Richard Ngarava took four Ireland top-order wickets as Zimbabwe hit back in dramatic style to take charge of a one-off Test in Belfast on Saturday.
"Normally the touring team gets itself into the country and then it's looked after in terms of accommodation, all the rest of it but there's no fee for that team that's touring. Next year when we play against Zimbabwe, there will be a fee for that team that's touring."
Zimbabwe wicketkeeper Clive Madande broke a 90-year unwanted record when he conceded 42 byes in a Test innings against Ireland on Friday.
India appear to have unearthed a long-term Twenty20 prospect in opener Abhishek Sharma and the secret to getting the best out of him looks simple enough too - just let him borrow a bat from teammate
Bangladesh were keeping an eye on two players who would have key roles in bolstering the World Cup squad. Mohammad Saifuddin’s three wickets and Tanzid Hasan’s debut fifty against Zimbabwe during the eight-wicket win in the first T20I in Chattogram on Friday would reassure the team management ahead of the T20 World Cup in June.
Mohammad Saifuddin returned to the national team squad for the first time in 18 months as Bangladesh Cricket Board today announced a 15-member squad for the first three matches of the Zimbabwe T20 series, starting on May 3.
The Zimbabweans will arrive on 28 April and play the first match of the series on May 3 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
Antum Naqvi bludgeoned 300 not out from 295 balls on Friday to break Zimbabwe’s domestic first-class record for the highest individual score by a batter.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat Saturday in the first of three ODI matches against Zimbabwe.
Two-time world champions West Indies recovered from the early loss of openers Brandon King and Kyle Mayers as four players hit half-centuries as they made 297 all out off 49.3 overs.
Star Zimbabwe batter Gary Ballance was ruled out of the decisive second Test against the West Indies in Bulawayo on Sunday due to a migraine headache.
"To see Zimbabwe come back and force their way back into the game, and pushing for victory, says a lot about Test cricket," said Brathwaite.
Gary Ballance became only the second Test batsman after Kepler Wessels to score a century for two countries, reaching an unbeaten 107 at tea for Zimbabwe against the West Indies in Bulawayo on Tuesday.
Tagenarine Chanderpaul made an unbeaten double century after setting a new West Indies record of 336 for the first wicket with Kraigg Brathwaite on Monday before the tourists declared at 447-6 in the first Test against Zimbabwe.
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul became the first opening pair to bat in excess of 100 overs in an innings in the 21st century during the first Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on Monday.
West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara has fond memories of the southwestern Zimbabwe city of Bulawayo where he scored 191 in a Test innings 20 years ago.
The finalists have been unveiled, and the stage is set for former champions Pakistan and England as the T20 World Cup will see its curtains close on Sunday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after producing one of the most enthralling ICC events in recent memory.
Paul van Meekeren's three wickets helped the Netherlands claim their first victory of the T20 World Cup Super 12 stage Wednesday as their five-wicket win all but eliminated Zimbabwe.
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan said he had asked wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan Sohan to be careful about his positioning a ball before the final delivery, but to no avail.
