Specials – Zimbabwe’s best ODI performances in Australia

In this post, we shall be revisiting Zimbabwe’s most spirited ODI displays on Australian soil. Since their first appearance at the 1992 World Cup, the Chevrons have played 28 ODIs in Australia, and though they have won only thrice, they have more than held their own on quite a few occasions. If one […]

Specials – Associate nations at the World Cup, Part 2

Having revisited the fortunes of Associate nations at the first two World Cups in 1975 and 1979 in Part 1 of this five-part series, we move ahead to the next three editions – held in England in 1983, in India and Pakistan in 1987-88, and in Australia and New Zealand in 1991-92. The decade […]

Specials – Australia’s one-match ODI grounds

The arrival of Perth’s Optus Stadium on the international scene in January 2018 increased the total number of men’s ODI grounds in Australia to 19. Of these, as many as seven grounds have ended up hosting just a solitary ODI each. Here is a look back at these forgotten venues’ trysts with the international […]

Specials – Best of the ODIs : India v Zimbabwe

With the three-match ODI series between hosts Zimbabwe and India getting underway today, let us go back in time to relive the most memorable ODI matches between the two nations. Since their first meeting in the 1983 World Cup, the two teams have met each other in 57 ODIs, with India winning 45 […]

SPECIALS – Zimbabwe’s finest ODI wins

Zimbabwe were as good as any team in one-day international cricket until the crisis of 2003, when several players including Andy Flower and Henry Olonga protested against the Mugabe regime in the country. This had a great effect on the team’s cricketing fortunes and in a flash, most of the top players resigned, giving way […]