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Tatenda Taibu set to return to competitive cricket in Sri Lanka

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Having retired from international cricket in 2012, the former Zimbabwe captain and their convener of selectors has signed for a Sri Lankan domestic side for the forthcoming first-class season

Brendan Taylor being targeted unfairly - Tatenda Taibu

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The former Zimbabwe captain and convener of selectors has severely criticised the current administration for their treatment of players

ZC announces 16-member Academy squad for England tour

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Fixtures against second XIs from Northamtonshire and Worcestershire, and ECB representative sides have already been confirmed

Zimbabwe Cricket seeks to fill gap in fixtures

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

With the qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Cup little more than a year away, Zimbabwe have approached Afghanistan, Scotland and Ireland for game time

Zimbabwe sack Masakadza, Whatmore

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe have sacked captain Hamilton Masakadza and head coach Dav Whatmore, following the board's review of the team's performance at the World T20 in March

Tatenda Taibu quits cricket for church aged 29

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tatenda Taibu, the Zimbabwe wicketkeeper-batsman, has announced his retirement, stating that he wants to focus on working for the church

Middle order helps Zimbabweans take lead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Zimbabwe batsmen gave a good account of themselves on the second day at Harry Barker Reserve, taking a 56-run lead

Taibu, Matsikenyeri hundreds light up Pro50 Championship

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Two hundreds from two old school friends lit up the latest round of Zimbabwe's 50-over championship, Stuart Matsikenyeri and Tatenda Taibu contributing two eye-catching centuries that were both made from No. 4 for their respective teams

Taibu stalls Pakistan's victory push

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe betrayed the inexperience of a team that hasn't played top-level opposition in over five years to leave Pakistan sniffing victory in Bulawayo

Zimbabwe overcome Mushfiqur to take series

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mushfiqur Rahim's century was in vain as Bangladesh lost a thrilling match in Harare to hand Zimbabwe the series, with two games left to play

Taylor ton keeps Zimbabwe ahead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A century from captain Brendan Taylor made sure Zimbabwe forged ahead from an overnight score of 92 for 4 to a solid position on the fourth day in Harare

ZC rejects Taibu allegations

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tatenda Taibu's place in the Zimbabwe starting line-up is secure, despite his flagrant criticism of administrators on the brink of the country's return to Test cricket

Test toddlers face off once more

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe and Bangladesh have grown accustomed to playing each other in limited-overs cricket in recent years, but have not met in a Test for more than five years

Taibu slams board on eve of Test return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On the eve of Zimbabwe's return to Test cricket, Tatenda Taibu has said that a lack of funds and poor professional structures are crippling the game in the country

Spinners dominate in 175-run win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe's spinners completed the job started by batsmen Tatenda Taibu and Craig Ervine, maintaining an asphyxiating grip on Canada's batsmen to secure a 175-run win

Tough for Zimbabwe to go beyond group stage

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews Zimbabwe's chances in the 2011 World Cup

Utseya confident of beating big teams

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe's players say cricket in their country has turned a corner: the team has belief, and interest in the game has been reignited

Tamim steers Bangladesh to series win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tamim Iqbal's explosive 95 blew away Zimbabwe on a slow Chittagong pitch on which the visitors had limped to 188 for 6

Coventry guides nine-wicket win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Charles Coventry secured an honourable end to Matabeleland Tuskers' Twenty20 campaign as his boundary-laden half-century took them to a nine-wicket win over Southern Rocks at Harare Sports Club

Centurions Amla, de Villiers seal series for hosts

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A maiden five-wicket haul for Rusty Theron, Hashim Amla's second consecutive hundred, and an eighth one-day ton for AB de Villiers sealed the series for South Africa with a crushing eight-wicket win in Potchefstroom

Zimbabwe edge low-scoring thriller

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ed Rainsford was Zimbabwe's hero as they squeaked home with a last-ball, two-wicket win in the first one-day international at Harare Sports Club

Waller, Taylor shine as Rhinos beat Rocks

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A 135-run fifth-wicket stand between Malcolm Waller and Friday Kasteni and a surprise four-wicket haul by Brendan Taylor helped Mid West Rhinos prevail over Southern Rocks by 18 runs in Masvingo

Vermeulen century takes Mountaineers to victory

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT

A round-up of the first round of matches in the Logan Cup

Raina leads India to series sweep

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Suresh Raina and M Vijay made light work of Zimbabwe's second-highest total in Twenty20 internationals to give India a clean sweep of the series

