Cricket

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Aliakbar Hamid, who has scored a maiden first-class century for Zimbabwean team Matabeleland Tuskers, was EIGHT years old when his father collapsed and died while playing cricket at Old Hararians Sports Club 14 years ago. In...

Sri Lanka stole to their target for the second time this tour, scoring the winning runs off the last ball to deny a tenacious Zimbabwe defence of a modest target. A top-edged four off the bat of No. 9...

Wanindu Hasaranga wrecked the Zimbabwe batting order with 7 for 19 in his first international in seven months, his googly causing devastation on a major scale, his slider and legbreak not far behind. Through the course of an innings...

Sri Lanka's ninth-wicket partnership snuck their team home in the Colombo rain, battling off a spirited Zimbabwe bowling and fielding performance led by Richard Ngarava. Defending only 209, Nagara took early wickets, and finished with 5 for 32 from...

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...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – England cricket legend Kevin Pietersen has included two Zimbabwean folk heroes among his carefully chosen list of international players he reckons represented the game’s greatest era. The former Three Lions captain put together 39 iconic ex-internationals...

Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has named Walter Chawaguta as interim coach for their white-ball tour to Sri Lanka in January.   He will lead a technical team that includes Stuart Matsikenyeri (Assistant Coach/Batting Coach), Steve Kirby (Bowling Coach), Erick Chauluka (Fielding Coach),...

Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has with immediate effect suspended two Zimbabwe international players from all cricket activities, pending a hearing, for allegedly breaching anti-doping rules.   The concerned players, Wessly Madhevere and Brandon Mavuta, both tested positive for a banned recreational drug...

The Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) Board has accepted Dave Houghton’s resignation from his position as Head Coach of the Zimbabwe Senior Men’s National Team with immediate effect.   He will, however, remain with ZC as the Board looks to re-assign him to...