Zimbabwe

Report Harry Tector’s half-century and cameos from George Dockrell and Lorcan Tucker propelled the hosts but rain had other plans No result Ireland 282 for 8 (Porterfield 67, Tector 55, Ngarava 3-52) vs Zimbabwe Heavy rain invaded the ground after the Ireland innings, thus washing the game out with no further cricket possible during the

Report Spinners Andy McBrine and Simi Singh shared five wickets, as Zimbabwe lost 8 for 57 Ireland 118 for 3 (Stirling 43, Balbirnie 34, Masakadza 1-9) beat Zimbabwe 131 (Ervine 57, McBrine 3-26, Little 3-33) by seven wickets (DLS method) Ireland levelled the three-match series against Zimbabwe 1-1 in a rain-interrupted stop-start affair in Brendan

Report Scotland lose four wickets in four balls after coming within touching distance Zimbabwe 136 for 5 (Williams 60*, Ervine 30) beat Scotland 126 (Berrington 42, Cross 42, Leask 25, Ngarava 2-13, Masakadza 2-19) by 10 runs In a see-saw low-scorer that went down to the final over, with Scotland needing 13 to seal the

News A total of 1000 fully vaccinated spectators to be allowed, and it will “serve as a trial run for the safe return of spectators to stadiums” A total of 1000 fully vaccinated spectators will be allowed at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo for the women’s ODI series between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in November. This

News The former captain will be in charge of developing and implementing coaching programs across all formats and levels of the game Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has appointed Dave Houghton as its coaching manager. Houghton will be in charge of developing and implementing coaching programs across all formats and levels of the game in ZImbabwe, and

News Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Molineux, Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Ashleigh Gardner among the others to gain in the latest ICC rankings Beth Mooney‘s 36-ball 34 and 43-ball 61 in the two completed T20Is against India in Carrara last week have pushed her to the top of the women’s T20I batters’ rankings, taking her past Shafali Verma,

Report Visitors chase down 178-run target against Scotland with five deliveries to spare Zimbabwe 180 for 4 (Shumba 66*, Madhevere 43) beat Scotland 177 for 4 (Munsey 54, Berrington 44) by six wickets A rapid half-century from Milton Shumba – the first of his T20I career – powered Zimbabwe to a six-wicket victory against Scotland

Report Zimbabwe fall short despite Williams, Shumba getting them within touching distance Scotland 141 for 6 (Berrington 82, Chatara 2-23) beat Zimbabwe 134 for 9 (Shumba 45, Williams 28, Sharif 4-24) by seven runs Richie Berrington and Safyaan Sharif saved the day for Scotland as they took a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series

Report Ireland made one change with Shane Getkate coming in for Craig Young 42-overs per side Ireland opt to bowl v Zimbabwe Ireland asked Zimbabwe to bat first after the final ODI was delayed by two hours and 15 minutes because of morning showers. The match has been reduced to 42 overs a side, and

News He has one more chance to add to his ODI tally, which is 110 runs short of the Zimbabwean record Zimbabwe’s Brendan Taylor has decided to call time on his 17-year career. The 34-year old former captain and one of the most recognisable cricketers from his country will play his final match on Monday,

Report Craig Ervine said overcast conditions the reason behind his decision Toss Zimbabwe chose to bowl vs Ireland Craig Ervine won the toss and inserted Ireland under cloudy skies in the second ODI in Belfast. Zimbabwe made a solitary change to the side that won the first ODI, with Milton Shumba replacing Dion Myers in

Report Zimbabwe have pulled out the big guns for this match, with Brendan Taylor, Sean Williams and Sikandar Raza all included in the team Ireland chose to bowl v Zimbabwe In muggy conditions, Andy Balbirnie put Zimbabwe in to bat as both Ireland and Zimbabwe seek to gain important points in the World Cup Super

Ireland have had the better of Zimbabwe in this T20I series © Sportsfile via Getty Images Toss: Zimbabwe chose to bat vs Ireland Zimbabwe won their fourth toss in a row and elected to bat first against Ireland. Tinashe Kamunhukamwe came in for Tadiwanashe Marumani in what was the only change for the visitors from

Report Blessing Muzarabani back for visitors, who must win to keep the series alive Zimbabwe chose to bowl vs Ireland Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine won the toss and opted to bowl in the fourth T20I on an overcast afternoon in Bready. After clinching a low-scoring thriller first up, Zimbabwe were outplayed in the two subsequent

Report Mark Adair and Josh Little also return to the hosts’ XI, with the visitors remaining unchanged Zimbabwe choose to bowl vs Ireland Ireland rung in the changes for the third T20I against Zimbabwe, with three tweaks to the XI that levelled the series on Sunday. William McClintock became their second debutant of the series

