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  Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, the Indian Cricket Team registered a comprehensive win over hosts Zimbabwe in 3 rd One-day international match of the series played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on 10 th July 2024. Indian captain Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bat first. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill provided a flying start with positive intent right from the word go not allowing the Zimbabwe opening bowlers to settle. It was an aggressive start as both openers showed class making life tough for the hosts. At the end of the first six overs, India moved to 55 for 0. After the field restrictions, Gill and Jaiswal struggled against disciplined Zimbabwe bowlers. Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza got the breakthrough dismissing Jaiswal caught at deep midwicket to end 67 runs-opening partnership. Abhishek Sharma was demoted to number 3 and could not do much. Shubman Gill and Gaikwad took the advantage with 19 runs off Wesley Medhevere's bowling changing the momen...

  After a disappointing outing in the first game, Abhishek Sharma showed his class with a superb century during the 2 nd T20I match of the series against Harare Sports Club, Harare on 7 th July 2024. Indian captain Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bat first. Abhishek Sharma began his innings with a six in the first over. Shubman Gill was dismissed cheaply caught by Brian Bennett at mid-on. Sharma showed intent to take on Brian Bennett with positive intent. At the end of the first six overs, India scored just 36 for 1. Abhishek Sharma was given a reprieve after being dropped at long-off. He then took on the Zimbabwe bowlers not allowing them to settle. It was a sensational batting effort as he completed fifty off 33 balls. He then smashed the Zimbabwe bowlers especially Dion Mayers smashing him for 28 runs in one over changing the momentum of the Indian team. Abhishek launched an assault with sixes at ease maintaining the momentum for India. He reached his maiden T20...

  Sri Lanka registered a thumping win over hosts Zimbabwe in a one-sided match played at Bulawayo Sports Club, Bulawayo on 2 July 2023. Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and decided to field first. Dilshan Madushanka ripped the top order dismissing Joylord Gumbie in the very first over. He then dismissed Wesley Medherve cheaply. Craig Ervine showed intent with some lovely boundaries before Madushanka got rid of him to leave Zimbabwe struggling big time. At the end of first 10 overs, Zimbabwe scored 40 for 3. Sean Williams and Sikandar Raza steadied the ship for Zimbabwe putting bad deliveries away for boundaries keeping scoreboard ticking. Sri Lankan captain Shanaka got the much-needed breakthrough dismissing Raza providing easy catch to Madushanka. Williams and Raza added 68 runs for the 4 th wicket. Williams looked steady completing fifty off 49 deliveries. Theekshana produced stunning delivery to dismiss Williams. Theekshana looked impressive as they did not allo...

  Zimbabwe continued their winning form as they defeated spirited Oman in a high scoring affair played at Queens Sport Club, Bulawayo on 29 June 2023. Oman captain Zeeshan Maqsood won the toss and decided to field first. Craig Ervine was given out by the umpire, but the decision was upheld as the ball pitching outside leg. Ervine and Gumbie looked in decent touch keeping momentum going for Zimbabwe. At the end of first 10 overs, Zimbabwe openers scored 40 without losing any wickets. Kallehmuallah produced a beauty to dismiss Craig Ervine. Ervine and Gumbie added 46 runs for the opening wicket. Fayyaz Butt dismissed the other opener Gumbie. Sean Williams continued his brilliant form with aggressive stroke play along not allowing Oman bowlers to settle. Wesley Medhevere looked in decent touch before Oman captain Zeeshan Maqsood broke the partnership dismissing Medherve with a simple stumping. Williams and Medherve added 64 runs for 3 rd wicket. Williams completed his fifty off...

  The hosts Zimbabwe register a famous win over two-time Champions West Indies in an important Group A match played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on 24 June 2023. West Indies captain Shai Hope won the toss and decided to field first. Joylord Gumbie and Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine looked cautious against disciplined bowling. Ervine looked in great touch while Gumbie struggled to time the ball. At the end of first 10 overs, Zimbabwe made 37 for 0. Keemo Paul eventually struck for West Indies dismissing Gumbie. Gumbie and Ervine put on 63 runs for the opening wicket. Wesley Medherve fell cheaply by Akeal Hossein with a simple catch by substitute Carthy. Zimbabwe lost 2 more quick wickets of Craig Ervine and Sean Williams as they looked in some trouble at 112 for 4. Sikandar Raza came to the crease putting pressure on West Indies along with Ryan Burl. Raza showed intent and continued his superb form in the tournament. He along with Ryan Burl kept the momentum going for Zimbabwe...

