https://bdfi.cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com Latest news from bdfi.cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com (c)bdfi.cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com en-gb Tue 30 Apr 2024 https://bdfi.cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/USuspTRffR_drh-sevawcirc/harare-test-preview-herath-to-debut-as-captain-against-zimbabwe.html Zimbabwe haven’t played a lot of Test cricket of late. In fact, for a while they did not feature in Tests at all, owing to the political turmoil in the country https://bdfi.cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/kyYmVL9jNm_drh-sevawcirc/3rd-t20-waller-cremer-shine-as-zimbabwe-stay-alive.html Going into the third T20, Zimbabwe knew they had to win the match to stay alive in the series. Bangladesh had the advantage, having won the first two matches rather convincingly https://bdfi.cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/qdeLZfqaP4_drh-sevawcirc/afghanistan-defeated-zimbabwe-by-5-runs-in-a-thrill-encounter.html Afghanistan hold their nerves to defend 187 by a margin of 5 runs in Sharjah and take 1-0 lead in the two match T20 series. https://bdfi.cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/XBoMEiI3iV_drh-sevawcirc/zimbabwe-won-the-second-t20-to-level-the-series.html Chasing an average score of 145 runs, India had a horrible start of their inning. Skipper Ajinkya Rahane found himself short of crease in the first over of the inning. Robin Uthappa and Murli Vijay went on towards the target at brisk rate and it looked like the partnership is taking the game away from Zimbabwe. https://bdfi.cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/aqyKbB6mvu_drh-sevawcirc/2nd-t20-india-messed-up-the-chase-at-harare.html India had not lost a single match on their tour of Zimbabwe. As such, they would have been hopeful of finishing the series on a winning note as well