Cricket

BY SPORTSCAST WRITER HARARE - Zimbabwe senior bowler Tendai Chatara has blasted selectors in an explosive leaked audio, accusing the panel of favouritism and bias, as the country reels from the wreckage of a Test series defeat at home to...

BY ENOCK MUCHINJO HARARE - Afghanistan's Test series win over Zimbabwe in Bulawayo, on the back of their white-ball conquest over the rapidly declining Chevrons, is yet another horror show by our gutless cricketers. How hugely saddening, and extremely disheartening, to...

BULAWAYO - Afghanistan dragged themselves to a position of advantage on an attritional third day, with Rahmat Shah's gritty century, his third in Test cricket, headlining their much improved batting display from their first innings, ESPNCricinfo reports. On the second day...

HARARE - It had taken Zimbabwe 197 overs and over two days to take ten Afghanistan wickets in the opening Test. A few days later, at the same venue, Zimbabwe required just 44.3 overs and less than two sessions...

BY ENOCK MUCHINJO HARARE - I had until now resisted the urge to jump on the bandwagon and lay all the blame of Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) chief selector David Mutendera, finding some of the reproval to be selective criticism, lacking...

BULAWAYO - With his family and well-wishers watching along from the Queens Sports Club balcony, Zimbabwe's veteran batter Sean Williams celebrated his fifth Test ton in Bulawayo to give the hosts the upper hand in the Boxing Day Test against Afghanistan,...

HARARE - Sean Williams slog-swept Rashid Khan in the 24th over of Zimbabwe's innings, but the ball ballooned off the top edge for Hashmatullah Shahidi at midwicket. Shahidi looked to catch it with a reverse cup, but dropped the ball - possibly...

BY ENOCK MUCHINJO HARARE - To many, Nelson Mukuvare was an engaging, knowledgeable, and sometimes outspoken participant in Zimbabwe's most active cricket fans WhatsApp group. He never held back on his opinion, either expertly analysing the Zimbabwe national team's often substandard...

HARARE - Sediqullah Atal's maiden hundred and a superb bowling performance handed Afghanistan a mammoth 232-run win as Zimbabwe were bundled out for 54 in the second ODI in Harare. Afghanistan currently lead the three-match series 1-0 after the...

HARARE - Rain played spoilsport as the opening ODI between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe was called off after just 9.2 overs of play, reports ESPNCricinfo. Earlier, persistent rain had delayed the start by close to four hours with the game reduced...