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India's Suryakumar Yadav grabs six runs against Zimbabwe

India set up English clash after defeating Zimbabwe

England learned their semi-final opponents at the T20 World Cup will be India, who brushed aside Zimbabwe by 71 runs at the MCG to finish top of their Super 12s group.

Cricket • 06 Nov 22

Alzarri Joseph takes the plaudits after taking a Zimbabwe wicket

Joseph leads West Indies to victory over Zimbabwe

Alzarri Joseph starred with four cheap wickets as the West Indies defeated Zimbabwe to set up a grandstand finish in Group B at the T20 World Cup.

Cricket • 19 Oct 22

Barry McCarthy and Josh Little react to defeat

Ireland falter at vital moment to lose World Cup opener

Ireland's top order crumbled as they kicked off their T20 World Cup campaign with a 31-run defeat at the hands of Zimbabwe.

Cricket • 17 Oct 22

Zimbabwe's forward Knowledge Musona scores the opening goal

AFCON: Zimbabwe exit despite shock win

Ghana's Africa Cup of Nations campaign came to a humiliating end as they were beaten 3-2 by debutants Comoros Islands at Garoua's Roumde Adjia Stadium to finish bottom of Group C with just a single point.

Soccer • 18 Jan 22

Senegal's forward Sadio Mane scored the winner for his side

AFCON: Last-gasp Mane penalty hands Senegal victory

Senegal's Sadio Mane converted a penalty seven minutes into stoppage time to hand the pre-tournament favourites a 1-0 victory over Zimbabwe at the start of their Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Bafoussam.

Soccer • 10 Jan 22

Gaby Lewis and Leah Paul combined well once again. Credit: Zimbabwe Cricket

Lewis and Paul help Ireland to 2-1 series lead

Irish openers Gaby Lewis and Leah Paul hit their second century-partnership in as many matches as Ireland dominated the third one-day international against Zimbabwe, recording an eight-wicket victory and taking a 2-1 series lead with one game to play.

Cricket • 09 Oct 21

Leah Paul narrowly missed out on maiden century

Leah Paul stars with bat as Ireland level ODI series

Opener Leah Paul hit a career-best 95 as Ireland Women registered its second-highest ever team total in ODI cricket, with the bowlers ensuring victory by 80 runs over Zimbabwe to square the series at 1-1 with two games to play.

Cricket • 07 Oct 21

Despite Laura Delany's excellence, Ireland could not close out the victory. Photo: Zimbabwe Cricket

Zimbabwe claim historic ODI victory over Ireland

Despite Ireland captain Laura Delany hitting her highest score in One-Day Internationals, Zimbabwe came out on top by four wickets in the first match of the four-match series led by an historic unbeaten century by Mary-Anne Musonda.

Cricket • 05 Oct 21

Josh Little bowled well for Ireland taking 3 for 33

Ireland cruise past Zimbabwe to tie series

A disciplined performance in the field saw Ireland cruise to a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the third and final ODI (One-Day International) of the DafaNews series.

Cricket • 13 Sep 21

Ireland head coach Graham Ford and captain Andrew Balbirnie during a rain delay

Weather scuppers Ireland's second ODI against Zimbabwe

Ireland's second one-day international against Zimbabwe in Belfast ended with no result after the match was abandoned due to rain.

Cricket • 10 Sep 21

Blessing Muzarabani is mobbed by team-mates after claiming the wicket of Ireland's George Dockrell

Irish fall to Zimbabwe in World Cup Super League series

Ireland slipped to a 38-run defeat in the first game of the World Cup Super League series against Zimbabwe, despite a strong top-order display and a constricting performance from spin duo Andy McBrine and Simi Singh.

Cricket • 08 Sep 21

Ireland duo shine to seal series win over Zimbabwe

Kevin O'Brien and Paul Stirling played starring roles as Ireland earned a T20I series win over Zimbabwe with a game to spare.

Cricket • 02 Sep 21

Stirling century inspires Ireland against Zimbabwe

Paul Stirling's first ever Twenty20 international hundred helped Ireland move 2-1 up in their five-match series with Zimbabwe.

Cricket • 01 Sep 21

Kevin O'Brien during match two of the Dafanews T20 series

Kevin O'Brien's 60 helps Ireland level Zimbabwe series

Kevin O'Brien's quick-fire 60 helped Ireland to a seven-wicket victory in the second T20 international against Zimbabwe to level the series at 1-1.

Cricket • 29 Aug 21

Andrew Balbirnie is congratulated by team-mates after catching Zimbabwe's Craig Ervine

Ireland lose to Zimbabwe by three runs

The Ireland men's side lost their opening Dafanews t20 international against Zimbabwe in Clontarf by three runs.

Cricket • 27 Aug 21

The games were scheduled to take place at Stormont on 6, 8 and 11 August

Cricket Ireland confirms Zimbabwe's visit postponed

Zimbabwe's planned tour to Ireland for three one-day internationals in August has been postponed.

Cricket • 22 Jul 21

Ireland's tour of Zimbabwe will be rescheduled

Ireland forced to postpone tour of Zimbabwe

The Ireland men's cricket team have been forced to postpone their tour to Zimbabwe in April due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation in the country.

Cricket • 08 Feb 21

Ireland postpone limited-overs tour of Zimbabwe

Ireland have postponed their six-match tour of Zimbabwe due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cricket • 16 Mar 20

Ireland and Zimbabwe shared the spoils over the series

Zimbabwe win to draw T20 series with Ireland

An 111-run unbeaten stand between Craig Ervine and Sean Williams saw Zimbabwe ease to an eight-wicket win over Ireland to draw their three-match T20 series.

Cricket • 14 Jul 19

Ireland cruise to 9-wicket victory against Zimbabwe

Paul Stirling smashed a remarkable 83* from 36 balls to lead Ireland Men's cricket team to a thumping nine-wicket victory in a rain-affected T20 International against Zimbabwe today.

Cricket • 12 Jul 19

Tim Murtagh (C) is mobbed by team-mates after taking a wicket

Ireland clinch dramatic series win against Zimbabwe

A dramatic five-run win by Ireland sealed a series win over Zimbabwe and saw them win their first home series against any side since 2014, and first-ever home series against a Full Member nation.

Cricket • 04 Jul 19

Balbirnie and Adair steer Ireland to win over Zimbabwe

A century by Andrew Balbirnie, wickets and runs to Mark Adair and a fifth successive ODI half-century from Paul Stirling helped Ireland to defeat Zimbabwe today at Bready Cricket Club today.

Cricket • 01 Jul 19

Zimbabwe were beaten by Kenya in Nairobi last weekend

Zimbabwe players sleep on street in Tunisia

Rugby Africa and the Tunisia Rugby Union (TRU) have apologised to Zimbabwe after their players slept on the street following problems with their accommodation before a match this weekend.

Rugby • 03 Jul 18

Tendai Christo batted well for Zimbabwe as their tail wagged to take their tally over 200 runs

Grim defeat leaves Ireland's World Cup hopes in tatters

Ireland's chances of qualifying for the 2019 World Cup finals in England all but ended after a 107 run defeat to Zimbabwe in their first game of the "super sixes" stage of the qualifying tournament in Harare.

Cricket • 16 Mar 18

Ed Joyce and Ireland eye another World Cup appearance

Joyce: Reaching World Cup would be greatest achievement

Reaching next year's Cricket World Cup would cap everything Ireland have achieved before, says Ed Joyce.

Cricket • 28 Feb 18