Former Zimbabwe Senior Men's Cricket team captain, Brendan Taylor has been embroiled in a drug and match-fixing storm. In a statement released this morning, Taylor revealed that he has been under investigation for match-fixing in the past two years and the international cricket board, International Cricket
Makasakadza, the captain, is nursing a left thumb injury which he picked in a domestic match in February, while Taylor is recovering from a right calf muscle tear he sustained in a Pakistan Super League game in Dubai during the same month.
The last day eventually goes Bangladesh's way, but not before Taylor made a century in each innings, becoming just the 14th player in all Test cricket to have done it more than once.
With Tendai Chatara not able to bat due to a muscle strain, it means Zimbabwe only had nine wickets at their disposal and were 19 runs shot of avoiding a follow-on.
The two sides will face each other in three one-day international (ODI) matches and as many Twenty20 international (T20I) games.
During an emergency meeting of the Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) Board of Directors on 25 March 2018, among the Board resolutions passed were the following:
Their chase had been powered by Sean Williams' 80, but his dismissal in the 37th over left the lower order with too much to do, and UAE held their nerve to record their first victory over a Test nation
Now the onus is on Zimbabwe, the hosts for the ICC World Cup Qualifiers to also claim their place among the leading cricketing teams in the world.
Taylor’s maiden century against the Windies goes in vain as Zimbabwe must beat the UAE on 22 March to qualify for the World Cup
...Zimbabwe handed Afghanistan their second successive defeat in the tournament when the African side successfully defended 196 runs to win by two runs in a nail-biting finish at the Queens Sports Club..
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