bad batting as a reason for his team’s initial turn exit in a World Cup.
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PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AFP) – Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura singled out bad batting as a reason for his team’s initial turn exit in a World Cup.

Zimbabwe, who fool around their final organisation compare opposite Kenya upon Mar twenty in Kolkata, were sent make-up following a seven-wicket better opposite Pakistan upon Monday.

“Throughout a contest you have fielded good as good as bowled superbly, though it can’t be pronounced about a batting. It was a large problem.”

Zimbabwe have managed usually a single sum of some-more than 200 during a tournament, attack 298 in their usually win so far, opposite Canada. They have been fifth in a seven-team Group A with dual points from 5 matches.

“We batted initial (against Pakistan) since in a games here prior to teams who batted initial put large scores upon a house though unfortunately you mislaid 4 discerning wickets prior to sleet came as good as in a finish when you longed for to finish good sleet again came,” pronounced Chigumbura.

Zimbabwe mislaid their tip 4 batsmen in Pallekele for only 43 runs prior to Craig Ervine (52) as good as Chigumbura (32 not out) carried them to 151-7 when sleet curtailed their innings after 39.4 overs.

Pakistan, set a revised aim of 162 in 38 overs, chased down a aim with a assistance of an dominant 78 from Asad Shafiq as good as 49 from Mohammad Hafeez.

Zimbabwe’s English manager Alan Butcher additionally pinpointed batting as a diseased area.

“Unfortunately which happened in a diversion before, as good as a diversion prior to as good as everyone in a sauce room, quite a batters, have been unfortunate about a approach things are,” pronounced Butcher.

“All a batsmen worked tough for this World Cup. None of a players attempted to give their wickets away, they have been all operative tough as good as perplexing to improve. Everyone is unhappy since you rebuilt good though couldn’t deliver,” pronounced Butcher.