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ROQUIBUL ON THE ROCKER

No surprises in the bag
As expected; favourites South Africa had an easy sail in their World Cup campaign with an emphatic 169-run victory over UAE.
After being put in to bat and led by opener Garry Kirsten, who established a new World Cup record of highest individual score by -plundering 188 not out off Just 159 balls belting four sixes and 13 boundaries. South Africa, piled up a huge 32 1 for two.
The South African innings was not a slogging one but an example of true professional batting display. The lack of imagination on the part of UAE captain Jarwani in continuing with mediocre legspin bowling (including Mm-selfi during the latter part of the South African innings and their best bowler of the day. Samarasekera (1/39). not completing his quota, speaks for itself.
The dropped catches of Kirsten, when on 116. and Cullinan, together with slug-gfsh movements by the fielders. made the South African task much easier.
Insplte of considering UAE'a batting strength being their stronger point, nobody expected them io bring about an upset but hoped that they would put up a good show. It was understandable that the South African quartet of last
■bowlers. buoyed by their recent 6-1 one-day series victory over England and de fending a total of 321. will bowl with their tails up.
But I thought on a good batting wicket what UAE top order batsmen needed to do was to apply their senses and remain at the wicket, atleast for the first twenty overs for may be 50 or 60 runs losing two or three wickets.
At 72 for eight at the end of 28 overs, it was truly pathetic and the gritty ninth wicket partnership of 80 runs in 22 overs between Arshad Lalq (42 n.o) and Shawkat Dukanwala (40 n.o) only proved to their top order batsmen that batting against the Africans was not all that difficult.
However, this match will be valuable experience for UAE and for South Africa, it was a good match practice, no doubt.
The Zimbabwean captain Andy Flower’s decision to bat first after winning the toss seemed to have backfired.
I thought the recent Inconsistent bowling by the West Indian bowlers in Shariah and Australia, and their batsmen not in the best of form at the moment, and not proving good In chasing a reasonably good target, and finally, to avoid bating tinder floodlight, may have prompted Andy to take, such a decision.
But, the Caribbean front line bowlers finally lived up to their potentials and bow-
led a terrific line throughout the Zimbabwean innings, making it difficult for the batsmen to score freely.
The West Indian bowlers, varying their pace all the time, kept their opponents guessing.
Ambrose. Walsh. Bishop. Gibson and spinner Harper with their tight bowling, not only picked up occasional wickets but caused an urgency in the Zimbabwean -camp to go for cheeky singles and to push the score resulting three run outs. The Zimbabweans were forced to close their innings at 151 for nine.
After a shaky start, captain Richardson and his young opening partner Campbell put up an useful partnership of 78 runs. At this stage of the match the introduction of Paul Strang, the young legee. once again proved how important and effective a role tMs art of bowling can play in one-day cricket.
This young legee not only picked up all the four West Indian wickets but had the great Lara dropped hi the slip when on four.
If only Zimbabweans could have set a target around 220. who knows. West Indies might have landed on the wrong side.
For the Caribbeans. this win was very crucial as they already had forfeited their match against Sri Lanka. Otherwise they would have to beat India and Australia which undoubtedly is not going to be an easy task.