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HARARE – Australia completed a 3-0 sweep, but after comfortable victories in the first two matches they needed a single from Ellis off the second last ball to pip the hosts. Zimbabwe won the toss and posted 271-8 with unbeaten captain Sikandar Raza (81), Craig Ervine (59) and Innocent Kaia (55), who retired with a hamstring injury, scoring half centuries. After the cheap departures of Travis Head (6) and Matt Renshaw (4) – centurions in the earlier ODIs – wicketkeeper Ing

HARARE – Travis Head's century led a strong batting performance from Australia, which was followed by a clinical bowling effort as they won the second ODI against Zimbabwe in Harare by 84 runs to seal the three-match series with a game remaining. Head's 112 off 84 was supported by half-centuries from Mitchell Marsh (53) and Cooper Connolly (78) as Australia posted 356 or 6 before bowling Zimbabwe out 272 to take a 2-0 lead in the series. Zimbabwe's new-ball bowlers found so

By SportsCast Writer HARARE – Zimbabwean mixed martial artist Lewis Mataya last week exploded into the limelight with a debut EFC fight win over Ayanda Zwane, sending the South African into early retirement from the sport. 28-year-old Mataya won the featherweight bout at the EFC Arena in Johannesburg last Thursday, a culmination of a 15-year long journey since he first took up martial arts in his early teens. With that defeat, Zwane (27) made the immediate decision to q

The ICC board has appointed Zimbabwe Cricket chief Tavengwa Mukuhlani as its deputy chair in the lead-up to hosting the 2027 ODI World Cup in Southern Africa. A press release on Thursday said, "With his leadership experience at Zimbabwe Cricket and his understanding of the region, Mr Mukuhlani will bring valuable insight as the ICC and its members work towards delivering a landmark World Cup that will return the tournament to Africa after 24 years and further strengthen the