Zimbabwe Cricket News – Cricket Zimbabwe on Wednesday, January 8, announced a two-Test series against Sri Lanka to be played in Harare later this month, marking a return to the long-running format for the African nation.
Zimbabwe last played a Test match in November 2018 when they toured Bangladesh for a two-match series, and coach Lalchand Rajput welcomed the appointment and backed his charges to seize the opportunity. “We know our home conditions very well and our players are fit and happy during the game. All we have to do is get to the center and perform,” he said.
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Zimbabwe last played Sri Lanka in a Test match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo in July 2017, where the team won by four wickets, after posting a dominant chase, good fortune in Asia.
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Test plans: @ZimCricketv will host @OfficialSLC for two Test matches in Harare this month. The first leg is scheduled from January 19-23 and the second leg from January 27-31. Both matches will be played at Harare Sports Club #ZIMvSL pic.twitter.com/QRnPMxfGXY — Cricket Zimbabwe (@ZimCricketv) January 8, 2020
“Sri Lanka are always a competitive team, they are playing well and I am looking forward to the Test series,” Rajput said. “For us it’s a new beginning, a new chapter, and it’s good for us to start a long term that always brings out the best in the players.”
Zimbabwe’s preparations for the series begin with a ten-day training session featuring the top players from the country’s first tournament, the Logan Cup. “It is very important in first-class cricket that players are good and I am happy that we have players who have scored centuries and five wickets and more in the Logan Cup.
“It’s a good sign for our preparations and it’s good to have players who fit in well and have great skills. During our 10-day camp, we will be covering several topics including procedures as we improve our team ahead of schedule.
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Update: @ZimCricketv names Sean Williams as Test captain, Chamu Chibhabha to lead ODIs and T20Is as interim captain. We wish them all the best in their new roles #NewCaptains #Congratulations
The announcement comes shortly after the governing body appointed Chamu Chibhabha as the new Test captain and Chamu Chibhabha as the limited-overs captain “on an interim basis” after former captain Hamilton Masakadza, who retired in September 2019, later became director. of cricket.
The first test will be held from January 19 to 23 and the second test from January 27 to 31.
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This website uses cookies to improve user experience. If you continue on this website, you consent to our use of all cookies. Find out more. Having won four out of four in the group stage, the hosts now have six points from the Super Six.
Sean Williams’ second consecutive century helped Zimbabwe beat Oman by 14 runs in the Super Six stage of the ICC World Cup qualifiers on Thursday.
In their first match here, Zimbabwe continued their Group A performance to beat Oman and Williams continued his fine form.
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After winning four out of four games in the group stage, they now have six points in the Super Six, four more and two more at Queen’s Sports Club.
Oman fought hard with Kashyap Prajapati’s century but failed to reach the target as they chased a target of 333 runs.
Williams was there again to beat Oman, scoring three centuries and 91 runs in five innings.
Zimbabwe scored 142 runs off 103 balls after coming out to bat and scored 332 runs for the loss of seven wickets.
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Williams left Zimbabwe at 48 for two after captain Craig Erwin (21) was dismissed by Kaleemulla (1/39), Joylord Gumbi (25) and then Fayaz Butt (4/79).
A 64-run partnership with Wesley Madhevere (23) started the rebuilding effort, then Williams and Sikander Raza (42) put on 112 for the fourth wicket to lay the foundation for a big total.
Fayaz captured both sets, snaring Ryan Burl (13) first at either end, but Zimbabwe looked better at 276 for six with five overs remaining. Some big hits from Luke Jongwe got them to a good score, taking just 28 balls to score 43 not out – and that was all that mattered in the end.
A determined Prajapati exploded with an opening stand of 29 before Jatinder Singh fell two runs later.
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That brought Akib Ilyas to the crease and the pair added 83 runs along with Kashyap. Raza caught Aqib for 45 before his 44-run partnership with Zeeshan Maqsood came to an end. A leg injury forced the captain to retire. When going to sweep.
A brilliant catch by Raza off Blessing Muzarabani, who scored 103 off 97 balls, made Kashyap look like he had to stay on till the end.
With this, Oman needed 142 runs in 15 overs and Richard Nagarawa dismissed Shoaib Khan who scored 11 runs and the task became more difficult.
Ayan Khan, who scored 47 runs off 43 balls, was caught by Muzarrabani in the 45th over.
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Next up was Kaleemulla, who caught Jongwe on the boundary with a running effort that flicked the ball twice in the air as he stepped over the rope before completing the catch.
Mohammad Nadeem (30 not out) did everything to take Oman closer to a famous victory, but when they needed 29 runs in the last over, their run was over.
Seeshan (37) returned to take Oman to their highest ODI score with a six and a boundary in the last over but fell 14 runs off the last ball.
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