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Zimbabwe Cricket Team News & Matches

Captain: Craig Ervine (Test and ODI), Sikandar Raza (T20I)
Coaches: Justin Sammons (head coach), Dion Ebrahim (assistant coach), Charl Langeveldt (bowling coach), Stuart Matsikenyeri (fielding coach)
First international match: 1983
Cricket board: Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC)

Zimbabwe Men's Cricket Team History


Cricket was being played in Zimbabwe from the late 19th century onwards. Lord Hawke and HDG Leveson Gower travelled with touring parties between 1899 and 1910, and Rhodesia - as the country was called before independence - was part of the Currie Cup in South Africa's domestic system. As an Associate member of the ICC, they played three World Cups - 1983, where they beat Australia in what was their first ODI - 1987 and 1992. They became a Full Member in 1992 and hosted India for a one-off Test in Harare in October that year.

While they had a fair amount of talent in their early years as a Test nation - in Andy Flower, Grant Flower, Dave Houghton, Heath Streak, Andy Blignaut, Murray Goodwin, Neil Johnson - Zimbabwe remained significantly weaker than the other Full Members, winning only one of their first 30 Tests. But by the late '90s, they were becoming a stronger one-day side, sweeping England 3-0 at home in 1997 and beating New Zealand home and away in 2000-01.

However, the early 2000s were a period of upheaval in Zimbabwe cricket. The 2003 World Cup, where Zimbabwe were co-hosts, is remembered for the "death of democracy" protest against Robert Mugabe's regime by Andy Flower and Henry Olonga - which forced them to seek political asylum abroad. England also forfeited their World Cup match in the country citing security reasons. In 2004, a player rebellion triggered by the sacking of Streak, the captain, weakened the side to the extent that the ICC and Zimbabwe Cricket decided to withdraw the team from Test cricket temporarily. They only made a full return seven years later, although their ODI and T20I sides continued to play and feature in the respective World Cups.

Tatenda Taibu, Hamilton Masakadza, Brendan Taylor, Sikandar Raza, Tendai Chatara, Richard Ngarava, Sean Williams are some of the stars of this modern era, although Zimbabwe haven't won any major series or titles in this period, and have failed to qualify for the ODI World Cups in 2019 and 2023. Their most famous win was a nerve-jangling one-run triumph over Pakistan in the 2022 T20 World Cup in Perth, where Raza took two wickets in two balls.

Zimbabwe Men's Cricket Team Current Ranking


Tests: 10
ODIs: 11
T20Is: 12

Zimbabwe Men's Cricket Team Records



Zimbabwe Men's Cricket Team Trophies and Milestones




1997: First ODI series win, a 3-0 sweep of England at home

1998: First away Test win and first Test series win, a 1-0 win in a three-Test series in Pakistan


fan-ratings
Team Fan Ratings
Tests
ODIs
T20Is
1.
Sikandar Raza
Runs: 1353Wkts: 39
6.9
2.
Sean Williams
Runs: 1618Wkts: 25
6.8
3.
Brian Bennett
Runs: 460Wkts: 6
6.6

Top Run Scorers

In last one year
Tests
ODIs
T20Is
Sean Williams
ZIM,  Lhb
584
Innings: 12Average: 53.09
Brian Bennett
ZIM,  Rhb
460
Innings: 13Average: 38.33
Craig Ervine
ZIM,  Lhb
358
Innings: 12Average: 32.54
Brian Bennett
ZIM,  Rhb
327
Innings: 9Average: 36.33
Craig Ervine
ZIM,  Lhb
224
Innings: 9Average: 32.00
Ben Curran
ZIM,  Lhb
191
Innings: 6Average: 38.20
Brian Bennett
ZIM,  Rhb
465
Innings: 19Average: 24.47
Sikandar Raza
ZIM,  Rhb
456
Innings: 18Average: 28.50
Tadiwanashe Marumani
381
Innings: 17Average: 23.81

Top Wicket Takers

In last one year
Tests
ODIs
T20Is
Blessing Muzarabani
35
Innings: 11Average: 22.40
Richard Ngarava
ZIM,  Lfm
15
Innings: 10Average: 35.33
Wellington Masakadza
6
Innings: 3Average: 21.83
Richard Ngarava
ZIM,  Lfm
10
Innings: 8Average: 32.20
Blessing Muzarabani
9
Innings: 6Average: 28.22
Trevor Gwandu
ZIM,  Rm
7
Innings: 6Average: 32.71
Sikandar Raza
ZIM,  Ob, Lb
21
Innings: 16Average: 16.33
Blessing Muzarabani
18
Innings: 17Average: 19.33
Richard Ngarava
ZIM,  Lfm
18
Innings: 15Average: 20.50