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Ervine urges Zimbabwe to improve their fielding: ‘The outcome could’ve been different had we taken our chances’

Ervine urges Zimbabwe to improve their fielding: ‘The outcome could’ve been different had we taken our chances’

Craig Ervine lamented Zimbabwe’s poor fielding after Zimbabwe drew the first Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. Rahmat Shah (234) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (246) were the biggest beneficiaries of the dropped chances as they handed the visitors a 113-run first-innings lead despite conceding 586. Afsar Zazai made 113 as well. “The one little area where we’ll probably look back and think, …

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Zimbabwe secure draw in high-scoring Test on rain-hit day

Zimbabwe secure draw in high-scoring Test on rain-hit day

Zimbabwe 142 for 4 (Curran 41, Williams 35*, Zahir 2-43) and 586 (Williams 154, Bennett 110*, Ervine 104, Ghazanfar 3-127) drew with Afghanistan 699 (Shahidi 246, Rahmat 234, Zazai 113, Bennett 5-95) There were three Boxing Day Tests going on simultaneously. The one in Bulawayo, between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, didn’t have the appeal of Melbourne. But for a brief while …

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WTC final scenarios: India need a win in Sydney to stay in contention

WTC final scenarios: India need a win in Sydney to stay in contention

Percent: 61.46; matches remaining: India (1 home Test), SL (2 away) If Australia win the Sydney Test against India, they are through to the WTC final regardless of results in Sri Lanka – if Australia were to win in Sydney but lose both Tests in their upcoming series in Sri Lanka, they would finish on 57.02 percentage points to India’s …

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