Mic Set Match

This week, we took Mic, Set, Match to the iconic Harare Sports Club and had a sit down with star Zimbabwe Cricket & Tuskers all-rounder Sikandar Raza! We talk about losing the world cup qualifiers to & facing UAE again in his first series at home in a year. We go through why he thinks it’s important that more teams need to play at the Cricket World Cup, his thoughts on the level of local cricket, his replacement in the team plus why he’s giving away free tickets at every game during the UAE series! Get it all in this fun episode.

We begin the 2019 season with a chat with Grace, the ANSA Sportswoman of the Year. She talks us through family support, how difficult it can be for sportswomen to break through and as a sports journalist, she also speaks to some of the challenges she goes through in getting top news. Some rumours and life experiences are shared too. Enjoy!

Sports on the Capital 26free Network your hosts Lizwe and Josh try not to shout into the Mic while they get their Set points across. Listen to them go over Zimbabwe and worlds Sports and see who won that match.

We have begun a series around the recent fitness wave around the country... Or have we only just started paying more attention now. We speak to two regular runners Bertlin & Fungai and they share some of the challenges, benefits and reasons why they aim to keep fit. Before that, the team dissects the Zim Cricket series against Pakistan with a special feed from Sizwakele, who was at the final match. Simba takes us through the Formula 1 race and we take a brief look into the Zimbabwe Sevens rugby team that was participating at the world cup in the United States. A full cover on all things sport in the past week.

This week, we have an exclusive interview with former Zim Cricket head selector, captain and legend Tatenda Taibu as he shares his thoughts on the chaos at Zim Cricket at the moment. Why has Zim Cricket treated Brendan Taylor so bad, what are they afraid of & what's the future going to be like? Find out more on this in this episode. Before that, the song in everyone's ears, is the FIFA World Cup trophy 'coming home'? The team share their thoughts on which teams will make it through to the Finals and the eventual winners. Enjoy!

A day after the Zimbabwe men's rugby national team side, The Sables, drew with Morocco in Harare, the Mic, Set, Match team spoke to team manager Kisset Chirengende over the good vibes about Zimbabwe Rugby administration. We talk about how he has experienced managing The Sables, working with Peter de Villiers and Brendon Dawson and building a new team. Are we ready to topple Namibia? Is there any hope after drawing with Morocco? Find out in this episode. Enjoy!

The FIFA World Cup starts this week and of course, the team had to go through their predictions for the best performing teams. You'll find of interest to be the wild card team predictions. The one team that Josh, Shingi and Lizwe think will cause all sorts of problems. But before that the team discuss why we need to celebrate women's sport more in Zimbabwe, another COSAFA Cup win and we start looking ahead to the Zimbabwe vs Morocco Gold Cup and 2019 world cup qualifiers rugby match. Enjoy!

We attended the Castle Lager 5-aside tournament and spoke to legend Tinashe Nengomasha. This episode tells you all about that and we also look at 3-in-a-row Champions League winners Real Madrid with two dedicated and passionate fans. Josh corresponds from somewhere in the deep forests of Zimbabwe while we get analysis from football blogger Tapiwa Semple. It's all just a football madness. @MicSetMatch

Josh returns to the Mic and discusses with Lizwe their experience from the Friday Fight Night boxing event that was held in Harare. All the action, controversies and drama from the night is shared right here. Remember Alfonso Zvenyika? Find out what he's up to nowadays. Before the boxing we discuss tonight and tomorrow's Champions League matches and a big shout to the man we all thought had an entire team named after him - Arsene Wenger. This is your latest Mic, Set, Match episode!

In the latest episode @slimsem_ is joined by @taytbells a sports commentator who advocates for women sports. From the pay gap in the Cricket and Zifa's treatment of the Mighty Warriors, all things Zim female sports were discussed. #ZIFARespectMightyWarriors