Topic: Southern Africa

Pakistan coach Waqar hails farewell tour

Pakistan coach Waqar Younis on Wednesday hailed his team's winning tour of Zimbabwe -- his last series in the post -- and said he was a "satisfied man" after his stint in charge.The 39-year-old former fast bowler had announced the Zimbabwe tour ...

N.Z. quick Southee out of Champions League

New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee pulled out of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket series on Tuesday after suffering a knee injury.Southee, who recently won the ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year award, was to have flown to India this week ...

Pakistan complete Zimbabwe clean-sweep

Pakistan completed a clean sweep of Zimbabwe by winning the second and final Twenty20 international by five runs at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday.Pakistan made 141 from their 20 overs with man of the match Mohammed Hafeez top-scoring with 51 before ...

Hafeez leads Pakistan to 85-run victory

Pakistan stamped their authority over Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on Friday, winning the first of two Twenty20 matches by a huge 85 runs.Mohammad Hafeez was the star of the show, scoring 71 before taking four wickets.Pakistan raced to 198 for four ...

N.Z.'s Bennett out of Zimbabwe tour

New Zealand paceman Hamish Bennett will miss the Black Caps' tour of Zimbabwe due to a back injury, New Zealand Cricket director John Buchanan said Friday.Buchanan said Bennett pulled up sore at training and while scans had ruled out a stress fracture ...

Pakistan in ODI series whitewash over Zimbabwe

Pakistan won the one day international series against Zimbabwe with a 3-0 whitewash by taking the closing match with 28 runs to spare at Harare Sports Club here Wednesday.Pakistan, having been put into bat by the hosts captain Brendan Taylor, set a ...
Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez with 139 runs and Imran Farhat with 75 formed a record-breaking opening partnership of 228 runs against Zimbabwe here Sunday to secure an overwhelming win in the second ODI to take the three-match series.Their combination beat the previous mark ...

Pakistan snatch Zimbabwe ODI in last over

Pakistan scrambled a five-run victory over Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in the first of three one-day internationals here on Thursday.That was the official result, but the reality is that Zimbabwe lost it in the final over when they needed 12 runs ...

Pakistan beat Zimbabwe in one-off Test

Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the one-off Test match between the sides at Queens Sports Club here on Monday.Set 88 to win in their second innings, the tourists reached their target for the loss of three wickets.118187963&bid=informcom" /> Copyright 2011  ...

Resolute Taibu delays Pakistan's victory march

Pakistan's attempt to wrap up their one-off test with Zimbabwe a day early was thwarted by a resolute innings from Tatenda Taibu at Queens Sports club here Sunday.An astonishing collapse by the hosts in their second innings saw them go to tea ...