  The opening match of ICC ODI World Cup qualifiers saw hosts Zimbabwe thrash Nepal in a one-sided encounter played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on 18 June 2023.   Zimbabwe produced a dominating performance against Nepal at Harare Sports Club, Harare. Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine won the toss and decided to field first. Kushal Burtel and Asif Sheikh began the innings on a decent note, scoring 45 runs in the first 10 overs. Bhurtel and Sheikh kept putting pressure on Zimbabwe bowling line up not allowing them to settle. Bhurtel looked solid completing half-century off 63 deliveries while Sheikh also reached fifty of 82 deliveries. Nepal openers made the batting easy before Wellington Masakadza dismissed Bhurtel one short of century. Both added 171 runs for the opening wicket laying a strong foundation for a decent total. Masakadza got rid of other opener Asif Sheikh in same over. Nepal captain Rohit Paudel showed some intent keeping the scoreboard ticking along with Kus...

 The Indian Cricket Team registered a dominating win over Zimbabwe in a one-sided affair to top Group 2 played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, MCG on Sunday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a cautious start as KL Rahul struggled initially against Ngavara. Rohit and KL Rahul showed intent putting some pressure on Zimbabwe pacers. Muzabrani got the breakthrough by dismissing Rohit Sharma with a simple catch to Wellington Masakadza. Virat Kohli continued his impressive form with lovely shots while KL Rahul looked solid enough. At the end of six overs, India scored 46 for 1. Kohli and Rahul maintained the pressure on Zimbabwe bowlers keeping the scoreboard ticking with singles and hitting boundaries. Sean Williams provided the breakthrough by dismissing Virat Kohli caught by Burl at long-off. Kohli and Rahul added 60 runs for the 2 nd wicket. KL Rahul looked impressive with his shots completing fifty off 34 balls. He then tried to clear anoth...

 Netherlands registered their first win of the Super 12 stage stunning favorites Zimbabwe in a low-scoring match played at Adelaide Oval on Wednesday. Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine won the toss and decided to bat first. The decision did not pay off as the top order comprising Craig Ervine and Wesley Medhevere struggled against disciplined Netherlands opening bowling. Van Meekeren got the breakthrough shattering the stumps off Medhevere. Glover bowled decent lines and lengths not allowing the Zimbabwe batters to hit runs easily. Glover then grabbed the wickets of Craig Ervine with a high catch by Scott Edwards. Regis Chakabva was bowled by Glover after two drop chances to leave Zimbabwe in trouble. At the end of the first six overs, Zimbabwe made 20 for 3. Sikander Raza looked in decent touch hitting some awesome shots to put Netherlands bowlers under some pressure. The momentum was in favor of Zimbabwe before Van Meekeren struck to get rid of Sean Williams with short ball as ...

 Bangladesh held onto their nerves as they register a thrilling win over Zimbabwe played at The Gabba, Brisbane on Sunday. Bangladesh captain Shakib AL Hasan won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Soumya Sarkar was dismissed without opening his account caught by Chakabva off Muzabrani. Liton Das looked in great touch putting the bad deliveries away for boundaries. Muzabrani took his 2 nd wicket getting rid of Das with a lovely catch by Chatara at short third man. At the end of the first six overs, Bangladesh made 32 for 2. Shakib AL Hasan and Shanto steadied the ship for Bangladesh taking singles and hitting boundaries not allowing the Zimbabwe bowlers to settle. Sean Williams grabbed the important wicket of Shakib AL Hasan caught by Muzabrani. Shakib and Shanto added 54 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Shanto looked impressive keeping the momentum going completing fifty off 45 balls. Things looked impressive for Bangladesh with Shanto taking on Zimbab...

 It was a disappointing thing as South Africa and Zimbabwe earned 1 point each due to a washout played at Belivere Oval, Hobart on Monday. Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine won the toss and decided to bat before the rain arrived. The match was reduced to 9 overs a side. The decision did not pay off as Regis Chakabva and Craig Ervine tried to hit big shots. Regis was given out by the umpire but on review, it was overturned as it did not touch the pad. Wayne Parnell got the initial breakthrough by getting rid of Ervine caught by Ngidi at mid-on. Ngidi dismissed Regis and Sikander Raza in the same over to leave Zimbabwe in trouble. At the end of the first 3 overs, Zimbabwe made 14 for 3. A sensational direct hit resulted in the run out of Sean Williams to leave Zimbabwe in big trouble at 17 for 4. Milton Shumba and Wesley Medhevere steadied the ship with some lovely shots. Medhevere looked in decent touch putting pressure on South African bowlers. Both Zimbabwe batters kept the scor...