Blignaut, Taibu and Ervine prop up Zimbabwe

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Half-centuries by Tatenda Taibu, Craig Ervine and Andy Blignaut propped up Zimbabwe on the third day in Grenada to stretch the lead to a competitive 225 with three wickets in hand

Shillingford, Pascal put West Indies A on top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

West Indies A were on top of Zimbabwe, racing to 51 for 0 in 10 overs after restricting the visitors to 183 on the opening day of their four-day first class match at Queen's Park Stadium on Friday

Zimbabwe hold nerve for two-run win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A solid Zimbabwean batting effort, led by a watchful Vusi Sibanda and an innovative Tatenda Taibu, was backed up by their slow-bowling armada

Zimbabweans begin tour with tense win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tatenda Taibu, who the tourists will rely heavily on, starred with a century, guiding his team to a competitive 281 which it just about managed to defend

'We want to play hard cricket again' - Taibu

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe may be the underdogs for the upcoming limited-overs series against West Indies, but wicketkeeper-batsman Tatenda Taibu has said the team will be going all out for victory

All-round Mountaineers scale Twenty20 peak

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mountaineers put their disaster of the previous morning behind them to beat the favourites, Mashonaland Eagles, in magnificent style by nine wickets to win the final of Zimbabwe's inaugural Twenty20 competition

Eagles and Mountaineers edge thrillers

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the fourth round of games from the Stanbic Bank Twenty20 tournament in Zimbabwe

Taibu ton saves face in defeat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

South Africa began their season with a 45-run victory over neighbours, Zimbabwe, at Benoni yet were left with plenty to ponder after a battling century from Tatenda Taibu in a record sixth-wicket stand of 188

Taibu back in national team

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tatenda Taibu has made his return to the national team, after being picked for the 16-member Zimbabwe squad for the home series against Kenya and the tour of Bangladesh

Mountaineers bank on strong batting line-up

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

At the Harare Sports Club Mashonaland Eagles take on Mountaineers, while Midwest Rhinos meet Matabeleland Tuskers at Kwekwe Sports Club

Afghanistan coach hits back at critics

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Afghanistan coach Kabir Khan has hit back at critics who said his team was fortunate to be playing in the competition and was not ready for the challenge

Taibu keeps Zimbabwe fighting

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tatenda Taibu's second century of the match kept Zimbabwe XI alive in their four-day game against Afghanistan in Mutare

Noor Ali hands Afghanistan the edge

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In their first game of the Intercontinental Cup, Afghanistan put up an excellent batting display to counter Zimbabwe XI's first-innings score of 350

Zimbabwe A crush Bangladeshis

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After their triumphant tour of West Indies, Bangladesh were brought back to earth by Zimbabwe A, who thrashed them by seven wickets

Taibu slapped with ten-match ban

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tatenda Taibu has been banned for ten matches after an internal Zimbabwe Cricket hearing found him guilty of an offence for which he had already been cleared in court

Mabuza spins Westerns to Twenty20 victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A five-wicket haul by offspinner Mbekezeli Mabuza steered Westerns to a four-run win over Northerns in the final of Zimbabwe's domestic Twenty20 tournament

'Unbelievable' assault charges against Taibu thrown out

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tatenda Taibu has been acquitted of charges of assault on Zimbabwe Cricket's general finance manager by the Harare Magistrates' Courts

Taibu miffed with kit controversy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tatenda Taibu, who this week was dropped from the Zimbabwean side as a result of a dispute over his kit, believes there are deliberate attempts to oust him from the scene

Kit row costs Taibu his place

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tatenda Taibu has been dropped after refusing to play in anything other than his own kit

Taibu's lawyer rubbishes assault claims

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former Zimbabwe captain Tatenda Taibu was accused of involved in a "tug of war" according to a prosecution witness on the first day of his trial in Harare

Price picks up six as Zimbabweans complete win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It took just 2.3 overs for Zimbabweans on the final day to complete the victory against the Bangladesh Cricket Board Academy. Having made the perfect start to their tour of Bangladesh with the 195-run win in this three-day fixture, the Zimbabweans will ha

ZC rubbishes Taibu conspiracy claims

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe Cricket has hit back at claims made by former captain Tatenda Taibu that the board is attempting to discredit him

Harare court to probe Zimbabwe Cricket finances

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A Harare court has ordered Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) to submit documents concerning its payroll, sponsorship deals and ICC grants, according to a report from the Associated Press

Zimbabwe braced for rare home series

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe take on Sri Lanka in Harare in their first home international in almost a year

Doubt over Taibu's availability

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe's selectors are sweating on the availability of former captain Tatenda Taibu for the five-ODI series against Sri Lanka starting in Harare on Thursday.

