da betobet： With the pitch deteriorating, Manicaland were unable to mount a challengefor the 268 runs needed for victory over Matabeleland and subsided to defeatby 108 runs
Staff Reporter28-Apr-2003With the pitch deteriorating, Manicaland were unable to mount a challengefor the 268 runs needed for victory over Matabeleland and subsided to defeatby 108 runs. Andre Hoffman bowled his accurate medium-pacers to good effectand finished with figures of five for 25 off 11.3 overs.Richie Sims alone looked capable of carrying the fight back to Matabeleland,although Gary Brent fought well at the end. Manicaland were hampered byinjuries to Guy Croxford and Kingsley Went, the latter unable to bat at allafter breaking a bone in his hand in the field.Hoffman’s bowling was impressive as he bowled wicket to wicket, a rarevirtue among Zimbabwean seamers this season, and did a little off the seam,and this proved too much for most of the home players. Although battlingwith his weight, which restricted him to short spells, he came on six timesduring the match to take a wicket immediately and break a partnership.