By Perkins-Tino Bare Zimbabwe Cricket is set to resume to action with a T20 tri-series against Pakistan and Australia slated for July at the Harare Sports Club. On the domestic front the A- List games were also announced as the boys get back to the pitch after failing to qualify for the World Cup. Speaking at a press conference held by Zimbabwe Cricket Faisal Hasnain, ZC MD said "Playing two of the game's biggest teams will provide us with a very welcome litmus test as we forge ahead with our plans to develop a stronger Zimbabwe side capable of consistently competing and winning against the best," Faisal Hasnain, he said n an interview. Australia and Pakistan are set to come for a T20 tri-series in July with the final slated for 8 July. After that the Chevrons will then take on Pakistan in a 5 match ODI series set for the queens Sports Club as they look to try and get some game time. It seemed as if its back to business for ZC as their break-up with Heath Str...
Rising Stars Dominate Chevrons Line-Up For Tri-Series in Bangladesh By Perkins-Tino Bare The Zimbabwe Cricket team is set to leave for Bangladesh tomorrow with three Rising Stars Academy call-ups making the all the noise. The Chevrons are set to feature in a tri-series pitting Bangladesh and Sri Lanka starting on the 15 th in Mirpur Bangladesh. The three are 19 year old Ryan Murray, 20 year old Brian Mavuta who makes his debut and also 21 year old blessing Muzarabani who earned his place after a decen outing with the Proteas in which he was able to maintain speeds of 140km/h with the pink ball down in South Africa. He will be looking to build on that reputation he has started to build for himself as a genuine seamer. Brian Mavuta is reveling at the call-up for the selectors have sort of decided build the team to be centered around the Rising Stars academy with Brendan Taylor and Kyle Jarvis looking to add more experience to a squad that in essence still has a lot to learn...
By Perkins-Tino Bare The Indian squad set to tour Zimbabwe was released and it the spiceboys released a relatively weakened side to face the Chevrons from the 11th of June. The squad, released yesterday includes veteran MS Dhoni and some Faiz Fazal who plies his trade out in India but they chose the same 16 men for both the T20 and the ODI format of the tour with the first match slated for the 11th of June at the Harare Sports Club. Faiz Fazal is the surprise pick on the team as he made a name for himself in the local league. The 30-year-old is an opening batsman from Vidarbha who scored a match-winning 127 for the Rest of India in the second innings of the Irani Cup against Mumbai in a match played earlier this year. Before that he had made also made 312 runs at 52.00 in a tournament which came on the heels of his 559 runs in eight trophy matches. He also scored an excellent 112-ball 100 in the Deodhar Trophy final and he seems to have made a name for himself amongst the local cric...
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