 Zimbabwe made it into the Super 12 stage with a comprehensive win over Scotland in the final qualifying round match played at Belivere Oval, Hobart on Thursday. Scotland captain Richard Berrington won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Michael Jones could not provide a decent start with lovely catch by Sikander Raza. George Munsey and Matthew Cross struggled against a disciplined Zimbabwe bowling lineup. Medherve took a stunning diving catch to dismiss Matthew Cross. At the end of first six overs, Scotland scored 43 for 2. Munsey and Richard Berrington struggled against Sean Williams and Sikander Raza not able to rotate the strike easily. Sikander Raza got the wicket of Scotland captain Berrington because of dot balls. Berrington and Munsey added 40 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Calcum MacLeod and Munsey was not able to hit boundaries easily against disciplined Zimbabwe bowling. Munsey reached fifty off 46 balls and looked to launch at the back end....

 The pace bowlers of West Indies provided a sterling job as they defended a modest total against Zimbabwe played at Belivere Oval, Hobart on Wednesday. West Indies captain Nicolas Pooran won the toss and decided to bat first. Kyle Mayers and Johnson Charles started off with aggressive intent putting Zimbabwe bowlers under some pressure. Muzabrani provided the much-needed breakthrough in getting rid of Mayers with a lovely catch by stand-in captain Chakabva. At the end of the first six overs, West Indies scored 49 for 1. Charles and Lewis kept the scoreboard ticking taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. Sikander Raza provided a breakthrough dismissing Lewis caught by Shubma at long-on. Charles and Lewis added 49 runs for the 2 nd wicket. The Zimbabwe bowlers created enough pressure on West Indies with wickets at regular intervals. Sean Williams dismissed West Indies captain Pooran with a simple return catch. The well-set Charles was run out with a brilliant throw ...

 Zimbabwe began their 2022 ICC T20 World Cup on a winning note as they defeated Ireland easily in the 2 nd match of day 2 played at Believre Oval, Hobart on Monday. Ireland Andrew Balbirnie won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Joshua Little produced a peach to dismiss Regis Chakabva. Wesley Medherve showed intent with positive strokes putting Ireland's bowlers under pressure. The captain Craig Ervine struggled against the pace and bounce of the pitch. Little struck again dismissing dangerous Medherve caught by Delany. Medherve and Ervine added 37 runs for 2 nd wicket. Simi Singh then dismissed Zimbabwe captain Sean Ervine with an easy stumping. Sikander Raza came to the crease joining with Sean Williams with Zimbabwe 41 for 3 at the end of the first six overs. Raza hit the bad balls away for big shots keeping the momentum going for Zimbabwe. On other hand, experience Sean Williams struggled. Simi Singh dismissed Williams caught by Delany. Willia...

 The Zimbabwean team created history as they defeated a full-strength Australian side in the 3 rd One-day international match played at Townsville on Saturday. Zimbabwe captain Regis Chakabva won the toss and decided to field first. The bowlers made use of conditions as Ngavara got the initial breakthrough dismissing Australian captain Aaron Finch providing an easy catch to Ryan Burl. Nyauchi dismissed Steve Smith misjudging in front of the stumps to leave Australia in trouble. David Warner looked in decent touch putting the bad deliveries away for boundaries. Brad Evans got rid of Alex Carey with a lovely delivery providing an easy catch to Chakabva. At the end of the first 10 overs, Australia looked in trouble at 37 for 3. Warner played with intent keeping the momentum going for the hosts while Marcus Stoinis struggled against disciplined Zimbabwe bowling. Evans dismissed Marcus Stoinis to leave Australia in massive trouble. Warner made the batting look easy and completed fi...

 The Indian Cricket Team held on to their nerves in the final One-day international against hosts Zimbabwe played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on Monday. Indian captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a decent start as Shikhar Dhawan started off brightly with positive strokes while KL Rahul took time to settle. Dhawan was given a reprieve as he was dropped at backward point. At the end of the first 10 overs, India made 41 for 0. After the field restrictions, Dhawan and KL Rahul looked cautious against disciplined Zimbabwe bowling. Brad Evans got the breakthrough dismissing captain KL Rahul taking the inside edge onto the stumps. Rahul and Dhawan added 63 runs for the opening wicket. Dhawan was not able to score runs quickly as he struggled against disciplined Zimbabwe bowling. Evans struck for the 2 nd time getting rid of Dhawan caught by Williams to put pressure on Indian batting. Shubman Gill came to the crease and looked in great touch putting the ...

