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NZ drop Young for Zim test

New Zealand will have a new wicketkeeper in its one-off test against Zimbabwe later this month after incumbent Reece Young was dropped from the squad. The wicketkeeping duties in the January 26 test in Napier will be handed either to Krug [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Amol Rajan: Zimbabwean cricket has begun its journey back to...

Largely unnoticed by their brethren in the international cricket community, Zimbabwe have slipped back into the Test arena after a self-imposed ban of six years. The ban might have come anyway, because of the impossibility of ins [...]

Posted On : Aug, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Zimbabwe Gains Upper Hand Over Bangladesh in Day Two of Cric...

Zimbabwe's national cricket team piled up a hefty lead against Bangladesh on Friday in the second day of a five-day test match at Harare sports club – the first test action for Zimbabwe in six years as the team withdrew from the [...]

Posted On : Aug, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Zimbabwe bowling was superb

Zimbabwe would have come to the ICC CWC 2011 with hopes of causing at least one upset but were left bitterly disappointed with an inept batting display throughout the tournament. However, Chigumbura took some positives out of a campaign, [...]

Posted On : Mar, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket-South Africa dismiss Zimbabwe challenge in first T20

South Africa brushed aside a spirited challenge from Zimbabwe to win the inaugural Twenty20 international between the two neighbours by seven wickets with 25 balls to spare. Hamilton Masakadza (72) and Chamu Chibhabha (52) led the t [...]

Posted On : Oct, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

ICC World Twenty20 - Sri Lanka avoid rain traps to beat Zimb...

With rain falling and the nagging danger of a Duckworth Lewis recalibration favouring Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka must have feared the worst on Monday. Victory for Zimbabwe would have knocked last year's beaten finalists out of the tournamen [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Zimbabwe cricket head Chingoka refused entry to Australia

THE head of Zimbabwe Cricket has been refused entry into Australia and will be absent from a Perth meeting of the sport's world leaders tomorrow. The International Cricket Council (ICC) will hold a two-day board meeting without ZC chairman [...]

Posted On : Jan, 30 2009 | Comments : 0

Sri Lanka will replace Zimbabwe in England

Sri Lanka will play in England next year to fill in the place of Zimbabwe after the England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) decided to severe cricketing ties with the African nation. Sri Lanka will play two Tests and three one-day internat [...]

Posted On : Jul, 09 2008 | Comments : 0

Why pick on cricket, asks Zimbabwe chief as ICC meets

World cricket's leaders gathered in Dubai yesterday as Zimbabwe began a staunch defence of their right to continue as a full member of the ICC despite the objections of the British government and several member boards including the Englan [...]

Posted On : Jun, 30 2008 | Comments : 0

UK says backs ban on Zimbabwe cricket tour

Britain said on Tuesday it would support a ban on a tour next year by the Zimbabwe cricket team in protest at President Robert Mugabe's rule, but the decision was up to the sport's authorities. The BBC's Inside Sport programme said the gov [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

Zimbabwe's safe Pakistan tour raises Australia hopes

Zimbabwe's stand-in captain Hamilton Masakadza has praised security arrangements in Pakistan, raising hopes among cricket officials that it will convince Australia to tour next month. Zimbabwe continued their Pakistan tour despite a [...]

Posted On : Feb, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

Pakistan crush Zimbabwe in one-day cricket match

A record five half-centuries in a single innings propelled Pakistan to a thumping 104-run win over Zimbabwe in the first one-day international on Monday. Skipper Shoaib Malik hit a 56-ball 63 in Pakistan's mammoth total of 347-5 in 50 over [...]

Posted On : Jan, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

Ponting embarrassed by loss to Zimbabwe

Australian captain Ricky Ponting admitted to being embarrassed after his team's stunning loss to Zimbabwe in their first match of the inaugural World Cup Twenty20 tournament at Newlands on Wednesday.Australia scored a modest 138-9 after cho [...]

Posted On : Sep, 14 2007 | Comments : 0

West Indies Cancels Cricket Tour of Zimbabwe

A tour of Zimbabwe by the West Indies A cricket team has been canceled by the West Indies cricket board. The cancellation of the tour is a serious setback for Zimbabwe's campaign to return to elite cricket, or "Test," status. Tend [...]