The home side, Zimbabwe continued to hold the upper hand on the first day, picking up two more wickets in the second session, despite dropped catches. At tea, Bangladesh were 171 for 4. Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan were the unbeaten batsmen at the break as the visitors continued to bat indifferently at the [...]
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Zimbabwe Hold Slight Edge Despite Bangladesh Fightback
Posted by Godfrey Chris Koti on April 25th, 2013
Zimbabwe Thrash Bangladesh
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on April 20th, 2013
Zimbabwe recorded a huge, significant victory against Bangladesh in the first Test at Harare Sports Club. It was all set up by two captain’s innings from Brendan Taylor who scored 171 in the first innings and 102 in the second. It was the skipper’s third century against the tigers in two tests. In a series [...]
Craig Ervine Opts Out Of Bangladesh Series For Club Cricket
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on April 14th, 2013
The farce that is the Zimbabwe national cricket team continued as middle-order batsman Craig Ervine pulled out of the upcoming home series against Bangladesh in favour of club cricket in England. Ervine on twitter said: It’s disappointing not to be a part of this coming series. In life, tough choices have to be made and this [...]
Andy Waller Is Zimbabwe’s Next Cricket Coach
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on April 4th, 2013
Andy Waller will talk over the coaching of Zimbabwe’s cricket team on 1 May according to Cricinfo. The former Zimbabwe international will come in mid-way through the tour of Bangladesh to the country after the two tests which Stephen Mangongo will be in charge of. Mangongo will continue after that has Waller’s assistant for the [...]
Coltart-Makoni Saga: No To More Trying Times For Cricket
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on January 30th, 2013
The Coltart/ Makoni saga got me thinking really hard about our cricket affairs in general from the boardroom to the field. The directive has been the cause of much concern in the country particularly for the cricketing world since its announcement. Its initial draft stated that only former national players could be considered as selectors. [...]
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Tags: David Coltart, Givemore Makoni, Godfrey Chris Koti, Zimbabwe Cricket 
7 Comments »Chigumbura Dropped From Cricket Squad; It’s About Time!
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on January 10th, 2013
Zimbabwe Cricket Convener of selectors Givemore Makoni announced a 24 member training squad to prepare for the upcoming tour to the Caribbean islands. Zimbabwe will play West Indies in a two match test series as well as five limited overs’ games (2 T20I and 3 ODIs). From the squad there was rather an unsurprising omission [...]
Posted in Unshelved Tags: Elton Chigumbura, Givemore Makoni, Zimbabwe Cricket, Zimbabwe tour to West Indies 2 Comments »Former Zim Cricket Coach Kevin Curran dies
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on October 10th, 2012
Former Zimbabwe international and cricket coach Kevin Curran has suddenly died at the age of 53. Curran died of a heart attack after collapsing while jogging. Curran had played for Zimbabwe for over two decades until his retirement in 1999. He died in his home town of Mutate. He coached Zimbabwe from 2005 to 2007. [...]
Zimbabwe Names T20 World Cup Squad
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on August 17th, 2012
Zimbabwe has picked a largely predictable side for the T20 World Cup set for later this year. Other than the usual suspects they have drafted in Richard Muzhange, the 21 year-old from Midwest Rhinos who has not represented the country in any form of the game. It is also good to see young Brian Vitori who [...]
Tatenda Taibu Quits Cricket For Church
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on July 9th, 2012
Tatenda Taibu, one of Zimbabwe’s finest cricketers, has announced his retirement from the game, stating that he wants to focus on working for the church. Taibu played 28 Tests and 150 ODIs for Zimbabwe and has quit at the prime age of 29. The decision has rocked Zimbabwe Cricket after he was named in Zimbabwe’s [...]
Cricket: Zimbabwe Squad For New Zealand Announced
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on January 12th, 2012
The national selectors have announced the Zimbabwe squad for the New Zealand tour starting from the 16th of January to the 14th of February, 2011. 1. Brendan Taylor (Captain) 2. Regis Chakabva 3. Elton Chigumbura 4. Graeme Cremer 5. Kyle Jarvis 6. Hamilton Masakadza 7. Shingirai Masakadza; 8. Stuart Matsikenyeri 9. Tinotenda Mawoyo; 10. Keegan [...]
Squads Announced For Stanbic Bank 20 Series Zimbabwe
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on November 22nd, 2011
Zimbabwe Cricket announced the five squads for the Zimbabwe domestic franchises that will be competing in the 3rd edition of the Stanbic Bank 20 Series. The event is scheduled to start on Friday the 25th of November with the final match being played on Sunday the 4th of December at Harare Sports Club. Mashonaland Eagles [...]
Zimbabwe Cricket: Have We Turned The Corner, Again?
Posted by Three Men on a Boat on October 26th, 2011
Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo was on Tuesday the battleground where Zimbabwe would claim one of its sweetest victories in recent ODI cricket history. It was sweet because we were chasing a big total of 328. It was sweet because New Zealand, perhaps thought we would not make it, sweet because it was a close [...]
Zimbabwe Cricket: Time to Support The Boys!
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on August 4th, 2011
Test Cricket is back in Zimbabwe. After six years the highest level of the game makes its way back here. The team has not performed that well in the long version of the game as seen in the recent first class matches against the Australian A side. Among the boo boys the expectation is low [...]
On Tatenda Taibu and Those Comments
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on August 4th, 2011
Tatenda Taibu is a senior Zimbabwe cricketer. A lot of kids see him as a role model and an inspiration. He has done well for himself he has a legacy to ride on now. On the eve of Zimbabwe’s return to Test Cricket he made what could be called an ill-advised comment. He said that [...]
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Zimbabwe’s Blind Cricket Commentator
Dean du Plessis is probably one of the world most unique sports commentators simply because he is blind. It is said Dean relies on his ears to tell what is happening on the cricket field.Doubting Thomas’s have questioned his abilities claiming that he is fed information during a match. Dean says he uses his acute [...]