Zimbabwe

Afghanistan 157 (Rashid 25, Raza 3-30, Nyamhuri 3-42) and 363 (Rahmat 139, Alam 101, Muzarabani 6-95) beat Zimbabwe 243 (Ervine 75, Raza 61, Rashid 4-94) and 205 (Ervine 53, Rashid 7-66, Zia 2-44) by 72 runs It had to be Rashid Khan. After starring in each of Afghanistan’s previous three Test wins – in Dehradun,

Zimbabwe 243 and 205 for 8 (Ervine 53*, Rashid 6-66, Zia 2-44) need 73 runs to beat Afghanistan 157 and 363 (Rahmat 139, Ismat 101, Muzarabani 6-95) Ismat Alam‘s century on debut and Rashid Khan‘s six-for bookended a day of dominance for Afghanistan, who will come back on the fifth and final day needing just

Afghanistan 157 and 291 for 7 (Rahmat 139, Ismat 64*, Muzarabani 4-71) lead Zimbabwe 243 by 205 runs 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. On the second day

Afghanistan 157 and 46 for 3 (Rahmat 18*, Muzarabani 2-17) trail Zimbabwe 243 (Ervine 75, Raza 61, Williams 49, Rashid 4-94) by 40 runs Zimbabwe and Afghanistan wrestled for the advantage on a fast-paced day of Test cricket in Bulawayo, with the hosts only slightly ahead. Two-hundred-and-eighty-three runs were scored and 13 wickets fell on

Zimbabwe are set to host Ireland for an all-format tour consisting of seven matches in February, the board announced on Friday. The tour will begin with a one-off Test match from February 6 to 10 in Bulawayo, before the white-ball leg in Harare. The teams will play three ODIs on February 14, 16 and 18

Toss Zimbabwe chose to bowl vs Afghanistan After persistent rain and then a wet outfield delayed the toss by close to four hours, Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine had no hesitation in electing to bowl in the second Test against Afghanistan on what looked like a spicy surface in Bulawayo. “Overhead conditions suit the bowling. The

Zimbabwe 142 for 4 (Curran 41, Williams 35*, Zahir 2-43) and 586 (Williams 154, Bennett 110*, Ervine 104, Ghazanfar 3-127) drew with Afghanistan 699 (Shahidi 246, Rahmat 234, Zazai 113, Bennett 5-95) There were three Boxing Day Tests going on simultaneously. The one in Bulawayo, between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, didn’t have the appeal of Melbourne.

Craig Ervine lamented Zimbabwe’s poor fielding after Zimbabwe drew the first Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. Rahmat Shah (234) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (246) were the biggest beneficiaries of the dropped chances as they handed the visitors a 113-run first-innings lead despite conceding 586. Afsar Zazai made 113 as well. “The one little area where we’ll

Afghanistan 515 for 3 (Rahmat 234, Shahidi 179*, Muzarabani 1-52) trail Zimbabwe 586 by 71 runs Rain had the final say on the fourth day in Bulawayo as only 31 overs were possible with the first of two Tests between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan headed to a draw. Zimbabwe managed to end the mammoth 364-run third-wicket

Afghanistan 425 for 2 (Rahmat 231*, Shahidi 141*) trail Zimbabwe 586 by 161 runs Almost exactly 100 years since Jack Hobbs and Herbert Sutcliffe became the first pair to achieve it in Test cricket, the Afghanistan pair of Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi batted out a full day of a Test match without being dismissed.

Williams’ hundred and his 163-run fifth-wicket stand with captain Craig Ervine propelled Zimbabwe to their highest Test score in 30 years, and he hopes it will instil a sense of belief in a team that has not won a Test since March 2021. “If I can lead by action, and not with my mouth, I

Afghanistan 95 for 2 (Rahmat 49*) trail Zimbabwe 586 (Bennett 110*, Ervine 104, Ghazanfar 3-127) by 491 runs Bulawayo was buzzing on the second day of the Boxing Day Test as the home fans celebrated one landmark after another, with Zimbabwe creating history against Afghanistan by getting to their highest Test score of all time.

Toss Zimbabwe chose to bat vs Afghanistan A total of six debut caps were handed out across the Zimbabwe and Afghanistan XIs after the hosts opted to bat in the Boxing Day Test of Bulawayo. Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine announced maiden Test caps for left-hand batter Ben Curran, brother of Sam and Tom Curran, and

Big Picture: Zimbabwe gets a home Boxing Day Test in 28 years The final week of the year is like a roman feast for the Test cricket fan, and Boxing Day this year promises mouth-watering contests in Melbourne and Centurion, but look this way too, will you? Bulawayo is set to host Zimbabwe’s first Boxing

Toss Afghanistan opt to bowl vs Zimbabwe Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and opted to bowl first in the third ODI against Zimbabwe in Harare. Shahidi made two changes to the side which had crushed the hosts by 232 runs in the second ODI. Left-arm pacer Fareed Malik took the place of Fazalhaq

