Kevin Kasuza

Ace leg-spinner Rashid Khan and fellow slow bowler Amir Hamza shared seven wickets between them to leave Zimbabwe battling to avoid defeat in the second Test in Abu Dhabi on Friday. Openers Kevin Kasuza was unbeaten on 20 and Prince Masvaure was on three as Zimbabwe still need 234 runs to avoid an innings defeat.

Regis Chakabva led an improved Zimbabwe batting performance as the host nation battled to avoid an innings defeat on the third day of the second and final Test against Pakistan on Sunday. Zimbabwe were 98 for two at tea in their second innings after being forced to follow on 378 runs behind.

Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has banned national team players Wessly Madhevere and Brandon Mavuta from playing for four months after they were found guilty of recreational drug use, with a third player now facing a similar charge.

Left-arm spinner Nauman Ali struck twice for Pakistan as Zimbabwe crumbled to 118-5 in their second innings at tea on the third day of the first Test in Harare on Saturday. Nauman removed Milton Shumba for four and stand-in skipper Brendon Taylor for 29 as the home side lost five wickets in the session to find themselves perilously close to an innings defeat.

Batsman Craig Ervine has recovered from a hamstring injury to captain Zimbabwe at the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia next month, one of a number of players who have regained fitness in time for the tournament.

Zimbabwe have recalled batsman Brendan Taylor and picked five uncapped players in their 16-man squad for the two-Test series against Pakistan that starts at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday.

Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali struck twice in the morning session as Zimbabwe were left reeling on 59-4 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test in Harare on Thursday.

Brendan Taylor and Craig Ervine have missed out as Zimbabwe named a 15-member squad for the two-match Test series against Afghanistan on Tuesday.

Bangladesh hope to break out of a rut when they take on Zimbabwe in a one-off Test in Dhaka starting Saturday, but coach Russell Domingo thinks the players need to change their thinking to achieve success.

Pakistan pace pair Hasan Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi shared eight wickets between them to dismiss Zimbabwe for 176 on the opening day of the first Test in Harare on Thursday.

Star spinner Rashid Khan is likely to miss most of the games in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) as he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the two-match Test series against Zimbabwe.

Skipper Craig Ervine scored a dogged century as Zimbabwe shared the honours with Bangladesh on the opening day of the one-off Test on Saturday.

Skipper Sean Williams scored a pugnacious hundred and allrounder Donald Tiripano hit a maiden half century to delay Afghanistan's victory on the fourth day of the second Test in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

Pakistan take on Zimbabwe without key leg-spinner Yasir Shah in a two-Test series which starts in Harare on Thursday, but are "confident" after beating South Africa earlier this year.