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Zimbabwe qualifies for T20 World Cup after beating Kenya

Zimbabwe secured a spot in the ICC T20 World Cup after defeating Kenya by seven wickets, ensuring their place at the tournament set to be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka next year.The victory comes as part of the Africa Qualifier, where N…

Published: 02 Oct 2025 at 19:28hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter

Car wash attendant steals bag with cash and gun

A 20-year-old car wash attendant, Albert Chimukuyu, has been convicted of theft after stealing a client's bag containing US$10,000 in cash and a loaded Makarov pistol from a Mercedes Benz in Harare.Chimukuyu committed the crime on March 21…

Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 17:47hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe women clinch Africa qualifier title

Zimbabwe Women were crowned champions of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier after a commanding nine-wicket victory over hosts Namibia at the Namibia Cricket Ground.Namibia set a modest target of 116, finishing on 115 for seven …

Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 17:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

Sri Lanka penalised for slow over-rate in ODI against Zimbabwe

Harare - Sri Lanka have been fined five percent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate during the first One Day International (ODI) against Zimbabwe, played at Harare Sports Club on Friday.The decision was handed down by matc…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 22:04hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter

Stanbic Bank sponsored Stragglers Cricket week returns with 540 players

Zimbabwe's flagship junior cricket development initiative, the Stragglers Junior Cricket Week, is set to commence on 25 August, bringing together 540 aspiring cricketers for a week of immersive training and spirited competition at St Georg…

Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 22:32hrs | | by Agencies

Zimbabwe Cricket president Coltart

Zimbabwe Cricket president Tavengwa Mukuhlani has hit back at critics, defending his administration and accusing former Bulawayo mayor David Coltart of misleading the public in a heated war of words over allegations of racism, tribalism, a…

Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:29hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chevron's shoddy performance blamed on regionalism, tribalism

In the aftermath of yet another dismal showing by Zimbabwe's senior men's cricket team, The Chevrons, a Harare-based lawyer has formally petitioned the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) to investigate alleged nepotism, tribalism, regi…

Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

RBZ cracks down on ZiG rejection

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has issued a strong warning to businesses and service providers who are refusing to accept the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency, with central bank governor Dr John Mushayavanhu decrying widespread disregard o…

Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 13:28hrs | | by Staff reporter

Woman chops own mum with machete

A 30-YEAR-OLD woman from Ntabazinduna hacked her mother with a machete after a bitter row over a child's birth certificate.Aydah Tshuma flew off the handle on 4 July after her mother, Reginah Tshuma (58), allegedly failed to produce the bi…

Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 13:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

Explosive testimony at ex-Highlanders CEO's fraud trial

The fraud trial of former Highlanders Football Club Chief Executive Officer, Brian Busani Moyo, began this week with dramatic revelations after his alleged accomplice, Andrew Mandigora, turned state witness and confessed to their role in a…

Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 13:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

EcoCash agent's home raided

A gang of three suspected armed robbers stormed the home of a local EcoCash agent near Mucheke Rank in the early hours of Saturday morning, escaping with over US$5,300 in cash, US$1,100 worth of Econet airtime, two mobile phones and a lapt…

Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 13:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

City of Victoria Falls courts Geo Pomona

THE Wetland City of Victoria Falls is in talks with Geo Pomona Waste Management Company to develop a modern waste management system, as the city grapples with mounting sanitation and environmental challenges.Known as Zimbabwe's prime touri…

Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 13:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

New Zealand crushes Zimbabwe

Match summary: New Zealand 601 for 3 (Ravindra 165*, Conway 153, Nicholls 150*, Muzarabani 1-101) lead Zimbabwe 125 by 476 runsNew Zealand took a stranglehold of the second Test against Zimbabwe with a commanding batting performance on day…

Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 13:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

England to host Zimbabwe for one Test in 2025

After a gap of more than two decades, England will play a men's test match against Zimbabwe next year, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced Thursday.The one-off Test will take place at Trent Bridge on 22 May, and is followed…

Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 19:07hrs | | by Staff reporter

Why does test cricket still captivate fans?

Introduction  Few sports can boast the international appeal of cricket, and while other versions of the game might have taken the limelight over the last decade, there's still a big audience for test matches. Plenty of diehard cricket…

Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 10:23hrs | 644 | by Staff Reporter

Musarara shines in Scotland

Zimbabwean fast bowler Tinotenda Tafadzwa Musarara Jr is shining in Scotland, where he plays for Forfarshire Cricket Club.Musarara who is son to the politician and businessman Dr Tafadzwa Musarara is a gifted fast bowler and middle-order b…

Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 14:52hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

TelOne donates bins, trees to Zimbabwe Cricket

Telecommunications giant, TelOne has donated litter bins and trees to Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) as part of the company's corporate social responsibility and efforts to promote sustainable environment management.The company's Acting Chief Opera…

Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 21:39hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Zimbabwe can learn from Ashes Series

Zimbabwe's Test players are likely to be keeping an eye on proceedings in England over the coming months as a new chapter is to be written in Ashes history.It's a series that will see the second and third-placed teams in the world Test ran…

Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 16:12hrs | 230 | by Staff Reporter

What do we know about the 2023 Asia Cup?