Report Ireland leave out Curtis Campher, bring in Harry Tector Toss Zimbabwe chose to bat against Ireland Craig Ervine opted for first strike after winning the toss in cloudy conditions in Dublin on Sundat in the second of their T20Is against Ireland. Zimbabwe were put in to bat on the same ground two days ago,

Report The hosts hand T20I debuts to wicketkeeper Neil Rock and allrounder Curtis Campher Ireland chose to bowl v Zimbabwe Debutant Neil Rock will get the opportunity to show his wicketkeeping skills first after Irish captain Andy Balbirnie chose to field under blue skies in Clontarf. Rock is expected to bat in the middle order,

News Remains open to the possibility of playing white-ball cricket for the country in the future Sean Williams has informed the Zimbabwe team management of his intention to step away from international cricket after the team’s current tour of Ireland, but he remains open to the possibility of playing white-ball cricket for the country in

This will be the first time Craig Ervine will captain Zimbabwe in white-ball cricket © AFP via Getty Images Craig Ervine will captain Zimbabwe for their limited-overs series in Ireland and Scotland. Zimbabwe had named the 18-member squad last week but hadn’t named a captain. Ervine will be the fifth man to lead Zimbabwe in

News He can apply for a reassessment after modifying his bowling action, in accordance with ICC regulations An independent assessment has found Zimbabwe allrounder Roy Kaia‘s bowling action to be illegal, and he has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect. He can, however, bowl in domestic cricket with the consent of

News The trio complete an 18-man squad, with no one missing out from the squad that played T20Is against Bangladesh in July Sean Williams, Brendan Taylor, and Craig Ervine will be available for Zimbabwe again after being named in an 18-man squad for their limited-overs tours of Ireland and Scotland this month. Zimbabwe are due

Preview The hosts were swept 3-0 in the preceding ODI series Big Picture The opening T20I against Zimbabwe will be Bangladesh’s first of potentially 16 matches in their lead-up to the T20 World Cup in October-November, including matches against Australia, New Zealand and England. In the injury-enforced absence of Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh’s batting line-up will

Report Zimbabwe hampered by batting collapse after looking good for 200 at one stage Bangladesh 156 for 2 (Naim 66*, Sarkar 50) beat Zimbabwe 152 (Chakabva 43, Myers 35, Rahman 3/31) by eight wickets Bangladesh made a trifecta of winning their 100th matches in all three formats after beating Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the

Report Ryan Burl’s unbeaten 34 off 19 and seven wickets from hosts’ fast bowlers make it 1-1 Zimbabwe 166 for 6 (Madhevere 73, Burl 34*, Shoriful 3-33) beat Bangladesh 143 (Shamim 29, Masakadza 3-20, Jongwe 3-31) by 23 runs Zimbabwe fought back in the T20I series with a convincing 23-run win and a much better

News Zimbabwe captain was pleased as his young side held its nerve and won the second T20I against Bangladesh Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza lauded his young side for keeping its cool and sealing a 23-run win over Bangladesh in the second T20I. It was the hosts’ first win of the tour after going down in

News He reserved praise for debutant Shamim Hossain though, who made 29 in 13 balls Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah said that his side didn’t lose focus but were simply outdone by Zimbabwe’s effort in the second T20I in Harare. The visitors went down by 23 runs, their first defeat in this Zimbabwe tour, to set up

Bangladesh 194 for 5 (Sarkar 68, Mahmudullah 34, Shamim 31*) beat Zimbabwe 193 for 5 (Madhevere 54, Chakabva 48, Sarkar 2-19) by five wickets Shamim Hossain gave another glimpse of his talent with a 16-ball unbeaten 31 that helped Bangladesh eclipse Zimbabwe’s 193 with four balls to spare in Harare. The home side, who went

Preview If fit, Mustafizur Rahman and Liton Das could come back to the visitors’ playing XI for the decider Big picture It is rather apt that a series that has had almost every shade of drama possible, including a touch of the inexplicable when, in Friday’s game, there was the hit-wicket-that-wasn’t, should have a finale

News Two nights after failing to close out a chase, the teenager delivers under pressure Shamim Hossain, in his second T20I, is under pressure. Three fruitless slogs in the 18th over later, Bangladesh need 25 off 15 balls. The game has wildly swung both ways until this point. Dion Myers had conceded just three off

News The five-match T20I series will happen first now. The original schedule had the tour starting with three ODIs Zimbabwe’s tour of Ireland has been rescheduled to begin on August 27 on the advice of Ireland’s health authorities. The tour was originally scheduled to start on August 6, but Zimbabwe Cricket hadn’t received clearance from