Zim fall in first T20I following ODI whitewash
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HARARE – Man-of-the-match Najibullah Zadran smashed a six off the second ball of the last over as Afghanistan beat host Zimbabwe by six wickets on the first of three Twenty20 internationals on Saturday.
The Asian side needed eight...
Afghanistan complete series whitewash as Zim sink deeper
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HARARE – Afghanistan completed a 3-0 one-day international series whitewash over hosts Zimbabwe after ace leg-spinner Rashid Khan starred for the Asian side in the four wicket win on Thursday.
Man-of-the-match Khan picked 3-31 as Zimbabwe was bowled...
Zimbabwe continue free-fall as Afghanistan clinch ODI series
HARARE – Ibrahim Zadran (pictured) smashed an unbeaten century while Fareed Ahmad took three wickets as Afghanistan thrashed Zimbabwe by eight wickets on Monday to clinch the three-match one-day international series.
Afghanistan restricted the host to 228 runs in 50...
Afghanistan tour of Zim: Muzarabani returns for hosts, Williams still out
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HARARE – Zimbabwe has named a 15-man squad to face rivals Afghanistan in an important three-match ODI series, with senior player Sean Williams still missing from the side.
35-year-year-old batsman Williams didn’t feature in the recent T20I series...
Taylor: ‘My life was spiralling out of control’
BY ENOCK MUCHINJO
HARARE – Little voices in Brendan Taylor’s head whispered to him some four years ago that he had turned into an alcoholic, prone to the occasional abuse of drugs, and in need of professional help to overcome...
Wiese, Williams power Namibia to big win over Zimbabwe
BULAWAYO – A dominant all-round performance saw Namibia ease to victory by eight wickets over Zimbabwe to level the five-match T20I series. David Wiese (pictured) provided the stand-out bowling performance, taking three key Zimbabwean wickets to stymie the first...
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...
Williams, Muzarabani missing in Zim’s squad for Namibia series
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HARARE – Zimbabwe has named an 18-man squad for its five-match T201 series with Namibia in Bulawayo.
Whilst senior batter Sean Williams is still missing from the squad following the death of his father last month, Craig Ervine...
Ex-Zimbabwe cricketer Ebrahim joins New Zealand coaching staff
WELLINGTON – Former England allrounder Luke Wright and ex-Zimbabwe batter Dion Ebrahim will be part of New Zealand's coaching staff during their upcoming limited-overs tours of Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands.
Wright, who played 50 one-dayers and 51 T20 matches...
SA ‘A’ complete convincing tour whitewash in Zim
HARARE – Opener Reeza Hendricks cracked an unbeaten century while bowlers Glenton Stuurman and Junior Dala both took three wickets apiece as South Africa ‘A’ defeated a Zimbabwean select side by 92 runs to help the visitors complete a...