Sri Lanka strode to a seven-wicket win after bundling out the Zimbabweans for 104 in the fourth match of a triangular ODI tournament in Pakistan.
Ashwell Prince's maiden Test century helped South Africa reach 380 for six after the second day of the second Test.
The unseeded Australians beat Zimbabwean Kevin Ullyett and Liezel Huber of South Africa to win the mixed doubles title.
The Indo-Aussie pair was beaten by fifth seeds Wayne Black and Kevin Ulleytt of Zimbabwe 7-6(7-3), 6-3 in the quarter-finals.
The top seeds beat third seed Zimbabwean pair of Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett 6-3, 7-5 to win the men's doubles title.
Seven of the 10 votes on the ICC's executive board are needed to for the series to lose its Test status.
Zimbabwe will play two matches on their first Test tour Down Under.
Pakistan team's tour of Zimbabwe next month and a planned tri-series ODI tournament there have been called off after mutual understanding between the two countries.
Former captain Sourav Ganguly has said the expertise of former Indian cricketers can surely be utilised for bringing improvements in the team but was not sure if they will have enough time for the challenging job.
They clinched their first title at the 103rd attempt after reaching 302 for 2 in the first innings of their final match against Leicestershire.
Daily Telegraph's Mihir Bose had been ordered out of the country.
The Zimbabwe fast bowler was ruled out after injuring a thigh muscle.
The young pace bowler said he wanted to improve his performance in the VB series final against Australia.
Zimbabwe Cricket Union has approached the International Cricket Council for a loan to bail the board out of a financial crisis, which has also put the Pakistan team's tour to that country in serious doubt.
The Pakistanis will have history firmly on their side, having not lost a one-dayer to Zimbabwe for four-and-a-half years.
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi braved sweltering heat and a stiff challenge from Rameez Junaid and Adrian Mannarino to enter the second round of the Australian Open.
'Invest a part of your portfolio in a global currency that can't be printed, or meddled with -- gold,' suggests Chirag Mehta.
The visitors crashed to an innings and 92-run defeat inside three days in the first Test at Lords.
Pakistan have won the last 12 decisive encounters and only lost twice in 31 games against the Zimbabweans.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is all set to retain the support staff members comprising of Sanjay Bangar, R Sridhar and Bharat Arun, who came in as temporary replacements for Trevor Penny and Joe Dawes.
Under-fire India coach Duncan Fletcher's fate is expected to be decided by the Board of Control for Cricket in India after it receives team director Ravi Shastri's report on the England tour.
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black hardly broke a sweat as they entered the US Open women's doubles semifinals after their rivals retired midway through the quarterfinal match in New York.
Sean Williams scored a maiden Test century in vain as New Zealand clinched a comprehensive innings and 117-run victory over hosts Zimbabwe on day four of the first Test in Bulawayo, on Sunday.
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Insisting that there are enough people in the support staff to take care of players, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said it is fine if the coach's position remains vacant for some time.
From Hurricane Dorian to Hong Kong protests to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mega event in Houston, Texas, United States -- these are the big moments that shaped the month of September.
The future of India's bowling coach Joe Dawes and fielding consultant Trevor Penny will be decided at the all-important Working Committee meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, in Chennai on September 26.
Former Australia pacer Brett Lee feels ex-India skipper Sourav Ganguly has a huge wealth of knowledge and would do a great job if he is appointed as India's head coach.
Just a few days after the BCCI invited applications for the vacant post of India senior men's team head coach through its website, chief selector Sandeep Patil has thrown his hat into the ring for the high-profile job. "I have just applied (for the post)," Patil told PTI.
Zimbabwean Ray Price decided to call it quits from international cricket on Monday.
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