3 things we learned about Zim Emerging from their win against SA Emerging

South Africa Emerging – 250/9 in 50 overs (Jordan Hermann 50, Michael Copeland 45; Tanaka Chivanga 4-60, Brandon Mavuta 3-54)

Zimbabwe Emerging – 254/4 in 44.2 overs (Milton Shumba 83*, Joylord Gumbie 76, Clive Madande 52*; Andile Mogakane 1-25, Liam Alder 1-40)

Zimbabwe Emerging won by six wickets

Zimbabwe Emerging put on a solid performance when they beat South Africa Emerging in the first of five one-dayers at the Groenkloof Oval, Pretoria on Sunday.

Here are five things we learned.

Of Tanaka Chivanga

Tanaka Chivanga took the most wickets but went 6.67 per over. And that is what makes the difference between him and the star bowlers in the national team. What he seems to have in bags is pace, but one would think if he had a slower ball without a change in action, quite a bit would change. The key thing though is his numbers will be heavy on the eye because he bowls in the powerplay and at the death. But as we said, you feel he needs that extra bit in his armour.

Wessly Madhevere bowling

Wessly Madhevere does not get bowled enough in the national team and in the first match, He showed that he can be an asset, more than capable of doing something. His economy of 3.10 from his 10 overs, in the middle overs made sure SA-E did not get away.

The batting

The good news was Milton Shumba finally got some runs. A massive relief because what we saw is the technically correct Shumba. He did not try to hit the ball hard and lose his shape doing so. This has been the bane of his cricket because it has meant him abandoning is genuine stroke-play. Clive Madande showed what Zimbabwe missed against Scotland in that ill-fated Qualifier. Joylord Gumbie, on the other hand, should have picked up a century and it is something Zimbabwean batsmen do not do enough.

The second match is on Tuesday at the same venue. A stream is available on the Cricket South Africa YouTube page.