Timycen Maruma

Medium pacer Tinashe Panyangara has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI series and three T20 internationals against India with a back injury, while Graeme Cremer returned to lead the side in both forms of the game.

Bangladesh took four wickets in the first session on Sunday to move closer to victory over Zimbabwe on the final day of a one-off Test at Harare Sports Club. Needing a world-record 477 fourth-innings runs to win when they batted a second time from Saturday, Zimbabwe moved from 140-3 overnight to 174-7 at lunch with Donald Tiripano and Victor Nyauchi at the crease.

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in the first ODI on Wednesday at Queens Sports Club at Bulwayo in Zimbabwe.

A century from Liton Das and five wickets from Shakib Al Hasan helped Bangladesh secure a one-sided 155-run victory over Zimbabwe in the first of their three One-Day Internationals at the Harare Sports Club on Friday.

Bangladesh hope to break out of a rut when they take on Zimbabwe in a one-off Test in Dhaka starting Saturday, but coach Russell Domingo thinks the players need to change their thinking to achieve success.

India entered the series on the back of a 3-0 whitewash of Zimbabwe in the preceding ODI series, but suffered a shocking loss in the opening T20 last Saturday before getting their act together in the second game on Monday.

The much-awaited Zim Cyber City Zim Afro T10 is less than three weeks away, and the five squads for the tournament have been confirmed.

In the third and final ODI on Wednesday, India chased down a target of 123 in just 21.5 overs and ten wickets to spare to complete a 3-0 ODI whitewash on Zimbabwe. KL Rahul scored 63*, while debutant Faiz Fazal hit a confident 55*. Jasprit Bumrah claimed 4 for 22.

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has given enough hints on changes in the playing eleven after two easy wins against hosts Zimbabwe, who have proved no match even for a second string Indian team after losing the first two ODIs.

It was the first time that the young team was tested on the tour and it faltered on key moments to suffer an unexpected loss. Another fighting contest will be welcome but beating a wounded India could prove to be a too big a task for the home team.

Noida got its first taste of international cricket this week as Afghanistan-A hosted Zimbabwe-A in a three-match one-day series at Greater Noida’s Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Stadium.

The ODI series proving to be a stroll in the park, MS Dhoni would look to finish his current season with another dominant performance when he leads India in the three-match Twenty20 series against a hapless Zimbabwe, starting on Saturday.

A second string India signed off their Zimbabwe sojourn with a nerve-wracking finish, winning the third and final T20I at the Harare Sports Club by three runs to return home with a 2-1 series win on Wednesday.