Zimbabwe

Jul 12, 2019 Ireland 134 for 1 (Stirling 83*, Balbirnie 28*) beat Zimbabwe 132 for 8 (Ervine 55, Williams 34, Adair 4-40) by nine wickets (DLS method) A blazing Paul Stirling special powered Ireland to a nine-wicket demolition of Zimbabwe in the rain-truncated second T20I in Bready. Craig Ervine’s rapid fifty lifted Zimbabwe to 132

3:00 AM ET Ireland 134 for 1 (Stirling 83*, Balbirnie 28*) beat Zimbabwe 132 for 8 (Ervine 55, Williams 34, Adair 4-40) by nine wickets (DLS method) A blazing Paul Stirling special powered Ireland to a nine-wicket demolition of Zimbabwe in the rain-truncated second T20I in Bready. Craig Ervine’s rapid fifty lifted Zimbabwe to 132

3:00 AM ET Ireland 191 for 4 (McCollum 54, Porterfield 49) beat Zimbabwe 190 all out (Williams 67, Murtagh 3-39) by six wickets James McCollum‘s second fifty of the series, and a nuggety 49 from captain William Porterfield, took Ireland to an historic six-wicket win over Zimbabwe in Stormont. Following on from his fifty in

3:00 AM ET Liam Brickhill Ireland 242 for 9 (McCollum 73, Tucker 56, Stirling 52, Mire 4-43) beat Zimbabwe 237 for 9 (Williams 58, Burl 53, Murtagh 5-21) by five runs Tim Murtagh‘s first international five-for helped Ireland to a five-run win over Zimbabwe in the second ODI in Belfast. After Ireland had been made

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ireland 258 for 6 (Balbirnie 101, Stirling 57) beat Zimbabwe 254 for 9 (Ervine 105, Adair 4-73) by four wickets Andy Balbirnie‘s fifth ODI hundred set up a successful chase as Ireland beat Zimbabwe by four wickets in the first encounter of their three-match series. Balbirnie fell with 26 still

6:36 AM ET Liam Brickhill The Zimbabwe women team have pulled out of their tour of Ireland, citing funding and logistical issues. They were due to arrive in Ireland on Sunday ahead of a one-day and T20 series double-header with the men’s side, who are already in Ireland, but did not travel. The ongoing impasse

7:33 AM ET Liam Brickhill The power struggle in Zimbabwean cricket has raged on this week, with the police being dispatched to secure Zimbabwe Cricket’s office in Harare, amid allegations that ousted board chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani has instructed ZC employees not to turn up for work. The suspension put in place by the Sports and

3:00 AM ET Zimbabwe 152 all out (Taylor 40, van der Merwe 4-35) tied with Netherlands 152 for 8 (O’Dowd 56, Williams 2-28) Zimbabwe 18 for 0 beat Netherlands 9 for 1 in the Super Over The second T20I in Rotterdam seesawed wildly into a dramatic tie and a Super Over finish in which Zimbabwe

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Netherlands 199 for 6 (Van der Merwe 75*, Cooper 54) beat Zimbwbwe 150 (Ervine 59, Glover 3-20, Seelaar 3-28, Klaassen 3-38) by 49 runs He walked in after Netherlands lost two wickets for three runs. He walked back with his highest T20I score and the biggest hand in a thumping

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Netherlands 291 for 7 (O’Dowd 59, van der Merwe 57, Edwards 44, Seelaar 32*, Williams 4-43) beat Zimbabwe 290 for 6 (Raza 85*, Ervine 84, Taylor 51) by three wickets Zimbabwe came into this game after getting a proper beating. But nearly all of their key players stood up to

12:14 PM ET Liam Brickhill The entire board of Zimbabwe Cricket has been suspended with immediate effect by the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC), a government parastatal and the governing organisation of all registered sporting associations in the country. ZC acting managing director Givemore Makoni has also been suspended from his position. David Ellman-Brown, Ahmed

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Netherlands 209 for 3 (O’Dowd 82*) beat Zimbabwe 205 for 8 (Taylor 71, Klaassen 2-29) by seven wickets Max O’Dowd pulls over midwicket Peter Della Penna While the cricket watching public are binging on the World Cup, Netherlands made a serious statement by totally outplaying Zimbabwe, with opening batsman Max O’Dowd

7:50 AM ET Liam Brickhill Tavengwa Mukuhlani has been re-elected as chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) for another term. But his election has put ZC in direct conflict with the Sports and Recreation Commission, a government parastatal that ostensibly oversees all sporting bodies in the country, which issued a directive that ZC’s Elective Annual General

10:34 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Fast bowler Vivian Kingma and teenage allrounder Bas de Leede have been brought back in a string of changes to Netherlands’ 13-member squad for two ODIs and as many T20Is against a touring Zimbabwe. Allrounder Ryan ten Doeschate is not available due to his county commitments with Essex while fellow

