Zimbabwe

News The rest of the Zimbabwe squad returned negative results Zimbabwe coach Lalchand Rajput will miss at least the first two games of Zimbabwe’s series against Sri Lanka after testing positive for Covid-19. Rajput, 60, is understood to be asymptomatic, though he was placed under observation at a hospital briefly, before being taken to a

News Uncapped opener Kaitano and wicketkeeper Madande are part of the 15-man squad Craig Ervine will captain Zimbabwe for their three-match ODI series in Sri Lanka. The series is part of the World Cup Super League, with these three ODIs Zimbabwe’s first 50-over matches since a three-match series against Ireland in September. Ervine has been

News He has worked with the men’s national teams in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Zimbabwe Sussex CCC have signed former Zimbabwe cricketer and much-travelled coach Grant Flower to be their batting coach. He replaces Jason Swift, who has stepped down to pursue other opportunities. “It gives me great pleasure to be added to the Sussex

News All four players are asymptomatic, and will self-isolate Four Zimbabwe cricketers at the Under-19 World Cup tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday, and are now self-isolating in the West Indies. Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed the positive results after PCR tests were administered, and said all players who tested positive were “well and asymptomatic”. They will

News Team owner said the former Zimbabwe captain was chosen because of his “professionalism” as a player and coach Former Zimbabwe captain Andy Flower has been appointed the head coach of the yet-to-be-named Lucknow IPL franchise. Flower is the first appointment on the coaching staff by the Lucknow franchise, which was bought by Indian business

News Taylor also occupied fourth place in the allrounder rankings, behind only Marizanne Kapp, Natalie Sciver and Ellyse Perry West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor and opener Hayley Matthews both made gains in the women’s ODI rankings, following their performances in the recently-cancelled Women’s World Cup Qualifiers. Taylor moved up to ninth in the women’s batting

News Netherlands suffer 7 for 12 collapse from winning position Ireland 199 (Delany 75, Siegers 2-24) beat Netherlands 170 (Rijke 56, Prendergast 4-24) by 29 runs Laura Delany and Orla Prendergast were the stars of the show for Ireland as they defended a total of 199 against Netherlands in the Women’s World Cup qualifiers at

News Hosts West Indies to face Australia in U-19 World Cup opener New Zealand have withdrawn from the 2022 men’s Under-19 World Cup, owing to “extensive mandatory quarantine restrictions for minors on their return home”. Scotland, who initially missed qualification in the Europe qualifiers, became the 16th team to participate in New Zealand’s absence. The

Report Harry Tector’s half-century and cameos from George Dockrell and Lorcan Tucker propelled the hosts but rain had other plans No result Ireland 282 for 8 (Porterfield 67, Tector 55, Ngarava 3-52) vs Zimbabwe Heavy rain invaded the ground after the Ireland innings, thus washing the game out with no further cricket possible during the

Report Spinners Andy McBrine and Simi Singh shared five wickets, as Zimbabwe lost 8 for 57 Ireland 118 for 3 (Stirling 43, Balbirnie 34, Masakadza 1-9) beat Zimbabwe 131 (Ervine 57, McBrine 3-26, Little 3-33) by seven wickets (DLS method) Ireland levelled the three-match series against Zimbabwe 1-1 in a rain-interrupted stop-start affair in Brendan

Report Scotland lose four wickets in four balls after coming within touching distance Zimbabwe 136 for 5 (Williams 60*, Ervine 30) beat Scotland 126 (Berrington 42, Cross 42, Leask 25, Ngarava 2-13, Masakadza 2-19) by 10 runs In a see-saw low-scorer that went down to the final over, with Scotland needing 13 to seal the

News A total of 1000 fully vaccinated spectators to be allowed, and it will “serve as a trial run for the safe return of spectators to stadiums” A total of 1000 fully vaccinated spectators will be allowed at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo for the women’s ODI series between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in November. This

News The former captain will be in charge of developing and implementing coaching programs across all formats and levels of the game Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has appointed Dave Houghton as its coaching manager. Houghton will be in charge of developing and implementing coaching programs across all formats and levels of the game in ZImbabwe, and

Report Visitors chase down 178-run target against Scotland with five deliveries to spare Zimbabwe 180 for 4 (Shumba 66*, Madhevere 43) beat Scotland 177 for 4 (Munsey 54, Berrington 44) by six wickets A rapid half-century from Milton Shumba – the first of his T20I career – powered Zimbabwe to a six-wicket victory against Scotland

