OnSport Reporter THE Harare Metropolitan Cricket Association (HMCA) has suspended coach Blessing Mafuwa pending investigations into allegations he racially abused national team captain Sikanda Raza on June 1 during a dometic match at Old Hararians Sports Club. Mafuwa is due for a disciplinary hearing this Tuesday. The explosive allegations stem from a domestic match on…
OnSport Reporter It was not the kind of reintroduction to playing with the big boys that many had anticipated for the Zimbabwe men’s senior cricket team, especially given the 22-year period since they last toured England. For Ben Stokes and his team, it was a stroll in the park. However, for Craig Ervine and his…
By OnSport Reporter England’s massive first-innings score of 565/6 declared has left Zimbabwe staring at an innings defeat, despite Brian Bennett’s remarkable century. The 21-year-old’s heroics weren’t enough to save the Chevrons from a mammoth task of chasing down England’s lead. Bennett accelerated to a century off just 97 balls, striking at an astonishing rate…
England – 498-3 in 88 overs (Ollie Pope 169*, Ben Duckett 140, Zak Crawley 124; Wessly Madhevere 1/34, Sikandar Raza 1/93, Blessing Muzarabani 1/111) Zimbabwe – Day 1 – Stumps Zimbabwe’s long-awaited return to the Test arena in England was met with a commanding performance from the hosts, who amassed 498 for three on the…
