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Zimbabwe toast win on Test comeback

Zimbabwe celebrated in style after ending their six-year absence from Test cricket with a 130-run victory over Bangladesh here on Monday. The jubilant home...

Zimbabwe toast win on Test comeback

Zimbabwe celebrated in style after ending their six-year absence from Test cricket with a 130-run victory over Bangladesh here on Monday. The jubilant home team...

Taylor ton edges Zimbabwe close to win

Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor scored an unbeaten 105 before Bangladesh were restricted to 112-3 at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday, still needing another...

Zimbabwe-bound players barred from Ramazan tournaments

The Pakistan Cricket Board has refused permission to the players selected for Zimbabwe tour to participate in Ramazan Twenty20 tournaments underway here. Even though former...

Zimbabwe victory charge hit by late collapse

Zimbabwe opened up a 175-run lead over Bangladesh with six second wickets remaining on Saturday, but they were left to rue a late collapse...

Zimbabwe back after six-year exile

Zimbabwe marked their return from a six-year exile by racking up an impressive 264 for two against Bangladesh on the first day of a...

Bangladesh win toss and field against Zimbabwe

Bangladesh captain Shakib al Hassan won the toss and elected to field in the one off Test against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club...

Three uncapped players in squad for Zimbabwe series

The Pakistan Cricket Board has retained Misbahul Haq as the captain of the national team for the next month’s Zimbabwe tour while opener Imran...

Misbah will lead Pakistan in Zimbabwe

Pakistani selectors Thursday announced a 16-man squad for next month's tour of Zimbabwe, where they play one Test, three one-day internationals and two Twenty20...

Selectors discuss options for Zimbabwe series

The PCB selection committee remained locked in a day long meeting but the proceedings were adjourned for a day as the team for Zimbabwe...

PCB drops Zimbabwe as neutral venue option

The Pakistan cricket Board may split its forthcoming Test and ODI series against Sri Lanka at two neutral venues but has dropped the idea...

Pakistan mull Zimbabwe for Sri Lanka series

Pakistan are considering Zimbabwe as one of several options to host the home series against Sri Lanka later this year, a cricket official said...

We’ll try more youngsters against Zimbabwe: Afridi

KARACHI - Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Khan Afridi has said that after the West Indian tour, more youngsters would be given opportunities on the tour to Zimbabwe.
"All the seniors cannot be replaced at once but a blend of youth and experience would be taken along. Young cricketers performed very well in the World Cup and after the West Indies series, more youngsters will be included in the team for the Zimbabwe tour," Afridi said during a ceremony arranged in his honour by

Pakistan to tour Zimbabwe in Aug

LAHORE - The Pakistan team will tour Zimbabwe for a full series in August this year. According to an official of the Pakistan Cricket Board, the team will play not only one-day internationals but would also play Test matches in Zimbabwe.
The PCB official said the three ODIs and two Test matches would most likely be played in Harare and Bulawayo.
Zimbabwe, who ended without a win against the top nations but managed two against Ireland and Kenya in the World Cup 2011, have

Spirited Zimbabwe crush hapless Kenya

KOLKATA - Craig Ervine, Vusimuzi Sibanda and Tatenda Taibu cracked impressive half-centuries to set up Zimbabwe's crushing 161-run victory over hapless Kenya in their final World Cup match on Sunday. Zimbabwe showed their batting prowess to post 308-6, their highest total of the tournament, with man-of-the-match Ervine (66), Sibanda (61) and Taibu (53) all making the most of a mediocre Kenyan attack.
Kenya, who have looked out of their depth on the Indian subcontinent, losing all

Tests will improve us says Zimbabwe skipper

KOLKATA - Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura said Sunday that his country's return to Test cricket after a six-year absence would help the players become more competitive. Zimbabwe, who played their last Test in 2005 against India, are set to face Bangladesh in August followed by matches against Pakistan and New Zealand.
"The next three months are going to be very important for us. We are all excited about playing Test cricket and we know it is going to improve us as players,"

Zimbabwe desperate to show worth

KOLKATA - Zimbabwe are desperate to prove they belong with cricket's big beasts as they wrap up their World Cup campaign against tournament whipping boys Kenya on Sunday. Zimbabwe, who played their last Test match in 2005, want to start playing Tests again but have often looked out of their depth at the World Cup.
They have slumped to heavy defeats against all four of the qualifiers from Group A - Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka - with their only victory coming