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Simbarashe Mudzengerere named captain of Zimbabwe Under-19 for home World Cup

Kian and Michael Blignaut, twins and sons of former Zimbabwe allrounder Andy Blignaut, also feature in the squad

09-Dec-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

Elton Chigumbura to retire from international cricket after Pakistan series

He will be remembered as Zimbabwe's best-known power-hitter of his generation

07-Nov-2020•Danyal Rasool

'Fully fit' Elton Chigumbura targets much-needed return to form in Pakistan

Chigumbura - who has past personal success in Pakistan to draw from - also says Super-League points are on Zimbabwe's mind

21-Oct-2020•Danyal Rasool

Zimbabwe clinch Super Over win to square T20I series in Netherlands

Brendan Taylor and Elton Chigumbura score the big runs before Tendai Chatara does the job with the ball as visitors end tour with their first win

25-Jun-2019•The Report by Liam Brickhill

Masakadza finds favour ahead of Zimbabwe's triple tour

The 33-year old batsman had played only one of their five ODIs this year, but he could potentially quintuple that count by the end of June

26-May-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Vitori picked to play against Pakistan A

Zimbabwe have chosen an A team full of first-choice picks to play against Pakistan A in Bulawayo from Sunday in an effort to help them prepare for the Tests against Sri Lanka, which begin on October 29

07-Oct-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Chigumbura steps down as Zimbabwe captain

Elton Chigumbura stepped down as Zimbabwe captain shortly after leading his team to a 18-run win that helped them level the four match T20I series against Bangladesh in Khulna

22-Jan-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Bolstered squad gives Chigumbura confidence

Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura was heartened by his team-mates' approach while training in Khulna, after the disappointment of their series loss to Afghanistan earlier this month

14-Jan-2016•Mohammad Isam

Chibhabha special derails Afghanistan

Chamu Chibhabha scored a half-century and picked up four wickets, including that of the in-form Mohammad Shahzad, as Zimbabwe defended 226 and levelled the five-match series at 2-2

04-Jan-2016•The Report by Shashank Kishore

Zimbabwe want a win, Bangladesh prefer clarity

Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura wants to get something on the board after losing the ODIs 0-3 to Bangladesh. His counterpart Mashrafe Mortaza's concerns lie in figuring out a team combination ahead of the World T20 next year

12-Nov-2015•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

Chigumbura coy about Mahmudullah run-out reversal

Elton Chigumbura giggled every time he was asked about Mahmudullah being called back after he had been erroneously ruled as run out

11-Nov-2015•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

'Batsmen gave it away' - Chigumbura

Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura said he felt that a target of 242 was possible to chase but pointed towards key dismissals that ended up costing his side heavily

09-Nov-2015•Mohammad Isam at Mirpur

'We did not turn up for the chase' - Chigumbura

Zimbabwe's captain Elton Chigumbura has conceded that his batsmen "did not turn up" to chase Bangladesh's 273 for 9 in the first ODI in Mirpur

07-Nov-2015•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

Chigumbura plays down absence of Taylor, Masakadza

Elton Chigumbura played down the absence of Brendan Taylor and Hamilton Masakadza and backed the younger players to step up

06-Nov-2015•Mohammad Isam in Mirpur

Ervine, Chigumbura make light work of BCB XI

Craig Ervine's 125-run stand with Sean Williams helped Zimbabweans ride minor hiccups on their way to a comfortable seven-wicket win over BCB XI in Fatullah

05-Nov-2015•Mohammad Isam in Fatullah

'Have been asking for more cricket' - Chigumbura

Zimbabwe's Elton Chigumbura said his team is glad to take every opportunity to play top-level cricket, after it became the first international side to arrive in Bangladesh following Australia's security concerns

03-Nov-2015•Mohammad Isam

Zimbabwe face unaccustomed challenges

Zimbabwe are in unfamiliar territory heading into their short one-day series against Ireland. It is not often that they can reasonably be expected to win a series, but they should have an advantage in home conditions

08-Oct-2015•Liam Brickhill

'The umpire couldn't see the ball' - Chigumbura

Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura highlighted the difficulties of playing in fading light and praised Pakistan's ability to fight back even after a poor start

03-Oct-2015•Liam Brickhill in Harare

Chigumbura sees value in game park bonding

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

26-Sep-2015•Liam Brickhill in Harare

'Started believing in the last eight overs' - Ervine

Craig Ervine, whose maiden ODI ton drove Zimbabwe to a famous win against New Zealand, has said he scented victory during the last eight overs of the hosts' chase though they needed over nine an over

02-Aug-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

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