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A blind love for cricket

A blind love for cricket

Visually impaired commentator Dean du Plessis talks about how he fell for the game, his phone conversations with Dave Houghton, and life behind the microphone

19-Nov-2016•Dean du Plessis

Gunaratne's seam-up variation, Panyangara's errant front foot

Gunaratne's seam-up variation, Panyangara's errant front foot

Plays of the day from the first match of the Zimbabwe tri-series, between the hosts and Sri Lanka

14-Nov-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Zimbabwe cricket needs help to overcome hurdles

Zimbabwe cricket needs help to overcome hurdles

Change in personnel at the top means there's lot to be optimistic about, but the cricketing fraternity at large needs to steps in to prevent Zimbabwe from going Kenya's way

10-Nov-2016•Tristan Holme

Rangana Herath: first captain with eight-for since 1985

Rangana Herath: first captain with eight-for since 1985

Rangana Herath got to several milestones during the course of his 13-wicket haul in the second Test against Zimbabwe

10-Nov-2016•Gaurav Sundararaman

Zimbabwe channel spirit of '92

Zimbabwe channel spirit of '92

Forcing Sri Lanka to strain every sinew on a slow pitch with little help for either seam or spin, Zimbabwe came agonisingly close to a draw in their 100th Test match

02-Nov-2016•Tristan Holme in Harare

The Cremer flick that got away from short leg

The Cremer flick that got away from short leg

02-Nov-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

A bright start but a gloomy end for Zimbabwe

A bright start but a gloomy end for Zimbabwe

02-Nov-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Cremer's leap out of obscurity

Cremer's leap out of obscurity

He was out of Test cricket for three years before he became Zimbabwe's captain. He had a batting average of 10.75 before he made a century

31-Oct-2016•Tristan Holme in Harare

Zimbabwe have Moor to offer

Zimbabwe have Moor to offer

31-Oct-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lanka pile on the runs

Sri Lanka pile on the runs

30-Oct-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Messy Zimbabwe's many misses

Messy Zimbabwe's many misses

Here's how our ball-by-ball commentary recorded Zimbabwe's slew of fielding lapses in the Harare Test

30-Oct-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lanka sitting pretty

Sri Lanka sitting pretty

29-Oct-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

More wins than India and New Zealand

More wins than India and New Zealand

Stats highlights from Zimbabwe's Test journey as they prepare to play their 100th match, against Sri Lanka on Saturday

28-Oct-2016•Gaurav Sundararaman

Peter Moor makes his own luck

Peter Moor makes his own luck

Having overcome a lean period in age-group cricket, Peter Moor has worked his way up Zimbabwe's franchise system and is ready to reap the rewards

27-Oct-2016•Firdose Moonda

Hope rises again for Zimbabwe cricket

Hope rises again for Zimbabwe cricket

Though financial and administrative hurdles continue to hinder the team's progress, Zimbabwe inspire a sense of optimism as they approach a landmark Test

27-Oct-2016•Tristan Holme in Harare

The Zimbabwe lesson

The Zimbabwe lesson

A decade and a half ago, the country embarked on steps to increase the representation of black players in cricket - raising questions of the sort that South Africa are struggling with now

12-Sep-2016•Tristan Holme

Captaining Border, drinking with Viv

Captaining Border, drinking with Viv

What's it like to have Richards buy you birthday beers?

28-Aug-2016•Michael Jeh

Wild about Zimbabwe

Wild about Zimbabwe

Our correspondent gets up close to a bunch of rhinos, and also happens to cover a couple of Tests by the by

12-Aug-2016•Firdose Moonda

Umpiring blunders leave Zimbabwe shortchanged

Umpiring blunders leave Zimbabwe shortchanged

The absence of DRS meant there was extra focus on the on-field umpires. As many as ten errors, including four on the final morning, with Zimbabwe battling to save the Test, did them no favours

10-Aug-2016•Firdose Moonda in Bulawayo

Zimbabwe in trouble after late losses

Zimbabwe in trouble after late losses

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