Report Zimbabwe fall short despite Williams, Shumba getting them within touching distance Scotland 141 for 6 (Berrington 82, Chatara 2-23) beat Zimbabwe 134 for 9 (Shumba 45, Williams 28, Sharif 4-24) by seven runs Richie Berrington and Safyaan Sharif saved the day for Scotland as they took a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series

Report Ireland made one change with Shane Getkate coming in for Craig Young 42-overs per side Ireland opt to bowl v Zimbabwe Ireland asked Zimbabwe to bat first after the final ODI was delayed by two hours and 15 minutes because of morning showers. The match has been reduced to 42 overs a side, and

News He has one more chance to add to his ODI tally, which is 110 runs short of the Zimbabwean record Zimbabwe’s Brendan Taylor has decided to call time on his 17-year career. The 34-year old former captain and one of the most recognisable cricketers from his country will play his final match on Monday,

Report Craig Ervine said overcast conditions the reason behind his decision Toss Zimbabwe chose to bowl vs Ireland Craig Ervine won the toss and inserted Ireland under cloudy skies in the second ODI in Belfast. Zimbabwe made a solitary change to the side that won the first ODI, with Milton Shumba replacing Dion Myers in

Report Zimbabwe have pulled out the big guns for this match, with Brendan Taylor, Sean Williams and Sikandar Raza all included in the team Ireland chose to bowl v Zimbabwe In muggy conditions, Andy Balbirnie put Zimbabwe in to bat as both Ireland and Zimbabwe seek to gain important points in the World Cup Super

Ireland have had the better of Zimbabwe in this T20I series © Sportsfile via Getty Images Toss: Zimbabwe chose to bat vs Ireland Zimbabwe won their fourth toss in a row and elected to bat first against Ireland. Tinashe Kamunhukamwe came in for Tadiwanashe Marumani in what was the only change for the visitors from

Report Blessing Muzarabani back for visitors, who must win to keep the series alive Zimbabwe chose to bowl vs Ireland Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine won the toss and opted to bowl in the fourth T20I on an overcast afternoon in Bready. After clinching a low-scoring thriller first up, Zimbabwe were outplayed in the two subsequent

Report Mark Adair and Josh Little also return to the hosts’ XI, with the visitors remaining unchanged Zimbabwe choose to bowl vs Ireland Ireland rung in the changes for the third T20I against Zimbabwe, with three tweaks to the XI that levelled the series on Sunday. William McClintock became their second debutant of the series

Report Ireland leave out Curtis Campher, bring in Harry Tector Toss Zimbabwe chose to bat against Ireland Craig Ervine opted for first strike after winning the toss in cloudy conditions in Dublin on Sundat in the second of their T20Is against Ireland. Zimbabwe were put in to bat on the same ground two days ago,

Report The hosts hand T20I debuts to wicketkeeper Neil Rock and allrounder Curtis Campher Ireland chose to bowl v Zimbabwe Debutant Neil Rock will get the opportunity to show his wicketkeeping skills first after Irish captain Andy Balbirnie chose to field under blue skies in Clontarf. Rock is expected to bat in the middle order,

News Remains open to the possibility of playing white-ball cricket for the country in the future Sean Williams has informed the Zimbabwe team management of his intention to step away from international cricket after the team’s current tour of Ireland, but he remains open to the possibility of playing white-ball cricket for the country in

This will be the first time Craig Ervine will captain Zimbabwe in white-ball cricket © AFP via Getty Images Craig Ervine will captain Zimbabwe for their limited-overs series in Ireland and Scotland. Zimbabwe had named the 18-member squad last week but hadn’t named a captain. Ervine will be the fifth man to lead Zimbabwe in

News He can apply for a reassessment after modifying his bowling action, in accordance with ICC regulations An independent assessment has found Zimbabwe allrounder Roy Kaia‘s bowling action to be illegal, and he has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect. He can, however, bowl in domestic cricket with the consent of

News The trio complete an 18-man squad, with no one missing out from the squad that played T20Is against Bangladesh in July Sean Williams, Brendan Taylor, and Craig Ervine will be available for Zimbabwe again after being named in an 18-man squad for their limited-overs tours of Ireland and Scotland this month. Zimbabwe are due

News The five-match T20I series will happen first now. The original schedule had the tour starting with three ODIs Zimbabwe’s tour of Ireland has been rescheduled to begin on August 27 on the advice of Ireland’s health authorities. The tour was originally scheduled to start on August 6, but Zimbabwe Cricket hadn’t received clearance from

News ZC has now set August 19 as the new departure date, subject to government clearance Zimbabwe’s white-ball tour of Ireland has been postponed and could take place in August-September as Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) awaits clearance from the government to travel to Ireland. The tour, comprising three ODIs and five T20Is, was originally scheduled to