10:51 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Seniors Hamilton Masakadza and Brendan Taylor, who had been sidelined from the ODI series against UAE with injuries, have returned to Zimbabwe’s squad for their limited-overs tour of Netherlands, which starts with the first ODI in Deventer on June 19. Masakadza will take back captaincy from Peter Moor, who had

11:28 AM ET Liam Brickhill Zimbabwe cricketer Brendan Taylor‘s wife was mugged outside their home in Harare earlier this week, with Taylor posting about the incident via his Twitter account and urging residents of the city to remain vigilant amid reports of increased crime. “Just had an alarming situation outside my house,” Taylor wrote. “I

  shares Sean Williams plays into the leg side © AFP Zimbabwe 129 for 7 (Maruma 35, Chakabva 28, Naveed 2-26, Mustafa 2-29) beat UAE 175 (Suri 46, Rizwan 45, Williams 2-27, Jarvis 2-28, Mpofu 2-39) by three wickets (DLS method) An all-round team performance ensured Zimbabwe clinched a three-wicket win via the DLS Method

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Zimbabwe 307 for 4 (Williams 109*, Ervine 64, Moor 58*) beat UAE 176 all out (Usman 49, Rizwan 47, Burl 4-32) by 131 runs After running them close two nights ago, UAE were put through another tough examination in Harare. Zimbabwe’s quality of batsmanship was far superior, as they clinched

8:15 AM ET Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna UAE may have been denied an opportunity to pull off an

  shares © AFP Kyle Jarvis picked four wickets, but Zimbabwe also had Regis Chakabva to thank for going 2-0 up in the four-match ODI series against UAE. Chakabva put together an unbroken 93-run stand with Peter Moor, who made 45 of those, as Zimbabwe secured a four-run win via the DLS method in Harare.

3:00 AM ET Zimbabwe 111 for 3 (Ervine 51*, Chakabva 38) beat UAE 110 (Boota 36, Chatara 3-25, Jarvis 2-11, Tiripano 2-18, Mavuta 2-30) by seven wickets Zimbabwe drew first blood in UAE’s historic maiden ODI tour of a Full Member nation, notching a seven-wicket win over the visitors at Harare Sports Club after sending

  shares © ICC Six months after hosting Australia in a one-off T20I, United Arab Emirates are now set to play a second Test nation – Zimbabwe – in a series of four ODIs starting April 10 in Harare. This will be UAE’s first bilateral ODI series against a Full-Member nation. Helping them acclimatise will

5:49 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Zimbabwe will be without the services of captain Hamilton Masakadza and batsman Brendan Taylor for the four-match ODI series against UAE, starting from April 10. Both players have been ruled out due to injuries: Masakadza is nursing a left-thumb injury, while Taylor is recovering from a right-calf muscle tear. Peter

7:03 AM ET Liam Brickhill Zimbabwe’s cricketers have joined the response to the devastation of Cyclone Idai, which ravaged eastern Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi last week causing widespread damage. Hundreds have been killed, with an estimated 2.6 million affected by the cyclone across the region. Zimbabwe Cricket has been one of a huge number of

7:57 AM ET Liam Brickhill Zimbabwe have picked three uncapped players in a squad of 27 to train together in preparation for the home ODI series against the UAE, to be played next month. Star batsman Brendan Taylor, whose stint with Lahore Qalandars in the PSL was cut short by a calf injury, is also

6:52 AM ET Liam Brickhill Zimbabwe’s extended international hiatus will come to an end when they host United Arab Emirates in April, after which they will visit Netherlands and Ireland in June and July. Zimbabwe Cricket has struggled to fill the gaps in its calendar since failing to qualify for the World Cup, with a

3:38 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Afghanistan have pulled out of a proposed tour of Zimbabwe next month over a disagreement about broadcasting the five ODIs, according to a release from Zimbabwe Cricket. The ACB had originally asked to Zimbabwe to host them as part of preparations for the World Cup, which takes place in England

4:00 AM ET Mashonaland Eagles 203 for 8 (Kamunhukamwe 73, Chakabva 38*, Ndlovu 3-23) beat Matebeleland Tuskers 202 (Masuku 67, Mambo 2-36) by two wickets Mashonaland Eagles are Zimbabwe’s national one-day champions after a narrow two-wicket victory over Matebeleland Tuskers in the Pro50 Championship final played at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday. Chasing Tuskers’

5:12 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff A former director of Zimbabwe Cricket, Enock Ikope, has been banned from all cricket for ten years by the ICC, for breaching three counts of the Anti-Corruption Code. Ikope’s ban is related to the Anti-Corruption Unit’s investigation into the corrupt approach made in October 2017 to former captain Graeme Cremer

Jun 25, 2018 Zimbabwe have named a squad sans Brendan Taylor, Sikandar Raza, Graeme Cremer, Sean Williams for their upcoming T20 triangular series at home against Australia and Pakistan next month. While Raza will be playing in the Global T20 in Canada, Taylor, Cremer, Williams and Craig Ervine were omitted following an ongoing player-board fracas