 The Indian second-string side produced another dominating performance in the 2 nd One-day international match against hosts Zimbabwe played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on Saturday. Indian captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to field first. Deepak Chahar did not feature in the playing XI because of a slight injury. Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj took advantage of bowling conditions troubling the Zimbabwe openers. Siraj got the breakthrough eventually dismissing Kaitano with a disappointing performance scoring just 7 off 32 balls. At the end of the first 10 overs, Zimbabwe made 26 for 1. Shardul Thakur replacing Deepak Chahar in the playing XI got rid of Innocent Kaia to leave Zimbabwe struggling. Thakur then produced another lovely delivery to dismiss captain Regis Chakabva. Krishna then did the damage by getting the wicket of Medherve leaving the hosts in tatters at 31 for 4. Sean Williams looked confident keeping the scoreboard ticking while Sikander Raza was n...

 It was a great start for the second-string Indian side as they hammered host Zimbabwe in a one-sided contest in the first ODI match played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on Thursday. Indian captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to field first in helpful bowling conditions. Deepak Chahar making a comeback after an injury struggled initially along with Mohammed Siraj bowling extra deliveries. Chahar then troubled the Zimbabwe openers Innocent Kaia and Marumani. After a decent start by Kaia and Marumani, Chahar struck for India dismissing Kaia with a lovely catch by Samson. Chahar then produced the second wicket getting the big of Marumani to leave Zimbabwe in trouble. Siraj dismissed experienced Sean Williams with a good catch by Shikhar Dhawan. At the end of the first 10 overs, Zimbabwe looked in trouble at 31 for 3. Chahar struck once more time dismissing Wesley Medherve with a lovely swing delivery to leave Zimbabwe in tatters at 31 for 4. Zimbabwe captain Regis Chakabva...

 It was a superb performance by Zimbabwe defeating the full member nation in both T20I and ODI series at home. All 6 matches of the series were played at Harare Sports Club, Harare from 30 th July till 10 th August 2022. Zimbabwe registered the first T20I series win over a full member nation. The first T20I was a high-scoring affair as the host's Zimbabwe posted 205 for 3 in 20 overs. Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine won the toss and decided to bat first. The hosts lost an early wicket of Regis Chakabva. Ervine looked in decent touch before being dismissed. Sean Williams and Wesley Medherve steadied the ship for Zimbabwe putting on 56 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Sikander Raza blasted away Bangladesh bowling lineup along with Medherve. Medherve decided to retire hurt due to an injury. Raza completed fifty off 23 balls and put on 91 runs for the 4 th wicket. Despite a decent batting effort by Bangladesh, Zimbabwe bowlers showed their class to restrict the visitors to 188 for 6 a...

 Zimbabwe and Netherlands made it into the first round of ICC World T20 2022 to be played in Australia later this year after winning their respective matches. Zimbabwe versus PNG The hosts made it into the prestigious ICC World T20 tournament with a big win over Papua New Guinea played at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine won the toss and decided to bat first. Regis Chakabva provided a flying start to the hosts putting PNG bowlers under pressure. Chakabva scored quickfire 30 off 19 balls and added 38 runs for the opening wicket with Ervine. Wesley Medherve and Ervine kept the momentum going for Zimbabwe keeping the momentum going. Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Medherve all contributed to team success. Ervine and Medherve added 63 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Sean Williams and Milton Shumba provided the impetus with big shots as they added quickfire 49 runs for the 5 th wicket. At the end of 20 overs, Zimbabwe posted a massive total of 199 for 5 in 20 ...

 The first day of the ICC World T20 2022 qualifier B saw host Zimbabwe, Netherlands, and United States of America registering dominating wins while Uganda defeated Hong Kong in a low-scoring thriller. There were some brilliant batting and bowling efforts across all four matches played on the tournament's opening day. Group A Zimbabwe began their tournament with a resounding win over Singapore in the opening match played at Queens Park Oval, Bulawayo on Monday. Singapore captain Amjad Mahboob won the toss and decided to field first. Regis Chakabva and captain Craig Ervine provided a flying start putting pressure on the Singapore bowlers right from the word go. After a quickfire opening partnership, Chakabva was brilliantly run out by Janak Prakash. Ervine and Chakabva scored 51 runs in 3.4 overs laying a strong foundation for a big total. Singapore made a strong comeback reducing Zimbabwe to 70 for 3. Sean Williams and Sikander Raza kept the pressure on the Singapore bowling...