Zimbabwe Cricket has confirmed that India and Sri Lanka will tour the country for a ODI tri-series between May 28 and June 9 this year. Each team plays the other twice before the final at the Harare Sports Club. India will stay back for two Twenty20 matches at the same venue on June 12 and [...]
Zimbabwe may not be the strongest opposition, but West Indies captain Chris Gayle was delighted after leading his team to a 4-1 ODI series victory, their first in the format in nearly 20 months.
“It’s been a long time since we last won a series, and it feels really, really good to have achieved this,” he [...]
New Zealand Cricket has again postponed a planned tour of Zimbabwe due to security concerns.
The Black Caps were due to head to the troubled African country in June - having rearranged a tour previously scheduled for last year - but will not now make the trip until 2011 at the earliest. Read more
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New Zealand want to postpone their already rearranged tour of Zimbabwe until 2011 or play it in a neutral venue due to the security situation in the African country. The side was due to tour last year but rescheduled the trip for June 2010 and Justin Vaughan, New Zealand’s chief executive, said the situation had [...]
On a beautiful sunny day at Arnos Vale and on a pitch that offered good bounce, the Zimbabwe batsmen found the going too tough, and managed another below-par total that was chased not without huff and puff despite Chris Gayle’s explosive start. But for a fighting fifty from Charles Coventry, who was inexplicably left out [...]
Match facts
Sunday March 14, 2010
Start time 9.30am (13.30GMT)
Big Picture
The tour had begun on a disastrous note for West Indies and new coach Ottis Gibson, but they bounced back to win three consecutive games and take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the ODI series. Still, despite the relief of winning their first ODI series in [...]
West Indies captain Chris Gayle has described the series-winning display in the fourth ODI in Kingstown as a “team effort”, but also called for improvement after the hosts struggled in their chase of 142. Dwayne Bravo, the Man of the Match, grabbed four wickets, and Narsingh Deonarine guided his team, with a bit of luck, [...]
Narsingh Deonarine’s composed 32 not out saw the West Indies home after they were made to work hard wrapping up a series victory over Zimbabwe.
Elton Chigumbura top-scored with 42 in a flimsy Zimbabwe batting display as Dwayne Bravo claimed figures of 4-21.
After Chris Gayle crashed 32 runs off 21 balls the hosts looked poised to [...]
Match facts
Friday March 12, 2010
Start time 9.30am (13.30GMT)
Big Picture
The fourth game gives West Indies the chance to wrap up the series after their resounding 141-run win on Wednesday, which represented a palpable shift in momentum between the two sides. Importantly for the home side, the win was built upon a solid team effort, lead [...]
West Indies took a 2-1 advantage in the five-match one-day international series against Zimbabwe following a commanding 141-run victory in St Vincent.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul struck two fours and a six to top score with 58 as the Windies made 245-9 after being put in.
Kemar Roach then yorked Vusi Sibanda with the third ball of the Zimbabwe [...]
Within 80 balls in to the chase, it was all but over. A penetrative spell from Darren Sammy, in which he took three wickets from his first three overs - later adding one more to his tally - left the Zimbabwean top order reeling in their chase of 246 at Arnos Vale. The visitors had [...]
Match facts
Wednesday, March 10
Start time 09:30 (13:30 GMT)
The Big Picture
West Indies’ downward one-day curve got a much needed lift on Saturday, when the hosts beat Zimbabwe by four wickets to level the series. It was their first victory in an international fixture since August last year, and the relief on their faces was palpable. [...]