Cricket

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – You might have come across an image from Gweru, central Zimbabwe, in which the most outstanding player after a cricket game there is being presented with a dummy cheque of US$25 during a post-match ceremony! You’ve...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – A forthcoming global documentary, capturing cricket enthusiasm across different parts of the world, has reached Zimbabwe with some episodes being shot in the African country. Titled ‘100 Fans, 100 Stories’, the documentary is being produced with...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER BULAWAYO – Notorious former small-time cricketer Dumisani Mankunzini, who has been behind bars for nearly three months now, has once again been denied bail and hauled back to cells on three charges of fraud. He appeared before the...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe has released the programme for Ireland’s New Year white-ball tour of the country, with three ODIs and three T20Is confirmed. It will be the first time that Zimbabwe will return to action since the T20...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Sportscast can exclusively reveal bowler Nkosilathi Nungu as one of two players suspended on Tuesday for three months by Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) after being caught using a “recreational drug in an out-of-competition case.” This website has...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Ireland star batsman Paul Stirling wants to see his team finally play Test cricket against Zimbabwe after bad weather forced an one all ODI-series draw on Monday, the latest of the two rivals’ closely-fought shorter...

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE – Zimbabwe senior player Sean Williams has welcomed former England batter Gary Ballance’s switch of allegiance to the African team, saying the move will lift a perpetually struggling batting line-up. Batting all-rounder Williams was Zimbabwe’s captain at...

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...

HARARE – Tinashe Panyangara travels four hours combined every week from state capital Melbourne to small town Traralgon, down the south-western part of Victoria, to play for one of the top cricket clubs over there. It’s a distance of roughly...

HARARE - Zimbabwe on Thursday announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia. Craig Ervine, Tendai Chatara, Wellington Masakadza and Milton Shumba have recovered from their respective injuries and their inclusion in the 15-member squad will...