Vusi Sibanda

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.

Sean Williams hit a career-best 78 not out as Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by six wickets in the second ODI in Bulawayo to set up a series decider.

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.

In the third and final ODI on Wednesday, India chased down a target of 123 in just 21.5 overs and ten wickets to spare to complete a 3-0 ODI whitewash on Zimbabwe. KL Rahul scored 63*, while debutant Faiz Fazal hit a confident 55*. Jasprit Bumrah claimed 4 for 22.

In his second ODI, the 25-year-old Haryana legspinner played a huge role in securing India the series over Zimbabwe.

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

Zimbabwe has left opening batsman vusi sibanda out of its squad to tour New Zealand after he was embroiled in a spat with the country's cricket authorities.

An innings of 88 by Sourav Ganguly helped Asia XI beat Africa XI by 31 runs in the second Afro-Asia Cup match in Chennai on Saturday.

Noida got its first taste of international cricket this week as Afghanistan-A hosted Zimbabwe-A in a three-match one-day series at Greater Noida’s Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Stadium.

The three-match ODI series will get underway at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday with India, despite being paper thin on international experience barring Dhoni, the favourites. While, Zimbabwe will have the best shot at beating a visiting second-string Indian team in six years.

Dilhara Fernando picked up a career-best 4 for 36 to lead Asia XI beat Africa XI by 31 runs. Asia took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three match Afro-Asia Cup.

India beat Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the 2nd ODI at the Harare Sports Club on Monday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. This win marks India’s first ODI series victory since July 2015, when they whitewashed the same opposition under the leadership of Ajinkya Rahane.

Down 0-1 in the three-match ODI series, the African XI are keen to level it as they take on the Asian XI in the second Afro-Asia Cup tie at the MA Chidambaram stadium on Saturday.

Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura won the toss and opted to bowl first in the second ODI of the three-match series against India at Harare on Sunday.

Manish Pandey makes his debut for India, whereas Zimbabwe rang in three changes for the final ODI.

A list of the top-ten oldest Twenty20 International debutants.

Five Indians, including Sachin Tendulkar, were on Friday named in the 14-member Asian One-day cricket team for the Afro-Asian Cup to be held in India in June.

Zimbabwe all-rounder Elton Chigumbura scored 79 and claimed two wickets to lead his team to a 109-run win over Kenya in the first of a five-match limited-overs series.

Dhoni remained unbeaten at 139 while Mohammad Rafique took four-wicket haul to power their side beat Africa XI by 13 runs and lift the Afro-Asia Cup at MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai.

A second string India signed off their Zimbabwe sojourn with a nerve-wracking finish, winning the third and final T20I at the Harare Sports Club by three runs to return home with a 2-1 series win on Wednesday.