Liam Brickhill

Zimbabwe's preparations for the series against Pakistan concluded with some often overlooked groundwork: the building of team unity and camaraderie within a fractured side

Although Zimbabwe have had relative success against Pakistan in the longer formats, they are yet to beat the visitors in T20s

Zimbabwe coach Dav Whatmore on the surreal and moving experience of being the first Full Member team to tour Pakistan in six years

India were asked to chase for the first time on the tour, but they fell short of a target of 146 against Zimbabwe. Ajinkya Rahane accepted that they didn't bat well, but said chasing "wasn't an issue"

The losses kept piling up and there were off-field troubles as well. But Zimbabwe decided enough was enough and their stand-in captain was at the centre of a stirring victory

Plays of the day from the second T20I between Zimbabwe and India in Harare

After winning the ODI series 3-0, India will target another series sweep, this time in the T20 format, ahead of the second T20 international against Zimbabwe in Harare on Sunday

Chris Mpofu's back playing international cricket, having cut some bad habits out of his life, and enjoying a game he had fallen out of love with more than ever

Robin Uthappa, who has had to adapt to a middle-order role in the Zimbabwe tour, was pleased with his contribution - a 35-ball 39- to the team in the first T20I

Plays of the day from the first T20 between India and Zimbabwe in Harare

Hamilton Masakadza is looking forward to a fresh start for Zimbabwe as they move into the Twenty20 phase of their series against India

Satisfied with his first captaincy stint, Ajinkya Rahane stressed on the fact that the team will be focussing on the upcoming T20s against Zimbabwe and be watchful of the challenge they pose

With the ruling of the Lodha Commission still rocking the cricket world, India will be looking for a welcome distraction by targeting success in the two T20 matches

Vusi Sibanda's strokeplay is a thing of crisp, almost poetic beauty, but he has never been able to make the most of his talent while opening for Zimbabwe. Evidence suggests he may be better utilised in the middle order

Dav Whatmore, the Zimbabwe coach, says his side will need time and experience to start converting ability into performance

Kedar Jadhav, who made his maiden century in the third ODI, said he was pleased that he batted through to the end of India's innings and gave them a match-winning total

Plays of the day from the third ODI between Zimbabwe and India

Individually they have shown the side has talent, but Zimbabwe have not been able to put an all-round performance. They have one last change against an Indian side that might be looking to experiment

M Vijay's inconsistent ODI career was given a boost after his career-best 72 in the second ODI that was the undergird to India's total of 271

Chamu Chibhabha has attributed his recent success to his self-confidence, attitude and mental approach to the game