England to host Zimbabwe for first time since 2003 as bilateral relations improve
Cricket | August 16, 2023 8:12 ISTIn a historic turn of events, May 2025 will see England host Zimbabwe for the first time in a bilateral contest since 2003.
In a historic turn of events, May 2025 will see England host Zimbabwe for the first time in a bilateral contest since 2003.
Scotland stayed alive in the qualification race with a stunning win over Zimbabwe on Tuesday (July 4). Netherlands are also in the hunt while Zimbabwe have been knocked out now.
ZIM vs NED 2nd ODI: At the start of the 44th over, the equation was in favour of the Netherlands, as the tourists needed 59 runs from 42 balls with seven wickets in hand.
The fan - Edward Walter Mupangano was looking to introduce Zimbabwe fast bowler Luke Jongwe to an Indian bookmaker.
Zimbabwe's last international assignment was a six-match limited overs series in Pakistan in November 2020. The country has reportedly recorded 1,342 positive cases and 29 deaths in the space of one week.
The 34-year-old, who featured in 14 Tests, 213 ODIs and 54 T20I matches, will bring curtains on his career that began in 2004 after the conclusion of the ongoing T20 International series against Pakistan in Rawalpindi.
The tests were conducted Monday as part of the PCB’s COVID-19 protocols for the bilateral series.
The cricket board has already called up a training camp for provisional 25 players -- who would be part of the tour -- at the Harare Sports Club which began on Tuesday.
According to Rajput, he shared the training-cum-fitness programme with the team's trainer and Zimbabwe cricket director of coaching, who shared it with the players.
They don't get to play as frequently as most of their Full Member counterparts do, but 2020 was supposed to be different for Zimbabwe with assignments against Ireland, Afghanistan, Australia, India and the Netherlands lined up.
Zimbabwe reached stumps on 241-7 in its second innings and have a lead of 354 runs against Sri Lanka on day four of the second Test at Harare Sports Club.
Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series on Thursday in Harare.
Sri Lanka ended day two of the first Test on 42/1 in Harare, trailing Zimbabwe by 316 runs in their first innings.
The Dimuth Karunaratne-led Sri Lanka squad will play two Tests against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club.
Masakadza called it a day from international cricket last month after breaking a T20I record in his final international game against Afghanistan in the tri-series also involving Bangladesh.
Zadran and Mohammad Nabi combined for an Afghan record 107 off 40 balls in a six-laden, fifth-wicket stand to help the side post 197-5.
Hamilton Masakadza has played 38 Tests, 209 ODIs and 62 T20Is and scored 9,410 international runs, which included 10 centuries and 42 fifties.
Flower said ICC may have wanted Zimbabwe cricket to put its house in order but actually, the current board members were "good people".
The ICC suspended ZC with immediate effect for failing to fulfil their obligation of ensuring that there is no government interference in its administration.
Indian spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin sympathized with Sikander Raza and Zimbabwe cricket after the ICC suspension.
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