Taibu dropped due to personal issues

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tatenda Taibu, the former Zimbabwe captain, has been left out the Zimbabwe Select side to play Sri Lanka in the opening match of their tour due to personal reasons

Sean Williams turns his back on Zimbabwe

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sean Williams has ended weeks of speculation by confirming he does not intend making himself available for Zimbabwe

Taibu and Dabengwa star in convincing Zimbabwe win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe swept aside Ireland with a convincing 156-run thumping in the first ODI of the Kenya Tri-Series in Nairobi

Zimbabwe win bowl-out after tie

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe earned a win they barely deserved, claiming a 3-1 victory in a bowl-out, after scrambling to a tie against Canada as the second day of T20 Canada tournament at King City produced a thrilling game

Sri Lanka made to work for victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka opened the T20 Canada tournament in King City with a five-wicket win against Zimbabwe, but were made to work hard chasing 107 in a match reduced to 17 overs per side

Taibu changes mind and rejoins tour

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tatenda Taibu has been persuaded to rejoin Zimbabwe's tour to Canada and Kenya less than an hour before the squad left Harare

Committee to investigate claims against Taibu

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe Cricket has set up an independent committee to investigate allegations that former captain Tatenda Taibu and the board's finance general manager Esther Lupepe were involved in a public row last week

Zimbabwe board investigates Taibu row

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tatenda Taibu's fractious relationship with Zimbabwe Cricket took another twist after he was allegedly involved in a row with a board official

Taibu to open training facility

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tatenda Taibu, the former Zimbabwe captain, is set to open an indoor cricket facility in Harare soon, according to a recent report in a Kolkata newspaper

Taibu opts for IPL over Zimbabwe

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe will play their last two matches in the Standard Bank Pro20 without former captain Tatenda Taibu who is heading off to India to play in the Indian Premier League

Taibu to miss Logan Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former Zimbabwe captain Tatenda Taibu has confirmed he will play in the Indian Premier League next month

Cobras claim final semi place

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The race for the three available semi-final places in the MTN Domestic Championship went down to the wire with Cape Cobras nabbing the final spot despite defeat against the Dolphins

Titans running away with Championship

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Titans took an almost unassailable lead at the top of the MTN Domestic Championship, their three wins this week maintaining their 100% record and giving them an 11-point lead over the Dolphins

Cobras make winning start to title defence

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up from the latest domestic action in South Africa as the MTN Domestic Championship gets underway

Malik and Yousuf power Pakistan win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A hundred from Mohammad Yousuf and a fine all-round performance by Shoaib Malik led Pakistan to a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad

Tanvir and Jamshed seal victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nasir Jamshed scored his second successive half-century and Shahid Afridi notched an unbeaten 43 to guide Pakistan past Zimbabwe in the second ODI of the Mobilink Cup in Hyderabad. Pakistan lead the series 2-0 with three to play

Patron's XI seize advantage on opening day

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT

The Patron's XI openers put on an unbroken 65-run partnership after their legspinners grabbed seven wickets to bowl out the Zimbabweans for 209

Taibu guides Zimbabwe to battling victory

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

Zimbabwe received a boost with a 51-run win over a South Africa Composite XI with more than a day and a half to spare at Paarl

Too much, too young

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

As Zimbabwe Cricket continue to hog the limelight on and off the field, Dean du Plessis, a top cricket analyst and commentator in Zimbabwe, says the board must return to the old system of player development, and selection on merit

Bubbly Zimbabwe, rusty Australia

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

No-one expected a challenge to Australia's hegemony, least of all from Zimbabwe. But on a crazy night at Newlands, all that changed

Australia look for perfect start against Zimbabwe

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia begin their quest for another trophy against Zimbabwe in Cape Town

Curran to head Zimbabwe Cricket Academy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shortly after being replaced as Zimbabwe coach, Kevin Curran has been given a new role as the head of the Zimbabwe Cricket Academy

Taibu's ton in vain as SA complete clean sweep

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

South Africa staved off a spirited run-chase to complete a successful weekend double-header, beating Zimbabwe by 28 runs in the most competitive match of the series to seal it 3-0

Gibbs and Smith propel SA to series win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

South Africa, fuelled by robust innings from Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs, cruised to the easiest of victories at the Harare Sports Club and with it took an unassailable 2-0 series lead

No interest in amateurish Zimbabwe

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Even with the return of Tatenda Taibu, Zimbabwe are struggling to compete at ODI level

Taibu comes back in from the cold

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

As expected, Tatenda Taibu has been recalled to the Zimbabwe squad for next month's Twenty20 World Championship almost two years after he quit international cricket following threats against his family.

