SHAMELESS, HOPELESS, CLUELESS!
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HARARE – Defeat to Uganda in a T20 World Cup qualifier may well sound the death knell for a Zimbabwe cricket team that has dropped all pretence to be an international outfit worth anybody’s time.
Now following the...
England to host Zimbabwe in one-off Test in 2025
LONDON – England will host Zimbabwe in a one-off four-day Test match in 2025 as part of a concerted effort to improve relations between the two cricket boards, officials said on Tuesday.
It will be the first time Zimbabwe travel...
Ervine returns to Zimbabwe squads for the tour of Sri Lanka; Williams out injured
Craig Ervine has returned to lead Zimbabwe in the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, but veteran allrounder Sean Williams will miss the tour that also includes three T20Is. Williams picked up a side injury in the second T20I...
Super Six scenarios: Which teams can qualify for the Cricket World Cup 2023
Sri Lanka have confirmed their place at the Cricket World Cup with a win over Zimbabwe, to leave three teams competing for the last remaining spot at the showpiece event in India later this year.
The 1996 Cricket World Cup...
How cricket is at a crossroads in Zimbabwe
HARARE – Brendan Taylor, former Zimbabwe cricket captain, was handed a three-year ban earlier this year for failing to report a match-fixing approach from a trip to India.
He made the trip in October 2019 where he received $15,000 which...
Brathwaite, Chanderpaul lead West Indies’ charge against Zimbabwe on day one
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BULAWAYO – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite and fellow opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul both scored half centuries on Saturday as West Indies finished on 112 runs for no loss before rain washed out play after lunch on day one of...
‘Heaven’s bowling attack bolstered 10-fold’: Tributes paid to Heath Streak
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HARARE – Tributes continue to pour in for former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak, who has died at the age of 49 after battling liver and colon cancer.
The legendary Zimbabwean all-rounder played in 65 Tests for Zimbabwe, taking...
Zimbabwe announce 17-member squad for 3 match ODI series against India
HARARE – Zimbabwe have named a 17-member squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against India, with Regis Chakabva set to lead the side in the absence of regular skipper Craig Ervine, who continues to nurse a hamstring injury.
With...
Ervine and Shumba lead Zim to narrow win over battling Namibia
BULAWAYO – Tendai Chatara defended 14 runs off the final over as Zimbabwe beat Namibia by seven runs in the first T20I between the two countries. Chatara delivered a final over laced with yorkers and claimed the wicket of...
‘Many a cricketer would have quit’: stalwart mentor praises ‘patient’ Gumbie and says opener...
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HARARE – Praise doesn’t come so easily from Stephen Mangongo, because for a very long time he has accustomed himself to make his cricketers work hard for the applause, and use it to transform their lives.
But the...
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Zimbabwe’s polygamist footballer of the year parades his two wives
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HARARE – Zimbabwe’s newly crowned footballer of the year, Qadr Amini, has broken the internet after he attended the awards ceremony on...
