Cardiff, July 04: Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak said today his side could learn from the example of in-form South Africa batsman Jacques Kallis. South Africa and Zimbabwe face each other in a triangular series one-day international here tomorrow with Kallis, who knows Cardiff's Sophia Gardens Ground well from his time with Glamorgan, in supreme form.
Kallis currently has a tournament average of 314 after his unbeaten 82 guided South Africa to a seven-wicket win over England at Old Trafford yesterday. "He doesn't give his wicket away, he's tight and he scores runs all round the wicket," fast bowler Streak said of Kallis.
"He's accumulated and timed his innings really well. What he's done, he's accumulated, he's got to a certain stage, then freed the arms without taking too many risks early on," said Streak. "He's a good example to batters. He gets in and he stays in and that's what you need to win games," he said.
But Streak said Grant Flower, who made an unbeaten 96 in Zimbabwe's four wicket win over England at Trent Bridge on June 26, had it in him to play another match-winning innings.
"He didn't get off to a flyer but once he was in and got the pace of the wicket, converted, gave himself a chance and that's what you need your batters to do." Bureau Report