Cricketers fight over Afghan defeat

Retired Zimbabwe national cricket team players and those still in the game had a nasty social media fight over the team’s defeat to Afghanistan in a five-match one-day international series that ended at Harare Sports Club on Sunday.

Former captain Brendan Taylor, who is now playing in England leapt to the current national team’s defence in the face of criticism from another former skipper Stuart Carlisle and former batsman Mark Vermeulen.

Zimbabwe were bowled out for 54 in their pursuit of a revised target of 161 after application of the Duckworth and Lewis method, which came into play following rain interruption for Afghanistan to complete a 3-2 win on Sunday.

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