Hamilton Masakadza

Medium pacer Tinashe Panyangara has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI series and three T20 internationals against India with a back injury, while Graeme Cremer returned to lead the side in both forms of the game.

The Zimbabwe Cricket on Monday annulled their 2019-20 domestic season with no winners being declared due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim finally called correctly at the toss and elected to bat in the second and final Twenty20 international against Zimbabwe.

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and chose to field first against Zimbabwe in the third one-day international in Hambantota on Thursday.

Former England batsman Gary Ballance has agreed a two-year deal to play international cricket for Zimbabwe, the country's board said on Friday, a day after he was released from his contract with English county side Yorkshire.

On this day in 2001, former Zimbabwe skipper Hamilton Masakadza became the youngest batsman to score a century on debut Test.

Ambati Rayudu scored an unbeaten 133-ball 124 to guide India to a respectable total of 255/6 against Zimbabwe after early wobbles in the first ODI.

Manipal Tigers were knocked out of Legends League Cricket (LLC) despite a three-wicket win over India Capitals at the Barkatullah Khan Stadium here.

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in the first ODI on Wednesday at Queens Sports Club at Bulwayo in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe's former Test captain Dave Houghton is returning to his previous post as national team coach, with his predecessor Lalchand Rajput assuming a new role as technical director, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) said on Tuesday.

Indian captain Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and chose to bat against Zimbabwe in the first T20 International at the Harare Sports Club on Friday.

India entered the series on the back of a 3-0 whitewash of Zimbabwe in the preceding ODI series, but suffered a shocking loss in the opening T20 last Saturday before getting their act together in the second game on Monday.

Their Test win over Pakistan propelled Zimbabwe's players to best-ever rankings with skipper Brendan Taylor zooming up 15 rungs to be at career-best 25th.

Zimbabwe's ten wicket defeat to India is their third by such a margin in Twenty20 Internationals - the first being to New Zealand at Harare on October 15, 2011 and the second to South Africa at Hambantota on September 20, 2012.

Zimbabwe's former cricketer Hamilton Masakadza believes that his nation's team has the capability to challenge and potentially defeat the current world champions, India, in the remaining three matches of their ongoing series. The competition has reached a thrilling juncture, with both teams having secured one victory each, resulting in a 1-1 tie. India will strive to capitalize on their recent resurgence and maintain their winning form.

In a remarkable turn of events during the 2013 Test match at Harare, Zimbabwe triumphed over Pakistan by 24 runs. Posting scores of 294 and 199, Zimbabwe set a target of 264. Despite Misbah-ul-Haq's efforts, Pakistan fell short with only 239 runs. Tendai Chatara's five-wicket haul played a pivotal role in this rare victory for Zimbabwe.

New Zealand batsman Devon Conway might have missed out on a century against Australia in the opening T20I on Monday, but Conway said he is a little more disappointed for Ish Sodhi as the leg-spinner missed a five-wicket haul by a whisker.

Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla came up with match haul of 10-58 as India 'A' thrashed a Zimbabwe XI by an innings and 233 runs in a four-day match at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.

India would be looking to continue their dominance and complete the clean sweep when they take on a hapless Zimbabwe in the final T20 International match.