Zimbabwe have decided to finish their tour of Pakistan despite a suicide bomb attack near the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore while they were playing the second ODI on Friday.
Captain Azhar Ali scored a century as Pakistan comfortably beat Zimbabwe by six wickets in Lahore on Friday to take an unassailable two-nil lead in the three match ODI series.
Zimbabwe will be led by Hamilton Masakadza in the second ODI against Pakistan on Friday following the suspension of regular skipper Elton Chigumbura for a slow over-rate.
Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 41 runs in Lahore on Tuesday to take a one-nil lead in the three-match ODI series, despite a maiden international century from visiting captain Elton Chigumbura.
With all the emotion of finally a having played some cricket at home now having died down, Pakistan will now host Zimbabwe in a three-match ODI series which should see everybody concentrate on matters on field.
Pakistan made life difficult for themselves in the second T20 against Zimbabwe in Lahore, but managed to pull off the chase of 176 with two wickets in hand, recording their joint-highest T20 chase and a series win.
In what was a momentous occasion for Pakistan cricket, and indeed world cricket, the home side beat Zimbabwe by five wickets in a T20 International at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
After weeks of wondering, and years of waiting, the Zimbabwe tour to Pakistan gets underway with two T20s at the heavily guarded Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, the first of which is on Friday.
This match sees two teams come into this game with different objectives. India are already assured of first place in the group, while Zimbabwe are going home and want to do well for their departing stand-in skipper Brendan Taylor.
Zimbabwe's cricketers have arrived in Pakistan and have had a net at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore, amidst heavy security, and their delegation chief has expressed empathy for Pakistan's cause, saying he knows what 'isolation' feels like.
The ICC cricket committee, chaired by former India spinner Anil Kumble, held their two-day meeting in Mumbai this week, and came up with a range of recommendations to make to the executives consider.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have advised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) that they will not be appointing match officials for the upcoming series between Pakistan and Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe have confirmed that their tour to Pakistan, which is scheduled to start on 22 May, will go ahead despite objections from their government that it is to dangerous.
Zimbabwe's tour to Pakistan is definitely on, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board, who say they have received verbal confirmation from ZC bosses, and the tickets in Lahore have gone on sale.
Zimbabwe's tour to Pakistan is still on the cards, after much confusion this week, when the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed a newspaper report out of Zimbabwe that new security measures were deemed sufficient.
Zimbabwe coach Dav Whatmore's first bilateral series tour sees him take on the daunting task of visiting Pakistan for that country's first international series since 2009, but he's happy with the safety aspect.
Zimbabwe batsman Charles Coventry has not played for the country in four years, but has been picked for the tour to Pakistan in the hopes of contributing in the T20 format for now.
Zimbabwe have named a 16-man squad for their tour to Pakistan that see them make six changes from the team that did duty at the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand earlier this year.
With Zimbabwe set for a tour to Pakistan later this month, which will be the first international series there since 2009, the international players' union, the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations, has expressed concern.
Zimbabwe have confirmed they will become the first Full Member cricket nation to tour Pakistan since 2009 when militant groups attacked the Sri Lanka team bus leaving five members of the team injured while six security guards and two civilians were killed.
New Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) managing director Alistair Campbell has confirmed that India and New Zealand will tour the Southern Africa country in the middle of the year.
The typo on the logo, and CSA's amusing apology, distracted all and sundry from the real news of a month-long tournament that will see 16 teams compete for the trophy. The finer details are worth looking at.
Zimbabwe have been dealt a heavy blow with the news that paceman Tendai Chatara has been ruled out for up to six months, after he fractured his lower leg in two places.
The Pakistan Cricket Board have confirmed that they are set to play a short limited-overs series against Zimbabwe in Lahore in May, which will be the first visit from an international side since 2009.
Cricket South Africa launched the 16-team Africa T20 Cup on Tuesday, which will be the African curtain-raiser to the 2015-16 season, starting on 4 September and the final on 4 October.
