It used to be that Zimbabwe carried the tag of 'underdog' into their engagements with every Test nation, bar Bangladesh. In the last five years, however, the two teams have moved in opposite directions and those roles have been well and truly reversed

Charles Coventry secured an honourable end to Matabeleland Tuskers' Twenty20 campaign as his boundary-laden half-century took them to a nine-wicket win over Southern Rocks at Harare Sports Club

While nothing has been officially confirmed there were more than a few hints that this might be the last time Grant Flower would be seen on the field in a competitive match

Mashonaland Eagles were crowned domestic Twenty20 champions after a thrilling one-run win over Mid West Rhinos in the tournament final at a packed Harare Sports Club

A round-up of the final round of group games from the Stanbic Bank 20 Series in Zimbabwe

ESPNcricinfo previews the second Test between Pakistan and South Africa at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi

A round-up of the sixth round of games from the Stanbic Bank 20 Series in Zimbabwe

Pakistan battled through the first session, losing Azhar Ali for a characterful 63 but preventing any further setbacks to go to lunch at 187 for 3

A round-up of the semi-finals and play-offs of the World Cricket League Division 8 tournament in Kuwait

A round-up of the third round of games from the ICC World Cricket League Division Eight tournament in Kuwait

ESPNcricinfo previews the fifth one-day international between Pakistan and South Africa at Dubai

With his international retirement confirmed, Makhaya Ntini is already busy building his legacy in South African cricket

ESPNcricinfo previews the fourth ODI of Pakistan's series against South Africa in Dubai

Older and a little slower, but still fit, up for it and looking to contribute, the junior Flower brother recently turned up for his first international match in six years

Grant Flower, who has returned to a player/coach role with Zimbabwe after calling time on his career with Essex, believes the country's tabled return to Test cricket next year is coming at the right time

It was always likely that South Africa would dominate this series, but Zimbabwe's plucky performances with the bat in the Twenty20s and first two ODIs meant the scale of their crushing defeat in Benoni was unexpected

South Africa stamped their authority firmly on their northern neighbours in the final ODI of Zimbabwe's tour in Benoni, sealing a massive 272-run win - a record margin of victory for them

A maiden five-wicket haul for Rusty Theron, Hashim Amla's second consecutive hundred, and an eighth one-day ton for AB de Villiers sealed the series for South Africa with a crushing eight-wicket win in Potchefstroom