Cricket News

Sri Lanka bat first in the final one-dayer of their five-match series against Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka, despite some periods of uninspired cricket, completed a predictable clean sweep of the one-day series when they beat a gallant young Zimbabwe team by 25 runs at Harare Sports Club

The allround skills of Kumar Sangakkara and Upal Chandana carried adangerously weakened Sri Lanka through to a 72-run victory overZimbabwe in the fourth one-day international at Harare Sports Club

Sri Lanka have decided to rest five of their key players, including their captain Marvan Atapattu, for the fourth one-day international against Zimbabwe in Harare tomorrow

The humiliation of the new 'expurgated' Zimbabwe cricket team continued at Harare Sports Club as they crashed to 35 all out, the lowest total ever recorded in a one-day international

A captain's innings from Heath Streak - and the nervousness which comes with not being used to winning from Bangladesh - enabled Zimbabwe to scrape to a three-wicket victory which had seemed highly unlikely when they slumped to 124 for 6 chasing 183

A determined sixth-wicket stand of 76 between Sean Ervine and Heath Streak rescued Zimbabwe from 79 for 5 and guided them to a respectable 242 for 8 in the fourth one-dayer against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club

Zimbabwe completed their first Test victory since November 2001, as Bangladesh were extracted bit by bit on the final day at Harare

A hat-trick from Zimbabwe's Andy Blignaut left Bangladesh reeling on the fourth evening at Harare

Mohammad Ashraful flew Bangladesh's flag with pride on the third day of the first Test at Harare

Zimbabwe stormed their way into a strong position against Bangladesh on the second day of the first Test at Harare

Tapash Baisya gave Bangladesh a dream start with a wicket with his very first delivery of the match, but Zimbabwe quickly regrouped with a century stand for the second wicket, as the first Test finally got underway at Harare

Six wickets on his one-day debut by Fidel Edwards, along with a century by Wavell Hinds, helped West Indies to a comfortable 72-run win against Zimbabwe in the 4th one-dayer at Harare.

Zimbabawe went 2-1 up in the series with a 21-run victory against West Indies at Harare with Heath Streak again at the fore

Zimbabwe were denied a rare Test victory as the last-wicket pair of Ridley Jacobs and Fidel Edwards successfully played out the last 32 minutes and 71 deliveries to secure a thrilling draw at Harare

Zimbabwe took their overall lead to 266 by the close of a rain-shortened fourth day of the first Test at Harare, after bowling West Indies out for 335, a first-innings lead of 172

The first Test between Zimbabwe and West Indies at Harare Sports Club almost came to an untimely ending before the start of the third day's play, thanks to a freakish incident that seriously damaged the pitch

The second day at Harare was perhaps the best day Zimbabwe has enjoyed in Test cricket for some years

Tatenda Taibu and Stuart Matsikenyeri helped Zimbabwe to recover from a precarious 154 for 5 to a strong position of 284 for 6 at the close of the opening day of the first Test against West Indies

Stuart Carlisle, captain last season and abruptly discarded by the national selectors this season, sent those gentlemen a strong reminder with a chanceless double-century at Harare Sports Club