While six of these seven players have been with the national team before in the white-ball formats, 26-year-old right-arm seamer Chataira has earned his maiden national call-up. He is currently sixth on the wicket-taker’s chart for the ongoing Logan Cup first-class competition. Curran – the middle brother of England internationals Tom and Sam, and son

Toss Zimbabwe opt to bowl vs Afghanistan Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field first against Afghanistan in the second of the three-match ODI series in Harare, after the first game was washed out. The hosts handed a debut to fast bowler Tinotenda Maposa, with lead seamer Blessing Muzarbani missing the game. Afghanistan remained

Zimbabwe 44 for 5 (Curran 15, Omarzai 4-18) vs AfghanistanMatch abandoned Rain played spoilsport as the opening ODI between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe was called off after just 9.2 overs of play. Earlier, persistent rain had delayed the start by close to four hours with the game reduced to a 28-overs-a-side affair. When the weather finally

Toss Afghanistan chose to bowl vs Zimbabwe Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan won his third toss in a row, and opted to bowl in the final T20I against Zimbabwe after batting first in the previous two games. Rashid announced one change from the side which won the second T20I on Saturday. Left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi came

Afghanistan 153 for 6 (Rasooli 58, Omarzai 28, Burl 2-16, Gwandu 2-29) beat Zimbabwe 103 (Raza 35, Naveen 3-19, Rashid 3-20, Mujeeb 2-30) by 50 runs Darwish Rasooli‘s maiden international half-century propelled Afghanistan to 153 for 6 before their bowlers delivered to help Afghanistan comfortably win the second T20I against Zimbabwe and draw level in

Toss Afghanistan chose to bat vs Zimbabwe Despite being unable to defend their total in the series opener, Afghanistan elected to bat once again on winning the toss in the second T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare. The visitors, however, made three changes as they look to level the series. While Gulbadin Naib came into the

Toss Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat vs Zimbabwe Rashid Khan won the toss and elected to bat to begin Afghanistan’s multi-format tour to Zimbabwe. Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who played his last T20I in June, is returning post-injury and will form the visitors’ spin attack along with Rashid and Mohammad Nabi. Zimbabwe captain

Left-hand batter Ben Curran and left-arm seamer Newman Nyamhuri have received their maiden call-ups to the Zimbabwe squad for their home T20I and ODI series against Afghanistan starting December 11. The 28-year-old Curran is the England-born middle brother of England internationals Sam and Tom Curran, and the son of former Zimbabwe international and coach Kevin

Pakistan 61 for 0 (Ayub 36*, Yousuf 22*) beat Zimbabwe 57 (Muqeem 5-3, Afridi 2-2) by ten wickets Zimbabwe start well, before collapsing Difficult to believe in hindsight, but Zimbabwe got off to a flying start. Brian Bennett and Tadiwanashe Marumani took the attack to Jahandad Khan and Abrar Ahmed, blasting the ball through the

Pakistan 148 for 0 (Ayub 113*, Shafique 32*) beat Zimbabwe 145 (Myers 33, Williams 31, Abrar 4-33, Salman 3-26) by ten wickets Pakistan made up for a lacklustre performance in the first ODI with a near perfect one in the second, crushing Zimbabwe by ten wickets to level the series. Opener Saim Ayub scored the

While Gwandu and Musekiwa have both played T20I cricket for Zimbabwe, quick bowler Maposa, 21, is uncapped in international cricket. He has played just three List A matches so far, picking up four wickets at an economy rate of 6.29. Blessing Muzarabani and Richard Ngarava will continue to lead the seam attacks in both ODIs

Zimbabwe will host Afghanistan for what will be the first Boxing Day Test in the country in 28 years, followed by their first-ever New Year’s Test, with both matches slotted for Bulawayo. The only previous Boxing Day Test in Zimbabwe was held in 1996, when England were on tour, and the rain-hit Test was drawn

Zimbabwe shattered the record for the highest total in T20 cricket on Wednesday when they ran up 344 for 4 against Gambia in the men’s T20 World Cup Africa sub-regional qualifier tournament. Sikandar Raza spearheaded the effort with a century – Zimbabwe’s first one ever in the format – off just 33 balls. He eventually

Zimbabwe have named the uncapped duo – allrounder Tashinga Musekiwa and fast bowler Tinotenda Maposa – for the T20 World Cup regional qualifiers to be played in Kenya this month, to try and earn a spot for the main tournament in 2026. The selectors also recalled fast bowler Trevor Gwandu in the 15-man squad which

The franchises picked their icon and global superstars as direct signings ahead of the draft, which is set to take place on September 8. The 15-member squad will have an additional 16th player as their global icon. The squad will feature as many as six local Zimbabwe players; the icon and global star can also