Taibu insists money not his motivation

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tatenda Taibu has insisted that money was not the motivation for his return to the Zimbabwe side, maintaining that it was a desire to play international cricket that made him go back

South Africa A claim first day's honours

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

South Africa A restricted Zimbabwe Select to 223 for 7 to claim the first day's honours in the four-day match at the Harare Sports Club

Chawla bowls India A to big win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe were dismissed for 216 in the second innings, leaving India with a target of 65, which they rattled off for the loss of just one wicket

Taibu century fails to avert follow-on

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A fighting century from Tatenda Taibu went in vain as Zimbabwe Select failed to avert the follow-on by two runs on the third day against India A at Harare

Taibu named in Zimbabwe Select side

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tatenda Taibu's return to the Zimbabwe cricket team is almost complete after he was included in a select side for two four-day matches against India A at home

Board insists Taibu set to return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sources close to Zimbabwe Cricket have confirmed that former captain Tatenda Taibu is on the verge of signing a new contract with the board

Taibu in line for Zimbabwe comeback

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricinfo can reveal that Tatenda Taibu, the former Zimbabwe captain, is talking to the board about a possible return to the Zimbabwe team

A few sparks amid the gloom

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe cricket was rarely out of the headlines in 2004, but sadly for all the wrong reasons

Taibu denies comeback rumours

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tatenda Taibu has denied that he has been approached by anyone from Zimbabwe Cricket with a view to making a return to the side ahead of the World Cup

Zimbabwe in bid to lure back Taibu

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricinfo has learned that Zimbabwe Cricket is making desperate last-ditch attempts to persuade Tatenda Taibu to play for them in the World Cup

Snyman's runs riot

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A round-up of the week ending January 29, 2007 in South Africa domestic cricket

Desperate Zimbabwe target Taibu

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A report in the Zimbabwe Independent claims that Zimbabwe Cricket is making a desperate attempt to lure back Tatenda Taibu before the February 11 deadline when squads for the World Cup have to be named

Bowlers lead Titans to thrilling one-run victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sam Collins rounds up all the domestic action in South Africa for the week ending November 26, 2006

Cobras beat Warriors to claim MTN Championship

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sam Collins rounds up all the domestic action in South Africa for the week ending November 19, 2006

Taibu joins Namibia ...for now

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It's hard to know where Tatenda's Taibu's future lies at the moment

Taibu lines up for Namibia

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tatenda Taibu, the former Zimbabwe captain, has made his debut for Namibia in the SAA Provincial Cup match against Limpopo

Taibu rebuffed by South Africa

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The confusion over Tatenda Taibu's future intentions took another twist with claims that he had wanted to try to qualify for South Africa only to change his mind after being told the switch would be difficult

Taibu denies reports his future lies abroad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tatenda Taibu has denied that he has told anyone that he has turned his back on Zimbabwe cricket and is looking to make his future in South Africa

Taibu wants to qualify for South Africa

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tatenda Taibu, the former Zimbabwe captain, has said that he will try to qualify for South Africa

Taibu rules out Zimbabwe comeback

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former Zimbabwe captain Tatenda Taibu is currently back in Zimbabwe on a brief stopover before proceeding to South Africa where he is set to sign up for a franchise side in the next few weeks

Zimbabwe players head for the UK

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Eight of Zimbabwe's 16-man squad which will be touring the Caribbean later this month will be joining clubs in the United Kingdom rather than returning home at the conclusion of the series

Former Zimbabwe players defy board and police

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

As Zimbabwe Cricket calls in the police, the former players' representative has branded its action as 'naked nastiness'

Board sets police on Ebrahim and Taibu

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Dion Ebrahim, Zimbabwe's former vice-captain, was arrested this morning for using a ZC-sponsored car two weeks after the board decided not to offer him a new contract

Mashonaland and Matabeleland refuse to bow down

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Despite threats by the government, two of Zimbabwe's oldest cricket playing regions have vowed to keep on playing

Zimbabwe players prepare to sue board

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zimbabwe's players are preparing to go to court in a bid to extract their unpaid salaries and match fees from their cricket board