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- ↑ "Seven men bowled, and Yousuf's purple patch".
- ↑ "Full Scorecard of Zimbabwe vs Pakistan 5th Match 2008/09 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com".
- ↑ "Full Scorecard of South Africa vs Zimbabwe 3rd Match 2014 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com".
- ↑ "Prosper Utseya's hat-trick vs South Africa; becomes 2nd Zimbabwean to achieve feat in ODIs". 29 August 2014.
- ↑ Prosper Utseya is the fourth offspinner to have been reported for a suspect action in recent months
- ↑ "Utseya lays racism allegations against Campbell". espncricinfo.