Cricket fans have much to look forward to in 2023. As well as the regular domestic competitions of the Big Bash League (BBL) and the Indian Premier League (IPL), there are also annual international events like the Ashes and various Test se…

Published: 23 Mar 2023 at 06:15hrs | 231 | by Staff Writer

Stanbic-sponsored Stragglers Junior Cricket kicks off after two-year absence

Zimbabwe's leading junior cricket development programme, Stragglers Junior Cricket Week, kicks off today after a two-year COVID 19-induced lull.Stanbic Bank sponsors the week-long event in which budding cricketers between ages 9 to 12 from…

Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 10:09hrs | | by Agencies

Chevrons squad to tour Srilanka (2022)

Yesterday the Zimbabwe Cricket announced a 15 men squad, captained by Craig Ervine to face Srilanka in a 3 ODI match tour in Srilanka. The games scheduled for 16, 18 and 21 January 2022 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kan…

Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 20:50hrs | | by Energy Mavaza

A different kind of Flower power

Andy Flower holds countless records from his days as a talisman of the Zimbabwe cricket team, while the top of the world has also been reached as a coach with England. Such heights can only be scaled by those with a bit about them.Characte…

Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 19:06hrs | | by Staff writer

ZC wins WC qualifier hosting rights

The International Cricket Council yesterday announced that the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021 will be held in Zimbabwe from November 21 to December 5.The 10-team tournament, the schedule for which will be announced in due cou…

Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:26hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter

Taylor, Raza left out

SENIOR players, Brendan Taylor as well as Sikandar Raza are not part of Zimbabwe's squad for the five Twenty20 Internationals against Ireland as Zimbabwe Cricket seek a fresh new start.Zimbabwe Cricket are looking to build a new Twenty20 s…

Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 09:52hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter

Brave performance by Brendan Taylor as Pakistan pips Zimbabwe

Shaheen Afridi tops Brendan Taylor to make it 1-0 for PakistanPakistan 281 for 8 (Sohail 71, Imam-ul-Haq 58, Chisoro 2-31) beat Zimbabwe 255 (Taylor 112, Madhevere 55, Afridi 5-49, Wahab 4-41) by 26 runsPakistan withstood a stunning fightb…

Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 18:22hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter

Alistair Campbell launches grassroots academy

FORMER Zimbabwe national cricket team captain and director of international cricket and commercial affairs Alistair Campbell has launched an academy whose aim is to identify and nurture grassroots talent. The former opening batsman launche…

Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 22:31hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's Chevrons in fresh low

ZIMBABWE were bowled out for 117 - their lowest ever total against South Africa - as the Proteas laboured to a five-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the opening Momentum One-day international at the Diamond Oval in Kimberley yesterday. Sout…

Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:43hrs | 856 | by Supersport

Sikandar Raza, Mukuhlani meet

ALL-ROUNDER Sikandar Raza met Zimbabwe Cricket chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani on Sunday as part of efforts for the two parties to find common ground. Raza was left out of the group of players who were given central contracts by ZC after he we…

Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 06:50hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter

Masakadza named skipper

HAMILTON MASAKADZA never fancied himself as a T20 player and the 34-year-old batsman was also starting to believe that national team captaincy was never meant for him.But, Mudhara Hammy, as his team mates like to call him, is not only by f…

Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 08:04hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter

Cricket Australia monitoring Zimbabwe after blast

A bomb blast has heightened political tensions in Zimbabwe ahead of a landmark election, but Australia's cricket tour of the troubled African nation will proceed at this stage.Australia face England this week in a one-off Twenty20 then are…

Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 06:58hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter

Taylor, Cremer out of tri-series

ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) has announced a 17 men squad that will play in the Twenty20 (T20) international triangular series against Australia and Pakistan starting this weekend.The series will run from June 28 to the July 8 at the Harare Sport…

Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 07:20hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe Cricket managing director resigns

ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) managing director Faisal Hasnain has officially resigned from his position with immediate effect due to the Chevrons' failure to qualify for the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.In a statement yesterday, ZC said Hasnain, wh…

Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Suspend Zimbabwe Cricket Board'

FORMER Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart has challenged the Sports and Recreation Commission to suspend the Zimbabwe Cricket Board following what he said was a shocking decision to fire the Chevrons' coaching per…

Published: 05 Apr 2018 at 07:12hrs | 1076 | by Staff reporter

Streak sacking shocks cricket fraternity

HEATH Streak sacrificed On a Good Fridayâ€¦ But Whose Sins is He Being Fired for?This was a tweet by one Master Eli after Zimbabwe Cricket announced that they had sacked the former Zimbabwe captain and premium bowler and his technical team…

Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 10:44hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter

Taylor 'to take over captaincy'

NATIONAL cricket team batsman Brendan Taylor is earmarked to take over captaincy of the team, replacing Graeme Cremer who is set to be relieved of his duties after the failure by Zimbabwe to qualify for the International Cricket Council Wo…

Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 09:00hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter

Sikandar Raza drops quit hint

Zimbabwe national cricket team all-rounder Sikandar Raza has hinted at walking away from international cricket following the failure by the team to qualify for the International Cricket Council World Cup finals in England and Wales next ye…

Published: 27 Mar 2018 at 06:46hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter

ICC suspends Zim bowler, Brian Vitori

Zimbabwean cricketer, Brian Vitori has been suspended from international bowling following discovery that he was acting illegally.Vitori (28) was suspended after a panel of ICC world cup qualifiers sat to look into his bowling action. He h…

Published: 08 Mar 2018 at 13:52hrs | 209 | by Byo24News Reporter

Zimbabwe beat Afghanistan by 2 runs

ZIMBABWE'S Chevrons pulled off a stunning comeback to beat Afghanistan by two runs, taking the match-winning wicket in the final over of their Group B clash amid dramatic scenes at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo yesterday in which deliriou…

Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 05:34hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe beat Nepal in World Cup qualifier

Centuries from the fifth wicket partnership of Brendan Taylor and Sikandar Raza Butt ensured Zimbabwe won their first ICC World Cup qualifier match against Nepal by 116 runs.The hosts won the toss and elected to bat, posting a commanding t…

Published: 04 Mar 2018 at 18:12hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter

Heath Streak for Ndebele chief!

Social Media users have urged people from Matabaleland to make Heath Streak a Chief after a video of him speaking fluent Ndebele went viral on social media.The video is dated 25 December 2016.Streak who was born on 16 March 1974 in Bulaway…

Published: 23 Jan 2018 at 08:41hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter

Grant Flower optimistic about Zimbabwe cricket in post-Mugabe era

The celebratory scenes in Zimbabwe following president Robert Mugabe's resignation this week will rank among the most iconic moments in the country's history. And there is hope that the feel-good factor may spill over into the country's be…

Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 12:09hrs | 193 | by espncricinfo

Zimbabwean cricketers refuse to come back home

NINE local cricketers who are playing in the Shpageeza Twenty20 Cricket League in Kabul, Afghanistan have refused to return home as they believe that they are safe in the war torn Asian country.Zimbabwe Cricket announced last Wednesday tha…

Published: 17 Sep 2017 at 09:51hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe to invite Scotland

EDINBURGH - There is a chance Zimbabwe Cricket might invite Scotland over for a reciprocal tour in the coming months.Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer said as much after a series-levelling six-wicket victory on Saturday."We've enjoyed Scotlan…

Published: 20 Jun 2017 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter

Heath Streak Cricket Academy CEO ditches Bulawayo for Harare

OLD Mutual Heath Streak Cricket Academy Trust chief executive officer, Joseph Rego moves to Harare on Tuesday, a shift he believes plays a huge part in fulfilling his dream of turning the place into a world class facility.Rego, who will be…

Published: 09 Apr 2017 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

David Coltart responds to Zimbabwe Cricket criticism

FORMER Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister David Coltart recently came under heavy attack from Zimbabwe Cricket after he had taken to Twitter and Facebook lambasting the Zimbabwe Cricket leadership led by Tavengwa Mukuhlani while g…

Published: 15 Nov 2015 at 08:50hrs | 276 | by Mehluli Sibanda

Brendan Taylor found sleeping in neighbour's car

Former Zimbabwe skipper Brendan Taylor, who quit playing international cricket to play English county cricket, was found sleeping in an unlocked car by Nottingham police on Friday.Taylor was partying on Thursday night as his side Nottingha…

Published: 28 Aug 2015 at 15:59hrs | 198 | by ibnlive

Zim cricketers got R143,461 each to tour war-ravaged Pakistan

The Pakistan Cricket Board paid Zimbabwe's cricketers R143,461 each before the Africans agreed to tour the Asian country for a historic series last month, according to a report.This was uncovered by ESPNcricinfo on Wednesday."The individua…

Published: 04 Jun 2015 at 14:20hrs | | by Times LIVE

Zimbabwe confirms incoming tours from India and New Zealand

Zimbabwe Cricket has confirmed incoming tours from India and New Zealand this winter, though the team's proposed trip to Pakistan next month is "still to be confirmed" amid security concerns. Zimbabwe have been invited to play five ODIs in…

Published: 25 Apr 2015 at 11:05hrs | 4588 | by ESPNcricinfo

Brendan Taylor shines for Nottinghamshire

Brendan Taylor, the former Zimbabwe captain, became the first player in Nottinghamshire's history to score centuries in his first two first-class appearances on Sunday.Taylor, who made 105 in the second innings of his debut against the Lou…

Published: 12 Apr 2015 at 21:11hrs | 3584 | by Sports reporter

Alistar Campbell begins Zimbabwe cricket rescue mission

Barely two months after former Zimbabwe cricket captain Alistair Campbell stirred the hornet's nest declaring in international media that cricket in the country was on the brink of slumping into the abyss, he finds himself tasked to save t…

Published: 25 Jan 2015 at 11:23hrs | 3127 | by Sports reporter

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